Homeground Coffee + Kitchen in South Lakeland

We are regulars here. You can’t get a better breakfast or brunch for miles. There’s always a queue - be prepared to wait, but it’s definitely worth it!

Top quality freshly cooked food, lovely chilled atmosphere, fab coffee, and lovely people working there, overall 10/10 experience and will recommend to family and friends who visit the area. Credit to the chefs and staff🫶🏻

Cannot recommend enough! Amazing food, brilliant customer service. All in all an absolute find. Working out how we can fit it into our holiday every day! 👍

Me and my friends came here today and was hands down one of the nicest brunches we’ve ever had, from the food, to the place, to the staff and to the atmosphere. Absolutely amazing, would recommend to anyone in the area! Many thanks x

Best breakfast I've had in a long time and I've had plenty. Worth the queue outside. Wrapped-up on one of the benches outside and they brought us a coffee whilst we waited. Never had a better hash brown.

Quick, friendly service; fantastic coffee & delicious food! A great little place with a fantastic reputation which met all expectations this summer. Recommend: Chorizo Benedict & Homeground Sarnie

Terrible front of house management. Waited over an hour to get a seat and then got told it was another 40 mins for food. Children playing at running a restaurant.

Wow - a superb decaf latte & a oh so yummy stout cake with peanut butter icing/cream. I would definitely recommend it, be warned, it’s very popular, hence busy!

Love the menu choices, something for everyone, kids had granola and a bacon sandwich, grown ups had avo toast and eggs royale. The portions are hefty, making it worthwhile paying that bit extra compared with other venues. The setting is really nice, coffee was super tasty, cakes looked to die for but we just didn't have room! Arrive early as it gets busy quickly, understandably

Quality coffee, loose tea, no tea bags, fantastic flapjacks. Lovely staff. What more could you ask for in a coffee/ tea break

Found this spot when searching for a quick bite & coffee after a long walk around the lake. Service was prompt & friendly. Myself & my husband both had the soup which was delicious and good value. The chocolate brownie was also 10/10 - one of the best I’ve had! Would definitely recommend, hope to visit again soon.

Amazing gluten free bacon roll and the hash browns are to die for. Really friendly staff and delicious food. Would definitely come here again. Be mindful there will likely be a queue but it goes down quickly due to efficient service.

Excellent service, food and coffee. Get here early as rammed by the time they ooen and always queues in the morning. If you only want coffee and cake go after 3pm when theyve stopped doing food. We need more coffee shops like Homeground and Toast.

This café was the highlight of our weekend away to Windermere! Beautiful interior, staff were lovely and friendly, service was excellent despite it being busy. We queued outside from 8:30am as the business opens at 9am on Sundays, and it was so worth the wait. Presentation of the food was fantastic, but was nothing on the taste! My partner and I shared the Eggs Royale and the French Toast, with a side of hashbrowns. The hashbrowns are very unique looking, but taste amazing! The portion sizes were more than enough, so fresh and delicious. If we lived closer we would come here all the time! Thank you so much for having us, we will be recommending to friends and family if they head to the lakes for the holiday. ☺️

We live locally and are so lucky to have this on our doorstep. It never fails and as the menu changes regularly it keeps us coming back to try more dishes. Staff are very friendly, service is good and the brunches are the best we have had in the Lakes; imaginative and full of flavour. No wonder queues form at popular times. Will definitely be back

