Queens Head, Troutbeck

We had a lovely couple of days at the Queens Head Troutbeck The staff were friendly, informative nothing was too much trouble Food was excellent with varied menu. Our room was well appointed comfortable and clean. The decor is tasteful. There is a bar area for drinks with a lovely open fire. Great for winter breaks

We’ve been here many times before for a drink or to eat but never stayed, we usually self cater. I absolutely loved it. The fixtures and fittings are all oak, some reclaimed, beautiful quality soft furnishings, quite luxurious. The crockery, toiletries, welcome pack for us and our dog all high quality and thoughtful. The staff were all great, it was very clean, breakfast was wonderful, lots of choice and Bailey enjoyed his sausage. we ate there both evenings and really enjoyed our meals. We will definitely stay again. In fact, if the lighting in the bedroom and bathroom had been a little brighter I think it would have been perfect!

Sam and all the team were so welcoming and immediately made the stay relaxing and cosy for us on a cold Winter evening! The service was brilliant, served very quickly for food and drink, fire was lit and the pub and room were so warm after our long Lake District walk. The service for our dog was also fantastic, from the beautiful dog friendly room with a cute little welcome pack to the complimentary sausage for our pup at breakfast. Everything was so clean despite being so dog friendly and a walkers hub! Cannot wait to book again soon!!

Overnight stay, evening meal and breakfast. All superb. Our dog was allowed in our fantastic room, we were met with a box containing treats a toy for him and he was greeted in the morning with a sausage for breakfast. The rooms are lovely and comfortable, not too warm with everything you need. Great tea / coffee facilities in the room, and the food and drinks in the bar are superb. The whole ambience in the hotel is a cross between a hunting lodge and ski chalet. All credit to the management and staff

Beautiful Location, will be lovely on the summer to sit outside and enjoy the stunning views. Very friendly staff and lovely interior ☺️ Food was amazing 😍 a pub with HOMEMADE CHIPS 🫶🏻I don’t do oven chips. Definitely one of the best places for food in the lakes and I’ve been to a lot in the Lakes! Will be here all the time now, thank you 🫶🏻

We had a lovely evening here for dinner. We came with our poodle who also enjoyed his doggie chicken dinner! He was made such a fuss of and the service was very friendly helpful and welcoming by everyone. We really enjoyed both the drinks (highly recommend the organic Malbec!)and amazing food the homemade sticky toffee pud was divine and everything was also noticeably sparkling clean. We will definitely return and hopefully stay next time. Definitely recommend!

Amazing beer battered fish and chips, and all other meals I saw were equally impressive. Deserts too were excellent. Excellent staff were extremely friendly and attentive, everything was "of course, it's no problem". Very comfortable seating and surroundings, cosy atmosphere and beautiful Christmas decorations. Didn't stay, just visited for a meal.

It was the most perfect visit and as a solo traveller with an excitable Labrador I was made to feel super welcome. The accommodation is just fantastic, so warm and welcoming but modern and new. My room was super cosy and I loved the beams, decor and the lighting. I’ve ate at the queens head many times before but this was my first time staying overnight and I was so impressed. I left feeling super relaxed and well looked after (I usually boom self catering accommodation so this was a real treat!).

Truly one of the best places I've visited in the world. Located in a small village in the Lake District, you'll take a thin, windy road to reach this neighborhood pub. We arrived to a group of people in the parking lot who were pointing up in the sky and hollering. It was the freakin' international space station just casually above us! Cross that off the bucket list. The Queens Head is a pub that serves incredible food on the bottom, and a hotel on top. The pub was the most gorgeous English pub I've ever been in. After a fire years ago, it was redone and was incredibly cozy and chic. We were sat next to a blazing fire, there were blankets scattered around, and they had created little sitting nooks within the stone walls. I was in love before we even ordered anything. We got a round of gin and rhubarb tonics that came with fresh fruit in them. Because we were with locals from the village, they knew to ask the owner to come over and tell us about the building's history. He came over with old pictures, stories and incredible facts for us. He even took us upstairs to show us the magnificent hotel rooms (for reasonable prices too). The best part?! The queen apparently slept in one of the four post beds before the fire hit years ago, and the bed was one of the few that was saved after the fire. The headboard of the bed was then used to build the bar in the downstairs pub. It's ornate and beautiful. We ordered our food and I got pasta carbonara. It was delicious and the seafood specials sounded amazing as well. This place is high on my list to bring my family to if they ever come visit with us!

