The Mulberry Bush in Eden

Stopped en route to Blanchland where staying Excellent from start to finish Great coffee very good lemon drizzle cake and REALLY good staff ( young ladies)

Very surprised by some of the negative comments about this place! Went there for Sunday breakfast, and couldn't have been nicer. I had the full English which was delicious, my wife had the veggie breakfast which was equally tasty. The serving staff were very friendly and polite. I would recommend this place to anyone. The only downside could be that it doesn't allow dogs, but that didn't impact us.

We stopped at the cafe for coffee,I sat outside and my wife went in to order the coffee,the middle aged waitress snapped at my wife,it was table service take a seat and she would be out. 15 minutes later nobody came to take our order even though people who came in after us had been served. My wife went back in placed an order with the same waitress just as rude again. When she brought our order out she slammed them down on the table not bothered who had ordered what. I then had to go in and ask for sugar as my wife had had enough of the rudeness by this point. Luckily I got a different younger waitress who was pleasant and gave me some sugar. It was probably the worst cup of coffee I’ve had from a cafe absolutely tasteless and if the rude nasty waitress doesn’t want to work with the public she should look for another job as she had a absolutely horrible attitude. We certainly wouldn’t go back there, and with some of the other reviews we’re not alone!

I visited this cafe 3 mornings in a row on a recent visit to Kirkby Stephen for breakfast..I had the full vege breakfast ,which was well cooked on each occasion..The staff were very friendly and helpful..A breakfast here sets you up.nicely for a days walking in the nearby dales..

Visited today with my sister, niece and 92 year old mam. Needed a table for 4. They said we could have 2 tables of 2. There was a table for 3 so I suggested we pulled a chair over. The staff said we couldn’t. They were rude, aggressive and told us if we didn’t like it we could leave……so we did! Never again!

Walked in without checking any reviews and we were blown away! Ordered poached eggs on toast, the toast was unevenly sliced but meant you could tell it was from a proper loaf! Eggs were perfectly running and tasted really good! Hot chocolate was amazing, came with proper fresh whipped cream and loads of marshmallows! All staff were very polite and attentive! Would highly recommend and will be visiting again if we are in the area again!

On visiting the area we stopped off as we needed a quick bite to eat . This place was the first one we came to and got served straight away. The staff were very friendly and quickly pointed out what was unavailable. There was plenty of choice and the quiche came with a tasty salad. Would definitely recommend.

Stayed in the area for a few days and visited this cafe 3 times. Staff are very nice, friendly & helpful. Food is good and the sandwiches are huge. Coffee is excellent. Will definitely visit again next time we are in the area

Absolutely appalling behaviour from the staff towards 3 customers who ordered scrambled egg on toast. They were given a lengthy lecture as to why they can't have it. Because if they scramble them others will order poached eggs and there us no time to do it. All this despite all day breakfast still available? In the time of the lecture they could could of been cooked. We were sitting near and couldn't believe the attitude of the staff. We didn't order good in case we hot the same snappy lecture too. Avoid this very expensive and unfriendly place.

Really disappointing, sausage and bacon obviously precooked and reheated, (had to send the bacon back) toast was like what you'd expect cardboard to taste of. Travelled 2 hours with friends to walk nine standards expecting to start the day with a decent breakfast, sadly the breakfast was very poor but the walk was excellent. The mind still boggles as to how a breakfast can be made so poorly. This review was based on 3 breakfasts 3 persons opinions.

It's a little bit no frills but we were delighted with our stop off here for breakfast- lovely friendly waitress perfect coffees, just as we'd ordered a tasty breakfast pocket- absolutely huge a scrumptious poached eggs on proper toast The cakes looked delicious too but we hadn't got room for them! Can recommend.

Stumbled across this place with parking directly outside. Good choice of food, very reasonably priced. Very helpful staff. Would highly recommend.

