Great North Pie Co in South Lakeland

Sat outside. Good service. The best pies ever.

Absolutely world class pie. The Steak is unreal. Go here.

Amazing pies - mash, gravy and peas. All 5star! And dog friendly 😊

Visited at Ambleside..helpful chap who was polite. Food a little pricey but boy it was gorgeous

I had the vegan sweet potato and kale pie and it was seriously good. The pastry was perfect throughout; no sogginess to be seen. Perfectly complimented with very tasty gravy.

The beef and Ale pie was delicious, will definitely come back when we are next in Ambleside!

The beef and Ale pie was delicious, will definitely come back when we are next in Ambleside!

Just had best pie ive had,100% recommend this gem of a cafe👌

Just had best pie ive had,100% recommend this gem of a cafe👌

Super great pies. We got two, the beef and chicken ones; with gravy and mash. All: filling, crust, gravy, and mash were perfectly prepared.

A life changing experience. Order the mushy peas. My wife and I happened upon this pie shop before a hike on a Thursday. It was a bit busy inside but the owner was very accommodating. We ordered the cheese and onion pie with mash, gravy and mushy peas to share, latte and softdrink £22. Whoever balanced these flavours is a true master of their craft. Every element complimented the other with deep richness. The peas took me by surprise. I have never encountered such a flavour profile. I had to ask for the recipe, which the owner humbly shared. My only regret is that we're only staying near Ambleside for one day. Also order a coffee he's mastered that craft aswell 😙👌.

Visited once, not worth another visit. Overpriced pie, quality of filling not bad but not much of it compared to pastry or for the price. Good amount of mash but should be for £4 a scoop. Only accepting cash if you have exact amount and nothing is priced at a round figure. Staff pleasant but from sitting in shop to eat heard chatting and complaining about other customers & prospective customers outside. On a positive side you get "free" tap water to drink and gravy is pretty good.

Best pie you’ll ever eat - get the gravy and the mash. Also the peas are incredible and large portion too. Don’t come to Ambleside without visiting! You can also get frozen pies to take with you! Brownie, coffee and tea, plus IPA / wine to drink.

My God! Best pie ever! Seriously!We stopped here on our way through hardknot pass. Sat outside in the sun. Had pie, mushy peas and gravy. If you don't like mushy peas. You must try these! They even converted my southern Mrs! Even taking a few pies home with us.

Delicious food, and friendly staff. Filling and tasty. The zingy bear finer ale went down lovely with my braised steak pie. Mash and gravy. Only negative is not taking cash, which I don't agree with and normally refuse.

What a find, after a day in the saddle a steak&Ale pie with mash was what I ordered, and boy o boy did it deliver! Excellent, they ain’t the cheapest but I will return as they have to be one of the best. Thanks

A very small little pie shop located near Lake District. My whole family stopped by to have lunch and we really enjoyed it. I ordered two pies, beef and ale and meat and potato. My girls loved it and wanted more! Thank you!

delicious, top quality pies 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

I had the 14 Hour Braised Beef and Ale Pie and I can safely say that this is the best pie that I've ever tasted. Tastes incredible and goes great with the mash and gravy, paired it with the Lake Brews Pale Ale and it made for an incredibly satisfying meal. I highly recommend visiting.

We had the beef and ale pie with mash and gravy, pies was fully loaded with meat and the mash was nice and creamy also the gravy was very good, coffee and refreshments also very nice. Would recommend if in the area

It was a great pie. I had the braised beef. I didn't have mashed potatoes- it's a texture thing. But all others said it was delicious and that the portion had increased, which was backed up by the owner. I feel like they should advertise their pies to take away as I wasn't aware until a customer came and did such a thing. Nice! They also have some amazing looking and sounding (via ingredients list) artisan cakes. (Tiffinesque)

Had a fantastic lunch at the Pie Co - pie, mash, peas & gravy. Food was excellent, washed down with a local IPA, & the staff member running the cafe was really friendly & helpful. Would recommend to everyone wanting some quality hearty food.

Delicious serving of fantastic pies. Beans & peas are delicious, not your standard ones.

