Craggs in Allerdale

We came here for Sunday Lunch. You have to book as its very popular. There is plenty on the menu and the prices are very reasonable. The portions are huge - even a children's portion would probabily suit must adults! I think it was something like £24 for adults (3 courses) or £12 for children. Traditional home cooked food.

What a lovely lunch, food was excellent and service second to none. very busy , that is a compliment in its self. book if you go , you will not be disappointed . thank you, to all the staff.

How can there be a bad review about The Craggs? The person who wrote it must have been on a different planet! The food is always fresh, delicious and home cooked to a very high standard! The service from the staff is excellent, and the food is always served hot - except of course the large selection of wonderful deserts! It is testament to them that they are always busy - and booking over the weekend is essential. We have to drive quite a few miles to get to the restaurant - but it is well worth it! We highly recommend The Craggs and give it a 5* rating every time! Well done!

This has to be the best value for money in the Northern Fells of the Lake District. Situated on the main road between Keswick and Bothel this is a clean well run cafe that provides an excellent full breakfast for under £10. Friendly and efficient service. The quality of the food was as good as other places charging more and it comes with toast. The other meals being served looked equally good.

After noon Tea ☕️ we have been to The Craggs on many occasions mainly for Sunday dinner and always enjoyed it, so we wanted to try there afternoon Tea it was delicious so much choice on the plates and no we couldn’t eat it all so brought some home with us presentation was beautiful even old style and looked great as normal the staff were all friendly and warm friendly feeling in the restaurant. Worth every penny totally recommend it.

Went for Sunday lunch, prawn cocktail, roast beef dinner and a pavlova pudding. My wife had similar and cannot find a fault. The service was excellent and arrived in time. The Craggs was very busy but this did not affect the warm friendly atmosphere

Came to Craggs for Sunday lunch. If you are planning on coming for Sunday Lunch make sure you book as it is always very busy so you may get turned away. Sunday lunch consists of 3 courses with plenty of choices for each course. Some of the choices are a bit old fashioned, e.g egg mayonnaise or prawn cocktail but this is obviously what the customers want as the menu has stayed the same for years. The food is amazing and such good value. Even the children can choose a 3 course meal and they only charged £10! Traditional home cooked food. Huge Portions.

Went again for Sunday dinner absolutely beautiful couldn’t fault any of meal Prawn Cocktail starter beef Sunday dinner with lots of trimmings all cooked to perfection 2 x clean plates then trifle for me Banana split for my wife, as for the venue it is so relaxing and very well looked after the staff can’t do enough for you, thank you to the staff. Got to be tried worth every penny xx

A very busy place ,clean friendly, spot on , just managed to book a table for 2 on Friday, last one, had a lovely Sunday lunch, food and all the staff were faultless , a credit to the owner , think that might be Sophie , well done, the cakes to take home, are gorgeous , thank you !!

Lovely little place, with gorgeous views of the fells. Breakfast was very nice, made with good quality, local produce. There’s an assortment of cakes and treats to take home, most of which reminded me of things my Grandma used to make. Craggs does not accept card payment which caught me off guard, luckily my friend had cash on her or we’d be scuppered.

We came here for lunch on Christmas Eve. There wasn’t many people in so it was easy to social distance. The menu had plenty of choice and the prices were reasonable. The food was good, staff were friendly and we enjoyed our lunch.

Messaged ahead to see if we had to book a table it wasn't necessary lovely large airy. room staff very friendly and food was excellent we bought two cakes to take home they were delicious will definitely visit again thank you

Stopped off during a wet Tuesday in August. So 50% off. Waitress found us a table straight away. We ordered 3 panninis and 1 toasties all came with salad garnish and home made coleslaw they were cooked fresh and tasted great with plenty of filling. The ham was proper gammon and plenty of cheese. We then all ordered from the massive selection of home made desserts. Two cream scones, fresh fruit tart and an ice cream. All fresh and filling.Would definitely visit again if in the area and sit outside to appreciate the fantastic view. Menu qss reasonable price without the discount.

Visited for lunch during Eat out to help out so was great value. Never seen the car park that full and the restaurant was very busy with older customers.The service was ok except for one young waitress who clearly didn’t want to be there, very dismissive and rude. She needs some customer service training or customers won’t return. There were loads of flies in the restaurant but the insectocutor was switched off; strange? The food was average, frozen, not fresh, but the fries are good! Would probably try it again when much quieter

Says all day breakfast on FB page menu, doesn’t mention anywhere on FB page that breakfast is not on a Sunday. Attitude of staff appalling. Would definitely NOT recommend this place unless you want rude service from the female waitress.

