The Kitchen in Christchurch

We went for lunch at The Kitchen yesterday for my birthday and loved every minute! The restaurant was beautiful decorated for Christmas and has a lovely relaxed atmosphere. All of the staff were friendly and everyone made a point of coming over to say Happy Birthday which was lovely of them (and brought over a birthday dessert with a candle after which was a lovely touch). We both had the pork chop for our main course and it was absolutely delicious, perfectly cooked and a taste sensation. We had dessert which was also delicious. We absolutely loved our meal at The Kitchen and will happily come back another time, a really beautiful place and meal. 5*

Had an amazing meal, food was great and very filling. Lovely staff nice and friendly a big thanks to Gabor, bonnie, Tom and Lauren

This was the first time that I have had the opportunity of visiting The Kitchen with a group of friends. Some had mentioned that the afternoon tea had been disappointing, but the Festive Lunch looked delicious and a great way to kick off Christmas. Unfortunately I was decidedly underwhelmed. The Service by our waitress was excellent however. It wasn't until I got home that I realised the Amuse Bouche had not been served! My starter of roast butternut squash and sage risotto was very nice. The Main; Roasted Herb-Crusted salmon, had no herb-crust! The portion size was good but I was completely underwhelmed. A dish like this could have been served anywhere. All my friends that had this dish remarked the same. The Festive Kitchen Apple was nice. The time between each course was too long. The restaurant was busy but we were there at 1:00 and didn't leave until 4:30 and even then I had to get up and go to pay. It was a good job the company was excellent! I will, however mention briefly the fact that one of our ladies waited a long time for her dessert. In fact, we had nearly finished by the time hers arrived. It was clear the apple compote had been put into the microwave as when she touched the jug it was red hot and the compote already on the apple burned her mouth! This was raised to the waitress and then to the Maître d'. The way this was handled was completely unacceptable. Not even an apology. However, I will let her take this up with management. In finality, it is unlikely that I will return.

A fabulous lunch at the Kitchen with James Martin teaching his culinary skills in the background. I had the most excellently cooked pork chop which was a delight for my taste buds and my friend had the curry, another taste explosion. Its at the higher end of the lunch cost scale, but the ambiance, service and food more thaqn make up for it. 5 stars from me.

Had a superb lunch at The Kitchen today with my wife and son. The food was outstanding and the service was perfect - friendly, unobtrusive and with immaculate timing. Many thanks to the manager, Tim and to Tom and Bonnie for their combined efforts in making this a truly memorable experience.

Went to lunch at The Kitchen today and it was lovely. The food was delicious and the manager Tim looked after us brilliantly and the service from Bonnie and Tom was excellent. We had a thoroughly nice time, many thanks to everyone, especially Tim.

Went for a birthday lunch with the family and it was fabulous. The ambience was great and the food even better. Tim the manager was brilliant and super professional throughout. The waiting staff Bonnie and Tom gave us everything we needed along with plenty of smiles 😀 The birthday plate with a candle topped it off nicely. Couldn't be more happy with my experience. Thanks so much to the whole team at The Kitchen

The Kitchen is by far our favourite restaurant locally, the food is excellent, the staff are excellent, we cannot fault it, we will be back soon. We can say no more than wee feel it represents.great value when you take into account the whole package.

We had pizzas & they were super; fresh, simple (and filling!). Service friendly & attentive. Place modern designed. All good.

The place was an experience I'll never forget. Walking around the grounds was splendid enough. They seem to have thought of everything. There was disabled parking in the front of the restaurant. We were greeted at the door ,escorted to our table,never rushed to choose what we ate. Cheryl our waitress was caring, knowledgeable about all the menus, courteous she even arranged for all the chefs to sign my placemat. Super time was had by all. Food was fab as well.

