HAZELMERE CAFE & BAKERY in South Lakeland

Best cafe and bakery ever just been today 17.12.24. Excellent turkey dinner and xmas pudding...nicest I've had.

Lovely restaurant (quaintly old fashioned) with good food and excellent service. Only complaint is the low temperature/draughts caused by a ridiculously slow door closure on front door. I suggest you install an electrical heat curtain above door; oh, and replace the door closing mechanism with one which works better.

What an incredible experience to visit the bakery! A feast for the eyes, stomach and wallet!! So many wonderful savoury and sweet bakes - some healthy too!! The staff trumped it all however !! Bravo to Sara, Nikki and Mel who made us so welcome and accommodated our gasps of amazement and delight with our ever increasing order! Just got back to our holiday home and the table is full of goodies !! Also stopped to have a coffee there and a mince pie topped with brandy butter 👌Delicious and exquisite 🩵 Enjoyed an early cuppa in the cafe next door and again was impressed with staff, one of whom went up to Dorothy’s tea room to bring me some fresh Chai 🤩

Lovely lunch. Good value for money and plenty of vegetarian choices

An unplanned visit to this delightful cafe and bakery was a lovely surprise. They have a fantastic range of exotic and regular teas, combined with a wonderful menu of cakes and treats. We tried their home made Stollen which even impressed my partner, who grew up with his Austrian mother’s baking! Upstairs there is a tea emporium, where we spent far too much on beautiful teas to take home as gifts! Highly recommended.

Nice Cafe... pleasant and light. Very Good Service considering there was 11 of us. Good choices of teas and coffees. Didn't have the one I wanted of course (Coconut Latte).

During a cycling trip with friends, we visited this cafe for coffee. Pleasant, warm place, very tasty pastries) Good and polite service. I bought some sweet gifts for my relatives. Highly recommend, I have only pleasant memories)

Lovely cafe serving quality food for a reasonable price. Quick and attentive service from friendly staff. Definitely a place to come back to.

After a walk along the promenade, I walked past this bakery, close to Grange over sands railway station. I decided to walk inside , was greeted by two freindly woman, a beautiful selection of cakes, pastries , pastys & pies. I tried a meat & pototo pie really tasty. I eate outside ,drinking a lovely cappuccino watching the world go buy. Next time I will definitely try one of the many cakes they had to offer.

We visit Grange quite often with our guests and a big part of the visit has been to have lunch at Hazelmere cafe. We will not ever visit again. The food was lovely in itself but I queried our meals compared to what we had ordered. The waitress didn’t help and at when it came to payment, I again queried our meals and was patronised LOUDLY by the duty chef who then waved his arm at me and stormed off. Has the management changed? There was a very different atmosphere. It used to be organised, helpful and friendly. I would say more but am not going to waste my precious time. I will just stress to future customers to take a photo of their meal before eating it so that when the bill comes you can show what you actually received.

My first time here and was very disappointed by the attitude from waiting staff. Myself and my friend went in with her 14month old nephew and were the youngest customers in there and I'm in my 40s. The waitress gave the toddler colouring crayons which of course he's no clue what to do with them, she took them from him and slammed them down on the table then her manner of speaking to us as paying customers was very abrupt compared to how she spoke to other customers appearing as if judgement was being made about us. We then didn't order food paid for drinks and left. We will not be returning or recommending this establishment.

Beautiful traditional cafe. Staff great, food great, definitely give it a try if you're in the area. Thank you!!🙂

Excellent tea room. Ground floor accessible toilet. Breakfast items Excellent. Milkshake wow. A homely tearoom with top quality ingredients.

Lovely place, lovely food, very reasonable prices, and great efficient staff ☺️☺️

We visited Grange today and as we wanted to have a main meal at lunchtime, we initially located the Hazelmere as a suitable place to eat. We had a wander around the town and didn't find anywhere else suitable. Some didn't provide a main meal and others that may have were not open. We returned to the Hazelmere and although very busy, we didn't have to wait too long before we received our meals (3 adults & 2 children) and all were excellent and thoroughly enjoyed. Many thanks to the staff.