CAUTION: rude and racist staff. Just to put this in context: We were 2 adults accompanied by two young children. As we approached the restaurant, my wife and my 6 year old were holding ice cream in their hands. While stood outside the restaurant, a friendly member of staff approached, she told us that she was going to clear the table for us outside and that she was going to grab the menu. As my wife and my kids sat down outside the restaurant on the seating provided waiting to be served, we were targeted by a racist member of staff due to our colour, who unfortunately happened to be the manager called Abby. She asked me to ask my wife and our 6 year old daughter to consume the ice stood up and not sitting down on their provided seating outside. I explained that we just bought the ice-cream from sainsbury next door as you can appreciate it is hot day and my kids are tired. Moreover, the staff who is serving us didnt have any issues with the ice cream otherwise we wouldnt have sat down. She said, "Ask your wife and child to stand behind the plant pot to eat their ice cream." This plant pot was situated just behind our bench outside next to the footpath. I found this absurd, unkind, and insulting. We didn't understand why she was creating a scene or why she was targeting us. Her comment was upsetting and disrespectful as the first waitress who going to serve us did not mention that we cannot eat this ice-cream while sitting on the bench outside the restaurant. Her upsetting and rude demeanour meant that we no longer could bear to sit there. As we were planning to walk away from this child unfriendly and racist place, we were approached by another member of staff called Charlotte, who enquired from us as to what has happened. However, while we were talking to Charlotte, Abby, the manager, decided to intervene again in the conversation, saying, "Why are you still here?" "Most customers would comply and stand and eat the ice-cream behind the plant pot". At this point, she started pulling Charlotte's arm, telling her to "walk away, don't talk to them." We felt highly insulted as if we weren't worthy of their time, and clearly, we weren't unwelcomed. She cleared any uncertainty by saying to us, "Why are you still standing on our premises?" and then my husband literally took one step back and told Abby that I am not on your premises anymore. At this point my 8 Yr old daughter started crying but to our astonishment, Abby continued to be unpleasant and showed no remorse or empathy towards the crying child and told us to leave while we was stood at the footpath. At this point, my husband protested that clearly Abby does not have any kids, and we left. While walking away, Abby said to us, "Have a good day and eat somewhere else."

Fantastic food! Pricey but delicious. Great service and very friendly. Came as a family group for breakfast. Most expensive breakfast I’ve ever had to pay for but it was good! Delicious coffee too.

Chai Latte & Cornbread were absolutely delicious. Avocado on toast was a lovely too. Really nice place with plenty of cakes to tempt you.

Looking for afternoon coffee and snacks and came across this cafe. It was not very busy, and we received a friendly reception and confirmation that dietary needs would not be an issue. Orders were taken at the table and our items arrived quickly, and represented excellent value. Based on this experience, we would have no hesitation in visiting again.

We had a fabulous breakfast here. The coffee and food were amazing, especially the homemade hash browns! We would highly recommend!

Fantastic spot for breakfast had to sit outside with the dog but luckily a sunny day. Lovely fresh food beautifully prepared , served promptly.Delicious coffee. Not the cheapest but well worth it. Will definitely be back.

Second time visiting here and it's absolutely phenomenal. The food and coffee is absolutely amazing. I had the corn bread and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten! Fantastic coffee too. Couldn't recommend more!

Great food, great portion sizes and great coffee. Lovely stop for brunch as we were passing through Windermere. The staff were all friendly and service was faultless. Would happily queue again!

We ordered 3 main to share among 4 of us. The food very yummy. The French toast very tasty with the fresh cream and sauce very delicious. The house of sien also very tasty with the sauce very special. The waffle was also tasty with syrup, banana and bacon. All very done professionally and tasty.

It was late in the day and visited here and Already had coffee so I had green tea. However it was clear they have good speciality and lovely people here too. Nice place. Ambient.

Great place, great food, great coffee, great atmosphere - it’s a great place. The only downside is you have to get up early to avoid the queue 🤣

Nice coffee. Brunch and cake. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Worth the wait the q.. Quality of good and reasonable prices. Nice decor inside.

Called in for lunch 4th March, food,service atmosphere all excellent. Other businesses should visit and see our to deliver excellent customer service.

Visited this coffee shop for the first time yesterday on a wet day. The place had a buzz about it. Service was excellent. My partner and I both had coffees with scones and jam, cost £14. The meals looked very good but we had already eaten a big breakfast. We will return next time we are in the area. The place had such a great atmosphere.

Great! Not been for about 18 months as there is always a queue and am not up for that. Got there early and didn’t have to wait, food was delicious, we ordered 2 breakfast dishes and a side of hash browns - we couldn’t finish it. Amazing quality, beautifully put together and friendly service. I also think really well priced as have ordered similar options elsewhere, paid more and been disappointed. Its really good and I might even queue next time, although probably stick to takeaway coffee and cake unless we get lucky!

