Tom's Lyme Regis

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   Sally

   West Sussex1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Tom’s is a superb seafood restaurant. The food is first class and cooked to perfection. We love coming here and look forward to coming back, yet again !!!
   

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   Erica

   London10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   In a lovely location on the sea front of Lyme Regis. It was lovely to see the owner greeting guests before going into the kitchen. The menu was small, but beautifully cooked, and the staff were very friendly.
   

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   Gary

   Dorset1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We booked a table for 4 1st March, what an amazing experience. The fresh food was delicicious and of quality standard. Every dish was prepared by Tom the chef and served to us personally at our table. We were absolutely delighted to have such a wonderful evening at Tom's. We will definitely be back
   

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   Tom's Lyme RegisResponded on March 3, 2025

   Hi Gary, Thank you so much for your lovely review. It was a pleasure to meet you and have you dine with us. We look forward to welcoming you again!
   

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   Nicholas

   Los Angeles32 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The greeting was friendly, nice ambience, servers were all good. The food was just ‘inelegant’. We’d heard a lot about the place and expected better. Appetizers : Fried oysters (lovely) and some fresh… also good served with a standard mignonette. Crab Croquette, just an inexpensive croquette. 99.5% potato with a minuscule essence of crabbiness. It was like the last croquette you make and all you have left is potato and you have to just rub it around the bowl where the crab used to be :-) however a quite nice potato croquette. Mains : Halibut steak with fingerling potatoes. Just plain boiled old potatoes. A chunk of fish and potatoes for £50. Bit of a stretch. Chef came around later and apologized as he saw the ‘greens’ hadn’t been bought to the table, and a bowl of boiled cabbage was summoned up. I’ll be honest this was the second part of the meal that felt like end of night stretching. The halibut was a cut through spine and included bones. We are ok with this but a surprising cut, people usually expect a filet with Halibut. Dartmouth’s (or Dartmoor, I forget ) fillet steak. Quite simply not a filet steak. Replaced with a cheaper cut. Pretty tough. Side items with steak were all good. Dessert : Pomme Tarte Tatin. Good god, my 7 yr old daughter could have made a Tarte that put this to shame, a poorly formed chunk of pastry with apple chunks on top. Maybe ‘rustic’ was the goal, but instead it screamed ‘amateur’ . Wine list was nice, simple. Servers were friendly. The chef was around chatting to folk. In summary, second time we’ve tried Tom’s but too many errors the first time, and trying the second time (because everyone has a bad day) was our mistake. Smells like a restaurant losing money and trying to save it in all the wrong places.
   

   Tom's Lyme RegisResponded on March 3, 2025

   Just to fact check we serve a crab croquetta which is made using a crab rue based sauce, we have never used potatoes in our croquetta. On our menu it clearly states a Tronçon of halibut which is halibut classically cooked on the bone, which is what people expect when they order a tronçon of fish. We in no way mislead our guests so we don't replace our steaks with cheaper cuts, we only have fillet steaks in the restaurant. An apple tart tatin is puff pasty with caramelised apples on top. Writing reviews such as this is damaging to a small business, so in future please make sure your "facts" are correct especially if your going to claim we are "losing money and trying to save in the wrong places". When asked repeatedly if everything was ok with your food you said it was "lovely".
   

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   Nicky

   Dorset3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food. Portions were larger than expected which was a bonus. Nice to see the chef plate the food too. Highly recommend
   

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   Graham

   Dorset10 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I brought a friend, first time in Lyme, to Toms for lunch, an excellent choice. With the awful weather the weather was quiet, but we had a beautiful light lunch with excellent wine
   

   Tom's Lyme RegisResponded on February 24, 2025

   Hi Graham, Thank you for your kind words, we hope to see you again!
   

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   Gary

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great atmosphere with fantastic food and friendly staff
   

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   alexander

   Dorset1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 31, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic food, kind staff. Will be returning, thank you very much.
   

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   imogen

   Warwickshire1 review

   4.0

   Dined on January 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We dined on a very quiet, chilly Monday in January- and while the restaurant was quiet, the staff made us feel really welcome & comfortable. The food was excellent- Tom went out of his way to cater for a vegan diet and it was a flavourful treat for the senses. The fish dishes available were great & the wine selection delicious. Highly recommend- a chef that really understands flavour & can deliver an absolute treat.
   

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    Sue

    London1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 18, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We enjoyed a lovely lunch and will definitely be back.
    

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