Really looking forward to this and not disappointed. Steak pie was exceptional and portions generous, we shared a portion of mash, peas and gravey and had more than enough. Meat and potato pie would benefit from more meat in my opinion but looking forward to trying the other pies later in the week. If you like pies then don't miss this place.

Amazing pies, really recommend it. Good quality ingredients and the pies were filled to the brim with filling.

Great pies, £7.50 each to eat in, think you can takeaway hot or cold as well. Indoor and outdoor seating, not too busy even for a bank holiday weekend. Right next to the main car park. Well worth a visit!

Delicious, high quality ingredients made for two proper tasty pies; one chicken, one beef. The accompanying mash, gravy and peas were generous in portion and left us feeling full and refuelled for our return walk. A friendly place to have a chat and warm up with seating and toilet. Option to order online or buy from Booths.

Best pie around! Wish I had found the place earlier in my trip as I would have gone more than once for sure. Highly recommend!

Came looking for healthy breakfast and decent coffee. Did great granola pots and coffee where they used local milk and use local coffee from Staveley. Then came back after Helvellyn for one of their award winning pies! Cracking find

Outstanding! The pies, mash, gravy and beans were all chef-made and a quality that I would be thrilled to have in a top restaurant. The manager was extremely helpful and kind. We had the vegan options and they were made with as much passion and expertise as I imagine the rest of the menu. There is even a small very clean loo and a place to hang out wet coats. Of course we came back two days later on our next walk. Why bother risking anywhere else :)

Wonderful pies, mash and gravy. Friendly service. Thoroughly recommended. We were also offered a vegan pie (not on the menu). Toilet available at rear. Space inside for 16 people on stools around some shared table areas - more tables outside too.

Pies comforting after a long hike. The staff was kind and helpful.

Lovely cosy restaurant, serving tasty and reasonably priced pies and sides! Friendly staff. Dog Friendly. Great for vegetarians also! Would definitely visit again!

The pies are absolutely fabulous. I'm surprised that there isn't a queue out of the door!

Absolutely brilliant pie's and mash. Very good service and a wonderful property 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.

This place definitely lives up to its name! Delicious?

Stumbled across this gem trying to find Ambleside centre. Such lovely lads inside and a cracking pie, the mash and gravy are a must, I swear, after a days walking it’s the best recovery food out there. Go do yourself a favour when in town. Wish we had one in London.

Fantastic food and coffee in a stylish setting - loved it!

These pies are off the chart good! Gravy is to die for. A must do whilst in the lakes!

Has to be the best pie I’ve ever had, with a special note to their gravy. Will certainly be back.

Absolutely banging pie, even for breakfast - from a hardened Wigan pie eating veteran. Would gladly make the trip to Ambleside for this masterpiece again

Had the veggie daal pie and it was pretty bland,same for the side of beans.

We just stumbled upon this little pie shop, and after eating the pies (one of each), discovered that it is the best pie shop in Britain. And now we know why. Minimalistic menus, but Excellent pies. And if you’re lucky enough to be here when the dessert of the day is Sticky Toffee Pudding - DO NOT miss it. We’ve had sticky toffee pudding around the world, and this is up there with the best.

If you haven’t been, do yourself a favour and pop in here. Best pies I’ve ever had, sumptuous fillings and obscenely good gravy and mash

Great pie and peas.4 adults 2 kids 73 quid a bit steep.come on a pie bit of mash.im not tight but familys struggling will not be eating in there.dont know what these places are doing maybe keeping certain clientele out.go to penrith jacket patato all the trmings 4 adults 2 kids drinks 20 quid.😊 again explain 10 pound for a pie must be mad

Absolutely delicious - good lad too.

Staff super friendly, excellent service and the pie, mash and gravy was amazing. Highly recommended.

Best pie I've had in a while & great service! Dog friendly as well.

Pie, velvety mash, amazing gravy, and sweet peas. Best pie and mash in the North. Not cheap, but nowadays ya get what ya pay for. Will be back.

There are pies and then there are pies. These are another level of pies. Either served simply with gravy or also with mash, the choice is yours. Top beers too. There was a slight mix up on the order which was fine as we got to try another type of pie, and this was remedied as we left by being given the original ordered pie to take away, excellent customer service and thank you 😃.