On our last day in the Lakes, we called in to Homeground (the best breakfast spot) for breakfast before a long walk. We had the vegan option of the Homeground breakfast sarnie, its what I would call a proper sandwich, it was magificent. The sourdough ciabatta was fabulous and the sandwich was packed with smashed avocado, caramelised red onion, mushroom and homemade hash browns. They always have a few vegan options on the menu which change regularly which is great for people who go often. There was gorgeous looking cake but I was way too full. Highly recommended,

We came in for a brunch and it was out of this world, there are 12 of us so it’s not so easy to fit us in places the staff were really accommodating and the food was something special and the coffee was amazing to I’d 100% recommend visiting this place if your in the Lake District it’s worth the trip

promised lots, delivered little overall sadly. oddest hash browns I have ever eaten and unfortunately they weren't cooked all that well

A fantastic stop when having a wander in Windermere. Faultless coffee and small bite to eat. Would have loved to have time for a bigger meal as the food coming out looked AMAZING, we look forward to coming back soon.

We’ve just got to return to this place. Walked past and saw the queue outside and thought “this must be a good place”. Walked around the town again and saw that the queue had gone…got a table next to the new log burner - brilliant. Couldn’t stay long, so just a coffee each …but the food that came out of the kitchen looked amazing. Warm, friendly staff …paid the bill and told them “we will be back” ….and the food photos I’ve seen since confirm that.

We came here for the long line waiting outside. The coffee and drinks were good but I think the good, though nice in small bites was a bit overwhelmingly sweet . If you order the French toast you simply get a lot of sugar and cream all over , which may be nice for some but it’s just a bit overwhelming for first meal

Beautiful presented food, the avocado and feta is so fresh and tasty! Really friendly staff and it's well worth a queue 8f you do visit.

Not as good as usual. When we go to the Lakes we often stop at Homeground. Menu seemed limited to normal. Staff with very little customer service, head down and no chit chat. Food was nice enough but expensive. Coffee is on the smaller side and again expensive. Soup was tasty but small for the price, I think £6.50, it's soup, give us a decent quantity. We will come back, we do like it here and we've left many a good review on other social sites. Maybe just one of those days.

We came here twice in one day. First we sat outside with our dog for coffee. We liked it so much we came back later for lunch, which was fantastic, even though we had to queue in the rain. We ordered soup of the day and avocado toast. Both were absolutely delicious. The service was excellent. Would highly recommend.

Lovely staff, great food and cosy coffee shop atmosphere. We would definitely come again. It was our first time in Windermere and needed somewhere for breakfast. We stayed for 2 nights and came for breakfast both days it was that nice. Worth a try!

Consistently excellent! Definitely more of a brunch spot for me; a lot of breakfast foods appear on the menu. The avocado smash on sourdough with poached eggs and feta is a winner.

Late lunch. Friendly prompt service. I had Avo smash. It was lovely and really good sized portion. My husband enjoyed his homemade soup. We has breakfast tea to drink which was also good. Would ho back if in Windermere again.

Incredible espresso and chilled atmosphere. The bacon sarnie was delicious! Such a brilliant brunch place. Coming every time I visit the lakes!

Excellent food but like most places the price has risen and the portions shrunk, not sure I'd say it is as good value for money as formerly. Excellent coffee but expensive if you have non dairy, there are other cafes locally that do excellent artisan...

Up there with the best brunch locations I have visited. Its busy so be prepared for a short wait for a table, ours was 15 mins but worthwhile. The food was excellent, the Homeground Sarnie was brilliant as were the Date & Ginger scones. Service...

WOW. Don’t miss this place! The best brunch I’ve ever had. Went halves with my friend so we could each try the other’s dish. Stunning flavours, very kind staff. I’d be back next week from London if I could!

Wow! This place is just on another level for quality of food. Had breakfast there & it was truly fantastic. Had looked it up before visiting Windermere so has high hopes but it exceeded even that. Great presentation, beautiful taste & a buzzing place too....

Delicious food and excellent, friendly & welcoming service . A really creative menu with the best coffee in the Lakes . They also use More sourdough bakery which has the best bread too. All round, this cafe has provided us with continued excellence . The...

This place was packed but we just dodged the queue. Communal dining which I do like - great coffee and really good choices on the menu. Cake looked good but we had no room! Very trendy decor as well.

The coffee is so good here and along side the delicious food it became one of our go to places in Windermere. Will be back when next visiting :-)

Homeground Coffee + Kitchen. If you like a good coffee and quality American style food, with excellent service at a reasonable price, Homeground Coffee + Kitchen in Windermere, is the place to go. Homeground Coffee + Kitchen offer a varied menu, with fresh quality produce....

