The Penny Farthing Coffee Shop in Carlisle

Food was cold and jacket potato was missing cheese?

First time ordering from here and the sandwiches were very nice and the smarties cheesecake was delicious no complaints from me at all compliments to all the staff at penny farthing

Nice homemade food. Traveled from Carlisle to Newcastle and didn't eat a full english breakfast as nice as the one I had here.

We were very impressed with our paninis, we will be ordering again!

Always greatly prepared and fresh HOT food when I order from here! Lovely delivery lady too.

Simply fantastic! Yummy food, great quick service

Excellent food :) first time ordering but will defo be ordering again.

toast was white... bearly toasted. Fried bread wasn't proper fried bread it looked like it had been sprayed witha little oil and put in a frying pan it just tasted like normal toast. Sausages were tasty, bacon was nice and crispy and poached eggs were perfect. Tomatos were missing. Ordered it for ASAP it said 1hr-1.20 constantly and it arrived within 25 mins. Need to update and be more accurate on the just eat app

Lovely little dog friendly spot. Great menu choices and nice staff, gluten free options too.

We had breakfast here and the food was tasty,freshly cooked and hot. The owner was very friendly as were rest of staff. Great value for money, we returned the following morning as we liked it so much. Will definitely return when we're in Carlisle again.

Really enjoyed our lunch. Cauliflower soup was beautiful. We liked that we were asked if we wanted our tea served with our panini's. The decor is not brilliant, but the food was.

lovely priced food and lovely tasty food our fave takeaway for sure 🥰🥰

Very cute little place with friendly staff. I had the cheeeeeesiest tuna toastie!

Very nice breakfast and exceptionaly friendly and efficient service.

we just personally did not enjoy it sorry 😐

Lovely little lunch, always superb quality food.

Absolutely beautiful, as always!

We had the small breakfast priced at £5.25 . It was absolutely lovely , all cooked freshly and served by pleasant and helpful staff . We couldn’t fault it . Great value for money . It included toast and tea or coffee too . We had stayed in the nearby Travelodge , so it was very handy to come to Penny Farthing for breakfast .

Always great food, great value and fantastic service. Can never fault anything.

Family run restaurant with great food at a reasonable price . I recommend going there when in Carlisle

Highly recommend! 👍We had full English breakfast with coffee, everything was delicious. Will come back 😊

Unfortunately the two young woman forgot my bacon on Scottish breakfast :(

I love ordering from here! The food is clearly made with love and care. Delivered perfectly, what is supposed to be hot is still hot, what is supposed to be cold is still cold. A real treat! Whether for breakfast or lunch or brunch, I would heartily recommend! Also, special recommendation for the Christmas dinner they do, in the run up to Christmas, it's absolutely next level food, so moreish! I wish you did it all year round ❤

Delivered before estimated time and tasted amazing

Fantastic Brunch as always & the apple crumble & custard is out of this world :)

Staff were friendly, provided great service and the food was pretty good value for money

Cooked breakfast, absolutely outstanding, the best quality delivered breakfast I’ve had in Carlisle. Lovely homemade apple crumble & custard also. Definitely recommend.

Quality home cooked food. Friendly staff. Definitely recommend and will return. Cooked breakfast is fantastic :)

The staff were absolutely terrible. They didn't help at all. I definitely don't recommend going here

Fresh food from an owner who knows what she's doing. Affordable food, very filling, value for money. I'll never forget this meal

Great food. The delivery driver was very polite too

A pleasure as always. Food is beautifully prepared, always on time and delivery is handled with care. From placing your order to it arriving at your door it's always a smooth process. These guys really are the best!

Great food, lovely delivery man and the food arrived promptly.

Scottish breakfast was lovely. Fresh quality ingredients and cooked well. Mars bar cake was delicious. Thanks

Probably the nicest breakfasts I've had in a while, poached egg slightly over for me but that's preference. Will defo try again.

Hidden gem just across the road from the travel lodge. Excellent food very good service and value for money.

A cracking fresh breakfast for a good price will be back before I leave

A bit of a wait for breakfast but well worth it, I would definitely recommend this place 👍

Proprietor was delightful. Wide range of food on offer for breakfast or lunch. Freshly prepared and delicious. Our party of five went back two days in a row, in fact: some to have another go at the full English breakfast (which served as excellent fuel for a long day’s walk on Hadrian’s wall), while others sampled the breakfast sandwiches and the eggs/bacon offering. Anyway, if you’re in Carlisle and you want excellent food, at a good price, with a perfectly charming owner, you must give it a try!

First class food as always from Penny Farthing. Beautifully fresh ingredients and well packaged items. Not only that but the delivery persons are always lovely, well mannered and polite. Can't wait to order again

Ordered for the first time today, lovely food, very high quality and the lady who delivered it was lovely. Will definitely order again.

Jacket potato was half hard , and the kids meal didn’t come with a cake or crisp as it says it does . I wouldn’t of spent £3.50 on half a sandwich and a cup drink that costs 90p

Absolutely appalling had a hair in my food and the manager was very rude to the workers (the workers where quite young aswell.)

Always enjoyed food from here and the staff are nice too. And there either on time or early.

Always provide good food. The food even arrived earlier than original time today which was even better.

Lovely food at a decent price as always

Amazing friendly service lovely decent priced food

Lovely food good portions, packaging good and lovely lady who delivered this

This little gem was found by accident. Had the full English with Haggis and fried bread. Everything was cooked fresh and of a high quality. We will definitely be a regular here now as the food was that good and topped off by excellent service. Highly recommend going

Amazing food as always great value and lovely delivery service

Fresh and delicious and delivered faster than expected

Went for breakfast and it was amazing! Proper sausage and eggs poached perfectly! We will be back!!

