The Lamppost Cafe - Burrs Country Park in Bury

It was a sunny day so ate outside all the staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the food was lovely.

Only had a coffee this time but it was a nice coffee. My granddaughter had hot chocolate covered with cream and marshmallows. It was enormous. Check it out. Staff friendly

Really helpful staff good food 👌

Good atmosphere for a lunch or breakfast stop. Good quality food and drink.

Superb service, very friendly and accommodating with our dogs, Laura is so nice and very helpful 😀 breakfast here is top notch definitely recommend 👌 😀 we will be back x

Visited here today for the first time. We got the ELR and had a walk around the park before coming here to get some grub. It was 11.45am so we got two brekkies. My little boy (5) loves a pbandj butty so we asked for a butty for him. No, that's a lunch menu item come back at 12. . So our brekkies came and my lad watched us eat and we counted down the minutes till 12. The lad on the till said it's peanut butter OR jam, abruptly, so we said peanut butter then I guess, he rolled his eyes and said I'll see if the kitchen can put the jam on the side for you. It vexed me that it was too much trouble to make a pbandj butty. Surely it's more effort to put the jam in a pot on the side than to spread it onto the slice of warbies. I wasn't asking for a Coq Au Vin.. it's two slices of bread with some jarred spread. For £3.50 I might add. I'll make sure to bring a picnic next time. Pedantic.

I visited this cafe today with my 6 month baby, 2 year old my friend and her 2 year old. We picked this cafe as it looks so nice and it’s her birthday. When we arrived we were very relieved to see it wasn’t very busy at all as my little baby is in a pram. I often visit cafes in parks and I am well aware in busy times it can be very hard to accommodate a pram and I would never expect anyone else to be uncomfortable because of my pram so if a small cafe is busy I would not try and take my pram in. However I was very surprised to be told in quite an abrupt way by the lady serving us that if we wanted to sit inside my pram would have to be left outside as there was no room. But there was hardly any people inside. And my baby is only very small she can’t sit in a high chair so we had no choice but to sit outside. Then I requested cheese on toast for my little boy. I am aware there could be health and safety issues RE using the grill and I also know sometimes it’s cheese spread rather than actual cheese but all I asked for was a piece of toast and some of the cheese on the side and this request was again quite abruptly refused. I wasn’t really given any explanation as to why toast with some cheese spread could not be given. I understand there maybe rules and regulations as a customer I am not aware of but I think being curteous and polite and also giving an explanation is very important to help people understand and feel welcomed. I personally felt as though because I had a baby in a pram I wasn’t welcome in your cafe. And I feel even worse reading positive reviews from other mums who were welcomed with their babies as I wonder why I wasn’t treated the same. ***RESPONSE TO MARK THE OWNER *** Hello Mark. My pram was not a double buggy - it was a single. There was plenty of room for a single buggy. I have two children but only one is a baby. I did initially ask for cheese on toast. However when this was declined I asked for a single piece of toast (not a toasted sandwich) with some cheese on the side. I made this very very clear as I understand r there may have been issues with using the grill. Beans on toast is on your children’s menu so I assume it is possible to use the toasters at lunch time to make a piece of toast? Perhaps instead making excuses you should accept when something has gone wrong and apologise and ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Great venue in a lovely place. Enjoyed a lovely lunch in great surroundings. Reasonable pricing, too.

Had a lovely day today. Breakfast was delicious and so was the cake in the afternoon. Staff were really friendly and accommodating considering we were a table of 4 mums with 4 babies in prams. Good value for money. Thank you to all staff.

Lovely place to relax and have a meal. Outside seating available. Recommended

Very busy with the camping site near by outdoor seating nice coffe and tea we didn't eat.