We felt unsafe on our visit as the tables very close together, it did not appear that any tables had been removed to comply with Social Distancing and the Restaurant was full to capacity. The food was good as usual, but staff need more training on Covid precautions, but to be fair to them they were very few of them to deal with the full restaurant.

My husband and I rarely go to a cafe or restaurant. (We are difficult people to satisfy let alone impress, we cook ourselves and always use top quality ingredients, which is rare in restaurants) however on this particular day we called in.There were a few tables already occupied but still plenty of choice and space to sit privately. The room was lovely, spacious and light, lots of windows to appreciate the amazing view. We were made welcome and considering we only ‘popped in for a cuppa’ we had a really wholesome meal, perfectly cooked, presented, top quality.Very good food. I had a real struggle to eat the fresh cream slice afterwards, because I was so full, but it is years since I can remember eating anything so perfect, flaky, melt in your mouth, pastry. Freshly made that day. Nothing any trouble to them.

Great food at good prices. Home made puddings and cakes, superb. The servicecouldnt have been better. You have to visit if in the area

Popped in for our “Lunch Today” and was very very satisfied with the meals we had “Chicken Goujons Chips etc and Gammon and usual trimmings and Chips” portions were very good and service exceptional and friendly. All prices reasonable and premises very high standards if on way to Keswick recommended stop.

Had Sunday dinner 4 of us £18 each 3 courses of shear perfection Menu had so many things to choose from came away full of gorgeous home made food, the staff are really pleasant and helpful.

Good wholesome food at a reasonable price. Friendly staff with plenty of parking places. Away from the madding crowd.

It's a while since my wife & I visited the 'Craggs', but we were not disappointed, the food is still freshly cooked to order & of good quality, We both had the 'Special' which was chicken & ham pie, plenty of both meats & delicious, we both had a strawberry tart for pud with coffee & found everything was lovely.

5 of us popped in after paragliding nearby. Easy to get spoiled here in the lakes, your expectations quickly rise.High prices, gluten free, vegan, locally sources, homemade, peace cakes with a pound going to mountain rescue are all par for the course in keswick, Ambleside and Grasmere.And i love all that, but a good honest cafe, great value, friendly staff, beautiful homemade cakes and generous portions will win out for me every time. Its not in a town or attached to an attraction and it was still full. Im taking my partner back today for lunch

Nice setting on the road to Bassenthwaite Good service Good food and very fairly priced. Cakes are exceptional.

It's been a while since we have been here but nothing had changed. 9th march!! We both had the Gammon which was cooked to perfection. Homemade chips too. A lovely place with beautiful scenery. Staff are excellent, polite and efficient. It was a very busy Saturday but we didn't wait long at all. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The best Gammon we've had. Will definately be back soon!!!!

Well I’ve totally raved about this place a number of times it’s pioneer frozen stuff but the chips were always real!!!! Along with salad etc!!! For the last few times I’d question staff politeness and now as from Friday the food was totally crap roast beef chips gravy peas..... well the beef n jelly gravy was cold really didn’t look good at all!!! Then when hubby changed his mind and said he really didn’t want to eat the said meal as “jelly gravy” he ordered f&c well the aggressiveness with new plate of food was dumped!! From scary lady!!!!! Out of the kitchen!!! NEVER AGAIN sadly we now know why they never made the cut of best cafe coz there awful! still full price with no one asking if meal ok as they knew as wasn’t full of farmers and frozen food not good at all

Very nice place for meals Food excellent and service first class Would highly recommend for meals any time

Been here a few times in the past, and always lives up to its reputation. They have a decent menu, and will accomodate you for changes to your liking. Fantastic cakes and desserts.. took 2 cheese scones home for tea, Service with a smile ... reasonably priced also... will be back

I had lunch there today (Sunday 7/10/18) and was impressed by the large number of locals who were there. I take that as a very good sign and the meal presented did not disappoint. Cheerful, efficient and attentive staff with good plain food nicely served. It was busy but no one appeared to have to wait. The roast beef served with two light and fluffy Yorkshires and with side veg and sauces......excellent. The meringue of the pavlova looked magnificent and if I was to be picky would say it tasted a little “floury”.