Closed both occasions we tried to visit, queried opening hours with their head office , still waiting on a reply. Great shame, but the cafe immediately next door is excellent.

Steak and Ale delicious thought it was expensive for takeaway but after eating changed my mind .

So good, I would highly recommend this place. 👍👍

Excellent pie and lovely people. Open on Monday!

Just insanely good food and beers. Great lads too. A must visit if in the area.

Fantastic pies- we bought some to takeaway and they were delicious. I really can’t recommend them enough! Four different tasty flavours and everyone is great.

Very tasty beef & ale pie washed down with a can of local session IPA. Friendly and fast service.

I have to admit that my partner and I almost took up residency at this amazingly good cafe the week we were in Ambleside on holiday. This is as good as it gets, whether you're having the pie and mash for lunch, or the bacon butty and souffle omelette for breakfast - the chef-made sides of baked beans and mushy peas are great too. The fact it was at the end of the road our holiday home was in made it really hard to walk past!! The lads who work there are really friendly and happy to give advice on the local area (but not the recipe for the brown sauce!). We felt quite sad saying goodbye on our last day, but cheered up on buying 8 pies to take home, knowing we can also get them via the internet!! (Can you add the brown sauce to the line up please?!!) I've never gone on so much about pastry products before - but they really are THAT good!! Highly and wholeheartedly recommended.

Great pies. Nice atmosphere. Friendly staff with good knowledge and advice for what to do in the local area.

Great tasty pies and generous fillings and servings and excellent service, nice location, well priced. Highly recommended.

Excellent friendly service. Lovely bacon butties. Wish I'd had a pie. Good enough reason for a revisit.

Popped in on Friday after a morning of paddle boarding on Windermere. I had the chees and onion pie, partner and son both had chicken and leek pies. My pie was amazing, packed full and really tasty, feedback on the chiken and leek was 'the best pie i've ever tasted'. Mash was creamy and smooth and the gravy was superb. I could not fault anything, amazing pies and we will 100% be returning.

Soooo good.... will be back soon for a pie or 3

Love their coffee and staff. Good place for a cup of coffee.

Very nice place with amazing food and friendly staff 😊

To be honest, I wanted to eat from the cafe next door but the waiting time was too long. The two guys at the GNPC warmly welcomed us as the first customers of the day and made us the MOST delicious coffee of the week. My husband actually had a pie for breakfast which he was most impressed with and I had the lightest, fluffiest, tastiest egg souffle. We had a great seat in the sun, watching the Saturday morning Ambleside world go by. I am glad the wait time was too long next door as we would have missed out!

My favourite meal in Ambleside! Braised beef pie with mash, gravy and mushy peas a little taste of Heaven! And a pint of bluebird bitter just finished it off.

We were on the last day of our holidays and had arranged to meet our daughter for breakfast before heading home. We were warmly greeted and quickly seated. Food was simple but very tasty meeting all needs - vegetarian and not vegetarian. The service was great. Nothing was too much trouble. The person serving us offered to help swat away a wasp as I freak when I see a wasp. A fabulous end to our holiday. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a quick pit stop. There is a car park right next to it, so no worries about parking.

Great service, amazing pies that taste. Great hot , and cold !

Absolutely amazing. We sadly didn't have enough time whilst in Ambleside to dine in, however they kindly offered us the pies to go (chilled, prepared for baking off, came with instructions etc). The beef and ale one was the flavour we chose - was absolutely amazing. Beef was shredded, not in chunks, which I very much enjoyed. You could definately taste the ale in there, pastry was nice and flaky. It was the best pie we had in a very long time. Hope to see you next year!

We bought 4 takaeway pies to enjoy at home and we couldnt wait! The gentlemen serving us was very friendly and welcoming. This was definitely the best pies we had ever I couldn’t believe how good the taste was. It was well filled and the pastry was just amazing! Will definitely be ordering some more!

Delicious pies, amazingly filling, loved the mash and gravy and the mushy peas were so fresh! The staff were super friendly as well, would highly recommend!

The best pie I have ever tasted. Gravy amazing too. Great service

Delicious pies and great service!

