Queens Head, Troutbeck

Great little pub! We stopped for lunch and weren't disappointed at all. Great views, extra mile friendly service and lots of GF options with everything top quality, freshly and home cooked. Can totally recommend. We walked in on a sunny day for lunch, but probably worth booking for evening.

We went out of our way on a walk to go to this pub as it was a warm day. Really glad we did as we had a lovely pint sat outside. The pub is on a main road, but it didn't bother us as our bench and table felt secluded from it We didn't eat but the food smelled amazing. Very friendly and good service too.

Had a Sunday roast with the family inc dog. Mark, Samantha and the team gave fantastic service. The food was fantastic and grateful for the many gluten free options and a good selection of children meals. It made for a great experience and we look forward to going again.

Really lovely dog friendly pub. The staff were always friendly, chatty and welcoming. Lots of lovely touches like a dog bed, towel, treats and a toy in the room. Our room (Skiddaw) was beautifully decorated and really comfy. Food was fantastic both for dinner and breakfast. We were only sorry we were staying one night but we’ll definitely be back!

Second time visiting this pub and it's brilliant! Super friendly and welcoming staff, gorgeous interiors and patio area. Food is delicious. Drinks a lovely. Couldn't recommend enough and we will stay over next time. The perfect lunch after climbing a mountain!

Beautiful pub, warm and friendly owners who treated me and especially my dog, like family. If you have a dog your dog will be welcomed with open arms and the chef cooked dogs dinners are absolutely fantastic. I can’t thank you both enough for being so kind to me and my dog during our meal visit.

Beautiful pub, decor is stunning. We had a combination of roast dinners and other main meals. The roast potatoes weren't great but the lamb was delicious. They had also run out of roast beef by 6pm. We waited nearly an hour for food to come with no apologies for the delay in between. No opportunities given to order more drinks whilst we were eating either which was a bit frustrating. I would return, but maybe not on a Sunday.

We were driving after a long day hiking & were furiously googling for somewhere that served homely food closeby with great reviews, and thankfully the Queens Head stood out in the results. Being open on a Monday and serving all day saved us! Anyway, we were warmly welcomed by all their lovely and very attentive staff into the absolutely stunning pub, where we enjoyed some very tasty soup for starters, some huge burgers and a gorgeous apple and rhubarb crumble. Don't think any of us left anything! The interior of the pub is supremely comfortable (loved the huge pump pillows), as is the terrace outside in the sun. The drinks menu is also really impressive for a pub in the countryside - some great cocktails and my husband loved his IPA. We loved our meal at the Queens Head and we'll definitely be back if we're ever close by. Thanks guys!

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.