RestaurantsDorsetLyme RegisDT7

survey result

Summary

£72
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Set in a “perfect location overlooking Lyme Bay” from Lister Gardens, chef Mark Hix’s “terrific fish restaurant” is “a real oasis in Dorset”. It inspires a high volume of feedback and ratings would be even higher were it not for a minority opinion that “the culinary ideas remain sound, but the execution is wildly variable”. Last year, the celeb chef was forced to remove a wooden decking area installed during the pandemic, after losing a long battle with the local council.

Summary

£66
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Mark Hix’s primely positioned and well-known seafood spot in Lister Gardens (with outside decking, although this is currently a source of local dispute with The Lyme Regis Society) is known for its “good relaxed vibe” and views over Lyme Bay. It is still mostly applauded for some “excellent dishes”, but ratings dipped this year with a number of reporters clearly expecting a little more from such a high-profile chef: “it’s a nice but not a wow restaurant”“food was fine but hardly mind-blowing”.

Summary

£62
  £££
4
Very Good
3
Good
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Mark Hix’s famous seafood restaurant” sits on the cliffs, where the views “high up looking out over the shimmering blue sea” simply “cannot be beaten”. “Some might say it’s not cheap, but good fish rarely is”, and by (nearly) all accounts this is a real “oasis of good cooking in the West”.

Summary

£53
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“The architecture and position are unbeatable, and the fish is cooked simply, as it should be”, according to most reports on Mark Hix’s cliff-top venture, which has “great views over Lyme Bay”. It has by-and-large been above criticism in recent times, winning renown as some of “the best food on the Jurassic Coast”, but complainers were a little more in evidence last year (“another example of a restaurant trading mainly on its location…”, “magnificent views didn’t stop us feeling that we wouldn’t return…”)

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Cobb Rd, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JP

Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu
Yes
6
No dress code
45

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£13.50 £24.00 £4.75 £8.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £25.00
Filter Coffee £2.00
Extras  
Bread £4.00
Service 12.50%
Cobb Rd, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JP
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Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑10 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑10 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑10 pm
Thursday12 pm‑10 pm
Friday12 pm‑10 pm
Saturday12 pm‑10 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:15 pm

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