Java Coffee Shop in Allerdale

We were drawn in by the chocolate fountain in the window and we weren’t disappointed! The seating area is small but cosy. Great that it’s dog friendly.

Super cute coffee shop with a cosy seating area overlooking Keswick's main street. They have a good selection of beverages and sweet baked goods, of which all looked absolutely mouth-watering! The Biscoff brownie was to die for and the Snickers blondie is also a dream for anyone with a sweet tooth. The pumpkin spice latte was a must for me at this time of year and didn't disappoint with its generous topping of whipped cream and Biscoff crumbs. Incredibly friendly staff too, would def recommend!

Great dog friendly shop with excellent staff and coffee and eats.

Lovely little coffee shop. Not a lot of seating, and all are upstairs or outside, if weather permitting. Friendly staff; enjoyed coffee and treat.

They have the most amazing carrot cake here

Absolutely beautiful coffee and cakes, great service. Not disabled friendly as seating is up some steep stairs which I struggled with. There is a table downstairs but a man was sat there and it was raining outside so couldn't use the outdoor seating. Try the strawberries and chocolate soooo good.

Delicious cakes, comfortable atmosphere and dog friendly 🐶

great stopping place for a coffee dog friendly

Staff very friendly and great coffee!! Brownie was dry. Expensive for a coffee and treat, especially if you want a milk alternative.

Absolutely top notch coffee shop! Four of us visited with our dog last week and what a welcome change from the ordinary and sometimes boring chains. Cakes etc were really good and the coffee was excellent. Not the first time we've visited and we've never been disappointed. Oh,and the staff are really pleasant too!

A lovely coffee shop with very friendly staff.

Honestly the best mocha I've ever had. Was looking for a coffee stop and with soo many around I didn't know where to turn. Saw the Java seating area right outside moot hall and chose that. The drinks were really well made. Proper coffee and dusted with cocoa and chocolate sauce. Absolute treat. Should have posted a pic in hindsight. Highly recommended.

Absolutely fantastic! We call in here every year that we come up to Keswick! Staff are amazing. I would highly recommend and will definitely continue coming back!

We love Java!! The service, the decor and the drinks! Our fave place to visit time and time again! Not one to miss on a visit to Keswick!

The best coffee in Keswick. It was so tasty with the right amount of silky crema. On one visit I also had a cherry bakewell tart that was epic. Definitely worth a visit

Great spot for a coffee, cake or drink

Brilliant place for coffee and scone best I've had in the lake district well worth lovely friendly staff

One of best mochas in the area. In search for the best mocha in towns/cities and in villages around the uk that I travel around, this was my best mocha in keswick so far. Half coffee, half hot chocolate ratio was perfect with thick milk and a bit of chocolate syrup on top. The staff weren’t that friendly though, which let it down on my review. Quite pricy compared to the best mocha I’ve ever had in Warminster!

Very friendly service. We didn't even realise they closed while we were in there as no-one rushed us or even dropped a hint. Dog friendly and amazing cakes. The Biscoff brownie is to die for.

Overpriced, slow service. We stopped for a coffee and cake and sat outside. Went in to order, everything very slow, only two staff. Ordered a scone and was charged 40p extra for a tiny pat of butter!

Nice coffee and good sofas upstairs- and a range of hot beverage themed decor. Free wi fi and a great place to people watch overlooking the main shopping street of Keswick Town centre

The best hot chocolate ever according to my daughter! Highly recommended.

Lovely little coffee shop. I ordered a latte that was probably the best I have ever had and it was made before I have a chance to look at the delicious cakes. Super fast! Will definitely be going again.

Visited Java Coffee shop today. It was very busy,but we were able to get a table.We had scones and coffees, both were very good. Staff very friendly, will definitely come back when next in Lake District.

Absolutely love it here in the winter 😍 it's a bit busy and over run in the summer so I doubt youde get a table but there's no surprise why when you get in. Good coffee, service, humour and cakes. Have visited a few times with my pooch and I always look forward to going back.

Great little place been here many times great choice treats to go with your drinks always worth a visit 😀

Lovely cafe. It's a little small with most seating is upstairs and toilets downstairs from the front door. Drinks are amazing, lots of choice of coffee, teas, and fancy hot chocolate. Good choice to cakes including gluten-free, so good we cut up and shared to taste. And it's dog friendly.

Yummy coffee and cakes but best of all was witnessing the kindness towards a homeless man from the ? Manager. It was heartwarming to see and gave me hope in this rather sick world.

