Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant in New Forest

Came here for my partners birthday beginning of April, lovely staff, complimented with lovely food! Will definitely visit again :)

Incredible food that takes you on a journey all around your palate... This one will live long in the memory... We chose the 6 course tasting menu with wines. The Japanese white and Lebanese blush were both great finds as were the Seville orange wine and the white Rioja (can't remember the names!!)... Service was well paved and really friendly. Both elements combining to create a really relaxed atmosphere throughout the small and intimate restaurant. The self described wine fairy (sommelier) was enthusiastic, bubbly and clearly knew her stuff - wine matching was interesting and matched perfectly the imaginative flavours in the food. No mean feat... Can't speak highly enough about every aspect of a great evening.

Absolutely stunningly perfect lunch. Wonderful food and wine and staff. We don't live locally or we would be here often but we are definitely coming back. Can't thank you enough for a fabulous lunch x

We would highly recommend this place if you're looking for fine dining quality food and drinks, with excellent services at a reasonable price. We've had the fortune of having dined at some of the best restaurants in the world and Verveine does not disappoint. You can tell their focus here is serving quality, seasonal dishes without the fanfare and expensive add-ons. There are some high end hotels with fancy restaurants in the area, but we are so glad we chose Verveine instead - much better food at a fraction of their prices! Well done team. We look forward to coming back.

Been wanting to visit for a while and this was the perfect opportunity. Verveine did not disappoint and certainly lived up to expectations. Can’t fault a thing. Everything was spot on and the food was sublime. Looking forward to the next time!

Walked past and looked through the window so many times but finally decided to give it a go for my dad's birthday! What an experience, I want to go back again asap! The restaurant is beautifully themed with art everywhere, the music is spot on and the whole vibe was tip top! The wonderful lady who served us (I'm sorry I didn't catch your name!) Was brilliant, gave us a description of every dish we were served and was super friendly and professional! We had the 3 course lunch, and the plates were so elegantly crafted, each taste complimenting the next. Some quirky and delicious entrees were served inbetween, making the experience even more enjoyable! I could write so much more, but couldn't recommend Vervein enough for a seafood adventure! Thank you David and Co for a brilliant lunch, can't wait to come back!

Fabulous tasting menu with extraordinary food served by friendly staff in a modern setting.

Absolutely sublime. We had the most wonderful seafood meal here. Start to finish it was perfect. Although more than we would normally afford for a meal out, for a special occasion it was worth every penny. Clearly a lot of work had been put into every course and taking that into account it was good value. We will return for sure .

A great place for a special treat. Always beautifully presented dishes. Visited again today for a birthday celebration. Presentation and ambiance as good as ever. Thank you.

I have now been 3 times to this restaurant atruly remarkable dining experience I travel to world but can honestly sat have not found a better dining experience Chef is a creative magician try the tasting menu paired with wines simply sensational

Beautifully presented food with interesting combinations. Lovely staff. After about an hour, the noise level was very distracting and made conversation almost impossible.

We usually visit for lunch as it’s a bit out of the way for us. It’s well worth it though as The food is delicious in every way. The paring of flavours is so clever and the combinations offer little surprises throughout the meal. Service is friendly and welcoming. The best restaurant for us by far.

We visited Verveine for the first time and was not disappointed. We enjoyed the 4 course tasting menu and The flavours were incredible. The staff were very polite, from the moment we walked in, greeted by the chefs and floor staff. And happy to answer any questions. We will most definitely be returning to enjoy more delicious food and hospitality. 😋 Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Absolutely stunning 4 course fish menu. Food and service were impeccable. Can't wait to go back again!

Fantastic little restaurant! Every single dish was delicious, fresh, interesting and served with huge charm and enthusiasm - will definitely go again. We had the three course lunch, which was great. All the other customers were also really enjoying their choices. Brilliant gluten-free knowledge, as a genuine coeliac I felt totally safe. Great value and the place has a really nice friendly vibe.

