The Arches Coffee House

Homemade food freshly prepared, me and my partner both thoroughly enjoyed everything. Service was fast and friendly even though most tables were full.

Came here for breakfast on a Saturday morning, service was good. Food was alright, nothing spectacular, which was expected for the price. Would probably return.

Fab! stumbled across The Arches by chance and ended up with a wonderful homemade soup and cheese toastie combo. Perfect for a rainy autumn day . Friendly staff, covid safe, and lovely food!

Visited with a friend, felt very safe as not too busy and we had plenty of space. We both had cream scones, I had a pot of tea, my companion had a hot chocolate, which looked delicious. The scones were tasty and fresh.

I went in with a group of my friends whilst passing through Carlisle. The portion sizes were perfect and the food was wholesome and tasty just what we had been craving the entire car journey. The staff were super friendly and incredibly patient with...us when we changed our order a million times. Lovely staff. Lovely little cafe.

We visited on Saturday after reading earlier reviews. Enjoyed soup and sandwich -both excellent choices. I noted some criticisms of the toilets and sticky tables. These were unfair as while the tables are sticky it shows the cleaning that is undertaken. Similarly I was confident about utilising the toilet even if I had to give way to someone exiting because of the narrow entrance. It is better to be sure of the hygiene of facilities these days. Very friendly and efficient service and we were greeted by one of the staff later in the afternoon as we continued our visit to Carlisle. The cakes are worth it as well

We visited on Saturday after reading earlier reviews. Enjoyed soup and sandwich -both excellent choices. I noted some criticisms of the toilets and sticky tables. These were unfair as while the tables are sticky it shows the cleaning that is undertaken. Similarly I was confident...about utilising the toilet even if I had to give way to someone exiting because of the narrow entrance. It is better to be sure of the hygiene of facilities these days. Very friendly and efficient service and we were greeted by one of the staff later in the afternoon as we continued our visit to Carlisle. The cakes are worth it as well

We've been here twice now within one week. It serves standard cafe food, but of excellent quality, freshly prepared and generous servings. It is also great value; being cheaper than other cafes close by. Staff are very friendly and they are clearly practising covid regualtion...cleaning; with every tabel thouroughly cleaned after each use and menus also cleaned very regularly. If I was being really picky, I'd say the loos could do with a revamp and perhaps have another hand sanitizer(they have one as you enter)just outside the loos. On the whole however, I'd thoroughly recommend. Probably the best cafe in Carlisle.

We popped in for a late lunch after mooching around Carlisle. A lovely, clean and friendly little place. I had the soup and toastie deal and my partner had the steak pie. Both homemade and full of flavour. The perfect pick me up and winter...warmer after a windy day out. The soup was vegetable and lentil ham hock, which I’ve never had before and can’t wait to try some more. My partner has a large appetite and to the teams surprise ordered a second bowl of chips (after chips came with his meal anyway) and we shared a laugh that he wasn’t allowed to leave if he didn’t finish, much to the shock of the team here…it was in fact finished and he even wanted more! A lovely visit, and would definitel...