The best restaurants in South Lakeland North West

Booked a table for 15 and emailed Paul prior to arrange. Paul could not do enough to help us and responded promptly. When we turned up we had a great table with amazing view, the service I had from Paul was replicated with all the staff that night especially the guy in the shirt who was looking after our table and was fantastic. Sorry missed your name. Even accommodated for our 20 month old, going above and beyond to welcome our son. Menu was great and varied, food was really well cooked and tasty. Had a great night and will be back soon, if you do have a group it’s best to email as they will look after you.

Decided to go here for a hot chocolate as we’d heard good things and it was pouring with rain, plus it was meant to be a holiday treat, but we were so disappointed. £10.90 for two regular hot chocolates!! We had high expectations given the menu and price but the drinks were quite small and the cups were dirty. They came with a dry finger cake and “fresh fruit” which meant three slices of under ripe strawberry (it’s October!). The hot chocolate is extremely strong and sickly. We didn’t stay long as it wasn’t particularly warm, and then the person behind the counter let their dog off the lead and let it roam free. It settled on one of the customer chairs licking one of the tables. Honestly I couldn’t wait to get back out into the rain! Wouldn’t go back.

Had the best hot chocolate of my life here and the breakfast was fantastic! I will definitely be going back for more next time I'm in Coniston.

We loved this place! Excellent range of hot and cold lunch choices and an equally good selection of cheeses. Staff were friendly and helpful- and it was easy to choose really healthy local produce if you wanted to.

Fab! Cheerful place with lovely staff. Food was excellent, location perfect and cocktails superb. Thanks for the experience!

Enjoyed a family meal, 4 people plus baby. Limited seats create intimate dining area. Friendly staff. Varied menu. Was able to cater for a GF meal. Also ordered to take away. Meal plus drinks for 4 cost about £50, very reasonable for area!

Excellent food, we had fruit scones with ham and cream delicious. lovely coffee served in elegant cups,and very dog friendly

We came here last year when we were staying nearby and it was amazing then and again this March. The staff were fantastic, food awesome. One of the best Indian meals we have had. Thanks again.

Amazing Sunday dinner. Prob the best we’ve had in years. Really fresh, beef cooked to perfection (other half very fussy meat eater) - veggie nut roosts tasty and veggies really fresh. Good service. Lovely cosy decor. Would definitely come again.

We turned up today after struggling to find somewhere to eat that catered for vegans. This place was fantastic, the food was freshly cooked, fresh ingredients and delicious. We had 1 chicken Japanese curry, 1 tofu and vegetable Japanese curry and 1 chicken udon noodle soup. The broth in the soup was the best I’ve ever tasted. I’d highly recommend this place.

Wow! What a fabulous experience from start to finish! We visited for my friend’s 40th and everything was perfect! Location, service and food- just beautiful! I have coeliac disease and they were so attentive and careful and went out of their way to ensure I didn’t miss out on anything. I even had different kinds of bread- believe me, this is wildly unusual for anything GF and I felt so special! All of the food was divine. I ate the lot, but totally regretted the sugar rush later on when I had a two hour drive home :-) Everything was perfect - the best afternoon tea I’ve ever had!

The cutest cafe with the most gorgeous cakes and bakes. I took a few cakes home with me because I couldn't choose - i wish I could have taken more if I had known how lovely the food food was! In a stunning village with beautiful things to see around it too.

Couldn’t fault it. This was my first Michelin experience. Every single dish was beautiful. The price is actually cheap for how amazing the food is. Well worth it.

We traveled through from Windermere to try the Thai Kitchen as it was recommended as having various vegan options as I’ve just discovered I can’t have any Bovine products. We ordered prawn Hope Mok and a pork Panang Curry plus Prawn Crackers. Just wow!! Absolutely lovely balanced flavours, loads of fresh, not soggy, vegetables. Both options had oodles of flavour with each having a different delicious texture. Thoroughly enjoyed it, very filling so no need to over order. Will definitely be going back there from now on for our Thai take aways!! Highly recommend.

We came across this hidden little gem by having a quick google as to where to eat when in Grasmere for the evening. Wow! Beautiful food, the drinks/cocktails were outstanding! 100% will be returning