The Lake District
Three miles from Windermere in Winster, the Brown Horse is a popular dining pub. Produce is sourced from the Brown Horse Estate, furnishing the chefs with…
Must-see restaurants in Cumbria & the Lakes
The Lake District
This swish new bistro has become the go-to address for Coniston dining. Its magpie menu borrows lots of global flavours – you'll find everything from…
The Lake District
Even if you're a committed carnivore, it's well worth dining here to see that vegetarian food isn't just nut roast and baked mushrooms – here, you could…
The Lake District
For a quick lunch stop, you won't go far wrong at this friendly little caff, which serves stuffed sandwiches, hot pies, baked spuds and yummy cakes (the…
Cumbria & the Lakes
A local's tip for Indian food. The setting, next to a busy main road, could be better, but the inside is atmospheric, painted in blingy colours and…
The Lake District
Beside a rattling brook at Skelwith Bridge, halfway between Ambleside and Elterwater, this smart cafe is definitely more gourmet than greasy spoon:…
The Lake District
Windermere gets its own boutique coffee house, serving excellent flat whites, pourovers and ristrettos, accompanied by a fine display of milk art. It's…
The Lake District
A popular riverside bistro in the cells beneath Cockermouth's old courthouse. The focus is on honest, hearty British bistro food – nothing too highfalutin…
Keswick
On the top floor of George Fisher, this attic cafe is great for a country lunch: try hot rarebit (toasted cheese on toast), mackerel paté or a classic…
The Lake District
For a proper dinner in Bowness, this well-known address is tucked away in a whitewashed building on Ash St. Ingredients are fundamentally Cumbrian – lamb…
Keswick
It's a little out of the way, in Portinscale, but this cafe is a popular stop-off for passengers on the Keswick Launch, with a lunch menu of flatbreads,…
The Lake District
Run by a local family, this bright and cheery cafe makes the perfect stop for lunch – whether you're in the mood for homemade soup, a big chunky sandwich,…
The Lake District
Windermere Town's newly opened gastropub does a solid meal – and as the name suggests, pork features on the menu in many forms, from crunchy ham skins to…
The Lake District
As traditionally English as a Sunday roast, this old-school tearoom is the spot for a classic cream tea served in a bone-china pot and accompanied by…
The Lake District
This cafe beside the main car park in Glenridding has something to fill you up at any time of day: generous fry-ups for breakfast; soups, pulled-pork…
The Lake District
Down a side alley, this Mediterranean-inspired cafe serves up delicious lunches of falafels, lamb stews, veggie meze and Moroccan tagines, plus a big…
The Lake District
Elderflower sourdoughs, deli ryes, pane rustica and classic wholemeal loaves – this is the place in Kendal to come for fresh bread and pastries. It also…
The Lake District
For a filling all-day brekkie, a ploughman's lunch, chunky sandwich or a slice of something naughty and cake-shaped, this attractive cafe in Pooley Bridge…
The Lake District
For premium Cumbrian cheeses, chutneys, cold cuts, beers and breadsticks, this fine food emporium is impossible to top in Ambleside – and it also does a…
The Lake District
A beloved local landmark, Zeff's is often packed out for its quality pizza and pasta. The £21.75 Double Feature deal includes two courses and a ticket to…
The Lake District
The best choice of several pubs in Hawkshead, with the requisite head-knockingly low ceilings and oak-panelled walls. Decent food plus pleasant four…
Cumbria & the Lakes
Swing by this cool cafe for a pastry and cappuccino or an Apple Refresher smoothie – or better still, settle in for a hearty brunch (available in Full Fox…
Keswick
Probably the best option in Keswick for a sit-down dinner, Morrel's is an attractive restaurant majoring in British bistro-style food. Glossy wood,…
The Lake District
This cheery village cafe is the place for a quick lunch of homemade soup and a thick-cut sandwich. The house-special flapjacks and savoury cheese smokeys…
The Lake District
A slate roof and black-and-white walls make this inn look classic, and so it proves: its Riverside Bar is an old hikers' haunt with dishes such as trout,…
Cumbria & the Lakes
This quirkily named gastropub is a popular hang-out for early evening drinks and a plate of grub such as steak-frites, buttermilk chicken burger or '80s…
The Lake District
As the name suggests, this venerable hostelry is right beside Buttermere's village bridge. There's standard pub food in the bar, or more upmarket fare in…
The Lake District
This whitewashed inn (doubles £90 to £125) once employed the 18th-century beauty known as the 'Maid of Buttermere', but these days it's just a welcoming…
The Lake District
Cottage dining, traditional and hearty, but fine if that's what you're in the mood for. Expect classics such as rarebit and quiche for lunch, and chicken…
Cumbria & the Lakes
Snacky, filling dishes such as fried chicken, beef pot pie and minute steak and chips are the mainstay at this waterfront Whitehaven cafe. It also does a…
The Lake District
Reliable Italian food, with wood-fired pizzas and authentic pastas partnered by unusual regional fare such as melanzane alla Parmigiana (baked aubergine)…
Cumbria & the Lakes
For a quick all-day breakfast, a proper cottage pie or a lovely omelette, this locals' tip makes a decent lunch stop in Ulverston. It also does an …
The Lake District
A reliable village bistro, Lewis's eponymous restaurant turns out hearty, classic British bistro dishes – steak, roast lamb, belly pork, sea bass and the…
The Lake District
This lakeside cafe does a brisk trade from people waiting for the Coniston launches. The usual salads, jacket spuds and sandwiches are on offer and there…
The Lake District
Crepes, both savoury and sweet, are the mainstay at this cafe in the middle of Grasmere. Go classic with melted Nutella, or fill yourself up with cheese…
The Lake District
Down a pint with a view of the fells at Traveller's Rest, a Glenridding stalwart. The food might be plain (steaks, pies, mixed grills) but the portions…
The Lake District
The Brewery Arts Centre's restaurant does a decent line in pub grub and stone-baked pizzas, perfect for a quick pre-film or pre-theatre supper.
The Lake District
Tasty Thai cuisine with fiery green, red and yellow curries served in the surrounds of Ambleside's old market hall. Also does takeaways.
The Lake District
Kendal's veggies make a beeline for this riverside cafe, an old fave for filling sandwiches, flapjacks and naughty-but-nice cakes.
Cumbria & the Lakes
Quiches, salads and afternoon teas are served in the cathedral's fratry, once used as a monk's mess hall.
