The Market Cafe in South Lakeland

Best cafe in ulverston bar none relaxed atmosphere great staff very friendly . I go 4times a week and never had a bad experience

Great food great value and friendly helpful service. A good find.

A gem of a find, great service and the food was bang on! you can take the dog and have some local bants. Loved it. Thank you

Great cafe with good food & staff - value for money

Traditional little cafe in the market hall in Ulverston. So glad we came across it. It's obvious that the locals know about this little gem and not surprising 😋

Delicious staff, wonderful food and excellent atmosphere.

The food is delicious and the atmosphere is great!!

Very friendly staff and great atmosphere

Friendly staff. Food was worth the money too 😁

Wonderful atmosphere, delicious food friendly staff.

Just managed to catch here before hot food was stop serving .we had an oveltine latte jacket potatoes and my son in law had chips .All very nice and the in door market had just what we needed

Lovely lady served us tea and cake even though she was due to close The scones are home made and fantastic

Everything you expect with the warmth and welcome associated with a real sense of community

Oh what a lovely place this is. It is old fashioned in quite the nicest sense of the phrase. The staff are friendly and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. Spotlessly clean. It was obviously a meeting place for local people and we could see why. We had tea and tea cakes, which were reasonably priced and delicious. We were quite sorry we were only visiting for the day, as hubby and I really liked the look of the rest of the menu. Very much well worth the visit.

Wonderful experience 💕 🐶 a gorgeous sausage 😋 for my little boy and toast butter marmalade and good americano coffee ☕😁 Great service good price

Saturday 24th February we came for a breakfast here today to this well looked after cafe within Ulverston market place. Polite staff and the cafe was clean. Pleasen atmosphere where to eat well cooked food Picture on the cafes webdite shows the big breakfast costing 10 pounds and the white coffee 2 pounds i had here today I would use this place again

Delicious food. Most cute cafe there is!

Cute small Caffe inside ulverston market, they serve traditional English breakfast, great coffe

Had a few days nr ulverston and always have a breakfast somewhere . Looking at the reviews i decided on the market cafe . Had the large full english was lovely , cooked to perfection gd quality too . Tea and coffee where very gd too my partner had a toasted teacake which was very gd too . If u want no frills gd quality food this is the place .

I may be biased since my mum owns the place, but it's a very quaint cafe with friendly staff and tasty food in a scenic part of the Lakes District. Go to the Laurel and Hardy museum then head here for lunch, day sorted.

Better coffee than Costa. Spotlessly clean hidden gem. Great staff with friendly service and nothing too much trouble. A little oasis.

Ate here last Thur morning for breakfast with my partner. Totally enjoyed - food freshly cooked, tasted great and very pleasant service. Would totally recommend.

Called in for breakfast as we had left our holiday cottage early. We enjoyed the cooked breakfasts at very reasonable prices and had the additional surprise of a visit from some local cavemen! Very friendly service.

Lovely little cafe! Went two days in a row on our little getaway. Lovely staff and beautiful food!

Wonderful little gem, we didn't want to pay £14pp at our hotel and opted instead to try local cafes - by far the best we had. Piping hot food, freshly cooked, quaint little cafe with friendly staff. Nice and clean! Much prefer to support local business like this. Thank you!

Lovely full English breakfast. Attentive staff. Reasonably priced. Highly recommend and does what it says on the tin!

Lovely staff, enjoyed our ham eggs beans and chips.tea and coffee. Very reasonably priced. Love going to the Market cafe when we visit Ulverston.

Always clean and tidy staff very friendly and food always cooked to perfection definitely recommend visiting this place

Lovely little cafe with a very helpful lady. Great cup of coffee as well.

Nice little cafe tucked away in the corner of the indoor market. Great range on the munu. From tea and cakes to full English breakfast. Staff are very friendly.

Bit slow but worth waiting for it was busy at time and value for money

For the life of me I do not understand the fuss and the rave reviews about the cafe. They must be from America, Germany and Japan. Quaint it is not, run down it is not, it is a very old part of a very old market from a bygone era, in other words it is dated.However, the owners have indeed embraced the aura of Stan Laurels hometown. The food is nothing special, moreover they do not claim it to be, it does not represent good value. Having said that Ulverston, as a collective does not give value for money, especially on the food front, except for The outstanding Stan Laurel pub and restaurant, but that is a for another review. Back to the Market Cafe, Beanz on toast, 2 cups of tea and a sausage barm, £10.50, flippin £10.50. I could count the beanz on my plate! the sausage barm well, forget it. Money for old rope, the sooner they get some stern competition(Wetherspoons) the better, but that is going to happen any time soon.