This place continues to maintain a high standard for a cafe. Good service and committed friendly owners. Order food at the counter, but you'll need to be shown to a table first. Seating outside at the front or the back of the building. Lots of variety on the menu although the basics are done really well. Thoroughly recommended. PS: Can get busy at weekends.

what a nice cafe dog friendly too

Visited twice today, had a lovely hot chocolate and hubby had a cappuccino this morning and sat outside. We then went back for lunch and I had a really tasty soup, nice and hot too! Hubby had the Italian ciabatta, both were really nice. If I had to pick a fault I would just say a bigger portion of bread would be a good idea as you get a really big portion of soup! We sat inside with our dog, service was really good, lovely polite staff and a nice atmosphere. We might even go for breakfast tomorrow.

Always loved visiting the lamppost as the food is great however today I went with some visiting family (4 of us) to show them around the area and have a walk so we called for some late lunch knowing the cafe shuts at 4pm we went first to the cafe to give plenty of time before closing time but arriving at 2.45pm we were told there is no more food service only cakes and drinks. We asked if we could just have a cold sandwich even if no hot food available and it was a no sorry the kitchen is closed. Very disappointed as we were all really hungry after a full day out n about and we all appreciated that with just an hour and quarter before closing that no hot food was available but not even able to buy a sandwich before 3pm and it was over an hour until closing? It was the first visit with family but I was really disappointed that the service wasn’t very helpful and they were sweeping up at 3pm. I think at 2:45pm if you have OVER a full hour until closing it wasn’t a big ask and you should write it on your menu when food service stops or state that on the website. Hate giving any kind of negative reviews as we normally love this place but the service was not its usual standard so I hope you take this as helpful feedback. Reply: Hi Mark thank you for the reply it was yesterday Wednesday afternoon 19th June and we arrived about 3.47 as we literally just missed the deadline. But before we went to sit down we weren’t told we had missed the food service. We asked to sit outside at the back as it was actually sunny! And we had our little dog with us. It was a lady ( not one of the youngsters) who served us, my sister in law commented she was a little direct and we asked if maybe we could just have a sandwich but it was a straight no sorry they’ve stopped the food now just cakes available and drinks! So we ordered a few drinks and my sister in law then actually shared a cake with my brother as we were a little reluctant to spend on cakes each after that. We just felt it a little bit daft that they had potentially turned down about £40 of our money via drinks and a sandwich x 4) at only a few minutes past your cut off point. It just felt rather inflexible and we had been out a while so we were all really hungry. I do appreciate what your comments were regarding the clean up. The cafe was virtually empty when we walked in with only about five people in total inside. It was extremely quiet for mid afternoon. I hope this assists you. As I said previously we normally love coming in as you make lovely food and it’s so dog friendly but it was a shame this marred it when it was the first time we had been with our family and had sung your praises previously. However thank you for addressing our comments - we appreciate it.

Useful provision for Burrs Country Park. Quality is there, but offering is overpriced. It's always packed, so fair enough.

Very very friendly staff very well organised 👍🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🙂happy place to visit 🧡doggies as well

Overpriced for takeaway £20 for two sandwiches and drinks. In response to reply asking about the quality of food & drinks... Sandwiches were good quality with the bread particular better than the average, but £1.70 for an egg, making a bacon and egg £6.70 to take out was excessive. Drinks, were dreadful. Hot Chocolate (£3.50?) was barely hot. Tea... well... The barista clearly isn't a tea drinker nor ever been told how to make a "brew". Teabag was added to the cup, hot water added then immediately milk was added and the drink served. Not the way to make tea, certainly not at £3 in a takeaway paper cup. Damningly even McDonalds can get it right for 99p for the same size cup.

Only had ice cream but in a lovely place

Nice looking place decent menu left sitting like an idiot no one came to take order then to be told eventually I had to order at the till. I didn't even bother and left REPLY TO OWNER. actually I did not seat myself I approached the counter and one of the girls told me to take table 7 and a menu. Not once was I told I would have to come back up to order, also, my "staring" as you call it was trying to get staff attention to order. Make your system a little more obvious for non regulars.

