South Lakeland
Finkles

Finkles

34 Finkle Street, LA9 4AB, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Coffee • British • Breakfast • Vegetarian


"Visited Finkles today for lunch, what a total disappointment and waste of money.!!! Ordered the Tuna risotto which was awful, this dish should have been called packet rice covered in cheese!!! Never in my life have I had risotto laden with cheese on the top. When the waitress brought the risotto to the table it looked like lasagne, I said no I ordered risotto. The waitress took it back and said to the woman in the kitchen this is not what was ordered, the woman in the kitchen said what does it say on the order, the waitress said it says risotto, the woman in the kitchen said well that is what it is. The waitress brought it back to the table and said it is risotto. On tasting the so called risotto I thought I should have stayed at home made myself a packet of rice, stuck a bit of tuna in it and stuck a mound of cheese on top then bunged it in the microwave as this is all the so called cook in Finkles had done. Also ordered soup and a sandwich which was equally as bad as the risotto. Granddaughter ordered soup and bread, the waitress said I will bring your butter, told her butter was not required as granddaughter cannot eat it as she is dairy free, waitress brought the butter anyway!!! Staff need to listen to what customers are telling them. Paid £25.65 for microwaved food, total joke and total waste of money. Backstreet greasy spoon, avoid at all costs, won’t be returning."

Eclec Cafe

Eclec Cafe

27/29 Main Street, LA8 9LU, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Vegan • Coffee • British • Breakfast


"This was our second visit to Eclec cafe, the first since the lockdown had been lifted. We were hungry after our trip North and requiring breakfast. The cafe is also the Stavely Antique centre, so just walk through the antiques at the front of the shop which have been rearranged for social distancing purposes. They looked fascinating, but we were hungry! There was an enticing aroma of baking and a warm welcome from the owner and cook. The cook spent quite a while with me discussing food options as I'm vegetarian, gluten and dairy free. I settled on a mushroom, spinach and fresh herb omelette with freshly prepared salad with an oat milk latte. My husband ordered a full breakfast and tea. The dogs were welcomed by the owner and given fresh water and a biscuit. It turns out that the owner is a fell walker and has lived locally for many years. He was very helpful with his local knowledge of beauty spots for gentle strolls which we were looking for as one of our border collies is quite elderly. The food and drinks arrived steaming hot, looked appetizing and were very tasty! We finished our meal with Gluten and dairy free almond cakes and cheese scones with Jam. Our meals were excellent value for money too. Once back at our Campervan we chatted to a sprightly elderly lady in her 90's who was delighted to hear that Eclec cafe was open again. Lovely that it is also a friendly community cafe too!"

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

United Kingdom, LA23 3BY, South Lakeland

Meat • Steak • Coffee • Cheese


"Lovely breakfast and nice spot on the corner in Windermere. Very poor customer service. There is a sign saying ‘please wait to be seated’ and so we stood in the doorway for several minutes while the waitress avoided eye contact with us and was walking around the cafe. No hello or just a minute which would have been fine. There shouldn’t be a sign saying please wait if the waitress is not going to acknowledge people when they walk in. Baring in mind the cafe is tiny so we were blocking the full entrance and she most definitely knew we were there. I had to grab her attention as she refused to look over and kept walking away, which makes it rather awkward to just loiter in the doorway. We asked if we can sit anywhere. She said yes and then grabbed some dirty cups off our table. She didn’t come back to wipe it and didn’t give us any menus. We then went to get the menus ourself. Then, again, she was walking around and not making any eye contact or coming near our table. She served two other tables who both arrived after us, and even then, still did not come over. Not even to ask us for drinks first. I had to shout across to ask for our order to be taken as she kept wondering off in the other direction. No cutlery brought until after our food arrived. Overall great food and a nice spot, but the customer service isn’t great and it isn’t hard to greet customers when they come in and provide them with basics such as a menu and a clean table"