The best restaurants serving British food in North West

What a lovely place to go for a bite to eat, slice of cake or just a cuppa. The staff were exceptional, wonderful welcome, all smiles. Good menu and very reasonably priced. What we ordered was lovely. Fabulous place well worth a visit x

Delicious food. Lovely staff. Excellent atmosphere. I would definitely recommend a visit to this wonderful country pub.

I was the DJ at my Grandson's Junior Football Team's end of season presentation last night. All I can say is that Berni was nothing but helpful in allowing me access to her venue to set up my gear in advance of the event. The food provided by Berni last night was top notch and everyone had a great time. Great venue and I would book an event here. 👍

Spotlessly clean, nice decor, friendly service. Visited with my daughter today. Both had toasties which came with kettle crisps and side salad. Great selection of wonderful looking cakes, but today the diet wouldn’t allow. Will be back !!

This was our second time dining at 263 and it was just as wonderful as the first. I had a family member visiting and the team had very kindly signed a menu as a little memento - what a great touch! The food was once again incredible with a few changes from the menu on our previous visit - impossible to pick a single highlight but the salt aged beef was certainly the best I've ever had, and the black trompette madeleine instantly unlocked treasured childhood memories of freshly baked cakes - a perfect way to finish the meal. The team were fantastic, a slick but personable service that shows their commitment to the craft. The Sommelier was able to flex her knowledge of wines by expertly helping us select a bottle for the table based on our tastes - never an easy task when there are three people, but it was the perfect accompaniment to the meal. Overall just another brilliant experience from 263 and I'm already excited to return!

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!

The tea room was shut last time we were in Allonby so we were pleased to see it was open. We were stopped from entering at the door in a slightly uncomfortable manner. We asked if there was a table for 2 which there wasn’t. We asked if there might be one later and were able to put our name down and to come back in half an hour. Our waiter was really polite and friendly but in general, the service wasn’t great and we had to ask for our drinks when we saw 2 tables who arrived and ordered after us and was clear ours had been forgotten about. Our table didn’t get cleared for a while despite several staff walking past and it was only when we grabbed the attention of someone and said we’d like to order cakes that it was finally cleared. The whole atmosphere wasn’t particularly friendly or nice. Unfortunately a disappointing experience and we wouldn’t go back in a hurry.

The service is wonderful (and quick) no matter how busy they are Each customer is served in their own 'little window' Polite courteous patient and greeted by a smile And no one is on their phone!! So rare these days The atmosphere is always welcoming Makes having a coffee out whilst shopping a real joy

Excellent coffee and yummy scone. Beautiful cafe. Stylish cafe and friendly owner. The cafe is definitely OPEN. CYCLISTS welcome. Everyone is welcome. Please note that there are internal stairs up to the cafe. Will be back!

I go there whenever I can. I’ve worked in restaurants for over 40 years and I think it's the best coffee around. Cakes are spot on too and the staff are brilliant. Martin

I visited yesterday on my own and had a coffee and the Shakshouka Bagel which was amazing and very filling. I have visited OTWT many times since it opened in 2019 as I have coeliac disease and all the food is gluten free: I sometimes go to eat in, like yesterday, and sometimes buy food to take away. I am the only gluten free person in my family but we all love the food from OTWT. My other half thinks Hayley’s cheese and onion pies are the better than “normal” ones! Other items I regularly buy and would recommend are the pasties (my favourite is the cheese and jalapeño), different types of cakes and biscuits, scotch eggs, pakoras and the arancini. Yesterday I also bought a pack of bagels after enjoying my lunch so much. Hayley and Dave are super friendly, always making time to chat and answer questions even when busy. I feel very lucky that this I live close to somewhere that makes and sells such yummy gluten free food.

What A Gem, excellent authentic Food. We first tried a takeaway and was so impressed we decided to book a table, we was so glad we did very impressed with the quality and variety of the food on the menu. The Dorsa is a must to try. Service was top notch all the staff very attentive happy and had time to explain the dishes especially Richie !! He was such a pleasure to have serving us. Would most definitely give this new place a go, you wont be disappointed. Keep up the good work

Nipped in for some brekky, plenty of staff about, but had to order at the till which seems abit odd. Food served quickly, nice enough, price was reasonable compared to most other breakfast spots in town, certainly to sit down. Menus could do with replacing as they all seemed abit tatty.

Very friendly staff great food and always doing something to help the locals who can't always afford chippy for the family ie offers on dinnertime and tea time meals and superb offers during covid and when the kids are off school. They should be rewarded for their efforts 👌

What a delightful change... golden cutlery, cakes to die for... beautifully kind attention... in fact a tea shop that could win the Gold Standard of Service.