The Wolfhouse

This is a brilliant, quaint little place that’s serves fantastic food, cakes and drinks — all home made using fresh produce.
Staff are generally welcoming of almost anyone, whether a small family, large family, group of hikers, dog walkers, children. Everyone. The sign at the entrance even reads «muddy boots welcome»
It’s absolutely the best on a bright sunny day, table seating inside makes it an all year place to go if you’re in the area.

What a totally outstanding café! With the Irish Sea at the end of the road and the walks in the vicinity are easily on a par with the Lake District, the setting could hardly be more beautiful.
The Wolfhouse café is part of small ‘Wolfhouse’ complex of converted outbuildings and wooden cabins also comprising a gift shop, a gallery, and a quirky garden with children’s play area. The gallery was shut on our January visit, but everything that was open was in the best possible taste and oozing a relaxed charm.
Although only going on one visit, the culinary firepower here seems to be beyond outstanding! Ignore the fact that their website lacks contact details or even an address — this is probably just them being arty! Instead, click through under ‘Goods’ to ‘Savouries’
and ‘Pâtisserie’
and feast your eyes.
Both myself and my friend had different and interesting Pukka herbal tea blends, and a chalkboard advertised that their coffee beans were roasted by a local Lancaster business, with Valrhona hot chocolate, so I think they have the drinks covered.
I had goat’s cheese, pistachio and prune cake which I think may be this recipe
from The Little Paris Kitchen series on BBC2. My friend had a salted caramel slice, which I also tried and it was good. But my cake worked for me on a whole lot of levels — the colours, sweet-​savoury flavours, the textures — see photo.
The cake display was very impressive, with other options spread along the sweet-​savoury spectrum. I note that the pâtisserie list on The Wolfhouse website just goes on and on and on, with 20 – 30 items on the list advertised as being available each day. This quote from their ‘Savouries’ webpage sums up the cheerfully inventive spirit, «When we run out of one thing, we find something else to cook. Simple! It’s just so much more fun that way!»
With so much inventive spirit, plus everything so well-​sourced and made from scratch, I think we can safely say that this 30-​seater café is a better option for the serious foodie than a lot of fine dining places. Plus, it is totally relaxed with great staff, and priced at not much above your average country tearoom. Highly recommended.