Our favourite place to go in Ulverston for breakfast/lunch. The cafe is small and sweet. The food is always absolutely delicious with a real home-cooked charm, prepared and cooked with care. The staff are always warm, friendly and accommodating. The menu prices are fantastic, nothing to complain about!

Very fast service and lovely waitresses ! So kind and helpful. Lovely looking place :) Food was so tasty 😋 would definitely recommend.

Thoroughly enjoyed very well poached eggs and I was able to substitute my ham for bacon. Latte was perfect amount of espresso to milk and the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming. The decor is sweet too - my son loved the retro tins on the wall and the mismatched floral patterns. Definitely a must visit in Ulverston for a good guppy and tasty meal.

A brief stop en route to Barrow. I have known Ulverston Market for years but had not used the Market Cafe for a long time. It is a wonderful little place. We had some excellent scones and jam with a cup of tea. Very reasonable prices and friendly service. Highly recommended.

Popped in here on the way home from Barrow in Furness the Breakfast was lovely and freshly cooked.The Cafe is spotlessly clean and staff friendly would eat here again

Delicious and reasonably priced. Highly recommend the full English, it was a delight. We sat outside the cafe (still inside the market) and watched the market as we ate our breakfast, entertaining!

I have tried poached eggs all over and they are the best in Ulverston. No frills, but great quality mushrooms and granary toast with good filter coffee. Really impressed.

Lovely friendly staff, very good brew and food, Open all week just what you need when it's cold. Plenty of seating

We popped in for a quick brew and were impressed with the coffee and cakes, the lemon drizzle cake was the nicest I’ve ever tasted. Lovely cosy little cafe.

Lovely place to eat Food really good home made grub Recommend to try Family run businesses Menu plenty to choose from Speculals too

i thought it was really nice in the cafe. i had piece of toast i really enjoyed it it was really good service and the can of coke was good as well.

We were visiting from the States and found this cafe, which is located inside an indoor market, similar to an indoor swap meet in the States. We parked in the public parking and walked through a few short blocks to get there. There are few tables inside and out but had no problem getting a table. There is a lot to choose from but we had a traditional English breakfast— which is served until 12. We all chose a different hot drinks: latte (milky coffee), mocha, hot chocolate and black coffee. There were also a number of pastries to choose from. They allowed us to modify our eggs which was nice. It came with eggs, tomatoes, toast, sausage, English bacon, baked beans, and black pudding. Service was good, food was excellent and the cafe atmosphere was quaint and comfortable. Fair prices overall and definitely worth the stop. There are many shops in the neighborhood, only regret was we couldn’t stay longer to explore.

Went for afternoon tea. The service was very good from the lady serving us. £10 each for a pot of tea, a bowl of soup, a huge sandwich of your choice, a scone with butter jam and cream, 3 cakes and some little side crisps. While we were waiting gave my daughter some toys to play with while we tucked into our soup. Was really nice, I've not had pea and mint before but really enjoyed it. Sandwich was nice but wasn't keen on the crusty loaf. Boxed the rest up for us as they were shutting and we didn't want to delay them.

I have eaten here several times before. Today I was unsure what to order and on recommendation I had the market muffin with hash browns. It was really good and so much better than the usual burger with a bun.

...with a hash brown!!! What a treat! A busy morning at work was made amazing by this little muffin of joy! Sausage pattie with egg and cheese and a hash brown on the side ...not the least calorie breakfast but top marks for satisfaction!

We regularily order breakfast from here. all the buns and muffins are Amazing. Best breakfast in ulverston!

I came here for the first time with my mum a week or so ago. The cafe has a cute and cosy feel with lovely decor. There was a good selection on the menu considering the cafe is only small. We both ordered the large breakfast with tea, £6.50 each. Tea came in a large mug but was not as milky as we usually would have it - not a big problem but would have been nice to have been asked. Very pleased with the cooked breakfast, everything tasted great, toast was lovely and thick and will likely return if and when we are in the area at breakfast or lunch time.

We used to frequent the Market Cafe quite regularly but of recent haven't been so often, our last visit we thought hadn't been for a while, but when the owner said she had been here nearly 3 years and it was a previous owner when we visited we couldn't believe we had left it so long. Decked out in what I can only describe as reminiscent of a 50's Ice cream parlour it is fresh and welcoming and a lovely place to eat. It was for breakfast we had come so breakfast we ordered, hubby had the large breakfast which came on a big oval plate (basically it had extra sausage, bacon and tomatoes on top of the normal one), and included lovely thick toast (not just run of the mill thin sliced loaf) and a mug of coffee, I opted for the normal sized breakfast, I had been contemplating just a bacon butty and coffee but when I totted up the price of that it made more sense to have the full breakfast which included bacon, sausage, black pudding, mushrooms, beans, proper fried tomato (no tinned tomatoes here!) and fried egg along with thick toast and mug of coffee. All the food was well made, although we did have quite a wait for it, freshly made always comes with a wait though and we weren't in any hurry today. All in all these two meals (which as I said included the drinks) came to £11.40 (£6.20 for big and £5.20 for normal) and well worth the price. It won't be as long till our next visit.

