Smatt's Duo — Restaurant in England

I’ve been wanting to visit this cafe for almost a year after planning a long distance walk and hearing the most amazing things about it.

Myself, my husband and brother popped in for a well deserved breakfast after having hiked in the rain. The lady there was so kind and didn’t mind our (very large and very wet bags) taking up room.

Service was quick, the food arrived hot and perfect. I don’t eat eggs so was offered something else with my breakfast- it’s been years since I’ve been offered that! I was also given extra hot water for my pot of tea. It’s the small things at this place that make it even more perfect.

It’s a wonderful, cozy, properly run cafe; just what it should be. Coupled in it being in a most beautiful location, you’ll never want to leave! I look forward...

What a fabulous little eateries. My husband and I stumbled across it as we looked for a place to have lunch. Lovely intimate cafe at the beginning of main street. The menu in the window offered a great selection of delicious homemade sandwiches paninis scones in fact too many lite bites to mention. Cooked breakfasts and also main meals.They also had a good child's menu. I chose homemade soup of the day which was butternut squash and chilli and a balm which was huge filled with bacon lettuce and tomato and a pot of Yorkshire tea. All was absolutely delicious. My husband choose beef lasagne and hand cut chips. Huge portion which he said was very good. The lady who served us was very friendly. Inexpensive meal. We would...

Yesterday, I sat in the heart of London’s Mayfair watching the Ferraris, Bentleys and Rolls cruise by (and kind of laughed at the nonsense). And 24 hours later I’m in a Lakeland cafe eating beans on toast and the best ham and chutney sandwich I could wish for. Talk about the sublime to the ridiculous! Smatt’s nails its cafe brief. The soft white ‘barm’(read ‘bun’ my southern friends) was fresh and the homemade ham salty and chutney, delicious. The beans on toast. I don’t know how, but they weren’t too sweet - just right and savoury. Washed down with Yorkshire tea. A million miles from Mayfair but right at the heart of what I wanted. If you want to blend into the crowd, wear walking gear. If not,...