Busy on arrival but seated stright away. This is a dog friendly cafe so don't be surprised if you have to step over one or two. We had the Lampost breakfast, great ingredients and well worth the money. The place has a lovely character and we received good service. First visit here and would highly recommend, we will be going back.

This cafe is a lovely atmosphere the staff are lovely and helpful the food is really nice and we loved the ginger and lemon drink xx

Always a great place for a stop after walking round Burrs. Mostly outdoor seating, which is fine in summer but beware on a rainy day. Lovely food and drinks, better than average. Lots of doggie options too.

Best breakfast in Bury lovely atmosphere and great service

Had a lovely walk with the pup in Burr Park we decided to stop for a drink . Was made most welcome the staff were excellent nothing was too much trouble. Had a hot chocolate which was lovely and the avocado and pepper dish which would highly recommend.

Always lovely staff and a great place however the food prices are extortionate for what you get. £5.50 for a bacon sandwich eeek! In response to the reply - which was much quicker than the service (sorry) Nowhere charges those prices for decent bacon and a good roll. Neither do they charge £3.50 for a teeny kids sandwich. A fairly good review otherwise and if it works for you, keep going! ☺️

The food and service is really good and we like to go after a walk in the park. The one thing that is really frustrating, particularly on a cold day, is that the door doesn’t automatically shut. So is frequently left wide open when people forget to close it behind them. As there is no porch, you can be often left sat in a draft.

Lovely place inside a lovely place. This cafe has rested many tired legs.

We called in Mother’s Day morning as I usually do every Sunday for breakfast or a coffee with friends this week Mother’s Day me and my partner called in for a table and asked for a table for 7 , the other 5 were finishing park run and a staff member said we couldn’t sit on a bigger table and wait as it was Mother’s Day and we were asked to wait outside then a group of ppl came in and she gave the table and told us that’s what happens on Mother’s Day wow that’s was nice !!! The week before me and my partner went in asked for a table for same girl said shoved us in a corner not much room , there was a couple who do park run both sat on separate tables 1 on each table for 4 , so it’s ok for them to take 2 tables up and there was a man and his wife waiting for a table too we were waiting ages ,one rule them and another for everyone else ,well we won’t be coming again very rude staff telling ppl to wait outside !!

Visited on a wet miserable day, but, having an amazing Manchester bee hot chocolate in a friendly warm environment made it perfect. Reasonably priced as well. Staff very friendly.

Great hot chocolate and a fish finger sandwich. Great place to rest after a paddle down the Irwell.

Dogs and muddy boots welcome..Great breakfast. Just needs bigger chairs for bigger bottoms like mine 😬😂

Great place to take your poochies for treatos and snacks! 🐶🐶

Only went as it was at the end of a dog walk and they let dogs in. Overpriced, slow service and not staffed enough for more than a few customers.

What an absolutely incredible place this is. We were staying on the caravan and motorhome site and decided to pop in for a full English. Food was delicious, decor immaculate with a roaring log burner. Staff very friendly, especially the man of the cafe who managed to nearly win over my anxious cavapoo. He took time to bring my little pooch a treat, all natural, knowing that he was nervous of men. This was very thoughtful and appreciated. We will definitely be back as we want to sample the cakes on the counter that looked devine and also the hot choc of the day.

Lovely place. I visited today. Great service,lovely tasting cakes&coffee also hot! Really recommend it after a nice walk around the country park.

Warm welcome great food and dog friendly..

Lovely friendly place to visit after a walk around Burrs.

Best cafe in Bury great location great staff

Just had a specialty tea and my friends had tea or coffee. I enjoyed mine in a nice cosy atmosphere

Headed in after a chilly day paddling on the river, staff were lovely and the selection of food and drinks is fab!

