Greens Cafe & Bistro in South Lakeland

Fantastic restaurant with a wide range of lunch options including for gluten free and children. Friendly staff and really tasty food.

Tasty and warming food after a morning walking. We came in by chance and ordered the soup of the day and the vegetarian chilli con carne. Both were amazing and I was impressed that there were a lot of gluten free options available. Friendly service and would definitely come back!

Excellent service. Very attentive staff. The food is really tasty and clearly homemade. We had the soup and toastie. Lovely fresh ingredients (no limp salad that you'd normally get). Excellent value for money. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever.

Really delicious food, thank you for providing amazing vegan options. We had the greens platter and both soups and it was all delicious!

Our visit to Greens Cafe & Bistro for breakfast left us sorely disappointed. We expected fresh food after enduring a half-hour wait, our anticipation turned to dismay when the lackluster breakfast finally arrived. The lukewarm temperature did no favors to the uninspired fare. The sausage, with its tough, plastic-like skin, seemed more like a culinary misstep than a morning delight. The cold bacon, hinted at multiple reheats and those beans—served in a perplexing metal ramekin—defied logic by being the only barely-hot element on the plate. As for the toast, it appeared to have merely waved at a toaster from across the room. Alas, our breakfast adventure was a regrettable expensive detour which we won't be repeating any time soon.

I work locally, and every week I have a takeaway sausage butty from Green’s. It’s just the best ever - really tasty sausages on lovely soft bread, together with a top notch flat white coffee, and always served with a smile and a chat. The perfect start to my working week. I’m not sure where England P had their breakfast, but from the description, I’m positive it wasn’t Green’s!!

Visited Greens for lunch today. The service was great. My food arrived quickly and was well presented. The food was of an excellent quality, tasty, fresh and hot. It had been tailored to suit my needs - nothing was too much trouble. Due to the main meal being plentiful, I had to take my dessert with me! I can recommend the Bakewell tart and tiffin. I will definitely visit again. The staff are amazing.

Got here early half way through our walk. Welcoming staff, really good local ingredients which made for an excellent breakfast! Proper coffee too! Would come here again for sure

Our visit to Greens Cafe & Bistro for breakfast left us sorely disappointed. We expected fresh food after enduring a half-hour wait, our anticipation turned to dismay when the lackluster breakfast finally arrived. The lukewarm temperature did no favors to the uninspired fare. The sausage, with its tough, plastic-like skin, seemed more like a culinary misstep than a morning delight. The cold bacon, hinted at multiple reheats. And those beans—served in a perplexing metal ramekin—defied logic by being the only barely-hot element on the plate. As for the toast, it appeared to have merely waved at a toaster from across the room. Alas, our breakfast adventure was a regrettable expensive detour which we won't be repeating any time soon.

Visited Greens as our lunch break on a circular walk from Ambleside to Grasmere. We chose Greens due to the well labelled and extensive vegan options. We were not disappointment by the quality of the food and lovely service. Also great stop to nip to the loo and fill up water bottles during a day of walking.

Just had tea and hot chocolate. No food.

Great to find a variety of gluten free options

A fab little tea room for delicious ginger cake and Bakewell tart, not to mention excellent “fatboy” portion size. The tea was excellent. Proper!

Nice cafe in Grasmere , lots of choices for food and drinks.

Tom the waiter was great he made me a custom salad with fresh chicken breast. And fresh vegetables with gorgeous fresh tender lettuce! I have not seen such a delicious and healthy meal since I have been in Northern England. And he delivered it to my table in under 10 minutes because I told him my tour bus was leaving. Honestly this is a culinary oasis. The salad was DELICIOUS!!! The side of brown bread was crusty and warm. I love love loved this place. Highly recommend Thank you, Tom!.

These were the best scones we’ve ever had. The location is lovely and the service is great. Sitting outside in the balmy sunshine; marvellous day.

My wife and I went for a quick lunch. Their hot/toasted sandwich was surprisingly good. The bread, cheese and ham were excellent. The restaurant fits in well to one of the most idyllic villages in Lake District. If not the restaurant, Grasmere is a must visit.

Good level of quality and customisation coupled with good service

We've been to quite a few places to eat in the lakes this year and it's mostly been an absolute rip off, you can easily spend over £25 on parking alone in a day between different locations, 50p to go to the toilet, but this place breaks the mould. It's probably cheaper than most if not all of the places we've eaten at this holiday (2024) and the food has been high quality. The service from the moment we entered was first class. The staff were so attentive and in tune with each other. We'd ask for one thing from a member of staff and seconds later, someone else was at our table with what we'd asked for. Excellent for children too with the best and healthiest meal we've been able to choose for our child. He had a nice cheese and ham wrap which was served with lots of fresh fruit. He loved it. Every time we've visited here we've enjoyed it. We need to go back before the end of our holiday so I can try their beef chilli! Couldn't recommend enough. I think a lot of what would have been the regular places we've went to in the lakes have just been a major letdown with extortionate prices, poor quality food, small portions and poor customer service.

