Horse and Farrier

Friendly staff, had fish cakes which weren't very fishy, so disappointing.

Great food and service with a smile Only 4 stars we had a beautiful table made out of a tree trunk with big holes not very practical when having a proper meal.

Lovely location, excellent ale and very good food, dog friendly, sadly only in the non reservation bar area now. A real gem. Excellent real ales too. Staff are really friendly and helpful too and a real fire to keep you warm. Looked after very well by Becky tonight, who was literally running around to look after customers. Notices an empty glass and arranges a refill. The staff are excellent. The food is excellent. The beer is excellent. But, sshh don't tell everyone, this is a hidden gem.

Absolutely fantastic, can't recommend enough. Very friendly staff, food cooked perfectly! Very reasonably priced given quality.

A friendly, welcoming pub. Well cooked food with excellent service. A boring menu of pub classics - burger, fish and chips, sticky toffee pudding etc, with limited vegetarian / vegan options, is the reason this isn't a 5* review. Friendly, attentive service and good value.

Great food. Dog friendly in bar and very helpful staff. Warm and welcoming atmosphere.

One of the best pubs in the Lake District! As you come off the A66 you really feel like you are entering the late district yet conveniently very close to Penrith. It has a fantastic atmosphere of a country pub with the fire almost always going, it has certainly provided great respite in the winter months when I might have been less prepared for the cold weather. Just visited again more recently in March and the food was delicious. I have the venison burger off the specials board (although a lamb shank is always tempting) and fortunately we opted to share a treacle tart for dessert that's the portion was humongous! The staff are always super friendly and I would recommend to anyone as a fantastic pub to stop in at. It isn't the biggest of pubs so if you do want to eat I would recommend ringing ahead and booking a table.