Thin White Duke

We popped in for some lunch, it's always busy so best to book ahead if you can. Nice venue, staff were great and reasonably priced. The 'Duke Burger' might just have been the best burger I've ever had!

Every bite we were looking at each other and going woah! We ordered the sausage and mash, fried haddock from the starter menu, then red curry beef with rice and Zinger burger. Sausage and mash, perfect combination of crispy sausage, smooth mash and tasty sauce. Crispy haddock is fresh, battered evenly and melts in my mouth. Red curry is delicious, beef is soft and rice is so flavourful with coconut and perfect amount of spice in the sauce. Zinger burger, chicken is so tasty and the fries taste like proper well chosen potato’s and made in-house because I’ve never tasted fries so “real”! After our first few bites I’ve decided to write this review. We were actually on a 4 hour road trip to Edinburgh and am very glad that we drove out of the main road for 12mins to get here. The reviews are accurate and it’s such a worthy stop point.

After visiting the area all day round , we came across this place and decided to have a drink. So pop in. What a lively gem it is. All the staff were helpful and polite. They were offering nice drinks in cask and keg. Perfect place for din. So romantic atmosphere and happy vibes. Very well clean toilets even the whole place was awesomely great. We hope to visit it again in the future when in area. Surely recommend.

Reserved a table here on 8/3 after reading the good reviews. We both chose chicken shawarma flatbread with bacon at an extra 2.50 each. Very disappointed to receive a toasted wrap with the main filling being pickled cabbage. Had to look carefully to find a few tiny slivers of bacon but the worst thing was the chicken inside was cold and the bread was warm. We have both had upset stomachs during the night. We only ate a scone at lunchtime and didnt eat breakfast. Apart from feeling iffy the wrap was about 20.00 each. We definitely will not return and cannot recommend. Service was good tho.

We were a party of 6 adults and 2 kids, who had booked a few days in advance for a Saturday afternoon lunch and a couple of drinks. We were led to a downstairs table which was perfect for our party. Great buzz around the place from the customers at other tables, with a feeling of still being quite private. Ideal for conversation with the music not overly loud. Food order was taken swiftly and drinks were brought first. We had all came down from Edinburgh with only a few hours in town, so the service was fast which we appreciated. Food was excellent, portions were plentiful and tasty. Good value for money and a wide range of menu choices. Anything left on plates was because of the volume of food!! Adult portion was halved for kids; no problem for staff to accommodate this request. Cannot fault the staff on duty on Saturday 11/10 at 14:15....I was particularly impressed with each of the staff who attended to us. Would highly recommend and would definitely travel +1hour to do it again. Well worth a visit 👍🏼

I have been coming here numerous times for just under a year as I commute to Carlisle on business. The Thin White Duke always delivers. The food is of good portion size, variety and quality. Service is brilliant and atmosphere is one where you can either relax as a solo visitor or group. Highly recommend and will definitely be back

The food was amazing, it was served hot and fresh, the service was also good. Servers were friendly and quick to offer food and drink. We were seated quickly. A must have spot if you’re looking for somewhere nice to eat!

Excellent food! The fish and chips was very good nice crispy batter and proper chunky chips. The key lime pie was the best dessert ever. Staff brilliant very friendly. Excellent beer choices too.

We stumbled upon this place by chance when passing through. David Bowie themed with cool spaces, friendly staff and good food and drink. They had a sauce in the side that we can't stop thinking about. A+

A quaint little comfortable pub you might like to have a sit for a pint and some dinner, quite pleasant. Came here in my mind looking for a fine English ale. I didn't necessarily find it, but I did leave raving to myself about the phenomenal salad I had for dinner: arugula and spinach with pesto, artichokes, sun dried tomato and pine nuts, a true work of art that I'll remember for a long time. Damn, how can I recreate THAT at home? Accompanied by a flat dark amber ale that had nothing interesting going on, but got consumed nevertheless. Appears to be a late afternoon watering hole gathering with a few comfortable couches but mainly table seating. Shame Yelp is so sparse in this town or I'm certain this one would have far more ratings. Loo is upstairs, no lift, sorry. Conveniently located near city centre.

The food was absolutely beautiful however the service was non existent. We had to ask someone to take our mains order, drinks order and dessert order. We were given a 25min warning that our table was required to be returned whilst we were still waiting to be served our desserts. We had just put our spoons down after eating when the waiter proceeded to bring the card machine over and bill and tell us the table was needed back and we had to leave. We hadn't even had time to finish our drinks. We asked to speak to the manager, only to be told he was the manager. When we proceeded to make a complaint that service had been slow and we had repeatedly had to ask to be served his response was "Well I don't know why, I've been on the bar all night, but I'll have a word". No apology or empathy. We were presented with the bill and when we went to to pay, the they had added extra charges on as they had forgotten to charge for 2 of the 3 desserts, but there was no itemisation of these, so we were not confident we were being charged correctly or if this was an attempt to add a service charge on. When we refused to pay the additional charges as we had already received our bill, the waiter then tried to imply that it wasn't their bill, like I'm in the habit of carrying a printer around with me to print false bills off.

got nothing on the crusty cobbler, walls were too nice and the employee called me a goofy boy! disgusting

THE BEST BURGERS AND CHIPS. I really rate them table service was good and the staff are friendly. I really recommend Goodbye

Found this place randomly on our way through Carlisle. I'd definitely come here again. We got in pretty close to closing time for the kitchen but they were happy to seat us for food. After drinks we ordered the Pork Belly dish and the Roast Chicken special. Good stuff!

Sometimes you walk into a place and just know it's right. So it is with The Thin White Duke, a converted monastery whose name is a doff of the cap to Mr Bowie. After a 12 mile walk along the Cumbrian coast this place had been recommended as a suitable place for restorative sustenance. On a cold, wet mid-week afternoon in November walk through the door and it was buzzing. A real mix - people after an afternoon's shopping, a family after school, a business meeting, 3 women on the champers and 3 soaking, tousle-haired walkers. A couple of hand-pulled beers on the bar got things going followed by a small but appealing menu. Nothing fancy, mainly of the burger/casserole type but do it well and it can be rewarding. So it was here. The Duke burger topped with goats cheese, red onion chutney and accompanied with thick-cut chips was delicious. My friends' fish, chips and mushy peas was also consumed approvingly. Finish with the ubiquitous Sticky Toffee pudding and it made for a satisfying end to an excellent day. If you're looking for a place with a nice, welcoming atmosphere and decent, homely food and drink you could do a lot worse. Highly recommended.