Goat Gap Cafe in Craven

The salt beef on sourdough sandwich is the best!

Called on my way to Scotland with my dog. Small menu but all good. Can recommend the scones.

Little pricey but very nicey and great service.

Ecxellent food and a lovely place to stop. Would definitely return.

Outstanding cafe with epic and unbelievably amazing panoramic views. Fantastic food, great prices for big portions & outstanding service and staff. Great coffee, dog friendly, and good mobile/internet reception. Highly recommend.

Friendly and welcoming, as usual ☺

Excellent little stop off busy place but turn over good I would recommend this cafe as a good stop when on your way to the lakes

Fantastic find good food good service

Could do with a bit more variety on menu.

Lovely roadside cafe of the A65 Newby not far from Clapham very good breakfasts that we had well presented and prompt service also Dog Friendly.

The food was absolutely lovely, the staff were very cheerful and helpful, will definitely be stopping in again

Excellent service with the food being reasonably priced for the excellent quality.

What a great cafe with good parking. I saw this place recommend in the MCN, and as we were travelling through the southern lake district, I thought we'd give it a try. So pleased we did. Lovely staff and good quality food, and a nice atmosphere. Will definitely be back.

Had a lovely stop off here for breakfast as had been in the lakes for my daughters sky dive ..fast service very polight we will be back

First visit although we live at Ingleton and remember this being a Little Chef many years ago. Very busy. Three adults to feed so we chose cream scones and egg sandwich. All served very fresh, fries with the sandwich were hot and crispy. Scones were a good size crispy on the outside soft and fluffy in the middle, suggest homemade. Lovely latte coffee hot and milky but still tasting of coffee. Will recommend to friends and we will return as a family and perhaps try a meal next time. Small menu but good choices and also daily specials to choose from. Reasonably priced. Thank you We enjoyed our visit.

What a lovely cafe! My partner and I called in on the way back to Leeds. The cafe is immaculate, the staff are very friendly and the food is simply delicious. I had a salt beef sandwich and oh my, it was stunning. My partner had the club sandwich and again it was beautiful. Don’t hesitate to stop here. Also the views are really lovely too!

What a lovely cafe, very welcoming staff, a must stop at cafe 😊, and our dogs loved it

Me and my stepdad stopped here for food when out visiting the Yorkshire Dales! I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. As a carnivore I wasn’t expecting to find anything on the menu suitable for my way of eating at all! However I went for the beef brisket with melted cheese, sauerkraut and picked gherkin! It was perfect and I would eat it all again! This place is now on my list of must eat here places!!

A wonderful find on a random drive. Staff friendly and welcoming, food is great

1st visit, fab menu , fab tasting mocha. Hands down....the chunkiest sarnie I've had!! Excellent value for money. Dog friendly. Very friendly quick service. Many thanks guys 😍

We have used the Goat Gap for years (should've written them a review sooner!) The team are always so welcoming, the food is excellent with a good range available. Yesterday we visited for breakfast after staying locally at the Dalesbridge camping facility. A full tasty breakfast with freshly ground coffee to drink set us for the day. The host also sent a portion of honey tart for us to try. Delicious. If you're in the area or passing through on the A65 stop to enjoy the food and drink or grab a takeaway. Perfect for cyclists too, you can leave your bike in view at all times.

Lovely coffee and helpful staff

Great cafe. Good for walkers. Check opening times before going.

Lovely Club sandwich 😁 Great service And all done on a cold foggy day😂 Decaf coffee was lovely and a special 🐻 made it very nice

Friendly hard working staff. Really tasty salad with lots of attention to detail. Free parking, reasonably priced and very clean. Will definitely come back

Always a good stop . Great food. With that little bit extra.

Lovely food, great service, great atmosphere, can't wait to return

Really good cakes. We just had cakes and coffee but the menu looked good.

I visit this café regularly during my motorcycle loops, and it’s always a highlight of my trip. The food is excellent, and the salt beef sandwich is an absolute favorite—definitely worth trying! The staff are friendly and welcoming, and it’s great that dogs are allowed, which adds to the warm and relaxed atmosphere. The only small downside is that it can be a bit chilly inside, so some additional heating would be a great bonus. That said, it’s still a fantastic spot, and I always look forward to stopping by. Highly recommended!