Visited in the evening and chose the six course menu, every dish for every course and the other extra dishes were delicious , very tasty, inventive and extremely enjoyable. Visited several times now over the years and are always astounded at the quality and consistency.

Brilliant, go and try the outstanding food

Were there in 2019 and 2017 and will be back in 2025

Wow what a fantastic and interesting experience! Tried the 8 course tasting menu, each dish was explained by the charming waiter and all were delicious. Not too much food, just the right size and all with different and interesting flavour combinations, perfectly cooked and presented . Lovely service and nice intimate atmosphere, we'll be back!

Superb little find. Perfect pairing of wines, blind menu so chef decides (subject to taking what cannot eat) on meals. Fabulous waitress, Sally and a supporting team. They say try everything once. This is an exception, ready to rebook!!!

Just had a near perfect birthday lunch, here. Four course tasting menu with wine. Not cheap but truly memorable. Will return without doubt. Revisited the restaurant for our anniversary, this time for an evening meal. The food and service were once again excellent. A wonderful experience.

A fantastic experience. David, the owner and Sally the restaurant manager have a passion for food and service that comes across in everything they do. Can't wait to come back. Fantastic meal

This restaurant is absolutely fantastic & the most amazing food. In fact it’s the best food we have had out. Highly recommend

Had the six course lunc tasting menu and it was fabulous. Fresh produce beautifully cooked and served by friendly, competent people. Great lunch in a lovely atmosphere.

Tuesday night dinner - a delight! We went for the four course option (but were actually presented with six delicious and innovative dishes plus petits fours with our coffee). Perfectly cooked, fresh local fish, served with flair, flavour and innovation. The young waiter who joyfully introduced each plate was a star - wish more young people could be so enthusiastic about this important service and communications role!

Managed to grab a table for lunch at short notice. Innovative menu, fresh fish excellently cooked. Best meal in the area. Lunch menu is great value.

We enjoyed every minute of our lunch at Verveine today. We opted for the 3 course lunch and thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful of each course. The canapé & pre starter were an added extra to our expectations all delicious,as we're the petit fours with coffee. We are visiting the area but will be sure to make another reservation next time we are here. Thanks to all

Our yearly visit and we actually went for the 8 courses instead of 6:,. Just amazing totally mind blowing what they can do with different food. Staff & chefs are just outstanding we love it there just wish we wasn’t a million miles away. Thank you all for a lovely evening.

Looking for somewhere special for my Sister who was celebrating her 70th birthday. We choose Verveine Fish Restaurant at Milford-on-Sea. Well, Wow, wow and more wows. What a wonderful, exceptional and out of this World Dining experience. We had the six course menu. Every dish was beautifully presented and explained. Thank you for the “extra’s thrown in. They all tasted absolutely delicious. It was well worth the trip from Gloucester and my Sister and husband making the trip from London. “Never had anything like this in my life” was the comment made by my Sister. What a memorable birthday. Thank you.

Fantastic place. Awesome tasting menu with outstanding service and ambience. You simply must visit!

Wonderful 6 course tasting menu this evening. Food was exceptional and the staff friendly and attentive. Would definitely come back.

We chose the 4 course tasting menu and couldn't have eaten another bite! The team are fabulous, knowledgable, professional and polite. The amuse bouche was indeed amusing and delicious. Loved most courses although the Indian themed one, I could have skipped. Not impressed with the complimentary waffle but one doesn't have to eat. The temperature is cool so take a wrap and the ambience a bit cold too in regard to the decor however the staff warm and wonderful and it was a lovely surprise to discover such professionalism beautifully mixed with south coast cosy hospitality. If you're in the new forest area and want something special ... you won't find better than this!

Stunning delicious, fresh locally sourced seafood lunch at Verveine, Milford On Sea! Incredibly tasty and very reasonable. Huge thanks to chef David Sykes & team!