The food that we had was very delicious and cooked to a good standard. The flatbread of the day had lots of flavour and was a very good combination of ingredients. The fish goujons (on the children’s menu) were fresh and to a very nice quality! The moving mountains burger was very flavourful as was the butter chicken curry! The chips were thick, chunky, soft and fluffy on the inside, and very tasty! Presentation was also very good, it made everything look delectable - it was! The service was professional and food was served within reasonable time. The ambience and atmosphere in the restaurant is also quite nice: there’s music playing lightly in the background which helps to establish some liveliness. It feels causal but nice and smart at the same time! This place did not disappoint and I would happily recommend! This was not my first time here and it will not be my last, the food here is always perfect!

Dined on my own after attending James Martin’s Cookery School which was excellent. Review to follow. Wanted the Gin and Tonic Prawns but sadly no prawns were available so had the Heritage Tomato and Burrata Salad. The dish was delicious my only criticism was the tomatoes were straight from the fridge or cool room and as a result did not have the opportunity to show their flavour to its best. I had the fish and chips which were wonderful, the fish fresh and large beautiful flakes of fish in a crispy well seasoned batter. Chips, properly made and a naughty but tasty treat. James Martin’s own label white and red wines were delicious and much better quality than some “ famous” wine varieties. Had to move away from my window table as the air con was fierce and the staff could not alter it sadly but that is a fairly minor point. Well trained professional staff…….well done all.

We took my mum for a special birthday meal at the Kitchen at Chewton Glen. My mum is 88 and is quite selective with what she eats. We had booked in advance and from the moment we arrived the customer service was first class. The head waiter and allocated waitress could not do enough for us, explaining the menu and understanding my mum’s dietary wishes. Our selection of food was so good that diners at an adjoining table commented and selected what we had ordered. The food was brilliant, I had probably the best cooked steak ever, my wife was overwhelmed by her food but best of all my mum had the fish dish and though she thought she couldn’t eat it all enjoyed every Morsel. We had a shared desert to finish and would highly recommend what was an awesome but very personal dining experience. We will return and thank you to all at The Kitchen Chewton Glen

The food here is always good and it’s fun to watch the kitchen actually prepare your food. On this occasion our waitress - Wallace - noticed that my son needed some extra attention and made sure to ask if we wanted the music turned down. It was a lovely piece of personal attention which we really appreciated. Lots of places have great food and an open kitchen but a personal experience is rare and the kitchen delivered.

After a good reception in the main house, we had a ride in the shuttle bus down to the Kitchen. This started off well but went downhill faster than a Ferrari!!!! When ordering the waitress knew nothing about the dishes, she went away to ask what rare breed the burger was, and came back with the answer “cow”, not even beef!!!! A question about the soft shelled crab was dismissed…. We chose the Cornish Sardines on sourdough bread, two tiny Sardines were overwhelmed with the chutney sauce, bread was black one side and barely touched the griddle the other side. The mains came, no option for how the Lamb was cooked was offered and we asked for a bottle of red wine…oops, eventually when it came with an apology for it being half way through our dish. We avoided pudding for further disappointment as whilst watching the “kids” in the kitchen one particular chef thought picking your nose and eating it while on public view is acceptable!!!! The ladies toilets were unclean and not monitored by the looks of it. We sadly left very disappointed by the whole experience and that the local Beefeater restaurant would win hands down on all counts!!! Our waitress was very pleasant but lacked the professional training and experience I would expect in a restaurant of this level. At the end of the evening it felt like we were in the way of clearing up and going home, this was 10.20 in the evening. We feel really sad to have to write a negative review about our experience. Too relaxed and no attention to detail.

What a lovely place. Relaxed atmosphere and great food. Lauren looked after us:. knowledgeable, friendly, professional, funny, endearing, clearly very smart. She made our fag break outside romantic with a little lamp and a smile. Thanks Lauren.

First of all ensure you are booked into The Kitchen if you want to visit James Martin's restaurant. The booking is taken by Chewton Glen Hotel. We reserved a table two months before visiting, but only when we queried directions with the hotel, some time...

