Courtyard Cafe - South Lakeland

I had almost finished my meal before my husband's arrived. For some reason his had been delayed. No explanation, no apology. When I complained at the end and asked why my meal could not have been held back until his was ready, I was told that if we wanted to eat at the same time, I should have brought mine back!! A special birthday we will always remember.

A group of seven of us went to this restaurant and rearranged some furniture, getting some naughty looks in the process lol. The coffee was strong, hot, and had a nice creamy top. Tea drinkers were also happy with their drinks. The scones were freshly baked, large, and came with cute individually wrapped butter pats. There was no weird aftertaste in the scones, and they were well-made. The jams and other accompaniments were all good quality. The sandwiches were made with thick brown artisan bread and were generously filled. The coleslaw was excellent and made with high-quality ingredients. Everything was served quickly with a couple of smiles. I almost didn't come here because of some negative reviews, but I'm glad I did. It seems like those reviews might have been unfair, possibly due to COVID restrictions on staff. Don't let them discourage you - you'll miss out on a great lunch. We all agreed that it was excellent value for money. It's true what they say - you get what you pay for.

Lovely to visit after a walk around the grounds. Good choice of snacks and meal at reasonable prices. Great staff.

Visited for lunch, whist at Holker Hall. There is a large courtyard outside and ample seating inside. There are several reasons for my low rating; No menus on tables, people wandering looking. Menu is lacking , to say the least, and quite restricted if you don't like mustard, relishes etc. The layout of seving/ ordering is completely wrong..cakes in display couldn't be seen by people queuing to get order in. Prawn sandwich had curry flavour ? Scones- pesto ?? All plain /sultana had gone at 12 , leaving pesto..I wonder why? One young girl in particular was very miserable. No real system seems to be in operation Expensive and over rated.Will be taking picnic on my next trip. When we returned to the farm shop, every table was piled high with used crocks ,which looked awful,in the courtyard area.

Been coming for several years. Nice place, decent price, only good value was the soup and sourdough. The rest was overpriced £8.50 for s sandwich ,4. for fries, brunch 13 to 14 pounds, just not value anymore, expensive for families and captive audience (visitors) Shame.....