Reviews in Lymington

We were really looking forward to our lunch at the Chequers Inn (described as a great rest stop for walkers). I booked online in the morning for 1:30 lunch for 4 - a belated 60th birthday celebration with my daughters and husband. We arrived on time and were given menus and told the soup and sandwiches options by pleasant bar staff. After a few minutes my husband went to the bar to order our food and was told by the landlord that the kitchen was closed. When my husband asked how that could be given we had reservations, the landlord started shouting and pointing at him and called him a tw*t! Apparently if you book online on the day you have to call ahead. Ok fair enough but no one mentioned this when we arrived. We were already there, had bought drinks, and just wanted sandwiches! I can’t imagine how we would have been treated if we’d just walked in without booking! The guy was incredibly rude and miserable. He almost ruined our special day but we walked into Lymington and had a wonderful lunch at the King’s Head. We love Lymington and the hospitality is usually so gracious. We will continue to explore but will not be returning to The Chequers Inn.

Lovely meal but, like last time, portions were far far too big . Such a waste of tasty food but a “doggy box” was kindly offered to us to take the whitebait home. Couldn’t do that with the chips though!

Wonderful Sunday lunch....great value and huge portions.

Excellent food & very friendly service. Easy to book online, with online confirmation. Have been a couple of times now & would recommend this local pub for the atmosphere & great food.

A lovely early evening meal for 2. The rugby was on and so there was a great atmosphere. The pub was busy enough but not overly so. Our food was tasty and plentiful. The servers were very friendly and smiley. It is the third time we have been here and it certainly won't be our last.

5***** Food amazing and portion size huge! Couldn’t fault the staff, all very friendly and went extra mile to ensure we were happy. 100% will be back and highly recommend food / drinks

Warm welcome, excellent food and service.

Still provided excellent service and care to our large group on a very busy New Years Day lunch. Traditional pub food here, which was good as always, with great portion sizes and flavour. Thank you.

The specials food was exceptional the ambiance was great the staff were smiley faces so made it a great meal When I’m in the area I will go again Thanks team

My salmon en croute was disappointing (flavourless and dry fish with a non descript hollandaise sauce). However, my wife and children enjoyed their ‘standard’ pub meals (burger, scampi etc). Service was fine but not very attentive. Booked on line and received confirmation, but like other reviews they had not received the booking so it’s best to phone. We’ve enjoyed better meals at this pub in the past and like the garden so will likely return.

Everyone & everything excellent. Would recommend 100%

Laid back and easy atmosphere to start and a great value meal to follow! Thanks

We had a lovely Sunday lunch at the Chequers, the roast beef was excellent and liked that the veg is served separate to help yourself rather than piled on the plate, the atmosphere and service was very friendly.

Food great as always but booked on line and received return confirmation but when we arrived they had no sign of our booking. However they found a table for us. Maybe wise to phone to book a table!

Very good Sunday lunch. Enjoyed all 3 courses, staff welcoming and professional, service attentive without being intrusive. Perfect.

Once again fantastic roast lamb. Plenty of roast potatoes and good Yorkshire Pudding. Spotted dick to follow was very light.

Lovely meal, Generous portion size. Very tasty. We have lamb shank and pork belly with black pudding. Would definitely recommend to others and return again.

Excellent Sunday roasts - two lamb and two pork - good sized portions with lots of roast potatoes and vegetables. Followed by two syrup sponges, a cheesecake and chocolate brownies - all delicious. Excellent service, very friendly staff. Will definitely be back.