The candlelit dining room at The Copper Fern

Cockermouth · Cumbria

Seasonal food.
Local ingredients.
Thoughtful cooking.

A relaxed modern British restaurant in the heart of Cockermouth, serving seasonal dishes inspired by Cumbria and the Lake District.

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A neighbourhood restaurant

An independent kitchen, a warm room, and a table always set with care.

The Copper Fern is a small, independent restaurant on Market Street, cooking honest seasonal food with produce from the farms, hills and waters of Cumbria. Come as you are — for a long Sunday lunch, an unhurried dinner, or a glass of something interesting at the bar.

On the menu

A taste of the season

Full menus

Cumbrian Beef

Smoked onion, red wine jus, watercress.

Pan-Roasted Hake

Crushed potatoes, brown butter, coastal herbs.

Wild Mushroom Risotto

Aged Cumbrian cheese, thyme, roasted garlic.

Sticky Date Pudding

Salted caramel, jersey cream.

The Copper Fern dining room at dinner service

The experience

Cooking that follows the seasons.

Our menus change with the weather and the harvest. We work closely with a handful of trusted Cumbrian growers, butchers and fishermen, and we build the plate around what they've brought us that morning.

Seasonal menus: Written weekly around the best local produce.
Local suppliers: Farms and boats from across Cumbria and the coast.
Cocktails & wine: A short, considered list. Ask for a recommendation.
Lunch, dinner & Sunday: Relaxed lunches, unhurried evenings, generous Sundays.

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