Wandering around aimlessly blinded by so much choice in such a small place, we so nearly missed out on this restaurant. I'm so glad we didn't. Lucy4 is not cheap. But it's not too expensive either and it was well worth every penny. The service was attentive but not overbearing and the staff were friendly and helpful. Every single wine... more

We stayed in Bowness over the new year and, having been out for the day and skipped lunch, ended up in Lucy4 late in the afternoon. It's small and cosy, with the main restaurant upstairs, but we were seated downstairs and, having bided our time, finished up on the comfy seats by the fire for another drink. The food is... more

We love Lucy's mini-empire in Ambleside and were keen to try this offshoot in Bowness. It should be a storming success - but wasn't. The food was great, - tasty tapas style - but the menu was over complicated. We went one Saturday lunchtime and it was fairly quiet - maybe 50% occupied. Despite the good food and free glass... more

We decided to eat at Lucys after my partner ate at the Ambleside restaurant a number of years ago. we went upstairs and although things were not in stock and the food arrived ok and was delicious we were never approached again. After 1 hr by which time we had given up on dessert and had even stacked the plates... more

I'll start with the good. The food was alright. Not good or bad - alright. But. When combined with the truly awful service - we were one of those tables stuck upstairs - the half finished decor and the sardines in a tin approach to seating it made for a really disappointing night. The worst bit by far was the... more

As frequent visitors to Bowness, approx 6 times per year we are always on the look out for somewhere diiferent to eat out. We first started going to Lucy 4 in summer 08 and have been there 4 times. Food always good, apart from a couple of hiccoughs, staff friendly but for some reason if you are seated upstairs you... more

We entered Lucy4 and were not really sure what to expect. We were greeted as soon as we entered the restaurant and asked where we would like to be seated, we requested to be seated outside. The restaurant décor is OK but the general tidiness of the restaurant could be improved. A waiter promptly took our drinks order and explained... more

We had had a few beers at the many surrounding pubs last Friday night and four of us ate here around 7pm. The place was quite buzzing and we were taken upstairs to eat. We had a jug of fab sangria and a bottle of wine between us. We ordered squid, muscles, chilli prawns, chorizo and black pudding (YUM) the... more

After reading mixed reviews we decided to try this restaurant anyway as something a bit different. The staff were friendly when we arrived for our booking and gave us a very pleasant table in the window upstairs. The decor and ambience is nice and quirky and the staff also explained the menu and how to order really well. We enjoyed... more