Hotel Reviews: Plough, Lupton, Lake District

An old neighborhood pub lake was drained and converted into a restaurant with five deluxe rooms. Sally Shalam is impressed … with one or two exceptions

It is six years since I cabbed Station Kendal to Crosthwaite tiny and Punchbowl Inn, so new (and newly tarted) there was still a slight smell of paint. Restaurant and rooms is out of school interiors Hotel du Vin fell spit'n'sawdust hikers. Cumbria pub grub most modern boutique opened its doors.

A company was formed, inns Punchbowl, and last year added a second pub, The Plough Lupton. Pub and restaurant opened in June 2010, joined today with five bedrooms (created from a previous 11) with sixth – which occupies the entire top floor, but there is still nothing to watch – yet to complete.

Its location on the front of the wonderful cow named on the A65, just off the M6, is easy to find. We wander in the bar (a nice blend of smooth slate, carpet, pale equestrian art and wood rubbed) and find the restaurant at the back (farmhouse chic, you might say – a farm without the cobwebs and dog hair – complete with two modern glass wine cellars). Hellooo. Anyone there?

Now we are being shown on the floor. Wi-Fi is free, soft carpets, windows dressed with blinds and curtains, tea and coffee can be ordered at any time and there's a turndown service. Whoopee.

"I wish I brought my essential oils," said Claire when she realizes that there is nothing to put in the bath giant. If the tray perimeter in my bathroom was just a fraction wider, j ' could have put my toiletries in it, but the only real downside is the main road. I think the rooms at the back would be quieter.

See you in seven hours. Clare falls in the aged leather and demand "a white light." What I really (really) like the option to keep costs down. There are three sizes of glass of wine – a tasting glass 125ml £ 2.60 starts, less than 5 pounds for prosecco. Even with the menu, that "small plates" controlled individually or as a selection input such as tapas, more current.

Thunk is the kitchen door that our dishes are transported in the restaurant. Salt and pepper squid, tuna and red pepper confit rolls, tempura king prawns, pine nuts with beets, goat cheese and arugula – none of which costs more than £ 4. "No more soft," says Clare squid, but the shrimp are "quite delicious." Great goat cheese, but oh – we wish we ordered more of these rolls of tuna. Thunk, thunk. Now Clare dig duck leg confit with mashed potatoes, bok choy and sesame. "If I had eyes closed, I think it was ham," she said. My pea and mint risotto is light green and as I have eaten before. Rice has lost its shape, something gives me a bitter taste, and there is a need, broccoli floret simple lurking in the middle.

"It will be good," Claire said with a burst expectation. Berry and rhubarb crumble is pleasantly tangy, and Cranachan – stacked, silky, indulgent, a little Kilner jar – is as sweet as you can go.

We meet again after many showers sleeping and eating in the comfort of sunny bar. Mmmm, summer – freshly made yogurt with honey and citrus salad with lime granita. We also note, when the plates appear cooked (thunk, thunk) that good, the Cumberland sausage meat is very much alive and being used here, the consistency restored by breakfast.

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