Robin Wylde in West Dorset

Excellent local food and great service very knowledgable and friendly staff! A memorable experience and he paired wines were a great compliment to this vey English cuisine.

We went on Saturday the 23rd for the last night in its current form. The food was both delicious and inspiring and the wine pairing perfect. The lease on the building is up and I understand/ hope that Robin Wylde will re-emerge later maybe at Lilac Restaurant & Wine Bar I can't wait. Robin Wylde you will be greatly missed.

We’ve dined at Robin Wylde a few times - right back to the early days at the Pop Up. Dinner was fantastic as always. Every offering was fantastic, and beautifully presented Try and get a reservation before it closes.

We ate splendidly on Thursday 13th July in the intimate setting (few tables - you have to book). Both of us have different dietary issues - one gluten free, the other no nuts and no shellfish/crustaceans - which were well catered for with the advance notice we gave. The tasting menu is an all evening experience - we sat down for 6pm and left at 9.30pm. Though the food is very simply described on the menu, the dishes are intricate but everything has a place in them. The snacks course was a series with each part worth waiting for, the seafood and meat mains were excellent and they used foraged items well. Dessert was a lovely finish, with chocolates to follow. Each dish all along was far more than the sum of its parts and was - along with the drink pairings - well-introduced by attentive staff. Flavours married beautifully. I had the non-alcoholic selected drinks and my partner had the wine pairings, though each of us tasted both. I really enjoyed the made in-house non-alcoholic drinks and he liked several. The wines were excellent and I ended up drinking more than my share of some - especially the dessert wine. For me, the first snack course, the melting and sweet scallop with the fish main, and the nutty gluten free bread with their special butter were particular highlights. While my dining companion also loved the snacks, he really liked both the plaice and the smoky flavoured beef main courses best. We left feeling satiated but not stuffed. £95 per head (excluding drinks) was very fair value for the craft and labour involved and the service. I could give more details of the dishes but don't want to spoil the suprises. The experience lingered and is a very enjoyable memory.

Our first visit to the restaurant. The whole experience was marvellous and the four of us came away feeling properly pampered. The food (and wine pairing) was excellent - with a focus on locally sourced produce, the staff were amazing and incredibly well informed about the dishes and the wines and the dining room was “intimate” but certainly not small or cramped. Well worth a visit - if you can get a table!!

Amazing taste experiences with wonderful wine pairings...it was an evening of food entertainment. Harriet and her team create a tour of foraged delights and all things great from the region, presented in an art form....it is hard to pick a favourite in the medley of dishes. Treat yourself!!

We ate here on New Year's eve, and had a truly incredible meal and evening all round. We had the tasting menu with wine pairing - the food was genuinely amazing, with incredible combinations of flavours and ingredients; and the wine pairings were fantastic - great wines, expertly matched, and really added to the meal. I must also say how wonderful the service was - which really added to the experience - from Harriet, the chef, through to the whole team. Their explanations of the dishes and the wines really elevated the experience, and created a lovely atmosphere. I can honestly say it was one of the best, if not THE best, dining experience I have ever had. I cannot recommend it highly enough. If you can get a table, then go!

This was not my first visit and it definitely won’t be my last A warm welcome - the staff could not have been more welcoming and attentive - perfect mix giving information on each course whilst being friendly. Courses came and went exactly on cue and every course was sublime fresh, delicious, locally sourced and cooked to perfection. Harriet is a genius and has created an amazing dining experience in terms of atmosphere and ambience. Her food truly is worth 5 stars

Had a lovely meal here on Saturday night. Excellent food, excellent service with interesting and well matched wine pairings. We've been wanting to try this restaurant for a long while and finally got round to it this week, and it didn't disappoint. Lovely people, great service and just all round wonderful food

Tasting menu 11/11/22. Fantastic food. Many courses of small plates. So much thought has gone into each dish. Seasonal, local and foraged produce. Staff are great. The wine menu is also eye opening. Delicious.

This very expensive restaurant offered a Tasters menu of exotic dishes, but what they served could about fit in a teaspoon for each course served. Even the main dish, a duck breast has 3 tiny slices, thinner than deli lunchmeat by about an inch long. The dessert was about the size of a bottle cap. And they charged Ł95 for a meal, the total contents of which would barely fill a teacup. Went home and had to have some food so I didn't go to bed hungry. I only give then 2 stars because other folks at the table said most of the dishes tasted good, but don't eat here if you are actually hungry.

A very entertaining evening spent dining with wonderful wines. Food was exceptional and staff very knowledgeable and friendly.

This was our first visit to Robin Wylde and we were certainly not disappointed! The food and service are absolutely amazing and Harriett herself (The Chef Patron) actually served most of our courses along with detailed explanations about the dishes and why she had chosen the ingredients and where they come from. It is a very relaxed and chilled environment and even the background music was chilled! The paired wines were also excellent and plentiful, often with Tasting menus the wine servings are quite small, but not the case here. If you like gourmet food and can afford it, this is a must go place. Good luck Harriett, Jess and the rest of the team, you deserve success. Max & Nikki

Absolutely incredible experience the most stunning flavours, ingredients and wines to match. We had a fantastic evening here and really felt like we had been on a journey with the food and the stories behind the inspiration behind each dish. All members off the staff all shared the same passion for what was being served. A really great team!

Robin Wylde is the most incredible dining experience I’ve had. The food was spectacular. Lots of little added ingredients that I’ve never tried but it all worked perfectly. The chefs and staff are lovely, very attentive and informative. We had the soft drink pairing as well and I can’t fault it. If you get the chance, go here. It’s worth every penny

The staff were so attentive and insightful. The atmosphere was very chilled and relaxed but felt formal. We loved how each dish and wine was introduced and explained from the local produce to how the food paired with the wine by what food notes to...