cant beat a good british breakfast, which is what they offer here, but sometime it can be floating in grease when you get it, be warned, but enjoy :)

Stopped here for lunch after shopping in Ulverston. Two couples who were hungry and we were not disappointed. The men had all day breakfasts, which were superb and we two ladies had the daily pie special, chicken, stuffing and cranberry, oh so very tasty. Choice of mash or chips, mushy or garden peas and a small jug of gravy. It was all so tasty and the pastry and chicken was melt in the mouth. Big pot of good tea and pot of hot water for top up too. Staff very friendly and service excellent. We will be back. Small but not cramped, advisable to reserve a table as very popular. Total bill was under £30.

Good portion of pie with the unusual and welcome option of mash or chips. The pot of tea was spot on; the service and environment excellent. For lunch, you need to get there before 1pm to avoid disappointment as the lunch staples sell briskly! This place is the jewel in Ulverston Market.

My husband couldn't make his mind up between having a cooked breakfast or the homemade Chicken, Cranberry and Stuffing Pie, he opted for breakfast which he said was delicious. I bought him a piece of the pie to take home, he said the only problem with it was that I should of bought two for him to eat and not one as it was one of the best pies he had.

Myself, mum and my 2yr old popped in here on discovering the cafe when exploring the market. It is such a gorgeous little 50’s styled cafe - the staff are extremely friendly and were very kind to my son who was given a toy to play with while he waited for his baby chino and mini sausage sandwich - the ‘kids’ menu is fantastic. It’s got a lovely atmosphere - you must seek it out if you visit Ulverston - even if not intending to visit the market itself. The menu is huge and full of heart warming puddings including apple pie and custard. Such a small space will warm you up on wintery days in the Lakes.

We only had a breakfast each which was tasty and value for money we even had a mug of tea haha , the staff are friendly and they have a nice menu with homemade cakes 😋

I went in to get my lunch on the go, the sandwich was fabulous ham salad other food look great also, very clean, fresh food, tasty and a good full samdwich

Went here with my son to treat him to a spot of afternoon tea. Drinks first-tea for me with an extra pot of hot water, my son didn't want tea or coffee so they accommodated him for hot chocolate with lots of cream on top! 2 cups of homemade blended cream of mushroom soup, followed by a sandwich each of our choice (tuna mayo and ham) served with crisps and coleslaw. The 2nd tier was a scone, little pot of clotted cream, jam and butter. The 3rd tier was a slice of shortbread, current cake and a chocolate sponge cupcake. Delicious and take away cartons provided as we couldn't eat it all! Excellent all in all.

Lovely cafe and very delicious food and milkshakes. Would visit again went with my parents as they have visited many times before on holiday.

Cosy cafe - nice food and great service.

A great little cafe, clean, friendly staff, food is of excellent quality and great value. We had

Pr-booked afternoon tea with a friend. This was by far the best we have had in the area. Soup,choice of sandwiches, fresh scone with jam and cream with a choice of 3 cakes per person all for £9.95 couldnt eat the cakes so the assistant boxed them up. Spotlessly clean cafe would definitely recommend.

Lovely cafe, very friendly staff. The cafe is nicely decorated and very clean, service was quick. I had a ham sandwich, the ham was very thick and tasted delicious and the bread was about an inch thick and tasted homemade, it was accompanied by homemade coleslaw and crisps for just over £3.00, extremely good value.

Fantastic traditional English breakfast I got there, lovely people serving. Cup of tea included as well in the price. Think it was only £4.95 or £5.95. So pleased I'd dropped-by the market and found this place. The food was all cooked to perfection and it was a nice big portion too. Top notch!

Good solid breakfast. Friendly service and free WiFi. A good option if you are strolling around town.

Despite being a local, I only fell upon this gem last summer. When time permits, I make a point of getting into town and having breakfast here once a week. The food is great, nothing is too much trouble - just ask and it's delivered. I love the half-hour escape it offers and the fact that you can grab a paper and just chill - even on the occasion I had forgotten my reading glasses, the owner kindly lent me hers!

Only place I'll go for a breakfast now, best I've ever had. Lovely staff and yummy produce. Well made and nothing is too much, far superior to any other breakfast places in ulverston!

Great staff, great cooking and fair prices what more can you ask for. Usually a good crack and friendly banter, tea and coffee all very reasonable.