The Queen's Head is a joy in every respect. The food is beautifully presented, tasty and generously portioned. The staff are attentive, incredibly polite and their menu knowledge is impresseive. The bar area is constructed from a four poster bed and the ceiling is beamed (and studded throughout with 2p and 1p coins, which is a great feature). A roaring open fire, mismatched tables and chairs, scatter cushions, fresh flowers and spotlessly clean in all areas. The food was some of the best I've ever had and the menu contains some unusual items (beef boboti, amongst others). The desserts were to die for (ginger creme brulee and sticky toffee pudding) and the whole meal was just wonderful. I couldn't fault it.

How can you NOT go to a place called the Queen's Head in a town called Troutbeck?? Truth be told, it was dumb luck for us; while this place was only about a mile from where we were staying in Ambleside, we stumbled upon it, starving and looking for a cozy pub for a late Sunday lunch. Not thinking that the sleepy towns wouldn't serve food all day, it was quite a trek (and for my ever-foodie husband-- okay, i'm a foodie too, even though we were H-U-N-G-R-Y with a capital H, we just couldn't stop anywhere... as four stops and no eating revealed...). But upon walking into the Queen's Head pub, we knew immediately it was somewhere we were going to love. Yes, it's a hotel (which we didn't realise until about half way through our meal), but it's also an excellent dining experience. I suppose it would fall into the category of gastro-pub, but it was so much cozier with the wood-burning fireplaces, dark interior with low ceiling and scads of silk cushions adorning the benches and chairs. And the food-- YUM. great specials-- I had a wonderful ale batter goats cheese with white asparagus, rocket and truffle oil to start, while my husband had his favorite combination: hash brown topped with black pudding, a poached egg and pancetta. For my entree I tried one of their Sunday roasts-- in this case chicken. The potatoes and yorkshire puddings were cooked to perfection; The chicken was tasty but I would have preferred to have slices of a whole chicken with mixture of white and dark meat to just a chicken breast-- you never get it quite roasted when you try to do that. My husband had their selection of Cumberland sausages and buttered mash-- which I can't even believe he was able to eat all of, it was so big. We skipped dessert-- simply because we were so full; but i spied sticky toffee pudding (my favorite) along with a pretty healthy (as in big and impressive) dessert menu. The staff was friendly and accommodating-- not to mention on the ball. It's rare, I find, anywhere in England that waitstaff is particularly attentive, and especially in the country, they move at a much slower pace. Not here-- they were fast, all smiles and great company. We'd definitely return here, and may even stay over next time!

We stopped in for a meal and found the prices sky high. Left without ordering. I have to admit you can find better in Windermere or Ambleside

Good place to stay located in a beautiful village. The restaurant downstairs is great- with excellent food. Free parking is available by the sideway or at the main parking lot, just ask at the reception and they'll give you a special permit.

Excellent country pub, catering for ramblers and more serious walkers. The food is just what one needs for either of these pursuits, with a varied menu (my favourite for over 10 years has been the shank of lamb). There are two inside eating areas: the bar is incomparably the better of the two, with a nice big fire in winter and the actual bar itself constructed from an Elizabethan four-poster bed (it's worth getting up early on a winter Sunday to get there by mid-day to ensure a table in the bar area). A good selection of beers and some reasonably-priced wines complement the high-quality food.