Amazing gastronomic evening of exotic yet wholesome food. Harriet is an amazing person, chef, and proprietor. Food was summer themed and the wine pairings perfect for the evenings. Service was perfect not too in your bus yet very attentive. Worth Eve minute and penny. I’m...

Staying in Lyme for a weekend and treated ourselves to this wonderful restaurant. Incredible food . Skilfull cooking , first class presentation and excellent service . We are experienced diners and travellers so we think we know a bit about food . This was a...

Lovely Xmas holiday period meal out with the family. Love a tasting menu as every course is a surprise with a little accompanying theatre and food provenance histoire. Friendly welcome and lovely setting. We’ll be back of that I have no doubt.

Very small and cosy - probably 18 covers and 17 full on the night we ate here. We had pre-booked (the ONLY way to get a sitting) well in advance. We'd had a full glorious day in Lyme by the time we arrived (6.10pm), including...

We've eaten at Robin Wylde a number of times and each time it's amazing. The staff are fabulous, so enthusiastic and knowledgable, they are obviously as passionate about Robin Wylde as Harriet (the chef) is. What's unique for me about Harriet's cooking is the way...

This is an experience not to be missed. The meal was lovely with the wine pairing but……it was a one off and would i go again……probably not but an experience not to be missed. The frontage of the building is easily mistaken for a run...

We booked for 6pm and left around 9.30pm - it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. The staff could not have been more attentive, telling us the stories behind each dish and all accompanied by great wines. They obviously wanted to impart their enthusiasm for what...

The restaurant is a small and non imposing ‘shop front’ just off the main high street. Just a handful of small well placed tables and a larger circular one in the corner which I had. The meal comprised of a nine course tasting menu. Each...

Tasting menu to die for, absolutely delicious!! Great & lovely staff! Perfect atmosphere, could not wish for a better experience!

What a beautiful evening of inventive and delicious food. Each course was a delight, explained with passion by the waiting staff (and Harriet herself whenever she had chance to leave the kitchen). We had the matching wine flight and each wine was carefully chosen and...

We eat out a lot - so it is rare that a restaurant blows my socks off....however Robin Wylde did just that. The food (many small dishes) was fabulous and varied - with great use of local sourced ingredients. We loved all of the dishes...

What a wonderful place! Quite exceptional food and wine and charming ambience. We are not great “foodies” and don’t usually welcome being introduced to each plate. But here it was simply fascinating to have it all explained and the enthusiasm and warmth of the staff...

A beautifully crafted tasting menu without an ounce of pretentiousness! It feels like you have been invited to dinner at Harriet’s home as she takes the time to talk to you both during and after dinner. Her front of house team are knowledgeable and the...

What am amazing culinary experience. 5 star to the chef who is so creative and uses local produces. Service was impeccable

We wanted a special meal for our anniversary; and succeeded! It’s all very well organised; everyone arrived at around the same time and all are on the tasting menu and served more or less simultaneously. Many little courses arrived,all of interest and some absolutely excellent....

Just got back to our hotel from an evening here and it was first class. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The food is amazing and innovative and far exceeds expectations. We had the wine flight which was good value, paired expertly with the...

Excellent. A lovely little restaurant with a relaxed feel and superb food, wine and service. Smart thinking ensuring there was ventilation too. Harriet popped out for a chat at the end, which was great. She’s a star in the making.

Fabulous food and wine Passionate staff fabulous ingredients cooked with love and care thoroughly enjoyed our tasting menu

We've been fortunate enough over the years to eat out at all sorts of restaurants ,both locally and further field , and this is without a doubt the best meal we have had in the South west .The quality and imaginativeness of the tasting menu...

One of the best, if not the best, meal I have had in the U.K. with great front of house experience on top. Don’t think of it as going for a meal; rather it is about a complete gastronomic experience. Informal and friendly but highly...

Amazing meal , atmosphere , decor . Every dish was stunning. The service and knowledge of the team could not have been better. We have already rebooked !

I have never written a review before and eaten in many gorgeous places across Brighton and the south east. I have to say the food here is pefect. Portions ideal in size to leave room for the full 9 courses without having to roll out...

Time to eat, time to think and time to relax. The food and service is fantastic each course is explained and all locally sourced and the flavour matching is just perfect. What really sets this restaurant apart is there is no food or wine snobbery...

We ate here last night having been thinking about it for a while, and it was simply superb. I’ve eaten at restaurants with two Michelin stars, but this was better - by a distance. The staff are amazing, passionate, knowledgeable and so friendly. The minimalist...

Our honeymoon visit to Robin Wylde, frankly, has ruined food for me. I’m not sure I can ever go to another restaurant again, the food we were served here was so outstanding, so melt in the mouth delicious, anywhere else will surely now only serve...

It's wonderful that this restaurant and its sister wine bar / restaurant, Lilac Wine, have opened in Lyme Regis. Delicious, accomplished cooking, excellent staff, very friendly, intimate atmosphere. My wife and I had the tasting menu and it really was special - highly recommended. The...

Just back home from Robyn Wilde. An absolutely fabulous evening. "Cuttle fish and cabbage" would never have picked it from a menu but a total revelation. All courses, and wine selection, superb. Staff lovely and knowledgeable.

A perfect meal, attentive and knowledge staff. The tasting menu was off the chart in terms of taste and presentation, and the staff provided a detailed explanation of each course. The menu has 5 courses on it but we ended up with 8 courses, which...

We had such a lovely time here, great food, great staff, very knowledgeable and friendly. Will definitely be back as soon as we can