I would like to commend the excellent staff at the Mulberry Bush today. I witnessed another customer being very abusive and disruptive in the restaurant - demanding a discount on the breakfast that they had eaten, having allowed their son to run riot around the restaurant, shouting and swearing in the presence of young families. The lady remained very calm and collected whilst the man called her terrible names and acted in an aggressive way, taking photographs outside the cafe and raising his voice. We regularly call in to the cafe and have had nothing but positive experiences with the staff, service and food. We thoroughly enjoyed our full English breakfasts and look forward to enjoying your company again in the future.

Completely rude and arrogant staff, never have I had such disrespect and disgusting service all because after being seated outside we took a table inside when it became available. I would strongly advise you give it a miss and seek out another cafe in the area.

Order was wrong. When I complained I was told it was not to my taste. Dreadful customer service. I won’t be visiting again.

Last Saturday, my husband and I called into The Mulberrry Bush in Kirkby Stephen for a cake and drink. We ordered a slice of cake and a scone with jam and cream, along with Earl Grey tea. When the scone came out, I proceeded to put jam on it, then the cream. When I picked up the carton of cream, I commented to my husband that it was freezing cold. When I tried to get the cream out of the carton, I discovered it was frozen solid. The waitress apologised and took it away to change it. A couple of minutes later, she came back to tell us that, unfortunately, they had no more cream that wasn't frozen. Very disappointing!

It was so good we visited twice in one day. We first stopped about 10:15 Sunday morning and had sausage sandwiches with tea. Plentiful supply of everything. We enjoyed it so much we stopped on our return journey in the afternoon and had cream teas which were also excellent.

lovely food great service, Red pepper quich 👌array of homemade cakes. very busy which is always a good sign, we will definitely be back

Popped in for breakfast on our way home. Wow what o lovely little place. Eating area clean and welcoming. Staff very friendly. Menu for breakfast was surprisingly varied. Hubby opted for full English and I had Swiss melt veggie option with side order of scrambled eggs along with a fresh pot of hot tea for us both. Both of these came with option of white or brown toast, we opted for the brown. Toasted well and not burnt ,win win for us.Waitress was polite and helpful. Will recommend to all, to use this fantastic place. On way out noticed the cakes OMG these looked delicious 😋 😍

Regular stop for us on the way to the Lakes. Great food (all day breakfast incl. veggie version, sausage egg & chips, quiche chips & salad) Yummy sponge cake too.

Liked it here! Cheerful young ladies serving very efficiently. Good choice of food and tasty too. Limited number of tables but requesting those turned away to return in 15 minutes or so.Nice touch we thought. Called in yesterday for a second helping but unfortunately closed on Wednesday. Thought that lark finished years ago, still guess the staff need time off occasionally!! Only downside was over expensive coffee and cash only otherwise would be 5*.

Very quaint cafe - little bit expensive but the food is ok. Soup was lovely with 2 pieces of bread. Vegan Mediterranean Panini was tasteless. It was just tasteless belle pepper and chunks of garlic in panini. Friends had tuna toasties which was apparently tasty. 20p extra for alternative milk is a little expensive but at least they had soya & Oat. One thing I have to mention is the passive aggressive notices in the ladies toilet, I actually felt anxious reading them all. The notices are way over the top and the cafe needs to rethink how many they have and how they are written.

Arrived by bike and told that the owner didn't want my bike to lean on his wall. Nowhere to put a bike so basically told they didn't want my business. Appalling.

On a wet Friday afternoon, driving back from Northumberland stopped around 2pm. Lovely service and great food. Sat outside and watched the world go by. Great stop over to recover and refresh before onward journey. Highly recommended.

My partner and I first visited the Mulberry Bush Cafe around a year ago, and we weren't sure what to expect. Our initial impressions were perhaps not the best, but the food arrived fairly quickly, and wasn't too bad. Since that first visit, we had...

Visited for lunch today with my teenage son and 5yr old daughter. What my daughter could eat wasn't on the menu at the time. I briefly mentioned that she has additional needs and an eating disorder and her 'safe' foods were cooked for her without...

