After being talked into (beware!) an extortionately expensive (poor quality) glass of champagne on the basis that it was our first night in Ambleside our experience was further dampened by the lacklustre (some would say 'cool') laidback attitude of the waiting staff. The whole point of revisiting Lucy's 8 years on from our first 'wholesome belly busting - but not... more

Primed with high expectations and empty stomachs, we were greeted by a very friendly front of house manager and shown to a lovely table next to the open fire. Sadly the romance ended there: My rosti was acceptable, though I object to anyone recommending cheesy garlic bread as a side and then supplying four meagre slices of the driest, dodgiest... more

After reading alll the negative reviews on this sight (with suprise). I was quiet hesitant in booking at Lucys. How wrong I was!! This was about my 7th trip with my Wife, and we had a fantastic time. The staff were attentive and courteous and the food....well this was amazing as per usual, I had scallops to start, Lamb for... more

Unforgivable pun, but I am still smarting from having paid first-class bistro prices for possibly the worst dinner we have eaten in the UK for years. The slight chaos on arrival would have been forgivable if the food had lived up to expectations, but things only got worse as the evening progressed. Our starters were deeply disappointing. The ribs were... more

Went today for a light lunch of soup and rarebit. The soup was nice but no dollop of sour cream or garnish and no bread included, that is just plain meaness. The rarebit was served on 4 small slices of bagette bread with a garnish salad...very mean. Compared to the rarebit you get at George Fisher which comes with a... more

On a recent weekend in Ambleside we booked Lucy's for my brother's 50th birthday, having eaten there before on previous trips. NEVER AGAIN!! Dreadful service and poor food, I'm afraid Lucy is trading on her reputation. Examples were, arriving at 7.55 pm for an 8pm booking. Kept waiting - nowhere to sit, eventually had table at 8.15 pm. Wine was... more

What more can I add?The food wad good but not great,the ambience was good, the staff were ok/ main courses overpriced by about £5.00 more

My husband and I were having a day out in Ambleside and I'd heard how good Lucy's was and thought we would have lunch there. We only wanted soup - not a lot of cooking in that. It took 10 minutes before anyone came over to take our order, but we thought "soup - they only need to put it... more

But still over priced,great chips.£25 for a small piece of fillet steak, again small portions for a lot of money like The Glasshouse.Wouldn't go back......need to take out a mortgage to pay for a meal !!!! more