Perfect tea room. Fabulous choice of top quality teas, lots of choice of cooked food as well as cakes baked on site. This time we had breakfast, which was lovely and huge, but we love the cakes too. We come whenever we're in the area - such a treat!

Delicious lunch, great staff and a lovely place to be!

Didn't eat, had coffee which was very nice

Excellent cakes and very friendly staff.the apple pie was lovely.

Fantastic cafe and bakery. Be aware that they are separate and so not always open at the same times as each other.

Fabulous bakery, cafe and tea room. A amazing selection of cakes x

What a really nice cafe had breakfast here staff where really pleasant and so kind the food was great and cooked how we like it..

Second time here. First time two years ago. Highly recommend. Great food . Tea shop above selling specialist teas and coffees and equipment. Can mail order.

Great little spot while waiting for the train😍 Always busy, excellent with their food bites selection and most important tea selection.

Such a lovely place. The food is always lovely, well presented and tasty. The staff are always attentive and professional. You cannot book a table here and have to queue. It is pretty well organised and the waiting time is never very long. I have been numerous times and have always had a lovely experience.

A real shame compared to how it used to be visiting over a number of years. I visited with my grandma and 3 young children. We felt rushed to order, asking if they could accommodate 3 small sausage buns for the children and two coffees. We later added 3 small milkshakes - the total? £37!!! The buns were large but bread was too hard for children to chew and served on a bed of wet rocket? Coffees were good but we were watched the entire time. Staff were polite but the whole experience was uncomfortable and overpriced! On reflection, I wonder if this is perhaps intentional? I'm sure they won't lose sleep over two less customers, however I hope this review is useful for anyone considering visiting with children.

A nice place. Service is good and very nice staff

We have been coming here for years and years and fhen some! There have been lots of changes, ofcourse, in this time. And the food akthough plentiful is more of a cost conscious product rather than a labour of love as before. The coffee is fabulous and the choice of teas phenomenal. We shall still be visiting. Give the hard pressed staff a big clap

Good place for light bites and cup of tea. Dog friendly cafe

Excellent bakery with very friendly and welcoming staff.

Atrocious service and waiters were very rude and after our family’s bad experience, they overcharged us by adding a second milkshake when we only ordered one! Do not recommend going here if you want a pleasant experience.

Snooty atmosphere. Some of the staff, not all, made us feel very unwelcome. They pulled faces to each other and made comments under his breath simply because my family hadn’t decided what to order. After this unfriendly service my grandparents had realised they have been charged for drinks they didn’t order. Definitely wouldn’t recommend.

The service was very poor due to the waiters, especially the sassy young man who would give a dirty look every time we said a word. In Addition to this we were charged twice for a drink and I suspect this was the young man doing it out of spite for us taking a while to order. I am absolutely appalled at this as my 80 year old grandparents were preyed on and were made to pay for something we didn’t order. Would never recommend this to anyone who has even considered going here if they want a good time, would leave NO stars if I could!!

Gets really busy during the holidays especially when the weather is good. Fantastic selection of teas, great coffee and perfect cakes.

After a walk along the promenade. We found the Hazelmere cafe and bakery. Unfortunately it was just about to close so the boys who told me needed a energy boost had some chips and sodas. My wife and I had a much needed tea. I tried the chips (quality control is important!) And o don't know how they cooked them but they were actually fantastic. Despite lateness we were not hurried and service were fantastic. The decor was quaint oldie worldy complete with chandeliers. Not too pricey. If you're ever in Grange over Sands in the Lake district make sure you visit.

This is my favourite cafe in this area. Menu is interesting and food is delicious. Had to queue to get in. I had the mushroom and nut pie with slaw and salad. Yum! The adjacent bakery is also superb. Try the date and walnut tart, exquisite. Love it here.

Excellent service great food but disabled toilets very badly stained toilet seat unneath and toilet brush is really dirty would fail an audit definitely need replacing

Really tasty food made with excellent produce. The mushrooms in the full English breakfast were exceptional.

