Gilpin Bridge Inn

Called in for lunch yesterday ,welcomed by a waitress ,the place was busy ,a little wait for food as it was busy ,so only to be expected ,well worth the wait ,staff were very nice very helpful . Definitely recommend .a very wide varied menu ,the car park was full always a good sign of a place .

Been here twice in the last 2 wks. 1st time was 2 wks ago on a Sunday & I must say the Sunday lunch I had was 1 of the best I've ever tasted, loads of thick tender slices of beef & delicious homemade roasties & Yorkshire pud + lovely veg. 2nd time last Thurs evening homemade steak pie fabulous served with chips, red cabbage & a jug of gravy.

1st time here, was amazing! Really friendly staff/owner, food was lovely and really reasonably priced. Lovely building and area very clean. Would highly recommend. Sometimes when you enter into rural pubs you seem to get funny looks when you walk in, this definitely Isn’t the case here, very warm welcome and with a smile Will definitely be returning!

It isn't often we have a mediocre meal but sadly this was the case at the Gilpin Bridge Inn this evening. My husband selected the chicken and beef in peppercorn sauce which he described as indifferent. I chose the veggie burger which was uninspired. A disappointing evening. We decided to bail out and had dessert at home.

The Gilpin Inn was lovely. It is situated in a quiet location. We stayed for 2 nights. It had free parking. The staff were welcoming and approachable. Our room was clean and comfortable. We had free breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday morning. Enough choice to set you up for the day. My husband and I both had a full English breakfast and it was delicious and hot with choices of tea, coffee, fruit juice, toast and /or cereal. The hotel has lots of character. A well deserved 10/10 to the hotel, staff, accommodation, food - we couldn’t fault it. Thank you to The Gilpin Inn.

One of those hotels where you can’t help but think, how can they be so good at some of the guest experience and so bad at others. Let’s start with the good. The breakfast was spot on. The owners have also recently re-carpeted much of the place, so they’re putting money into it and the pub loos had also had a re-vamp and had some rather upmarket hand wash in them. All of which just emphasised how poor the offer was for those staying overnight. The rooms were decidedly compact, the double bed leaving little room for anything else, including space for cases and clothes. More noticeable after the re-vamp elsewhere was the tired looking bathroom, with not so much as a rail to leave your towel to dry. The handbasin had a pump action dispenser of the cheapest hand wash on the market…such a contrast with the stuff in the pub loos downstairs and we were supplied with two miserly sachets of combined shower gel/shampoo that weren’t adequate for one adult, let alone two. They were also meant to last us for our two nights stay. Let’s be honest, if you think it’s too much to provide even the most basic supplies for guests, then don’t bother. The young man who checked is in and seemed to be the only front of house member of staff when we ate in that night, was pleasant and welcoming, if a little disorganised. The woman running breakfast service on both days was speedy, efficient and a good host. The lady on front of house on our second night was the opposite, seemingly surprised that we might want to vary the time of our breakfast and it’s contents….yes, it’s one of those venues where you have to order the night before and specify when you’ll be down, to the nearest five minutes. Her attitude was summed up by the fact she felt we were so dim as to not know our room was named after one of the lakes. To sum up, this is a pub that does accommodation, so you it’s never going ti be four star. However, if a business is going to take people’s money for lodging, they really need to up their game. Like I say, they get some things spot on, so it’s a real shame they come across as not caring about others.