Sit back and relax with family and friends and enjoy a delicious bite to eat in Café Bowes. Our chefs source the very best local ingredients to create a super tasty seasonal menu. Whether it’s breakfast, a quick cuppa and a slice of cake, a leisurely three course lunch or scrumptious afternoon tea, you’ll find something to delight your taste buds.

From the 1st of December you can delight your taste buds as Café Bowes launches its festive menu.  You can choose from a scrumptious festive lunch with all the trimmings and, or, treat yourself and those you love to a fabulously festive afternoon tea.

We’re happy to adapt any of our dishes for allergies or personal requirements. We hold lots of events with specially created tasting menus, keep an eye on this page or sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date.

Entry to Café Bowes is free and you can call in daily at any time from 10am with last orders at 4pm. Please note: Tuesday 24 & Tuesday 31 December last orders in for hot food is 2.00 and 2.15 for drinks and snacks.

To book a table, call 01833 690606 and ask for Café Bowes, walk-ins also welcome.

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Roast beef dinner with yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and vegetables

Festive Lunch Menu

Download our menu for a fabulous festive feast, available from 1 - 24 December 2024.

Festive Afternoon Tea

Festive Afternoon Tea

Delight your tastebuds with the scrumptious taste of the season with a Festive Afternoon Tea, available from 1 - 24 December. Booking prefered.

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