Excellent pub. Superb home brewed ales and guest ales. Good quality food. Friendly and helpful staff. Well worth a visit.well worth seeking out if your in the area,the food was ace,none of your micro wave rubbish,and the ales are outstanding,a full range of beers brewed on the premesis and about five guests, all in tip top conditionI'm a regular visitor to this superb pub. Can't imagine how anyone could think it over-rated - what exactly do you want? The range of beers is fantastic, I have very rarely (though not never, I admit) had a bad pint here. The food is straightforward (a sauce is called a sauce and not a 'jus') and well cooked. Friendly staff and a cheerful atmosphere add to the experience. And there is no telly and no piped music - both big pluses in my book. Excellent. RIP Alan.

now this is a superb pub......fantastic staff,great beer, lovely setting ....stayed there with the whole family and they couldnt do enough.
Cant wait to go back!!!Wonderful pub. Great choice of beers, basic but good food. Sitting outside with a pint on a warm summers evening after a good day on the hills....heaven!.The food was a bit of an improvement over last year - it looks like they have finally changed the fat in the chip pan! Excellent beer choice, though again the bar staff are often rude to customers especially non-English ones which doesn't do the Cumbrian Tourist Board much of a favour! Not sure what one of the previous writers was going on about regarding the NT camp site across the road - it is always quiet and trouble free, in comparison to the one in Chapel Stile down the road!

A great pub, tucked away from the bypass, but definately worth a stop. Four real ales on tap, good food and an atmosphere that's quite unique, especially when candlelit, as it is after dark. If you're heading into the Lake District, give yourself a treat and come off the Staveley bypass for this one!Glad to see this is still s great pub. I went in whilst on the Dalesway , it's a gem of a pub. Definately worth a detour to go to.fugsake - isn't there an edit button BITE? i'd like to change a 'where' for a 'were' and remove a 'what' goddamnit!

Re own beers not being available - did you ask why? I know that they had a brewing failure not long ago and did not have enough previously brewed stuff to last out. You perhaps visited during this period. Fortunately, they always have a range of good brews from other Cumbrian breweries!Discovered this pub a few years ago and it has remained my all-time favourite ever since. The location cannot be bettered, the food is excellent (try the steak pie!) and their very own Loweswater beer range includes two magnificent efforts in Kirkstile Gold and Grasmoor Dark Ale (both in my personal Top Ten...and I sample a lot of beer!).

Had the pleasure of visiting here again on Sunday after climbing Mellbreak. Was disappointed that no Loweswater beers were on (in fact availability has been a little irregular of late which they need to watch) but was still presented with three good quality local brews. A simply wonderful place.We sat in the garden after a long walk and enjoyed a pint of Malbreak Bitter and after that a pint of Scuillin (?), a very nice beer from Scotland. Location of the pub is fantastic, especially in the bright sunshine we had in the first week of May.

I was there end of May beginning of June not to stay this time though, still great food i also missed the chicken but the haddock n chips are the best! i was gutted to have to wait for my Bluebird! Helen is a star always makes me laugh! (did anyone find a pack of special cookies?) if so dont eat them i'll be back sooooon! oh forgot to say THEY RAN OUT OF BLUEBIRD BITTER !!!!!! had none from friday till the following thursday !!!! naughty ... and please do MORE stuffed chicken breasts esspes with cheese and cherry toms PLEASE , (no chicken for our full week ) sad !!!Just visited Coniston again , The Black Bull Inn, superb food , and the staff not bad , hahah sorry Helen (what a lovely person) , she makes our stay worth while , THANKS , the WIGAN clan

nice pint of Hartley's XB and daughter, founder of Campaign for Real Lemonade, appreciated their homemade. My opinion on this place is biased by my dislike of Robinson’s beers. Pleasant enough place but the beer….This is a fine historic and local pub, often frequented by many holidaymakers. The Ale is according to taste, virtually always monopolised by Robinsons, which is not at all to my taste. A regular guest ale would be welcome.

This pub has just been named the Westmorland branch of CAMRA's Pub of the Season. Well done!This is one of the three good pubs (only) in, or just out of, central Kendal. (The others are the Castle and Burgundys.) It has three rooms including one for a pool table, with a central bar. There are up to four changing beers in good condition (and no food). On Thursdays there is a folk night. It is about a mile down from Scout Scar and might be the best candidate for a walkers’ bar in Kendal. I’m worried, however, that except on Thursdays, it is rather quiet. We should support it in case we loose it.Pleasantly situated local being next to a green close to the woods. 2 very good real ales on and the landlord was very attentive, and seemed to care about the beer he was selling. Highly regarded by the local CAMRA membership.

Visited this pub on Sunday 3rd August 2008, we decided to have have a meal with our beer & opted for the Sunday roast, bad idea ! I asked for turkey. When it arrived it resembled brown pork & tasted nothing like turkey, I asked landlord if a mistake had been made & he assured me it was turkey. Needless to say I did not eat my meal & complained. The landlord was not helpful at all & all he said was he would pass my complaint onto chef. The pub itself is nice. A MESSAGE TO ROBINSONS, change your landlord, change your chef & you may be onto a winner. Not the best beer in the village! true no atmosphere, i think it would be better re-arranged inside, cant really get comfortable in there! SKY sports is good for the footy though! This pub must be the biggest in coniston (outside),they show sky footy which is good , but i must say the beer is the worst iv EVER tasted , please clean your pumps out, i would drink here more if a decent pint,i even went to the locals social pub (by invite from one of the locals, very friendly people , i had never met him before but invited my family for a drink and to watch the footy) a pub like the crown , for me, is sitting outside on a sunny day with a bottle of wine, and a packed lunch , give the lager a miss !! shame its a nice pub .