I've been driving past this place for many years, each time saying " I must see what the food is like". Today was that day. It was well worth the wait. We took my elderly parents who were extremely happy with their food, as were we. The service was out of this world. Thanks you. We will definitely be back on our next visit to the UK from France.xx

Yum! Tasty food, delicious cake and strong coffee. We were sad to be ending our holiday but the great menu and friendly welcome cheered us up. Fantastic view too!

Nice breakfast and excellent service.

We stopped for coffee and lunch on our way across to Harrogate having passed by many times before. My partner is coeliac (gluten free) , so we were keen to see what they could offer. The service was very good, polite and helpful. I had the large sausage roll and my partner had the fritarta. All was well, but we had to deduct one point as the fritarta had large pieces of egg shells in it. The other reason for the point deduction was that despite being lovely and clean, the cafe lacks warmth, both literally and in the sense of décor. So small homely improvements in that area could make a large difference. Otherwise a really nice nice

If you're driving through this way on holiday, looking for a place to eat, stop here and enjoy this place. My wife and I have been driving past this cafe at least twice a day for a week, we should have stopped sooner. Food is tasty and fresh, the staff are lovey and friendly. Wish I had found it sooner. Stop in, you won't be disappointed.

While travelling across to Yorkshire for the Christmas holiday, we decided to stop at the Goat Gap Cafe for some lunch. On entering we chose a table away from the door ( can be chilly). We noticed on the specials menu that the soup of the day was Mushroom, ( one of our favourites, so we both plumped for that). I went to the counter and ordered our meal, 2 soups and 2 flat White coffees £21. The waitress brought over our utensils and condiments, quickly followed by our coffee. The soup arrived, piping hot, served with 2 slices of sourdough bread ( which had been lightly toasted) and butter. The soup was delicious, not to thick, well seasoned and with a deep mushroom flavour. We both cleaned our bowls and agreed it was one of the best mushroom soup’s we had had. The only negative, is the building is quite cold and a lot of the customers keep their coats on while eating, I imagine this is only an issue in the winter, but does detract from the atmosphere slightly. The quality of the food and the reasonable price certainly means we will visit again when taking the route across country.

Came for our usual breakfast, the best around. Fantastic quality and value for money, with superb service. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone to pay it a visit.

Came across this place by happenstance when driving past and stopped for breakfast. Cracking bacon and egg sandwich perfectly cooked, and good coffee. Decent pit stop if you’re driving through the area.

Lovely little stop off for lunch on way to lakes. Great food options and service

Always a pleasure to visit. Staff are friendly and very efficient. Food is also excellent. Will keep returning.

We we're a party of 5 people visiting for lunch; food was very good and the service friendly and efficient. A great place to stop if traveling on the A65 between Settle and Kirkby Lonsdale.

Please do breakfast later than 11 30. other than that great food.

Great selection of good food. Wonderful selection of cakes ( so hard to chose!) Excellent coffee and very friendly service. All round excellence .

Absolutely beautiful food so glad we chose this place to eat, can you franchise all over the UK please

Despite them having a busy late breakfast service the food came quick and freshly prepared. Tasty bacon and bread roll

This was a random stop, I had no prior knowledge of the cafe. It's bright and clean with a sensibly small.menu augmented with specials. I had the salt beef on sourdough which came with sauerkraut, chips and tabbouleh. The brisket was home cured and very tasty. If I were to proffer any advice it would be to up grade the chips bit that is just a minor observation. Stop and enjoy.

Great food, great environment, great service, great little stop for me on a loop of the countryside before heading to Ribblehead viaduct.

Had a very good experience for us both.

A great stop off every time we are travelling this road.

Went for breakfast with the family. Food was amazing, served fresh and piping hot. Very large portions. They accommodated my fussy order with out any problems. Place was clean, spacious and well lit. Friendly staff and great service. One of the best hot chocolates I've had in a long while. Thank you team.

Perfect place for a break whilst travelling in this beautiful part of Yorkshire. Great food and friendly staff a bit of a hidden gem.

What a great find - superb breakfast. Every item carefully cooked and really tasty. Really nice atmosphere and very helpful staff

Delicious breakfast. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere and loved the views from the giant windows.

What a lovely little roadside cafe. The staff were so happy, helpful and seemed to be having a great time dispite the fact that it was a busy Sunday lunch/brunchtime. The Sausage rolls were to die for and the cakes were a real treat having climbed Inglebrough the day before.