Amazing food, fantastic gluten free options - the GF cheese scone and GF fruit scone were 9/10! Mushroom soup was delicious. Baby Ono was nice and big - enough for a 6 year old! Only not rating 5 stars because the coffee was average - not very tasteful and a bit burnt. Amazing cafe though would highly recommend - presentation of food on other tables looked fantastic!!

This was the second time we had visited this cafe this year. The service is always really friendly and genuine. The food is delicious and really well priced. A lovely cafe to visit.

The staff were very polite and the food was very good and tasty I had a ham and cheese toasty it was great it had a side of crisps. I also had a cup of tea

Awesome food. I ordered the vegan options and it definitely tastes like homecooked food. Loved the place, loved the people.

Green's Cafe Bistro is an absolute must-visit! My husband, our 2-year-old, and I recently enjoyed a delightful meal there. The veggie breakfast was outstanding - fresh, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying. The service was exceptional, with staff going above and beyond to make us feel welcome and comfortable. It's clear they genuinely care about their customers. We had a fantastic experience and will definitely be returning soon! Highly recommend!

We visited this cafe during our holiday in the Lakes and it honestly couldn't have been better. I have a gluten intolerance and felt so well looked after. The serving staff were v young but v efficient and well mannered. The menu is v flexible, and lots of options can be served gluten free. A huge well done and thanks. I am so used to bad experiences and feeling like a second class citizen when it comes to dining out. We even ordered some cake to take to our hotel as they even had that covered for gf.

Lovely place, nice friendly atmosphere and staff. Great food and value. Food was delicious with many tasty Vegan options. Wife said the sticky toffee pudding was the best vegan desert she has had in a long time. We will definitely be returning 👍

Great cafe in Grasmere. Excellent meal choices including a few vegetarian options. Staff all polite and helpful. Will come again when in the area.

Great tasting food and excellent service

Great Customer service, great food, dark chocolate orange cake to die for....

£6 for two green teas, very steep

Lovely friendly atmosphere and delicious, well presented food. Loved the choice of different flavoured condiments and the homemade cakes were to die for. Reasonably priced too. I'll definitely be back.

Great choice for vegan, veggie and GF. Too much choice! Delicious rarebit with a small soup, excellent customer service.

Great small cafe, which also has covered outside seating. Excellent choice of food,especially their sandwiches, which are possibly the best we have even seen. We had the cream tea, which is all homemade. We were so impressed with the jam that we purchased two jars. It's such a shame we were only visiting while on holiday. Truly exceptional customer service and excellent food.

Visit, great pies, very special cakes.

Great lunch options. Gluten free options and friendly staff

Year upon year, Greens is incredibly good. For fresh delicious food (simple or elaborate). And the people here? Beyond the very best. Always.

A must go!! Delicious vegan food. Very nice staff.

Amazing food and cakes, great coffee and friendly staff. Baby change could do with a bit of improvement but space is limited.

We tried hummus pocket. Lacking taste. Lentil soup was good though.

Great place to have something to eat and sit outside to watch the world go by.The only negative was the price,which a little on the expensive side

Such a wonderful experience! The staff were so welcoming and continued to check in on us throughout the meal. It’s family friendly as they offered plastic plates and cups as well as coloring pages for my toddler. Thank you Green’s!

Very nice and friendly staff and a good selection of options for lunch - can recommend the veggie wrap. They also offered vegan options.

I love this cafe! Everything about it was great! The best thing is the staff, really kind and helpful. They were always making sure we were having a good experience. All of the little details were kind! Food was very tasty and there were a lot of vegetarian options. Will definitely come back here again.

Lovely place, had lunch and then popped back in the afternoon for dessert. Karen makes THE nicest vegan sweet treats and I couldn't recommend this place or the people more. Wonderful job, great food and lovely feel.

Great place for lunch and excellent fruit scones. Our daughter loved the smoothies and our dog was made to feel very welcome too. Would recommend highly.

Great place to have vegan food...in lake district

What a top cafe. Healthy homemade food with great service. Highly recommended

Nice café, great service and good prices.

Good music, tasty food, and lovely staff!

Excellent gluten free options all freshly made food Delicious 😋

If I could give 10 stars for service I would. We were on a bus tour and had only a half hour, no problem were totally looked after in a very timely manner. Food was a amazing chicken and cheese sandwich with delicious vegetable soup and a naughty hot chocolate. Everything was perfect, nothing could have been better. Highly recommend!