Best breakfast takeaway I've ever had, was piping hot, fast delivery, no faults at all. Will defo use again 👌

Always great food quality and quick delivery from here

Food was piping hot and lovely

Good but I paid for extra haggis and I didn't get it :( I only got one slice that was already with the breakfast unfortunately this has happened many times but the food is good 😊

Lovely little cafe with reasonable prices

Lovely little cafe, poached eggs on toast was lovely, the lady that served us was also lovely

Very disappointed. Tattie scone rock hard as it had been over done in the microwave as was lorne sausage. Fried eggs dry and hash browns soggy. 2/10 only cos I like baked beans.

Excellent breakfast and good customer service.

Always good, best in the city no doubt

Piping hot, quick delivery really lovely food. Thanks!

Great independent cafe. Staff really friendly. Good food. Cozy comfy feel.

ordered from here a few times always good tasty food and fresh

This lil cafe is absolutely amazing the food is delicious get urself here 😋

The place is absolutely amazing, great atmosphere, great staff and of course great food always come here or order for home. The food is always fresh and is homemade and very delicious 😋 will always be back

A lovely Breakfast! Ingredients were high quality and locally sourced, fresh, hot and excellent value for money. Really pleased to find them open on a Sunday (10am till 2pm). Will be going again :-)

Brilliant experience and unexpectedly tasty food for a cantering business. The wait was long 20 mins + but you get the freshest food in exchange which is fair.

Good breakfast! Good coffee! Good Prices! Flexible to the customer needs in every way. Nothing more to say

As always, tasty and delivered timely and with a smile!

Had trouble with order they took money and I got no food order was cancelled refund 3 to 5 working days and apparently I had to do something about it

The roll was hard but apart from that the rest of the food was nice!

Whilst staying at the nearby Travel Lodge hotel, my husband and I came here and had a delicious vegetarian full English breakfast. Everything was freshly cooked by the very friendly owner, Lynn. Great service and value for money, clean and welcoming.

Great service, the delivery lady is lovely and it’s free delivery. All food freshly prepared and the crusty baguette prawn sandwich was delicious.

Great food. Super value. Speedy service.

Excellent breakfast lovely staff

My son and I stayed at the Travel Lodge Central but having seen the breakfast items for ourselves, decided not to bother. We found the Penny Farthing by chance and were so glad we stopped off there for breakfast. First it was cheaper than the plastic and rubber looking food at the Travel Lodge, and second it was freshly cooked by a lovely lady who clearly took the time and care. If you are staying at the Travel Lodge, have breakfast at the Penny Farthing which is two minutes around the corner.

Very nice breakfast, speedily served up.

Really friendly and great with kids and dogs. Lovely food too

Food quality is good, they offer good value for money, delivery times are generally earlier than stated.. however from my last two orders they have missed 3 cans of coke and a tub of coleslaw this seems to be prevalent when you order multiples - for instance 2x coleslaw is read as 1x coleslaw... please read the orders accurately and give the customers what they pay for.

The ladies here are welcoming and the selection of food and drink is great. This is a fab place to pop to grab some breakfast or lunch before heading into town.

Fantastic food ! Always great for a wee lunch / brunch. Staff are very nice too

Always good food and cheerful delivery staff. I'm a regular

First time ordering and I was not impressed. Baguette came with one slice of bacon chopped into strips with scissors and sprinkled through out. Same with sausage. Giving you less food in a baugget than you would typically get in a roll

Had a great all day breakfast, were happy to change things for us, lovely home made food, friendly and helpful staff. Lots of delivery orders going out while we were sat there. ☺️

Super tasty food! The lady who owns the place is so sweet! Definitely recommend!

Excellent service great food as always. Highly recommend 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Appalling £16.95, 25 minute wait and Garbage.Go to spoons round the corner.

All day breakfast was good, table service and polite staff. Good value for money.

Food arrived cold and soggy. Quality of food was disappointing overall food was just horrible

Delivery was a little later than expected, the lady delivering did apologise. Food was delicious though, worth the wait 👌

Staff completely clueless? Good bacon butty though.

Good staff lovely.food cooked fresh

Awesome big breakfast. Friendly welcome.

Food was delicious arrived earlier than estimated. Great portion size for the price

By far one of the best eateries in town! Placed an order this morning for the family, however one of the baguette fillings had sold out but nothing was too much trouble for this business. I recieved a lovely call informing me of the issue and managed to change the filling for something else. Delivery was quick and easy and earlier than expected which was a nice surprise, service with a smile. The food was delicious, highly recommend and will definately be ordering again soon. Cannot beat a friendly local business going above and beyond for their customers.

Always a great experience foods lovely.

Always a great idea for a Saturday morning. Suggestion: fried bread instead of triangle toast for full English. Fried bread is so nice! While toast goes hard after a while.

Great quality sausage and bacon, breakfast was delicious.

I’ve ordered from Penny Farthing once before and had a jacket potato that was quite nice.On my second time, I ordered from their dedicated gluten free menu (I am gluten intolerant). The food was delivered and after about 10 minutes I received a call to say “we’re really sorry, the gluten free order you made hasn’t been cooked gluten free - sorry”. Essentially they had poisoned me and the rest of my day was ruined due to allergic reactions. My bf phoned and requested a refund, which they did provide - they blamed the error on a new member of staff; but this shouldn’t be an excuse when allergies are involved. Such a shame - if you can’t 100% promise that you can cater to gluten free; do not offer it. I won’t be ordering again as the trust is gone unfortunately.Otherwise, nice little cafe - just be aware if you have food intolerances that need catered for.