The best restaurants in Lyme Regis West Dorset South West

Outstanding independent coffee/doughnut/hog roast takeaway. Welcoming people (thanks Joey & Bailey!) who were friendly and happy to chat. Coffee was delicious (freshly brewed filter), and the hog roast roll was the best I’ve had - complete with crackling. Don’t get me started on the doughnuts.

We had a lovely time - great pizzas, great service and a lovely atmosphere. I had the special which was mushrooms with egg yolk - absolutely delicious. We sat in the outside covered area which was warm enough with the heaters and only added to the atmosphere with the wind blowing outside.

Visited after spotting someone eating one of the bao whilst we were in Lyme! Absolutely delicious- fresh, vibrant flavours and generous serving of meat in each bao. I had the rice chicken satay box and it was great- super portion and so fresh! The chilli crisp was unreal. My daughter had the kids rice box and great size portion and she loved it- 3 sizeable pieces of pork belly, rice and carrot/cucumber so ideal for kids who are interested in eating good food! Not cheap but VERY reasonable for the quality and esp considering there is a cafe directly opposite Red Panda which charges £12 for a jacket potato!!! Go to Red Panda, order 1 of everything then sit on the benches outside and enjoy the view and the grub- totally worth it.

So having had one review removed because our guest wrote it, I feel I should review our experience, or lack of it, at this restaurant. Firstly, I suspect the food is good, but I can’t comment because we had our booking cancelled. A table at the restaurant had been booked for our 30th wedding anniversary for ourselves and two of our friends for a lovely celebration. At 4:30 on the day of the booking we were getting ready, champagne on ice, when we received a phone call from the restaurant stating our booking was cancelled due to ongoing building works. WHAT! so late on in the day? It was too late to book anything (we tried) so ended up in a pub, nothing like the celebration we had been planning for months. Surely the owners should have been keeping track of the work enabling them to cancel table bookings much earlier and offer some alternatives. Is this too much to ask for an important celebration? What followed over the next couple of weeks was the most atrocious customer care I have experienced in the last 20 years. Initially offering no recompense (blaming contractors and landlords), with emails taking too long to answer, claims of offers for recompense being been made when they hadn’t, and comments about the removed review, I eventually gave up seeking any compensation: I felt that I was communicating with someone who had no care or consideration regarding the significance of a 30th wedding anniversary (it only happens once!), or experience in providing good customer care. I’m sure the food is good. Unfortunately, the ability to care for their customers in unforeseen circumstances and deal with the fall-out following their domestic problems was at best pitiful.

A lovely little cafe with great speciality coffee. Cakes are v yummy too! Really friendly staff. A must visit for us whenever we're in Lyme Regis!

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.

Amazing service. Really considerate of my needs as I'm coeliac. Friendly to my little boy and let him try a bit of ice cream as he was getting into a panic about deciding. The ice creams were delicious. Really lovely flavours and a good selection. Highly recommend

This little cafe stands out from its competitors with lovely fresh food, beautifully presented and at a good price. We return whenever we are in Lyme Regis

Great new owners, NOTE telephone number on trip advisor is for the old owner so please don’t call it.. Shop is based conveniently in the car park with easy access. Serving hot and cold snacks drinks and must have beach essentials. Enjoy a stroll down to the town or a stroll to the beach, great location for exploring the local area.

The best seafood I’ve ever had in Lyme Regis - including Mark Hicks! Brilliant, charming, knowledgeable service and atmosphere and the food was so good we came back the next night!! These two young talented people deserve their own restaurant NOW!! ❤️

Absolutely delicious food! We had a super evening enjoying every single element of the tasting menu. The food was exceptional value given the quality! Highly recommend!

Lovely place for a cuppa and cake. The staff were so helpful getting us seated as we had a pram and a mobility walker. Tucked these items out the way for us and bought a little tin of wooden toys for our little one to play with. Cakes were all amazing (Dorset apple cake the best) and I went back to get some takeaway pasties later too. These were also excellent. Definitely visit again when in Lyme Regis.

We were lucky enough to get a table following a recommendation from the B&B owner. So glad we did, great choice of little plates. We enjoyed 6 between us, including monk fish, prawns and scallops. All very fresh and brilliantly cooked. Great relaxed atmosphere. A memorable night, helping to make our holiday special. Thank you

It's good to know there's a vegan restaurant in Lyme Regis. It's good, affordable, run by a cheerful cook, and is conveniently situated on the short main street, not far from the sea and the sea and close to the gardens that overlook the beach.

We were in Lyme Regis last week and went to the new Baboo Gelato Bar to have an ice cream with our 6 year old daughter and we all absolutely loved it. It was quite simply the best salted caramel ice cream we've ever had (and I've had quite a lot - we live in West Sussex near to the sea and regularly visit beaches and have the mandatory ice cream each time!) The staff in there were all really friendly and helpful, if you're in the area I'd highly recommend popping by! I really hope Baboo expands out to West Sussex so we have have more of their delicious gelato!