I came here for lunch one day during the week. I decided to go for the crispy chicken strips with sweet chilli sauce. I asked for the dish to come without peas. Unfortunately it still came with peas, but I didn’t mind - I just don’t like them, I’m not allergic or anything. The café is light and airy and there are plenty of tables. There are plenty of choices available on the menu, some come as small portions if you wish. The prices are reasonable and the majority of the food seems to be home made.

Have been many times, fab views and location. Food, especially cakes, delicious. BEWARE did a 50 mile round trip today to find they are closed till 17th, phn check first. We will be back soon

We've been to Craggs several times over the years but hadn't been for a while until hubby decided he would like his Father's Day lunch there. Simply cannot fault this place, it's in a beautiful location - surrounded by the most impressive scenery. The staff are great and the food ... wow ... delicious home made grub that takes some beating. As it was Sunday, we had the Sunday Lunch menu and the value (£18.00) for three courses was simply fantastic. I can't believe we've left it so long before returning - especially when it's almost on our doorstep! The normal menu has loads of choice and is all reasonably priced. It's an absolute 'must' when you're out this way. Only downside, the chairs aren't terribly comfortable and we kept sliding down them. Only a minor point though because everything else outweighs this slight criticism.

Visited The Craggs today, stunning location, quick service, and fantastic food. I had quiche and chips, the quiche was beautiful and light and the chips were real chips! Very good value for money. We also purchased some homemade cakes-caramel shortbread and viennese whirls-both of which are scrummy. Would highly recommend and will definitely return

There’s not much you can say about a coffee and scone, but...

I enjoy stopping here whether whatever time of day for refreshment or a full meal. Particularly like the Cumberland sausage as it is from my favourite local butcher.

Called in a few week ago for a meal voucher for a gift, ended up having lunch with my daughter , loved it so Booked an early mothers day treat for my mam, Afternoon tea was to die for, All home made cakes, China cups and plates gives it that extra special feel, was for four of us and there was plenty even brought a doggy bag home, and at £10 per person it's really good value for money, and the staff are really nice , pregnant lady serving couldn't do enough for us , and considering it's an out of the way place it was busy, Will definitely be back thank you so much x

Drove passed and then were very glad we turned back to Craggs. It is a straightforward excellent coffee shop and restaurant providing wholesome meals and snacks. It is rightly very popular not least because of its friendly staff and outstanding value.

Nice home cooked food, light and airy layout, reasonable prices and friendly staff. They also sell homemade cakes to takeaway and local crafts.

Good home cooking and cakes to take away, smaller portions by request, staff friendly and helpful. Closed Monday boo hoo my most likely chance to call.

Our whole family went to Craggs last Saturday morning for a full English which was everything we expected and filled us up for the day out.

Lovely visit here for lunch today. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere and lovely food which was fantastic value for money. We also bought some baked goods to take away - which are delicious! Wonderful, home made, proper good food. Definitely worth a visit!

I came here for my lunch with my parents. They love it here, I think they visit once a week for lunch. The restaurant area is light and airy and the food is all home cooked. You are able to order half portions if you wish, and you still get loads. You are able to buy cakes and locally made gifts to take home.

We came for Sunday lunch with our family. Excellent value for money, portion sizes are huge. Dishes of potatoes and vegetables are put on the table for you. Yorkshire puddings are huge. Good choice of starters, different meats for main course and the sweets are out of this world. Piece of advice don't have any breakfast if you're going for lunch.

We hadn't been there for a while thought we would call for a cuppa in afternoon when we went in all I could smell was chip fat and fry ups our tea a cake was wasted no windows were open and the extractor fans must not be working when we left our clothes stunk won't be back. Oh and our cake wasn't all that good either

Nos llevaron aquí para comer el domingo por amigos Threlkeld y durante la estancia en una encantadora comida lo que tuvimos. El lugar estaba muy concurrido, pero el servicio era bueno. La comida era toda casa comida recién preparada hizo. Para arranque tuve el cod goujons y eran deliciosos. Mi marido tenía la mayonesa de huevo que no consigues en muchos lugares ahora y realmente lo disfruté. Uno de nuestros amigos tenía cóctel de gambas, que estaba muy bien presentado y sabroso, y la otra una sopa que era excelente. La carne asada se derretía en la boca y las verduras estaban muy bien cocinados, zanahorias, repollo, financiarlo y puré de patatas asadas. Los pudines eran caseros y la frambuesa roulade que tuve era divino. Mi marido tenía el pudin y dijo que estaba delicioso y nuestros amigos en banana split que venía con suficiente fundamento de fruta fresca y helado. El café era un excelente final para una excelente comida y gran relación calidad-precio en 18 libras por cabeza. Sin duda volveremos de nuevo la próxima vez que estemos en la zona.

