The Wilsons Arms at Torver has great food with a separate dining room and a small shop/ cafe ideal for fresh bread and daily paper or takeaway picnic food.
Tel: 015394 41237

The Church House Inn serves great pub food and fine ales with a roaring log fire
Tel: 015394 41282

Coniston 2 miles by Car or you can walk along the lakeshore or old railway line

The Ship is the first pub on the way to Coniston a great little pub with a good pub food menu, a cosy pub with log fire and great hosts Peter and Jean make you very welcome.
Tel: 015394 41224

In Coniston you have Steam Restaurant which is excellent and well worth a visit but book in advance as it gets booked up. Also 4 more pubs including the Black Bull famous for Blue Bird bitter and its own brewery.

A very good Fish and Chip shop

A very good Indian Saras, which is also great for takeaway
Tel: 015394 41912

Fat Flour artisan bakery, A bakery in the day and excellent takeaway pizza at night
Tel: 07999 065175 / 07425 173237

In the day time Coniston has a variety of Cafes including the Medowdore, The green House keeper, Herdwicks, Jumping Jennys at Brantwood and Blue Bird Cafe by the Lake all good and serve breakfast too.

Coniston Village also has Hutchinsons Butchers, co-op, Spar shop and garage, and gift shops.