Had a saltbeef sandwich, but sadly the cure hadn't reached much of the inside of the beef and it was like eating totally raw beef. Salad and slaw and chips excellent. Service friendly and efficient. Atmosphere is a bit canteenish. Coffee excellent.

Nice cafe good food nice staff plenty of parking

Scrambled egg on sourdough bread was next level good! Lovely little cafe off the main road.

Very nice food in generous quantities.

A very odd experience. Almost as if customers were a bother. We arrived at 11:30AM, and smelled some wonderful grilled meats. But the only menu they had was the breakfast menu. We asked 3 different employees about what was going to be served and when and referenced the great aroma. The first one replied: "it's whateverr is in the BBQ". Rather obvious. We asked what it was and when it would be available and were ignored. A similar situation with the cashier and then with the fellow who suddenly ran around the restaurant after we had gotten our tea and pastry (we had wanted something more substantial, but not breakfast at 11:30). He relied: "I don't know what the chef is cooking". We looked at the menu which had better choices for lunch, and then the menu guy put up the daily special board a few seconds later, which clearly referenced several meat items. The also had a board with a schedule: 3PM cold sandwiches and soup only.3:15 desserts only, and 3:30 takeaway only. Weird and compressed service timeline. We ended up leaving since no one seemed to want us to be able to order anything we were interested and and no employee had a clue despite there being 6 people in the one large open 15 foot square kitchen and counter. The food may have been good, but we would never have known despite our best efforts.

Lovely stop. Soup and bread were delicious and hearty. The bakery was wonderful.

A very nice café with extensive views. Dog friendly.

Lovely place for a coffee and cake etc Friendly fast service and friendly Lovely spot

Lovely spot! clean and welcoming, friendly staff. I had superfood salad, which was very different and tasty. My husband had Asian pork bagel 🥯 which he thoroughly enjoyed. We also bought delish looking kitkat brownie and the lovely lady cut it in two for us to have later. Unfortunately we never got to eat them as our teenagers discovered them before we got a chance… We’ll be back same time next year, keep up the good work 😊

Really want to like this place but I'm afraid I didn't. Staff were fine and the location is great...but coffee pretty dire and the "superfood salad" at almost £12 just wasn't. I've had quite a few of these in various places and expect at least a few seeds, maybe lentils and a range of veg with a good dressing. This one was a huge amount of half cooked carrot chunks, bulgur, some strangely soggy cherry tomatoes and cucumber that had the texture of something once frozen..and some very strong and unpleasant, possibly kimchi (?) fennel. And of course some brown balsamic reduction on top. So disappointing and not at all super. A real shame.

Brilliant find, excellent food.

Convenient location on the A65 with good parking for cars and bikes. Excellent, friendly service, great food and, importantly, dog-friendly. Recommended 👍👍

Passed many a time on the bike, so thought it was time to call in and check out what's on offer!.. Just caught the breakfast menu (Finishes at 11:30) and ordered the breakfast, can see why the place is always busy with cars in the carpark, a perfect brunch! Will be back! 🙂 Update: SEP 24, after several visits, can say the quality is consistent, and great food everytinme 😀

Nice cafe prices not bad and service is excellent view if you get the right weather is great

Good intelligent service at good value.

Amazing little find. Great and honest food and drink. Friendly efficient service. Little gem. Highly recommend

Love this place. Menu is different and the accomnimemts are original and super tasty. Proper chips. Specials board. Dog friendly. Great staff.

Arrived too early for lunch menu, but asked if I could have a salad, as I can't eat a heavy meal with carbs when driving. A beautifully presented meal was brought out to me at my table ! Very tasty and fulfilling, with low carbs. Would recommend here, for service, atmosphere and great value for money. Thanks to the chef for his kindness.

Great food and very comfortable.

Our regular stop after a day on the fells or biking, on the way back home. Great selection of cakes!

Arrived too early for lunch menu, asked if I could have a salad, as I can't eat a heavy meal with carbs when driving. The chef made me a beautiful salad, brought to my table ! Thanks for his kindness.

We love this place. We come in for breakfast everytime we visit the lakes especially on the way home. Great food, spacious, modern, clean and dogs allowed. Perfect

Strategically located on a through road this cafe is always busy. Stopped of here one quiet afternoon when for a change there were only a few people visiting. It was 45 minutes before closing though. Staff are pleasant, service is good and food varied and good value. Area is clean, location beautiful and value for money high. Down side is closes quite early and the closer you get to closing time the offering gets smaller. That's to be expected as ovens need switching off hobs need cleaning etc. the other thing is it feels a bit like a church hall ratger than a cafe but honestly thats not really much. So as a cafe it's very good and testimony to that are the hundreds of people that always seem to patronise it.

