The Old Smithy Tea Room in Allerdale

What a gem of a place. Great coffee and really great cakes - all home cooked we had the carrot cake and Gingerbread. We'll worth a visit

Lovely tea rooms, scrumptious home cooked food with lovely staff ( and dog friendly ) will visit again

Had our monthly ice cream fix from the Old Smithy Tea Rooms. The homemade ice cream is as always fantastic....so good we travel from Seascale 40 miles away for it. An added bonus was home made mince pies. We bought two to take out. They were absolutely delicious. Really love this place. An absolute gem in a wonderful village.

The title refers to what we had at the tea room. Although the selection is limited it is "Well worth the Value", (they do have some lovely ice cream. We knew from researching the village that John Peel is buried in the church yard as well as the "Buttermere Maid" but what we were not prepared for was the cost of items in the gift shops. Some of the small items in the "Wool shop" were so expensive, some of the books were the same, (£20 for a book of patterns). I wonder if they ever sell anything. The Craft shop was the same (£18 for a pen). We gave up at this point and decided that any memories of Caldbeck would be of going for a walk by the stream and the village itself, not forgetting the (The pot of tea for two with a scone, with jam and clotted cream) at the The Old Smithy Tea Room for just £3. Perhaps the rest of the village shops should take a lead from the The Old Smithy.

Staying in Caldbeck this week and called in here for breakfast today after our morning doggie walk. We received a very warm welcome and the Full English Breakfast we both had was excellent. Will definitely be back !!

Cosy little tearoom. Staff are welcoming and service is great. Scones were delicious and a nice treat after a long drive. Dogs welcome.

Tried this for breakfast and coffee with cake too. A great little place on the riverside. I hear it does lunch too.

We just walked 9.5 miles and were looking forward to a nice cuppa. Tea was ok but Carrot cake was dry (probably been sitting around a few days as was last piece). Lady running the place needs some social skills! Very unwelcoming and dour. Go elsewhere.

Having walked 3 miles from our holiday lodge to the village we had earned a coffee and sausage cob. Well sorry but customers appear to be a problem to the lady running the cafe on the Sunday. The coffee was nothing special and the deep fried cheap sausage in 2 slices of cheap white bread a disapointment... I would avoid and visit the pub or the other village cafe

The review posted yesterday under 'Roger M' is in fact mine. (Senior moment!!!) It doesn't detract from the fact that this is a very nice tea room set in a lovely village. The tea room serves excellent drinks and has a variety of food,jams etc on offer. Well worth a try

Found this tea room on last but one day of our holiday. Wish we'd found it earlier. Frontage doesn't seem much, but open the latch door and you enter a really nice tea room with wonderful selection of cakes, jams, drinks etc, all served by very pleasant staff. Well worth a visit

I only had an ice cream after a busy day walking to Caldbeck. Service was fine and the ice cream was delicious

A great little tea room with fantastic moomans ice cream. We had the chocolate, candyfloss and cherry flavours which were lovely, and great value too. The service was quick and helpful. Our kids loved it.😊

Excellent Cumberland sausage and options to purchase local cakes and jams. Good coffee too! Some nice walks around village too

Called in for a cup of tea and scone with jam and cream. Waiting at the table for our order there was flies flying around and landing on the table! The scone arrived with my tea. As I cut into it it seemed dry. When I tried to spread the butter on to the scone it just fell to pieces. It was clearly a stale scone. I asked for a replacement and explained why. It took around 10 mins for the next scone to arrive. We were the only people on the cafe so found it a little strange. The scone was warm but the centre was very cold. This was obviously a scone out of the freezer. Very disappointing!!

First impression was that the place smelled very strongly of what I took to be balsamic vinegar. Service was not to the table so you had to carry your purchase around. Good cup,of tea though

Caféet tillverkar sin egen glass och den var mycket god! Vi provade inte deras smörgåsar men det var ett brett sortiment.Sittplatser ute på gräsmattan eller inne på caféet.

I'm a regular visitor to this tearoom simply because the food is always good. Bacon and Brie toastie or cheese and pickle toastie are my personal favourites and being able to sit outside by the stream on a hot day makes for a great break...

