Lake District hotel's restaurant added to Michelin Guide

Gilpin Hotel & Lake House has joined the Savoy in London as one of only two properties in the UK to have three restaurants featured in the Michelin Guide. 

Knipe Grill at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House, near Windermere, has been added to the Michelin Guide as part of The Michelin Inspectors' Favourite New Restaurants for June.  

The new restaurant, which is situated at Gilpin Lake House, has been praised for its 'picturesque setting', 'luxurious feel' and the 'playful element' added to the array of charcoal-fired Cumbrian produce from resident chef Tom 'Westy' Westerland. 

The addition of Knipe Grill at Gilpin Lake House, alongside SOURCE at Gilpin Hotel (which retained its Michelin Star in March) and pan-Asian restaurant Gilpin Spice (added in 2018), means that the property is now one of only two hotels in the UK & Ireland to have three restaurants featured in the Guide; the Savoy Hotel in London being the only other property to hold the accolade. 

Resident chef Tom Westerland said: "Having only opened the restaurant in late 2022, it is a huge honour for myself and the team at Knipe Grill at Gilpin Lake House to be included in the Michelin Guide.

"We are so fortunate that the restaurant is situated in the most spectacular of settings. We have access to world-class produce on our doorstep, ingredients which cannot help but inspire the menu and add to the ambience of the restaurant. We like to have fun and inject some personality into the menu, so I’m really happy that this has been recognised by the inspectors."

Owner Zoë Cunliffe said: "We’re so delighted for Westy and the entire team here at Gilpin Hotel & Lake House. We’re only part way into our journey here, having hired the new chefs across all three restaurants and only opening Knipe Grill in late 2022, so to join the company of a prestigious hotel like the Savoy with all three restaurants in the Michelin Guide so soon is incredible - as always we’re very proud of our incredible team."