The Lakeview Restaurant at Macdonald Old England Hotel

The Lakeview Restaurant at Macdonald Old England Hotel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Elizabeth

   Cumbria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food here was excellent. Produce extremely good. An interesting choice. Tried new things for me and very pleased I did. Vegetarian option was great. Chef and service staff really need to be congratulated
   

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   William

   Cumbria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 6, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ready enjoyed my stay at the Hotel and really enjoyed our evening meal 👌😃
   

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   Ian

   Lancashire1 review

   2.0

   Dined on April 5, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   We had a few issues which need to be addressed: 1) The white wine was served warm! 2) Hot Food was served cold - medium steak was cold and very under cooked. 3) When serving the artisan bread with the starters it would have been appropriate to serve it with a portion of butter rather than having to ask for it. 4) Our Table was not clean - bread crumbs left on table and seat from previous guests. 5) Dirty Water and wine glasses. 6) Music was a little bit too loud and the pop songs were not appropriate for the restaurant. 7) No bread rolls served at buffet breakfast. 8) Paint on the restaurant Window frames was cracked and pealing - not particularly attractive and really needed redecorating / resealing. 9) The Pictures of restaurant on your website are nothing like what it is really like. i.e. No table clothes.
   

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   David

   Cumbria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We could not fault the 3 course menu. The food was excellent and booked with breakfast as well but breakfast was not as evening meal quality.
   

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   Sandra

   Birmingham/West Midlands (county)1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 25, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Unfortunately we had a poor experience. We were booked in for 7 o’clock .We received our starters on time but the main meal didn’t arrive until 8.50. The food was very under whelming for a la carte menu . However we were re-embersed for the delay and quality of the food.
   

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   rachael

   Liverpool2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 14, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was good and the staff were very friendly and helpful but service was very slow, especially considering the restaurant was very quiet
   

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   Rachel

   Cumbria1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a choice of a set menu or £30 towards the standard menu as we were on a spa offer. The set menu was 3 courses and it was lovely. There was a great choice and I opted for vegetarian and it was all delicious. The view over the lake was beautiful. The staff were friendly and helpful.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   London2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   The restaurant was not open and turned us away. The staff were rude and we were completed unimpressed.
   

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   Sarah

   Cumbria1 review

   1.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We arrived at the hotel after a long journey. Booked in for dinner but waited over an hour for our meal. Despite us asking waiting staff and being reassured. Other people were served their meals before us who had arrived later than us. I had booked an afternoon tea for the Sunday but it was for a special occasion. I cancelled it after our poor experience on the Friday evening.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Oxford1 review

    2.0

    Dined on February 25, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Very unimaginative food……inattentive staff…..no grasp of the concept that there might be zero alcohol drinks on the market!!
    

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