I highly recommend this place, especially if you are gluten free, I couldn’t decide what to have as there were so many options and all homemade with is amazing. I went for a ham and cheese toastie with the soup and it was so delicious. I took away a fruit scone with the homemade jam which was like heaven I just wish I had taken a cheese one as well now. My fiancé had the sausage roll and soup which he said was so nice and he also took two cakes home as he just couldn’t decide. The staff are so nice and friendly and we will definitely return when we are next in Grasmere 😊

Great place to stop after a wet walk in grasmere. Soup was what I needed after that. Service was spot on.

We were welcomed in at 3.30 pm on a rainy April day, when all the other cafes and restaurants in Grasmere had turned us away or closed their doors. We were soaking as were our dogs but Greens turned out to be a haven for the tired walker, looking for wholesome nourishment. We met the lovely Karen, the owner, who left a London life to create something special in the lakes, a more wholesome and healthy offering than your average. Generous portions arrived, seemingly all home made. I had a very simple but delicious chicken and humous sandwich accompanying a thick warming red lentil soup. Followed by a glorious slice of their home-made Bakewell tart, made with an abundance of ground almond, less sugar and hence healthier than anything you would buy commercially (or even in Bakewell, where I had recently been). The staff (Karen’s offspring?) were lovely and attentive, and showed our dogs a lot of love. We left feeling that fate had handed us a winning card in bringing us to Greens!

Supper quick service, good, reasonably priced food. Don't allow dogs though but lovely outdoor tables at the back. We had jacket potatoes, soup, sandwiches and were all served piping hot within minutes. Very busy daily but you can usually get a table very quickly.

Loved the English breakfast could not fault.

We had the most wonderful afternoon tea to celebrate my sister in laws birthday. She is Gluten Free. Everything was lovely and we had to take the cake home as there was no room for it. Rob the owner and his staff were amazing, even though they were short staffed. We are going for breakfast in the morning before leaving for home. Thank you so much.

What a fantastic place. Arrived in Grasmere whilst on a walk and wanted a nice lunch. Service and food was exceptional and it’s great to see a family run business being run so well, with their son who was helping with service today, being a tremendous ambassador for their fine business. We will return soon

Outstanding food and service. Very accommodating for dietary requirements and professional but approachable.

Lovely place for lunch, the staff are really friendly and the food was delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Great cooked breakfast - lovely cafe - superb service - whole family loved it! Would highly recommend to any anyone walking to/from/through Grasmere!

The minute we walked in we felt welcomed. The service was excellent also. Food was all homemade and well presented. The soup was divine and made fresh that morning. Lucky find, and will return soon👍

We chose to go here for lunch after a rainy morning walk. It was absolutely delicious. The menu catered for veggies, vegans and meat eaters in our group. The staff were also great in catering for a nut allergy in our party. All our food was fab (I can vouch for the rarebit). Great coffee too. Proper family run business. Such a little gem! Totally recommend.

Arguably the best cafe in Grasmere. The owners are always very warm and welcoming, and excellent customer service comes as standard. A good reasonably priced menu full of delicious food and drinks. My go-to place for breakfast or lunch or just to grab a quick espresso before heading to the nearby fells. Highly recommended 👌

Very good range of food - both vegetarian, vegan and omnivore. Food is well presented. Cafe is small and staff are friendly and efficient. Outdoor seating is available. Wheelchair access is easy. Take away menu available.

Greens was a fantastic find, I am coeliac and the owner could not have been more accommodating whilst having a full understanding of my gluten free diet. I had so much choice from the menu, even down to cheese scones, various cakes and toasted sandwiches. My family (non coeliac) were catered for just as well and my children also enjoyed the menu and the variety of options. We enjoyed Greens so much that my mother and I squeezed in a second visit for coffees and cakes. Cannot wait to return when we're next in Grasmere and, in the meantime, highly recommend to any visitors to the Lakes.

One of the nicest to eat.love the scone.even allowed our friends dog in

Lovely lunch. I am gluten free and they had great options. Really friendly staff. Definitely recommend! Also it’s got a nice outdoor area which I’m sure is nice on a warmer day

Great food and friendly service. Recommended for vegans and vegetarians.

Fabulous food, wish they stayed open till 7pm they would do a roaring tea trade. No where in grasmere with food as good and that includes the hotels

Have visited Greens before, the food and service are excellent. All of the food is homemade, and there are great veggie, vegan and gluten free choices. Definitely worth visiting.

The best vegan tea bread I have ever had!

I live in Cheshire and first visited Greens 4 years ago. I enjoyed the food and ambience very much so I have tried to return many times when I am in the area as I was this week. I completely respect that Green's can and do open whenever they want to (good for them!) but it is frustrating to drive all to Grasmere, pay a £4k parking fee and then find Green's is closed as I did yesterday 22.02.24 at 1120 hours. I tried to call first to find out if they were open but the phone no does not work, nor does the 'new phone' number. I just wish Green's would update the phone no so customers can check to see if they are open before wasting time travelling there and money on the carpark to only to find they are closed. This has happened to me three times hence I am writing this review - please sort it out Guys. My cycling friends from Cheshire also suffered the same experience as this.

