The Lyth Valley - A Tasteem Review

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‘The Lyth Valley’ is the THIRD of the restaurants we visited during the not so recent Easter break now several weeks ago.

At some point, we had to leave and this county restaurant was one we simply stumbled upon on our way back home.

It was fortunate we did stop as the M6 South was awaiting and potentially service station food. It’s average and overpriced in my opinion.

This pub come restaurant was hardly busy inside, but being a lovely day meant the outside balcony was very full.

There was just one space for the three of us and we took seats and checked out what was on offer.

The menu was nicely designed and I had to take a photo of the cover as well as the contents.

I ordered the ‘Cartmel Valley’ sandwich and chips while @bingbabe and @dismayedworld ordered the ‘Soup of the Day’ and a side of chips. Yes, it’s a strange combination but seemed to work well enough.

While waiting for our food I couldn’t help but notice a solitary outside table around 200 yards down a hill next to the balcony. There was a family sitting there and they appeared to be waiting for their order.

Our order came after around 15-20 minutes, about the average and it did look good. I didn’t try the soup as those two didn’t offer me any!

Both were looking very pleased so I suspect the soup, bread and chips were doing their job.

Instead, I tucked into a very fishy sandwich which I found large and sustaining.

The chips were incredibly good and that's really what I remember about this meal besides that table 200 yards away!

I caught sight of a waiter balancing drinks and walking down the hill to accommodate the family.

It seemed more like an exercise routine than serving them. The walk back I’m sure would get tiresome after several goes.

Another waiter walked past me and I questioned him.

‘What’s with the table at the bottom of the hill’, I queried?

‘The owners thought it was a good idea’, he muttered trying to keep as quiet as he could.

‘We have to take food and drinks there all the time’, he continued grimacing with a touch of growl.

I had a look around at the serving staff and found them all to be looking quite fit and healthy.

Perhaps being on ‘remote table duty’ is a stab in the dark at fixing world obesity?

That is my theory. The waiter walked off looking like he didn’t appreciate this particular ‘perk’ of his job at all.

I paid the respectably priced bill and noticed the place was getting busy and full of rather well-dressed people.

The interior décor struck me as a rather more ‘well to do’ establishment than your average pub.

My view on the food quality of ‘The Lyth Valley’ was fabulous. Like all the others in the South Lakes area, I just wish it was closer to where I live.