Jumble Room Cafe

A gem of a restaurant in the charming and scenic town of Grasmere. Amazing flavors, whimsical and cozy décor and good service. Highly recommend.
My wife had an Asian influenced roast chicken that was delicious and I had the lamb tagine that was exotic and tender as can be. For starters I had a delicious pork belly that was equally flavorful. For desert we had a Scottish whiskey cream and berries that was perfect. Combined with a bottle of fine Zinfandel we enjoyed a perfect meal. I hope more visitors discover this restaurant. Truly great food in a charming setting.

Familiarity can often breed contempt, buyt I would never wish to be contemptuous of this wonderful, unique restaurant. Idiosyncratic, unique, slightly scatty, The Jumble room lives up to its name. Downstairs us all scatter cushions and throws and upstairs is more restrained. Some tables have benches which can be quite romantic depending on who you sit next to. The walls are adorned with rural artwork including several paintings of cows! The toilets are covered with old album covers which makes it hard to leave as you recall what that old David Bowie album actually looked like.
The food is I suppose restrained British though with foreign nods. I had the mixed cured meats to start. It was lovely. A rump steak to follow was well hung and tasty. Desert was another great cheeseboard. A fantastic place which I look forward to returning to-​but not too often.

Okay, it has been about a year and a half since my husband and I ate dinner here, so I may have forgotten some of the details. But I’ll tell you the things that really stood out. I had the lamb that was one of the specials that night. It was very good. The highlight of the evening and what has really stayed with me is the dessert we had. It was sticky toffee pudding with custard sauce. I can’t begin to tell you how delicious this was. I wanted to go back the next night and just get this for dessert, but I doubted we could get reservations. If I ever find myself in the Lake District again this restaurant will be at the top of my list to eat at.