The Kings Arms Temple Sowerby

Stayed for a night whilst passing through on a walking holiday (or rather, I arrived on foot and left the following day on a bus as a vicious cold finally got the better of me!). A lovely large old inn in this small village, it served up a surprisingly good Sunday roast dinner followed by my personal favourite - a cheese board with local specialties. Breakfast the following morning was good and wholesome. And service was delightful both in the evening and morning. The room was nice spacious and quiet (well away from the bar / restaurant downstairs). This felt like quite a classy hotel in a mid-size town so how they manage to maintain their high standard in this tiny hamlet is a bit of a mystery. Never the less, it's a fine place and well worth your custom if you're in the vicinity.

Best Sunday roast I’ve ever had. Stayed here in April with some friends and had a great stay. Really nice accommodation and atmosphere and the food and drink was excellent throughout our stay. The rooms were of a very high standard and very comfy beds. Will definitely be back again

This was our second stay since the Kings Arms was refurbished, and, as before, we couldn't have been more impressed. The staff are friendly, professional and welcoming; the food - breakfast and evening meals - is very very good indeed, and the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. I can't think of one negative or neutral comment to balance my "Excellent in every way" verdict!

Visited the Kings arms on Sunday for lunch with family and had a fabulous meal. The main course was excellent as was the dessert. We all had something different for our main course and everyone one of us thought the meal was superb, The four mains were Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Veal. All excellent and perfect portions. The sweets were the white chocolate and strawberry cremeux with rhubarb and vanilla ice cream, plus Bee Witty pannacotta fantastic. The atmosphere was lovely and the staff excellent. Thank you for making us feel welcome.

Our go to local for the whole stay. We stayed just round the corner from here and made it our local from day one. First night we popped round for a quick drink before heading to bed and booked on for breakfast for the next day. Absolutely lovely breakie to set you up for the day, popped back for the Sunday roast after a big walk, delicious and hearty and needed after the long walk. Stayed for coffees and card games by the fire. So cosy could have stayed there all night. The level of services and quality are outstanding which is why we booked for our last night meals here. Massive shout out to the staff who make you feel so welcome and nothing was too much trouble. 10/10 would recommend!

We’re lucky enough to live in Cumbria with such good food from pie n pint pubs, fish & chips to Michelin starred restaurants, and everything in between. I’m a bit of a foodie and love trying new places. This place has been on my radar a while so tonight we tried it. It advertises itself as a gastro pub and has a matching price point (my mains was £22, and dessert £9.50). So I have reviewed it accordingly. Ambiance. A very pleasant country pub. We only saw one room - a bar/restaurant. Staff - very pleasant and friendly. Drinks - I drink wine and had a mediocre Malbec. The problem is that red wine served at room temperature in the summer is just too warm, but that is a universal problem. Fortunately at home I have a cold pantry which keeps it at the right temperature. Neil had a hand pulled ale, Old Speckled Hen Amber I believe. Food. I had Celebration of Swine. Everything on my plate was well presented and delicious, though the cracking on the pork belly could have been crisp. The flavours worked well. But where was the veg? A smear of rutabaga (swede) purée just didn’t do the meal justice. Neil had Sea Bream. Again well presented and he reported that it all tasted great. But it was fish in a creamy sauce with sweetcorn kernels. When he was 3/4 of the way through he checked with the waitress about potatoes. At first she said that it doesn’t come with potatoes, so he checked the menu. It should have parmentier potatoes. She went to the kitchen to check. Meanwhile Neil finished his meal. When she came back she said that they had been there, in the sauce. She also told us that they were little cubes of potatoes. We know that. The Emperor’s New Clothes? Also no other veg. So onto desserts. The delice and the panna cotta were both delicious and well presented and perhaps justified the somewhat high price tag. It is a shame that the mains let the meal down a bit. On the way home Neil was talking about needing supper. Would we go back? Maybe for a drink and dessert.