Been back several times for the wonderful ice cream - especially the Whisky Marmalade. It is worth going especially there for. Owner has a great sense of humour. Table outside to sit at next to a lovely stream.

A characterful building with a good range of cakes including gluten free , ideal for the start of a walk. Dogs are welcome and there is some nice outside seating.

Pleasant tearoom. Outside toilet is not acceptable. You have to walk over uneven ground . A bit of money needs spending. It's probably a listed building. That does not excuse the state of the toilet.

Two of us out walking in the area popped in for a cuppa and a bite to eat...(we are members...

Dropped in while in caldbeck had scones and cakes was delicious. The service was brilliant too. I would recommend a visit if you are passing

Hoy la vieja herrería encontramos sala de té en Caldbeck durante un ciclo de gestión del club. Éramos dos grupos de una docena en cada uno y el personal a pesar de tener ningún aviso de nuestra llegada se aseguró de que estábamos sentados y se sirve lo más rápidamente posible. Dentro la decoración es fantástica y la comida es muy recomendable. Las sopas, desayunos y pasteles chilis, todos eran perfectos. Esto suena ridículo, lo sé - pero incluso huevos y frijoles en tostadas aquí un aspecto genial. No pase aquí. Yo le. Gracias muchísimo para hoy y nos llamarán antes la próxima vez para que no te sorprenderá.

Travelling back to Keswick we stopped for afternoon tea and also had a very nice homemade scone with James and fresh clotted cream all

Cayó en un domingo de almuerzo para comer un bocado. Pedimos un sándwich de pollo en pan integral. coronación Fue absolutamente deliciosa, tamaño de la porción es enorme, con una ensalada fresca y col. preciosa

Brilliant well cooked well presented breakfast superb quality food , great staff , toast was just amazing , just slabs of the stuff !!!!!!!

Went for lunch to the Old Smith Tea Room a couple of weeks ago. The soup we had was absolutely delicious and the sandwich was made with beautiful bread. We were too full for a cake as well but we'll definitely be going back another...

En un miserable el domingo por la tarde fuimos a caldbeck aire fresco y fuimos a los salones de té. Es un largo tiempo desde que he estado y ahora que tiene, los nuevos propietarios (creo que he estado allí algún tiempo) que diferencia. Personal...

En húmedo tarde paramos en esta tetería encantadora. Originalmente una smithy and, el interior es super con un quemador de madera y un ambiente muy auténtico. La acogida y el servicio era genial, pero la gran atracción fue la selección de pasteles. Aunque un poco...

Visitamos durante las vacaciones de verano en Monkhouse Hill Cottage a pocas millas de distancia. La señora no era muy acogedor y verdaderamente amable hacia mi familia. Los batidos era increíble y, aunque pedimos 2 todos pudimos probar, ya que todo el mundo nos hubiera gustado que hubiera ordenado, a los niños les encantaba sirvieron en botellas de leche. Precios muy razonables y en un lugar en el que te da un montón de mantequilla para las tartas de té. Así que me alegro de que nos hizo el viaje a través de otro sitio Caldbeck hubiéramos perdido esta pequeña joya!

Called in for lunch during a walk and had very nice freshly prepared sandwiches and tea. Service not perfect, being a trifle slow, but overall, a good visit. Outdoor toilet round side of building is perfectly adequate.

Most cakes are traybake or slices.Apricot Crumble Slice was very good.Fruited Scone very nice.Malteser Cake was a disappointing slice/tray thing.Soft drinks a sensible price.Outdoor toilet inaccessible,clean but unhelpful location all way round the back of Tearooms.Parking at the side.Lovely location.

we were out walking and called into the smithy for lunch, I had homemade soup and sandwich which was very tasty and was only £5.95 my husband had the large all day breakfast, 2x eggs, 2x bacon, 2x sausage, tomato, beans, black pudding toast and a pot of tea for £8.95. fantastic value and like the soup very tasty. the surroundings were relaxing and the staff very friendly and welcoming. we highly recommend the old smithy we will be going back so we can try there vast range of homemade cakes.