Ice Cream Garden and Tea Room in Eden

Excellent service very friendly staff. Food really tasty good and there was a good choice on menu. Exceptionally clean place. Would return and recommend to others to visit.

We have been several times and always had fantastic food today we had Delicious homemade soups. My husband had mushroom and I had Tomato and roasted red peppers. Very dog friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Thanks

What a lovely little cafe. Our first time in Penrith and something about the decor on the outside of the shop drew us in. We had lunch and hot drinks. Hubby having a baked potato and I had soup and a scone. Food was delicious and reasonably priced. Really lovely place. We took cakes away to eat later and pleased to report back that they were excellent too. We'll be back if ever in the area again!

Great little tea room with a good choice of reasonably priced snack food and drinks. Very friendly staff. Beautifully clean and well maintained. Will definitely call in again when in Penrith.

Lovely, quaint tea rooms. Warm and welcoming. Fab, tasty breakfast and a proper cup of tea too! Great start to our day 😋

went here today for lunch with my mum. wow, what a superb little find. food was excellent and all home made. staff excellent and very friendly, we will return

Amazing tasty food with a very good amount for the money. Great assortments of drinks and food. Plenty in each teapot for a few cups.

Enormous cup of very good coffee. Tea served in bone china cup - always a point scorer. Cheese scone had lovely consistency and contained whole grain mustard - tasty, but a touch more cheese would have made it even better. Toasted teacake was delicious. Service friendly and efficient. Wish we'd noticed the garden though!

In my opinion the best cheese scones in Cumbria, beautifully soft and delicious 😋 Lovely coffee, setting and staff. Went with my daughter who had a gluten free scone which she said was amazing (I didn't get a chance to taste it, it was gone!) Lots of other gluten free options. Well worth a vist 😊

What a little gem! Excellent food, great quality, friendly staff. Small but comfortable and cosy. It's definitely worth a visit

Had the salad lunch couldn't decide on ham or cheese I was offered a selection. All fresh produce. Friendly staff and clean.

Visited with granddaughter shared a toastie as we only called in for drinks. Granddaughter was thrilled with the various mugs the hot chocolate came in. We are working our way through them 😊. Very clean various homemade cakes with gluten free options. Staff friendly. If visiting a d looks busy remember there is a lovely garden area at the rear.

Warm and friendly Tearoom, I had a lovely Gluten Free chicken salad sandwich on very tasty bread. A good selection of Homemade cakes, traybakes and scones to choose from with Gluten free and Vegan options available. A little gem of a place to find, they also have a secluded garden area to the back of the tearoom.

Great customer services, lovely food and drinks, nice decorating, peaceful environment and amazing value!

Great little place, in the middle of Penrith. Friendly staff, good fresh coffee. I called in for a coffee and cake to try and dodge the rain showers, so glad I did. I ended up having the Christmas baguette, as I saw someone else with one, so glad I did, followed by a piece of cake ….the Marsbar crispy cake is to die for. Will be back next time I am in Penrith, I will definitely be back.

This is a great little place to drop in for good coffee, other drinks and lovely cakes. We were quite late arriving but the man serving was still very friendly and we didn't feel rushed.

This café has recently been taken over and it is lovely. The staff are really welcoming and friendly. There is a lovely little covered private courtyard at the back to sit in (no smoking). The cakes and tray bakes are delicious. The best thing is that you can take your dog in and they get a little dog treat also.

Great service and excellent food even catered for allergies both Gluten & Dairy free 👍 will definitely be coming back 👍

Absolutely spotless, keen to please, and our brunch very satisfying. The garden at the rear would be good on a fine day but the weather was against us at the time.

I visited yesterday and was impressed by everything, service outstanding, panini toastie that we were sharing very tasty and very attractively presented on 2 separate plates, each with their own salad and crisps. Cafe superbly clean, bit cold to enjoy the garden, but looked very...

Absolutely beautiful tearoom. Food was delicious, service was brilliant. Outside courtyard is stunning and very relaxing. Definitely worth a visit and we will be back very soon.

Thanks for such a great gluten free experience. Lovely soup, sandwiches, scones and homemade cake. Soups are usually gluten free and they usually have gluten free bread for a sandwich. Home baked scones and cakes yummy.

