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Reviews of The Boot and Shoe

4 out of 5
The Boot and Shoe
Greystoke, Penrith, England

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 104 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The Boot and Shoe is a typical country pub . Full of character . We stayed for one night. The room was basic but comfortable. Shower was good . It was very quiet from around 10pm so we had a good sleep. All the staff were cheerful , friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. We had the evening meal which was delicious . I had the pork belly from the specials board , Breakfast was very good too. We had the full English .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Patricia

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Graham

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quirky, but a typical old Inn. Nice welcome, room spacious and nice large bed (room 4). Strange to find only one coffee cup, and only one sachet of shower gel. Wishing of which, it's only a combined bath tap and shower head. And due to the bath position/ceiling profile, there was no possibility to stand up for a shower. Be aware that the wall between the bathroom and next doors bathroom must be exceptionally thin. Noise and discussions were very clear... and especially a young child telling her mother that she had poo'd in the bath! Enjoyed the evening meal - chicken korma and the beef lasagne. Generous portions and tasty. Then breakfast. Not as good as expected. The lack of chef was explained several times, and my wife's request for poached egg wasn't met with enthusiasm, so she had the standard full English. I must add though that she could have had the poached egg, but "it would be 10 minutes". After about 15 minutes our full English breakfasts arrived! Very little phone signal (EE) but there is free WiFi. Don't take this to be a bad review. The location alone is fantastic, and this seems a well loved pub - by both locals and visitors. Would we return? Possibly. We have stopped elsewhere and gone out of our way to return. This one is more of a "maybe", depending on the circumstances and time of year.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming hosts, clean, cosy room. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was cold and noisy, but good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab place to stay
So so friendly ! The fog and I were made to feel very welcome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brief stop on our way home.
We were passing through on our way home from Scotland. The pub was great, had a wonderful and spacious outside area with covered and open seating. They were very accommodating of our dog. Had a great meal in the evening, and an equally good breakfast before getting back on the road. The area was beautiful and wish we had more time to roam.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

June

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They’re always really friendly. I first stayed here in 2009. I was running late, called ahead and they were kind enough to make me a meal ahead of arriving and warmed it up for me when I got there.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect country stay
Stayed for two nights using the pub as a base for an event at the nearby castle. The staff were very friendly, helpful and couldn’t do enough for me. Room had been warmed (very cold weather), all amenities explained and more. Rooms are spacious, comfortable and have all the expected appliances etc. lovely and clean. Good selection of drinks in the pub, food is excellent and plenty of choice. Lamb was outstanding and extremely generous. Breakfast is equally good, nice selection and well prepared. Staff are the highlight and make a solo traveller feel very welcome. On a snowy, icy night they kept the fire stoked and atmosphere equally warm,
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1st time stay
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Ghaleb

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!
Absolutely fabulous stay. Very friendly staff, in particular Mike in the bar. Very clean room, large bathroom and tea and coffee provided. Breakfast was a full English and perfect portion sizes. Wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

ISOBEL

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great pub stay
A very comfortable stay, this is a very friendly, welcoming country pub. Staff were great, room was comfortable and food was good. And a special thanks to Sam for coming in early and cooking my breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Joan

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never again
Although carrying a suitcase on my arrival the team member who greeted questioned I had a booking. I had to get my reservation up on my phone for her. I was told nobody was staying in the hotel tonight so I could have any room. (No surprise there not the most desirable place to stay) I was shown to room 2. The welcome was poor to say the least. The room was basic which is a generous description for it. I had a burger which was like leather I asked for it without relish this request was ignored.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent base for exploring surrounding area.
Located in quiet village on edge of Lake District we were given a warm welcome on arrival. All staff very friendly and efficient. Substantial good quality breakfast and evening meal. Comfortable room. Excellent base for exploring surrounding area but away from the crowds. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Genuine historical pub in beautiful Lakes village.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Ann, Malvern

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were made to feel very welcome.... and the food was deliciously.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Euan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous
Wonderful pub with very friendly staff. The room was lovely with a huge comfortable bed and brilliant shower. Great food and beer served. Will definitely go again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Sheila

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want dinner in the evening make sure to book, it’s a popular pub and it gets quite busy!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay but late breakfast
The Boot and Shoe has character you would hope to expect from a vintage pub in a Cumbria village. The room was very comfortable and the welcome was warm and friendly. The only downside was that breakfast wasn't served until 8am (the time orders were taken), which is fine if you are staying on a leisure break but not if you staying on business, with appointments at 9am. This wasn't at all convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and welcoming staff. Good food and comfortable nights stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great service, good food, nice atmosphere. Only one down side was that I did not realise the room only had a bath no shower but that was my fault.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great weekend
A wonderful pub in a wonderful village. The staff were great and the food was first class
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely village atmosphere central for our needs and easy to get to. Plenty to see and good base for sightseeing walking etc
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub, great food and friendly staff. Very dog friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

James, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top local
Great as always x
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Chris, York, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good character pub and b and b with excellent food. Comfortable and clean rooms. Very friendly and helpful staff. Would visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely jubley olde worldy pub
lovely homely pub with spacious bedroom and massive shower. as you would expect over a popular pub it was a little noisy til throwing out time. great sleep in a comfy bed.food excellent and a big breakfast in the morning which is included. hosts and staff brilliant.will definately stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
C2C
Great place to stay doing the C2C. Beer great, food good and the shower was the best to ease those aches and pains
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great b&b on the C2C route.
Great room good facilities. Staff very accommodating and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable & friendly. Very good food - breakfast excellent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018