Noisy Lobster at Avon Beach - open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner or just for coffee
The Jetty at the Christchurch Harbour Hotel - for a special occasion and also an excellent value set lunch
Cliffhanger Restaurant & Takeaway at Highciffe
The Cliff House Barton on Sea
Pebble Beach Barton on Sea
Verveine Milford-on-Sea - a fish-lover's heaven
Elderflower Lymington - another fish-lover's heaven
The Oaks Highcliffe (Sign up for their newsletter and get freebies!)
Haven House Inn at Mudeford Quay - serving pub fayre and a special menu for dogs
The Nelson Tavern in Mudeford
The Rising Sun in Christchurch - pan-asian food including a wide selection of vegan and gluten free choices
The Lord Bute, Highcliffe
The Oak Inn, Lyndhurst
The Ship, Christchurch - thai food and pub classics
As well as the Noisy Lobster at Avon Beach which operates as a café as well as a restaurant, there is the Coffee Cabin and further east is the Beach Hut Café.
At Mudeford Quay is the Haven Café and a short ferry ride away is The Beach House on Mudeford Spit and The Hiker Café at Hengistbury Head.
Arcado Lounge in Christchurch is a café/bar with a wide ranging menu and separate gluten-free menu. Dog-friendly.
The Lobster Shack at Avon Beach (when closed takeaway available from The Noisy Lobster)
Alexander's Fish & Chips in Mudeford. Open 12 - 2 and 5 - 8.30 (8pm Mondays). Closed Sundays. 01202 041295
There are numerous cafés, pubs and restaurants in Christchurch and elsewhere. Please write any special recommendations in the visitors book in the caravan.