Such a lovely tearoom with fabulous atmosphere... staff amazing and the food is to die for... we'll be back again very soon 😍

Formerly the ice cream Garden. New owners have transformed this little cafe. Has an outdoor area. All homemade cakes and scones. Friend split the smoked salmon and cucumber and a cheese scone. Lovely friendly relaxed place for lunch or tea and a natter.

What better way to spend a sunny day it’s eating in the garden and wolfing down some delicious desserts

Called into Penrith en route back to Manchester, stumbled across this cafe and we were both really impressed with the great sandwich and soup deal, a choice of 5 different home made soups and choice of rolls, sandwiches, toasties or paninis. Beautiful tasty soups, we...

Saw the blackboard advertising this café and thought we would give it a try. Small is the word, both inside and out in the rear garden, but everyone is friendly and the garden is relaxing and sheltered. The speciality seems to be the soups (there...

Absolutely loved our visit here, it was raining and we had 2 young children so we rang ahead and they accommodated us. Service was excellent the staff were all friendly it's a lovely family run, vintage looking café. We had cheese salad, a children's meal,...

Great little place good atmosphere and friendly staff. Stopped to have a light lunch they made 7 different types of soup daily and the 2 we tried tasted great. The rear garden was small but nice and the service was quick. All the food we...

Visiting Penrith from Kent. Went in for lunch as dog friendly and very glad we did. Made to feel very welcome by the lovely staff. Clean a well organised. Enjoyed delicious homemade soups and freshly made sandwich. Excellent value for money. They served plenty of...

Best soup I’ve ever tasted, best scones (with cream and jam) I have ever tasted. Atmosphere was warm and very welcoming. Waitresses were so genuinely sweet and engaging and really made the experience memorable.

No idea what the ice cream's like but for soup and sandwich it's a superb spot. Had choice of six soups and four sandwiches - the spicy Thai sweet potato sounded interesting and it was a gorgeous soup.

We had lunch here in the lovely courtyard. The staff were so friendly and couldn’t have made us feel more at home despite the current challenging circumstances. The food was delicious. My wife and I had both had a salad and my 2 children had...

Acabo de pasar una tarde maravillosa en este encantador café.La señora que trabaja no podría haber sido más amable, fueron tan amables con mi nieto de 2 años.La comida también (la sopa de verduras y lentejas) era tan sabrosaDefinitivamente recomendaría una visita si alguna vez visita Penrith

Fui a buscar un café para tomar un café y me encontré aquí. Teníamos la opción de sentarnos adentro o en el patio trasero y elegir sentarnos afuera. Estaba lloviendo, pero fue encantador, terminé tomando una sopa casera, así como café y helado, que estaba delicioso. La encantadora camarera tomó nuestro pedido y fue genial con mi hijo de casi 3 años. Conversé con nosotros, lo cual fue agradable, especialmente con la situación actual. En general, excelente servicio al cliente, comida y café. ¿Volveré de nuevo gracias?

Nos detuvimos aquí en el camino y decidimos tomar bebidas calientes y un almuerzo. Fue el tablero, que se colocó en la calle, lo que nos hizo aventurarnos al salón de té.Estaba lleno cuando llegamos, lo que suele ser una buena señal.Optamos por la oferta de sopa y sándwich. Había una encantadora selección de sopas.Acordamos que la sopa estaba muy sabrosa. (Esto es un cumplido, ya que solo hago sopa casera, no hemos comido sopa enlatada durante años)Mi sándwich estaba bueno y disfruté mi buena taza de té caliente.Nos detuvimos en Penrith de camino a casa hoy. Como era un día frío, decidimos pedir una comida para llevar con sopa caliente y un panecillo relleno. Aunque solo eran las 11 de la mañana, el brócoli y la sopa Stilton hicieron el trabajo. . . me calentó muy bien!Estamos ansiosos por nuestra próxima visita, para que podamos probar algo diferente, pero igual de sabroso.Definitivamente lo recomendaría. . . . especialmente si te gusta la sopa casera.

Visited this lovely little tea room yesterday. This was the first time we had taken our canine friend with us for coffee and cake. The staff welcomed us all warmly, cockapoo included! Wonderful coffee and milkshakes accompanied by melt in the mouth muffins..lovely.