Booked here for my birthday meal and I was not disappointed. Chose the 6 course tasting menu - which had a few extra courses 'popped' in! We were treated to an array of carefully prepared fish and shellfish dishes, all if which were lovely - clean plates all round. Highly recommend this restaurant for a special occasion. As long as you like fish!

Wow what a dinner! The food is outstanding as is the service, friendliness and ambience. Such unusual flavours and also despite many dishes you don’t feel too full after it all as clearly a fish restaurant. I have never seen such beautiful halibut or tasted such a fantastic different array of flavours

As you walk in the atmosphere is extremely welcoming, Very small and cosy featuring the owner’s take on fish pictures, wave inspired tabletops. Going to the back, you go past a very small, spotlessly clean open kitchen where the magic takes place and down into the seated area. On a warm day the back bifold doors are open letting in lots of sunshine. The outside area is small (no tables’, a little scruffy and full of pots of herbs, but funnily this only adds to its charming atmosphere. Staff are friendly and greet you as if you have always been going there. Assorted menus and lists are given to you, but basically you can choose a number of tasting menu courses (all fish based) according to how hungry you are you are or what you fancy spending. The six and eight course tasting menu also offer wine flight options. There is also a menu where you can build your own from specific dishes, but don’t know what…go for the blind tasting menu , I am sure you won’t be disappointed. Like a journey through the sea we had course after course of innovative and tasty dishes, beautifully presented and described by those serving There is no time pressure at all and we whiled away almost four hours chatting, sipping the wine and enjoying our adventure in a menu created just for us. I had three favourites, one was a most delightful local lobster and melon jelly salad, a fabulous scallop creation and some perfectly cooked monk fish. You must pay a visit here, leave yourself plenty of time and relax and enjoy.

The decor is delicately surreal and the tables well spaced. Service is friendly and efficient and in no way pretentious. Each dish was explained and not a duff mouthful was had. Really good value considering what you are getting is top notch. Would absolutely recommend.

Really different and most enjoyable dinner an assorted collection of dishes varying from table to table. Even the wine varied! My wine flight enhanced the meal.

We enjoyed a delicious lunch 6 (8) course tasting menu. The service were so friendly and accommodating. Thank you!

I didn't expect to find such a nice restaurant in such a small town. The ambience is relaxed and doesn't have the pompous vibes of other fine dining places. We got the 4 course menu: The starter was vibrant and refreshing, the 2 mains hake and then John Dory which was cooked to perfection! We finished with a wonderful desert that had many flavours that came together very nice. Would definitely recommend

Worth the driving from london 💙

Great tasting menu. But limited availability seating. But worth a special night's dinner

Amazing ,delicious, high quality food with great service ..what a gifted chef ! The decor and tables do not reflect the quality of the food being served . Overall it's a hidden gem !

Fabulous meal of 6 courses. Truly memorable.

Going back end of June for hubby’s birthday and Father’s Day with my parents. 3rd vist cannot wait.

Amazing food - amazing decor - amazing service! A little gem in the heart of Milford 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Top drawer, and sneaked a couple of extra courses into our 6-course tasting lunch too! Lots of interesting ingredients, all delicious, and they impressively catered for someone's dietary restrictions without any fuss. Now looking for an excuse to come back as soon as possible.

Amazing food and such friendly staff we had the 8 courses more like 11 such good value can’t wait to return

Fabulous six course lunch. All tastefully presented and quality food. Very inventive and nice potions. Thank you

I have only given them a 5 star review simply because there wasn't any more stars available. We enjoyed everything from the moment we walked in. The service was friendly and welcoming, and the chefs coming round to serve was a nice touch. The food was exceptional. We went for the 6 course lunch. Though busy, we didn't feel rushed, and each table got the same level of high service. It's quite telling when all the overhead conversations are about the food. This is definitely a must visit/experience.