Como gente de relativa nos pare en el Craggs cuando estamos en ese lado del condado. Siempre buena comida, servicio y precios. ¿Qué más se puede pedir!

Llamado aquí para el almuerzo un par de veces con mis padres ancianos. La comida es muy buena y el personal es muy servicial. La última visita que tuve sobresaliente era delicioso, mis padres tenían carne asada, ambos lo disfrutamos. Estaría más que contento de aceptar amigos y familia para una comida. Las raciones son bastante grandes (trajes de mí: D), pero se puede ajustar para los paladares más pequeñas, sólo hay que preguntar.

Lugar encantador, con vistas fantásticas y todos los alimentos caseros. Todos recién hechos, un excelente lugar para comer.

You must book or you will not get a table .The food is some of the best and you will struggle to find a restaurant to Mach the amount of food you get here....The staff are great and very helpful All the cakes and puddings are home made and you are spoiled for choose

I have been wanting to try Craggs for ages. We tried twice previously, but the first time they were closed, and then the second time something else cropped up. Third time lucky I thought, but then my car broke down on the way there! Luckily we did manage to get there in the end on the third attempt after my car had been taken to a local garage. I thought I was never going to get to come to Craggs! The café is very spacious and there is parking available. There is loads of choice on the menu and most of it seems to be home made. I just opted for a sandwich but my parents both had the turkey dinner. I don’t think they were expecting much, but they came away saying it was the best meal they had had in a long time. The food is really good, and the portions are huge. I will be coming here for lunch again in the near future.

Yum yum yumThis place is proper home cooked food if not better, Sunday they do 3 courses and afew choices of roast, with beef you get 2 Yorkshire pudding and you can have small or regular sizes too, the cakes, puddings r to die for & you can even buy home made cakes etc to take awayHave also been mid week and the food is equally just as good home made soup, proper chips & no pioneer crap in sight at least I don't think so anyway❤️

We popped in for a coffee. We had some soup, cakes as well. They were really nice and the ice creams are lovely too. Home made cakes and scones are lovely. Enjoyed it very much!

Lovely cafe with excellent home cooking and baking plus attentive and pleasant waiting staff. Also clean and tidy, just the place to relax and recover after a few hours on the Fells.

Effectively a road side cafe, abundant amounts of pine furniture, cream walls, red carpet. It's not going to knock you out on decor but the menus is excellent, very good value and pleasant service. Lots of choice if you've got a family to feed or about to do a track or walk. Will fill you up without breaking the bank. Very good for what it is.

Called in yesterday for a tea break enjoyed fantastic service great food and excellent tea and coffee. Would highly recommend a visit

Have been for coffee and/or snacks on several occasions and always had good service and food.However the Sunday lunch is excellent. Plenty of choice. Good, wholesome well cooked and plentiful. You won't go home hungry or disappointed.

Called in here for lunch on a recent Sunday, first observation was that car park was packed and some less than thoughtful customers had parked very dangerously on either side of road and grass verge, very concerned that this is an accident waiting to happen. On entering cafe area we were asked if we wanted lunch, well at 1pm yes! We were asked if we had booked we replied no, we were then told by a second lady employee in a rather negative tone that they weren't doing general lunches only Sunday lunches I.e. Roast dinners and none of there normal menu was available, turned and left she made us feel like we had interrupted and asked for something completely alien! Sad to be greeted this way when we had heard otherwise good reports.

Went here for Sunday dinner recently and it was lovely.Very busy which was a good sign and had a choice of roasts. We got a three course meal and I think every course I had apart from the starter was made by the craggs. Very enjoyable and they also have a choice of cakes to buy and take away.Staff were pleasant & helpful.I would go back and I would also recommend to others.

You cant put this food into words - but you can put it into your mouth, and from there you wont be able to stop :-) Starter, Main Meal & Dessert = Yum, Yum, & more Yum.We are now regulars on Sunday's. You'll need the Lake District to work all that food off !The staff are highly attentive and were awarded a large tip.Dennis is the boss, who will come around for a friendly chat, and his good lady has to be thanked for her skills in creating these outstanding professional desserts & meals.For those looking for a quieter area to dine - try the north end of the restaurant (as you walk into the dinning area this is on your left side).Windows almost all around give views of the fields, hills, horses, sheep and cattle.There are 2 Craggs, this review is for "The Craggs" on the A591, just past Bothel, heading for Bassenthwaite.