Yay! I went here in October 2007 and it had gone (drastically) downhill. Fortunatley, my visit last week pushed it back into my list of Most-Favourite-Pubs-in-the-Universe.

Cracking ales from the Keswick Brewery and some top notch scran. Just right after a hard day on the hills.

Brilliant!Visited at least 4 times last week and ate three meals, food and beer excellent. They did not give me the choice of glass type or what plate they served the food on, but had a good time. Will be back next year great pub great selection of ales in great condition and they use a proper barrell glass
what a great find
never tryed the food it was always full but it smelled amazing
a must visit in the lakes

Another excellent Lakeland pub, with a good selection of ales always on, and very good food. Always busy in peak season, but always a treat to eat and drink after walking over Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside.

Soup and chips sat outside on New Year's day can't be beaten!I adore this pub. A great start route for any number of wonderful circular routes in the hills and Langdale Valleys ... and an even better place to come back to! Always a good selection of ales, and the bar food is OK (actually the chicken curry on a baked spud eaten after popping up Silver How on a bitterly cold January day may be the nicest thing I've ever eaten!!). In the summer it can get a bit crowded with queues at the bar, but sitting outside in the sun with a pint is a particular pleasure at this pub.Agree with everything posted previously. Fortunately the weather was good so sitting outside was a good option. The inside does indeed get crowded at lunchtime.

One tip Gents. If you feel called to "take a seat£ don't leave this until the last minute. There is only one throne available which is unisex.

one of the busier pubs in keswick but also the most expensive keep a nice pint mind but is it worth 50-60p more than the othersThis once was a welcoming place now operated by jobs worths and only seem interested if you order food and drink, what happened to a frienly lakes Pub? Jenning why did you sell out to Marstons, shame on you The ban tavern was once a welcoming pub, now the staff are aloof. The food good but over priced and the beer is probably the dearest in the lakes.

When i visit The Sun i prefer to sit outside weather permitting it's a bit small inside but it looks cosy in winter by the fire, never been tempted to eat there so cant comment on that yet? Used and abused for post-walking beer and food recently on a very wet bank holiday sunday. Friendly folk, very pleasant beer (two hand-pulls on when we were there) and the food was just what we were after (steak and ale pie, scampi and chips that kind of thing). Service was great despite the place being packed out. Will use again.Friendly, welcoming kind of pub with a roaring fire. No food when we were there as the kitchen and hotel area were being refurbed. Always five local ales on, in good condition, tho served rather cold.

The best pub for barroom chat in Coniston.

(The public bar is actually quite sizeable, so I think Donnajunkie must be thinking of another pub)

If you like beer, this is the only place to go in Kendal. Family run, at least 4 well kept real ales, no food, no telly except on special occasions. A great mix of people, not just alcopop/lager drinking kids, as usually found in town centres. Live music on Thursdays. Beer festival in spring. Dont miss it !!! The best pub in Kendal by a long way and reputedly the first "wine bar" to be listed in the Good Pub Guide. Known to most Kendalians as simply The Wine Bar, Burgundy's has hosted an annual Cumbrian Micro Challenge Beer Festival since 1992. They managed to squeeze in 15 this year which was a new record.
There are always at least 4 real ales on here, typically 2 being local, as well as a big range of whisky, continental lager such as the Kriek fruit beer and the Landlord's own cocktails.
Always great for conversation on the afternoons it opens (Thursday-Saturday). Very lively, but never rowdy, on the weekend nights.
A true Freehouse (The Landlord Mike converted it to a pub from a shell in 1986) A quite unique place.
Almost fotgot to mention that they do also sell wine.This is one of the three or so good pubs in Kendal and a regular in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. Situated off a dark busy road which carries traffic on the Kendal one way system away from the town centre shops it is not very inspiring from the outside and also lacks a beer garden. Inside is a single space leading at the far end both up to an upper deck (where bands play jazz on Thursday evenings) and down to a basement. The bar itself has a bizarre second internal terracotta roof as though imported from southern Europe. But there is a range of 4 changing beers with local emphasis as well as lagers, fruit beers and wines. Like the whole of Kendal, it is empty before about 9pm even on Fridays and Saturdays (it only opens at 7pm) but it is reliably atmospheric afterwards.

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if the staff can put up with me they will welcome you..Found myself in here on saturday watching The Scouse Derby, £1.60 a pint of Strongbow, can't complain! Didn't hang about long afterwards right enough!

Another fantastic pub run excellently by the staff and owners alike - the real ale is always on form and top class and the food and helpings is usually very large and of good quality. I like the place - it's outside of being Cockermouth's best pub, its in a different league. I like a lot of the town's pubs, it's just with location and type of business that the Bitter End operates within then it's more a landmark pub and not just the usual locals and tourists thing.
Always try to get back when I can.Miserable landlady spoils the experience of what could be a 10/10 pub.
This is a Fantastic pub! Good Beer, Good Food and Friendly Staff! but it gets very busy at times, we had to wait about 15 mins for a table and landlady made sure we got the next available one, very efficient and well worth the wait. My wife had the ‘Salmon en Croute’ off the specials board and I had the ‘Steak & Ale Pie’, we can honestly say it was the best pub meal we have ever eaten! There’s a good selection of wines and real ales including two from a micro-brewery which is actually in the pub! Well worth the visit and we will be back.