We came for a cookery school session with James Martin and had an incredible experience. James himself is every bit the nice guy he comes across as but literally everyone of the team from the head chefs to those working in the restaurant were super...

We spent an evening at “The Kitchen” and thoroughly enjoyed it. We were greeted by the front of house Tim, who was very pleasant and great at doing cocktails. He put his own twist on them and they were delicious. Lauren our waitress was really...

We had a surprise birthday lunch for my husband, from start to finish was amazing!! All the staff were so attentive & friendly. I must say we absolutely loved Cheryl!!!! She was fantastic, she recommended the lamb rump which was delicious, & amazing service!! Would...

Really lovely experience at The Kitchen, staff were friendly and attentive, the décor was well thought out and aesthetically pleasing. Food and drinks flavourful and delicious. The only criticism is that the steak had too much butter on it and was swimming around my plate,...

Wow. What an experience! I took my parents to The Kitchen to celebrate their Pearl Wedding Anniversary and it was a night they will cherish forever. Everything from the delcious food, excellent service, some anniversary suprises and a signed book to take home from James...

We had a lovely meal for my partners birthday, the chicken curry and burger where delightful aswell as the bread board to start. Only negative was the absolute Karen on the table behind us who was rude to the staff, although this was out of...

Having booked this for my husbands birthday it was a huge success .. After a horrible rainy day the sun came up and it was nice to explore the grounds . We were made to feel extremely welcome on arrival and seated with menus ....

This was our 2nd night of a 2 night stay here at Chewton Glen. It was a perfect opposite to the Hotel’s main restaurant last night. The specials starter of sardines were delish and my pizza and my husband’s fish and chips were out of...

This was our second visit to The Kitchen and the it was just as fantastic as the first. The team make you feel so welcome from the moment you step through the door. The food is excellent quality and so tasty. We had the pork...

Informal, but no less exceptional as a place to eat. The food was truly fantastic from start to finish, with well made cocktails and a serious selection of wines to chose from. Well worth the visit

Great food great value for money, we pre booked and had voucher, a three corse meal was £55 a head plus drinks on top. The Kitchen is a light and airy restaurant, the staff are excellent in every way, this is by far my favourite...

This was my 18th visit to the kitchen Chewton Glen the food the staff were first class as always and would highly recommend the restaurant for a meal

My partner and I have had the most memorable meal this year. There was nothing to fault. The food was outstanding, as was the service. A big thank you to Tim for looking after us so well - what a fantastic host. We couldn’t recommend...

We’ve been to The Kitchen a few times and visited recently for our wedding anniversary. We were disappointed that the menu had hardly changed (if at all) from our visit a year ago. We skipped Starters as the price just didn’t seem sensible to us...

Lovely evening. Just a note to the more experienced staff. When new staff are serving maybe a little training on asking guests is there anything else etc....

What a super place, the staff are so lovely and made my mums 87th birthday very special. Food was wonderful and we don’t normally have 3 courses but couldn’t stop sampling the food. Wish I could find rhubarb as tasty as there’s . We are...

Had the most wonderful evening here. The Kitchen is a modern welcoming building, and the facilities inside top rate. The Staff were very friendly and helpful. We were offered a choice of table (appreciate this might not always be possible) and chose to sit next...

Brilliant, Harrison was fantastic! His service is 10/10 and he was amazing throughout. Highly recommend! The food was very yummy

Delightful experience, at the Kitchen, to celebrate my sons birthday. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the menu offers scope in terms of tastes and appetites. The staff were attentive without being intrusive. The setting with seating inside and the options to move outside weather permitting,...

Slightly disapointed - we arrived far too early so asked if we could sit somewhere & have a drink - a waiter in an orange apron sat us in the front reception room & promptly forgot about us - after 20 minutes we spoke to...

Second visit to the area and first priority was to book for dinner. Our young waiter, who is sitting his GCSCs was so swlcoming and friendly. Malachi too, was so attentive. Even above food, staff are THE most important for us. Starters of squid and...

