Name: The Watermill Inn & Brewery
Address: Ings Village, Windermere, LA8 9PY, United Kingdom, Kendal, Kendal, Kendal, LA8 9PY, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

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The Watermill Inn & Brewery

Kendal

A lovely stay here. We were welcomed by helpful friendly staff. The room was clean and with a very comfortable bed. The beer was excellent and I tried all five they had on tap brewed on the premises. The food was also excellent. We had a snack at lunchtime and shared a fish finer sandwich and a portion of beer battered onion rings. The fish was haddock goujons in a crispy beer batter. Our evening meal was also excellent. I had steak and take pie, mushy peas and chips. My only complaint is I would have loved a lot more pastry as it was great. My wife had pork chop in a honey, mustard and cream sauce with mash, pan fried cabbage and a side salad and that was excellent. 
There is ample parking as well. 
We will definitely return.

Lovely stay here with great food and beer and a comfortable bed

Top Bar 🍺 
Top staff 😁
Top 🪵 fire
Top food 🍽️
Top Location 🥾 

Top Job ⭐️ 
We can’t stay away & it’s a 50mile round trip 😵‍💫

Again …..

Top Bar 🍺 
Top staff 😁
Top 🪵 fire
Top food 🍽️
Top Location 🥾 

Top Job ⭐️ 
We can’t stay away & it’s a 50mile round trip 😵‍💫

Top Job 👍🏼

Only met one staff member who was in the bar on arrival and also on the bar during breakfast. He was beyond rude and unfriendly, very unwelcoming. Room was dirty and towels were stained. Breakfast i specifically asked for something to leave off my plate due to allergies but it was totally ignored. Only saving grace is it’s Good location.

Wouldn’t recommend

amazing food at first i thought it was pricey but the portions was massive . friendly  attentive staff a lovely roaring log fire wait for the butt !!!! sadly the smell of dogs in the room was awaful it was not advertised on booking.com that it was a complete doggy friendly hotel . the toilet system also kept me awake all nite due to the continuous noise it made the room a bit tatty ie broken handles ect on the whole it was ok !!! would i stay again its a no from me but im sure all the doggies in the world would love this place .

defo one for the doggies 

This is a very good pub, and Brian would undoubtedly have been proud of the progress made by Alison and the lads. 

However, the practice of reserving tables currently in place tends to create a sense of exclusion for us and presumably others, as we're often informed about certain tables being unavailable due to reservations. 

On a recent occasion, despite having booked and paid a deposit for a table, we were reassigned to a different spot upon arrival and later noticed that our original table for four remained vacant even after our stay of an hour and a half.

It's clear that booking is essential for accommodating larger groups, but the traditional ease of just dropping in for the best pie and pint in the area appears to be under threat. 

In my view, this reservation policy diminishes the allure of what is, one of the finest pubs in the area.

Terry Fisher

Table booking a retrograde  policy. 

I enjoyed staying at the Watermill mostly because it was close to where I wanted to be.  Room comfortable and clean and I love that the hotel is pet friendly.  UK is much better at accommodating pets than Australia.  Just about everywhere I’ve been in England and Scotland, pets are welcome.

Comfortable for a couple of night in Ings.

Had a great walk to Ings from Bowness the day after Hugh Jackman had visited. Service and food was amazing and got to say we live the beer garden. Such a great suntrap. Watermill chicken for me and bacon chop special for my husband.  We both loved the meal.

Bacon Chop!

Beautiful looking place, nice big car park at the back.
Dog friendly which was great for us. We ordered food, a lovely guy came out to let us know how long it would be and to check we had everything we needed. He even bought our dog a fresh bowl of water. Food was fabulous, staff were wonderful. A really lovely experience and will definitely go there again. Bought some of their own brewed beer too. Nice to be able to drink such good beer at home. Highly recommended

A thoroughly lovely experience

Staying in a cottage in Ings, this soon became our 'local' for the week.

Lovely friendly place with welcoming and helpful staff throughout.
Lots of seating options,  inside , covered outside or just outside in their beer garden.

Their local ales were on tap, and there was a lot to choose from, which was brilliant as my partner tasted quite a few.
Their aperol spritz was amazing, very refreshing on a hot sunny day.

Food and drink both very reasonable, hence we visited a few times 🍻🥂

We even bought some of their ales to bring home, 12 bottles for £30, which we thought was a great deal.

Will definitely return on our next visit to the area.

Great bar/restaurant with onsite brewery 🍻🍻

We ate at The Watermill Inn as we were staying at the B&B over the road. We had three evening meals as it was so handy just to walk there. All staff were friendly and efficient and there was a lovely atmosphere. The food was really good  and reasonably priced. My husband enjoyed the ales. We would definirely visit again when in the area.

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