Eat Out to Help Out scheme to launch

More than 120 restaurants, bars and cafes across the North Lakes have signed up to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

The Government initiative, which starts on Monday, 3rd August, means diners who eat in from will benefit from a 50 per cent discount, up to 10, on food and non-alcoholic drinks, any Monday to Wednesday in August.

No voucher is required. Diners can take advantage of the offer as many times as they like during the month.

Establishments taking part will display stickers and posters alerting customers that they are taking part in the scheme.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said: “Our restaurants, cafes and bars play a vital role in our economy, employing more than a million people. They have been hit hard by coronavirus, so it’s vital we do everything we can to help them recover.

“Our Eat Out to Help Out scheme is designed to get more customers through the door – protecting jobs by giving businesses the confidence to retain and hire staff. More than 53,000 businesses across the country have already signed up.”

The initiative is expected to increase footfall to all cafes and restaurants taking part. They have been advised to make sure they are prepared for the high numbers of customers and may want to look at getting an up to date POS system installed like the ones found here https://revelsystems.com/pos-systems/coffee-shop-pos/.

An online finder is available on the Government website gov.uk and people just have to enter their postcode or the postcode near where they want to eat out to find a list of participating eateries in a five-mile radius.

The finder is being updated constantly. So far, the venues listed include:

Penrith and surrounding area

• The Lounge Hotel and Bar
• Four and Twenty
• Woodstone dining
• Costa Coffee
• Eden Gallery Tea Rooms
• Daffodils Coffee House
• Cosy Cup
• Simple Goodness Vegetarian Bistro
• The Lemon Tree
• George Hotel
• Dockray Hall
• Foundry 34
• The Narrowbar Cafe
• Salsa Mexican Bistro
• Chapter 12 Coffee Rooms
• La Cas1ta Limited
• Station Hotel
• Villa Bianca
• Booths
• McDonald’s
• Cafe Oswalds
• The Rooster Grill
• North Lakes Hotel & Spa
• Cross Keys Inn
• The Beehive Inn
• Crown Hotel, Eamont Bridge
• Cafe 4Eden
• Roundthorn Country House
• The Kings Arms, Stainton
• The Brantwood Hotel, Stainton
• George and Dragon
• The Sun Inn, Newton Reigny
• Edenhall Hotel
• The Lake House Bar & Restaurant, Ullswater Heights Holiday Park
• Lowther Castle
• Askham Hall
• Punchbowl Inn, Askham
• The Shepherds Inn
• Queens Head
• 1863 Restaurant with Rooms, Pooley Bridge
• Granny Dowbekins Ltd, Pooley Bridge
• Pooley Bridge Village Stores & Secret Garden
• The Highland Drove Inn, Great Salkeld

Kirkby Stephen and surrounding area

• Mini Eden
• Costa Coffee
• The Mulberry Bush
• The White Hare Cafe
• King’s Arms Hotel
• Church Gallery
• The Black Bull at Nateby
• The Bay Horse, Winton
• Brough Castle ice cream parlour and tearoom
• King’s Head
• The Black Swan

Keswick and surrounding area

• Casa Bella
• Jasper’s Coffee House
• Asaya Thai Restaurant
• Costa Coffee
• The Royal Oak, Braithwaite
• Bar Es
• The Honey Pot of Keswick
• The George Hotel
• Pack Horse Inn
• The Royal Oak, Main Street
• The Square Orange
• Inn on the Square
• Fellpack
• The Round
• The Wainwright
• Bryson’s
• Skiddaw Hotel
• Rivendell Guest House
• LB’S Pizzeria
• King’s Arms Hotel
• Morrel’s Restaurant
• Wild Strawberry
• Cafe Hope
• Star of Siam
• Booths
• The Chalet tearooms
• The Swinside Inn
• Derwentwater Independent Hostel
• Middle Ruddings Country Inn
• Ivy House, Braithwaite
• The Coledale Inn
• The Mary Mount Hotel
• Lodore Falls Hotel
• Threlkeld Community Coffee Shop
• Borrowdale Hotel
• Horse and Farrier, Threlkeld
• Borrowdale Gates Hotel
• Siskins, Whinlatter Visitor Centre
• Ravenstone Lodge, Bassenthwaite
• Ravenstone Manor
• The White Horse Inn

Appleby and surrounding area

• James’s Temptations cafe
• Crown and Cushion Appleby
• Bojangles
• The Appleby Hub
• Royal Oak
• Appleby Manor Hotel
• New Crown Inn
• Sandford Arms
• The White Horse Inn, Meaburn
• Alston and surrounding area
• Lowbyer Manor Country House
• Angel Inn
• Cumberland Inn
• Alston House
• Nent Hall Country Hotel
• The Hive at Nenthead (formerly Nenthead Arts & Visitor Centre)