Called in here for Sunday breakfast, the "full Yorkshire breakfast" was superb !!…read more There is also a farm shop to browse around.

We visited the Tea Room on the Wall for my birthday and had a lovely time!…read more The actual tea room is on a rural working farm, with ample parking and beautiful views of the local countryside. The staff were very friendly and made a fuss of me for my birthday, which was very appreciated! I had the Victoria Sponge cake, which was vegan-friendly and delicious! The servings were *very* generous! The rest of my group enjoyed their cake as well as flavoured hot chocolates. We really enjoyed the vibe here, the friendly staff and above all, the excellent food and drink. We'll be returning! :-)

Great food but very slow service…read more We were on the last day of a very boozy weekend in the lakes and needed a good breakfast to help us along. We hid from the rain this little cafe and ordered some excellent fry ups. Two of us had the standard English breakfast while Dan went for the large version which contained a serious amount of meat. I really enjoyed mine. The line up was scrambled egg (you get to choose you egg type), sausage, bacon, black pud, beans, tomato, mushrooms, hash brown and toast. My toast could have been more toasted (it was still pretty much bread) but everyone else's looked good so I think it was a blip. I had a latte too which was good. It's waitress service to order but they were not in any rush to come over so if you are hungry I'd suggest heading up to the counter.

We came across this place during our last Lake District trip by seeing people walk around with…read moreboxes of scones and looking very happy ... So we asked, where did you get them? ... They pointed us to this lovely establishment :) The scones are to die for, made according to an old family recipe an they are truest delicious, I'm normally not a scone person but took a large box!!! :)

The ambiance is cozy and has a a refined rustic aesthetic and feel. The staff were kind, sincere,…read moreand helpful. The food and drink were of great quality and well-prepared. I wish I would have discovered this restaurant our first day in town as I would have went back again.

Loved the trout dinner. Seating upstairs against the wall was uncomfortable. Service excellentread more

Mothers Day Surprise!…read more We wanted to take the Mothers somewhere nice and out of town and had seen The Garden Kitchen had been visited by a number of our friends and family on Facebook, all giving great reviews and I can see why! We arrived for final service at 6pm and as you can imagine it was very busy on Mothers Day. The maître d' came straight over to us to let us know how long it would be until we were seated and continuously gave us progress updates. Whilst waiting we perused the small shop of local produce, had a drink and soaked up our surroundings. The Tea Room is a new addition to Holden Clough Nursery being built in the last few years, but looks like it should have always been there! It is beautiful and sympathetically designed to its surroundings. So, the food....WOW! I'd seen pictures but when our Afternoon Tea arrived on a mini picnic bench I felt like clapping!! (In fact, I think I did!!) Such a great idea and adds a little bit of originality and quirkiness to your experience. Everything on my picnic bench was delicious. The Mushroom soup was silky, creamy and full of flavour. The mini Roast Beef Dinner served in an individual yorkshire pudding was beautiful and of course came with a little jug of gravy and beef was tender and pink. The scone was fresh and light with jam that had just the right sweetness and fruit mix. My other main highlight was the Rocky Road, I'm not usually a fan because its too rich and sweet but O-M-G this was amazing. I still find myself thinking about it now two days on. The chocolate melts in your mouth to find small nuggets of biscuit and mini marshmallows.....all washed down with a great cup of coffee. John & Kate who own and run The Garden Kitchen have done a fanstastic job transforming Holden Clough Nursery over the last few years. The service, quality of food and surroundings are 10/10. We will be coming back during the day to visit the nursery (and no doubt the Garden Kitchen too). Thank you for a fantastic evening...and the Mums loved it!! : )

I seen this place on facebook so I added them and I kept seeing them put pictures on of the…read moreafternoon tea which looked amazing so I finally decided to book. I went with my mum, sister and partner for the Valentine's afternoon tea, it was great it was so different from traditional afternoon tea you got soup in a tea cup, two open top sandwiches and a mini quiche which was a nice change from just sandwiches. The cakes you got was a scone. A mini red velvet cake, a heart biscuit, marshmallows with chocolate, profiterole with white chocolate and a mini love potion in a glass boot. We got a glass of pink proseco it was £19.99 each which is a little expensive for the place as its a tree nursery but they do a different theme for different seasons so it's well worth a visit. I would defiantly go

To be honest, both my wife and I absolutely loved the food. It was different as you can tell there…read morewere effort in the designing of the menu. The biggest problem for us however was the fact that the food took literally 45minutes to come. At 35mins when I followed up the food, the waiter said you will be the next order. I mean I know you guys are classy and serve brunch whole day, but since when was that kind of time frame acceptable? We had a baby, and in the end the baby got bored and over tired waiting that he also started screaming. Let's just say, it was definitely the speed of the food's fault. I'd have rated the food a 5 star. But my over all experience can at most be a 2. I had to rush so badly that I basically had to just smash the food down. Improve on your speed in delivery and you'd get a better rating, if I get to return one day, or if I get a refund for my food. (You know I was in a rush when I didn't even get a chance to photo my food, and I'm such a photos guy!)