Can't pass Cumbria without a visit. Superb.

Lovely place to have a brunch and a cup of tea (the white peonies was great). The food was nice with good products. The nut pesto was excellent! We also loved the pancakes with maple sirup and a delicious red berries compote. The waitresses were all lovely and our dog Nixie was really well welcomed. We ate on the terrace at the front which was very comfortable.

Told to wait outside by a staff member with a bad attitude. We had our dog with us and wanted to sit at the tables outside and was told we couldn't. So went elsewhere The food was cheaper and the staff was far nicer

Hazelmere Cafe never fails. Good food and excellent friendly service.

Nice cafe with a great selection of speciality teas. Cakes are huge and yummy!

A bit expensive but I considered it value for money. Great food and friendly and attentive staff.

Great cafe, brilliant service and lovely food

Fantastic food and great service. The bread is the best you'll probably find.

Great atmosphere and lovely staff. We took my mother in law out for afternoon tea for her 80-something birthday. Even though we came on a Saturday in the middle of summer, there was no queuing though a short wait to be seated. Staff were quick to give us our menus and take our orders. Drinks came quickly and food not far behind. Portion sizes were just right and tasted great. Lots of choice for different types of tea to suit all tastes. My daughter (primary age) had her very own Peter Rabbit kid's afternoon tea, which included a little pot of Uruwala Sri Lanka tea and wolfed the whole lot down!

Excellent quality as usual. Lovely polite professional service and meal. Food superb. We always call especially when we are staying in area or trip up to Grange (often) as we are only 60 miles away in Bolton. (Not worth worrying about but fly traps might be an idea for the odd flies🙂) June 22.....still best place to come in Grange....service still polite and food worth a little wait.🙂👍 Even when weather is bad with rain Grange is lovely and Hazelmere is a must as usual.

A delightful place with delicious food and great service. It's nice to get a proper cup of tea too made with leaves (not bags), a strainer, extra hot water and plenty of milk all served in beautiful white porcelain. So rare these days.

It's a lovely place but I think 3.95 for a coffee is excessive

Excellent bakewell slice and apple pie

We always come here for our breakfast once a year on our way to Flookburgh. The full English breakfast is delicious and the coffees are lovely too...

Lovely little café with a vast array of teas to suit every taste! We had the egg mayo sandwich (which came with a side of yummy chips), strawberry tart and carrot cake - which was so good I cheekily asked if I could get two more to take home! Very friendly and attentive staff. The house blend tea was so good. Local beer (Last Wolf) was very good according to hubby!

Drove over an hour to visit this little gem well worth it! Staff are very friendly. I telephoned a day prior to make them aware of allergies to which was taken in to consideration once I had arrived. They was very busy, so to remain aware of that I was very pleased to see they take it serious. Food is delicious!! Fresh and tasty. Bakery next door is also fabulous Prices very competitive 10/10 Keep up the hard work guys x

May 7 2024. Ordered ham sandwich on granary bread with chips and what was supposed to be piccalilli. The sandwich was cut into four with one pice having a very small pice of ham and the others had not very much either. It was mentioned to waitress and she said she would tell the chief but I heard no more about it but for some reason she said would you like a cake, NO I WOULD LIKE SOME HAM I should have told her. Restaurant not as good as I was led to believe.

A quality place with excellent food and drinks

A lovely warm and welcoming place to enjoy excellent food in a relaxed atmosphere.

The pies and cakes are spot on. 👌

Called for a cup of tea for two, nothing wrong with the tea other than the price.£7 for a drink of tea for two. I thought that was rather expensive .

Excellent cafe as you enter Grange from the station end of town. Service was quick and portions large. Wide range of teas & coffees available, no surprise as they have an excellent tea shop above the cafe.