Asked for a grated cheese children's sandwich, received a miniscule, thin cheese spread sandwich, costing £3.50 for just this no sides with it, not worth the money at all compared to other deals at cafes we've been too. My son did not like the cheese spread,which is why I asked for grated. When I mentioned this to staff, that it didn't have grated cheese on, they said they didn't serve grated cheese on sandwiches to children ( even though it was on their general food menu with other dishes, so they had it in stock). They did remake this but told us that this was a one off and to next time not ask for it, the waitress was rude and was relying this message from the kitchen. We will not be eating there again as this was poor customer service.My son my very upset. We have been to plenty of other cafes who are more than happy to provide slight alternatives to food if necessary.

Just had a lovely mozzarella and pesto salad here. Really fresh and tasty. Good service and atmosphere as well.

Great snacks and excellent coffee. The coffee blend from Second City in Manchestet had no bitter flavour. Really nice. Lovely sitting outside on the cobbles after a walk in the Burrs Country Park

My brother in law and I cycle the 5 miles there on a Sunday morning to get breakfast. Always clean and fresh at the cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. The coffee and especially the bacon and egg barm are the best. Cooked to perfection every time. There is a caravan/camping site right next door ( walkable) and river side and parkland walks there too. Dog friendly and even a steam railway adjacent. Lots to do and perfect to blow off the cobwebs any time of year

A very pleasant establishment with good breakfast menu available until noon Good lunch menu with mpressive home made cakes

AVOID!!! This place, which has the potential to be a lovely cafe REQUIRES A NEW MANAGER who knows how to speak to people and has even the basic level of customer service skills, unlike the current manager. I had an awful experience when I received something different to what I had ordered (as I am a normal, polite person, this was not a big problem and could be easily rectified by the staff when I told the manager who served us the food it was not what I had ordered). Instead of talking to me politely and offering to resolve the issue, she had a very nasty manner and was almost telling me off, I was made to feel like I was completely stupid and she had me on the verge of tears. I was shocked to learn that she is the manager as the way she spoke to me was so unprofessional and unwelcoming, I will never return to this cafe and would not recommend it to anyone. It is also ridiculously over priced.

Called In for a cappa ,the women behind the counter had a face like a wet fish,and a personality of a wet blanket. And prices were ridiculous, no Please or thank you. I certainly will not be returning. M.weldon.

It looked nice but I got lost and didnt manage to experience it fully otherwise give a higher * rating - Worth going with a nice pub and caravan park on site - Lakes nice

Lovely friendly staff and great coffee and cake Shake the pub across the road doesn’t have the staff in this lovely cafe/resturant

£8 for a sandwich and £5 for a latte. Overpriced for what it is. I've had better coffee for less money in London.

Lovely latte , slow but polite service and my dogs enjoyed there ice cream

Fabulous cafe, the food was delicious and couldn't fault anything will definitely be back, what find.

Awful to sit in Dog chews smell when you queue. Dogs inside (too many) Yappers outside.... Not a pleasant experience

Had the most amazing Afternoon Tea…the right combination of sandwiches…savouries and cakes washed down with plenty of tea and coffee. The service was excellent and it was a lovely touch having the owners come to our table. They even kindly boxed up our leftovers. I would highly recommend a visit. Thank you for a great experience.

Was staying at the caravan park across the way, went to the lamppost cafe twice for breakfast, excellent service, and the breakfast was one of the best I have had will definitely return 😋

Located within Burrs Country Park is this hidden gem, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and quality food and is dog friendly, the menu is not extensive, except at weekends, but what there is doesn't disappoint, look forward to visiting again.

Eggs Benedict just right, kids breakfast great value,all served hot and very quickly, coffee superb, fully recommended.

Great stop off on our walk around Burrs. The coffee is fantastic

Have visited several times with our dog usually good service, unfortunately not a good attitude today. We were made to feel un welcome with our daughter and her young child and baby today who were extremely well behaved.Lessons in how to speak to customers badly needed, especially by the lady who seemed to be in charge, sadly gave a very bad impression to our visiting daughter who does not want to return. We had been looking forward to going, but it completely spoilt things.

