Cafe Bar 26

First vegan cafe experience, and was pleasantly surprised. The fudge cake there is very nice and the oatmeal coffees we had were lovely. The pricing was reasonable as 2 drinks and a cake came to £8. The interior is lovely and the vibe of the place was nice, waitress was also very friendly.

As a family of vegans and vegetarians we had high hopes for this cafe and the cakes looked delicious. My chai latte was completely tasteless and so were the cakes which was very disappointing. The cafe staff were nice and friendly though. Toilets were not in a good state either.

My wife and I are visiting Keswick and booked a table at Cafe Bar 26 mainly because we are vegan and love trying places that are plant based when we are on our travels. To say we were impressed this evening is an understatement ! The food menu has a tapas feel to it and what we had was fabulous. We made sure (for test purposes only you understand !) that we had plenty of the dishes on offer and ended up with 8 plates which included ‘meat’ balls, ‘Fish’ Goujons, Vietnamese Fries, Mock Duck Pancakes, Chick’n Nuggets, and others. They were absolutely faultless ! Tasty, plentiful and clearly lovingly prepared. We were chatting with the owner who is a lovely lady and deserves success at this brilliant place. It boats a comfortable setting inside and a great atmosphere. The staff were friendly and we will undoubtedly go back the next time we are in Keswick and suggest you don’t miss it when you are there either ! We are pretty taken with Cafe Bar 26. Can you tell ?!

Where do I start with this place? Prices: The pricing here is extortionate. As a vegan from Manchester I am used to paying a premium on vegan food. Unfortunately that is just the reality of being a vegan in 2022. But the food from Cafe Bar 26? Insanity. We were charged £3 for 2 slices of toast. I don't believe in any cafe in the world you should be charged £3 for 2 slices of toast. Mental. The breakfast sandwiches cost £6 and that was 1 muffin with 1 Linda McCartney sausage and 2 slices of This! Isn't Bacon. Not sure what dream world the owners are living in to charge this much. Food quality: The food quality overall was incredibly poor. The coffee was burnt and tasted disgusting. The breakfast sandwich was burnt and tasted really bad. The hash browns were nice, but they were just heated from frozen, so can't really complain, but they were also nothing special. The waffle was delicious, but at £9.50 for 1 it was daylight robbery. Service: The guy who waited on our table gets a 0/10 for service. He basically threw 1 menu at us despite there being 2 of us, he struggled to comprehend our order despite writing it down, mumbled the whole time so we could barely make out what he was saying and just overall lacked any sort of hospitality training. Overall it was a very disappointing experience that cost £36.60 for: 2 sandwiches, 1 waffle, 2 hashbrowns, 1 coffee and 1 lemonade. Would fully not recommend going to these guys. Save your money and go to one of the other vegan establishments that Keswick has to offer. 0/10 and only gave 1 star as that is the lowest I can give to write a review. AVOID.

Amazing place to come for brunch, it was very quiet when we came, dog friendly too so we came with our dog. Nice and clean, lovely food and coffee! Would definitely come back :) lovely staff, the brunch waffles are great!

Mez my partner and my little boy came here whilst I. Holiday in Keswick. We were greeted by a very friendly young man who, looked free us very well and was very efficient. The food was tasty, there was lots of choice. I had waffles which were lovely. Upon paying we were served by a young lady who alsi.was very friendly. Would definitely recommend 😀

Whilst roaming around Keswick looking for a place to settle me and my partner found Cafe Bar 26. At first it appeared to be just a cafe, but the place actually has guest rooms making it a great and centralised place to stay overnight. The entrance is clearly wheelchair accessible but I’m not 100% sure the rooms are. As we went for a coffee I’ll be reviewing it as a café. Bar 26 had a calm atmosphere to it which was achieved by the soft background music and friendly staff. The woman that served us was happy to chat about their varied cocktail range whilst I was ordering before we sat down by the window. We ordered coffees and later some fries. The coffee was lovely and the fries tasted great I would add they may have too much salt for some people but we loved them with what we thought was chipotle or burger sauce. The place appears to be open 9:30-11pm all week apart from Mondays so next time you find yourself in need of a coffee give them a try.

We looked all over for a cosy cocktail bar for pre-dinner drinks in Keswick as most of the watering holes are just pubs, so we were glad to find this place. It had a nice welcoming atmosphere, the staff were friendly and attentive, and the drinks were well priced. We ended up having several rounds; they did a really tasty spin on an Aperol spritz using grapefruit, which I really enjoyed, but the Hulu rum one served in a pineapple shaped glass was our favourite!