Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Organic
British
Fusion
Breakfast
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant with a stylish interior and scenic views serves breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, most of which is vegan. Added meat October 2024. Open Wed-Sun 09:00-16:00. Closed Mon, Tue.
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38 Reviews
First Review by Pekrova
AlfieRC
Points +286
gorgeous views - Edit
really lovely little cafe attached to a spa. several veggie and vegan options available, we came for breakfast and it slapped. huge panoramic windows have you watching over the beautiful valley and it's serene. staff super friendly and maybe weird to note but the whole place smelled incredible
Read morePros: good options, amazing views, plenty of parking
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sadie.rose
Points +361
Beautiful food with a beautiful view - Edit
Had the vegan roast which was delicious! The views from the window are just stunning. Which an idyllic location for a restaurant. Friendly staff. Decor is fine, clean enough, booth seating, nothing special inside, apart from the food of course, and the views of the outside. Will be returning.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-06-30
Pros: Scenery , Vegan roast, Staff
Cons: Basic decor inside
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LisaH67
Points +32
Mixed feelings… - Edit
Booked this venue for a special birthday for my adult daughter, well in advance and via WhatsApp messaging with Tim. Double checked/reconfirmed a few days beforehand. When we arrived, we were told that there was no reservation on the system for us. Luckily, despite it being a weekend, we were able to get a table. This was the second problem encountered with this - my first - experience of Whins kitchen. I had also pre-arranged, again via Tim, a birthday cake for my daughter. When I touched based to check all was well ahead of time I was told that the person who had been asked to do the cake hadn’t been in contact. If I hadn’t checked I’d never have known. I then had to source another cake through someone else at very short notice; I got lucky. Overall, extremely disappointed with the lack of organisation and communication. My daughter’s birthday lunch came perilously close to disaster.
Read moreIn addition, take note that the web/insta menu isn't always reflected in the restaurant. Apparently we couldn’t order pizza because the Chef didn’t have any pizza dough. Oddly however you could (theoretically) order a children’s pizza… We therefore had to go for second choices.
Service from the kitchen was slow, despite the restaurant not being that busy.
On the upside - the food we had was good and reasonably priced. There were plenty of vegan and vegetarian options. The waitresses were polite and friendly.
Pros: Good food, Good waitress service, Beautiful setting
Cons: Poor organisation , Slow service from the kitchen, Lack of communication
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jessiedhal
Points +698
Vegan roast! - Edit
One of my new favourite places.
Read moreNot a huge vegan menu, but the quality of the vegan food on offer is great.
This was the first time trying their vegan roast, and it did not disappoint and a great place for vegans to go with non-vegans and all have a hearty roast!
There is always at least one vegan dessert and cake available too.
Not to mention, as usual, the views and the staff are incredible and really what makes this place so special.
Of course, I will be retuning again.
Pros: Staff, Location and Views, Food
Cons: A bit pricey, but worth it for the atmosphere
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MarkHappy
Points +293
Nice environment but pricey for what it is - Edit
Updating review to 1star. New owners have turned their back on Vegan products and added meat back to the menu. Don’t bother visiting
Read moreWe called in for coffee and cake at lunchtime. The setting is really nice with an open view over grassland at one side, although lots of dust is blown up from the car park which is right next to the tables .
Service was great but thought the coffee /cake could have been better quality, particularly considering the price compared to other places.
Updated from previous review on 2023-06-09
Pros: Setting , Service, Choice
Cons: Very pricey, Quality did not match price
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Tianohara
Points +20
Amazing food as always - Edit
We visited Whins Kitchen yesterday for a meal and as always the food, service and ambience was excellent.
Read moreWe were served by Tim who was professional and personable and a very good addition to the team.
As vegans we have visited Whins Kitchen numerous times and always find the whole experience excellent.
Pros: The food, The service , The ambience
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Veganolive1
Points +5030
Fabulous Spanish Evening - Edit
Our first visit to Whins Kitchen for their Spanish theme evening. The restaurant has amazing views, truly gorgeous and the place itself is lovely, with a great atmosphere. The vegan food was delicious, padron peppers, potato croquetas, meatballs, paella and churros with chocolate sauce.
Read moreThe only downside and I've not marked it down for this but they need to address it, is the choice of drinks is limited and poor selection of vegan friendly wine with only one a red available by the bottle, so we didn't bother as my husband was driving and I didn't want a full bottle. I find it bizarre a vegetarian/vegan friendly restaurant does not label and offer suitable vegan wines especially when they are serving vegan food.
However we will definitely revisit especially for the theme evenings.
Pros: Vegan options , Vegan theme evenings , Vegan cakes/desserts
Cons: Poor wine and drinks selection
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Hannaeff
Points +33
Food with a view - Edit
The view is lovely, set in nice surroundings with outdoor seating too. Fully vegetarian and offer loads of vegan options, vegan cake selection is amazing. And icecream too. Really delicious food
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louih
Points +62
Lovely 😊 - Edit
Absolutely stunning surroundings. Huge window full of greenary. Very replenishing. Beautiful coffee. Breakfast was amazing just the mushrooms were lukewarm warm. Cakes were delish!!!!x
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Helleywhelley
Points +69
Excellent food with a view - Edit
Delicious brunch and lunch menus.