Super reduced menu. £3 for toast that took 15 minutes to arrive, unbuttered, no jam. Super disappointed.

Absolutely love this cafe, staff are very friendly and professional, the owner always takes time to come and speak to us. The food is always made to a high standard and quality food products used. We have been for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake on numerous occasions and never had a bad experience. They also do many gluten free options which is why we keep coming back.

Staff very friendly and obliging. Choice of in/out seating available. Tea of good quality in large cup. The BLT in oven bottom bap was very tasty and recommendable the cheese and chutney sandwich also loads of cheese and again value for money. Would revisit

Lovely place for brekkie and brew and hang out with your dog

Cracking little place in a very nice area

Very dog friendly cafe, great coffee. I always order a sausage and egg muffin. You can buy little dog treats too. Lovely and cosy in the winter and some outside seating for warmer days.

Very relaxing atmosphere, lovely ice cream.

Could do with a bit of pipe music.

Great good super atmosphere, and good company

Service was quite slow, little bit expensive

Been twice now. The first time we had a very tasty salmon & cream cheese bagel, with salad leaves which were excellent. The second time we popped in for 2 flat white coffees. They were superb and probably up there with the best we've ever had. Those Peruvian beans they use which are roasted in Manchester are a winner. A highly recommended cafe in a lovely beauty spot.

Been twice now. The first time we had a very tasty salmon & cream cheese bagel, with salad leaves which were excellent. The second time we popped in for 2 flat white coffees. They were superb and probably up there with the best we've ever had. Those Peruvian beans they use which are roasted in Manchester are a winner. A highly recommended cafe in a lovely beauty spot. It does get busy at week-ends and with limited seating inside you may have to wait for a table for two. We went midweek and there was plenty of room.

Great place for lunchtime snacks

Wouldn't let us use the toilet because they'd just cleaned it, it was a young lad with a lamppost t-shirt on. Recommended we went to the brown cow even though we where eating in their cafe.

Great place to recharge after pleasant walk round Burrs

I thought the food was quite poor and over priced! I ordered a cheese sandwich and small cup of soup for £8.50!! The cheese sandwich didn’t come with any side salad or crisps or any sort of presentation - literally just a sandwich, that’s it. Not only that but the bread was actually wet and soggy. I won’t be going there again.

Nice place but would allow me to order lunch a few minutes early. despite stopping serving breakfast

Fab breakfast as always. Lovely staff, always really pleasant. Great food and the quality is excellent. I always look forward to my breakfast dates here.

I had an amazing fry-up with the nicest black pudding I've had in ages. The staff were very nice and even the other clients were lovely engaging in warm exchanges with us as they relaxed and enjoyed their cappuccinos and snacks with their cute pooches. One of those places that's on my list to visit more often for sure! 👍

Lovely cosy place. Great coffee, doggy friendly & lots of them today. Lemon drizzle cake a must

Horrible experience, myself and my daughter were made to feel extremely unwelcome. Staff reluctant to find us a table as there were only two of us and the only tables they had seated 4 or more. When eventually we were seated (and by that I mean reluctantly asked to perch on the end of the largest table they had?!), we were then approached by who I think was the owner, in a very rude unfriendly manner, asking if someone (a member of her staff) had seated us there. Insinuating by her tone of voice that we had chosen the table ourselves and she was not happy about it as we had taken up 'valuable space'. When I informed her that we had indeed been seated there by a member of her staff, she was clearly annoyed and then proceeded to ask me to remove my daughter's small stroller pram and leave it outside. We are nice people and I have never been made to feel so unwelcome. Seems to be plenty of nice treatment for dogs, but not a mother and her very well behaved little girl. Isn't this meant to be a community cafe, where everyone is welcome? Certainly doesn't feel that way! Will absolutely not be returning and neither will the rest of my family, who on hearing about this were utterly horrified.

