Mortal Man Inn, Troutbeckback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Stayed at the Mortal Man for 1 night at the end of November. Room was very comfortable & clean. The bar/restaurant was very busy in the evening with diners, it was a Saturday mind. However, this did not leave much room for drinkers if you did not want a table for dinner. The actual bar area is pretty small so felt a bit in the way standing at it having my pint. I did manage to sit on 1 of 2 bar stools to one side after a while so ok in the end. They had 4 ales on, all local from Cumbria, good condition and tried them all - couldn't decide between Hawkshead Sally Birkett's Ale or Loweswater Gold as my favourite. Both excellent. Took a 6 mile walk round the valley with beautiful scenery the next morning. This place is well worth a visit. Oh, be warned, if travelling up by car and using satnav, beware of huge potholes in the little lane it sends you on up to the pub - especially on the sharp right hand bend! There is a better way in as I found the next day but I did arrive in the dark.
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Beer choice and quality was top notch - 4 Cumbrian ales to choose from including Coniston Bluebird, Loweswater Gold, a Hesket Newmarket Ale and a Hawkshead. Great beer garden as well - also, had the vegetable Tagine along with Tzatziki as side dish, all homemade and delicious - no issue with paying slightly higher prices for quality and location.
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great for a pint in the garden or the bar, but for a meal, totally hit and miss. You might get what you ordered, if not, check your neighbours table. Same goes for the bill. Fine if it works in your favour. otherwise, a shambles. Avoid the garden room, looks nice but nobody comes to serve you. Understaffed. The manager must know how many bookings they have taken for the evening. Shame for such a nice location.
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Very handy for a refreshment after the walk from Ambleside. Good selection of real ales and flavoured hot drinks for the tee totalers in your party. A little pricey but a nice old fashioned country pub.
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Came in on the strength of "CAMRA's Lake District pub walks".
Good range of beer and excellent garden as the book says. However, and I don't blame the author of the book (!) we were a bit hacked off, as a group, that the tables in the main bar were occupied by a family consisting of about four small children (aged under ten) who had a large chair each and a pair of tables to themselves forcing us outside. Parents, needless to say, seemed not a jot embarrassed let alone apologetic. Pubs have to decide if they are catering for paying adults or acting as creches!
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Excellent food, reasonable, well kept beer range and a view to die for from the beer garden too.
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Well done to the guys who have taken it over with best intentions following recent troubles. Their reign started slightly chaotically but reports are they are getting back on track - potential to be a truly great pub.
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Dropped into The Mortal Man on a glorious September day midway through the classic circuit from Ambleside. Had no idea about it's troubled recent past. Pleased to report that the new owners have done a terrific job inside and out. Enjoyed a couple of fine pints of local ale (but can't remember which!) in what must be one of the best beer gardens in the country. A special place.
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The Mortal Man has now thankfully re-opened. We have missed it. The new owners have done a wonderful job superb food both bar meals and an excellent restaurant, a good selection of beers and wine. Its also a great place to stay the views of course are still magnificent.
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CLOSED. This used to be an excellent pub (c. 6 years ago) and I had looked forward to re-visiting this 17C pub with, perhaps, the best view in England. However, when I arrived, it was closed, seized by bailiffs for Ent*rpr*se *nns. A talk with the locals and a look at TripAdvisor show that the most recent landlord seemed to have run the place into the ground. TripAdvisor reports seem to show a disturbing run of credit card frauds at the place in the past 3 months.
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