My first time here, first time its not been full! Obviously well supported by locals and very busy. Service is excellent and the food does not disappoint. I had Cumberland sausage, two lovely sausages on riced mash potato lashings of gravy with al dente sugar snap, carrot and baby broccoli, just perfect. The sausages came from Cartmel Game Butchers, just lovely full of meat nice herbs very good. My partner had Chicken Schnitzel, nice and crisp, looked good. I had a side of Vegan Slaw (no diary), very good, fresh and crisp great flavour. Date and Walnut Tart, best pud I have had for a while, sweet and packed full of nuts and dates. This is a must have pud if you are popping in, I noticed the locals pop in for cake and coffee. It will probably be impossible to get in this cafe again until the autumn but we will come back. Ps coffee was fresh, hot and rich.

Been eating at the Hazelmere for getting on for 30 years and never been disappointed. We had the steak pie this time and it was excellent - so tasty, served hot and fresh, staff helpful although they were busy and we felt welcome and comfortable, along with our dog. Thank you, we will be back

Came here on the way home, (to Southern england) for breakfast. Excellent full English and vegetarian breakfast,vine tomatoes on toast and smoked salmon and scrambled egg. Also good blend of cafetiere coffee served by friendly staff. Also takeaway sandwiches brought for our journey were of excellent quality.

The Hazelmere is our go-to for coffee and cake in Grange. This visit, our choice was their vanilla slice - baked to a 70 year old recipe - and fruit & walnut scone - warmed and with melty butter. Perfect with coffee. Efficient, friendly service and nice decor.

Staff were so friendly and helpful. The food is always so nice. We got buns and pies and was not disappointed.

Lovely breakfast. Eggs royale were top notch. Avocado on toast was slightly unseasoned. Very friendly staff 🥚🥐🥑

A lovely cafe ,the first one you come to from the train station.i had a pot of tea and the waitresses were very friendly .this was very popular with people who wanted somewhere to come out of the rain and have a cuppa or something to eat.would definitely come again .

Went for a Blackcurrant pie and they didn't have any.

Gorgeous cheese & onion bread 👌 also asked if considered raffle prize donation to support local charity, which they did. Thank you, much appreciated.

Spot on. Dog friendly and lovely chips! Staff are just lovely and welcoming. Will be going back when next in the lakes. We only had a sandwich but it was delicious.

Lovely light lunch! We called in and had corn fed chicken sandwich: delicious food fab coffee+ lovely staff: what's not to like? Lovely experience.

We visited this cafe in the 1980’s and was happy to still see it there. It has gone a bit more upmarket since we last visited. I preferred how it was more traditional. We had to wait outside and then there is a seating area you sit to wait for a table, it’s a bit awkward as you are facing other customers eating whilst you sit and watch them. The food we had was tasty and the drinks were nice but it was £30 for soup and a sandwich with a drink so not cheap. What I didn’t like was whilst we sat by the door waiting for our table watching other customers eat, we and other waiting customers we were never acknowledged or said hello to, it’s only a little thing but to be made to feel welcome is so important. Would I visit again? No I think I’ll keep my happy memories from the 80’s 😂

Lovely lunch date with my dad. Nice ambience and dog friendly too. Smashed avocado was a visual delight besides a treat for the tastebuds!

Excellent cakes and coffee, great staff

Lovely & warm, friendly staff blumin gud grub 😋

Had a lovely lunch here. In fact I had the turkey Christmas dinner. It was absolutely gorgeous. Mind you it was the first proper thing I had eaten in 4 days following Norovirus so I particularly enjoyed it!!! Really lovely and fresh food. Lovely setting. Lovely staff. Wonderful bakery next door. Go and see for yourselves.

Exceptional food at this up-market cafe. High quality coffees. Gorgeous toasties with real homemade chips and an apple and blackcurrent crumble with proper custard to die for!

The sandwiches and chips were all good.

This place is amazing the food is 5 star and the tea shop upstairs is fantastic, I met Dorothy who is so friendly, she went out of her way to help and explain the teas. I will definitely go back

Great place to stop en route to the western Lakes. Quick friendly service. tasty food and good value and you can park nearby.

Amazing place, brilliant selection of teas and good food.

Great little place for local produce.

Well worth the brief wait for a table. The cheese and onion scone was a thong of great beauty.