Horrible experience, myself and my daughter were made to feel extremely unwelcome. Staff reluctant to find us a table as there were only two of us and the only tables they had seated 4 or more. When eventually we were seated (and by that I mean reluctantly asked to perch on the end of the largest table they had?!), we were then approached by who I think was the owner, in a very rude unfriendly manner, asking if someone (a member of her staff) had seated us there. Insinuating by her tone of voice that we had chosen the table ourselves and she was not happy about it as we had taken up 'valuable space'. When I informed her that we had indeed been seated there by a member of her staff, she was clearly annoyed and then proceeded to ask me to remove my daughter's small stroller pram and leave it outside. We are nice people and I have never been made to feel so unwelcome. Seems to be plenty of nice treatment for dogs, but not a mother and her very well behaved little girl. Isn't this meant to be a community cafe, where everyone is welcome? Certainly doesn't feel that way! Will absolutely not be returning and neither will the rest of my family, who on hearing about this were utterly horrified.

Good place after a walk for a drink! Dog friendly

Very friendly staff. Great food. Bike friendly 👍 Updated..... Still great place before after a walk and dog friendly 😉

Amazing and very welcome mug of hot chocolate :)

Took 15 mins to be seated, then when seated by a member of staff, I was reprimanded rather rudely by another member of staff for being in an allocated seat, when finally getting seated, I went to order my food and was 1 minute after 2pm so was refused. Ordered a cappuccino which took 20 minutes to come even with staff stood around doing nothing. Never again.

Brilliant place dog friendly even doggie ice cream sold there amazing must go

OK if you are a dog lover because they are allowed in. There are notices asking people not to have them on their knees and to take them out if they start barking. Some people ignored these requests.

Great place. Warm and inviting. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Dogs are very welcome They even have a stand where you can buy treats .

Good stop for coffee snack before walk or after walk around burrs

Lovely food and service Very Christmasy too

Lovely food and drink to warm us up on a snowy winters day. And very welcoming for dogs too - our pooch loved it!

Superb ambience, very clean and great customer service be that in or outside . Hot chocolate and Xmas cake were spot on . Highly recommend

Did not have food, staff welcoming, service good, help yourself to cold drinks. Nice quiet atmosphere, dogs welcome.

Waiting in a queue for 15 minutes to be told that there were no avocados. When I asked if I could have the bacon taken off the Eggs Benedict and a reduction in price of a pound or two, this was refused; it seems a shame that a small cafe can't be more flexible. The only other options were a fry-up with substitute sausages and black pudding.

Fabulous place, work related visit, the lady in charge was lovely and attentive. Stayed for lunch in the cafe, delicious!

Great food, generous portions and all served by very friendly and helpful staff.

A great place to sit and relax after a walk through the countryside. The food was great, the staff were very helpful too.

Visited a few times again this year. You never fail to disappoint. Service excellent, polite, caring and professional staff. Excellent food, lovely surroundings and atmosphere. We all look forward to meeting up and visiting here. Thank you

Wonderful, very unexpected and delightful light lunch - and what cakes! - on a very rainy day! We were all staying at the Caravan site and had planned to visit Bury Market but the weather persuaded us to stay close! Very warm welcome into what was already an almost full, quirky cafe. Modest but tasty sounding menu. Paganini’s, sandwiches, jackets, …. Sounds like usual fare but at The Lampost Menu lit up our tastebuds! Log fire crackling in the corner and although clearly very dog friendly, it was dog friendly with limits … doggy friends welcome but not on the seats or dominating so non-doggy lovers can eat here in confidence! And what cakes!! The ginger cake and choc traybake with malteasers and the rest,the Victoria sponge … wonderful. We were then regaled with some amazing history of the location by a really friendly manager. We even shared an idea for a doggy trip adviser - woof adviser - but very quickly discovered someone had beaten its to the money making idea! Thoroughly recommend. Symbolically, the sun broke through just as we were leaving. Follow the light to The Lamp post. It’ll brighten up your day!!