Delicious homemade soup, lovely bread and very good coronation chicken sandwich. Helpful staff and quick and friendly service.

Visiting Kirkby Stephen while on holiday in the dales so glad we choose this cafe. Very pleasant staff who quickly took our order hubby had a cheese and ham toastie and I had the briwn bread BLT sandwich both seved with salad and crisps OMG...

This is a place I'm happy to return to every time I visit Kirkby Stephen. Not always easy to get a seat but it's obvious that local people like to come here and that's always a good sign of quality. I had a pot of...

Stopped off at Mulberry Cafe Kirby Stephen on way to Lancashire for golfing trip with four friends. Good choice of food, great service - would recommend Bacon Sandwiches !!! Was that impressed with food and service we stopped off again on way home - toasties...

Great spot for breakfast, lunch or a cheeky wee scone especially a cheese one. We always eat here after the Pendragon Castle walk to give our legs a rest and refuel. The staff are friendly and look like they're having fun. It's good value and...

Friendly, helpful, welcoming and delicious food. I had the Cumberland Skillet which was my perfect breakfast of sausage, black pudding, grilled tomato and fried onions on a chunky toast. All excellent quality and perfectly cooked. My sisters had poached eggs, which were just right.

Omg service a little offish but hey ho it was busy with older generation but we thought we would give it a try rather than our normal pub over the road that serves great food. Live and learn. Prices for what we had, the steak...

We found everything to be of a high standard and hence the grade given. The ambience was pleasant and the staff friendly and efficient. The lunches provided were tasty and well presented. Cakes etc are made on the premises which is a welcome feature.

Lovely friendly and polite staff, homemade cake, always a pleasure to see as so many places just buy in. We opted for lemon drizzle, topped traditionally with lemon drizzled sugar, not like many so called lemon drizzle cakes that just have icing or butter cream...

Called in for lunch last Friday en route to Barnard Castle and it was excellent. My only criticism might be that the portions were too large!! I was astounded to read some of the negative reviews on this site; did they visit the same cafe???...

This has been a regular stop for more than 20 years when travelling back and forth between Lancashire and County Durham but given the pandemic today was the first time we've sat in in more than two years so thought it was only fair to...

Called in for lunch, it was very busy but didn't seem to effect the great service. Food and drinks came quickly and was great quality. A decent menu choice and prices were reasonable to. Staff very friendly and helpful. Very clean and covid aware. Toilets...

Excellent full English. Great service and lovely cafe. Made to feel welcome. Everything arrived in good time and was delicious. Bit of a snob in regards to sausages and bacon and was not disappointed! Will return.

I can never understand a cafe or tea room that closes at tea time. This is a key point on the Coast to Coast route with many walkers arriving in town just around this time.

We have been regular visitors to this establishment for a number of years. Sadly in the last couple of years we have noticed a rapid decline in standards. The welcome is still as warm as ever but the decor is now tired as is some...

Not only were we treated to lovely home cooked food at the Mulberry Bush Cafe, but Steve came to our rescue when we were let down by the local taxi service. We were really stuck as my 84 year father can’t walk far, but Steve...

Bit of a throwback to the greasy spoon era in its decor and appearance. Just went in for a coffee. This was insipid with little flavour and cost £2.70. You can get a decent cup in Surrey for less! On the plus side the tea...

Popped in for some breakfast, both me and my partner had an English breakfast. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted delicious! I would highly recommend if you are in the area!

Fantastic breakfast and service Perfect eggs Benedict Really sure about some of the other reviews as our experience was so good

Am relieved other reviewers have had the same experience as I encountered when visiting this cafe. The owner was confrontational from the moment we turned up and when this stepped up to being especially abusive towards me whilst giving our order, I walked out. My...

We were a bunch of guys on motorbike tour and we’re driving through and as luck would have it spaces for 5 bikes were right outside. So in we all troop and order various cakes Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle and lemon and blueberry. All I...

I today visited with my family and having visited Kirby a lot of times as a half way point to my sister we decided to have a coffee and cake stop. There are several cafes but we decided the mulberry Bush due to the outside...

