Small restaurant with beautifully presented 5 course set menu. Will visit again, great tastes and service.

It is a cafe during the day, and when we visited and had the best millionaire shortbread ever.

Parking: Direction to the monument at ukverston and Park in the visitors' car park

A fantastic evening having the tasting menu - the food is amazing, all cooked beautifully, and service and staff really friendly and engaging. Hard to pick a highlight as there were so many. We’ve also been for lunch and this is just as good, our little one loves it!

I had wanted to try this place for a while as it is local. I was fortunately, spoilt with good food from an early age as my mother is Italian.
I love food and try to strive to experience good food. I can honestly say that it was the most amazing culinary experience I have ever had, Sorry Mam😪.
I could not fault it from start to finish. Oh. The sorbet made my eyes water, it was that divine. We are so lucky in South Cumbria to have such an excellent experience on our humble doorstep ❤️❤️❤️

Two family groups from one family went there last week. 7 course taster menues were memorable with a huge variety of excellent dishes with a strong local sourcing, good accompanying wines and superb staff. We even discussed the day's Wordle puzzle and talked with Mark at some lenght which was very special too! Really excellen tthank you! gOOD VALUE AS WELL.

I stumbled across this jewel of a place whilst heading back down from the Ulverston monument one day.
I noticed they did a 7 course taste testing menu changing on a weekly basis. It seemed exceptional value @ £49.95 per head even included coffee which a lot of places add as an extra. I knew we had some friends visiting us for the weekend just gone at our caravan & knew that they would like this menu too. I booked ahead & you pay £9.95 per person deposit but that is refundable if you cancel with 72 hours notice then it’s not refundable, seemed a logic thing to do as they do source the fresh ingredients a day or so before & it’s only fair in my opinion that you let them know if cancelling or forfeit the deposit.
We arrived on Friday eve, shown to our table & the chef then brought out some small homemade blinis with salmon cream cheese & beetroot crumb as an appetiser, delicious. There is a wine paring menu if you wanted to choose this but we decided not on this occasion choosing a lovely Rose blush wine nicely chilled.
The meal is at a set time 7pm so that is when the individual courses are served … each course is served with about 1/2 hour to enjoy before the next course arrives. It was a joy to see the enthusiasm by the chefs as they lovingly put the courses on the plates. When each course is delivered to your table the waiter/waitress explains what’s on your plate but I had taken a picture of the menu when I found the place so was able to remind my friends what we had on our plates.
I didn’t take a picture of the celeriac volute but the rest I did …. Every single course was absolutely delicious , the 4 of us were in food heaven. The place was quiet as every diner was taking in the sheer magic that was in front of us.
At the end of the meal we decided to share the optional cheeseboard between us … fab.
We were the last to leave after having a chat to the owner/chef about how he started in the catering business & ended up doing what he clearly loves to do.
We will absolutely return to experience another gastronomic delight as will my friends. If you love fine dining without any pretentious surroundings & a bargain price then I recommend you try here. You don’t need to dress up if you don’t want too everyone just comes for the experience that Base gives you.
Only 5 pics + the menu we had as you don’t need to see a cup of coffee! & I forgot to take 1 as explained above, I was too excited to remember 💕😊

Enjoyed lunch and dinner at this remarkable restaurant. Recommend both highly and the tasting menu dinner is reason alone to return to Ulverston. Seven perfect little courses and you can see them being prepared, all with local ingredients from within a few miles. Loved everything about the evening. Chef gladly accommodates any dietary requirements. Don't miss out on the experience if you have the chance to go.

My husband & myself went on Saturday evening for our first meal at BASE, the food was amazing, the staff were so lovely and so efficient, this was a pleasure in itself watching them work. Top marks to all at BASE . Diane Smedley xXx

Despite a number of visits to Ulverston we were not aware of this amazing restaurant. Passing at lunch time and tempted by the amazing food smells coming from the restaurant we booked for dinner.
What a surprise awaited us. The quality of ingredients, the balance of flavours and the immaculate presentation would grace a top class restaurant anywhere, The skill and flair of the chef was wonderful to experience. We have rarely enjoyed a meal so much and given the standard of the food and lovely service we felt it was really great value too. Will recommend this restaurant to everyone.

Just fabulous… We have been to many 5 star restaurants and this one is up there with them all for the food!! Amazing! We will be back soon xx

We had a great dining experience on Saturday night with beautifully created, tasty dishes. We could see chef preparing the dishes throughout the night and the staff described what was on the plates as they were presented. The pace the meal was served was great and the staff were knowledgeable about each dish. Would reccommend highly and due to the ever changing menu we will definitely be back.