The Hazelmere is one of our favourite spots in The Lakes and it never fails to deliver. Wonderful, plentiful food that's packed with flavour without being fussy. Friendly staff, great service completes the package.

Shut the doors at 3:30 on a Saturday .. only wanted a coffee

Very disappointing. One tiny piece of bread with a few shrimps. One small cheese toastie. Both accompanied by a few leaves and half a tomato. Plus, tea for two. Guess how much? 29 quid!

Very nice place, staff really friendly and helpful, was a pleasure to visit

Absolutely delicious loose tea. So nice we bought some to take home. Heather, the young lady who served us, was a sweetheart and looked after us really well.

As always a delight to visit. Really good coffee and cake. The servers were spot on too. Thanks

Lovely staff nice to see staff that where still there doesn't change tea room atmosphere Food was good could not fault at all lovely fresh sandwiches home made soup lovely damp day warmer and tea in pot china cups

Lovely lunch, they let dogs inside cafe.Have a shop upstairs that sells loose tea, you can take your own caddy for them to fill if you want.

I had probably what i would describe as the best and nicest sausage rolll that i have ever had :) we ate in the cafe - the menu doesnt have pastry on the menu but the staff will grab a pie or sausage roll from the attached bakery and serve it :)

Absolutely delicious cream tea with warm scones and home made damson conserve and clotted cream, with a wide selection of loose leaf teas. Highly recommend.

Superb cafe in Grange. Extensive and interesting tea list, if tea not your thing a wide range of other drinks. We enjoyed an excellent lunch - the grilled peach, cheese and fruit salad was imaginative and delicious. Most of food home made, local suppliers. Tasty desserts - try the Cumberland rum nicky! Comfortable seating. Relaxed pleasant atmosphere. Staff friendly and efficient. A place to sit and enjoy. Teas are available from shop upstairs, baked goods from bakery next door.

Fabulous breakfast and great service as well. Would highly recommend!

It says select one. We can't we stayed in Grange for the week and came to Hazelmere either for Sunday lunch, breakfast, afternoon tea, weekday lunch. Whenever we went we were never disappointed. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The food is delicious(never had carrot pie before, it was lovely. I had it with gravy ), the cafe is lovely and has a great outlook over the park. Dorothy's upstairs is well worth a look and the bakery you won't leave empty handed or disappointed.

The food is delicious and good value for Grange. The teas are excellent. The staff were lovely and one girl went out of her way to help us with our order. I have it earmarked for our next visit to Grange over Sands.

A worthy winner of the UK Tea Council Top Afternoon Tea award 2006 - 17 years later it seems little has changed. I called shortly before closing time for a pot of Fell Walker tea - created and blended here on site & a home baked Eccles cake with a piece of Wensleydale cheese; both truly exceptional. The staff are great, the menu is extensive and the prices for what you get are very reasonable. Do not leave Grange without calling here❗️

A rather nice bakery and cafe on a decent terrace of shops down near the station at Grange-over-Sands. It's the end nearest the roundabout. I recall this business, or one very similar, being here for many years since we first came up to the South Lakes area. Then I particularly liked the bakery. Now both are good. We popped in to both on a first visit in a long while. First off, it was busy, which is always a good sign. We'd already eaten lunch, regretfully, otherwise I'd have enjoyed eating here, so just had tea, a cafetierre of Rift Valley coffee and a simple cake or pastry each. As there were no Yorkshire Curd Tarts in today, it had to be an Eccles Cake, for want of something else. Well, the best cup of coffee I've had in a good while. Good service. Good pastry.....though I prefer something savoury... All in all we both enjoyed what we had and I would use this cafe again any time. The bakery deserves regular use, as their products look excellent!! Try one or preferably both, you won't be disappointed!! A good four stars, definitely. I hovered over giving five but would have to eat lunch to see.

A lovely dog friendly cafe. Visited for lunch. The sandwiches were first class and there was a multitude of specialty teas to choose from. The cafe is spotlessly clean and tidy with very professional staff. Well worth a visit.