Cranstons

What a great place! Butchers, deli, shop with Café Oswalds above on the first floor. Had a great lunch and very well priced, a pulled pork sandwich with salad — this was 7 hours ago and I am still full up. The whole place is clean and welcoming and the staff attentive. Some good photos of the history of the firm in Kirkoswald around the walls. And the Cumberland pasties have a lovely filling with top drawer pastry
Can’t wait for my next visit. Keep it up Cranstons!

Cranstons, the family-​owned butchers in Penrith, has been serving local meat since 1914. Now it has opened a new café above the Cumbrian Food Hall, close to the M6 on the south-​west side of the town.
When I visited on a lunchtime in late November, the place was packed with locals, no doubt taking the opportunity to get out and about following the recent Biblical downpour.
As you’d expect there’s plenty of meat on the menu: an 8oz Gammon Steak; Cumberland Sausage with mash and red onion marmalade; an 8oz steak burger with streaky bacon and home made chips. Each of these costs £8.45. For £10.25 you can try the ‘Cranstons’ Local Platter, which features pastrami, roast ham and smoked pork loin.
I was told that the soup of the day was parsnip and banana. I gave this a miss and opted for Chicken and Mediterranean Vegetable Terrine with tomato and olive chutney. It played safe, in my opinion, and would have benefited from a more imaginative accompaniment.
A nod to vegetarians comes in the form of Grilled Goats Cheese & Pickled Beetroot Salad and Quiche of the Day. But I think a vegetarian in Cumbria is someone who has resolved not to eat meat between meals.
The café is bright, spacious and unfussily furnished. The tall windows offer panoramic views of the lowering skies over the northern fells. On the opposite wall, a water-​painting depicts a more benign riparian scene.

what can i say about this fine specialist butchers, apart from you have to go to buy to experience the quality of the food.
The meat is so fresh, and they do fab stir frys plus so much more than you would expect frfom a butchers.
There is also a really good fruit and veg section in there along with a local family run bakers whose bread is good. They also sell locally produced desserts and specialist food tha you wont find in supermarkets.
If its something different for tea you are looking for then i strongly recommend you give this place a go.