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The High Street Kitchen, Lymington, Hampshire

The High Street Kitchen

4.7
4.7
500 Reviews
£41 and over
Contemporary British

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Great for fine wines
Located in the heart of Lymington, The Highstreet Kitchen offers a relaxed dining experience focusing primarily on local sustainable food, working with dedicated local farmers and producers. The restaurant has been a dream for Gavin Barnes for over a decade and it has now become a shared vision for the whole team.

We proudly serve lunch and Dinner.

please allow enough time to relax and enjoy your evening as we serve good food not fast food.

Please notify us of any allergens

See you all soon!

Bookings for 5 people and over will require a deposit
£10 pounds per person

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £41 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary British
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 12:00–14:30 Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00–14:00 Dinner Tue–Thu 18:00–20:00 Fri, Sat 18:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    01590 673000
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Gavin Barnes

What 500 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Hampshire

    Best Overall

  • Hampshire

    Best Food

  • Hampshire

    Best Value

  • Hampshire

    Good for business meals

  • Hampshire

    Innovative

  • Hampshire

    Gluten-free-friendly

  • Hampshire

    Great for fine wines

  • Hampshire

    Romantic

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The High Street Kitchen in Lymington offers a delightful dining experience with "outstanding food" and "fabulous service." Guests rave about its "creative and beautifully cooked" dishes, often highlighting seasonal menus and local ingredients. With a "relaxing environment" and attentive staff, this gem is perfect for any occasion, from special celebrations to casual meals.

500 Reviews
  1. Gary

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is excellent., what a gem We have a new favourite restaurant . Great value and lovely staff.

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  2. Jeremy

    London

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 14 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    A very pleasant time. Good food and service. Very enjoyable.

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  3. Mike

    Isle of Wight

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 13 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic lunch that exceeded our expectations! Great set menu of fresh seasonal ingredients, terrific service, cosy restaurant and quality interior. Fabulous value for money! Will definitely be going back!!

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  4. John

    Hampshire

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious food. Good choices on menu, both familiar dishes and some with a little extra addition, the beetroot starter was very good as was the passion fruit souffle and all the mains too. Well-staffed

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  5. Mary

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 8 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Seasonal menu, so it doesn’t stay the same as some places do. Beautifully cooked and presented food. Hard to please husband most enthusiastic. Staff efficient and friendly. Good choice of wine. Two of us had a glass each which meant it wasn’t too expensive. Good value for the quality of the food. It would be lovely for a special occasion.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Hampshire

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 3 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding Sunday Roast Just perfect 😍 Service ambience on point Laura saved the special sparkles chilled Down 🙏

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  7. Eve

    Hampshire

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 1 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Comfortable place with attractive furnishings. Having skipped a starter, we waited a good 30 minutes for our main courses. I had the pheasant, an ample portion served with dauphinoise. However, the food was tepid as was the plate, even the sauce, poured from a danity jug, was tepid. When asked, I said that the potatoes were tepid and was offered more. I did'nt need or want more, I just wanted to send the whole dish back so they could start from scratch and then serve it to me hot!! Obviously, I wasn't going to ask for this and wait again! There were a number of wines under£35 a bottle and the 2 we sampled were good. The banana souffle was wonderfully sweet. I don't know what went wrong at the Pass but I won't be going back to sample, potentially, more luke warm mains!
    The High Street KitchenResponded on 3 November 2024
    Dear Eve We really appreciate your feed back, when we table check it is our opportunity to check everything is ok with your food, it is a standard procedure that we use to make sure our customers are happy and if there is a problem we can rectify it straight away. You were offered some fresh hot food to be sent but you declined, this could have been rectified very quickly. Regards to a thirty minute wait for your mains, no starters were ordered and two 10oz rib eye steaks were ordered with two different cooking temperatures, so both take different times and then have to be well rested. We take pride in our food and we believe we do good food not fast food.

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  8. David

    Hampshire

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    A disappointment as previous reviews had set high expectations. Two of us had the Ling fish which was a small portion, over cooked and hard to remove from the skin. Mentioned twice to staff but no meaningful acknowledgement, very disappointing.

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  9. Paul

    London

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistently the best restaurant in Lymington. Always a wonderful fine dining experience. Each course beautifully crafted . The ling was delicious & the banana souffle amazing. And as ever the service was first class.

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  10. Joy

    Yorkshire

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 October 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The ambience was very amenable tables set out a comfortable distance making for a pleasant evening

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FAQs

The High Street Kitchen is rated 4.7 stars by 500 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
Google Map for The High Street Kitchen

68 High St, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9AL

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Lymington
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 12:00–14:30 Lunch Wed–Sat 12:00–14:00 Dinner Tue–Thu 18:00–20:00 Fri, Sat 18:00–21:00
  • Price
    £41 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary British
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Gavin Barnes
  • Additional
    Beer, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine
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