Subject: Riverside bar, Scafell Hotel, Rosthwaite Author: Cecilia Campbell Date: 4/2/2009 Body: RATING Total 19 Great atmosphere 2 Home cooked fresh food 4 Plenty of flavour 4 Good value for money 5 Service with a smile 4 Telephone 017687-77208. www.scafell.co.uk/riverside Open 11 am - 11 pm, food served 12-2 pm and 6.30-9 pm daily. Original review: Saturday, January 28, for lunch. I have this thing about pub salads, they are more often than not awful: a few iceberg lettuce leaves, pale tomatoes, great chunks of raw red onion and green peppers. So I felt quite brave ordering an avocado and stilton salad with orange and walnut dressing at the Riverside bar. When it arrived, I was thrilled; rocket leaves, perfectly soft avocado, tiny slivers of onion, luscious cocktail tomatoes - and so on. Martin had a rumpsteak sandwich, also tasty with a side salad of rocket and cocktail tomatoes. And the prices were unbeatable; all starters were less than 4 pounds (the soup 2.50!), and the main courses were mostly between 6 and 9 pounds. My only complaint was the salad dressing, which appeared to be a herby oil; it could have done with a bit of flavour, some lemon or vinegar, as it was it gave the salad a slightly greasy flavour. The pub has a nice open fire, but is not particularly cosy inside. However, I can imagine coming back in the summer and sitting outside by the river - it's in a lovely spot in this beautiful valley. The Riverside Bar is attached to the Scafell Hotel in Rosthwaite, which you pass driving a long the main road up Borrowdale. By Cecilia Campbell   Cancel