Restaurants, pubs and takeaways are plentiful in Lymington. Over the years we’ve been visiting some have come and gone. There was a great restaurant off the High Street that was in a converted methodist hall and had a piano installed half way up a double-height wall… sadly that’s gone.
Last season we went to the following…
This fine hotel has a great fish restaurant in the front of their building. It’s pricey – expect to pay London prices – but there’s an interesting menu and a good wine list. We stayed the night too. Whilst the room was pleasant with a view over the garden the heating didn’t work and it wasn’t a pleasant room to sit in. I’m sensitive to the cold and when I’ve been working outdoors all day I do like to warm up again. Luckily the bathroom was well fitted out and there was plenty of hot water.
A very pleasant pub that is a short walk from the marinas and on the lower end of the high street. Lunch and evening are both good times to visit. We made the mistake of not reserving a table on a Saturday night so couldn’t get in (even in March) so to be on the safe side you’ll need to make a reservation. The food is fresh cooked and has the usual variety of pub-style meals typical of a coastal town. For lunch I had an excellent pint of prawns with great bread washed down with a ginger beer and bitter shandy.
We arrived via train one wet and windy Friday evening and the Ship Inn was the closest pub between the train station and the Berthon marina. So we stopped for a quick bite to eat and were pleasantly surprised. The pub patio area is usually really crowded so we’ve often walked by to one of the quieter pubs further up the high street. The food is fine, reliable and a good variety of options. The service is welcoming and it’s surprisingly spacious.
Lymington Fish and Chips
I’ve walked past this Fish and Chip shop on the High Street numerous times but it was only when we couldn’t get a table at the King’s Head that we stopped here for fish and chips. We were late arriving (the fish and chip shop closes at 8:00pm) and were the last customers. However our fish and chips were fresh cooked and not at all rushed. We couldn’t eat in so we walked back to the boat which is about a 10 minute walk. The chips were still crispy and it was perhaps the best fish and chips I’ve ever eaten.
On Land 