Great place for lunch, very helpful and friendly staff and the food tasted amazing. I had a gluten free tuna toastie and crisps!

Great service with friendly staff. Good quality ingredients made for a lovely late lunch. Good coffee too! Highly recommend a visit.

We visited Greens for lunch and from the minute we stepped inside we found it to be extremely welcoming, with helpful and attentive staff. Two of our family are gluten free (coeliac) so it’s often tricky to feel safe eating out, however the staff at Greens were very clued up about cross- contamination and had lots of gluten free lunch choices, including the most delicious warm cheese scones. I would recommend coming to this lovely spot if you’re in the area.

A really nice spot for lunch, tasty food and friendly staff!

Clearly advertises in multiple locations as being open every day except Wednesday, visited today (Friday) to find it closed. No opening times displayed, no messages in the window or on Facebook to explain. Went round the corner to Lucia’s instead, excellent food there!

AMAZING veggie sausages. Like a bubble and squeak sandwich.

Good honest food delivered promptly, and tolerated us turning up for just two coffees and cake as the last customer without the frowning that is traditional. 😁

Fantastic scone with homemade jam and clotted cream..... Yummy.... And the best HOT chocolate !! Lovely jubbley 👌😋

Came across Greens by chance and from the moment we walked in the staff were welcoming nothing was too much trouble. We had cheese toasties with salad and crisps, it was that good I asked what cheese they used unfortunately I couldn’t buy any. We will definitely return and try the delicious cakes on offer

A great place with wonderfully filling food! I had a vegan option and my friend had a veggie option, both of us were impressed. If you fancy a sweet treat I definitely recommend the brownie! The staff were super friendly. I only wish I didn't live so far away, so I could go again!

Amazing cafe, plenty of choice for everyone. We had vegetarians, vegans and kids in our group and we were all happy.

Good polite service, nice food been three or four times 👍

Good value for money and nice food

What a lovely place to stop for lunch. Felt welcomed as soon as we stepped in the door. Excellent customer service from ALL staff. Food was delicious with plenty choice. Portions were just right. Coffee was lovely and hot. Served quickly. Would highly recommend 5 Stars

My two companions had great sandwiches - tasty and large which came with coleslaw and crisps. I was extremely disappointed with my choice, which cost more. A large sausage roll with salad - it was small with about two mouthfuls of salad. I left feeling hungry still.

A brilliant place to eat with a great top class menu choice of very delicious food, creatively prepared, all at a reasonable price. We had lunch here

Great cafe in the centre of Grasmere. Staff are always friendly.

Stopped by for a last minute lunch & it was definitely worth it. Service was 2nd to none, even happy to carry on serving while they were closing, no pressure to finish our food & drinks quickly, my sandwich was very filling, great portion sizes. If you are in Grasmere this place is definitely worth a visit

Lovely outdoor seating with table service, friendly , helpful staff, very good soup and excellent Coronation Chicken. Highly recommend for a quick l7nch

Lovely, lovely place. The service was fast and friendly, and the food was delicious. Happy to recommend!

Fab place to stop in for lunch and a coffee. Great selection of gluten free food, soup and cakes! Staff were very helpful. There is indoor and outdoor seating. Also restrooms available

Great food in a very pleasant place.

A great place to sit outside of and watch the world go by. Great friendly service and this was the best breakfast I'd had during my stay in Grasmere

Brilliant range of gluten free food alongside their other options. Was so nice to be able to have something other than a jacket potato when eating out! The waiter even made sure he provided GF hot chocolate as I'd forgotten to say when ordering. They clearly take those of us that need to avoid gluten for health reasons very seriously, it was very reassuring, and really took a lot of the worry out of eating out. Currently sat eating a piece of their delicious Bakewell tart I took home with me! Can't recommend more highly!

The best lunch in Grasmere! Stunning food and spot on service! Thank you

Came for lunch while roaming in Grasmere during lake district holiday. very tasty soups and satisfying toasties and milkshakes! dog friendly. very nice would go again, very friendly staff

Excellent in every way! We sat outside on a beautiful day, well situated for watching ‘life’ passing by! It was busy but staff were very attentive and we didn’t have to wait long for our food, which was delicious. I had the Herdwick lamb curry with warm flatbread, raita, mango chutney and salad followed by scone with raspberry jam and clotted cream. The curry was the best I have eaten, the lamb so tender, and the scone fresh and light, with intense raspberry conserve. My husband had soup and a sandwich both of which he thoroughly enjoyed, followed by a substantial portion of Bakewell tart and custard, his favourite! We will certainly remember to eat there again when we next visit Grasmere! We fully recommend it.