The best places to eat and drink in Buttermere

Buttermere village may be small, but there are plenty of places to enjoy a tasty lunch, an evening meal or a simple coffee and cake! Here are some of the best pubs, cafes and restaurants in and around Buttermere.

  • Bridge Hotel

Open Everyday 9:00am-11pm, food is served 12pm-5pm Sunday-Thursday, 12pm- 10pm Friday & Saturday.

Established in 1734, the Bridge Hotel is home to a traditional Lakeland pub called the Walkers Bar. The bar is named after its founder Robert Walker and has no reference to local walking, although hikers are of course welcome! The bar serves homely dishes including steak and ale pie, pork belly with mash and a traditional Sunday roast. Locally brewed cask ales can be enjoyed after lunch beside a roaring fire.

  • Syke Farm Tearoom

Open Everyday 10am- 4pm  (opening days vary during different seasons)

A little café located beside Buttermere lake, Syke Farm Tearoom is a perfect lunchtime pit stop offering homemade sweet and savoury treats using fresh, local produce from the cafes own Syke Farm. The tearoom is renowned for its homemade ice cream and extensive range of cakes! Savoury favourites include a full English breakfast, varied, weekly flavours of sausage rolls, toasties and paninis alongside teas, coffees and hot chocolates.

  • Croft House Farm Café

Open Everyday 10am- 5pm

An award-winning café situated in the heart of Buttermere village, Croft House Farm café serves a range of drinks including tea and coffee, hot chocolates and milkshakes. Lunchtime snacks include sandwiches and baguettes alongside tasty treats such as cakes, traybakes and scones. Food can be enjoyed inside the café or can be taken away as a hiker’s packed lunch.

  • The Buttermere Court Hotel

Food is served in the restaurant everyday with lunch 12:30pm- 5pm, dinner 5:45pm- 9pm.

Formally the historic Fish Hotel, the now Buttermere Court Hotel is a stunning stone built pub and hotel offering a spacious bar and restaurant. The High Stile Kitchen serves local, traditional comfort food including fish and chips, steak and ale pie and Cumberland sausage and mash. The restaurant serves a selection of wines, draft beers, ciders, spirits and of course local cask real ales from the bar.

  • Sky Hi Café 

Open Everyday 9am- 5pm

Probably the highest café in the Lake District, the Sky Hi Café is perched at the top of Honister Pass and serves locally sourced home cooked food, drinks and ice cream. A great spot for some refreshment after a day exploring Honister Slate Mine, or simply a perfect place to enjoy a lunchtime coffee and cake!

  • Kirkstile Inn

Open Everyday, lunch is served 12pm-2:30pm, evening meals are served 5:30pm-9pm

Situated between Loweswater and Crummock Water, the Kirkstile Inn is a cosy Lakeland pub serving award-winning local cask ales, including Loweswater Gold alongside a traditional, home cooked menu. The pubs changing menu is local and seasonal with all year round favourites including Shepherds Pie, steak and ale pie and slow cooked lamb shank. The pub is well known for its popular Sunday Roast too.  Enjoy homely food and a pint in the pubs cosy atmosphere, sitting under a low-beamed ceiling and open fire.