Really cute sitting area upstairs, the iced coffee was a good balance of coffee and syrup, and they give *compostable* straws that you can drink out of without it dissolving like a paper straw! 👍🏼

Best coffee I've had in a long time. Large flat white and a latte for my wife. Service and staff are fabulous

Warm welcome, best chai latte you'll ever have, service excellent and the place is super cosy and clean - A must visit.

Great little coffee shop, seating upstairs and outside, friendly staff that actually listen when you ask for extra hot hot chocolate. Enjoyed so much on Monday went back again today Wednesday 😀 Sorry for the pic being half eaten, I was hungry!

Visited twice whilst staying in Keswick. Both had latte and hot chocolate and a cake each. Great choice in cakes and if you’re looking for GF options then there are a good selection here. Loved the coffee too. Staff friendly and welcoming and the coffee shop has a good atmosphere. Definitely recommend a visit.

It’s one of me and my partners favourite coffee shops. The biscoff Latte’s are amazing hot or cold. The upstairs seating is lovely especially if you’re in one of the sofa seats which are really comfy relaxing spots with cool decoration throughout the coffee shop. The staff are also very nice and helpful, which just aids in the overall lovely experience when visiting!

Commonly go there round Christmas

Lovely coffee shop. Out of this world cheese scones 👌🏻

Cannot complain about the food or drinks on offer, was a welcome treat! However the service behind the counter made us feel like we were an inconvenience rather than customers, including noticeable huffs when ordering. Thought maybe a bad day so tried again the day after and experienced the staff openly bad mouthing customers within our ear shot. It was crowded downstairs so the sign asking to wait to be seating was not visible to all. Instead of apologising to those waiting for the table they instead insulted potential customers with repeated moans that they just walked in. Found somewhere else for our treat as once again customers were an inconvenience for the staff.

Found good ratings. Great ambience with eye catching posters, quotes and interior designs. We ordered mocha machiato, mocha and raspberry & pistachio tart. The tart didn't bring out the flavours of raspberry or pistachio; though it looked yummy, it had plain-blunt taste. Both the drinks were sugary and watery. Overall, they tasted okayish. Hop in for a quick bite before you visit the lake.

Lovely, friendly staff. Delicious food

What a little gem. We are local and have missed this one. But will be a favourite now. Cheese and chilli scone with chutney delicious. Great atmosphere could have sat there all day on big comfy sofa. Service with a smile thank you 😄

It's our go-to stop for a morning cuppa/coffee and cake before our 12 mile walk around Derwent water

This place charges an extra 40p, if you want butter with your scone. No, seriously.

This spot makes for a great pre-hike break with coffee and light snacks available. The interior decor is quirky and adds to the charm. Service can be inconsistent at times, and expect to pay London prices. The drinks are enjoyable, albeit with some unique twists. Overall, it offers a one-of-a-kind experience, though it’s not the most budget-friendly option. Perfect for satisfying your caffeine cravings, but the staff might come across as somewhat disinterested.

Fantastic hot chocolates! Taste as amazing as they look. Lovely selection of sweet treats.

Great place for a coffee and cake.

Great coffee, nice atmosphere. A bit tight so be prepared to take away.

Loved the drinks and cakes. Dog friendly establishment. The staff are friendly and certainly know their way around a chocolate fountain. If you go to Keswick you cannot do much better than popping in. I know a return visit is on the cards.

Such a nice little cafe, is a little bit small for indoor seating but lovely atmosphere. The staff are so lovely, helpful and welcoming. Loved their chocolate covered fruit and brownies “- ULTIMATE comfort food and their coffee is gorgeous, they even showed me the stuff they used to make the coffee so I could try to recreate it at home.

Great coffee, great staff, great atmosphere!

Very cosy place to have a coffee

Called in about 3pm on 6th December, lovely welcome and helpful staff. I had coffee and the vegan mince pie. Husband had hot chocolate and a scone with jam and cream. Coffee was delicious, husband said his hot chocolate was the best he has had. We both feel that the mince pie and scone would have been nice warmed slightly but they were still lovely. We would definately go back. Service was prompt

Waited way too long for a takeaway coffee...

Friendly staff, excellent coffee , delicious cakes .

What a lovely hot chocolate! I would highly recommend this place. The vibe, the taste and the flavours. Very good baristas. Must try the luxury hot chocolate.

Had a lovely chai latte and a cheese scone, and sat outside watching the market being set up on a Saturday morning. Service was friendly and quick, and my only regret is that I only discovered this place on my last day in Keswick. Definitely my favourite from all the cafes/bakeries I tried around the town!

