The Trout Hotel

We went for Sunday dinner, very good, reservations essential.

First time to stay and would return if in area. Good greeting at reception and bar staff also pleasant.

Wonderful hotel situated on banks of river. Rooms were spotlessly clean, roomy and ours have a view of the river. Staff were brilliant and the Standard of food in the restaurant was excellent. We will be making a return yo the Trout Hotel in the near future.

Afternoon tea was disappointing. Staff were lively but the tea itself was basic. No quiche/sausage rolls or anything savoury other than sandwiches. Cakes not great either. Quite disappointed.

We have been visiting the Trout for over 20 years on a regular basis and always loved staying and the food was always first class but the last couple of times we have been extremely disappointing in choice, quality and value. They need to up their game before we visit again

My wife and I are occasional diners in the Terrace Bar at the Trout Hotel in Cockermouth. Sadly, due to Covid being the cause of staff shortages, the Terrace Bar has not been open much in the last year or so. However it was open on Easter Sunday and we booked a table for the evening. We were looking forward to our first meal in the Terrace Bar for a while and we weren't disappointed.

We both chose the Easter Sunday menu and started with the goats cheese and chive souffle which was incredibly tasty. Next was a blackcurrant sorbet followed by Roast Beefand Yorkshire pudding for the Mrs and sea bass with Samfire and sauted potato for me. Very tasty and plenty of it.for most people anyway! Fourth course was sweet and the wife chose cafe creme brule with ice cream and I had hot cross bun butter pudding with custard.

I am sorry to say that there was too much for me, and while I tried my best, I just couldn't finish. Coffee was also included in the price of 32 each and there were other choices on the Easter Sunday menu. If you preferred, there was also the a la cart menu. The service is always good at the Trout we find and it was great to see Martin, Stephen and the team again.

In addition to all of this there was a singer performing in the Terrace Bar called Glen Anderson who had a great voice and sang a variety of songs which were suitable for all age groups except for the very young. Now we are looking forward to our next visit. The Derwent restaurant has been and still is open at the Trout Hotel, but we prefer the Terrace.

My only reservation is the price of drink. The bar prices are quite expensive. But the food is good value for money and quality. Also the service is good and when we had entertainment on this occasion, it all makes for a very enjoyable evening.

It's a lovely place. Feels luxurious. However, found it overpriced for the quality of the meal and the service. Not in a rush to go back.

Lovely rooms and atmosphere. Very good food. Welcoming staff. What was not so good was the water pressure on the top floor which afected the flow and destabilized the temperature. Overall I would recomend to visit.

We stayed here for several night with three rooms over the Christmas holidays. The rooms are nice and the beds and linens are very nice. The staff was extremely nice and kind despite working on the holidays. We felt the food at their restaurant was average though so I wouldn't plan on too many meals there

Had our work christmas dinner here and it was great. The staff were so helpful and friendly, the venue was great - well set up and thought through. The food was amazing and quite reasonable really. Organising, and making last minute changes had been really simple. Definitely would recommend the place for anyone looking to host an event in the area

Very friendly and considerate staff, good food, lovely comfortable room. Nothing that made me feel disappointed. Very happy with our stay.

Must've been having an off day in the restaurant as I've never had a bad meal before Saturday night. Had the chicken burger and it was dry and flavourless. Definitely not worth 16.

What's happened to the food in this beautiful place.? Its was really mediocre and not up to the usual standard of the trout. I only wanted a sandwich and asked the waitress what the bread options were to which she replied.white or brown sliced. others in our group mentioned that the quality of their food wasn't up to scratch either. Come on sue.sort your menu and chefs out

Really good choice and very well cooked food. Staff very helpful. A great dinner experience.

Service, food quality and setting good, portion size mean. Wanted to charge for more veg which I was both surprised and unhappy about. 1st time disappointed with Trout.

We had an absolutely fantastic stay at the Trout Hotel on the dinner, bed and breakfast deal. We had a lovely room which was clean and comfortable and dinner was brilliant every evening. All the staff we dealt with were excellent, offering proper Cumbrian hospitality! Great value and we would definitely stay again.

Lovely location, biscuits were delicious, coffee was okay. It would be nice if they offered a cafetiere. Very pleasant young male member of staff, his older colleagues could appear a little happier in front of customers. Lots of parking & always somewhere nice to visit.

Excellent hotel, friendly staff, best breakfast in Cumbria. Locally sourced produce, oozes quality. Becoming a regular. Worth the 2 hour drive from Lancashire. Sue

Fantastic staff, beautiful hotel, food locally sourced and best breakfast in Cumbria. Highly recommended, we apre regulars now even though we live in Lancashire. Mark and Sue.