Great pie and wonderfully fresh mushy peas ! Only suggestion is to change from Pg tips tea.. Yorkshire or twinnings 👍

OUTSTANDING! We detoured to stop here for lunch and it was totally worth it! We had an amazing pie and mash here, the slow cooked steak pie had an incredible flavour. It’s the best pie I’ve had!

The food was AMAZING and the staff were really friendly, best pies in the North

Awesome pie. Not much else to be said. Sometimes simple works better than anything else.

perfect pie and mash served by fantastic staff most pleasant experience in a long time. We stayed 2 minutes walk from here you have to try it!

Amazing pies and really nice and friendly staff! Easily one of the best pies I’ve tasted

I love moaning about prices, I always think things are overpriced. Looking at the menu here I was getting ready to moan about pie, mash and gravy costing £12 to sit on a picnic bench. After I’d eaten it I thought it was good value. A fantastic pie, packed full of meat and with lovely mash and flavoursome gravy. I’d heartily recommend it.

Roast chicken and bacon pie was lovely. Perfect portions and very nice food, along with friendly staff.

Stopped by whilst visiting Ambleside via boat from Bowness and we loved it. The three staff members on duty were friendly, bubbly and helpful and the pies were delicious! We ordered a chicken and leek pie and a cheese and onion pie and both were excellent. Sat outside in the sunshine and thoroughly enjoyed our lunch stop. Thank you!

Lovely, friendly staff who went out of their way to help me when my baby was having a meltdown! Thank you!

If you haven't been here then it's an absolute must! Not only are the staff friendly, attentive and polite but the pies are quite simply amazing! We will definitely be coming back next time we're in Ambleside.

We visited this popular place to buy some food for our evening meal. There was limited choice due to popularity of particular items but we still ordered and were happy with the food.

Incredible pies (I had the beef and ale but the cheese and onion is apparently an award winner) and good beers on offer too. Great for refuelling after a walk round west side of Windermere. Veggies are catered for but no vegan pie option which is a shame.

Stopped here on our first afternoon in Ambleside. Weather very warm so nice to sit outside . Friendly staff and lovely food . Shared a pie and mash . Good choice of drinks .

Does what is says on the tin!! Awesome pies and lovely staff. Highly recommend if you're in Ambleside as post walk replenishment.

We just had one the best breakfast in there. Ordered takeaway as it was busy already and within 5 min we had a couple of bacon muffins. Never tasted something more delicious, tempted to go back for a second round. Thanks for a great start or my day.

We accidentally found this place and what a find it is. Gorgeous food, great takeaway packaging and friendly service. Well worth a visit xx

We actually bought take-aways pies to heat up at home. They were outstanding. Looking forward to having breakfast next time.

Great service and excellent pies

Excellent pies with good mash, gravy and the unusual mushy peas (petit pois?) and a local brew to go with it. Great lunch, not cheap though

Delicious pie place! Simple menu with 50% vegetarian friendly pie options. We are glad we could make it in time before they close and tasted the delicious pie. The crumble pot was also well made. Definitely worth a visit when in Ambleside

Amazing steak and ale pie, gravy and mash. Nice beer from Coniston to wash it down with. Super friendly staff members

Amazing food, definitely recommend and the staff can't do enough for you. Definitely stop by if in Ambleside

The best pie I've ever had, plus great service, really friendly atmosphere & food came quickly. Literally can not recommend this place enough!

I ordered the steak and ale pie with mash, it lived up to the reviews, amazing. Great service too. Will definitely visit again.

We decided to make a trip over to the restaurant on the back of hearing great reviews, reading enticing Instagram posts and recommendations from friends. What a pointless exercise and waste of time. Having deliberated the journey at length due to the two hour round trip, we decided to go for it anyway. Bare in mind we live in Sheffield. Upon arriving we were left furious when seeing the restaurant was closed. We had checked the opening times on Google before setting off, clearly stating it was open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10-4pm. The neighbouring cafe informed us they had changed their opening times to just Saturday and Sunday. Certainly not the way to grow your business and increase your reputation. Having eyed up the menu for weeks and weeks we’ve just been left thoroughly fed up and hacked off. Unfollowed and won’t be returning. Poor form.