The best restaurants in Lymington Town New Forest South East

Lovely panini, fresh and tasty, plus a great cup of tea and tasty fresh flapjack. Lovely service and great place on the Lymington Quay front.

Ella was so helpful and was so kind . This place is so beautiful Live music was so nice and fun will definitely come back to this beautiful place. Had fun having tequila shots and baby Guinnesses.

It might look like a cafe on the outside (if you can find it), but there’s a proper restaurant with a proper kitchen on the inside. A small but varied menu, good portions and tasty. The chef was out among the guests, taking orders and asking if all ok. Well placed confidence. We would definitely return.

The best bubble tea I’ve ever had! I tried a pineapple bubble tea with mango flavoured bubbles. It is by far the nicest bubble tea I’ve ever tried. If you are in Lymington and bubble tea then this is the place to go. I also tried the coconut flavoured milk based bubble tea as my wife had that and was equally as delightful.

Visited for a quick coffee on 6.11.24. Excellent coffee best we’ve had in a very long time. Surroundings very clean. Would thoroughly recommend. Will be back again.

We visited the premises for a midweek evening meal in August. We had pre booked the meal several months before, a must in high season. We were met by the new maitre de, who was in his second week at the restaurant. From reading previous reviews, he is a good addition to the premises. He was attentive and knowledgeable and made us feel at ease immediately. We opted for the 7 course taster, but not being great wine drinkers we sought advice. On his recommendation, we were able to share a ‘wine flight’ between my wife and I. They even gave us a spare glass on each course. This elevated the whole meal experience for us. The entire meal was sublime, with faultless service from the staff. Only one observation was the over attentiveness of the owners wife, who had a habit of over lingering at a table once a course was served. Sometimes less is better👍. Will we return ? Absolutely Yes! Highly recommended.

Excellent pasties, served by a really helpful chat. Will definitely be buying more pasties.

This is a lovely throwback to a gone age. Small, local, friendly, home made and a little gem. Don’t expect an immaculate sterile interior of a Starbucks, there are no straight edges, it’s a very old building. .

Our second visit to Lymington, and we headed straight to The Cellar - where else can you get a bottle of Minuty Prestige for less than £35?! Charming service, and we also sampled the gin taster this time around - and each time we get the valuable window seat for excellent people watching. Can’t wait to return!

The Haven was recommended and didn't disappoint. Despite blowing a storm which cleared up, the place and views are beautiful. 2 course lunch was superb and well worth the price for portion size and quality. Staff friendly. Great atmosphere. Good mix of all ages from families to couples to singles. Definitely returning and already recommended to others. Thank you.

Tucked away just off the High Street, this is an intriguing old religious building that has been transformed into a friendly restaurant with various levels. On a quiet midweek lunchtime, we were offered a varied and interesting menu which led to each one of our party of five choosing a different main course. All plates were cleared! We sampled two of the desserts between us and the beautifully presented home made ice creams were outstanding both in quality and variety. The other offerings were beautifully presented and again all plates were cleared. In future this will be our go to destination for meals in Lymington.

5 stars! Food was incredible, staff were amazing and very hands on. Will definitely be returning soon and recommending to others. Thank you Rivaaz team ⭐️☺️

Staff were inattentive, slovenly and ill-kempt. Service was slow and food in general of average quality. It was much better 2 years ago.

While visiting Lymington on a busy Saturday in August my wife and I were in need of coffee and all the usual suspects were all full so we visited this lovely friendly cafe.The coffee was very good and the service was quick and efficient.The breakfasts being served looked great so we will certainly be back.

What a lovely little Italian restaurant, only a few minutes walk from our hotel. It is my husband's birthday so it was a lovely treat to eat in such a romantic place. The food was fab. Hot, plentiful portions, served by a young man (sorry didn't get his name), with attention and extremely polite. My husband had the linguine with mixed seafood and I had a vegetarian pasta which was heavenly. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area