The Apple Pie Cafe and Bakery

29.09.2017

Just popped in quickly for some bath buns, but as always came out with a lot more. Wonderful bakery and cafe.

03.03.2025

Friendly staff and delicious food - pastries, sandwiches and all! It is usually very busy, but it's all very efficient.

01.03.2025

Really enjoyable food and a reasonably varied selection. Children’s menu needs more healthy options , as there is too much fried foods. General service was prompt and food was great with good sized portions. Prices very reasonable. Can’t comment on rooms as only attended for lunch.

01.03.2025

Wow !!! Such a shame there’s not ten stars the breakfast was out of the world !! Very nice smashing great brill fantastic just outstanding

27.02.2025

Unable to comment on rooms as we only used the café. Service was quick and efficient and the food and drinks were good. The toasted bath buns were so good that we visited their bakery to buy some to take home with us.

26.02.2025

One of the best places I’ve been for labelling which cakes are vegan, and there was real choice as to what to have. The spiced apple pie was epic, and the black coffee was really good, it genuinely takes real talent to make a great tasting takeaway black coffee. Lovely

26.02.2025

I didn't stay over at the hotel, but I did go to the cafe to get drink and a dessert. I got the vine fruit loaf and spiced apple juice, both of which were lovely!

22.02.2025

Amazing place, great rooms friendly service

21.02.2025

We have been coming here on an off since we started at Charlotte Mason College back in 1990! It really is a must visit if you are in Ambleside. The breakfasts in particular are sensational and we always grab one of their filled rolls before heading out for a walk. Some of the staff have been working there for a LONG time, (Martin for example!) which says a lot about both the place and the owner.

20.02.2025

Lovely stop for a hot chocolate and dog friendly!

18.02.2025

Spiced apple pie and vegan cream and a vegan hot chocolate was delicious

16.02.2025

Friendly service both in the cafe & bakery. Delicious and fresh breakfast. Nicest Cumberland sausages I’ve ever had. Their shop is so cute too, we bought one of their apple pies and some flapjacks, both delicious! Would consider coming back to the Lake District just to visit here 🍏

03.02.2025

This cafe is excellent! My wife, my 2 month old son and I came into this cafe today and had a cornish pasty, the chaat chip sharer and an apple pie and they were all delicious. The service was brilliant as well and they were very accommodating to us all. I would definitely recommend it 😁

29.01.2025

Love this place, great food always good friendly service and the food is gorgeous we have been able few times and will be back especially as we have moved to Cumbria now

29.01.2025

Visiting Ambleside for the umpteenth time but first breakfast here in this cafe. Came with Jorvic's cousin Deric who rarely goes anywhere. In season people queue to eat here. No queue on a late January Wednesday. Card only payment and asks for a tip before even served. Very odd! ( There is a tip jar where cash is welcome, of course.) Prices in Ambleside reflect the tourist trade. A first for me, the full Lakeland breakfast at £12 does not include bacon, £2 extra. ( bit like the B&B'sb that are bed only, no breakfast!) Actually ordered the breakfast bun at £8.50 and curried beans, bombay mix and spinach at £9. Coffee £3.20. Surprisingly large cafe. 3 rooms plus outside seating. Enjoyed the food but not the set up.

28.01.2025

Best sausage roll in the lskes!

26.01.2025

Perfect place for delicious apple pie and coffee

23.01.2025

We stopped here for a cup of tea and a cake, the front of the shop looked promising with delicious looking cakes displayed in the window, however this was just the bakery, and the cafe was accessed around the side. We were seated by the staff, who to their credit were pleasant and friendly, and given a menu. We did feel that the prices were quite high at almost £6 each for a brownie and a slice of apple pie, however ordered hoping to be impressed by what we were served. Unfortunately the brownie was tiny and quite dry, and accompanied by tasteless and icy gritty ice cream and the slice of spiced sultana apple pie turned out to be a small square of pie rather than a generous slice, which was reasonably pleasant in taste but very unremarkable, served with some rather tasteless and synthetic like whipped cream. Far from the home made tasty generous portions we hoped for given the price. Had the portions been smaller than expected but clearly high in quality and taste we would not be leaving this rating in our review. We understand that the cost of everything has gone up for businesses, and we don't mind paying more for quality but this was not. The whole experience had the feel of catering for tourists with more money than sense, and paying just over £17 for two mugs of Yorkshire tea and two mediocre traybake cakes left us feeling very disappointed. Not good value for money and just another generic tourist trap among many in the town, which only seems to have overpriced eating places and endless outdoor shops, no real atmosphere despite having some lovely buildings and scenery, a real shame. We would not return to this cafe or to Ambleside.

13.01.2025

Coffee, scone and Bronie lovely. Unfortunately they will not take cash... how silly .....

11.01.2025

An extremely average flapjack that I could have made much better myself

11.01.2025

Called in for a couple of sweet treats and a loaf of sourdough. A must visit place when on Ambleside

06.01.2025

Stopped by for food before a hike and came back for round 2 the next day! Great sandwiches - they come in a cardboard tray so didn't get squashed in our bags on the way up a mountain. Across the days we had coffees, spiced apple slice, lemon and blueberry frangipane, scones and sandwiches, all great, highly recommend.

01.01.2025

Stopped here on our way through the lakes. Friendly and accommodating staff, nicely decorated space which is accessible for dogs. The apple pie was gorgeous, decent portion and quick service. Would definitely recommend a visit if passing through.