Twin Lakes Velo Cafe in Chorley

Great spot to do some remote working, staff lovely, coffee great, very scenic, just nice and chilled of you need to focus

Unfortunately I had quite a bad experience at the Velo, I went with my partner who goes quite a lot and I was quite shocked when I got to the till and to place my order and I asked if the cakes had nuts in them because I have an allergy, and the lady in the kitchen was quite rude and said we can’t guarantee there is nuts in them, so I was like ok no worries, I’ll just have what I ordered which was fried egg sandwich on white bread. Then the girl said I don’t think my manager will let you eat anything of it, I just thought it was really ridiculous and unnecessary. It also made me feel really awkward, usually places I go to are really accommodating. Then the food arrived and the waitress just slammed our food on the table. Really really bad experience, I won’t be going back.

Usually love it here, but got a stinky jobsworth response from the kitchen over a nut allergy enquiry. At one point they refused to take the order saying that they couldn’t guarantee anything on the menu was devoid of nuts. I think we were prepared to take a risk with a bacon butty and an egg barm. Chill your boots kids! 🙄

We had a little time to spare prior to an appointment nearby, so we looked on Google for a coffee shop. The twin lakes showed up, so we headed there using the sat nav, which was invaluable as there is no way we would have stumbled upon it as a passer-by. Tucked away off the main rd down a worrying single track road that seemed to go nowhere, we were about to throw-in the towel when the opening into the car park appeared. It is set in a lovely picturesque country environment overlooking a fishing lake with outdoor picnic benches to sit and enjoy the scenery and tranquillity. The benches, however, have seen better days, many rotten, decaying, and weather beaten, we would not want to sit having food on them....a shame. So inside we went....definitely a better environment to enjoy eating. Clean tables and seating. Interesting Cyling memorabilia adorns the walls, the owner apparently is an enthusiast, and I was told that the cafe is frequented by cycling groups who stop-off here for refreshments whilst on their travels. We had a quick snack of coffee and a lovely tasty scone, which was fruity and moist, which we both enjoyed. There were a selection of mouth watering cakes displayed at the counter with other light snacks. Cooked food also available but I can't comment on the menu choices or quality of cooked food as we only had a snack. A pleasant ambience with enjoyable music playing subtly in the background. The staff were welcoming, engaging, and very friendly, helping to make our visit an enjoyable experience. As a businessman, I'm not sure what the clientèle base is, other than cyclists, as there is no passer-by footfall to be seen for their "bread n butter" businesses. An idea would be to erect more prominent signage at the entrance from the main road and its approach, as to its existence ( there is currently a small insignificant sign to "the velo cafe"), which isn't immediately noticable Maybe grafic-rich offer-boards, for example "Breakfast being served", "lunchtime snacks", "afternoon tea&cake treats" deployed at appropriate times of day would wet the appetite of passing drivers and entice them to investigate....just a thought. Anyway, we enjoyed our short experience of this hidden jem and surely visit again when in the area.

I like going to Twin Lakes, it's a nice hard ride from mine, getting over Ashurst etc..least you get a good bit of scran, if needed 👍

The food here is really very tasty & we have visited a few times, I just wish it was a little cheaper. I don't mind paying a premium for the food as it's good quality ingredients but £2.50 for a very small tumbler of apple juice out of a carton I can see isn't expensive really does sting a little.

The food here is really very tasty & we have visited a few times, I just wish it was a little cheaper. I don't mind paying a premium for the food as it's good quality ingredients but £2.50 for a very small tumbler of apple juice out of a carton I can see isn't expensive really does sting a little.

Superb, great food lovely venue and smashing helpful staff. Many thanks. I'll definitely be back.

Superb, great food lovely venue and smashing helpful staff. Many thanks. I'll definitely be back.

Lovely setting by the fishing lake, cyclists a plenty nice atmosphere

1st time visiting. Great stop off point on a cycle ride with great coffee and cake. Impressive food menu as well.

It was our first visit to Velo we took our GreatGrandchildren for ice creams , we will definitely call again

Never realised it was there what a brilliant place for cyclists to meet and anglers to sleep at their pegs with a nice piece of Chorley cake

10 out of 10. Great food & coffee. Warm and welcoming, very nice staff. Beautiful area, would highly recommend.

A well recommended stop for any cyclist!

