The Garden Cafe & Take Away in South Lakeland

I was accompanied with a younger lady to myself, although my mother always said “what a young lady looks for in love is a man of weight and years for her to lean on” in fact myself I’m practically in my prime, and for a lady about to disembark from her university education the match seems quite agreeable. But enough of my sordid love affairs this is a detailed review on The Garden Cafe Kendal. Entering the garden cafe I was first delighted by its the location which was just a short walk from the centre of town in a secret and secluded courtyard that took us away from the hustle and bustle of Kendal and allowed us to engage in conversation privately. The decor of this quiet café was described by my companion upon her sitting down as “cozy”. A couple of intimate friendly tables for two and some larger tables which might accommodate a whole family. Art hanging upon the walls and greenery on tables and shelves, which I failed to identify in the moments conversation paused. The menu written upon a large blackboard behind the concierge was detailed and expansive, I must remark on the excellent value for money all the dishes would present. In the end, our order became somewhat complicated as we decided to have the vegetarian burger, but wished to replace our French fries with a Salt-N-Pepa variant. The patient and knowledgeable staff member taking our order treated this with the care and accommodation the matter required. The food came on a large plate with a healthy supply of our favourite condiment. We ordered a pot of tea to share between us which continued to pour even after several cups full of tea. The meal was excellent, of the highest quality indeed. I would remark it is to become one of my favourite restaurants in the whole of Kendal and for the price seemed infinitely competitive with garish High Street fast food chains. To end this brief story of love, refection on reflection the garden cafe excellent I look forward to the next encounter. And the young lady in question may deserve another mention.

Absolutely DELICIOUS and creative vegan food. I cant enough of the vegan goats cheese and vegan salmon salad. Omg insanely tasty! Fab chai latte and scrumptious cakes. Wouldn't eat anywhere else in Kendal now I've found this spot!

Found this little gem of a vegan cafe in Kendal next to Quaker museum (opposite Aga shop) it was an absolute delight, great atmosphere, clean and very friendly. My husband and I chose the BLT brioche bun and it’s was delicious!!! Also chose a side of scrambled tofu.. yum yum. With a nice coffee (Farrer’s) not the bitter roast that is normally served nowadays but a mellow smooth coffee roast with oat milk.. we will definitely be back and worth the journey!

I have been on a plant based wholefood diet for nearly 3 years for health reasons. This includes no added oil either as an ingredient, nor for cooking. We phoned the cafe in the morning to ask if they could cater for me at lunch. While the oil free requirement was outside their usual menu options, the owner was incredibly helpful. She made a special meal from scratch for 3 of us that not only met our needs, but also tasted delicious. This is the first time I have asked a venue to cater for me, so being able to eat out again with family was very special. We enjoyed the ambience and the pleasantness of all the staff. Thank you. We shall return the next time we are in the area, but give you a bit more notice!

Delightful cafe in a tranquil setting, even though it's just off a busy thoroughfare. Delicious food; I'm not vegan but had a lovely meal. We've been in the Lake District for 10 days and this was probably the best food we've had so far.

We went for lunch here today and the soup was delicious. It's a nice quiet cafe tucked away from the main road and there's seating outside for sunny days like today.

Wow! What a fabulous find this was! We were visiting Kendal during our stay in the South Lakes and came across the Garden Café while looking for lunch options after our visit to Kendal Museum (another hidden gem)! As a recent convert to veganism, my wife saw that they offered vegan options but was even more delighted to find out that it was fully vegan. Our two children had a burger and both declared it one of the best they'd ever had! My BLT was fantastic and my wife said that her pastrami sandwich was delicious. The chips deserve their own special mention - they were amazing!! If we're ever near Kendal again, we will definitely be returning here!

Love this little gem of a spot, tooked away at the south end of town. Now iv always lived the Paté and the pastrami with spicy Chinese chips, to be fair....it's all delicious. Now spring is here, oh hello Soul bowl. It is literally just that...food for your soul in a bowl. It invites you in with all it's magic and colour. What I love the most about it is, not only are you still stuffed hours later - it's a gut friendly powerhouse food with a wicked tahini tumeric dressing. Yummmm Next time I'm getting the recipe of the lovely owner. Always a dream to go and hang out there because the staff are so lovely and friendly. They don't just do it to serve food, they do it to educate and share blooming awesome food !! Can't wait to come back and see whats on the menu *drool*

I have been to the cafe a few times now and the girl behind the counter is always so rude and grumpy, really poor communication, everything is too much trouble. She grunts, rather than smiles, asking questions is treated with disdain, trying to get clarification is like asking for the moon. Big let down, it is such a beautiful cafe, they need new staff.

Love this little cafe, very cute, lovely ambience, the staff are so nice and the food is so tasty and amazing! Well worth a visit you are in Kendall.

Dived in here after our tour of the Quaker museum, for a quick lunch, highly recommended, pleasant staff, choose leak and potato soup and crusty bread. delicious and all plates and bowls were empty. would recommend

Here I had the best chai latte with oat milk ever! Cozy little vegan coffee shop. Very clean and also kind staff. Would definitely recommend

BLT burger, cappuccino and coffee and walnut cake for lunch - all delicious and great value. Peaceful and relaxing atmosphere, friendly staff and quick service. Definitely worth stopping off in Kendal to eat here.

We have been to the Garden Cafe on a number of occasions now & yet again had consistently delicious food, fast friendly service ( even though it was busy) arguably the best coffee in Kendal. As i am gluten intolerant, finding healthy,vegan gluten free food can sometimes be tricky to say the least, but once again Nikki, Bri & Honey came up trumps 😁💚😁

Went for a visit today, for the first time - the food was lovely, the staff was friendly and the place was clean and tidy. Will definitely be visiting again.

Delicious food, good service, cute cafe and lovely ambience. The ‘egg’ sandwiches beautifully presented and the tastiest I’ve had in a very long time!

Vegan Cheeseburger -hit the spot and more! Lemon Cake -mmmm! I have been meaning to go here for ages -finally made it and was not disappointed. Tasty food, Beautiful place Friendly people -well worth going to!

All vegan. Not a huge menu but what we had was do e well. Vegan burger/bavon/cheese with chips and salad. Not exactly original but not bad for a tenner. Sat outside in nice quiet courtyard. No toilets but can go to nearby Qualer museum.

I went to this cafe for the first time yesterday. The food was delicious and the people very friendly. If it's sunny you can sit outside in the courtyard. Highly recommend this place.

Stopped here for lunch. It's a bright little vegan cafe next to the Quaker museum. Menu is simple but food is very tasty. We had the vegan 'cheese burger' with 'this is not bacon'. The burger was really great. Highly recommended.