Always a friendly welcome. Always a mind blowing experience. Last visited pre lock down, restaurant has undergone on few changes. Gone is the front of house fishmongers, replaced by a large group dining table, and a talking point ceiling, new art, and wall colours. But the dishes served up by David and his team is the reason we visit, and never fails to disappoint, or blow your mind. Our special occasion restaurant of choice.

Booked a lunchtime taster meal. We were with a two and a half year old, and they were very flexible with food for him. The meal was delicious and the service very good.

Exquisite! We had the 6-course lunchtime tasting menu. With an amuse bouche, a pre-dessert, and coffee with petit fours it turned out to be nine courses. The food was beautifully presented, it tasted sublime, and was innovative and surprisingly fun too. For example, the “it’s not an egg” amuse bouche was delicious and fun and the pre-dessert a delightful rave from the grave - if you’re old enough to remember Barrett’s sherbet fountain! I recommend Verveine without equivocation - go and enjoy everything about the experience.

Another wonderful meal at the Verveine, Sally and David and the team are the perfect hosts and David's Cooking skills are amazing! Can't wait to be back next year! Looking forward to the new table ceiling! and all the new additions to the menu. Thanks Susan and Nigel 🙌

From from the amuse bouche to the bite- sized confectionery served with the excellent coffee this restaurant provided delight after delight. Clever, witty, unusual food combinations designed chef patron David Wykes surprised and intrigued us. Every course was delicious. The value for money cannot be beaten. We intend to come again even though it is a five hour drive from where we live.

Excellent food love this place.

Excellent fish cookery and other skilled flavoursome dishes. Unusual tasty canapés. Dessert just a little too sweet but surprising combination of flavours. Suggest website is updated eg wine list totally different.

First visit for lunch as recommended by a friend to try. Set in Milford on Sea, the restaurant chef is ever so talented, the food is not what it seems and is absolutely amazing! You will certainly not be disappointed. Love the concept, will definitely revisit. 5 stars from me! Thank you for the pleasurable experience on my birthday! 🎂

We had an amazing experience at Verveine with the 8 course tasting menu. On finishing every course I was excited about what the next would bring. Every course was delicious and interesting, created with clearly a lot of thought and care and wishing to delight the diner. As a cheese lover the Comte waffle thrilled me. We started with a cocktail, mine was an old fashioned with bacon flavour, it was OMG amazing, I keep thinking about it days later and my mouth is watering. Thank you so much to David and the team for the amazing food experience and the warm welcome. Can't wait to visit again when we are next close to the New Forest.

The food is outstanding and the service is just as good. Shout out to the Sommelier who chose excellent wines to accompany the fresh vibrant and inventive dishes.

Fantastic place. Superb cooking with amazing mixture of flavours very expertly achieved. Every single dish was a delight and at a reasonable cost for such fine cooking. This chef is brilliant at combinations and I cannot wait to visit again

Glorious food tailored to our strange 'almost vegetarian but eat fish' tastes. 6 course tasting menu was just right for us . The waffle was wonderful.

Just wanted to add our voices to all the previous excellent reviews extolling the virtues of this wonderful place! Setting, design, decor, comfort, crockery and cutlery all assisted the wonderful staff and chef to provide a magical experience at incredible value. Highly recommend to everyone from wherever - we drove nearly 3 hours specifically to eat here so come on down!!

10 out 10 So welcoming and accommodating It was a last minute jump in for lunch, so glad we got a table!! Food was out of this world! Lunch 6 taster was not only good value but absolute quality ingredients, tastes that will throw you back a few years! The take on the sherbert fountain got me! 100% return restaurant! Just go here!

The food is incredible and the service is excellent too

Beautiful new decor and, as always, delicious and imaginative food. Very cheery service.

Loved the food, service and drinks. Would certainly recommend.

Top tier seafood with the best ingredients

Fabulous dinner. Lived up to all expectations. The manager and sommelier looked after us incredibly and we were made to feel most welcome. We chose the 4 course which was perfect. Presentation of food innovative and stunning. Perfect amount. Can’t wait to come again!

