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Interior of a casual restaurant or café with wooden tables and chairs, red corrugated metal roof structure, and several patrons seated inside. A person stands near the counter area while others sit at tables in the background.

The Bait Cabin Cafe

Fuelling Adventurers

Some people come in to load up before the next big thing. Some come in to bask in the smug glow of having just survived the last one. Both are welcome.

Open daily

Serving hot food, cakes and drinks every day, whatever the weather, whatever the season.

On-site at Honister

Right in the heart of the visitor area, step off your adventure and straight through the door.

Homemade everything

Soups, cakes, sandwiches and more. Made fresh, not reheated. Just as it should be.

Mountain resort with rustic wooden structures and camping facilities, two people sitting at a picnic table in the foreground, surrounded by gravel grounds, evergreen trees, and a scenic alpine valley with winding stream in the background

The best view in the Lake District comes with a slice of cake.

Perched at the top of Honister Pass, the Bait Cabin has been fuelling adventurers, walkers and visitors for years. Whether you're about to take on the mountain or you've just come down from it, there's always something good waiting. Hot food made fresh on site, proper coffee, homemade cakes and a view that makes everything taste better.

Mountain valley with winding dirt road leading to a settlement with buildings and parked vehicles, surrounded by green rolling hills and rocky peaks under a blue sky with white clouds.

High up. Worth it.

At 1,167 feet above sea level, Honister Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in England, and the Bait Cabin sits right at the top of it. The panoramic views across the fells are reason enough to visit, even before you factor in the food.

Two Terra beer bottles on a wooden table with blurred mountainous landscape and picnic area in the background, alongside a wrapped food item and flowers

Made here. Eaten here.

Hearty homemade soups, bacon and sausage sandwiches, toasties, ice cream and cakes that disappear fast. Everything is made fresh on site, or by local partners. Real food for people who've been doing real things. We also cater for a range of dietary needs, so there's something for everyone at the table.

What's on the menu

Made to fuel whatever you've got planned. Here's a taste of what's waiting for you at the Bait Cabin. 

Two gourmet burgers topped with bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese on a wooden table, with two Tirrel beer bottles held by hands in the background and a countryside landscape behind them.

Hearty all-day breakfast rolls

On locally baked sourdough.

Stacked gourmet grilled cheese sandwich with toasted seeded bread, melted cheese, and shredded meat held together with a wooden pick, served on a wooden board with a small bowl of sauce and knife beside it.

Farmhouse toasties

Chunky, thick-cut and tasty.

Pulled pork sandwich on a crusty roll topped with shredded meat, barbecue sauce, and fresh microgreens, served on a black slate board with a small bowl of sauce and wooden spoon, against a blurred brick wall background.

Barbecue pulled pork

In a crusty, freshly-prepared ciabatta.

Bitten sandwich wrapped in white paper labeled "The Bait Cabin Cafe" showing colorful purple and red filling inside, placed on a dark surface with wooden background.

Garlic chicken flatbreads

A firm regular favourite.

Bowl of lentil soup topped with crispy bacon, sour cream, and fresh green chives, served on a wooden deck with a metal spoon and blurred background.

Soup of the day

Made fresh every morning.

Three Tirril brewery beer bottles displayed on wooden surface with rustic brick background, featuring Honister IPA in center with Golden Gold and Birra Ferrata varieties on sides

Hot & Cold drinks

Barista coffee, tea, cold drinks, juices and chilled beers.

Got dietary requirements? Just let us know. We'll sort you out.

"Really enjoyed it. The cafe was very good too. The tea was perfect and the sausage rolls were definitely worth the visit."

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