Where to Eat in Windermere: Cafés, Pubs and Restaurants

Windermere has a wide spread of places to eat, and visitors are not short of choice. The listings run from cafés and tea houses to pubs, Italian and seafood restaurants, and a good number of hotels. Many of the best-reviewed venues are hotels, so it is worth looking beyond the usual restaurant names. The groups below are based on what Google lists for each place, so where we say nothing about something, we simply do not know.

Where can you get breakfast and coffee in Windermere?

Cafe Italia is the one venue here where Google lists breakfast, brunch, lunch and coffee. It is rated 4.4 from 2,214 Google reviews, is listed as good for children and takes reservations.

For a café stop, Homeground Coffee and Kitchen is rated 4.7 from 1,913 Google reviews and is listed as good for children. The Old Post Office is a tea house rated 4.8 from 443 Google reviews, also listed as good for children. Toast is a café rated 4.6 from 376 Google reviews. The Old Pump House Cafe is listed as a coffee shop, rated 4.1 from 531 Google reviews, with a food hygiene rating of 5.

Where should you go for dinner in Windermere?

The most-reviewed dinner option is The Tilly Bar and Kitchen, a British restaurant rated 4.5 from 2,370 Google reviews. The Lamplighter Dining Rooms is another British restaurant, rated 4.5 from 1,102 Google reviews.

Italian, seafood and Thai

• Rastellis Restaurant is an Italian restaurant rated 4.6 from 1,036 Google reviews.
• San Pietro Restaurant is also Italian, rated 4.5 from 749 Google reviews.
• Francine's Restaurant is a seafood restaurant rated 4.7 from 660 Google reviews.
• Hooked is another seafood restaurant, rated 4.5 from 647 Google reviews.
• King of Siam is a Thai restaurant rated 4.1 from 1,481 Google reviews, with a food hygiene rating of 4.

Country house and hotel dining

Two hotels in the listings stand out on review scores. Gilpin Lodge Hotel is rated 4.7 from 1,267 Google reviews, and The Samling is rated 4.7 from 303 Google reviews. Both have a food hygiene rating of 5.

Which pubs in Windermere are worth a visit?

The Flying Pig is the most-reviewed pub in the listings, rated 4.2 from 3,028 Google reviews. Google lists it as good for children and reservable, and it has a food hygiene rating of 5. The Elleray is a pub rated 4.3 from 880 Google reviews, and Google lists it as reservable. Beresford's Restaurant and Pub is listed as a bar, rated 4.3 from 427 Google reviews, and is listed as good for children and reservable.

Which places in Windermere take bookings?

Google lists reservations for a number of venues, which helps if you are planning around a particular evening. Among those not covered above:

• Urban Food House is a restaurant rated 4.5 from 1,026 Google reviews, and is also listed as good for children.
• Tapios is listed as a bar, rated 4.5 from 800 Google reviews.
• Fizzy Tarte is a cocktail bar rated 4.3 from 891 Google reviews.

Google also lists reservations for The Lamplighter Dining Rooms, Rastellis Restaurant, San Pietro Restaurant, Francine's Restaurant, Hooked and King of Siam.

Which places suit families?

Google lists several venues as good for children. Brown Sugar is a restaurant rated 4.2 from 1,947 Google reviews, and it takes reservations. Low Wood Hotel, a resort hotel, is rated 4.4 from 2,495 Google reviews. Ohannes Burger is rated 4.6 from 458 Google reviews. Bandito Burrito is a Mexican restaurant rated 4.9 from 810 Google reviews, and it also takes reservations.

Tips

• Book ahead for weekend dinners in season, especially for larger groups.
• Check the venue's own page for current opening times before you set out.
• If you want a table at a popular place, an earlier or later sitting is often easier to get than a prime evening slot.
• Ratings and review counts change, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee.