Cumbria Food Awards 2025

Eden Yard Rapeseed Oil is a finalist in the Food Producer of the Year category. Eden Yard Rapeseed Oil is…

The Black Bull is a finalist in the Contemporary Restaurant of the Year category.  The former 17th century coaching inn…

The Meat Hook is a finalist in the Specialist Retailer of the Year category. Opened at the start of 2022,…

The Oak won the Contemporary Restaurant of the Year category. The Oak at Curthwaite is a modern fine dining pub…

Cloud Nine Kitchen is a finalist in the New Business of the Year category. We’re Bryony & Gemma, partners in…

The Pie Mill won the Food Producer of the Year category. Our traditional Cumbrian handmade pies are made using hand…

West Walls Brewing Co is a finalist in the Pub, Bar or Taproom of the Year category.   West Walls Brewing…

The Toffee Shop is a finalist in the Food Producer of the Year category. From our little shop in Cumbria,…

Lake District Wine won the Pub, Bar or Taproom of the Year category.  The world of wine can be a…

Basecamp North Lakes is a finalist in the Sustainable Business of the Year category. The sustainable farm shop, café and…

Crooked River Brewing Co is a small independent and award-winning brewery based in West Cumbria where we brew a wide…

Scott Fairweather, of Harry’s Cafe Bar, Yew Tree Barn, Low Newton, is a finalist in the Chef of the Year…

Farlam Hall is a finalist in the Acclaimed Restaurant of the Year category.  The former Gilpin Hotel chef Hrishikesh Desai…

Mizu Pan Asian Restaurant is a finalist in the Contemporary Restaurant of the Year finalist.  This pan-Asian restaurant in the…

The George & Dragon is a finalist in the Contemporary Restaurant of the Year category.  Owner Charles Lowther and his…

The Round is a finalist in the Casual Dining Venue of the Year category.  A bustling burger restaurant where the…

Ramble in Kendal is a finalist in the Casual Dining Venue of the Year category. Harry Appleyard and Stacey Lee…

Barua Street Food won the Casual Dining Venue of the Year category.  Business partners Sam Rowley and Zara Barua spotted…

Peace & Loaf is won the Takeaway or Street Food Trader of the Year category.  The sourdough bakery turned pizzeria…

Fish Express is a finalist in the Takeaway or Street Food Trader of the Year category.  There is no shortage…

British Raj is a finalist in the Takeaway or Street Food Trader of the Year category.  There’s a reason that…

Whyte’s Cafe Bar is a finalist in the Cafe of the Year category. The busy café in the historic quarter…

Mathilde’s won the Cafe of the Year category. Named for the Norwegian country girl who stole the heart of the…

Industry Kitchen is a finalist in the Cafe of the Year category. The brunch, lunch and speciality coffee spot run…

Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy won the Sustainable Business of the Year category. When farmers Jenny and Mark Lee noticed a few…

The Schelly won the New Business of the Year category. The latest venture from chef-owner Ryan Blackburn, manager Craig Blackburn…

Billy’s Bar and Restaurant is a finalist in the New Business of the Year category. Since opening in May 2024,…

Stacey Lee Raath, of Ramble, won the Service of the Year category. When one person is the whole of front…

Peter King, The Yan at Broadrayne, is a finalist in the Service of the Year category. From a wine bar…

Craig Blackburn, Old Stamp House, is a finalist in the Service of the Year category.  When Ryan Blackburn’s Michelin-starred cooking…

The Lakes Distillery is a finalist in the Drinks Producer of the Year Award. Paul Currie’s vision to turn a…

Lakes Brew Co won the Drinks Producer of the Year award. The team of four who head up Lakes Brew…

Jack Bond has been nominated for the Chef of the Year category. Chef-owner Jack – who has bought the business…

Basecamp North Lakes has been nominated for the Specialist Retailer of the Year category. The sustainable farm shop, café and…

Paul Leonard, of Forest Side, won the Chef of the Year  award. The Michelin-starred head chef continues to fly high,…

Jack Bond, of The Cottage in the Wood, is a finalist in the Chef of the Year category.

Forest Side is a finalist in the Acclaimed Restaurant of the Year category.  Much lauded since opening in 2016 and…

Rogan & Co won the Acclaimed Restaurant of the Year category.  Simon Rogan’s sister restaurant to the all-conquering L’Enclume, Rogan…

Our Farm is a finalist in the Sustainable Business of the Year category. Established in 2013, Simon Rogan’s farm, on…

The Hare & Hounds Inn is a finalist in the Pub, Bar or Taproom of the Year category.  Under the…

Roast Mutton is a finalist in the Specialist Retailer of the Year category. Since Rob Unwin opened his business in…