Went with a party of 6 for coffees/tea and a snack. Our party ordered a pot of tea to share, 3 coffees and a milkshake along with a flapjack, millionaire shortbread, lemon drizzle cake and carrot cake. Drinks were fine, the cakes were fine however...

This is a beautiful little cafe, the food is high quality and reasonably priced! The owner is so friendly and it was a pleasure talking to him. He give us lots of ideas of places to go.

decent cafe for a coffee and breakfast / lunch think items are a little overpriced decent staff , the could be better

Stopped for coffee and cakes. Delightful cafe. Very Covid secure. Prompt and smiling service. Good value. Forget Costa. Come here. Good location. A couple of tables outside. Recommended.

Quick summary. Poor food, unwelcoming rude staff, inadequate seating and theft. After being out for a long ride this was the last test stop of the day. The usual cafe we use was closed so we frequented the Mulberry Bush. Upon walking in and noticing...

Lovely cafe with beautiful food and the friendliest service. I've been there more times then I can count, and for good reason. The go to place to eat, relax or drink in Kirkby Stephen. Really, you can't go wrong.

Gran descubrimiento, dirigido por gente encantadora.Ambos tomamos un desayuno inglés completo y fue genial. Se ofrece una amplia gama de otros alimentos, incluida una alimentación saludable y deliciosos pasteles caseros.Todo estaba limpio y Covid amigable con las reglas aplicadas escrupulosamente.Volveremos la próxima vez que estemos en la zona, ¡recomendado!

Visited for a drink after a nice Sunday morning stroll. Slight overkill with the Covid signage, some rather unfriendly and abrupt. Not a nice warm atmosphere so probably wouldn’t visit again.

Pasamos por el desayuno, la comida era normal pero aceptable. La actitud de un miembro del personal nos ha desanimado. . . Si la chica baja con cabello largo y rubio lee esta reseña, ¡sepa que está perdiendo la costumbre habitual del propietario debido a su actitud grosera! La ubicación de este café es excelente, Kirkby Stephen es una ciudad encantadora, pero encuentre un lugar más cálido, limpio y amigable

Old-fashioned caff in the centre of Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, the sweet town which is the first one you arrive heading west towards the M6 from Swaledale. Good bacon and eggs and coffee.

Quedamos muy impresionados con la organización eficiente y los estándares que se esperan y se logran en este establecimiento. "Sin máscara, sin entrada".Nos sentimos muy seguros y tuvimos un almuerzo maravilloso: la sopa estaba deliciosa. Gracias a toda la gerencia y al personal por esperar y lograr estos estándares excepcionalmente altos.

En nuestro camino a unos días, tuvimos la suerte de encontrarnos con este café / comida para llevar que tenía una gran variedad de comida, junto con un personal amable y servicial y con todos los protocolos adecuados para la situación en la que nos encontramos. Decidimos en sándwiches calientes y café y, aunque también había asientos afuera, decidimos tomarlo y estacionarnos en otro lugar del campo. Amor; y comida! !

Intentar encontrar un lugar abierto un domingo en Kirkby Stephen durante una pandemia estaba resultando difícil. Hasta que me recomendaron que fuera a probar la morera. Y me alegro de haberlo hecho ahora. El personal fue muy educado y tenía todo a la altura de las normas COVID - 19. ¡Recomiendo probar las patatas fritas porque son crujientes y deliciosas!

We enjoyed a very nice lunch at the Mulberry Bush when we popped in during our stay in the Kirkby Stephen area during the half-term break. We had been out for a long morning in the Lake District and were feeling very peckish on our return to the town. We chose The Mulberry Bush, which looked very inviting in the Hight Street, rather than going for the Costa Coffee nearby (nothing against Costas, but we chose to support the local business this time).The coffee was fresh and strong and the range of sandwiches & baguettes looked very well made and were very tasty. The staff were very friendly and attentive without being over the top.I would highly recommend the Mulberry Bush if you are in the area!