Really lovely little place. Friendly staff and really delicious food. Sally was very knowledgeable with the food and drinks, drinks were also very unique and delicious!

This was our second visit to Verveine and we weren't disappointed! The food was lovely, and the service was very friendly and efficient.

Lunchtime visit. This is our favourite restaurant, so no surprise - another five stars. It’s all been said before on Tripadvisor and I’ve run out of superlatives so please get a table booked and be prepared to be wowed. Can’t fault.

WOW..Absolutely amazing experience. The food was excellent and the whole team. I say experience as it truly was. The eyes see one thing then when tasting its another level up. Popping grapes were a 1st and very tasty. We were taken back to our past with one dish, I will say no more so not to spoil it for others. Every dish was fresh , a holiday for they eyes and delicious. Highly recommend. Thank you Verveine

From the responsive booking (I was out of the country and trying to get organised for a week in the New Forest) to the warm welcome on arrival, along with the excellent service on the night, I knew we were in a great place, but the food? Wow, amazing I only wish we had a restaurant like this near us at home. Go along you won’t be disappointed 🥂

We booked at short notice, and were helpfully accommodated. We had the 6 course tasting menu; it was fantastic. Highly recommended. The staff were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The food courses came at the right pace and were very well prepared. Indeed, we could see...

Always a pleasure dining here, beautiful food in quirky surroundings with a small but very competent team, well worth a visit, the lunch time 3 course meal is a steal, super fresh fish, perfectly cooked. Would be in fortnightly if it wasn't so far away. Many thanks David, Helen and the FOH manager, sorry didn't catch your name.....

We ate at Verveine last night and couldn’t recommend it highly enough. Don’t be fooled by the slightly eccentric decor, the food and service are excellent. We went for the eight course tasting menu with wine pairings and it was an absolute delight. The food was incredibly memorable and the wine pairings fitted the food perfectly. Sally was particularly attentive throughout. The reviews on google and Tripadvisor really are a reflection of the restaurant and would highly recommend

We had such a lovely six course lunch at Verveine today, the food was incredible and such good value for money due to the superb ingredients and the inventive dishes! We can’t decide what our favourite dish was! Lovely service too and amazing cocktails. Can’t...

Supper Club - meet new people - try new foods. Lovely evening our first Supper Club visit. Fresh innovative dishes to try - enjoy the company of different people who live in the area.

Absolutely brilliant! The best fish restaurant I've ever eaten in.

This is speciality fish restaurant offering fine dining in cosy ambience. The place is small but the fare on offer is huge. They usually serve what is called a tasting menu with four or more courses, each paired with matching wines. Being the Advent season,...

Superb food and very intimate. Will be back

I can absolutely see why this place has 5/5 - the food, the innovation, the ambience, honestly don’t know why we haven’t been here before but wow. It isn’t often you can go somewhere and be totally blown away by the meal and service and...

We have been to Verveine several times over the past few years and in our opinion it just gets better and better. Fabulous food and lovely staff.

Another outstanding 6 course menu with wines. Chef Patron David and his team provided my wife and I a memorable evening. The food was superb and it was hard to say which course was the best - they all were. The pairing wines complimented each...

Food is really average and pretty disappointing versus the reviews. Service was excellent.

We were given a £100 Gift Voucher as a Wedding present last t year in September, valid for one year. Being aware of the fact that it has expired I sent the restaurant an email asking for the possibility to extend it, we would have...

This is an absolute stunner of a restaurant with a great choice of sea food. The tasting menu is the most sensible option and the chef will produce course after course of fantastic food. My favourite place to eat in the new forest

Absolutely wonderful fish restaurant. Had lunch to celebrate my birthday so happily opted for the five course taster menu with wine. Every course was a triumph from the amuse-bouches through to the petits-fours. As well as tasting delicious, the presentation of the food was spectacular....