Beautiful location and great ambiance. Food was good and as expected. However the service was laughable, the young staff were polite enough but had clearly not been trained properly if barely at all. At least twice we had to get up and find a waiter...

Just finished a brilliant Spanish Tapas class - brilliant because Chef Gerry Molloy guided us through 7 dishes, imparting his technique & knowledge generously, resulting in authentic full flavoured dishes that included Spanish tomato bread, prawns, tortilla, pork skewers & churro’s with chocolate dipping sauce!!...

We were in the area for a work related visit and originally thought about going to the restaurant at Chewton Glen Hotel. On calling to check availability the receptionist mentioned The Kitchen and after looking at the website it seemed ideal for a lightish lunch....

Had a lovely meal at the kitchen last week. Massive thanks to Alice who was able to fit us in last minute. She is an absolute credit to the place and was really knowledgeable and just all round lovely!!!

Early birthday celebration and the evening didn't disappoint. Food was delicious, the service was relaxed but attentive and I was treated to a lovely birthday plate from the kitchen which helped to make the evening extra special. As I work in the industry I'm not...

Went here for our student supper club, after driving 1 hour 45 minutes to get there were greeted with friendly service and free starters and a welcome drink. Not only was the food good the service was amazing. The open kitchen and a quick show...

Had a fantastic dinner on Friday night, the meal was delicious Service was excellent and we will definitely be back again soon

Nothing special, all hype and no substance! Went for my wife’s birthday, and didn’t get any kind of acknowledgment and nothing compared to other standard run of the mill places. So many more better places for half the price! No atmosphere whatsoever, I’ll not be...

Third visit to The Kitchen and first post Covid. It was not up to the previous standard food wise. Staff are friendly but we had to send the steak back to be replaced as it was full of grissle and the rest of the food...

The most expensive and disappointing meal we've had in a long while. The restaurant and service are fine, nothing special. The food I would put on par with Harvester. It was plain tasting and odd flavour combos. They also charged us £10 to add some...

We attended The Kitchen at Chewton Glen today for a ‘Bake with Me’ class. It was our first time to The Kitchen. We had the best time! A huge thanks to Jan and Polly for such a warm welcome and great instruction. Their tuition is...

This restaurant was carefully selected by my Mother In Law as where she wished to dine for her 60th birthday (she is a huge fan of JM). The service was superb, from being welcomed into the building to when we departed. We were given the...

Visited the kitchen for lunch . Staff were very attentive and lovely .The food was extremely good and delicious . My partner had pork chop and I had steak . Only issue was there was a strange strong butter sauce on it which could have...

It’s time eating at the Kitchen. The Kitchen is in a separate building from the main Chewton Glen Hotel. The garden and surroundings are immaculate and on entering the building you are greeted by a large wood burning stove. Staff welcomed ,hung our coats up....

This was my 2nd visit for lunch, as we enjoyed the first so much! We went on a Tuesday in February and so the restaurant was fairly quiet but there was a cookery course going on, which gave a good atmosphere. We shared a flat...

Expensive because it’s linked to the Chewton Glen. Tbh the service was super, however, the restaurant was smoke filled from the cookery school and the food was greasy. The reviews here seem good although many mentioned it’s over priced. Wish we’d listened to word of...

We all really enjoyed the Family cooking course. Great facilities, learnings and fun for all. Hosted superbly by Poly and Jan. Highly recommended and must try the restaurant and other courses. All staff we met were very welcoming and attentive.

Excellent restaurant exceptional food and staff didn’t want to leave we where made to feel very welcome good value for money thank you will be back

My wife booked this restaurant for my birthday. The setting and staff were very good. The food was delicious, albeit pricy. The main issue was the restaurant cold temperature. For context I am an outdoor enthusiast, who wild camps and enjoys cold adventures. However, I...

Great food and excellent staff , very friendly and as it was a birthday celebration a cake on a plate was presented to us . We would recommend a visit . Only negative was it was very cold in the restaurant.

