Hrishi

Excellent experience at Hrishi during a weekend getaway. The food was delightful and the cocktails were also delicious. In addition to what one would expect from a Michelin starred kitchen, the menu was expertly personalised to accommodate an allergy, so that we could enjoy as much of the menu we wanted as possible.

Had the fab tasting menu with wine pairing - excellent! (And we had a veggie, a pescitarian, someone who doesn't like scallops and a meat eater), every course and wine pairing was delicious for all of us. A little bit more attention to detail needed (lots of empty glasses and 2 large water jugs left on the table, the table wasn't cleaned after the beautiful but crumbly bread - crumbs everehere and the side plates weren't taken away) making the table feel a bit crowded.

Absolutely incredible experience enjoying the taster menu this evening @ HRiSHi @ Gilpin. Staff were incredible without ever being too formal. The venue itself has relaxed, classical feel. Fantastically balanced menu, and never felt like it dragged on too long like some restaurants offering taster menus.

Absolutely stunning restaurant within the Gilpin Hotel. Fully deserving of all the accolades it has received. The setting (especially at Christmas) is beautiful, the staff are superb, and the food is truly outstanding. My wife and I had the a la carte menu, which comes complete with canapés on our first night, followed by the tasting menu on the second night (my photos are of the tasting menu, apologies if they are a little dark, but it would have been rude to use the flash)! Suffice to say the food was absolutely exquisite and beautifully presented, the staff were knowledgeable about the dishes being served, and were professional and attentive whilst remaining discreetly in the background. All in all a truly magnificent dining experience which I cannot rate highly enough. Noone could possibly be disappointed eating here.

The afternoon tea was amazing, we sat in the lounge, right next to the fire which was lovely. Very comfy. The staff were incredibly friendly and happily got plenty of refills of tea and coffee throughout. The food itself was exquisite, one of the best afternoon teas we have had, had a lovely unique style to it. Would go again 😍

There have been so many versions of Great British menu I have actually stopped watching it. Apparently head chef Hrishi Desai used either all or some of this menu for his GBM entry. We actually came across the Gilpin hotel and Hrishi restaurant on the way back from a meal at L'enclume nearly a year ago and added it to the bucket list for next time we were up north. The food was fabulous. The staff friendly and helpful. The canapes and the waiting area comfortable and the hotel surroundings and car park immaculate. If they could improve anything, based on our other recent Michelin visits, they could definitely improve the mystery and presentation of the menus from a grey large A4 book, add some Nappa valley and Australia pinots and/or some more organic varieties to the extremely extensive wine list and definitely make a bit more spectacle of the coffee and tea course. I haven't posted photos of everything we had as don't want to spoil it if you are going. This is an extremely special occasion restaurant and if you have experienced Michelin dining before you will find the courses display a strong personality and certain moreishness to match the expected finesse and technical skill. Delighted with the Cumbria restaurant scene and will be back.