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Suzieg
Points +848
3 course lunch - Edit
We came for Mother’s Day and had the 3 course lunch for £22.50, this was great value and the food was unreal. We had the mushroom pate, roast and sticky toffee pudding. I can’t describe how good the pudding was. We bought seconds to take away.
Read moreThe afternoon tea looked very good!
The views are gorgeous and it has a really nice atmosphere. The one downside is the staff seemed quite stressed and it wasn’t the friendliest service as a result I think.
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KayParry
Points +682
Lovely homemade food - Edit
Staff were lovely, food was made really well, we will be returning #Veganuary
Read morePros: So many options on the menu, Do a Sunday roast, Dog friendly
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N0meatz
Points +299
Expensive for portion size - Edit
Been here quite a few times now and actually had a couple of the same dishes as previous visits with less food on for the same price (pictures from previous reviews were my reference). Asked for more bread as they gave a tiny piece of bread for the pate and less risotto balls for the same price..bizarre because the portion size was already small to begin with for the price.
Read moreCakes were quite dry as well this time but my partner had Christmas dinner and he said it was good. Cauliflower wings were also tasty as were the risotto balls and pate, just small portions.
Service seemed to improve though and the selection of food is good.
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-25
Pros: Tasty food
Cons: Smaller portions for same meal and price, Expensive , Portion size
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WendyEhlen
Points +210
The view is amazing and the food is great! - Edit
We had an amazing vegan meal here. There was lots of choice, it was well prepared and presented and the view was splendid! Highly recommend
Read morePros: The view , Lots of choice , Well presented food
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Dusty27
Points +153
Let Down - Edit
Lovely place, very clean and wonderful views from a large glass wall, but it ended there. I was aware it was expensive but I didn't mind if the food was worth it. I'm afraid it wasn't. There was not a lot of it and it was bland. The staff did not look very happy and did not seem to know what gluten was, or weren't bothered. My meal had things in it that were not on the menu including gluten! My wife's meal looked good but again it was rather disappointing.
Read moreI think they have a good idea but perhaps the chef was not up to it.
Pros: Wonderful views, Very clean, Outside seating
Cons: Expensive, Bland decor, Bland food
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LoVe20
Points +2062
Lovely setting! - Edit
A lovely location with a beautiful view!
Read moreService was a little slow, but they did have a large party in who had pre-ordered and so we were warned of the delay. There were only 2 members of staff working, maybe an extra person would help speed things up a bit!
I chose the Club sandwich which comes with either fries, soup or salad. This was OK, nothing too special. £12.50 for the sandwich was a little pricey too.
All the cakes were vegan too, so when I spotted a Biscoff Cheesecake I had to have it! It was nice enough but I've had better elsewhere.
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CharlieEye
Points +60
Service consistently…dire - Edit
I go to Whins quite a lot because I’m local and we have few vegan options elsewhere… but literally every single time the service has been dire. We have to gear ourselves up for it and it’s actually become a joke now amongst us and our friends. “How bad was the service today?!🤣” they say when they see on insta we’ve been. “Worse than ever” was my answer today - hence the motivation to leave this review. For the price (very expensive) I would not expect such poor service. I’m so gobsmacked about all the positive reviews - weirdly even some of the 5 star reviews mention the bad service so not sure what’s going on there!
Read moreI will list some of the things that have ‘gone wrong’ in our many times there-
*over charged for items we didn’t get
* under charged, missing off items we did get
* being ignored for up to an hour (!)
* being confused for a different group and told someone had paid our bill for us …only to then be told we had to cough up.
* getting there after booking a table
online to find no reservation (happened twice - so never book online now).
* never having the dessert option in that we want
* being told the price for ice cream is however many flavours you want (it’s not - it’s £4 per scoop! That £12 ice cream I got was an expensive dessert!!)
* staff being grumpy with each other in front of customers
And is I mentioned it’s so expensive (usually spend £50 for a lunch for 2) so feels a bit like a kick in the teeth to pay this much for crummy service!
Sort it out Whins - then we can actually enjoy ourselves 🥴
Pros: Vegan options aplenty
Cons: Very poor service , Expensive , Often don’t have things in stock
TheFightingNun
My sentiments exactly!
Read moreDebbieBrotherton
Totally agree! Great food...terrible service!
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HB77
Points +11
Whins Green Kitchen - Edit
Really good food, friendly staff lots of options. 3 courses for £20 good value.
Read morePros: Reasonably priced , Great food, Lots of options
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Daveyebb
Points +20
Lovely Setting - Edit
Good food, too. We shared cauliflower wings for starter followed by carrot soup and the Wellington. All delicious. And we had biscoff cheesecake and trillionaires’ tart boxed up to take away. We will be back soon.