Found this place on our way to visit friends. Only wanted a drink and the waitress Casey was more than accommodating. Found us a table and was very prompt. Menu looked lovely and will definitely be trying it on our next visit

Thank you so much to Casey and Chris and chefs Josh and Harry for a fantastic meal! The smoked haddock scotch eggs, the steak and lovely drinks, ambience and service were all top notch. A lovely evening in great company!

Wonderful service and friendly welcome. Food was delicious and well presented excellent wine list also. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

A real Birthday treat, the staff could not be more friendly and caring. Service and food were excellent and lovely to see an open kitchen,

Late Birthday present as we are great James Martin fans. Stunning evening from start to finish, service outstanding, food excellent & to quote James, they were “Yorkshire portions”. We will be back for sure & highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing! We booked this originally for 2020 and then 2021 for our wedding anniversary and lockdown ruined both times, we eventually made it this year. And was well worth the wait! Food was superb and the staff so friendly

What a fun experience shared with my wife as her birthday present. Gerard was such a good instructor adding a fun ingredient to the items we prepared together. The time passed so quickly and even a non cook like me managed to assemble something that...

Been coming to The Kitchen every couple of months or so since it first opened. Never had a disappointing meal. Friendly and welcoming staff, Gabor, Tom and Cheryl are excellent hosts. Don't see 'young' James too often but when he's there he's always friendly and...

We arrived after traveling nearly an hour looking forward to a nice meal that our son and family got us a voucher for last Xmas. We parked in main car park and went to main reception to be told a car would take us to...

Came here for lunch. Warm welcome on arrival. Service was very attentive from start to finish. Nice beer served in a silver tankard which was a different touch. Food itself was great, we had the beef burger and the vegan burger, both came with giant...

What a fabulous day we have had on the perfect pudding course. Gerard was absolutely superb in turning us into pudding chefs with loads of humour and skill. Polly equally was brilliant in ensuring we were prepped and ready. We were put at ease and...

We had a 2 day stay in one of the Treehouses (Hazel) at Chewton Glen for our 32nd anniversary and were excited about dinner at the Kitchen. The staff appeared to be rather inexperienced and not very attentive but our starters of gin & tonic...

This is a lovely venue set it the beautiful grounds of Chewton Glen. We went their for a lunch to celebrate a birthday. As much as we had a nice time and the service was very good, we left underwhelmed. Two of us ordered the...

Let me say at the outset if I was scoring the food alone I would score it 5/5. However, the lighting from the disabled parking to the entrance was poor an it was quite dark, and We sat by the window close to the garden...

Personally I was trying to find things to enjoy individually. From the moment I walked through the door of the kitchen I felt welcome and comfortable. I was attending a dinner party cookery course run by Gerrard. It was well executed and run, he listened...

Absolutely exceptional food. Head Chef Luke Phillips put on a superb performance it must be said. Fantastic service, speed and quality of food delivered was excellent. Thank you to all on shift last night you really did make my fiancé and I feel special and...

Lovely restaurant and very good food. Served by Kris, Adam amd Megan. Very efficient service and nice, helpful staff.⁹ Well worth a visit.

Absolutely fabulous lunch for our wedding anniversary. Cannot praise the staff, the service and food too highly. Lovely surroundings for both indoors and outdoors.

Pizzas, burgers and fish and chips. If you don't fancy those the choice is limited, though the crab risotto (£28.00) was tasty. For a few decades the Chewton Glen was the best place to eat in the New Forest but the kitchen is not in...

I attended the ‘Italian Classics’ cookery course a few weeks ago which was run by Gerard and Jan. What a fantastic day! What I loved about this course was that each of the dishes we cooked were steered towards learning a skill rather than a...

Great food amazing atmosphere and a fun evening . The Singapore crab and gin and tonic prawns were to die for ! We also did a cookery course at the adjoining cookery school . That was superb great fun and learnt a lot !

