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England, United Kingdom Food Guide: 10 British food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Windermere
Reviews on British food in Windermere, England, United Kingdom. This popular resort town is located just a mile from Windermere Lake, the largest lake in England and alleged home of more than one peculiar sea creature. If we've scared you out of skiing, boating and fishing in Windermere Lake, there's always horseback riding and golf. Or you can explore the lake from the safety of a ferryboat, which regularly takes passengers from Hawkshead to Bowness.
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10. The Easy Breeze
Overall Ratings
4 based on 151 reviews
Stripped back honest dining and drinking, an all-encompassing cafe and bar focused on local day-to-day trade and delivering a unique dining experience through great food, staff and entertainment. The Easy Breeze offers high attention to detail and the pre
Reviewed By 438philt
What a great bar with lovely people. Stayed in Bowness for 2 nights with my daughters and their partners and went here both nights. Great live entertainment from a talented guy on the piano and attentive, friendly service. I promised to go back and I will.
9. Applegarth Villa Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 323 reviews
ADULT ONLY Allow us to tempt you with a diverse choice of dishes, prepared from the freshest local Cumbrian produce, with seasonal twists that remind you of your countryside location. A truly social setting for devoted food lovers. The restaurant takes th
Reviewed By majdil2016
I have visited many many hotels and cottages in my life time, but never seen a suite with all high tech and fancy technology. The hotel/staff and location is absolutely outstanding. Food is fantastic, I had scallops for starter and salmon for main ( absolutely delicious recommended. Lovely greeting and introduction by the manager/Owner . The room, hot tab and the flat screen tv in the bath is absolutely out of this world. It is our second time to Lake Windermere since 2004 and this time by mile is the best! We are celebrating my wife special birthday and we felt very relaxed and welcome. Recommended to everyone:-)) I love the full range of whiskey as Iâm a whiskey lover! A big thank you to all restaurant staff and management , they are all outstanding and what great welcome and professionalism! Great great great hotel âï¸âï¸âï¸âï¸âï¸âï¸
8. Sugar&Spice Cafe and Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 331 reviews
Friendly family run licensed cafe & bistro providing home made food, cakes and scones. Serving coffee and loose leaf teas. Traditional tiered afternoons teas. Breakfast, lunch and bistro meals.
Reviewed By MichelleB1989
Very nice and charming bistro! Menu had a great choice. It was a wet and miserable day so we were happy to find a happy face when we arrived. Food was yummy and we could tell it was popular as it was full the whole time we were there. The place is also beautifull decorated! Thank you very much! We love hearing lovely reviews like this and appreciate people noticing our hard work to decorate the cafe and make it a warm friendly place to visit
7. Hooked
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1509 reviews
Fantastic range of seafood, cooked fresh to order. Menu changes daily depending on what comes in from the local supplier in Whitby
Reviewed By 28nicholash
A fantastic finale to my Birthday Celebrations with one of the finest meals we have ever enjoyed at Hooked Windermere, where we indulged in a seafood extravaganza that was stuffed full of all manner of piscene goodies, including mussels, crab, scampi, calamari, prawns, sardines and lobster. A small 11-table simply-furnished restaurant with a friendly and knowledgeable host, Giuseppe, who made us feel most welcome from the minute we arrived. If youâre ever in Windermere or anywhere close - youâve got to book a table
6. Folk
Overall Ratings
5 based on 127 reviews
Coffee House, Restaurant & Bar. Serving the best all-day brunch in Bowness, as well as locally sourced craft beer, ale and cocktails. Locally roasted artisanal coffee and only the best ingredients from the Lake District.
Reviewed By timg585
We stopped here on a busy Saturday afternoon and sat outside with our German Shepherd. Ordered two cappuccinos and two cakes. A slight wait, but when you receive quality drinks and cakes and friendly professional service that didnât bother us at all. Thoroughly recommended and definitely worth a visit.
5. Francine's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1443 reviews
Reviewed By RazzyBthefirst
Had a little time to study the menus outside whilst waiting for friends and there really is a very good choice. You need to look out for the chalk boards as the standard menu and a piece of paper with a few extra dishes is what you're provided with.Had the snails for the second time in England and they were excellent; came with the appropriate equipment and some bread to soak up the garlic butter. Delicious.The Lamb Shank wasn't the biggest but it was cooked well with a few roasted veg.The wine was good, we had a few bottles. The Red was stone cold and they did try to warm it up but that's not easy when you're at the wrong temperature to start with. Looking forward to our next visit.
4. Graze
Overall Ratings
5 based on 314 reviews
We are one of the smallest independent coffee shops and cafes in Bowness and operate as a two-man team, as such we do not offer fast food, just delicious food served as fast as we can! All of our dishes are prepared on site to order and we pride ourselves
Reviewed By Ronton37
Simple menu, but was fantastic. Between myself and two of our kids we had three of the flatbreads. Chilli flatbread and falafel flatbread were both incredible and the feta olive was also really good. My wife is Celiac so needs gluten free and she also quite enjoyed.Really glad you enjoyed the food and hope you found the sign!
3. Cedar Manor Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 349 reviews
First built in 1854 as a private country retreat and housing an unmissable 200 year old cedar tree in its grounds. From 3rd November 2019 we are closing our restaurant to non-resident diners. Please do check back in the future as we hope to be back with A
Reviewed By DaveSee62
We chose here for our anniversary dinner and we were impressed from start to finish! Lovely venue, service was impeccable, the courses were timed perfectly, the decoration on our table was a nice touch. As my wife is Coeliac it was good to see such a varied Gluten free menu, the food was tasty and the flavour combinations were amazing. Would happily visit again when we're in the area. Thank you for picking Cedar Manor for your special anniversary dinner. We are pleased to be around 90% gluten free throughout this menu and intend to keep it that way as we develop new menus.Look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit to the Lakes.Best wishesCaroline and Jonathan
2. The Smith
Overall Ratings
5 based on 190 reviews
The Smith is a friendly artisan coffee house, wine bar & pizza place. Fully licensed, we have a full bar including many gins. We serve delicious cakes, brunch and hand stretched sourdough pizzas. Our most popular brunch items are the 'Manwich', 2 eggs, 2
Reviewed By DelticXander
Where do I start with this place? Donât do bookings - About time more places did this. Lifeâs too short to stick to a schedule. Best drinks in town. Food superb, salads super tasty. Superb skilled staff!Thanks for this glowing recommendation. We appreciate it, and so do our lovely staff. Thanks
Windermere Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Windermere
1. The Hillthwaite Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 137 reviews
The Hillthwaite restaurant in Windermere offers creative English cuisine with a modern twist.With home-cooked Lakeland food using the freshest Cumbrian produce. Meat from Lake District farms has a leaner, tighter texture, a slightly darker colour and a un
Reviewed By TrishFB138
Excellent in every way: lovely location overlooking the lake in the distance, pretty terrace garden to sit in the sunshine, beautifully furnished, clean and beautifully decorated, relaxing, excellent customer service, lovely afternoon tea, and family owned for fifty years (we met the owner, Marjorie, who still pops in to keep things running smoothly). We had a lovely, relaxing time sitting in the bay window overlooking the terrace with the lake in the distance, followed by afternoon tea in the dining room with the same view. It has a swimming pool, steam room and sauna which we didnât use as it was so nice just sitting and relaxing in the sumptuous lounge. And the bonus is that they welcome dogs. I can thoroughly recommend it - you must go!