Family live local and this was on our route home. Lovely welcome, nice selection on the menu, we ate from the specials board and the braised beef with jalapeño and cheese bap was gorgous. Very generous portions, too. Freshly cooked food with good quality ingredients. Can highly recommend.

Stopped off for drink & snack on route to the Lakes. 👍👍

Nice busy little place Cleen good food.

We used to call in often because the food was excellent. But it has gone down hill, today I had a ham and mustard sandwich because they have stopped doing the pulled pork wrap. The ham was thin sliced in a Warburton thin sliced bread. Silly me thought the ham would be thickly sliced and in a baguette. If I wanted a cheap ham sandwich I would have gone to a supermarket, and spent £2 instead of £8.

Had a nice coffee and delicious homemade cake after stopping on our way the Lake District. Would certainly call again.

Just had an Excellent lunch at Goat Gap. Gluten free sandwich with salad and fries. Fresh quality ingredients in a good atmosphere. The bread was buttered and the slices were a good size with lots of filling. Speedy friendly service.. pricy for a sandwich but good value with salad and fries included.

Very pleasant café. Excellent friendly service. I just had a scone, but the rest of our group had sandwiches which looked delicious - they said they tasted really good too. The portions were very generous. Great value for money.

Called on our way home after being up in the lakes. Really just wanted a drink, but looked at menu and both decided to have something to eat aswel. I had a cheese toasty and fries, which was very nice, very tasty. Probably one of the nicest toasties I've had to be fair. My wife just wanted a bowl of chips and again looked nice, and my wife said they was. Plenty of parking, with a good tarmac surface, good access into the building. Plenty of seating inside and outside. Right on the A65. If we're passing again at some point, it will be a place to stop at again. Definitely recommend it.

I came here three years ago and remembered how nice it was so thought I’d come again and I can say I was not disappointed. The food here is absolutely excellent.

I work locally and have been coming here for lunch every week or so since it opened. The service is super speedy and there's a great lunch menu and specials board every day. Lovely friendly and professional staff. Nice coffee. The meals are really big but they are always willing to give you a doggie bag / box if you don't manage the whole thing. Highly recommend!

Lovely spot to stop on the drive to Scotland, with absolutely excellent veggie frittata.

As always Goat Gap was a reliable choice. Good food from a smallish menu. Staff are friendly & welcoming. Good arrived quickly & was tasty (,my only grump was the thinly sliced gherkin / pickle I love gherkins so it only teased my taste buds 😜) It was a busy, real mix of customers, families, young groups & 'silver haired' bikers

Nice views, friendly staff in a unique location, good stop off point on trip back from Blackpool.

Always a tasty meal served here by pleasant, cheerful and helpful staff

We often stop here for a late breakfast. Always has a good choice of food, including daily specials.

Stopped off for breakfast for the first time.Great food and staff and service were first class..Will definitely stop again.

Hands down The best salt beef 👌 I've ever had. Very large portions. My mum loved the carrot & Harrisa soup too absolutely beautiful inside and out. Will be back

Lovely food , nice friendly staff & good service, good value for money definitely recommend 👍👍

Wonderful coffee and cakes. Very friendly staff. Will be back for more cakes and homemade elderflower juice for sure.

Great place for a stop off. Coffee was delicious 😋

Passed this cafe a million times but stopped today and glad I did. Dog-friendly and spacious, I got a warm welcome. I ordered off-menu with no problem and was offered a hot water top-up by a passing waitress. Plenty of parking is great and also fab views from inside. Excellent brunch!

The best scrambled eggs and bacon and toast, great food and service! Dog friendly as well!

Out for a Sunday ride with the intention of stopping for breakfast somewhere en route. Had been to the Goat Gap some years ago and had a very nice lunch so, decided to see if the breakfast was as good. It was. Such a lovely place to take a break and watch the world go by and satisfy the appetite at the same time. Could be making this a regular thing. Thanks to all the staff for making the day complete.

Great, personally recommend the chicken burger which was really juicy and succulent 😋. Just off main road when travelling home so quite convenient also. Service was good too!