Great place, first time I’ve been. Great service, great coffee and food. Staff friendly and lovely views

Lovely place to meet like minded people or just enjoy the relaxing atmosphere

I have wanted to visit here for some time. Today, I did with a good mate, and we both thoroughly enjoyed our full breakfast. John, who took our order, was friendly and welcoming.

1st Visit on a Saturday Good Menu and Service Helpful Staff Nice Vegtable Soup Chip Butty Nice Location overlooking the Lakes with Ample Parking Interesting Cycling Memorabillia Will Visit again

First visit in a number of years but still a very good cafe. Nice view over the lakes and very busy with cyclists. Had a jacket potato with tuna and a fry up. Food was really nice

Nice surroundings by the lakes, lovely staff and good menu. Just wasn’t impressed with the hot chocolate… no taste and extremely weak, hence the 3 stars. Actually thought £1 extra for the tiniest bit of whipped cream too much.

Visited last Saturday for a mid-ride lunch. Menu is reasonably priced and definitely worth the value. Staff were friendly with a lovely view over the lakes.

Superb café catering especially for cyclists but you don't need a bike to take advantage of this gem of a place.

A warm welcome awaits at the Velo Cafe. John and Julie are exceptional hosts. A hot Latte to wash down a tasty packed white barm filled with sausage and thick cut back bacon. YUM. This is a hidden gem AND you don’t even need a bike to enjoy a moment to rest after a long walk. 👍

Stopped for a coffee and toast after a bike ride. Quick service, excellent coffee and toast. Ella took all our orders and got through the queue in no time 🙂 Lovely peaceful scenery outside, with the twin lakes in the background.

Great little cafe, top notch brekkie, good friendly staff!

Only criticism is the breakfast could have been warmer.

A year ago, I posted a positive review but commented on slow service. After my return visit today, I regret posting that review as everything was perfect especially the food quality and speed of service. Well done, team. Full marks from me.

Gotta have cheesy beans on toast! Great place to ride to and from. Clean, plenty of cycle racks, great friendly service.

It's a great cafe off the beaten track next to a lake. There is plenty of seating outside so people can enjoy the views. Each of the outside bench tables is equipped with parasols, just in case the sun comes out. There is also plenty of seating inside the cafe. Service was quick and friendly. Once you have placed your order, you are given a wooden spoon with a number on it, and your food will then be brought to your table. Before you leave, the counter you have a little wait while they make your drink. Then you just find a place to sit and relax. Within a few minutes, my food arrived. My bill came to £6.50 for a bap with veggie sausages and a large americano. Both were excellent, and at that price, great value for money.. It was, and I believe it is regularly very busy with cyclists. When I visited, I would say it was 50/50 with cyclists and non cyclists, and it is to see why the place was busy. In my opinion, it is one of the best cafes I have been to for quite some time.

Really good stop off whilst out cycling in the area.

Superb food and excellent service. A great place to stop when out cycling. The kids love their brunch here.

Cyclists think that they have priority over non cyclists just barge to the front of the que very ignorant arragant people

Great food and friendly staff in lovely location. Would highly recommend

Dropped in during our 8mile walk, lovely spot, great views, lovely staff, extremely busy with cyclists on our visit, but not surprising. Definitely call again

Fantastic little cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. Very busy at weekends with cyclists…but that is its reason for being…during the week often quieter.

Very pleasant service made to feel welcome great food will be back

Lovely place not 5 stars as the coffee was lukewarm at best. Need to re-adjust the machine. Its a hot drink not a warm drink. Easily sorted, but next time pot of tea with boiling water (hopefully) for me.

Great place for a relaxing coffee and cake especially outside in the sunshine overlooking the lake.

The clue is in the name. It's a cafe for cyclists who know a good food stop when they see one. The Velo cafe is justifiably popular, the food is excellent, the choice of tea s and coffees wide and its licenced should you fancy a tipple. It's also a great place to go for a family lunch, parking not a problem. Highly recommended.

Good views over the lake, outside seating, basic menu with good food. Very popular with cyclists their riding shoes make a clatter which is a noise nuisance. Gives great views over 1 of the lakes but you are not allowed to walk ther as privately owned. Cafe is right out in the sticks down country lanes.

Called at a quiet time but still a few cyclists evident. Bet it's busy on a Sunday? The cafe is a little off the beaten track. However, we don't know the area very well. It is nestled next to a lake which is very picturesque. Our food was very nice where we sat outside on the benches provided. Very nice! Lots of good fodder for cyclists or anyone who cares to visit.

