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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Western
Take-out
Bakery
Cafe beside Wray Castle offering dishes like Tuscan bean stew, Thai broth, hot and cold drinks with plant milks as well as vegan cakes. Offers a small selection of vegan products for sale. Reported to serve cow's milk July 2023. Open Mon-Sun 10:00-16:00.
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Last update on 30 Jul 2023 by ElsemariekeSpriensma
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Added by Veganolive1 on 07 Jul 2021
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52 Reviews
First Review by Veganolive1
KatieGill123
Points +789
Great! - Edit
Plenty of vegan options 🙂 friendly staff too!
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Mimimaya
Points +39
Great pastry great coffee - Edit
Had a sausage roll, mushroom pie and steakless pasty plus some cookies a flapjack and pecan slice. All delicious and the coffee was good too.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-08-29
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Catbr
Points +19
Fabulous - Edit
This place is fantastic! They do an amazing selection of hot pasties and pies including cauliflower and chickpea, mushroom bourgignon and steakless. They also do some delicious salads - try the Korean which has an amazing pot of dressing. You could do what I do and buy extra for evening finer or the next day!
Read moreCakes and hot drinks look great but I've not tried. A brave decision for a national trust place to have a solely vegan cafe and a good one!
Pros: Fantastic location at Wray Castle
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Travels_in_Reggie
Points +5039
Joey’s Cafe - Edit
Joey’s Café is in a fantastic location at Wray Castle, just a stone’s throw from the lake. There’s a brilliant selection of food, from light bites to filling meals, with plenty of both savoury and sweet options. Definitely worth stopping by, there are some lovely walking routes from here too. A perfect place to refuel and soak up the surroundings. Although disappointing to see they’re no longer a vegan cafe.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-02-06
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EthanBakerTravels
Points +1355
Lots of options - Edit
Very nice to find in the national trust ground. Croissant was quite greasy kept it in its bad while we went for a walk
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Socalapt
Points +210
Excellent - Edit
. A welcome break after walking part of the Windermere Trail.
Read moreHuge selection of vegan cakes. They also have sandwiches, sausage rolls etc. not all food is vegan but loads available.
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naoms84
Points +422
So many options! - Edit
Fantastic cafe at Wray Castle, had a hot chocolate with almond milk and vegan cream and marshmallows on top. They had loads of pasties, ice cream and cakes plus a vegan northern bloc whippy machine! What a find!
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richtaylor76
Points +167
Excellent cafe - Edit
Great pasties, nachos, daal. Great coffee and cakes. All vegan barring cow's milk and a few cheese sandwiches
Read morePros: Lovely food, Cool comfy cafe, Mr Whippy style ice-cream!
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KristinaLR
Points +344
Love the soft serve ice cream - Edit
It thrills me that the National Trust has Joey's in 4 locations providing vegan food to the public who have likely not noticed the lack of meat.
Read moreMy favourite is the soft serve ice cream machine, something you don't find in too many places. Sadly the second time I came the machine was being cleaned (happens once a month and takes all day) and I had made a long journey just for this. They offered me a free cone another day and it was worth driving al the way back.
Had a lovely ginger square and a cauliflower pie.
Pros: ice cream!, worth a journey, so many choices
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Sophie_B
Points +772
Regular pitstop when I visit Windermere - Edit
Excellently located veggie café right next to Wray castle, and surrounding walks. Plenty to choose from, such as, sandwiches cookies and more. So far everything that I have tried from this café hasn’t disappointed. Cakes and flapjacks are a little soft/crumbly so be wary of that. Joey’s café is a regular that I come to every time I am in the Windermere area.
Read morePros: Creativity, Quality , Location
Cons: Cakes too crumbly
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RolandReisner
Points +69
Nice vegan bite with a view - Edit
Good sandwiches and cakes and of course an unbeatable location.
Read moreStaff is nice and very helpful.
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shonamaule
Points +528
Brilliant Vegan Food - Edit
The food here was so fresh - a highlight was the nachos and vegan Mr. Whippy!
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vegankathleen
Points +212
What a find! - Edit
Yeah! Was so happy to find this lovely cafe when we went to Wray Castle for a hike! I had a delicious falafel salad, my family had plant based cheese sandwiches and we all enjoyed vegan mint chip ice cream! Also bought some oat cookies for later. Really nice atmosphere sitting outside next to the castle. Very friendly staff also. They had one item next to the deli sandwiches that was clearly marked that it had dairy - otherwise everything was plant based!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-27
Pros: 99% plant based , Atmosphere , Nice staff
Cons: Weird that they serve dairy
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Piranha_Mike
Points +377
Delicious food - Edit
Delicious food - I had a 'steak' pastie and dhal followed by some gingerbread and a cup of tea. Really nicely presented in a cute café. Very friendly robin outside mopped up my crumbs. Overhead some negative comments because they couldn't get their fix of meat. You'd think people could cope for one meal and may even be pleasantly surprised. They also have Northern Bloc vegan soft ice cream although that would have been a bit greedy.
Read morePros: Pastie , Dhal, Gingerbread cake
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waldry
Points +212
Great vegan cafe - Edit
Everything was vegan except for cows milk for tea. It was cafe attached to a public attraction. The cakes were to die for. It was great to hear non vegan raving about the food.
Read morePros: The variety of food and cake, The atmosphere , Non vegans enjoying the food
Cons: Cows milk
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katherineg
Points +258
Decent vegetarian cafe but limited options - Edit
Not vegan (serves dairy milk and cheese) :(
Read moreA small but nice cafe at the national trust castle property. Only hot food was soup or curry from the big cauldron vat things. Also a few pastries and cakes on offer.
