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A village pub, dates from 1711. The Sun Inn is a traditional Lakeland inn with stone floors and roaring fires in the winter, it began life as a row of cottages, the occupants of one of them served beer to travellers from a front room. Traditional, atmospheric, friendly run, dog and child friendly pub, in the beautiful setting of Crook, just outside of Kendal, within the beautiful Lake District and only five miles from Lake Windermere. If you’re a walker, or someone who simply likes riding around the lakes in the car, the Sun Inn is the place for you. With plenty of parking, and immediate access to numerous easy, scenic, and low level walks, very close to Lake Windermere not far from Kendal,
PRICE RANGE
US$8 - US$22
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
CUISINES
Pub
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

I’ve always had a traditional roast diner and always enjoyed it. Served as it should be. Very hot, crispy potatoes and Yorkshire’s. After today’s visit the roast diner was very disappointing. Fried Roast? Soggy Y puds luke warm gravy and meat. And the prices have...gone up. Has the lovely Pauline left? Left hungryMore

Date of visit: November 2023
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Pauline Heaps, General Manager at Sun Inn, responded to this reviewResponded 6 days ago

Hi, can you email me direct please welcome@suninncrook.com Thank You

Reviewed 1 week ago

Fabulous service, great food and a cosy atmosphere. Nice warm fire. We shared the Camembert starter and I had a fish and chips main. My husband had the venison stew.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Selected as a half way point for meeting up with family that can't meet up at Christmas and extremely disappointed. Lunch menu had an extremely poor choice and was over priced for what you got on your plate. The kids meal had more chips on...it than mine did and additional bowls of chips were extortionately priced at £4.50 for a really small portion. I was the second person on our table to order the burger and the waitress replied, oh good that's those two used up! Needless to say we all had puddings as we were still hungry and a sprinkling of oats on top of some fruit was not a fruit crumble. Would not recommend and will not be returning.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Regular visitor, well twice in four years, but the food and service were really good and in a lovely environment.

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Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 27 October 2023 via mobile

Superb atmosphere and food. What more can I say…. Everything was really really good and the pub is a little hidden gem with lovely staff too.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 25 October 2023

Excellent food and excellent service. As we were a large group they reserved the restaurant for us.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 17 October 2023

I took my friend from London to the Sun Inn. The food was delicious, and the service was friendly and efficient. She was vegan and had a roast dinner and I had the lamb roast. There was a roast dinner for dogs on the menu...as well. The money from the canine meal went to the dogs trust. This pub is suitable for small groups, couples, families, friends and walkers. It has a cosy atmosphere and it is very laid-back.More

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Date of visit: October 2023
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Pauline Heaps, General Manager at Sun Inn, responded to this reviewResponded 18 October 2023

Lovely review thank you.

Reviewed 17 October 2023 via mobile

Went for Sunday lunch due to recommendations on trip advisor and facebook. I order the beef and my husband had lamb. Food took ages to come and the place was almost empty so don’t understand what the hold up was, staff kept apologising. Food eventually...arrived, what a disappointment, the beef was just 2 slices that looked like it came from a pack for sandwiches, totally overcooked, veg was tasteless, potatoes were meh, lamb was also fatty and just not nice. The portion size was rubbish too, never had such a disappointing roast. I wonder why this place is so highly rated, we certainly would never recommend or return.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Pauline Heaps, General Manager at Sun Inn, responded to this reviewResponded 18 October 2023

You visited us in August and review in October, can only apologise you were not satisfied

Reviewed 10 October 2023

Booked for Sunday Lunch whilst visiting The Lakes. After a day exploring we were hoping for a hearty roast and this did not disappoint. We had one trio and one beef and both were really tasty. The beef was so tender. Service was excellent and...personal. If you’re looking for a good roast and in the area I would highly recommend.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Pauline Heaps, General Manager at Sun Inn, responded to this reviewResponded 18 October 2023

Thank you for your lovely review. We use local produce to ensure quality.

Reviewed 25 September 2023

We had an amazing roast on Sunday. The best roast that we have ever had in a pub. There was plenty of it too. The staff were chatty and friendly and we were made to feel very welcome. Highly recommended this place.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 25 September 2023

My congratulations to the team who looked after us on arrival in the Lakes & when we visited during our stay in Crook. Their welcome & hospitality was amazing & definitely worth a recommendation. The food was superb - not forgetting the the cellar that...was well kept.More

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 25 September 2023

Having recently visited the Lakes and stayed in Crook, we visited the Sun Inn for a meal on the Friday we arrived. Excellent deal for 2 Fish & Chips at £32 including a bottle of Prosecco. We also booked for a Sunday meal. The roast...was fantastic and the Cumberland Sausage and mash was just as good. The Tirril's Widermere IPA was excellent to wash it all down with. Will defeinitely visit when we are next in the area.More

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 21 September 2023

We love the Sun Inn. The service was first class and food was amazing. My dog 🐕 enjoyed his birthday roast dinner too. 🌞 Thank you Pauline and your amazing team! xx

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023

We visited here midweek & we were very glad we did. It's a lovely old Inn with lots of character & had a warm welcome about it. It had a good menu choice and a good selection of specials, very reasonably priced. The staff were...very pleasant & accommodating & the service was very good. I opted for the house Burger which was awesome & very filling. My partner had the gammon & he was more than happy. We didn't need to have had even a shared Nachos starter. There was plenty of good wholesome food on our plates. We would recommend The Sun Inn to others ,& we will definitely go back next time we are in the area. .More

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 5 September 2023 via mobile

Great staff , friendly , helpful The food was amazing , we had jerk chicken & fish n chips They even gave our dog a bowl of carved meat

Date of visit: September 2023
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Motor homes were there in October, and I’m sure owner said the pub was open over Christmas. Give owner a call.
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Sun Inn is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4.5