The best restaurants serving Default food in Irthing Carlisle North West

This cafe has just won Best Cafe in England Award..........whilst this is a lovely cafe and adjoining shop the menu is definitely lacking. For people with dairy or egg intolerances or requiring vegan diets there is nothing . We mentioned about dairy/egg allergies and asked if they had anything vegan. Was told nothing on the menu but they could "veganise" anything on the menu. Great we thought...... we opted for a vegetarian sausage bap which we were told was actually vegan..... after about 10 minutes we were told they didn't have any; but they could rustle up a delicious vegan breakfast instead. Excellent we thought....... after about 20 minutes the food arrived with dry toast, (no dairyfree spread), a few undercooked mushrooms and tomato, a small pot of beans and a couple of handmade potato cakes which were nice ..... all topped off with a fried egg!!!! They clearly do not understand that dairy and eggs can be very dangerous for people with allergies. Lovely cafe if you can eat anything otherwise don't bother

Great staff and great food. Will be back

Lovely stopping off point after a long walk. First class food- both the evening meal and the breakfast. Lots of little extra touches that made the stay perfect including a place to leave soggy boots to dry off so they were nice and toastie the next morning. Welcoming host who made this solo female walker feel safe and welcome. Highly recommended.

The food was amazing, especially the lobster. Service and surroundings were excellent and would definitely highly recommend this fine dining experience to everyone. We will return!

Superb food and service, I did say to the chap it was the best tuna/mayo baguette I have had and I've around for a few years. My good lady said the same about the bacon and brie baguette. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Also seems a local favourite. A gem. 👍👍👍

Nice little community cafe with shop attached. Had scones and hot drinks and did a purchase from the shop. Pleasant surroundings and nice coffee and scones. Will visit again.

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.

This is a great place to visit for a coffee and some history. Unfortunately their published open times on google don’t reflect reality. They are closed Tuesdays outside of peak summer times. Check before heading out there

Great M and M Muffin and Pumpkin Spice Latte in my first visit since the refurbishment. My muffin man approved and even had this photo taken by a member of staff.