Great place, lake pretty, plenty of seating, cafe very popular with cyclists

Fantastic little cafe. 5 Stars for its category. It's not a restaurant. Very simplistic but good country menu & food. Don't go expecting a high grade restaurant experience, it's a cafe after all. Very scenic location. Service and staff was great. Prices average for a cafe. Only downside is it's very popular, especially with the lycra clad, pedal power brigade.

Lovely setting for a cafe with views of the lake. Great food and coffee. Vegan friendly.

Excellent cafe and outside space. Friendly efficient staff and well organized covid precautions. And of course great coffee and food.

Good views over the lake, outside seating, basic menu with good food. Very popular with cyclists their riding shoes make a clatter which is a noise nuisance. Gives great views over 1 of the lakes but you are not allowed to walk ther as privately owned. Cafe is right out in the sticks down country lanes.

It's a great cafe off the beaten track next to a lake. There is plenty of seating outside so people can enjoy the views. Each of the outside bench tables is equipped with parasols, just in case the sun comes out. There is also plenty of seating inside the cafe. Service was quick and friendly. Once you have placed your order, you are given a wooden spoon with a number on it, and your food will then be brought to your table. Before you leave, the counter you have a little wait while they make your drink. Then you just find a place to sit and relax. Within a few minutes, my food arrived. My bill came to £6.50 for a bap with veggie sausages and a large americano. Both were excellent, and at that price, great value for money.. It was, and I believe it is regularly very busy with cyclists. When I visited, I would say it was 50/50 with cyclists and non cyclists, and it is to see why the place was busy. In my opinion, it is one of the best cafes I have been to for quite some time.

Always great food and a warm welcome. Never a bad meal or snack. Highly recommended.👍👍

Well worth a visit.

Lovely little hide away location with a very relaxing coffee & cake. Great view which can only be described as a hidden gem. Would recommend an outdoor table on a nice day and staff are lovely. Will definitely be back!!

Always a friendly place serving excellent food at good value prices all in a great setting. Popular with cyclists amongst others.

A very pleasant café. Staff welcoming and friendly. Lovely inside and outside seating areas with a view of the lakes. Dogs allowed outside on leads. We'd a sausage & bacon barm and a hot chocolate. Both very good. A hidden gem and we'll be heading back.

Great breakfast and a lovely spot. Would recommend.

What a lovely cafe! It sits in gorgeous peaceful surroundings, has a great range of food. Breakfasts are especially good. Good value too.

A great cycling destination! The team work hard and are so organised at getting orders out quickly. Lots of space inside and out and beautiful views over the lake. Food is mainly sausage/bacon/baked beans type if fare with some excellent cakes.

Fabulous cafe. Caters primarily for cyclists, but also anyone else who fancies a brew in a lovely location. John is a great host, and the rest of the staff are just as welcoming

Really lovely place to stop off when out on a bike ride or walk.Food is great and the staff are very friendly.Been here a few times and never lets me down.Highly recommended it.

Lovely and peaceful nice spot for cuppa and slice of cake obviously 😋

What a great cafe ! First time here after completing one of their hosted bike challenges "The Skemalayas". The staff and owner are lovely people very chatty and friendly. Food is very good as is the coffee. Plenty of seating both inside and out. The views outside look over the lakes. Most certainly will be coming back.

Good food at reasonable prices with a warm welcome 22 of us and served really quickly well done will go again

Wonderful place to stop at whilst cycling. Super friendly staff.

Great food and always a welcoming friendly service. Good to be back. A must visit destination for any cyclist.

A really well set up, clean and very well run eating establishment. Great food, lovely staff. And loads of cycle racks. I loved it.

Called at a quiet time but still a few cyclists evident. Bet it's busy on a Sunday? The cafe is a little off the beaten track. However, we don't know the area very well. It is nestled next to a lake which is very picturesque. Our food was very nice where we sat outside on the benches provided. Very nice! Lots of good fodder for cyclists or anyone who cares to visit.

Stopped for a coffee and toast after a bike ride. Quick service, excellent coffee and toast. Ella took all our orders and got through the queue in no time 🙂 Lovely peaceful scenery outside, with the twin lakes in the background.

Gotta have cheesy beans on toast! Great place to ride to and from. Clean, plenty of cycle racks, great friendly service.

Superb café catering especially for cyclists but you don't need a bike to take advantage of this gem of a place.

A warm welcome awaits at the Velo Cafe. John and Julie are exceptional hosts. A hot Latte to wash down a tasty packed white barm filled with sausage and thick cut back bacon. YUM. This is a hidden gem AND you don’t even need a bike to enjoy a moment to rest after a long walk. 👍

Superb food and excellent service. A great place to stop when out cycling. The kids love their brunch here.

Dropped in during our 8mile walk, lovely spot, great views, lovely staff, extremely busy with cyclists on our visit, but not surprising. Definitely call again

Lovely place not 5 stars as the coffee was lukewarm at best. Need to re-adjust the machine. Its a hot drink not a warm drink. Easily sorted, but next time pot of tea with boiling water (hopefully) for me.

