The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

lf you are in the Kendal area, this is THE best place to go for hot meat pies or cold pork pies for lunch; absolutely delicious and excellent value. We tried the beef and the chicken varieties and also their large cold turkey and ham raised pie; wonderful. They also do other varieties and vegetarian pies. But call ahead to find out what they will have available that's hot, or to order, as they mostly supply uncooked pies to cook yourself.

Sometimes you have to spend hours searching for the perfect cafe, this place, is small, yet perfect, my eggs just how I like them, everything else was really good including the cappuccino, price good, service brilliant, skip looking any further, this is definitely worth a try.

The best Bakewell slice I have ever eaten! Absolutely delicious. Exceeded expectations. Will be back next time in Ambleside

Very tasty chicken soup noodles and salmon & Special chicken rice bowls. Definitely should try this place. Service was also very good and healthy as well.

Amazing homemade hot chocolate and cakes - different from your usual bog-standard fayre.

Called in today for a takeaway ‘Gourmet Baguette’ (smoked Salmon, cream cheese, salad, sweet chilli sauce and a bag of crisps) which was delicious. We also enjoyed coffee and walnut cake and good coffee. We will certainly return next time we are in the beautiful unspoiled village of Dent. We took our lunch to eat outside in a field near the main car park which had beautiful views and picnic tables. The carpark has car charging points, toilets and a disabled loo which was clean.

We missed this cafe last time we came to visit as we came on a Monday. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Lovely surprise cosy cafe with friendly and courteous staff. Good choice of food on the menu and very reasonably priced. Food of choice Leek and pea soup with granary bread, cheese and onion Quiche served warm with side salad and chips. Both offerings homemade and the Quiche was delicious. Thank you so much thoroughly enjoyed, great to find you open, we will be returning in the future.

Great service, excellent choice of courses, lovely food with clever presentation. Superb value for money and obviously a brilliant way for the students to learn their craft. We'll definitely be back!

Whilst trying to amuse my two young son's on a recent visit to Cumbria I took them to the vintage farm. And while that itself is great the real highlight was The Chicken Shed cafe on the site. The food is lovely with the homemade cakes being among the best I have ever tasted. The lady who runs the place is a great host and when my 9 year old cheekily asked for a beer she passed him a bottle of child friendly shandy that made his day. There's also a wide variety of homemade ice cream available which was music to the ears of my 6 year old (and me). Even if you don't fancy visiting the farm itself the food and hospitality at The Chicken Shed is worth seeking out.

Once again we had a fantastic evening at The Old Stamp House. Lovely atmosphere, great staff, and of course the food was perfect as usual. And that was matched with some beautiful wines too. Thanks for making it a wonderful evening for my wife's birthday! We're just gutted we don't live closer to visit more often!

Had a really good stay here. The room (Herries) was small but with a lovely view over the garden and a narrow section of the river in the background. You can hear the sheep all the time, but wasn't a downside for me. Location is perfect for the village

Wow , loved this place . We felt like royalty . We were in room 8 , great spacious room , fab bath with views to die for , ( while in the bath ) . Loved the secret bar , then to top it of a chauffeur picked us up after are evening meal ,. Great breakfast to top it all off . Highly recommend

We visited this morning for breakfast and it was amazing! Really friendly and chatty staff, and the breakfast sandwiches were delicious and good value for money.

Bought take out pie to take home with us, only got cheese one left, we were looking forward to it as got great reviews but just average

Here on holiday found this little gem. Food cooked to order so fresh. Prices more reasonable in the main town too. Clean and friendly staff. Highly recommended.