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Submitted on Monday, 19th September 2011
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Requested be closed with reason - Other: closed due to extensive fire damage on 06/06/14
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Queens Head Hotel, Windermere
Troutbeck
Postal town: Windermere
LA23 1PW
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Reviews of Queens Head Hotel (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Mark Davey left this review about Queens Head Hotel
We called in for a pint and a fish finger sandwich during a 9 mile hike round the area during the Easter weekend. The pub is really food orientated, almost everyone in the place, (which was packed) were eating and most of them were drinking lager or wine. this should have rang alarm bells when I ordered a pint of Dizzy Blonde, which was no better than dish water. It went straight back and was replaced by a pint of Double Hop, which was slightly cloudy but drinkable. I decided on a second pint and opted for Cumbria Way, thinking that not all the beers could be cloudy, but it was in about the same state as the Double Hop. By this time, the barmaid was trying in vain to pull a good pint from a new barrel of Dizzy Blonde, but to no avail. There was no sign of line flushing between barrels and I suspect that the new beer was being contaminated by the old. We left, not wanting to tempt fate with the Old Tom or the Trooper. To be fare, the food was very good, as was my wife's wine, but I really wouldn't go back for the beer, toilets were pretty grim too with lots of "fluid" swilling about on the floor and quite a nasty smell.
On 29th April 2014
- rating: 4
[User has posted 292 recommendations about 276 pubs]
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Will Larter left this review about Queens Head Hotel
This is a Robinsons pub, a genuinely old building which makes a big deal of its "famous four poster bar". The bar itself is a fine piece of work, with carvings reminiscent of church misericords, and there's a stone flagged floor and a couple of fireplaces. One of these had a roaring log fire when I visited recently, and it was pleasant sitting here on the cushion-strewn settles.
On the bar was a selection of Robinsons beers, including Old Tom and the seasonal Tom and Berry, plus a couple of the old Hartleys beers that used to be brewed down the road in Ulverston. The beer is in good condition here, but a little on the pricey side. This is not a typical Lake District pub, being slightly on the posh side, though that's not to say walkers with boots are unwelcome. For those staying the night, there are apparently four-poster beds too.
On 31st December 2012
- rating: 7
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Graham Coombs left this review about Queens Head Hotel
Upmarket roadside small hotel, posh and comfortable, but priced accordingly. Features a 'four poster bar' canopy. Selection of local ales seemed in fair form; appeared aimed mainly at food trade.
On 31st August 2011
- rating: 7
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Pub Details
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- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 30 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Car Park : Yes last updated 30 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 30 July 2013 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 30 July 2013 by Will Larter
