Nice family friendly cafe with nice hot food and sweets. Reasonable price in a tourist hot spot. No…read moreparking but hey this is tourist hot spot a nice cafe within a mile from the lake. Thumb up .

I was sad that I had already eaten because everything smelled amazing, but just seeing the words…read more"apple pie" made me want some, badly! I went for the spiced one with ice cream, and a passion fruit tea (all the teas are local by that brand, at least). I would normally go for custard, but the ice cream sounded lovely, and I do think that I made the right choice! The staff were just lovely, too.

Great spot for lunch! Food was fresh and delicious and the service was great! We got the roast beef…read moreand fried chicken sandwiches which were great. The soup of the day was homemade and very tasty (mushroom and tarragon). They have a great outdoor spot for seating too!

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!!! :)

First of all, I love that the staff take an interest in the welfare of the animals in front of the…read morecafe... One lady went out to stop duck violence before it turned into sexual assault. She is my hero. Seriously. But back to the food... I stopped here for coffee and a place to read my book, while I was waiting for a coach, full of my students, to pull up. Don't judge... there were no spare seats on the coach out to Langdale for their activities and I would have been depriving a student of a chance to scramble ghylls. I went in for an Americano, but I was drawn in by the cakes on display. I considered the blueberry scone as I have had it before and can vouch that it is spectacular and it doesn't seem quite as indulgent, but I went for the Cherry Pie. Yes, Cherry Pie. 1) I don't think I have seen Cherry Pie as an option anywhere in Europe and 2) it just looked gorgeous, even though it was a square slice. The crust was browned nicely and was not too tough or too thick. Equally as important... no soggy bottom! I think that there was no soggy bottom because the filling was rather thick, but it had a nice balance of sweetness and tartness. My only criticism... a few more cherries in the slice would have been lovely, but even that didn't stop me from devouring it.

Ricke Clarke of Ambleside Sheepskins recommended Cafe Treff to us. The Flatwhite was really good…read more The Harvest Fruit cake was heavenly. The service folks were very kind and cordial. Loved being here.

We were wandering aimlessly around Ambleside town looking for a good place to eat where we didn't…read moreget ripped off and yet could stay fuller longer also considering that some of us were vegetarians, we had to make sure everyone had something nice to eat on the menu. And we finally found this. It is located in almost the middle of the town. Might look like a tiny shop that could barely seat 4 people from outside but it does have a lot of room inside. And the menu was also awesome. I couldn't post many picture thanks to my phone that didn't have much battery. But I did manage to capture a couple which I have shared already. I tried a chicken toastie and some freshly pressed juice that was a mix is orange, mango and kiwi. I hadn't had any freshly pressed juice for a really long time and this one was surprisingly good. For the price, the quantity of food they served was more than sufficient. In fact we liked it so much that we decided to go there again the next day and had lunch but tried other options. I went for a jacket with tuna, red onions and other vegetables. Loved it. I should totally recommend this place to anyone who is going to live in Ambleside or even visiting.

We arrived just past breakfast time, drat, but we didn't suffer for it of course. Just means we…read morehave to head back another morning! We have a cottage very close by so this is a regular stop for us each trip. Wonderful, carefully curated sandwiches, salads, and baked goods and the shop next door is fresh and new every visit and the perfect place to find a special gift.

Chester's has adapted to deal with staff shortages since our visit last year, but in my opinion…read morethey've retained the good stuff. ALL of the baked goods are divine and the coffee is strong just how I like it. I could eat everything here. Especially the aloo gobi pasty! Visit here. You won't be disappointed.

The Piano Cafe situated in Market Cross,just off the main high Street in Ambleside,Cumbria is a…read moredelight.It is a large two storey cafe that serves just about everything. The interior of the cafe is very relaxed with sofa's and easy chairs as well as the usual tables and chairs.Central stands a piano, at which sometimes is played very relaxing music. The food ranges from well filled baguettes and home made pastries and cakes to daily main meal specials with puddings to die for.In fact you can get pretty much what you like.I always call in here for coffee and cake.They are so competitively priced and the relaxing atmosphere makes this place well worth a visit.