HRiSHi at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House

4.5 (15)

£41 and over

English

Crook Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3NE

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About this restaurant

With a fascinating history as a centre of the spice trade, Cumbrian cuisine has a rich heritage, and local specialities have long included exotic spices with favourites such as Cumberland sausage, potted shrimps, Grasmere gingerbread, and of course, sticky toffee pudding. At Gilpin there are two restaurants celebrating this tradition.

At the Michelin starred HRiSHi, Hrishikesh Desai combines great Lake District produce and classic methods to deliver unbelievable textures and flavours – modern British cuisine with a twist.

The laid-back Gilpin Spice has an open kitchen serving tapas-style pan-Asian dishes inspired by countries along the spice trail – spanning the Philippines, the Indian sub-continent, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and China

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Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
English, British, Asian
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 8:00 am–10:30 am Evening Meals Daily 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://thegilpin.co.uk/eat-and-drink/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Hrishikesh Desai
Private party facilities
PRIVATE LUNCH + CINEMA OR SPORTS SCREENINGAt Gilpin Spice our private room is perfect for films and sports screenings for up to 12 people. Lunch is set up as you'd expect, and afterwards the room converts into a very comfy mini cinema with an ultra high definition screen – the tables are pulled away and you can relax on the sofa-like banquet seating with footstools pulled out to give that extra bit of comfort.We don't charge for the use of the room or the screen, it's included with the lunch when booked as such, but must be prebooked. The room can also be used for business meetings, set up boardroom style with the screen used as you wish.

Location
Crook Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3NE
Area
Windermere
Parking Details
Private Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Full Bar, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access

Bay of Bengal Tiger King Prawns
Hibiscus gel, squid ink crackers, confit yolk, garam masala. Suggested Pairing: Chablis Domain Vrignaud, Burgundy, France £10.50 125ml, £12.50 175ml
Chilli Glazed Poached Lobster
Claw fritters, avocado mousse, confit lime and grapefruit, Tobiko caviar, "Panch Phoran" mango chutney. Suggested Pairing: Muscadet DE Serve-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France £8.50 125ml, £10.50 175ml
Loch Duart Salmon '2 Ways'
Gravadlax loin of Loch Duart salmon, home smoked salmon belly, piccalilli flavours, puffed rice, cucumber jelly. Suggested Pairing: Spinyback Riesling, Nelson, New Zealand £10.50 125ml, £12.50 175ml
Poached Fillet of English Rosé Veal
Ras el hanout glazed sweetbreads, tomato & pine nut salsa, mustard emulsion. Suggested Pairing: Menetou-salon, Loire Valley, France £10.50 125ml, £12.50 175ml
Marinated, Poached & Pressed 'Domaine De Lanvaux' Duck Liver
Ginger bread, coconut emulsion, pineapple chutney, chocolate jelly, rocket cress. Suggested Pairing: Straw Wine, Rustenberg, South Africa £11.50 100ml
Lancashire Farms Jerusalem Artichoke Velouté
Salsify crisps, Parma ham, trompette mushrooms, beechnut cress, aged parmesan. Suggested Pairing: Paul Cluver Pinot Noir, Elgin, South Africa £9.50 125ml, £11.50 175ml

Mains

North Sea Halibut
Pistou of autumn vegetables & Morecambe Bay seafood, lemon gnocchi, lemongrass gel. Suggested Pairing: Muscadet DE Serve-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France £8.50 125ml, £10.50 175ml
Cornish Turbot
Hand rolled macaroni, brown shrimp, wilted lettuce, violet baby artichokes, truffle emulsion. Suggested Pairing: Chablis Domain Vrignaud, Burgundy, France £10.50 125ml, £12.50 175ml
Goosnargh Chicken '2 Ways'
Roast breast, dry fruits, nuts and sesame seed leg meat sausage, autumn truffle creamed potatoes, root vegetables, truffle jus. Suggested Pairing: Champagne Mumm Rose, Reims, France £16 125ml; Pinot Noir, Elgin, South Africa 2013 £9.50 125ml, £11.50 175ml
Duo of Herdwick Lamb
Roast fillet, braised neck in 'Hyderabadi masala', sweet potato fondant, aubergine purée, soft yoghurt, lamb jus. Suggested Pairing: Sierra Cantabria Crianza, Rioja, Spain £8.50 125ml, £10.50 175ml
Roast Fillet of Buccleuch Estate Beef
Crispy shallot stuffed with braised and spiced feather blade, 'nigella seeds', reduced tomato compote, red wine sauce. Suggested Pairing: Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy £13.50 125ml, £16 175ml
'Cartmel Valley Game' Aged Grouse Breast
Confit leg stuffed savoy cabbage, sweet and sour turnips, crushed swede, crispy spelt, bramble jus. Suggested Pairing: Syrah, Rustenberg Estate, South Africa 2011 £10.50 125ml, £12.50 175ml

Desserts

Iced Lemon Parfait
Tayside strawberries, basil sorbet. Suggested Pairing: Tokaji, Hungary £15.50 125ml, £54 500ml
Barry Callebaut Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter Semifreddo
Variations of banana, hot fudge. Suggested Pairing: Dolce D'en Pique, Spain £9.50 75ml
Eric's Malayan Nutmeg and Free Range Egg Baked Custard
Poached conference pears, variations of blackberry, lemon balm cress. Suggested Pairing: Recioto Di Soave, Italy £14.50 125ml, £42 375ml
Liquorice Pannacotta
Millefeuille of British plums, fennel cress. Suggested Pairing: Elysium Black Muscat, Florida, Usa £11.50 125ml, £34 375ml
Almond & Citrus Cake
Textures of orange, bitter almond ice cream. Suggested Pairing: Botrytis Riesling Mellifera, Stellenbosch, South Africa £15.50 125ml, £47 375ml
Cheese
(Supplement £8.50 per person, or £12 if taken as an extra course) Selection of British farmhouse cheese, homemade chutney, assorted biscuits. Suggested Pairing: Taylors 1985 Vintage Port £29 75ml; Ramos Pinto Lbv Port £8 75ml

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at HRiSHi at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House.