Fantastic food nothing classy just home made food made with love and passion, lovely location in the market hall and cater for all needs

Called in for lunch and had home made pie. Lovely! Plenty of tender meat along with lovely chips. Very reasonable prices too. Couldn't fit a cake in so will have to go back again :-) Friendly welcome and nice and clean too.

This is a fantastic cafe with good food good staff and a nice atmosphere we always have tea and homemade scones when we visit which is usually during a cycle ride - the breakfasts and snacks are very popular - a proper cafe where you are made to feel welcome.- we regularly cycle from Barrow to Ulverston this is a must place to stop for us

Great little cafe for breakfast / lunch etc ... good menu cooked fresh i had the homemade pea and ham soup [ on a cold winters day ] served with lots of bread was fantastic ;)

What a lovely experience. Great value, and such brilliant service with no feeling of being rushed My wife. And I will be back every time we visit Ulverson

I visited The Market Cafe with my family on Christmas Eve morning hoping to get a nice breakfast to fuel us for our last minute shopping. We were not disappointed. I had a small breakfast consisting of sausage, bacon, egg, beans, tomato, black pudding, mushrooms and a choice of either toast or fried bread. It was cooked to perfection. My partner had a sausage, bacon and egg bun which filled him right up (he usually gets an extra burger at McDonald's!) and my son had a bacon bun that had so much bacon in that it should have oinked!! Definitely recommend this establishment. Lynn is super friendly and helpful. Feels like you've gone to a friend's house for food. Loved it!!!

I used to go in here loads for poached eggs on toast which were so much better than anywhere else in town - and excellent value. It was really clean and friendly. Around mid 2015 it seemed to close for a while, but thankfully it re-opened a few months later and is still fantastic.

Not only are the staff lovely and cater to all your needs, the food is fantastic and a brilliant value for money. Always a good choice with the specials board avaliable. And you CANNOT beat their breakfast. Having the takeaway option helps those of you who are in a bit of a rush and means we can all enjoy this little jem of a market cafe. Not one to miss. Get yourself to Lynn's Market Cafe now!!

Came across this little cafe in the market was very clean and the bunting and other bits and bobs made it a cheery place. Had the hot chocolate which was heaps better than a lot of the big brand coffee shops and cheaper to. Would definitely go back and try the food next time.

i was told by a friend to give it a visit so I gave it a visit and have been back few times the food was excellent and great value for money will definitely be back again the customer service was excellent made very welcome and the atmosphere was of a friendly place to go eat and enjoy

If you are at all interested in traditinal English style fayre, then this is worth a visit. Quite a wide choice of dishes at reasonable prices.

I have always avoided Market Hall cafe's but this one should certainly be experienced! I called in there when visiting with my sister recently and found it a lovely charming place, staff friendly and efficient, filter coffee very good and the victoria sponge was "to die for". The portions were not small either!

You would miss a wonderful special little treat if you only looked at the shop front places in this great market town. Situated in the corner of the indoor Market at the heart of Ulverston this little honest Cafe has a wonderful old time feel with warm staff that make you feel right at home the minute you walk in the door. The food is absolutely perfect whatever you choose with the fresh daily specials always worth a try I could not recommend this beautiful little cafe highly enough but get there in good time as seating can be a challenge as more people find out about this little Gem !!!

My partner and myself Enjoyed a English Breakfast at this Cafe, I enjoyed the pleasant service and a free Pot of Tea! Would recommend for a cheery Smile, nice meal and a free read of the Range of newspapers on offer.

Absolutely delightful little cafe. Spotlessly clean with lovely retro decor and nothing too much trouble for the friendly owner. We had a delicious'small' breakfast which was anything but, and made with really good quality ingredients from some of the other market stalls. We'll definitely be returning and recommend it for anyone visiting the town.

Went to Ulverston market early to pick up a load of plants, having skipped breakfast I tried the one on offer in the Market Hall (recommended by Dave my plant supplier). Excellent traditional English breakfast served with a mug of tea and a big smile from the ladies serving. Couldn't be better!

I might be biased, but I have my lunch here every day and it's great. I love the atmosphere, the banter and especially the scones and the Pie. It's everything you expect a Market Cafe to represent. Its quickly become a community spirited place to socialise and enjoy a treat or two. You see, I might be the owners Husband, but I don't cook any of it, so I am happy this is a fair review. Lynn always wanted her own small place to enjoy making people happy with food and drink and in a place that people could enjoy coming, a home from home feel if you like, a place people would return to time and time again because they knew that there was real passion to make everything right. She wanted to do simple British traditional hearty food, but do simple very well. She's done it, and I for one am proud of what she has achieved in such a short period of time. Keep up the good work. XXX