I had lovely fish and chips and a pot of tea. There was water on the table before my tea arrived & I know why as when I poured it out the tea ran down the spout. That was when I noticed several chips in the china teapot spout. Hygiene alert!! I will not return.

The Mulberry Bush is a large cafe and, because it doesn’t have a service counter, it has a pleadingly roomy feel to it.They have an extensive menu of hot and cold food as well as snacks, cakes etc. We were just in for tea and coffee and both were nice. Prices throughout are reasonable and the service is very good.

Nice food but pricey, £4.10 for a bacon sandwich with a few crisps, which was nice nice bread but bacon was fatty Service not friendly but efficient , would try somewhere else before rushing back

Only order the full breakfast if you're hungry! It's big! Great quality, good price and served by smiley ladies. And it includes a good big pot of tea. Busy even on a damp day in January and you can see why. We'll definitely be back.

Travelling through Kirkby Stephen we stopped here for breakfast on New Years Eve and we were pleased that we had chosen this cafe. One lovely bacon sandwich served in a nice soft roll and one tasty sausage and egg sandwich served by pleasant staff. Good coffee too - no problem getting a decaffeinated latte. Very good, we would return if passing through again.

アットホームな雰囲気のお店で、朝食を頂きました。ボリュームも朝食に丁度よく、お味も美味しかったです。

Nos detuvimos en Kirkby Stephen para un descanso de nuestro viaje y nos decidimos por Mulberry Bush. Nos recibieron con una cálida bienvenida. Después de pedir nuestra comida, llegó bastante rápido y estaba muy sabrosa. Buen valor también. Volvería de nuevo si volviese a la zona

Good service, vegetarian options were very tasty others of the party were satisfied with their meals. However the food was not as good as previous visits so quite disappointed this time.

Fui aquí después de buscar un lugar para desayunar, mi esposa y yo teníamos un inglés completo y nuestro amigo comió huevos Benedict, no me decepcionó, la comida deliciosa, el menú parecía interesante por el resto del día, pero no asistí a una visita, Definitivamente visitar de nuevo en nuestra próxima visita a Kirkby Stephen

Nos detuvimos para desayunar camino a Blackpool. . . . omg inglés completo fue fabuloso. . . . Productos locales y caseros. . . . El mejor café que he probado y el propietario nos vendió una bolsa para nuestra cafetería, que fue muy amable de su parte. . . No me puedo quejar, así que volver en verano para otra parada. . . Quizás almuerzo la próxima vez.

He estado allí varias veces principalmente por la comida y no por el servicio, cada visita ha sido una experiencia peor que la anterior. El servicio ha sido condescendiente, falta de cortesía y modales básicos, tanto que uno está físicamente presionado. Hoy ha sido la peor experiencia, de ahí la necesidad de dejar esta revisión. No creo que vuelva a visitar.

Popped into this cafe after taking dogs on the excellent local "viaduct walk".

Amazing breakfasts, can't wait to go there again. The half breakfast,is massive, homemade soup lovely too.🤩

Its a lovely little cake shop,staff very friendly & very clean.The scones are fresh.they also sell ice cream

We stoped here on our way home from the Lake District. Great place for breakfast and very good value. You can park just outside if spaces available. Very friendly staff and great service.

This cafe had a huge breakfast menu with some smaller options such as a half english breakfast. We chose poached eggs which were fresh and served on locally baked bread and toast and jam. These simple things were delicious and well served. We’ll be back.

Le brunch était délicieux et le personnel très accueillant. Il faut vraiment faire une étape à cet endroit.

Had a soup and sandwich meal here with my partner this afternoon was well presented and very nice staff also nice don’t miss this one out well worth a visit

Went in for breakfast with friends and ordered the eggs benedict which was described as with 'crispy bacon'.

Called in here on our way to Durham for breakfast, great host and nice surroundings. I had Full English (great bacon) and my wife had Eggs Benedict, never seen a yellower yolk. Well worth stopping good value.