Home cooked food very good and Sunday dinner fantastic,cakes fantastic and very warm friendly welcome.would recommend anyone to eat here and definitely the Sunday dinner really lovely

Lunch time was busy but fantastic service quick but not rushed, food all freshl cooked & definetly homemade, we even had a cake for dessert absolutely yummy

Out for a run and pulled in for "Lunch" and was not disappointed very friendly spotless clean and variety was excellent.Decided to have the "Gammon Steak" and my partner had the smaller portion, when I got mine couldn't believe the size and it was very tasty if I was honest the smaller gammon would have been sufficient but when it's food never like to be beat. When I paid the bill couldn't believe how cheap as I was expecting more costly with the helpings we had.I can highly recommend this eatery for anybody on road to Keswick. I can only 5 Star but it's worth more.

Visited here today with friends and have passed often but always been a Monday when it was shut. However, today had lunch. Menu extensive and decided to have the gammon steak. This has to be the largest I have ever received. It was massive with pineapple, egg,peas and chips all for under a tenner! Others in the party had roast beef, chicken goujons and a baked potato. All were excellent. We also had a dessert and were not disappointed - main problem being what to have as choice fantastic. The service - staff and atmosphere were also superb.We can see why the car park gets full quickly.Well worth a visit

Having passed by this place hundreds of times we always commented on how the car park is more often than not, full. Now we know; having dined here for lunch with visiting friends, the meal was well worth it. Portions are generous and would certainly recommend the gammon, it's HUGE! Pleasant homely service, not rushed, try the cakes and puds, well worth stopping by for.

If you want the biggest piece of Gammon ever then this is the place to come. If you want homemade cakes & puds then this is the place to come. If you are veggie then ask the staff how they can assist you. Toilets clean, disabled loo with plenty of space & good wheelchair access throughout. This isn't a haute cuisine restaurant it is somewhere to come for proper well cooked good food. Check out the ice cream too.

My wife & I have eaten here a few times & have always found the staff to be pleasant & the food of good quality.I also arranged a birthday celebration for my wife for a party of 20 friends, the food was again of good quality & the service excellent.

Was going to give a terrible rating as out of the 11 main meals printed on menu not ONE was suitable for a vegetarian!!. There was no vegetarian items marked on the menu (v)so had to asked if there was anything suitable was told it was down to a choose of either quiche or a baked potato.Only the pleasant service saved this review from the terrible mark.

The Craggs provides the perfect tonic to many of the mediocre establishments which profess to provide "executive chefs" and "sublime menus". Semantics mean very little when it comes to a good quality repast! The Craggs epitomizes everything a Sunday lunch should be! It defines the perfect Sunday lunch. Good food;friendly staff,quintessentially English! Simply irresistible.

The food in this place is fantastic. Everything is home-cooked and delicious and the choice is fantastic. The prices are also very reasonable.When it comes to puds, about which I'm an expert, the choice is the best I've ever seen and the quality is superb. Most of my favourites are there and delicious - key lime pie, trifle, lemon meringue pie, exquisite cream cakes. The cream teas are excellent and feature a selection of the above-enthused-about cream cakes.The vegetable soup is just how I like it - lots of flavour but not pureed into unrecognisability - there are actually pieces of veg in it.There are also home-made cakes and biscuits for sale at a reasonable price - the cakes can be bought as half-cakes - a good thing in my case as I'll eat the whole thing in one go once opened.The staff are efficient and friendly too - what more could you want?Oh yes, and the view out of the window is lovely too...

I've been here several times and it has never failed to impress. Whether you are having a meal or just a snack this is good value food served by friendly staff. Excellent range of home made cakes!

We like the Craggs restaurant especially for Sunday lunch it is good wholesome tasty food. We had the beef and it was very good and plenty of it. This is a popular place to eat so it is essential to book a table so that you won't be disappointed if you just go there by chance because it most probably will be full up.They also do homemade cakes which are delicious.

