Cumbria Food Awards 2025 winners
the 2025 awards took place at Kendal College on Thursday, 20 March 2025
Specialist Retailer of the Year
The Meat Hook
Finalists:
Basecamp North Lakes, Penrith
Roast Mutton, Kendal
The Meat Hook, Sedbergh
Category Sponsored by
Hawkshead Relish
Food Producer of the Year
The Pie Mill
Finalists:
Eden Yard Rapeseed Oil, Plumpton
The Pie Mill, Threlkeld
The Toffee Shop, Penrith
Category Sponsored by
Booths
Drinks Producer of the Year
Lakes Brew Co
Finalists:
Crooked River Brewing Co, Workington
Lakes Brew Co, Kendal
The Lakes Distillery, Bassenthwaite
Category Sponsored by
Grapevine
Pub, bar or taproom of the Year
Lake District Wine
Finalists:
The Hare &Hounds Inn, Bowland Bridge
Lake District Wine, Keswick
West WallsBrewing Co,Carlisle
Category Sponsored by
Herdwick Cottages
Service of the Year
Stacey Lee Raath
Finalists:
Craig Blackburn, Old Stamp House
Peter King, The Yan
Stacey Lee Raath, Ramble
Category Sponsored by
Academy by Simon Rogan
New Business of the Year
The Schelly
Finalists:
Billy’s Barr and Restaurant, Hawkshead
Cloud Nine Kitchen,Dalton-in-Furness
The Schelly, Ambleside
Category Sponsored by
Thomson Hayton Winkley
Sustainable business of the Year
Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy
Finalists:
Basecamp North Lakes, Penrith
Our Farm, Cartmel
Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy, Torpenhow
Category Sponsored by
Porsche Centre South Lakes
Café of the Year
Mathilde's
Finalists:
Industry Kitchen, Barrow
Mathilde’s, Grasmere
Whytes Café Bar, Carlisle
Category Sponsored by
Cumbria Crack
Casual dining venue of the Year
Barua Street Food
Finalists:
Barua Street Food, Keswick
Ramble,Kendal
The Round, Keswick
Category Sponsored by Business Finance Cumbria (formerly Enterprise Answers)
Contemporary Restaurant of the Year
The Oak
Finalists:
George and Dragon, Clifton
Mizu Pan Asian Restaurant, Borrowdale
The Black Bull, Sedbergh
The Oak, Curthwaite
Category Sponsored by
Lamont Pridmore
Takeaway or Street Food Trader of the Year
Peace & Loaf Sourdough Pizza
Finalists:
British Raj, Kendal
Fish Express, Kendal
Peace & Loaf Sourdough Pizza, Barrow
Category Sponsored by
Cranstons
Chef of the Year
Paul Leonard
Finalists:
Jack Bond, The Cottage in the Wood
Scott Fairweather, Harry’s at Yew Tree Barn
Paul Leonard, The Forest Side
Category Sponsored by
Westmorland Farmshop
Acclaimed Restaurant of the Year
Rogan & Co
Finalists:
Farlam Hall,Brampton
Rogan & Co, Cartmel
The Forest Side, Grasmere
Category Sponsored by
More? The Artisan Bakery