On our way to yorkshire returning from the lakes we passed by this little town. It was crowded so we thougt it would be ok and it was. The personel was nice and kind. The coffe super. The milkshake (banana) ok bit just with milk and no ice which we prefer. The scones we a bit dry but with the jam

After cycling mostly uphill all day, this cafe produced a great panni/wrap. Perfectly adequate to send us on our way again.

Very impressed, excellent service and the biggest but lightest fruit scone I have ever had! The cheese scone and toasted teacakes were good too. An older man who came to clear the table was especially chatty and friendly. Next time we will make a beeline for this café instead of driving straight through.

Visited here a couple of times the past couple of months. To be honest I don"t think we'll be returning. The first visit we had bacon sandwiches. Great for a very hungry man but not for me. Bread was doorstops with 6 slices of bacon. Great value I guess but just too much super thick bread which some people will love. Second visit on way to Lake District we stopped for coffee and scones. Cheese scone was not the best I've had by a long way. Staff very pleasant and it's always busy so they must be doing something right

We called in for a snack and has the cheese scones. They were lovely and served warm. The tea pot was big and pipping hot. Lovely staff and really friendly. The man that served us gave us a really warm welcome. Tables nice and clean and a great menu choice with options for all including veggie, vegans and gluten free. Well worth dropping in.

My wife and I stopped off in Kirkby Stephen for a bite to eat halfway on our journey to Flookburgh.

Loads of choice of food and coffees. Huge selection of cakes and scones. Home baked. Staff friendly. Food was lovely. Well presented and fresh. Not too expensive either. Lovely stop off. Huge pot of tea for one. Piping hot. Just what I like. Recommended.

I guess the good thing about this cafe is that it attracts plenty of locals. Sad to say we found it rather mediocre with salad hastily thrown on a plate. Staff were pleasant enough but food pretty forgettable.

Visited for lunch on journey north. Good selection of light lunches and all day breakfasts. Good cakes and drinks. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff.

Nuestro grupo de caminatas llegó a este café a media tarde, seguido de cerca por otro, esta repentina afluencia no fue un problema y nuestros pedidos se tomaron y se cumplieron con prontitud. Se hicieron comentarios favorables sobre el tamaño y la calidad de los pasteles, tanto la esponja Victoria como el bollo de queso fueron excelentes. Había muchas opciones atractivas para el almuerzo en el menú que me gustaría volver para probar.

Had a late lunch and it was lovely nice cheese toasties.homemade cakes was delicious especially the Victoria sponge.staff were all friendly and well presented worked very hard as it was very busy.toiletswere clean.

Stopped on the way through from work. A great coffee, cake and a sandwich venue...could be a great place.

Food and cafe was very average. Waitress told me only three items on menu were gluten free. I asked her if jacket potatoes and soup was GF. She didn't know. It was. There was a choice of four cakes. So that was good. It's not somewhere I would rush back to. Not a lot of ambience.

Just left the lovely village of Kirby Stephens. Had a lunch of Delicious tomat and lentil soup with cheese scones made with blue Stilton - best wver😊. Staff really nice.

We visited the restaurant/cafe with children. I ordered the steak pie my wife sausage egg and beans my son the hamburger my little girl fish fingers. No one was overly impressed with their food. The anemic sausage looked like they had been on a diet and the burger was extremely dry. The fish fingers tasted cheap. The saving grace was the steak pie which was tender and tasty. However one nice meal out of 5 is not good.

We stopped here for tea and breakfast as a respite from the morning’s driving rain. A lovely surprise- extremely welcoming staff, tasty food, reasonable price. I’d go back on purpose next time.

Decent cafe, lovely fish and chips. Helpful, friendly staff. Nice clean loos. Couldn't ask for more could you?

Passing through we decided to call for a light lunch. The food was good, I had the cheese toastie which was good value. Very tasty with a nice salad garnish. The others had a range of light snacks, all very nice. Friendly staff made the visit very pleasant.