Cockermouth · Whitehaven · West Cumbria
Breakfast and lunch, made from scratch.
Not your Friday-night curry: crispy, colourful Indian pancakes made from rice and lentils, fermented overnight, with nothing ultra-processed.
- 5-star food hygiene rating
- Loved by locals in Cockermouth and Whitehaven
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Breakfast and lunch on Main Street
We’re at 46B Main Street, open Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30 to 16:00. Eat in, take away, and try a pancake you won’t find anywhere else in the Lakes.
What’s on
This winter at Dosa Chaska
Gifts they’ll actually eat, and good food for the freezer.
Gift idea · £49
Give a cooking workshop
A hands-on Indian cooking afternoon in Whitehaven. They choose the date once new workshops go on sale.
From £10
Gift vouchers
For the café or online. Sent by email, ready to print, and kept safe in their free app.
For the freezer · £60
Six home-made curries
Dals, chole, rajma and more, slow-cooked in small batches. Collect from our Cockermouth café.
Coming soon
New Sunday Social dates
Join free and we’ll message you as soon as tickets go on sale.
Our signature
Pancakes in every colour
Made from rice and lentils, fermented overnight and cooked to order. Pink beetroot, green herbs, golden classics.
Beetroot Hummus £12
Pink, crispy and full of flavour.
Green Herbs £12
Fresh herbs folded into the batter.
Potato Masala £10
The classic, with two chutneys.
Hazelnut Choco Roll £12
With strawberry sauce.
Why we cook this way
Lunch, made properly.
Most quick food today is ultra-processed. And Indian food usually means a late-night takeaway.
We wanted breakfast and lunch that tastes exciting and is made properly, from scratch, so we cook the way South India has for generations.
Dosa Chaska is run by co-founders Sachin and Shubha. We started with a food trailer in 2024 and opened our café on Main Street in April 2026, with Shubha leading the kitchen.
- Pancake batter naturally fermented for 8 to 12 hours, a bit like sourdough
- 8 to 12 whole ingredients. No emulsifiers, stabilisers or artificial colours
- Pancakes made without gluten-containing ingredients
- Most pancakes can be made vegan: just ask
Curry Club
Good food in your freezer
30 home-made curries, slow-cooked in small batches and frozen fresh. Collect a few at a time and we keep count in your app.
- A free hot drink every time you collect
- 10% off café food and drinks
- Book a collection time in the app
Sunday Socials
Cook, eat and connect
Hands-on Indian cooking afternoons at our Whitehaven hub. £49, beginners welcome, and then we all sit down and eat together.
New dates are coming soon. Members hear first.
What people say
Loved by locals
Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 47 reviews · Shubha featured in “Meet the Chef” in the News & Star
Lovely food, really tasty. Great recommendations from very friendly staff.
Martin, Google review
Delicious and health-giving food, served with warmth and joy. We left feeling replenished and restored.
Roisin, Sunday Social guest
If you like vegetarian food, this is the place. Lovely people making food with love, and you can taste that.
R, visitor
The Dosa Chaska club
Good food, rewarded
- Join freeSign up in a minute with your email. Your first hot drink and mini meal are on us.
- Visit or orderPop into the café, order takeaway, or buy online to collect.
- Collect stampsFill a card and the next one is free. Earn stars and awards as you go.
Free to join
Your first hot drink and mini meal are on us
Join the Dosa Chaska club free. Collect stamps on every visit, fill a card and the next one is free, and be first to hear about new dishes and Sunday Socials.