Me detuve aquí cuando examiné la ciudad con mi niño que se quedó dormido en el cochecito. Aprovechando la oportunidad para observar a la gente, podía decirle a muchos clientes dónde los clientes habituales, pero todos estaban bien atendidos. Los sándwiches y la sopa no significaban un menú limitado, de hecho, las sopas eran diversas, innovadoras y sabrosas. Selección encantadora de helados también

Great little find for a quick lunchtime bite. Delicious soups and a great choice of varieties alongside sandwiches and cakes.

A really nice cafe serving home made food @ good prices. Good portion sizes, friendly staff and pretty good cafetiere coffee made this place a welcome pit stop during our chilly day trip to Penrith. Toilet needs some repair & tlc but serviceable.

Lovely, cosy little tea room. Myself and three friends had soup and sandwich (four different flavours) all of which was home made and delicious. Service was really good, couldn't do enough for you. Would highly recommend, and would definitely go back.

Came across this welcoming cafe on a trip to Penrith when we couldn't get a table at the one we have been to before.What a gem of a place. Several soups to choose from accompanied by a sandwich with a choice of breads and fillings. The soups we had (lentil & veg and Winter butternut) were delicious and the sandwiches v fresh.Service was quick and the two ladies running the place were very friendly.A great find & excellent value for money. We'll definitely be back.

Never disappoints. Service always great. Soups always superb. A great little place . A real hidden haven for a snack meal or a coffee.

Called in here for lunch with two friends, 10 days ago.I was visiting from Liverpool, one friend from Oswestry and the other from Canada.Weather a bit miserable, so needed a tasty snack.Wandered into the Secret Garden and what a great find!Staff were absolutely lovely.....our different choices of soups were gorgeous and the accompanying sandwiches were delicious.Reasonably priced. I understand that the6 offer around 20 different varieties of soup!!Penrith has a lot to offer and we had an interesting day. Lunch was memorable and I will return.

We called in to Penrith for a break from the M6 looking for lunch. So delighted to find this first rate cafe serving wonderful soup and excellent sandwiches. And at a reasonable price and with very friendly service. My wife had Cumberland ham salad sandwiches and I had egg mayonnaise. We both ate a spicy paprika tomato soup with potatoes, Patatas Bravas I think it was called. Absolutely delicious. The chalkboard menu offered five sorts of sandwiches and five types of soups, choose one from each, all at £4.50 per person. I can fully recommend this splendid place for soup and sandwiches. A little gem. Next time we are driving that way we will definitely call back. Naturally popular with grateful locals.

We are regulars. Great service with a smile and great soups. Fantastic little place. A credit to Penrith and a must for visitors.

Found this by chance on a cold bleak day in penrith - attracted by the wide range of home made soups advertised. Warm,cosy & friendly & the soup was as excellent. Reasonable prices as well. Worth searching out.

A lovely little cafe/ice cream parlour in the centre of town. Selling a selection of hot & cold food. When you go in it looks tiny but there is a hidden garden in the back of the property which is really nice on a summers day.

Just a soup and a roll. Lots of different soups to choose from. Today I had Broccoli and Stilton. Excellent and only £3.50. Last time I was here they gave me a sample to taste before ordering.The staff are spot on and when my soup arrive the waitress asked if I would like a glass of water.I think I was lucky today as sometimes there are no spare tables.They also offer takeaway and that side of the business was very busy this lunchtime

After a long drive my partner and I wanted a light bite . The lady whom served a us was very lovely and accommodating to my request of a small tuna salad, my partner had soup and to die for soup, we asked for recipe but it's top secret but I'm gonna try and replicate it this week

Visiting Penrith with an anglophile American friend, he said he was determined to find 'the quintessential British tea room'. Walking into the Ice Cream Garden and Tea Room, we knew we had actually done it! Sitting in the garden, enjoying the sunshine, serenaded by a bird on a nearby roof, we consumed probably the finest soup in northern Britain, [lovingly made by the owner's daughter], accompanied by delicious sandwiches. The little establishment has a delightfully quirky charm, my American friend and I were enchanted, and I recommend it without any reservations.