Great place, lake pretty, plenty of seating, cafe very popular with cyclists

Amazing location for a café stop - we stopped by on a ride from Lancaster to Liverpool and were over the moon to find a vegan cherry bakewell cake! Lovely chats with (didn't ask his name!) who gave us lots of advice about the rest of the route down. We loved the music, the picture of Mona Lisa with the bike in the Ladies' toilet, and the bikes felt safe too, so would come again!

Stop off for great coffee and cake

I've been here a few times now and always enjoy the food. The service is great - the staff do their best to please. Lovely location and, when the weather is good, you can enjoy your meal outside overlooking the twin lakes. The bacon is particularly good 😋 I'll certainly keep going back.

Great place usual good service and staff 👍

Lovely cafe by the lake, inside and external seating. Very popular with cyclists. Food is good but more on the snack side type of food. Can be quiet as in a quiet location and off the better track. We'll worth a visit..you will not be disappointed.

I rode out here on a bitterly cold but beautiful day, the cafe was fairly quiet, not surprising due to the lanes being covered in ice. There was another hardy soul who had cycled there, and a family in another table. I enjoyed a bacon bap and a cappuccino and thoroughly enjoyed them, they warmed me up. Great friendly cafe with good home cooked food. I can’t understand the previous 2 star comment because the reviewer couldn’t take their dog in. If that is the rules of the cafe owner, so be it. I absolutely love dogs, but don’t want to share my eating space with them. Either way I think it’s pretty poor to slag a place off because you can’t have your own way. Great coffee, the best coffee I’ve had from a cafe. Great homemade cakes too.

Having been one of the very first customers here I can remember those early days for John and the team and the effort is still the exact same to provide a truly immersive café on the water experience! 5 stars all day every day and lots of things to entertain whilst you dine!

I understand that the cafe caters mainly for the cycling community. However, my wife and I together with our small dog decided to visit for lunch on a miserable cold and rainy Monday afternoon today. Apart from the staff, the cafe was completely empty when we arrived. Unfortunately, we were told that dogs are not allowed inside the cafe. As it was cold and pouring down we decided that eating outside was not an option so we chose to leave. I had been told in the past that visitors with their dogs were welcome but owing to some apparent issues, dogs were no longer welcome inside the cafe. In an empty cafe where we had intended to spend circa £20+ , I would have thought that our trade would have been welcomed especially in today's turbulent economic times where many businesses are on the brink of having to close due to lack of trade and increased running costs. So, if you're on bikes you'll be fine but don't bother turning up with your dog. Sad really in this day and age. I too am a cyclist and personally, have no problem at all visiting cafe stops where dogs are welcome. The cafe is well off the beaten track and many walkers take their dogs with them. The cafe seems to be isolating itself from that section of the community.

This is a great cafe. Brisk friendly service whether I’m on my bike or with my wife. We’re regular visitors, calling in almost every Friday for a sandwich, cake and coffee. The coffee here is the best I’ve had from a cafe, it’s always consistently good. Recommended.

Bad news when beans were the best item on the breakfast.... Plus = Cafe overlooks a lake in a lovely location 👍🏻 Coffee was nice 👍🏻 Staff seemed friendly 👍🏻 Negative = Breakfast was terrible to be honest, everything was luke warm, sausages undercooked and poor quality, bacon full of fat 👎🏻 Snotty fried egg, not sealed on the top 👎🏻 No black pudding, no mushrooms 👎🏻 I ended up leaving most of the sausage which is a shock for me. I was asked if everything was ok, I replied average to be honest, their reply was ok we will take that.. Maybe a better idea would be to find out why a customer was not satisfied and seek to rectify. In my opinion a bit more investment into a decent breakfast here would turn this place into a gold mine, shame I won't return to find out.

Great Cafe, quick service, and friendly staff. Good prices, and good value for money.

Had a really good experience here during a pit stop on a bike ride. The sandwich hit the spot and the cake was a welcome addition to the energy reserves. Will return

Quite an unexpected find near Croston. A bikers watering hole handy for the Lancashire cycleway routes. Excellent lakeside settings and good food..will defo return.

Stopped here for a quick coffee. Asked for a Americano and got filter coffee, thrown at me? Cyclist turns up next asks for Americano gets fresh cup made from the machine, even managed to chat to customer? Either It's because I'm not wearing lycra or staff just can't be bothered. Won't bother again.

Lovely setting for a cafe with views of the lake. Great food and coffee. Vegan friendly.