Great coffee after getting drenched in the hills!

Lovely coffee shop in Keswick. Great atmosphere, lovely coffee & welcoming staff.

I got a mocha and latte for me & partner and must say they were very tasty. Teenage daughter manipulated me into getting her the choc fountain strawberries.. bit pricey for the quality but she really enjoyed them which is what matters! Service was efficient, friendly and we were able to sit outside while we waited.

Called for a coffee on a busy Sunday morning. Staff dealt with the queue, service was quick and very cheerful. Coffee and cake up to usual high standard. Not our first (or last visit to Java)

Lovely smoothies, great flapjack and great vibes. Another very dog friendly environment - it wasn't too loud too as our dog is quite timid but he wasn't too bothered by it. They bring drinks to you if you sit upstairs, which is a nice escape!

Great place to chill out and refuel. The hot chocolates are absolutely delicious and the cakes are tasty. Staff are always helpful and friendly. Bonus that they are dog friendly.

After being dragged round the shops we needed a tea break. We stopped here and enjoyed a great cupa and a very nice Biscoff brownie and I had millionaire shortbread. Very tasty cakes and happy friendly staff.

Those profiteroles are magnificent

Popped into Java at the weekend. It’s the best coffee shop in Keswick, offering an array of drinks and the most amazing chocolate fountain! Ordered my coffee and sat whilst the barista made my drink. I’m assuming she was the owner, as she then was asking other staff how long one member of staff had been on their lunch… said member of staff arrived. To which this woman started a very stern conversation right infront of my eyes about how her 30 minute lunch “felt a lot longer!” I sat in total disbelief. Java is a really cosy cafe, you can hear any conversation, I couldn’t believe that anyone would have the brass to speak to a member of staff in that manner infant of customer and also staff. This is a conversation for a meeting room out of sign from customers. It made my visit really awkward and frankly I was so shocked, I couldn’t speak. HR, customer service and general manners need some serious work. Such a shame, I used to visit Java back when I went to Keswick school land we all loved it. Such a saddening experience, as the girl looked so disheartened by her manager.

Lovely coffee shop located in the heart of Keswick - we stopped by for a little break with the dog. The cafe itself is a nicely presented coffee house vibe of coziness and an authentic feel. Unfortunately, I think we ordered the wrong thing as neither of us enjoyed our drinks. I ordered a chocolate orange hot chocolate and my partner ordered the honeycomb hot chocolate. They were very sickly and covered in a mountain of whipped cream. I didn't know mine came with cream as I wasn't asked if I wanted it or not. When my drink arrived, covered in cream, chocolates, and sauce, I asked the staff member if the toppings were gluten free as I am Coeliac. The chocolate sauce comes from their chocolate fountain which they use to dunk in croissants! Luckily they mentioned this before I tucked in, and removed all of the cream. I should've mentioned I was GF upon ordering but they could've asked if I wanted cream, chocolate etc.. Good coffee shop, it was around £9 for the two drinks.

Really nice selection of drinks and great tasting cakes. I had the biscoff milkshake, it wasn’t very clear the difference between the milkshake and frappe as every cafe makes frappes different. The presentation was great but the milk was warm and tasted like it sat out the fridge for a while. Milkshakes are meant to be quite cold and this one wasn’t however the taste was great and they used authentic syrup etc.

The staff Niamh, Ellen and Dai were lovely. Niamh went above and beyond so I can have the perfect temperature water. Ellen made a fantastic frappé, perfect pineapple surprise and honestly the best honeycomb hot chocolate I've had in a while. And Dai was and icon! We will be back soon! Mia, Taz and Emily

Really helpful staff. Nice time to arrive 1530. Hidden by the scaffolding and crowds outside. But really glad we found it. Fabulous coffee too!

Great coffee. I didn't eat anything. Lovely to sit in the seating area upstairs.

Visiting definitely go again. Coffee this time only

Small place but we’re lucky enough to get a table downstairs. Nice large scones which were very tasty along with the obligatory clotted cream and jam. We also sampled the biscoff brownies which were great. I had an excellent flat white and my wife had a tea. Lovely place.

Popped in for a take away cappuccino. Service was fast if brusk. Coffee was totally burnt and undrinkable and sadly ended up in bin.

Breakfast was ok, but came with a garden salad? Instead of enough of the hallumi with the eggs I got a garden salad which wasn't mentioned in the menu? Was very odd. Coffee and service was fine, loud loud music though.