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NorthWestVegan1
Points +211
Amazing views - Edit
Good autumnal menu
Read morePros: Predominantly vegan menu, Good variety of options
Cons: Slow service
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plantbasedlou
Points +149
Good options, great views - Edit
Nice find as it's fully vegetarian, even though some of their signs claim fully vegan which can be misleading so you need to check with staff that everything you order is suitable e.g. state you want plant-based milk / ice cream and make clear you're vegan.
Read moreThe options were nice and comfy with things like goulash, shepherd's pie and a mushroom and ale pie. The starters we had were wonderful and tasty but the mains were quite standard, I had a lasagne which was quite bland. Good selection of cakes. I know they have just started the new menu so will be coming back to try again once they're more in the swing of things.
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SonjaBarton-Hanley
Points +44
Great food. Amazing views - Edit
Vegan/vegetarian restaurant open during the day. Really lovely countryside views. Good choices of breakfast, hot meals and cakes/bakes and a Jude’s vegan ice cream bar outside.
Read morePros: Fully vegetarian/vegan, Good selection, Good for just a drink & cake or full meal
Cons: Service can be slow, Not open evenings
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houseofphi
Points +32
A la carte dining - Edit
Great choice of dishes and really pleasant environment with open views and Spa facilities
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PollyGreenslade
Points +16
Bad service and found a chip of porcelain in scone - Edit
Whins was very accommodating when I called to book a table for 6 instead of their 4 people limit on website. Booked for afternoon tea for the first time so was not sure what to expect, especially seen as there was nothing on the website to tell me what was in the afternoon tea selection. On arrival was greeted at the door by a lovely lady who showed us to our table. When seated we had to wait for everyone to arrive and a male waiter was anxious for us to order. When we decided to order, for the finally person, I asked what was in the afternoon tea only to be told that he could not help me ordering food and that he’d take off anything I didn’t want. I realised he didn’t understand my question so again I rephrased the question explaining that I wished to know what would be served on the afternoon platter but again he told me he could not advise if he didn’t know what I want. I assumed this meant there was a choice so I asked “can I choose what is on the selection then?” And he said no. This went back a forth a few times with other questions. In the end we ordered and still didn’t know what to expect. We tried to order drinks but he told us “I don’t do the drinks” and walked off. We finally got table water and some other drinks but no one ever offered or showed us the list of“unlimited tea and coffee” they claim to offer. Still we enjoyed each other’s company and even though the waiter spoke to us oddly it gave us entertainment. For those of you who wish to know what is in the afternoon tea there is a selection of 3 mini sandwiches pesto and tomato, butter and cucumber and chutney with cress. In addition are scones with butter and strawberry jam, strawberries, blueberries and a selection of 3 cakes which were a brownie, lemon cake and carrot and ginger cake. The food was yummy until I got a shock when I took my second bite of my scone and felt a hard chip of something that I could not bite into. When I took it out of my mouth there was a chip from what I think was a porcelain plate. I tried to get someone’s attention but the staff were very busy so I waited until our male waiter was in ear shot to make him aware that I’d found this chip. He offered to replace my scone which I accepted.
Read moreWe still had a lovely Mother’s Day afternoon which I’m very glad for but I felt I had to tell my experience so this doesn’t happen for others. I hope this review is good enough constructive criticism.
Pros: Yummy food
Cons: Bad service , No menu for afternoon tea
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Veganrebels.uk
Points +312
Amazing food and service, an absolute hidden gem! - Edit
We tried this little hidden gem out just after Christmas and it was amazing. The service was the best I've ever experienced, even the cook came out to have a chat with us which was nice. And the view is exceptional, green countryside, I didn't even know Chorley had such a lovely part to it! And the food was amazing too, the only downside if I had to pick a fault is that it's not open a little later, but to be fair the portions were that big I was full up for the rest of the night anyway haha! We will 100% be going back here, and looking forward to the next time that we do :).
Read morePros: Amazing food, Exceptional service, The best views in Chorley
Cons: Closing time could be just 1-2 hours later
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Guruofsurf
Points +651
Great plant based food in a lovely location - Edit
Stopped off here on a trip between South Yorkshire and the Lake District. Conveniently just off of the major motorways north of Manchester area. Parking is slightly limited, we visited when fairly busy and a lot of people appeared to be parked on the side of the road. Car park had a few spaces, so may not really be an issue. The car park is shared with the attached spa I think. Restaurant is very airy and light. With full length glass windows allowing a view over a few rolling hills, very pleasant. I visited when the Christmas Menu was on and it was excellent. A nice range of food and very tasty when it promptly arrived. The starters are quite large in themselves and a couple of these may make up a meal. Service was very good and a wide range of desserts and cakes on show. A very good experience
Read morePros: Wonderful food, Lovely location, Great service
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oh.olivia
Points +904
Best local spot - Edit
Best place you’re going to find in the area for vegan food. The location is so beautiful and they’ve got big wide windows you can look out at the scenery from, the outdoor seating must be so lovely in the summer time. Staff were kind too.
Read morePros: Options that change on a regular basis , Serve a breakfast and lunch menu
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