The Bristly Hog Coffee House

69 Stricklandgate, Kendal
01539 730052

Recent Reviews

Abbie Ainsley

Such a sweet little cafe, the chocolate cake was amazing and the staff were so friendly and

phil Maxwell

Excellent restaurant great breakfast.

MARK CHAMBERS

December 2023: Christmas menu overpriced and lukewarm. Food was only OK and therefore overpriced considering 3 diners = £42.

Chris M

Went in today for "brunch" , my girlfriend ordered mushrooms on toast , absolutely dreadful ! it tasted offensive and was a pile of mushrooms in a "pinky" kind of sauce, just tasted awful. In fairness to the lady waitress , she did not argue and changed it without question , my girlfriend agreed to have "vegetable soup" as an alternative which when it came was actually carrot and butternut squash , oh dear !! We just thought , lets just eat and go, the soup was just okay and my breakfast was very average , the egg tasted like it had been fried in old oil, not good !! When clearly you have not been satisfied there is nothing worse than the venue trying to defend their food and inferring it is you who has the problem!! The answer in this case was it was because they use "vegan cream" so are we supposed to assume that because it is vegan we should just accept that it doesn't taste good ? Furthermore when you say "well we sell a lot of it" it is directly accusing us as unreasonably having the problem !! This is not dignified and leaves a nastier taste in your mouth than the mushroom dish , which was particularly nasty. There really is no point in trying to discuss these matters with somebody who flatly refuses to accept their food may be of a poor standard. So to protect ourselves from this happening again we will not be returning , and would advise anybody NOT to have the mushrooms, on toast.

Foodgoorou

Great lunch and reasonably priced. Staff here were friendly too. Didn’t buy any coffee but it looks like they source their beans from a local roaster which is great to see.

Beano Hilton

Good cafe

marn chambers

food was nauseating and crazy overpriced. :(

Sue S

I’ve visited this Cafe many times and enjoyed different foods on the menu. In January 2024 when I visited I ordered a breakfast and as the first customer to be served didn’t expect the bacon on the breakfast to be over cooked and hard. I appreciate it is probably batch made due to the cafe being busy but my grumble is at this time of year when it is cold outside and it’s obviously cold inside the cafe over night as well which can’t be helped. The tea I ordered was fine but the cups and teapots are cold so the tea goes cold very quickly in the cup and the pot. I can appreciate it’s not always possible to warm all cups and tea pots but it’s a little disappointing to have tea that’s not as hot as it usually is. Some people might find warm tea fine but personally I prefer hot tea. This is a lovely cafe with friendly staff.

Patrick Fletcher-Jones

It's not all bad working away, you get to have a fantastic breakfast in places like this. Food is amazing.

Debra D

Yummy breakfast, polite helpful staff, spotlessly clean. Would definitely recommend and will definitely be returning! The Christmas decorations are lovely too! X

C J

From the second we walked in the staff were brilliant and couldn’t do enough for us or our dogs. Strong latte’s were the best we’ve had all week and the scones were to die for. Would highly recommend. Definitely go again when next in Kendal.

Paul Dunleavy

Great coffee options (v60 and Cafetiere). Friendly staff and quick service. Great vegetarian and gluten free options.

kerryd1008

Called in on a Friday morning, not too busy. After small delay in being given menus, we both chose small breakfasts. Good quality produce, very tasty breakfast and just the right size. Would return.

Chris C

From the second we walked in the staff were brilliant and couldn’t do enough for us or our dogs. Strong latte’s were the best we’ve had all week and the scones were to die for. Would highly recommend. Definitely go again when next in Kendal.

Alan25252525

Only had a light lunch here but the sweetcorn soup and the cakes were great. All the staff were friendly and very efficient. Lovely atmosphere and great location.

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