Something to grab and go rather than a sit down meal.
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Veganolive1
Points +5314
Excellent Vegan Cafe Serving Delicious Food - Edit
Joeys' have opened a cafe which is all but vegan bar serving dairy milk as of December 2021 and we have visited several times the first for a mid morning snack of a jammie dodger and flapjack, which were absolutely delicious with a good cup of coffee.
Read moreRevisited Joey's at lunchtime and ordered a potato, roast garlic & cheese pasty and curried cauliflower with crispy onions and sourdough.. Top notch dishes, the pasty was amazing..I could have eaten another it was so good.
Visited again 17th November 2023 and had golden beetroot and horseradish soup, chocolate caramel slice and carrot cake, everything was scrumptious.
Visited again with friends in February 2024 and had two vegetable stews, loaded nachos, saag aloo pasty and a coronation chickpea sandwich and it was all fantastic, good sized portions and absolutely delicious.
Everything is served in bio degradable packaging with wooden cutlery. This is one place I always visit when in the Lakes it would not be the same if I didn't. Highly recommended.
Updated from previous review on 2022-11-17
Pros: Vegan food, Vegan plant milks, Vegan cakes and biscuits
Cons: Serves dairy milk
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MartinAllen
Points +15
😁 - Edit
Great cake selection - all vegan!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-11-24
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JackyDeReviere
Points +6858
Delicious cakes - Edit
After the visit to the Beatrix Potter House in 2022, we enjoyed delicious cakes at the Joey's Café food truck
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racheyroo2004
Points +43
Spoilt for choice - Edit
A plant based establishment (does serve dairy milk )
Read moreAll cakes are delicious……. I’ve tried most of them.
Delicious coffee.
Can’t praise this place enough.
As s vegan I was totally blown away
Pros: The huge selection, Cakes!!!!!, Environment
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NaomiMisoraBell
Points +22
Ticked all the boxes! - Edit
Stumbled upon this accidentally whilst on a bike ride and it warmed mine and my boyfriend's lil vegan hearts! He had the nachos which were gorgeous ~ guacamole, vegan cheese, chilli, lime goodness. I just had a cheese and tomato roll but it was glorious, the use of cream cheese as well as cheddar meant it wasn't too dry, as I sometimes find cheese rolls to be ~ and it was extra cheesy! We also pigged out on some gorgeous cakes, the caramel, chocolate biscuity slice and the summer fruits flapjack ~ again, both glorious! We also fed the robins and blue/great tits that were quite boldly approaching our table, which just made the whole experience that bit more wholesome!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-10-03
Pros: Gorgeous food and drinks, Lovely location, Feeding the birds!
Cons: Don't think there was a toilet?
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Katie2020
Points +358
Amazing! - Edit
Drove specifically to go to this castle. Parking is free if a National Trust member . Staff extremely friendly. Everything food wise is vegan, it’s just they offer cows milk as an option for drinks as well as all the others. I had a hazelnut praline croissant and coffee for breakfast, then a SALTED CARAMEL whippy ice cream after . I can’t explain how good the whippy was. Amazing! They also offer vanilla .
Read moreI got a pasty & brownie to take away for later. All amazing. Staff extremely friendly. An absolute must if you’re in the Lake District
Pros: Amazing choice, Delicious, Friendly staff and nice surroundings
Cons: They offer cows milk for coffee
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Mattyg
Points +160
Excellent Cafe - Edit
Delighted that the Wray's Castle had a fully vegan cafe and the food and ice cream did not disappoint. There was an excellent selection of pasties and pizza slices, with a tasty butternut squash pasty. The various cakes were were also very impressive- the biscoff brownie was a standout. The soft ice cream was also delicious, with vanilla and caramel options available. Would thoroughly recommend.
Read moreIt is worth noting that there is only limited inside seating, although plentiful outside seating and options to takeaway the food and drinks.
Pros: Good range of food, Friendly staff, Tasty cakes
Cons: Limited inside seating
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Blaspheimear
Points +1408
Soft serve ice cream! - Edit
Went on a Monday lunchtime after a dander around Wray castle. Had a carrot “salmon” & sheese bagel; partner had a chickpea & smoked almond wrap - both were tasty. There were a few other choices of sandwiches/wraps, salads, scones, tray bakes & soup. Fab selection of drinks - Karma cola range as well as plenty of different kombucha flavours. The star of the show was the salted caramel soft serve - make sure to save room for dessert!
Read morePros: Vegan soft serve , Good selection of food, Lots of kombucha flavours
Cons: Cows milk is an option for tea/coffee
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Ricky123
Points +2497
great food, so many options - Edit
The salted caramel whippy was quite possibly the best ice cream I have ever tasted in my life. A wide variety of options, of which all were incredibly tasty. It is a bit on the pricey side but would defo reccomend.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-09-05
Pros: Great tasting, Variety of Options, Friendly staff
Cons: Price
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madveganfood
Points +1808
Honestly amazing - Edit
Didnt realise most of the food sold was vegan and became spoilt for choice. Got a chickpea/almond ceasar wrap which was craaaazy good, a nice cola and a biscoff brownie. Quite expensive but tbh it was worth it.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Lots of drinks, Plant based ice cream
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rainonseven
Points +514
Lovely spot for a break! - Edit
I went to the cafe near Claife Viewing Station and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of pasties and cakes available! The coffee was delicious and this was a perfect spot for a break during my walk.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-04-25
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