Absolutely one of a kind experience on every level!Food was imaginative and innovative, the vibe was smart but unpretentious and the staff were fun and informative . We had 8 courses and wine flight and it was amazing! And great value! Can’t wait to go...

This was our second visit to Verveine, this time bringing my parents. We decided on the six course taster menu and was not disappointed. The food was fantastic, service was attentive and the whole experience a delight. One of our group had the meat taister...

Im a little late with my review from 09/09/23. My friends and myself have lunched at Verveine three times now and each time has been a wonderful culinary experience. I cant add much more than the review from our first visit below but wanted to thank Chef/Proprietor David. Before our last visit I emailed him with a personal request and after a telephone conversation, it was clear to me that this wonderful man is all about the food. Never once did I feel that his motivation is money which is so rare. You do get what you pay for here and never once have I or members of my party felt overcharged for the experience you get. David also kindly obliged with my request of which my family and friends were thrilled. Thank you so much. ------------------------------------------------------------------- A friend and I visited Verveine for the first time last week for lunch. Theres no dress code, the venue is clean and functional. Believe the reviews, people literally go for the food which is gorgeous. You have to book and it was full on the day we went. We opted for the 6 course taster menu with a cappuccino after and table water. We were given 2 free appetisers, six little handmade sweets. There were 2 other patrons that also had birthdays and we were each given a tiny little cake which had a candle on top. Thankfully no happy birthdays were sung, but everyone wished eachother a happy birthday which was a lovely moment. The meal with 10% service for both of us was £105. It was surprisingly enough food and although the speed between courses was perfect for me, I wish the staff could have said what they were serving a little slower as some times I didnt catch what theyd said. Im not overly well travelled but as is evident by my waistline, I love good food. Taking everything into account, I think this is the best meal ive ever had, so much so we will be booking lunch in September for my friend's birthday. As we both love scallops and lobster we will opt for the 8 course taster menu which is £95. That is a tad steeper than id normally fork out for a lunch but based on our first experience, its a worthy treat that im very much looking forward to.

The two or three course lunches are delicious and fantastic value for money. The 4 course tasting menu is even better with more expensive produce however both are cooked with great skill and flair. The food is beautifully presented and the service is both friendly...

We loved this restaurant! The food was fantastic - very original without being pretentious and very, very flavoursome. The staff were great: very friendly and welcoming and really knew the menu well. We would highly recommend Verveine and hope to go there again before too...

Wow once again a fantastic experience, visited twice in a week - its so refreshing to be served dishes that are fresh with fabulous flavours ! It’s art on a plate all the seafood and fish is cooked to perfection, the desserts equally exciting It’s...

Lovely food, excellent service.

Best meal we have ever had. Beautiful presentation, delicious flavours. Not normally huge fish eaters but this was amazing. What a find.

Went along for the 7 course Valentine's Taster menu for dinner. Simply stunning. Nothing else to add!

First time I have ever been and I would highly recommend to any sea food lover. The food is fresh, you don't know what your going to get till it is served and the waitress or waiter tells you. They leave you to enjoy your food and don't keep asking if you need more drinks. They only have a few tables which allows the chef to be able to cook to a much higher standard, which you taste in the outstanding dishes he prepare for you. We are already planing our next visit.

Sometimes you book somewhere not knowing what to expect. This beautiful restaurant was recommended to us by the owner of an Air B&B in Milford on Sea where we stayed for a bank holiday weekend. Well, it was an absolutely breathtaking experience. You can choose from a 4, 6 or 8 tasting menu. We chose the 6 option and we were not disappointed. Each course was absolutely delicious. It was exciting not knowing what was going to be served but as each course arrived, our waitress described the dish in detail. We had roasted peach in juice (looked like a mini raw egg!) lobster with crab, John Dory with popping grapes, liquorice flavoured ice cream with sherbet and the most amazing petit fours. It was simply a gastronomic delight and we will be returning again and again.