The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

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.

Popped in here for lunch after visiting Cathedral Cave, so glad we did, everything was fantastic and the staff were amazing. Highly recommended to anyone who's in the area.

Great dog friendly place for a quick coffee and cake! We were struggling to find an appealing place for a quick cuppa when we came across Graze and we were not disappointed. And we saw the food being freshly prepared and brought out for other customers and wished we had more time for lunch. We will definitely remember for our next trip to the area.

Simply superb afternoon tea in elegant surroundings, with friendly service. Lovely “extras” - book in and find out what they are! Highly recommend this tea.

Jaw dropping food, wonderful service! We will be back. Lovely chilled environment. Would recommend to anyone and everyone. The goujons were stunning.😍

This is such a great place to go after a hike or just a treat. We have been many times and this is the best ice-cream in the Lakes. Staying in Hawkshead we knew there was a shop near by for our ice cream needs. The ice cream shop was the only reason why we stayed in Hawkshead this time . The first time we went on this trip there was a queue but the young lad handled it very well. The ice cream is always so delicious and well worth the price( it's a great price to what you get in London) and you get a massive scoop. Always friendly staff and very clean and hygienic shop. Awesome ice cream even when it's raining

Delicious ice cream & friendly staff! Maple and pancake flavoured cream was sooooo creamy. My son’s ice cream was served with a small piece of candy floss. The cobweb ice cream was delicious too! Highly recommend a visit even on a cold and wet day!

Lovely food but extortionate prices! We had 2 sourdough bread toasts , a pot of tea, a glass of squash, and 2 cakes and it came to almost £39!!!! I could have had a cooked lunch for the same price. There was also a hair in the meal.

Lovely pit stop with excellent home made soup, sandwiches, cake and tea. Unfortunately the coffee was very weak, but everything else lovely.

Fantastic! I’m a regular visitor to this shop and I’ve never bought anything that hasn’t been perfect. From the “Cumberland curl”, a variety of marinated chicken breasts, lamb joints, bacon (including treacle and breakfast), a variety of different pies, “chilli growlers”, marinated lamb shanks and so the list goes on. Absolutely first class. I’ve been nudged into writing this review after my husband tried their new spicy lamb pie. He said it was “excellent” with “great spices”. All this with such friendly, professional, informative service. All I can say is if you’re in Windermere don’t miss a visit.

Heavenly Everything g was superb ! Heaven in our mouths Heaven in our eyes Gorgeous - what a find Thu/fri /sat 10.30-4 at the moment Such a special calm friendly place Food was second to none !!! And all the extra love ❤️ added to this wonderful place - it beams joy 🤩 Thank you for letting us chat with you all My kids were so such a special place ! ( meditative ) Wish you were near us in Sheffield 😍 We will recommend highly - Thank-you all so much

We were looking for somewhere to stop for a bite to eat on our way up to the Lakes. We came across the River Bela cafe and certainly weren't disappointed! A lovely little place with friendly hosts and delicious food. All this and dog friendly too, which is a must for us. We had the lovely home baked, hand carved ham sandwiches. On the way back home 2 days later we couldn't resist calling in again, this time for a lovely cooked breakfast - scrumptious! We will definitely be returning and recommending to friends and family.

We had a gorgeous meal in Oaks restaurant. A 3 course feast that started with Coquilles St Jacques (a wonderful mixture of scallops and potato) main was perfectly cooked lamb and, to finish, Creme Brûlée. My fellow dinner guests all had something different but every plate was clear and a lot of contented nodding was going on. Bravo!

Food, presentation, attention to detail and service. Absolutely OUTSTANDING. It’s hard to believe the food served has been prepared by young, adult students. Certinaly some very talented chefs of the future

Incredible taster menu. We were lucky enough to be the only diners so had the chef and sommelier to ourselves for 3 and a half hours! Also did the wine pairing which was fantastic.