As pubs offering ‘substantial meals’ reopened this month in time for Christmas to serve food to their sorely-missed regulars, we decided to ask our readers where they will be heading for a festive treat meal over the coming week. We have quite the range of options in today’s list from across our region, and if you are looking for inspiration for somewhere new to try in north Cumbria, you have come to the right place. Anyway, in no particular order, here are the best places for a Christmas dinner, as decided by our readers. 1 METAL BRIDGE INN, CARLISLE Reader Pat Kirkup expressed her gratitude for an enjoyable meal at this Carlisle venue last year.