DEDICATION to the Barrow high street as well as a top quality product is what has earned this cafe the title of ‘Trader of the Week’.

Smiler’s Cafe on Dalton Road in Barrow town centre has gone from strength to strength, despite the coronavirus lockdown bringing a potentially dangerous time for the service industry.

The business only opened in November 2019 but they have fast become a household name in the area and regularly getting good customer reviews on their Facebook page, as well as through the Barrow Eats app which they have recently joined to help manage their delivery service.

At the moment they are running a delivery only service and no collection, in order to protect both customers and staff.

They offer a wide range of food from homemade meals to their desserts, which have become a sensation recently.

Lisa Clark, who runs Smiler’s alongside her partner Ismail Kaya, was pleased to hear they had earned this award and said that they have recently hired two new chefs who are working hard on a new menu which will be changing weekly.

“We are doing really well at the moment and are looking to expand as we are developing a new menu with the two new chefs.

“The food will have a homely feel and will be changing each week.

“We are now on Barrow Eats as well as we really want to emphasise our support for local business.

“We are doing delivery only for staff and customer safety.

“I would like to thank the staff for all their hard work as well.

“The lockdown was a concern for us because if we closed we may not have been able to reopen. We could not have done it without the staff.

“We have had some lovely messages of support and we appreciate all our reviews, even on our weaknesses as it allows us to improve.

“We have had a lot of praise though and it is a good feeling to get them.

“It is lovely to be recognised with this award as well.”

The cafe will be extending their opening hours soon for evenings and weekends so keep a look out for that as well as their new menu that should be coming soon. The business is a great addition to Dalton Road and is very much deserving of this award after being listed in The Mail’s readers choice recently.

If you know of any trader that is deserving of this award then send in your nomination to us. Nominations can be sent by email to george.lythgoe@newsquest.co.uk.