Restaurants in Ambleside
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Lucy's on a Plate
Lucy's started life in 1989 as a specialist grocery, but over the last decade it's mushroomed into a full-blown gastronomic empire, with premises dotted all over Ambleside, as well as a Windermere outpost and even a cookery school in Staveley. The original bistro is still the best of the bunch, though: a light and inviting space with pine tables and a sweet conservatory, serving Lucy's trademark quirkily named food, such as 'fruity porker', 'fell-walker filler' or 'pruned piggy-wig'. It gets very busy, so bookings are essential at busy times and weekends.
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Glass House
Ritzy restaurant in a converted watermill (with the original mill wheel and machinery still on site), serving some of the most accomplished Med and French food in the Lakes, underpinned by top-quality local ingredients – Herdwick lamb, Lakeland chicken, and fish from the north coast ports.
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Priest Hole
Next door to the Royal Oak pub inside the old Kelsick Hall, this spicily shaded restaurant has a melting-pot menu of Italian, French, Spanish and Cumbrian cuisine, where Blencathra venison sits alongside Prosciutto ham and manchego cheese.
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Zeffirelli's
Affectionately known as Zeff's by the locals, this buzzy pizza and pasta joint doubles as Ambleside's jazz club after dark. Artful lighting and big curvy seats conjure a cool vibe. The movie-meal combo costs £17.95, including a two-course meal and a ticket to the flicks.
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Apple Pie
Sunny cafe popular for its cakes, sandwiches, Bath buns and hearty pies.
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Pippins
Reliable café serving full English breakfasts, jacket potatoes, and sandwiches.
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Tarantella
Snazzy Italian served in elegant surroundings, with wood-fired pizzas and authentic pastas partnered by unusual regional fare such as duck-and-chilli sausage and roast tuna.
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Lucy's Specialist Grocery
The deli that started it all, now relocated to Compston Rd. Shelves stocked with chutneys, chocs and other tempting treats, plus chiller cabinets full of Lakeland produce.
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Fellini's
Fear not, vegetarians: you might be in the land of the Cumberland sausage and the tattie hotpot, but thanks to this new veggie venture you won't have to go without a good meal. It's a long way from tired old nut roasts: think grilled courgette towers, potato filo baskets and walnut and pear cannelloni. It's run by the owners of Ambleside's cinema and Zeffirelli's restaurant (as well as the lovely Yewfield B&B). The movie-meal combo costs £19.95.
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