RestaurantsDorsetLyme RegisDT7

Harden's says

Harriet Mansell opened a second Lyme Regis site in July 2021, just months after successfully launching Robin Wylde during lockdown; this wine bar and tap room is a 40-cover cellar space over 400 years old, just down the road from its big sister, and focuses on low intervention wines and small plate food.

survey result

Summary

£35
    £
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This 400-year cellar serves “tasty small plates of interesting food and a good wine list, featuring lots of natural wines”. It’s the little sister of Harriet Mansell’s nearby restaurant Robin Wylde, operated with the same local and sustainable ethos.

Summary

£32
    £
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Harriet Mansell opened a second Lyme Regis site in late July 2021 (after our survey had closed), just months after successfully launching Robin Wylde during lockdown. This wine bar and tap room is a 40-cover cellar space over 400 years old, just down the road from its big sister, and is ‘somewhere you can pop into for a glass of wine and some nibbles, or a long meal of shared plates’.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£7.00 £14.00 £9.00 £10.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £26.00
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
Cellar 57-58 Broad Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QD
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5 pm‑8 pm
Thursday5 pm‑8 pm
Friday5 pm‑8 pm
Saturday10 am‑2 pm, 5 pm‑8:30 pm
Sunday12 pm‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑8 pm

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