Thecafe is situated some distance fron the main house and there is little to associate it with what one could expect from an establishment of Chewton Glen. The decor is humdrum, the menu consists mainly of burgers and with very sparce accompanying salad. Really overpriced....

Great destination but poor food and fact that the menu is limited and the prices high lent to the whole experience being underwhelming. The front of house/hosts and service was great but I could get a better burger and fries from my local pub for...

Generous portions of well cooked locally sourced ingredients. Great location, waiting staff were lovely & service was good. Most importantly the food was extremely tasty

A relatively simple meal in a relaxed environment., all aspects of which were provided with understated perfection not least the chaufer driven lift to the carpark in the pouring rain

The four of us all celebrate our birthdays in September so we decided to visit the Kitchen again. All of us started with the prawns soaked in gin - two had the baked cod in a lime sauce and two one of the specials of...

Set in the beautiful grounds of the Chewton Glen Hotel complex, The Kitchen is contemporary and somewhat more informal than the main restaurant and hotel. It is still a lovely place to while away an afternoon, on a sunny mid August day. Service was charming,...

Hi everyone i recently visited the kitchen Chewton Glen for the 16th time in the restaurant for a meal and the next day to do a cookery course with James the restaurant and the food was to it's high standards as usual in my opinion...

Attended the one day Seafood Chef - Atlantic Ocean cookery school. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. Learnt lots of tips from the demonstrations, all in a relaxed, but professional environment. The teaching was first class. Both educational and fun! The course took place on one...

The table I requested was there reserved and waiting for us. I mentioned we were bringing my golden retriever and they had even put a bowl of fresh water at the table for him. The lunch was very good ( butter chicken at £25.00 )...

I took my parents for a mid week “treat” to the Kitchen on July 20. My first visit, and both mum and I being long time fans of the Saturday morning James Martin show, we’re looking forward to a gastro- bistro experience! The Kitchen is...

An excellent half day,learned a lot about Thai cooking. Learned about the ingredients and methods of making Thai meals. Jan and Polly made the half day very interesting and educational. An excellent few hours,will return for a different class

Spice Up Your Life Cookery Course - A huge thank you to Jan, Helen & Polly for our cookery course today. We had a great day, the course flowed so well with Jan at the helm and with the support of Polly & Helen, everything...

Such a great day at The Kitchen Cookery School at Chewton Glen. We chose to do the curry and spices course which was very informative and especially tasty!. Our chef and tutor Jan was incredibly knowledgeable, she kept us all on track and checked our...

In fairness we had a good night with great food. Service was lovely, but a couple of things have bugged me. I have not in years gone to a restaurant where a bill has just been set down on the table to roll about. Normally...

This was a family birthday gathering, the first time any of us had been here. We were impressed with the setting, a cool summer night meant the heaters were on which made it very cosy. The staff were excellent and attentive although we thought service...

Been twice now and won’t be back. Disappointed at lack of starters for non sea food eaters. On a hot summers day, lack of choice of rose wine. Cheapest bottle £60, ended up with a glass at £16. The pink G & T cocktail was...

I just wanted to say a big Thank You to Cheryl who looked after us so well during our first visit to The Kitchen on Sunday (lunchtime) AND especially for putting up with my cheeky other half Tom 🙄🥴😊. We had a fabulous time, the...

Great restaurant with fantastic service, nice atmosphere and a good selection on the menu, top marks to Izzy for the service, just need some lobster ice cream!

I visited the kitchen Chewton Glen at the beginning of June and i went th Cornwall for a week and came back to the kitchen Chewton Glen for my 14th vist and my 15th vist at the end of June whe i did a cookery...

The Kitchen is one of the restaurants in the sumptuous grounds of the ever-so-posh Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa, where you can have your child take an art class for the bargain basement price of £150 per hour or a couple can go foraging for...

We were in the area for one night and turned to TripAdvisor to decide where to eat and this won! The grounds are beautiful and the hotel itself looks amazing. We got there around 6, and it wasn’t very busy but by 7 it was...