Lovely coffee Lovely weather Sat outside

Delicious coffee and cakes. Hard to get in for a table of 5 but I suppose that speaks for itself

Nice location, decent coffee and cake. An annoyance was penny pinching on end slice of cake at £4 which they tried to cut into two so was smaller slice than usual....and then...horror of horrors...they dropped the remainder. So instead of v.happy customer I just ended up....annoyed.

This is a VERY busy little shop but worth waiting. We just enjoyed: Flat White, Chai Latte and a slice of apple and cinnamon flapjack (it was delicious)

Lovely coffee and good choice of cakes and naughty treats!

Excellent coffee with a sustainable, ethical origin story. Cafe specialises in drinks and cabinet sweets but also does savoury scones. We really enjoyed our scones and saw some pretty impressive hot chocolates going past! They also do a variety of fruit and sweet skewers that they do in chocolate.

Fab coffee, excellent customer care. Superb staff. It is the little things like can you refill my water bottle ? done and ice cubes added 😀

Adel and the girls do a amazing job keep up the hard work

The staff were lovely. My daughter had a marshmallow and strawberry chocolate kebab. She could believe how brilliant it was and ended up with a chocolate moustache. Great coffee and good atmosphere.

Normally I would have a detailed review but this place can be summed up by, excellent coffee, great scones and cake, great service. If there is one place you should go for coffee and cake it’s here…..a shining star

Very good mocha macchiato and hot chocolate. And service. Recommend.

Coffee was ok, but frankly over priced. Took our order and told us to go sit upstairs but no seats available, and we ended up on bar stools in the public area downstairs. One girl was sitting on a full table there gossiping with the staff and that left us perched on a tiny tall bar stool table which was frankly a struggle at our ages. Shame. Next time warn people - we'd rather have waited for a seat than sit on those uncomfortable metal things. I always try and use independents rather than Costa and the like. Won't use this one again.

If you want a comfy seat, don't come here. Coffee was nice. Hard bar stools a big thumbs down.

We sat outside -plenty of seating and ordered various coffees .I had a flat white which was one of the best .Really good place for coffees etc

Cozy little coffee shop with friendly staff and great coffee.

Daughter loves the chocolate fountain

Great little coffee shop on the high street. Lovely scone and tea and taking the dog in. Very relaxing atmosphere.

Visited here on the recommendation of a local store owner. Discovered nice coffee, good banter, and a pleasant informal upstairs cafe.

Loved the iced chai latte, cute seating area too

Had a pistachio latte and they forgot the cream. It was okay but wouldn't have it again.

Brilliant hot chocolates! Went there twice in the week we stayed and was lovely both times. At first seems a little pricey, but the size is brilliant and the taste! So much better than the chain stores!

Lovely friendly staff. We were sad down quickly. Very quirky interior which was nice to see. Coffee is on par with the rest of Keswick however it isn't good coffee if you compare it to London, Manchester, Bristol etc. Good selection of alternative flavoured cakes (not just a standard victoria sponge!). We went for a Biscotti brownie. It wasn't the best brownie but it was a nice alternative and not too sickly either. Other cakes on offer included white choc tiffin, chocolate Easter cakes and donuts. All at a good price and looked home made (in a good way). I would go back again as it had a great atmosphere and quick service. A decent price too.

Nice welcome, good cakes, member of staff checked if there were enough seats upstairs for us. Then another member of staff took over - she was difficult to deal with from there on. Once our cakes were all on the counter she said “ok you...

Walking round town and looked inside to see what they sold and saw some amazing looking scones! I got a latte which was very nice. My wife got the mint hot chocolate that was also very good. We got 2 of the fruit scones with...

Grabbed coffee, smoothies and cakes from here after a great walk around Derwent Water. All great quality. Well worth checking out

My family and I come here a lot when we are in the lakes. It's such a friendly little local cafe that offers a lot of variety and options for all ages. My sister loves the strawberry and marshmallow sticks with chocolate and you can't blame her - the chocolate is warm, the strawberries are fresh. The coffee is just incredible and such a reasonable price too! I'd say on par with Starbucks or similar and it's a fraction of the price! The staff are friendly and so helpful if any substitutions want to be made like specific milks or syrups that you want to add. The only thing is there isn't much seating available so it can be hard to get a seat - that said you can take anything on the menu home no problem and enjoy it walking through Keswick!

Been coming to Java for many years. Superb coffee, amazing cakes. Love the cosy setting upstairs, and used to love the Trivial Pursuit cards, which have sadly now gone! But hey, change is good. 👍