BLOCKS Steakhouse

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  Nicole Sedgebeer

  ·1 month ago

  “We booked last minute as a group of 6, they were very accommodating and seated us early. The food was lovely, the steak was cooked perfectly and the desserts were delicious. Everyone really enjoyed their food. I think great prices too. My only criticism is that we had two servers who seemed to be inexperienced and didn’t really have anyone checking up on them, a few things wrong on our order that we had to prompt but they were very friendly and were attentive.”

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  Graeme K

  ·1 month ago

  “Very good steaks. Meal dampened (not ruined) by dessert sticky toffee pudding which looks like it’s from a large tray bake that was very cold and poor quality (doesn’t match with mains) cocktails at £13 for very poor cocktails aswell. Old fashioned served with lime and orange and overall poor quality (if it was £6-£8 max I’d be fine for it but it’s £13 and I’d expect a very good cocktail) I even think it was shaken which an old fashioned isn’t. So mains 8.5/10 very good steaks, dessert 1/10 sent back as very cold they put it in the microwave with the original ice cream 👀 then put a bit extra ice cream on so it looked a disaster and cocktails at £13 2/10 don’t think that’s the servers fault but poor training and spec. All the staff very friendly fix a couple of things and it could be great.”

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  Joel VanBriggle

  ·1 month ago

  “This was a good overall experience. There was a little bit of a communication gap with the server, but the chef came to the rescue. The server was sweet & friendly—just had a little challenge. Atmosphere has character and charm. Onion rings were good! Lemonade was more like a Sprite, so it must be a UK thing. 😄❤️”

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  Evan Weller

  ·2 months ago

  “Atmosphere was okay but we did go in at 9pm so I won’t discredit them from this. Food was okay but nothing to shout about - peppercorn sauce tasted like Bisto. The worst part was when we were seated the waiter said to just “chuck them on table 6”. The girl before was really friendly and tried to accommodate us despite a late booking but I felt insulted spending £90 after seeming like an inconvenience from the first minute we were in there.”

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  Natalia G

  ·2 months ago

  “Two of us dined to celebrate a special occasion. The prawn starter was lovely and the staff started out as friendly and helpful. I ordered the sirloin steak medium rare however when it arrived, it was over cooked with only a tiny streak of pink in the very middle of the steak. More well done than anything else. I sent this back which was difficult as I’m a people pleaser and never complain about food in a restaurant, but when it’s priced at £27+, I wasn’t happy and wouldn’t have eaten it. The steak was returned to the kitchen and I was advised of a 5/10 minute. By the time the second steak was brought out, my partner was 3/4 of the way through his burger (which I very much wish I’d ordered). The steak this time, was rare which again, I didn’t want to eat as it was not what I’d ordered. I didn’t have it in me to send it back so ate the two ends and left the middle. My partner enjoys rare steak and ate pieces that I’d left, so once I’d advised the waitress at the end that it still was rare and I didn’t want to eat, I over compensated in apologising and stated I never complain, she just said “it’s okay” in an almost “yeah right” tone and took it away. My partner then asked for the bill which came to £107+, which he paid, but no offer or apology was given and I was already made to feel like it’s not ok to complain, so he paid and we left. Would not recommend as a steakhouse and it tarnished our celebration.”

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  Dylan Brandes

  ·2 months ago

  “I thought the salmon salad was fantastic, all be it a bit pricey for a salad, but my aunty was underwhelmed by the halloumi starter. And all in all just a bit on the expensive side. The staff were great though really attentive and friendly. It's handy to eat at a reasonable place if you are staying at the hotel next door. Thank you.”

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  Martin Edmondson

  ·6 months ago

  “Lovely dining experience at Blocks Steakhouse. The food was excellent, especially the steak which was cooked perfectly and full of flavour. The service was fantastic. Would definitely recommend and will be coming back!”

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  CortellaJ

  ·9 months ago

  “We recently visited Blocks Steakhouse in Cockermouth and had a mixed but overall pleasant experience. The standout was the service, our young lady waitress was absolutely lovely, so warm and attentive that we tipped regardless of not enjoying the food as much as hoped. The restaurant was fantastic with children, which made the experience much more relaxed for our family. The Mac and Cheese was absolutely divine and easily the highlight of the meal. Personally, I didn’t enjoy the chicken, though that felt more down to my own preferences rather than an issue with the restaurant itself. However, the two people in our group who ordered steaks were unfortunately not very impressed, which was disappointing given the restaurant’s focus, and price. Overall, great service and a very family friendly atmosphere, with some dishes shining more than others.”

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  Sean Taylor

  ·1 year ago

  “Best Steakhouse in the Lake District! Yesterday, after a visit to Honister Slate Mine, we fancied a nice meal out. After much googling and head scratching, we decided to call BLOCKS Steakhouse to see if they could squeeze us in with only 30 or so minutes notice. Thankfully, they had space for us and happily booked us in. On arrival, we were warmly greeted by the happy staff and shown to our own private dining room with an open fire with a nice table for 6 already set up in anticipation of our arrival. The nice waitress took our drinks order and gave us all the menus. Whilst browsing through the incredible menu, we were brought complimentary slices of chilli and paprika bread accompanied by a herby butter, which was magnificent. We ordered 3 steaks, the fajitas and two kids' meals, each and every dish was of the highest quality. I am a bit of a steak conissur, and I can say with some degree of authority that the Fillet Steak at BLOCKS is the best Fillet Steak in the Lake District without a shadow of a doubt. I had the fillet steak with chips and peppercorn sauce. The fillet steak was cooked to perfection and had the right amount of char with a nice juicy, pink interior. The chips were perfectly cooked, and the portion size of the chips was very generous. In terms of the peppercorn sauce, the quality was of the highest standard, but the portion size for me was a little lacking as I do love peppercorn sauce, I would have happily accepted a half pint of this creamy goodness! Now we come to the dessert, which really was the cream on top of this epic feast! I had the Baileys Creme Brulee, which was accompanied with a lovely shortbread biscuits, wow! This dessert was mind shatteringly brilliant! My friend had the New York Cheesecake and by the look of his face, and judging from his comments, I would say he was satisfied. After paying the bill, just after I was telling the staff how happy I was with the experience, I was heading for the door when a waitress came around the corner and greeted me with a full body complimentary beer shower, the tray of drinks poured all over me, I managed to juggle and catch one of the gin glasses whilst soaking up the booze like a sponge, she was just as shocked as I was by this catastrophic waste of perfectly good alcohol and thankfully no one was hurt and by some kind of miracle, non of the glasses were smashed. Overall, I would say that this is my favourite Steak House in the whole of the Lake District and I expect that I will be visiting again every time I come to the lakes.”

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  Lydia DP

  ·2 years ago

  “A lovely evening at Blocks Steakhouse, a table of 8 was served and fed very well. We had a wide range of steak and burgers which was delicious. No starters as you get 2 sides with any main. I would say that the 2 sides are such a large portion, that no one out of our group of 8 finished their plate. All steaks were £30 Burgers £17 Wine £20-£30 Pints £5 Desserts £8+ and milkshakes A great menu, but my recommend was that it was too much food and not enough room to order dessert. Some on our table decided to leave a side to allow room for a dessert. Maybe make portions smaller? But highly recommend and great service. Thank you”

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