Excellent range of fresh soups. They let me try before I bought. Excellent service and a very happy place to have lunch. They also do takeouts

If you are in Penrith and you want good service ! Friendly atmosphere ! And absolutely delicious tasty fresh food then you MUST visit this little ice cream / cafe / tea room .The selection of homemade soups is amazing and the bread on the sandwiches is the freshest bread you could wish for . Tea in China cups !! Delicious . Will definitely return to try more of the lovely dishes on the menu ( but will find it hard to resist the soup ...) Saw someone buying a takeaway salad bowl that looked amazing too !!Keep up the good work ladies !!! We will tell all our fiends and we will be back !!! Thank you

A small garden tucked away at the back of the Tearooms is dog friendly ans very pleasant to sit out in the sun. The staff very friendly and helpful. A varied menu from breakfasts to full meals with snacks inbetween all reasonable priced. Even a bowl of water for the dog.

If you like soup then this is the place to come and enjoy I wide array of home made choices with bread. There were 8 soups to choose from when we visited and each of the three we chose were absolutely delicious. Finished off with some tea and home made tray bakes I would thoroughly recommend a visit. They also do takeaway if you are in a rush but they only open short hours around lunch time so best be quick to make sure you don't miss out.

We tried to visit here on Bank Holiday Monday but they were closed so we revisited on our last day staying near Penrith. They had a lovely selection of soups and we managed to find seats in the main shop. There are more tables in the rear courtyard but as the smokers go there, it wasn't for us.The staff were very friendly but a little disorganised and it felt as though they were struggling to cope a bit. When we left one of them mentioned that the owner was away and they were covering so that helped explain it a bit. The food came promptly, as did the drinks and I really enjoyed all of mine. The creamy vegetable soup and cheese sandwiches were lovely, and at £4.50 all in it was excellent value. My milkshake was nice too.

I go here for the soup of which there is always a good choice on offer and they are really tasty. It is a lovely small cafe with the added benefit of a small garden at the rear

We had a brief stop in Penrith on our return journey home. Popped in here for a cup of tea but were soon tempted by the scrummy tasting soups on offer. Sat in the 'secret' garden at the back which was nice and peaceful. We both had soup and sandwich, all very tasty. The only down side was I had no room left to sample the great looking scones. Service was friendly and with a smile.

Been quite a few times. Always clean and tidy and very welcoming. Food and service are always very consistently great.Prices are good value as well. Thanks

We called in for lunch today with my daughter in law and baby grandson, at least 9 different home made soups to choose from, absolutely yummy, will certainly go there again. The staff were very pleasant and nothing was a problem, prices very reasonable too.

We came across this little cafe in Penrith. What a little gem of a cafe. Very friendly owner. Excellent quality and superb value lunch. Soup, sandwich and tea for two £12. What a deal. Fresh and delicious.We need a café like this in Carlisle. If your in the area be sure to make a stop in the Ice Cream Garden Secret Café, you sure won't regret it.

Fantastic place friendly staff great food but not listed under restaurants in Penrith ? Can Trip Advisor do something about this ?

Popped in here for a cuppa whilst in Penrith. As my husband is coeliac he never expects to be able to eat when we are out & about, so it was a very happy man who tucked into a bacon buttie specially made for him by the owner, who was very aware of all things coeliac. A refreshing cuppa & a refreshing change to find this unfortunate disease accommodated. Well done, we will be back.

We found this cafe by chance since we were in Penrith to take the children to the cinema but had a couple of hours to spend visiting the town first. What an incredible find!The lady (I assume the owner) could not have been any more welcoming and friendly. The service was polite and very efficient but the real star of the show was the food, all of which was superb and very reasonably priced. We are a family of 6 and all ordered different things , all of which were spot on. The soups are fantastic which is why so many locals popped in for takeaways while we were there. If I lived there , so would I.

Such a lovely local cafe. A real hidden gem amongst the big companies taking over Penrith. The amount of soups served is vast and they taste amazing. Easily the best soups i've ever tasted! And when it's sunny the hidden out the garden makes you feel like you're in the Mediterranean not Penrith. Staff are prompt and polite and the owner adds a real homely feel to the place. Well worth a visit if you're in the area and hungry be it for soup, pannini's or ice cream!