Had the brunch….I really just fancied a veggie sausage bap or something simple like that, but had my tastebuds hijacked and taken for a walk around some lovely flavours instead…crispy burrata? No such thing, but oh there is….I could go on but go try it...

Great food service and location. Good wholesome home made menu. Vegan options available. Outside tables available.

We visited Windermere and noticed that Homeground always had a queue outside, so we thought it must be good. Me and my wife decided to grab some dinner from here and we were amazed at how good the food and service was. The service was...

Amazing food and service! The best breakfast food in Windermere by far! Worth the small queue, don’t be put off, it goes down pretty quick

Lovely place with extremely friendly and helpful staff. Gorgeous salad, sandwich and blondie. Particularly good coffee. Would definitely return.

Have visited before and enjoyed. We had pots of tea and cakes, good choice and yummy! Nice staff and surroundings and because we called later in day they asked if we would like some fruit scones to take away with us complimentary, they were super...

Really tasty breakfast, can see why it is popular. Be prepared though they will not customise dishes. I do get this and would understand if was asking for them to cook something totally different but my daughter wanted waffles without the mascarpone and strawberries (so...

Great place , only had scones and tea but atmosphere was lovely. Noticed the owner sitting working at a table keeping his eyes on the service his staff were giving customers and had to compliment him on the establishment

Lovely food and coffee, friendly staff BUT....the music is ridiculously loud. Whats going on here? Used be be my fav breakfast place to come with friends, and friends who visit the area, but I wont be back. My ears hurt! People are shouting at each...

Staff are friendly and the food is beautiful and tasty. We have coffees and lunch here was brilliant. No mind to wait at the queue for good food.

6 of us and one tiny clean dog hoping to have lunch. Raining outside. Very grumpy person told us to sit outside with our tiny cockapoo! Less trouble than children and buggies. Won’t be going back!

We make a point of coming here for brunch whenever we’re in The Lakes. The hash browns are fabulous, tried today with the homemade brown sauce - amazing! Highly recommend a visit here, you’ll probably have to queue to get in but it’s well worth...

Didn't take my own advice from my last review in 2020 and arrived the first time around 8.45am to see a queue forming. There is of course a reason for the queue, this is the best breakfast in Windermere. Not sure why they don't do...

Really lovely staff . Friendly though very busy. R I'm a cake snob but really good coffee and cake too. Highly recommended

Great coffee… friendly service and good respite from a rainy spell. Try the banana bread for a snack.

The varied menu on traditional dishes was great. 4 different breakfasts and not a crumb left. Staff could not have been more cheerful or helpful. A very welcoming and satisfying stop.

Great food. Excellent service. Fabulous coffee. Would highly recommend. Vegan options. Definitely give this a try

Very highly rated and easy to tell why. We had two of the Egg Royals which were delicious UNTIL one portion on one of our meals had wet dirt mixed into the rocket and bread. An easy mistake to happen probably and the waitress apologised....

Best breakfast in Windermere! Hard to find a good breakfast as vegetarians but this was the best we've had (maybe ever!) We had the baked eggs. My daughter had a bacon ciabatta barm and loved it. Coffee and cake also superb.

So…this place seems to be really popular. We were greeted with ‘there’s a queue’ when we walked in for take away. We were then able to place a take away order before being told to go and wait outside for the take away order to...

Simply superb 👌 this is our second visit to Homeground for brunch. Staff are friendly and attentive and nothing is too much trouble. I had the baked eggs and beans with toasted soda bread and guac. Other half had eggs benny. Both cooked well. Eggs...

Delicious food and coffee, staff lovely, we had to wait for a table (as it’s so popular) but absolutely worth the wait! Defo recommend!

I think they are a victim of their popularity. We sat in the sunshine outside and our coffee and lunch order was quickly taken. The coffees arrived and were drunk while we chatted and waited and waited. The sun had moved off us and we...

We have been to Windermere lots of times and have always seen this place packed- now we know why. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, all the food looked delicious. I had baked eggs and my husband had bacon and egg sarnie. Both fab, coffee great too....

Friendly ..clean ..great atmosphere welcoming amazing food .. or just cake 🧁 or coffee ☕️ x wonderful xx ❤️‍🔥 an absolute must ☀️❣️

Nice Cafe, food was executed lovely, a little rich for my palate. I was just disappointed they don't allow dogs inside but I'm sure there's a good reason. Coffee and cakes I would recommend.