Best Cyclist caf in the area(not just for cyclists tho). Awesome food and coffee. Lovely lake view. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. What else could you want? Alcoholic beverages? Oh, they do that too! 👌🏻👌🏻

Delicious millionaire shortbread!

Enjoyed a coffee and cake very pleasant staff.

Great scone and coffee - always a warm welcome.

Great place if you're a cyclist or not, plenty of places to stick your bike and the sandwiches are pretty good too!

Lovely place to stop mid bike ride. Meat free breakfast is amazing 👌🏻👍🏻. I even make a detour to it when it's not on my route.

It's OK but if you are a cyclist It's very good

Excellent cafe with a lovely view of the lake, great rest point for cyclists with a great selection of coffee, snacks and food.

Excellent coffee and a lovely fruit scone in a well hidden cafe! Cyclists galore!

Fantastic little cafe. 5 Stars for its category. It's not a restaurant. Very simplistic but good country menu & food. Don't go expecting a high grade restaurant experience, it's a cafe after all. Very scenic location. Service and staff was great. Prices average for a cafe. Only downside is it's very popular, especially with the lycra clad, pedal power brigade.

Great place. Hidden gem tucked away just outside of Croston. Popular with cyclists and has some of the best photo art on the walls. Food is lovely, nicely cooked. Service is great and they even have beers in the summer when you can sit outside and gaze out on the lakes. Highly recommended.

Decent location, average breakfast, interior could use an upgrade. Staff are lovely

Great place to go and sit outside for lunch and a coffee

Excellent cafe aimed at cyclists. Safe bike parking and good food. Their coffee is especially fine, (as many cyclist would expect).

Lovely little hide away location with a very relaxing coffee & cake. Great view which can only be described as a hidden gem. Would recommend an outdoor table on a nice day and staff are lovely. Will definitely be back!!

Fantastic location by lakes 5 min walk to railway station. Staff very friendly good selection of food.

Great breakfast and a lovely spot. Would recommend.

Pleasant location, good fresh food, clean, friendly staff.

A latte with a view of the lakes. Cakes looked divine as did the food I saw.

Always a friendly place serving excellent food at good value prices all in a great setting. Popular with cyclists amongst others.

Friendly welcome and great tea and post-walk food!

Great service, great coffee, great cakes, what's not to like!

Top class cappuccino. Warm and friendly too.

A very pleasant café. Staff welcoming and friendly. Lovely inside and outside seating areas with a view of the lakes. Dogs allowed outside on leads. We'd a sausage & bacon barm and a hot chocolate. Both very good. A hidden gem and we'll be heading back.

Twin Lakes is our local cycling cafe. It's a great set up with a nice outdoor area overlooking the lake (when it's warm enough to sit outside). The food is great and well priced and the service is friendly and quick. Keep up the great work.

Really lovely place to stop off when out on a bike ride or walk.Food is great and the staff are very friendly.Been here a few times and never lets me down.Highly recommended it.

Fabulous cafe. Caters primarily for cyclists, but also anyone else who fancies a brew in a lovely location. John is a great host, and the rest of the staff are just as welcoming

Best bike cafe for miles, friendly service and great food

Great place staff very friendly and quick service

Great cafe for cyclists, very friendly ppl that have a great service, and the food is excellent.

Great local cafe. The cyclists café of choice

Good food at reasonable prices with a warm welcome 22 of us and served really quickly well done will go again

A really well set up, clean and very well run eating establishment. Great food, lovely staff. And loads of cycle racks. I loved it.

Cyclist heaven great welcome and fantastic menu at good prices

Near perfect cafe ideal for the cyclist (or just passing) overlooking twin lakes .friendly staff great coffee and very reasonable cakes and food.

What a great cafe ! First time here after completing one of their hosted bike challenges "The Skemalayas". The staff and owner are lovely people very chatty and friendly. Food is very good as is the coffee. Plenty of seating both inside and out. The views outside look over the lakes. Most certainly will be coming back.

Lovely place, clean and wonderful staff

Gorgeous location next to a lake, friendly staff and good food

Good food good coffee and service.

What a brilliant cafe this place go to this place every single day for dinner at work and the food and staff is amazing 100% thank you for being so polite nice and great food… plus mi Julie is a smoker and John the owner is a lovely man

Wonderful place to stop at whilst cycling. Super friendly staff.

Great lunch overlooking the fishing lake