Called in to the craggs last Sunday for dinner as heard good things from friends. We got there about 2.00 and it was reasonably quiet. Place looked nice, plenty of free tables, some with nice views. We chose roast beef Sunday dinner.It came with 2 Yorkshire puddings, and the meat was excellent. Proper thick gravy in a separate gravy boat. Overall it was excellent.The deserts were displayed in dishes in the chilled cabinet. They were all home made and came with a jug of cream.There was a good selection of sandwiches cakes and other meals available as wellStaff pleasant all the time and good service. One of the best traditional home made Sunday dinners we have had for a long time. Can't wait to go back

Food is well cooked, generous portions, don't expect haute cuisine this is a cafe run by farmers and its about a good feed of plain well cooked food.sunday lunch is outstanding, no miserable portions, you will not leave feeling hungry.

Absolutely lovely, A friendly Service with a smile, Fast and efficient! We had a Lovely Sunday lunch, Just like home cooked! Will be going back!

This is a little gem, that is just off the beaten track for the main tourist areas in the Lakes. If you're in the area it is well worth a visit. It's on the main road from Keswick to Bothel and is about 4 miles beyond Castle Inn. From the outside it looks like a small roadside café; but take the adventure and step inside. It is very clean and has a large seating area in the rear overlooking the fells beyond.The food is all freshly home cooked, and whilst the menu isn't large it offers great value for money. Fish goujoins, Cumberland sausage, roast meat meals all at £7.95 and a good portion size. Great choice of sandwiches, jacket potatoes and a massive range of cakes. They are licensed so sell a good house wine at £11.50 a bottle.It seems to be well used by locals which is always a good sign. We'll be back again, when we're next up there.Tip to owner - please put out a board on the road front saying you do hot meals, it's not clear from your current sign!

We have eaten here several times, the food is very good and a nice location.The home baking produce isexcellent and available to purchase.

Been today for Sunday lunch absolutely beautiful, we booked and just as well every seat taken.The service could not of been any better polite happy and helpful staff second to none, the food £16 for 3 course meal and great variety of starters main and puddings, every mouthful was well cooked and tasty. If you want value for money get a table booked.

Been in here a couple of times over the last 3 years whilst staying over the road at the Skiddaw View Holiday Park .The food is fresh, wholesome and very well prepared /cooked.I notice a few poor reviews in relation to the staff. When we went in around 4pm on a thursday afternoon, 3 of the staff were seated at a table nattering and ( I assume) enjoying a well earned coffee break. Nobody attempted to greet us /serve us, infact, we were ignored!! -Maybe the staff could do with some customer service training!!However, the food we ordered was hot, tasty and very well presented!- just like the times we have been previously.Definitely recommend the food ! -not so for the staff they employ!!!!

We called intot he Craggs after a friend recommended it for coffee and cake, unfortunately it was lunchtime and they were only serving lunch, most tables seemed to be booked, I asked if there was an available table. I was informed there was a table if I could wait two minutes until it was cleaned down and reset. Wedecided that we would lunch, the fixed price was £16.00, for three courses. There were six (6) starters, three (3) mains consisting of Beef, Turkey and Gammon, and twelve (12) sweets. The place was full and a gentleman I assumed to be one of the owners served us, he delightful and made us feel very welcome.There was the minimum of delay between courses and more than enough for two good eaters, my turkey was melt in the mouth and my wife said the same about her beef, and she got two Yorkshire puddings, we only had melon for starters but it was a quarter of a melon, and for sweet we had a Toblerone Pavlova and a peach and raspberry pavlova they were to die for. I went to pay the bill and was told it was £32.00 I said there must be tea and coffee to add on and was told that tea and coffee were inclusive. I was so impressed I have decided to take my whole family there for Fathers day on 16th June.My understanding is that on normal days they have a more open menu, if that is as good as the fixed menu it will be very difficult to beat.Service was excellent, all the waiters were polite and welcoming especially the gentleman I assumed to be an owner, It was a priveledge to visit and we will return many times.The environment where the restaurant is located overlooks the Skiddaw mountains and many other local fells, the cafe appears to be a converted type barn and is very clean, open and extremely pleasant, cleanliness being its No 1 consideratiion. A fantastic luncg time, thanks Craggs.

Lovely big, clean room and facilities, with unusual outdoor seating and views over upland farmland. Coffee and cakes are excellent. It's on the route from Carlisle to Keswick (or a 400yrd detour if you're going to Cockermouth from Carlisle) and it's a shame it isn't better known. Children are welcomed and catered for.

