The best restaurants in Carlisle North West

The cafe at Lanercost used to be really lovely, but sadly went through a bad period of serving poor quality food and portion sizes for the money being charged. I swore I’d never go back. But we decided to give it another try one sunny day. Only because we knew that they offered outdoor seating. We were welcomed warmly at the door and taken to our table. The quality of the food and portion sizes have definitely improved! We had the most delicious chicken Caesar salads. Very tasty indeed. I will certainly be back. I’m so happy things are back on form and just hope there isn’t another decline in food and service quality. The only thing I would improve ( if possible) is the outside seating area. It could do with a bit more decor to make it feel a bit more inviting. Perhaps some glass barriers to protect from the wind and some big planters with greenery. Even a large pergola structure over the tables would be nice to help protect from the sun or rain. It could be decorated with foliage to make it look very pretty and inviting. It just seems rather bare and soulless outside.

So sad to hear the Hideaway has closed.Had a fantastic meal on Christmas Day with 10 of my family.Dinner was amazing, the effort these guys put in to ensure our day was perfect.was brilliant.Such a shame.Hope they reopen elsewhere.

Hadn't booked but we nevertheless got a table and so glad we did ,Exc service .Lovely food and lovely restaurant Will def return very impressed 👌

Stopped of here a couple of times for Sunday dinner good food great prices and loads of choice toilets and gift shop on site

Ate here today with my daughter's and other family members and we can't fault it at all. We have eaten here several times and it is consistently beautiful food and always very good service. Would highly recommend and we will definitely be back.

Visited with my wife and a friend for afternoon coffee and cakes. Drinks were fine, and our friend’s square of cake was fine, however my wife and I had quite meagre slices of cake, her Victoria sponge was a very narrow slice, and my coffee cake was smaller still, however we finished our cakes and coffee and paid the bill. As we were leaving we observed someone else having cake brought to them which was by contrast a very generous slice indeed. So it’s pot luck really - it may be the case that the cakes that are selling well are cut thinly to maximise revenue per slice, whereas the less popular variants are cut generously to get rid of them, but it’s shockingly inconsistent .

Ordered a kebab and it was barely recognizable as a kebab. The bread reminded me of a wrap and i had to eat it out of a box with a plastic fork. It didnt taste bad, but not good either. If I wasn’t as hungry I would’ve asked for my money back. Can only recommend if you’re really hungry and not picky.

Do not recommend. Me and my partner got a crab and prawn baguette and safe to say it was disgusting. The woman told us it was “fresh crab and fresh prawns” it was not it was seafood sticks blended with prawns. Asked for salad and got a tiny amount. Soft bendy baguette. Asked aswell if it was margarine or actual butter (we’re both chefs we can tell!!) and got told “no it’s butter” but it was, in fact, margarine. We scraped out the entire filling and ate just bread on the way home not even finishing it. £4.00 is ridiculous for a baguette that is just purely vile. Shame it’s been taken over by people who lie and clearly don’t care about their customers or food. Oh and all the staff were stood about on their phones🙄!!

Been going to sarah,s for my breakfast for a few month's now find it strange to hear someone say that they had sausage was not real meat but a cheap synthetic type. I have always been served real meat sausage's and always been look after have had to wait once or twice but only because sarah was serving in the other part of her shop as she also cook's as well and I have never had anything to complain about

I've been eating my lunch at Coffee and Cream whenever I am working in Carlisle for the past few years and I love it. The jacket potato with cheese savoury is the best I have ever had anywhere and I really appreciate the frendly personal service. Highly recommended.

I called in for breakfast at about 10am whilst on a cycling trip and was served the most delicious breakfast baton with a cappuccino in double quick time. The place was extremely busy whilst I was there but the staff were clearly used to it and treated every customer as if they were beat friends. Great value for money and spotlessly clean.

Very good food, unfortunately the owner is a cock who was very rude and was getting beefy with man..

Food was good and would of been a 5star but let down with missing things from order gravy was missing asked for it separate but didn't come and left of the stuffing I asked for extra ordered Sunday 7th

My wife Marjorie and I usually like a lunch in Carlisle when we are up although I don't eat much now as it plays havoc with my bowels if I overeat at lunchtime. Anyway I like to totter off for a coffee while Marjorie comes here for a big saucy baguette, which does surprise me as she is gluten intolerant, but she always comes back with a big smile on her face. 5 stars.

My sister went here to try bubble tea for the first time. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about vegan choices and I ended up getting a hot chocolate too. The bubble tea was nice and hot chocolate was served at perfect drinking temperature. The one issue is that it is on the pricier end for the market, especially the food options.