The Gallery Cafe - Menu

as only takeaway a little taken aback at cost, but when food arrived, well Wow. The fillings were Stupendous and the Side Salad, Fantasmagorical!

We had a coffee and tea when we first arrived then spent several hours strolling around the lakes viewing the sculptures. We then had a lovely lunch with fresh seasonal salads and drinks. Very friendly staff and a good setting for this well-run cafe.

We were on a course and when we stopped for lunch, we were thrilled with the choice of food, the presentation, creative dishes and also the lovely people who served in the Gallery Cafe. It’s worth visiting whether you are on a course or not! Highly recommend.

Found this place overpriced £9 for an egg mayo sandwich and the manager was rude and unhelpful. They advertise a takeaway service but do nothing to serve these customers. No cutlery available and only plastic cups on a tray outside the cafe. Very disappointing

Having visited the cafe a couple of years ago on the quest for the perfect Dorset cream tea I was extremely disappointed to find out that it was no longer offered. The deconstructed cheesecake was the equivalent of angel delight with a handful of crumbs on top. I felt robbed for £9 for 4 spoonfuls that didn’t require chewing.

If you go to the Sculpture park, then take away lunch here is too good an opportunity to miss. Take it into the park and choose from a huge number of lovely spots to dine. The vegetable garden is huge and I expect that all of the salad ingredients are from it. We saw them pick vegetables and take them to the cafe whilst we were there. Whether it's the quiche, the sweetcorn fritters or sandwiches (all great) they all come with a salad which is imaginative and varied. What a lovely place

Last night was my first visit to Gallery Cafe with friends whom had recommended this 'Oasis '. We were immediately greeted with warmth of not only the Host but the surroundings and atmosphere.The Menu was perfect...a varied thoughtful choice of dishes within the 3 courses using locally sourced ingredients and vegetables 'included ' in the price of the main. Every dish was exquisite, taste sensation traditional and a twist as blue vinney cheesecake for a starter!!The Service was excellent... Thankyou....do I want to recommend??? No... because then this hidden Gem will become too popular and i wont be able to rebook!!!

Following on from our visit to to the 'Sculptures by the Lakes ', before returning home, we took the opportunity to have a light lunch in the Gallery Cafe.Knowing that all the food served is either locally grown or provided (where possible), and 'started from scratch ', we found the menu perfectly adequate for the time of the year and particularly the weather appertaining.The food that we finally ordered was perfectly cooked, perfectly served by polite smiling young ladies, and was perfect for our needs.In addition, the costs thereof were not unreasonable, my being very happy to pay a reasonable price for good food.A perfect ending to our time at 'The Perfect Attraction '

Arriving for lunch today in pouring rain we were turned away because we had the temerity to arrive with children....I respect (but disagree with not admitting children to the sculpture park (surely better to encourage and educate from a young age...? , but this is a CAFÉ. Surely the sensitive clientele could manage to be in the same space as those under 14 while eating?! Especially since the cafe was almost empty at the time. As arts educators and benefactors, this has made sure we will never offer support to an institution so woefully out of touch. If Messums, and Hauser and Worth, can welcome families, so could you. What poor judgement to care so little about your future supporter base!