Wilf's Cafe in South Lakeland

Wilf's used to be a mobile van serving the mountain bike races in the 90's. Established this permanent location in Stavely sometime in the 2000's it is one of the best cafés I've used. Excellent range of food and drink, friendly staff, comfortable seating indoor and out. Great service. Highly recommended.

Really nice for a breakfast in Staveley, and the art by local artists is all very good, we purchased three of them and it made our trip!

Fantastic bacon butties to start your walk. A decent espresso...plus it is next to the brewery !

It was great. Food excellent and hearty portions. Dog friendly and had treats for them too. First visit but it won't be our last!! 5*

Really nice food, fresh homemade and lots of it

Went in late afternoon as they were about the close, still got a fantastic welcome and I was buying just a sandwiches. Dropped in the next day for breakfast before leaving the area after a short stay, same again, very warm welcome and both my wife and I enjoyed a very good cooked breakfast. Menu seems to cover a good range of dishes for all taste and very reasonably priced too. Lovely area and surroundings too. Would recommend it if you are in the area.

Friend and I visited for a coffee my latte was 99% milk and 1% coffee and not very hot my friends was much the same

Nice place, pleasant staff. It seems they remained open after their set closing time so that some hikers could get a quick meal. Nice.

There was probably a time where what these guys served up would have passed muster. Unfortunately, time and the food industry have past them by and this tired cafe with its dire food, watery soups and coffee that looks, smells and taste like drain run off really doesn’t meet anyones minimum standards.The interior is dated, drab and dingy. The service is okay, but slow and the menu really is over priced for what it is.Given the competition in the yard now, we struggled to work out how it’s still going….I assume by the very fact that there is a captive audience of walkers, bikers and tourists it gets passing trade. But if it had to survive as a stand alone venture, it would quickly run into problems.It’s a shame because all the other units in this area have really thought about their offering, so for this to be so poor is a sad reflection. Best avoided.

Recommended by our campsite and it didn’t disappoint. Lovely waterside views, proper honest food and a great place for a post-cycle snack!