Food is amazing and dinner is a true dining experience. Look no further when booking for Anniversaries or special celebrations

A surprise birthday celebration dinner took us to a restaurant that we knew nothing about - no preconceptions before we arrived. The former coach house had been converted into a cafe by day and a fine dining restaurant by night. Our table of 4, along with 12 other guests, filled the compact but comfortable dining area and we were all sat down to a excellent fixed menu of 7 courses. The quality and presentation of the food was to the highest standard, with a special mention for the watermelon gazpacho, which layered, one after another, multiple flavours and textures, dazzling the palate. The open kitchen was in sight of all, and seeing Chef Mark Satterthwaite in action preparing the courses added to the enjoyment of the evening. It was a most memorable meal and a great pleasure to experience another jewel in the crown of outstanding South Cumbria fine dining restaurants.
Highly recommended!

Really delicious food in a lovely setting with great staff. Loved that the menu offers dairy free options as well as gluten free and vegetarian so it was super easy for me to order a meal- and there were choices!!! Highly recommend

This was a lovely relaxing atmosphere & ambience. The food was exceptional and outstandingly sensationaly presented & tasted really amazing. The staff were friendly & helpful.
I liked how the chef came over to chat to each individual table at the end. It was a work of art watching him dress the plates of food & a pleasure to see. I would highly recommend, The Base Resturant.

Fantastic food and very friendly staff

Eating in this place was a pleasant experience, the food is tasty and fresh, very welcoming staff. Definitely will be back.

Excellent fresh , flavoursome food served with a smile . Well worth a trip and dog friendly too.

Excellent fresh food served with a smile . We had the flat breads and they didn’t disappoint . Flavoursome and beautifully presented and at a great price .

Any words I use to describe this culinary experience simply will not do it justice, I honestly haven't tasted flavours like this before. Watching the chef prepare each dish with love and attention to detail was a joy. I can't praise Base and ALL it's staff enough, bravo

I wasn’t sure what to expect approaching Base after all the amazing reviews but I had nothing to worry about. From the time we arrived the service was excellent. The food was so well presented and so full of a variety of flavours. It was a nice touch for the chef to chat to us afterwards about our experience. From start to finish a wonderful evening and it made my brothers birthday that more special.

WHAT A TREAT 😍
Huge thanks to Satty, Kirsty & team at Base Restaurant last night!!! Absolutely incredible cuisine - nobody is doing Fine Dining like this in Furness - with wine pairings too!! 😋
We’re late to the party on this one but absolutely delighted to finally try this gem of a restaurant right on our doorstep in Ulverston. Fresh local produce with a *different taster menu for dinner every week*, we were blown away with the flavours Satty creates with his food - we can completely see why you were on MasterChef : The Professionals 🤩
Great wine list too - delighted you have a Gewurtztraminer on there - some of my fellow winos will love that too!
We’ll be definitely be back very soon!!! Cheers! 🥂💖✨
#finedining #infurness #absolutelybanging

Absolutely fabulous evening. We went on a Thursday evening for the seven course tasting menu and Wow! Every course was amazing. It tasted wonderful and was beautifully presented. Quite simply the best meal I have had since I had to go gluten free eight years ago. The service was first class too - efficient, friendly and discreet. Can’t wait to go back.

Fabulous seven courses…original plates with a taste sensation. Watch the chef plate up precisely with each one looking exactly the same. Highly recommended.

We take recommendations lightly until we have been ourselves, but after picking a evening menu that suited us, we booked and hoped it stood up to its reputation!
It was by far the best meal we have had in the lakes if not the UK!! Rivaled every Michelin starred dinner we have eaten and for £50 per person!!
7 courses of local, well balanced ingredients. Presented beautifully Infront of the guests.
Staff where attentive and unfussy, wine pairing was fantastic and Abi explained each dish/wine as it arrived.
Scampi and chips and the Peach Melba where standout dishes but all extremely good.
The chef came around to talk to all the guests at the end which is a really nice touch, he talked through the dishes and favourites.
All in all a fantastic experience if you enjoy finer dining.
2 set dinners, wine pairing and 2 local beers £139 Extremely good value for money we will definitely be back as the menu changes regularly, so we can't wait to return to try other menu's.
Thank you all at the Base for a fantastic evening.

We came across the venue by chance while staying in Ulverston for a vintage cycling festival. We visited on the evening sitting. The menu was a fixed tasting menu. The food was excellent and the service good. It was a joy to watch the chefs prepare and plate the food. We will be back.