Xavier's Cafe and Wine in Eden

Fabulous place.My first visit with friends and won't be the last.Staff were very friendly,helpful and well informed about menu and drink choices.Food was delicious.If l lived in Penrith l would certainly be a regular.

Great choice of food. Great drinks choices. Great staff so helpful great decor. One of my favorites places in penrith.

Headline: This establishment is a MUST visit if you are in Penrith. Don't even think twice, just go!I would easily give this more stars if I could. We were visiting Penrith and intrigued by the description of Xavier's online, but it did not disappoint. We were served by Jack, who offered to make us any cocktail we liked. As we weren't cocktail experts, he asked us some questions to get an idea of what we liked, and we both ended up with cocktails we were really happy with. We tried a few of their wines as well, served by the impressively knowledgeable Ben - they really do have a massive wine collection - and were impressed by their choices for us. The tapas is excellent too. You really can't go wrong with camembert. And then we had a lovely chat about the Jubilee with the owner, James.Thanks so much to James, Jack, Ben and Clauda for a lovely experience. If we're ever back in the Lake District, Xavier's has been added to our list of return destinations!

Mediocre. The place was empty on a Sunday lunchtime. This should have been a warning to us! This place obviously does well with drinkers but how they manage to keep up the food side of things from what I saw is questionable.We were the only ones in the place and asked for 2 'Full Xaviers'. This took 40 minutes. The food was ok. Nothing special. On paying the bill I mentioned the seemingly long wait time, and the response was 'well you wouldn't want undercooked sausages would you?'!!Any cafe that takes 40 minutes to produce two full Englishes' won't be in business for long. I wouldn't like to consider how long we would have had to wait had it been remotely busy.Sadly, the only disappointment wasn't the food. Our server had food in his beard which was unprofessional. No condiments on the table. Had to ask for them. We asked for water for the table and were given one glass of water! Maybe it was to share??? We were not asked about any more drinks. Our plates were not cleared. On leaving the toilets were grim. They clearly hadn't bothered to clean them after a busy Saturday night.If you don't have a bladder and you like a drink this is the perfect place.

To echo what others have said, this is a gem of a place. Excellent service and a wide range of drinks.

Amazing place. In a small town like Penrith this is a true gem.Amazing selection of wines, beers on tap and cocktails accompanied by great tapas.Definitely worth to try every day when you are here!

A lovely relaxing environment. Amazing, friendly staff. My second visit, will definitely be going back and recommending. I went in for drinks and light lunch with friends loved it

Very friendly wine and tapas bar cafe. Knowledgeable staff and reasonable prices

Very nice place with a glass floor near the entrance showing off the wine cellar below. The wood panels around the booth style seats and lighting give the place an upmarket look, as do the prices... £22 for two glasses of wine. The wine was lovely but we were not given the option of looking at a wine list to make an informed choice.

Beautiful decor, very upmarket, and a lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff. Came here in the evening for drinks with my partner and we were not disappointed! The Gin selection is extensive and very tasty! Whole wall of reasonably priced wine as well.