We finished off a short break with a trip to Penrith and enjoyed a family lunch together at this quaint tea shop. A wide selection of homemade soups were available, including the unappealing sounding, but intriguingly popular sprout soup!The service was excellent, as was the food which was tasty, fresh and wholesome. The soup and sandwich combo included a generous bowl of bacon and lentil soup which was filling, tasty and reasonably priced at £4.50. As a coffee geek I opted for a mug of tea because there was no indication of whether they serve fresh brewed or instant. However we all enjoyed the meal and would happily recommend.On the day of our visit the weather was cloudy so we opted to sit inside, although the tea garden looked pleasant and inviting. Great value: friendly atmosphere: good food and pleasant surroundings.If this review was helpful, please be kind enough to click the button below.

My partner and I were visiting family and walked past the Ice cream Garden and decided to stop in for lunch.... What a wonderful experience!Jackie and Becky were so welcoming and genuinely attentive.The food is lovely ... And the little garden is a sun trap - we loved it and would recommend it to everyone looking for some real Cumbrian hospitality.

After a day out in the lakes we stumbled upon the cafe. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and a great local atmosphere. Ice cream was amazing and will definitely return later this summer. The younger girl even showed us some biking and walking routes to do during our holiday. The cafe is picturesque and beautiful with friendly and inviting staff and run by a wonderful family! 5 stars :)

Our family decided to visit this café on our day trip in penrith and this stood out as very pretty and we are big fans of vintage also , well when we entered we had a 10 minute wait for someone to serve us when we were served we they did not notify us that there were no plain scones left so we ordered a plain scone and a fruit scone well they both turned up as fruit scones however we brought up this issue to be told there were no plain scones the woman just explained to us she would take it off the bill. By this time the whole family had the correct order apart from 1 of us who waited 25 minutes and the staff had to be prompted we had ordered a pot of tea even after that we had a 10 minute wait for the actual pot of tea to arrive when we had finally got the tea it was fine.We were about to go pay and the woman shouted at the youngest employee to come serve us as she went outside to go look at a baby which we thought was highly unprofessional! especially when we were about to pay and we all had that bad experience we are very disappointed with this place as I may add we were the only customers in the café! and still received bad treatment! also our waitress not knowing about common things on the menu appears there has been a high lack of training! otherwise the café is quite pretty and loved the vintage appearance :) but the experience was appalling

A great cafe in the town centre. Highly recommend visiting if you're in the area. Great choice on the menu & fantastic selection of ice cream! Staff were incredibly welcoming & even gave us some good tips of places to visit in the area.Looking forward to coming back soon!

Went in this month for the first time in ages and this spot is brilliant. Had the skinny soup which must have been made by a great soup maker and a top cheese sandwich. Will definitely be back in for an ice cream soon. The staff a really polite and friendly, as well as the cafe been warm and inviting. Definitely recommend this to anyone.

I always make a point of coming to this place when I visit the lakes. The food is lovely and service is always great, plus its right near all the shops in the centre if you fancy a break inbetween some shopping! Check out the 'secret garden' in summer too!

What a beautiful little vintage cafe! We were enticed by the promise of soup and got so much more than we had hoped for!First of all the decoration is very homely and at the back is a lovely hinden garden which would be perfect on a sunnier day! The food was faultless. I had the soup and sandwich which was a great deal and full of flavour. My boyfriend had a pannini which was full of filling.The staff were also very efficient and very friendly.Will definitely be visiting again in the Summer!

I've visited here a few times and its always been a lovely experience, - good food, well presented and great friendly service. Today my partner and I decided to get a takeaway lunch from here, he had a bacon, brie & cranberry panini which he said was very nice and I ordered a baked potato with cheese tomato and ham, - I was very dissapointed. Firstly there was no ham at all, just cheese (most of which wasnt in/on the potato) and some very roughly cut large chunks of tomato thrown beside the potato. There was no garnish or side salad and it was very unappetizing. I don't know if perhaps they have employed new staff or if whoever put my baked potato together was just having a terrible day, but either way I would expect more from any food outlet.

We visited in October and had lovely food. The soup is delicious. We will be back again soon when next in the Lake District.