Thanks to Ian for the comment below. The cafe has now re-opened and does sound like it's worth a go. Sounds like it might be another caff to be proud of!

No longer the only safe eating method at the PYP Caff...

Cafe now under new management - a social enterprise buying locally and operating as ethically as they can.
The crockery is real as is the espresso, americano, latte, cappuchino, hot chocolate and all the wonderful homemade cakes that are served with them!
Food is all prepare on site and cooked when it is ordered. Everything I have eaten there has been great and obviously prepared with care. Decent veggie choice too.
Open from 7am till 8pm there is plenty of chance to get in there and its much lighter and warmer than it used to be with a far friendlier welcome!
Would be great if you can publish this as a comment on your blog as i suspect the current comments will put people off visiting the 'new' cafe.

Cheers,
Ian

I could be all organised and research this before hand, but whether it's the National Park or anyone else running this circus, they should be ashamed of themselves.

To start with, £5.50 for some stuff that's just passable as food is insult enough. To have it served in front of oneself on a polystyrene plate and plastic cutlery is nothing short of contempt. That's for the customer and the environment.

Even service stations can provide a basic level of service these days. You go to the Lakes you can stop at Tebay and eat real food, what do we offer the visitor? The McDonald's of the hills. Disposable, inedible and soulless. If it were before 12pm today I'd had stated that the NCP was about to take the place over, and I'd probably get away with it. Build a multistorey with a CrapDonald's drive through at the bottom to negate the healthy effects of a day in the hills and ensure our population continue in this perpetual spiral of increasing obesity.

Compare this to the cafe in Nant Gwynant and the new cafe in Aber, and you can see how it should be done. Local produce, crockery and REAL COFFEE! Simple really.

Popped up the PYG on Saturday. Snow was still hard in places, but was increasingly wet and slippery. Some were even climbing the snow gullies. Only three ill-equipped walkers on the PYG today, three guys, one pack between them and no winter gear (borderline line they had a flask). Was told at the summit they'd asked for directions down the Watkin. Again, surprised there were no serious incidents.
Some pics.