Listen, I realize they're not really using Yelp all that much in the UK, but for the American…read moretourists who are...here ya go: This place is amazing. It was actually recommended to my friends and I from the owner/operator of a kayaking company in Bowness-on-Windermere. He said he visits Homeground all the time. Anyway, the restaurant is located on a busy little main street full of restaurants and cute shops, which makes for great walking post-meal. Parking can be kind of a bitch. If you're lucky, you find something free on the street. If you're not, you find a nearby pay lot. The restaurant itself has that whole hipster/earthy vibe to it. Even the employees fit the look. It's open, it's woody, and the first thing you see when you walk in is the big coffee apparatus (listen, I don't drink coffee, I have no idea what those machines are called...) and the barista. Food is brought to your table and cleaned up for you. Our cashier was friendly, even when he was barraged with a ton of questions from a very picky eater in our bunch. He actually took the time to explain the process of poaching an egg to her, despite how busy he seemed. (FYI: If it says poached egg, you're getting a poached egg. This is not a "cook eggs to your liking" kind of place.) And when I asked him for recommendations on a sweet treat, he gladly shared his favorite. The menu is amazing (see photos), so I had a hard time choosing what I wanted. In the end, I ordered the Homeground Sarnie (not realizing it was a sandwich). This was a hell of a sandwich, loaded with everything from bacon and eggs (an add-on) to a weird (but delicious) fried hash brown patty. (Also, I'd like to say that I love how arugula is so widely used in the UK.) In addition to my sandwich, I ordered a scone with a side of butter and jam (when in Rome...). The scone had dried fruit, which added some additional sweetness; it was crusty on the outside, soft on the inside - yum! And because I'm a girl who loves to eat (and has a major sweet tooth), I also ordered one of the pastries on display. Unfortunately, no photo, but it was a blueberry frangipane bar with a lovely dollop of cream on top. I didn't eat this till much later, but it was tasty. I also had a few bites of my friend's Huevos Rancheros order and WOW - a definite recommend (although, make sure you're hungry, as this is a pretty big portion). Get the chorizo - it's fantastic. If I ever find myself in Windermere again, I'd definitely go back.

We went on a tour of the distillery on a rare day off from work, and I'd highly recommend it. Our…read moretour guide Liz was fantastically passionate and enthusiastic, and the tour was informative and a lot of fun. We saw the mash tanks, the copper stills, and even got a peek into the warehouse where they were quite literally rolling out the barrels. The Lakes Distillery is housed in a renovated Victorian Farm, and the impression created is that no expense has been spared. It is a sensitively done and absolutely beautiful renovation, with fantastic attention to detail.This place oozes class and luxury. They know what they're doing these guys - their founder is one of the team who founded the Arran Distillery, and they have lured their master distiller, Chris Anderson, out of retirement on the Isle of Skye. I was really impressed with their environmental focus too, as they're making the place as 'green' as they can. The distilling process is entirely natural, using only grain, yeast and water, and most of they by-products are returned to local farmers to use as animal feed or soil improvement - lucky sheep! It's next to Bassenthwaite Lake, and the River Derwent runs alongside it. It's from this river that they draw the incredibly pure water to use in their spirits. Liz was explaining that there's a way to measure water purity on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the least pure. The water they draw from the river is point something - as pure as you can get really. And by jove, does it make a delicious gin! The tour ends at their tasting bar, and we tasted their vodka, gin and whisky. At the moment, their whisky is a blend - being a new distillery, their own whisky will take time to mature, so they're cracking on with other stuff in the meantime. I'd never previously tried a whisky in my life - even the smell of it - ugh! But I dared to try this one and was glad that I did - my verdict is that it is definitely drinkable. It seemed very smooth, and well, that's all I can say about whisky really, I'm no expert. I'm definitely more of a gin fan, and their gin is delicious. They source many of the ingredients locally, using the classic botanticals such as juniper alongside other local plants such as heather and meadowsweet - a true artisan gin. Fresh and clean, but not too astringent, it's very drinkable. If you're in the area, definitely pop in - there's a restaurant on site too. If you're not in the area, there's also an online shop in which their products can be bought. Good to know!

We went for a quick family dinner at the bistro. We opted for the Easter weekend pre-fix menu,…read morewhich was roughly £20 for three courses. I had the starter of squid, main of steak, and dessert of honeycomb ice cream, and enjoyed everything. Steak was cooked nicely medium and dessert was my absolute favourite. Service was also stellar. All came out promptly, and the servers were kind and efficient. Ambience was also very nice. Part of a broader distillery establishment, it can be a great outing even if not for the meal. I would love to return for the distillery tour -- a nice glass of gin and tonic by the lake would be magical.

Not far from the hustle and bustle of the big tourist attractions, the Laxey Wheel and the Snaefell…read moreMountain Railway, you can find this small and cosy Tearoom down at the Laxey River. It is not a very big place, just one room with a few tables and 3 small tables outside on a small walkway. The centerpiece is the big counter where you can see all the great cakes and breads they make here. Apart from tea and cake you can also have several savoury lunch options. We went to this place twice during our stay on the Isle of Man and both times we had delicous tea with a gorgeous piece of cake. Everything here is homemade and you can taste it. The staff is really friendly and does everything to make you feel right at home and even has time for a little chat about the place and the food they prepare here. I can really recommend this little tea room for lunch or a very relaxed afternoon tea after you have walked around Snaefell to warm you up again. Great place with great staff - go try it!

Worth a detour. Delicious home made light meals, cakes and soup, in a lovely converted barn…read more Outside there's a play area, more interesting than the usual. This place is attached to the Hay Close Maize Maze, open every summer, which you have to pay to go into.

After a hike around Rydal Water and Grasmere, we walked to the beautiful cafe, Baldry's Tea Room…read more We sat out in the warming sun. We both had a delicious rich, smooth, butternut squash soup with sage, accompanied by brown bread. I also had a sandwich of bread and cheddar cheese and chutney. The food was delicious! The setting was pretty, the service was excellent.

Yummy stop over in Grasmere England. Did a little shopping and popped into Baldry's to warm up and…read morehave brunch, delicious! We enjoyed the atmosphere, wood burning fire place, good food and service. Give this a place a try!