Worth the queue - the food is so so tasty. I had the potato waffle with venison and it was a very unique but delicious dish. The menu is impressive and the food is seemingly high quality. The chef/s should be proud!

Almost nothing on the menu is Gluten Free and what is GF is not even noted properly on the menu, and no effort to make what could be GF as GF.

This place is great. The coffee is very good. The food is wonderful - creative, massive and really tasty. The French toast almost defeated my wife - it was beautiful and enormous. The 'sarnie' is something to behold. Monumental. Ancient humans probably worshipped something similar...

Called for a cake & coffee. Wow cakes where big & scrumptious. Staff all lovely & place very clean. Definitely recommend this place. Breakfasts look amazing too

Third or 4th visit where the staff have been particularly unwelcoming and given the impression that they just want to clock off (2h prior to close). Ok coffee and cake but not worth the unfriendly atmosphere and rude staff

We have been using Homeground for many years and having had brunch there this morning , I am happy to say that the quality of the Eggs Bennie and the Hash Browns was as good as ever, as were the hot drinks.The staff were as...

Excellent food! We really enjoyed eating here before going on a long hike. I can say with some confidence that our hearty breakfast helped us get through it.

Came here for takeaway coffee, some cake and brownies leaving really quite disdained by the experience of rude customer service caused by one individual (a male barista). Manners and politeness is clearly not part of his training or character having barked at me to wait...

We come here every time we visit Windermere and have never been disappointed. Breakfasts are delicious and they cater for dietary needs such as gluten free. The cakes and bakes are also delicious and again lots of choice for gluten free.

We love going to Homeground for brunch and coffee. Great food, great coffee and the staff are all really nice. Have visited a number of times over the past few months and will definitely be back!

Popped in on a busy Saturday morning, we enjoyed a very relaxing breakfast as a family. The hot chocolate was made as requested and all dietary restrictions were met. The staff went above and beyond to check ingredients for us. We both enjoyed the Ho...

Unlike other cafe's in Windermere Homeground are on the ball, they don't keep you waiting and serve people in order. Went for the mushroom soup with sourdough, awesome! Loads of flavour with a hint of black pepper, just cannot remember the oil that was also...

... meant we had almost finished our brunch before the coffees arrived, which was not great. Sitting outside (with dog) also resulted in food being cold before we had finished it - probably our fault for coming at this time of year. Food was really...

Recommended by a friend from the lakes, we popped in the day we arrived ...and again the day we left. A very popular restaurant and worth queuing for. Great range of both food and drinks that will definitely set you up for the day. Staff...

We visited for breakfast in half term due to the rave reviews, at 10 ish on a rainy Friday there were already 12-15 people in front of us queuing outside for tables. Once inside the decor was lovely with nicely spaced tables. Service was efficient...

Wow this place is crazy good, the Hash Browns are something else. Great Gluten free options too. Service is of high standard. Well worth queuing up for whatever the weather! I highly recommend this spot for brunch.

Great selection of breakfast fare: I had the baked eggs, a stew like concoction including chorizo and some cheese toasted bread - it was absolutely fantastic. Only point for improvement is that dogs are relegated to the outside seating. Friendly and efficient service too

This place is doing everything right - nice atmosphere/interior, great coffee, amazing food menu. I live locally and this is the place that I take friends and family when they come to visit every time, it always goes down well. I’d recommend getting a side...

One of the best brunches we’ve ever had. Loved it so much we came back the following day. A lovely place. Friendly staff. Wonderful.

Visited here at 9am on a Sunday and the place was heaving cant fault the service and the food was delicious! Especially enjoyed the homemade hash browns, will definitely be eating here again and highly recommend if you are in the area you try this...

Great coffee and really good atmosphere. 2 flat whites a pear frangipane and carrot cake all hit the spot. Definitely the spot for a coffee in Windermere

Absolutely deserving of all the stars we can give! The BEST breakfast I’ve eaten in a long time and to find a place that actually makes proper decent coffee was awesome! Clean, great staff and really nice decor! Thanks so much guys! Will definitely be...

Following other opinions we enjoyed a very nice breakfast, don’t miss the hot white chocolate and toast simply brilliant. Of course the service was excellent. Will come back for sure