The Fisherman's Wife - West Dorset

Stayed in Lyme Regis end of July. We visited the Fisherman’s wife on five of the nights we stayed. Fish and chips, scampi and chips, whitebait and chips, scallops and chips were all tried on the visits. Good cooked to order. Chips well cooked, good portions. Full chips no crinkly scraps. Good selection of condiments , tartare sauce, tomato, vinegar and salt sachets. Large queues develop at peak times. Be aware at night the owner doesn’t stay open if demand from public has waned. If your visiting for the day you can preorder and best queues but your food will only be cooked ahead of the queue when you appear at the door. Tried other vendors before we were tempted by the scallops , quality at Fisherman’s wife , compared to Lyme Fish Bar was way above standard . The Lyme Bar food in town was not cooked to order with cooked fish stacked on the hot plate. Got to know Phillip the proprietor over the week and is extremely knowable in the production of his menu. He takes a pride in the finished product, food is of a very high standard.

These were the best scallops I have tasted. My wife enjoyed the scampi. Must have waited for 40 minutes before we received our food. There appeared to be only one person working behind the counter, under the circumstances he did a good job. Next time we’re in Lyme Regis I’d go here again. The only negative was the long wait. I think they were short staffed on the day we visited.

Awful, worse choice ever made, won’t ever visit again it was inedible, batter wasn’t bad but chips and fish put this place to shame

The whiting was excellent: hot, well prepared, tasty and plenty of it. Good chips to go with that. The rest of the team had other choices and all were very happy. Good ordering, paying, collection system. The Mrs. clearly has things under control...many thanks!

Quality and size of Haddock way down on a visit a year ago. 30 minutes to wait for two fish. I won’t go there again.