The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Ambleside and Grasmere South Lakeland North West

My wife and I are regular visitors to Grasmere and make a point of visiting Lucia's every time. If you're not familiar with their set up, they have a tiny takeaway shop on the village green and a larger shop around the corner where they have a few stools in the window where you can have a coffee and cake while watching the world go by. Their coffee is probably the best in Grasmere and their bacon and egg foccacias are to die for. Oh, and the cakes aren't bad either 😋. Take your own cup and you get 20p off your drink 👍🏽.

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.

What a gem! The service was nothing but great! Really friendly and welcoming. My partner and I had full breakfasts which were really nice. While waiting the waiter popped over to show off a freshly baked quiche. Couldn't resist and ordered a sliced to go. Once ready to pay we have spotted all the lovely cakes on display. Couldn't resist either and got couple to t/a. Amazing!!! Lemon drizzle 😍 I would love an option for hash brown with my breakfast, but that's because on top of cakes I love potatoes ;) Hash browns or not its a must visit when around Ambleside!!! Also coffee is yum!

Busy cafe with lovely cosy atmosphere. Managed to get a seat inside within 5 minutes. Aiden was very welcoming and efficient. Food was lovely and good quality. Cakes looked delicious but didn't try. Coffee is amazing if that's all you need. Enjoy

Absolutely outstanding from the start. Intimate and yet welcoming and not in the least stuffy. Every member of staff is a credit and James Cross and his team are masters at combining unusual methods and flavours to create delicate and flavour packed delights. We chose the taster menu which was genius; an array of dishes that satisfies both meat eaters and vegetarian. How you take octopus and make it taste like pork with crackling is a masterclass in understanding food. Your Star is very well deserved and thank you for making us feel welcome. We talked about the food and service all the way home in the car x

Helpful and friendly staff. Wonderfully great food. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic restaurant with a wide range of lunch options including for gluten free and children. Friendly staff and really tasty food.

Abysmal experience at Baldry's yesterday. We live in Cumbria and have taken friends there in the past as the food and staff have been good. Yesterday, as is sometimes the case, there was a queue and people were waiting for seats to become available. A member of staff frequently appeared at the door but failed to communicate to anyone in the queue that the restaurant was closing early. After some 20 minutes of queuing she eventually spoke up, having wasted the time of my group plus people queuing ahead of us and behind us. This prompted an uncharacteristic exchange from me but without any acknowledgement from the staff member that through her thoughtlessness and utter incompetence, she had wasted what probably amounted to over an hour of people's time. To potential customers...be aware of the utter lack of respect and customer service you may encounter at this place. To the owners of this establishment...you are ultimately responsible for how your staff treat customers and if you place customer engagement anywhere near business profitability will ensure this is addressed to prevent future potential customers having their time wasted through the sheer incompetence of the staff you employ.

Left before we even sat down. Went to sit at a table away from a large family group. Table needed cleared, but that . one would have thought would not be a problem. Obviously, I was wrong. The young girl asked if we would sit elsewhere. When we said we would like to sit at this table, she rolled her eyes, pulled a face and slammed the menus down. Needless to say, we left. We own a hospitality business ourselves, and I would be horrified to think any of our staff treated customers like this. Mind you, they wouldn't s stay staff members for long either .

A really lovely little cafe in Grasmere. The staff were super welcoming and friendly and service was efficient. The food was delicious! Just what we needed after a chilly morning walk. Reasonably priced too and the cafe itself is cosy and clean. We will definitely be back. Thank you for a lovely lunch!

Great food and great view although left heartbroken when closed on our last day. I only ever come here for you scone and hot chocolate but now left in pieces with my heart astray. God bless hope you open soon. P.S do delivery to fife will pay

Lovely coffee, great friendly service, superb views! Very nice gluten free cake. What a wonderful destination after a brisk walk around Grasmere on a bright frosty day. thanks to all who made our visit special.

Very friendly staff and brilliant food. The Hawkeshead chicken and pesto sandwich is excellent!

We have been to the picnic box on many occasions now, every time we visit Ambleside! We normally buy jacket potatoes and the home-made fillings are amazing both in quantity and quality. The overall price of the food makes this an extremely good value lunch. We will continue to use this as as our go to lunch when in Ambleside

This place is amazing!! Amazing atmosphere, amazing views and amazing staff! The menu is small but the choice is fantastic! The food never disappoints and would recommend everybody to visit when in Ambleside. If you struggle to walk there is a car park next to the cafe so no one need miss out. Our order got misplaced but the staff soon realised and offered complimentary coffee so was no bother at all we could enjoy our coffee whilst we waited for our lunch. Thank you for a great lunch and we shall see you again.