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
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.
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.