The Apple Pie Cafe

Café with nice views of the Windermere valley and lots of nature around. Great patio for enjoying the sun, if you want. They have good coffee, and I loved the single shot macchiato! The Lake Land breakfast platter is big and delicious, especially the sourdough breads. They serve freshly made halloumi and avocado toast. Quite a lot of vegetarian options are available. I’m no big fan of pancakes, but if you have a sweet tooth, the Nutella pancake is for you. Parking is a bit tricky (the area requires parking discs), but a big parking lot is nearby (minutes walk) for £2.40 per hour. Overall, highly recommended!

Great food! We ordered a Cornish pasty and a potato and cheese pasty and they were very tasty. The service outside the cafe (while waiting to be seated) wasn’t that great, but the staff inside was very attentive. One thing I didn’t like was their tipping system, they ask if you’d like to add a tip before the actual service, which makes no sense to me.

There are dog friendly places and then there is The Apple Pie Cafe. From the moment we walked up with our small staffy the staff were so welcoming. I think they were more pleased to meet her than us 😂. I think the staff were taking it in turns to bring us stuff so they could all meet her which she loved. The fact that the apple pie was amazing was great for us as well. To be honest though I would have made do with mediocre food knowing it wasn't any bother to take the pooch in.

Great venue where the food is excellent. Be careful as some staff tell you card only and yet as all places they can and do take cash. Even after paying cash 5 minutes after ordering additional food another member of staff categorically told me card only and argued the fact. Another helpful member of staff came and sorted it by accepting cash no problem. Shame some people are obstructive rather than helpful and spoil a business. Still a great asset to Ambleside though.

Stopped by for lunch today. It was brilliant the little salad dish that came with our jacket potatoes was lovely. Something we would never of tried but loved it. Recommend the apple pie bakery unfortunately we didn't have cake next time though we will. Very reasonable pricing for the lakes which is nice.