I've been here a few times now and always enjoy the food. The service is great - the staff do their best to please. Lovely location and, when the weather is good, you can enjoy your meal outside overlooking the twin lakes. The bacon is particularly good 😋 I'll certainly keep going back.

Great place. Hidden gem tucked away just outside of Croston. Popular with cyclists and has some of the best photo art on the walls. Food is lovely, nicely cooked. Service is great and they even have beers in the summer when you can sit outside and gaze out on the lakes. Highly recommended.

Lovely cafe by the lake, inside and external seating. Very popular with cyclists. Food is good but more on the snack side type of food. Can be quiet as in a quiet location and off the better track. We'll worth a visit..you will not be disappointed.

Quite an unexpected find near Croston. A bikers watering hole handy for the Lancashire cycleway routes. Excellent lakeside settings and good food..will defo return.

Had a really good experience here during a pit stop on a bike ride. The sandwich hit the spot and the cake was a welcome addition to the energy reserves. Will return

Bad news when beans were the best item on the breakfast.... Plus = Cafe overlooks a lake in a lovely location 👍🏻 Coffee was nice 👍🏻 Staff seemed friendly 👍🏻 Negative = Breakfast was terrible to be honest, everything was luke warm, sausages undercooked and poor quality, bacon full of fat 👎🏻 Snotty fried egg, not sealed on the top 👎🏻 No black pudding, no mushrooms 👎🏻 I ended up leaving most of the sausage which is a shock for me. I was asked if everything was ok, I replied average to be honest, their reply was ok we will take that.. Maybe a better idea would be to find out why a customer was not satisfied and seek to rectify. In my opinion a bit more investment into a decent breakfast here would turn this place into a gold mine, shame I won't return to find out.

Best Cyclist caf in the area(not just for cyclists tho). Awesome food and coffee. Lovely lake view. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. What else could you want? Alcoholic beverages? Oh, they do that too! 👌🏻👌🏻

Not been for a while but was very ok the last time I went there .

Lovely place to stop mid bike ride. Meat free breakfast is amazing 👌🏻👍🏻. I even make a detour to it when it's not on my route.

Nice cycle café

Excellent

Lovely setting and nice coffee

Lovely location by a lake with good choice of savoury food and cake

Great cycling café

Cyclists friendly

Very busy but staff were coping well.

Great cafe, great view and great cycle to it!

Very friendly staff and nice and peaceful scenery

Great atmosphere and good food

Loads of seating in and out, great food/drinks and fantastic views at reasonable prices.

Lovely setting by the lake. Good service and well made tea, coffee, sandwiches and cake.

Great food and a great place to chill on a bike ride. Friendly staff and safe for bike.

Fantastic cycling cafe, very friendly and clean, hang your bike on the rack and enjoy. The outdoor space is a nice area too.

The best cycle cafe I've ever been too . Very accommodating. Lovely food and brilliant cycle related decor. I highly recommend visiting ...especially if you're a cyclist.

Fantastic location and the food was top notch. Lovely welcoming staff also

Fab little hideaway, beautiful view of the lake, plenty of bike storage and good service and lovely atmosphere.

Great cafe for cyclists. Plenty of space to leave your bike and very cycling friendly.

Pleasant cafe. Indoor and outdoor seating areas. Good for cycling people. Welcoming staff. Thanks all.

Nice stop by the lake. Unsurprising full of cyclists. Good place to have a stop. Haven't tried the food yet but other people bacon butties looked v tasty.

Love it here. Great place sunny or not.

Terrible place, I ordered my food and drink and waited. I knew the food would take time as it was busy. But I didn't expext to wait 20 minutes for my drink, when people behind me were being served. So I walked out buying nothing. Either employ more staff or have a proper system for how you get your drinks.

Staff were friendly, food was great and surprisingly cheap! Definitely visit again.

In the nice weather this is a lovely place to have a coffee or lunch especially sat outside overlooking the fishing lakes. You can't walk around them but that doesn't really matter. It is well worth a visit and is not just for cyclists

Bit of a wait at busy times, but the food n coffee are great!

Loved it

A quiet place next to the twin lakes - very muddy car park!

Good food, coffee and cakes. Pleasant staff and friendly towards cyclists.

Brilliant little place food was excellent the owner who served me was a proper laugh and the chef was too I would highly recommend this place

Cycling cafe with a good view over the lakes. Needs a better cake selection, but everything else good

Smart countryside cafe offering drinks and meals. Dedicated to the cycling community but an attractive location any customer.

Great cafe for that mid bike ride coffee stop nice views

Always excellent great to be back 😊

The view over the lake is so relaxing

Lovely café, great coffee and delicious cakes!

Brilliant cafe, so glad its open again

Best cycle cafe around!

Excellent bike stop for a coffee and toast

Nice place to have a sit down and a drink