As other reviews have stated, if you're not local don't expect any kind of welcome, let alone a warm one! Today was our third & final visit to The Craggs. Never have I been served with such a lack of enthusiasm & courtesy; we really felt like we were inconveniencing the waitress with our custom. (Actually, that's not strictly true as this waitress had the same lack of enthusiasm & courtesy last time we visited, but we put it down to her 'just having a bad day') It was very noticable how her manner completely changed when two other groups of people, that she clearly knew walked in, & she suddenly became all smiles & chatty.The food was average; watery, tasteless soup; greasy bacon/eggs - but nice chips. After finishing our meal we waited for approximately 20 mins for the waitress to return to clear our plates & to see if there was anything else we wanted. She made no effort to do so when she had some spare time & so we decided to forego the sweets, pay & leave.This place has so much potential but if more people vote like me & my family, i.e.. with their feet, they could soon start to feel the effect.**On our first visit we were served by a very young lady, who I suspect is the owners daughter. She was everything you could possibly want in a waitress; pleasant, polite & attentive..........maybe todays waitress should take a few lessons from her!

The food is excellent. We have been several times. Sunday lunch is delicious and all home cooked. Great value. Homemade cakes to take away are too tempting! Great to see waitresses almost running around to make sure service is tops - unusual in the UK unfortunately!!

Have driven past this place so many times without stopping, so for once we decided we should try it out. Walked in and although the waitress looked at us, didn't try and guide us to what to do, so we asked - do we just grab a table? Yes, she said. So we did.On the table was a wine menu and a hot/cold drinks menu. No food menu, although there was vinegar and sauce sachets, so we presumed they did hot food.We went up to the counter to order and it just seemed to be a variety of (very nice looking) home-made cakes. There didn't seem to be a food menu anywhere, so we just ordered a scone (best option as hubby is diabetic) and a hot drink each.The teapot was almost dropped on the table, with no smile or acknowledgement, and when the scone arrived it was just left on the end of the table at a seat no one was sitting at.Scone was fine, coffee was good, tea was good.We went to pay and noticed beside the till, on the floor was a chalkboard with the hot meals on (seemed to be just roast dinners, 3 courses for £16, but it was a Sunday) This couldn't be seen from entering the Cafe, just later when paying.We wouldn't have wanted a full 3 course dinner anyway, but a toasty or soup might have been nice.Fabulous views though, but don't think we will bother going back.

Good basic, honest food,the majority of which is homemade. My beef was tender and flavourful,the turkey was moist and tasty, delicious homemade yorkshires, basic vegetables and everything was hot.The staff are efficient,no room for dessert,but they are homemade and look delicious.

At time of writing there is one excellent review of this venue and one poor one- i am very much in the former camp after a wonderful visit last week. The menu is fairly limited but they do wonderful all day breakfasts and cream teas and seem to specialise in homemade cakes-The vanilla slice was probably the best ever! The place is spotlessly clean and the views are beautiful. Take a window seat and you will overlook fields full of sheep- A real country feel. Another reviewer is fairly negative about the staff and i have to admit that i would have given a 5/5 but for the rather unenthusiastic welcome.When some locals popped in the staff were all over them whereas we got the minimum , but polite all the same, attention. Do not let me put you off. Pop in for some wonderful views, some good food and the best vanilla slice ever!

Hadn't stopped here for a while but I quickly remembered why not. The menu is uninspiring. Almost everything is with peas, chips and gravy. It's only one step up from a greasy spoon which is disappointing as not only is it on a busy road (A591) but there is lots of holiday accommodation close by. It's a missed opportunity. You'll get a friendly welcome if you're a local. Otherwise, even if you're a regular, expect to be served with complete disinterest. I won't be back. We only came here because there was a queue at Moota. The Craggs was practically empty. No prizes for guessing why.

The Craggs Coffee House is situated on the A591 which runs between Keswick and the A595 to Carlisle. It is about a 20 min scenic drive from Keswick past Bassenthwaite Lake. It serves food until about 5pm. All of the food is home-cooked by the proprietor who also bakes all her own cakes and pastries. These are available to take away at a very reasonable price.We called in for lunch. My husband had Cumberland sausage, chips and vegetables and I had a lovely home-made cheese and broccoli quiche with salad. We followed with lemon meringue pie and coffee and walnut cake. Add to that two coffees and a bill under twenty pounds. There were some lovely photographs for sale on the walls which were also extremely reasonable. Will definitely return near Christmas to buy some presents.I understand that it gets very busy on a Sunday lunch time and booking is essential.