Address: Syke Farm, Buttermere, Cockermouth CA13 9XA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441768770277
Rating: 4.8
based on 153 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Friendly staff, fast service, really lovely food and coffee."
"Very friendly service well recommended."
"Fantastic friendly service along with a great selection of homemade food."
"Called in at the end of a walk with muddy boots and tired but staff were friendly and helpful."
"Staff were lovely and very helpful first time we had been in here and I would certainly recommend it."
"The service was very excellent, the waitress incredibly friendly and informative."
"The staff were extremely friendly and helpful."
Cons:
"Service is still good but the food quality just doesn't seem like before?"
"Service was not friendly and when we paid we didn't get the option to leave a tip it was forced upon us by not getting our change back at all."
"Service is ok, not organized, not a clue where people are sitting or who ordered what, it might worth to think about a system."
"Service average."
"There was a guy with a beard on this time and treated me like I was stealing the earth and made me feel so uncomfortable."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Pie and mash were fantastic, delicious flavour and texture."
"The food at the Syke Farm Tea Room is exceptional. Everything is home made."
"Amazing pies, all made with ingredients from their own farm."
"The food was absolutely gorgeous, well worth the money."
"Really really creamy and milky and you could literally taste the cow behind it."
"The chocolate cake was amazing and the pies were delicious."
"The best ice cream ever!"
Cons:
"For £10 (the vegan breakfast), we received one small sausage, one slice of average toast, a spoonful of beans, one slice of dairy free cheese, a tomato and a third of a pepper."
"We took some snikkers from the shop and they all were expired."
"Food quality wasn't great."
"I seriously question their food hygiene competence."
"The scone was a bit overdone, and the sausage roll tasted more akin to a supermarket value brand."
"Was served a very dry sausage bap."
"The food was just OK - had the chicken mayo (large baguette but not enough filling), & my partner had the brie balls (which sounded good in theory, but was mushy & less brie more dough/moist breadcrumbs."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Our two teas and cakes were only around £11.00 which for a tourist spot was excellent value too."
"They give you plenty of food for great value and it all tastes fantastic!"
"Good value for money."
"Well worth a stop. Good value for money."
"Wonderful food very reasonably priced."
"Great value and really tasty food."
"Fantastic food, all homemade, great service despite staffing issues, nice atmosphere & reasonably priced."
Cons:
"Only loses a star for me as the prices are quite expensive, and a lot lot higher than they used to be."
"A little over priced. I recommend the fish inn for good value food."
"I feel as if it was heavily overpriced for what we received."
"Food is really good but only 4 stars due to portion size. Very small eggs and very small sausages but they're not priced accordingly."
"Nice cakes but definitely have the monopoly as price for a small piece of Victoria Sponge was over £3.00."
Amenities
Pros:
"Overall a pleasant experience on a wet blustery day and with clean toilets."
"They have free wifi and a good toilet for paying customers, along with a small car park and some seating areas."
"Parking available on site too."
"More tables upstairs in a spacious, airy room."
"Lovely converted barn with seating upstairs and downstairs, with some leafy tables outside."
Cons:
"DO BE AWARE - the card machine goes down regularly and as a result I was not able to sample any of their massive range of delicious cakes, so make sure you bring cash!!"
"Carrying a tray of drinks up there was a bit of a challenge."
"Parking is limited though."
"Did have a bit of bother parking though as quite a small car park."
"Found it difficult to spread things out as they kept falling off onto the table."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"It's located in a good scenic location!!!"
"Dogs are also made very welcome despite the day being filthy and muddy thanks to the recent storms."
"It's tucked away so it wasn't as busy as some of the other places nearby."
"A relaxing break surrounded by beautiful mountains and breathtaking views."
"Incredible location, sat in a garden with coffee and enjoyed full exposure of mountains in front of me, very cosy, very green and it was everything I wanted after half day hiking, very fine atmosphere!"
"Really calm your sense when you sit outside this small cafe and birds chirping next to you."
"Perfect location for a walk...food and coffee was awesome."
Cons:
"The owner (probably) was still inside and had the need to go out and tell us that we were not allowed to sit there."