4.5

(15)

4.5Food
4.3Service
4.3Ambience
4.0Value

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11 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner Gold
New York City5 reviews
5.0
Dined on 7 August 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We are visiting from NYC and celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary at HRiSHi . After visiting friends, and several other Michelin rated restaurants in UK this trip , our expectations were high. The food, presentation and service well exceeded them! . For a very last minute booking due to several flight problems, we got a late reservation tonight. We had to deal with several flight and family issues upon arrival but everyone from our host to bartender made us feel more than welcome! From start to finish our meal was perfect. My husband had the soft shell crab for his first course and lobster/stone bass for entree. I had the quail to start and lamb as entree. Our meal was one of the best we’ve. See checked out Spice which will be a reservation for our next trip! Definitely a top restaurant in our multi-city visit back to the U.K.
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OpenTable Diner Gold
London3 reviews
3.0
Dined on 22 November 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Anniversary
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SarahH
Yorkshire2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 19 May 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Me and my fiance went here for an evening meal. The food was absolutely fantastic. Never experienced anything like it before. Highly recommended.
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OpenTable Diner
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 20 April 2012
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The gilpin Lodge has a very nice setting in the country side around lake Windermere; the furnishing is really nice and the food was definitely to a very high standard. It's a bit expensive but you definitely get back what you pay for, so if you are into fancy eating that's definitely the restaurant to try in Windemere
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WilliamG
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 July 2010
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
LeJardin Place de l'Hermitage, 6520 Le Touquet We did not visit Les Djuke's but went to their sister restaurant Le Jardin. This was only a 3 to 4 minute walk from our hotel The Westminster. It was a warm evening so we sat outside as did many of the other guests. The service was very good and the food excellent. We ate off the A La Carte which gave a very good choice both meat and fish. We had pre dinner drinks 3 courses and 2 bottles of a good Sancerre for 245 euros
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Anon
Bedfordshire45 reviews
5.0
Dined on 7 July 2010
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Gilpin Lodge just outside Windermere is about as opulent a venue as is possible. Despite that, the food is beautifully presented, in reasonable quantity, and worth every penny. The multiple dining rooms make for a more intimate setting than the restaurant size might suggest and absolutely everything is thought of. The chef can cope with adjusting the menu for those who have dietary needs. Unusually, we could not find fault with it. This restaurant is outstanding but expensive.
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CharlesW
Berkshire19 reviews
4.0
Dined on 30 December 2009
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
On entrance our expectations together with the other reviews were high. However when presented with a preset £52 5 course menu and a barman from faulty towers expectations took a bit of a dent. The meal itself appeared to be a re-invention of haut cuisine with lots of little tasty nibbles but the main course was a serious flop. My venison consisted of 2 wee bits the size of a 10p bit and my wife's gnocchi was fried mash. Gave feedback only to be met with deafening silence.
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Jonnnay
London22 reviews
4.0
Dined on 8 August 2009
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Fabulous for a special occasion.
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OpenTable Diner
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 15 May 2009
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food and restaurant. We would highly recommend and will return.
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OpenTable Diner
London21 reviews
4.0
Dined on 6 May 2009
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The Gilpin Lodge is treat from the moment you walk in. The service is impeccable and the food just delicioous. The chefs treats in between the courses were also a delight. There's an excellent choice of local produce on the menu and he presentation excellent without being too over fussy. The bar area and restaurant areas have a great decor and ambience too. Edward was spot on with his wine suggestions and all the staff were infact just simply very good. .
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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
English, British, Asian
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 8:00 am–10:30 am Evening Meals Daily 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://thegilpin.co.uk/eat-and-drink/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Hrishikesh Desai
Private party facilities
PRIVATE LUNCH + CINEMA OR SPORTS SCREENINGAt Gilpin Spice our private room is perfect for films and sports screenings for up to 12 people. Lunch is set up as you'd expect, and afterwards the room converts into a very comfy mini cinema with an ultra high definition screen – the tables are pulled away and you can relax on the sofa-like banquet seating with footstools pulled out to give that extra bit of comfort.We don't charge for the use of the room or the screen, it's included with the lunch when booked as such, but must be prebooked. The room can also be used for business meetings, set up boardroom style with the screen used as you wish.

Location
Crook Road, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3NE
Area
Windermere
Parking Details
Private Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Full Bar, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access

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HRiSHi at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House

About this restaurant

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Menu

Starters

Bay of Bengal Tiger King Prawns

Chilli Glazed Poached Lobster

Loch Duart Salmon '2 Ways'

Poached Fillet of English Rosé Veal

Marinated, Poached & Pressed 'Domaine De Lanvaux' Duck Liver

Lancashire Farms Jerusalem Artichoke Velouté

Mains

North Sea Halibut

Cornish Turbot

Goosnargh Chicken '2 Ways'

Duo of Herdwick Lamb

Roast Fillet of Buccleuch Estate Beef

'Cartmel Valley Game' Aged Grouse Breast

Desserts

Iced Lemon Parfait

Barry Callebaut Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter Semifreddo

Eric's Malayan Nutmeg and Free Range Egg Baked Custard

Liquorice Pannacotta

Almond & Citrus Cake

Cheese

Reviews

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