With both an award winning restaurant and wine cellar, the food and wine at the Alexandra ensures a truly relaxed and fine dining experience. Our menus change with the seasons and if you want a taste of the sea, look no further than our door step. Utilising the bounty of Lyme Bay and the finest artisan food producers of the Southwest, we invite you to take in panoramic sea views and great food.
Fine Dining
With both award winning food and wine, the Alexandra Dining Room ensures a truly fine dining experience. Our totally indulgent 7 course seasonally changing ‘Tasting Menu’ is an exceptional experience for anyone with an interest in great food. Served in our elegant dining room with attentive service using only the finest ingredients.
Casual Dining
Light lunch in the Orangery or afternoon drinks on the terrace watching the sunset, we are open daily to enjoy locally sourced food in a relaxed and informal setting overlooking Lyme Bay and the Jurassic coast. A unique setting for friends, family or just a tipple at the end of a busy day.
Afternoon Tea
One of England's finest traditions. Afternoon Tea at the Alexandra is the perfect way to relax. With a variety of teas, a delicious selection of sandwiches, homemade scones and tasty treats, afternoon tea is simply one of life’s little luxuries.
Sunday Lunch
Our Sunday lunches use only the finest seasonal ingredients to celebrate this truly British Institution. Using local farmers and producers at the forefront of the menu, our relaxed Sunday lunches offer the perfect excuse to get your friends and family together.
Bar
Our Bar is open from 11am until late. Choose from an extensive wine list, a bespoke cocktail menu and a selection of local and international spirits and mixers. Drinks and cocktails are also available on the Garden Terrace until late.
Private Dining
Be it a seaside view party on our garden terrace, a birthday party, anniversary, lunch or private dinner, whatever you’re celebrating, we can happily accommodate parties from 6 in our private Look out Tower, to 100 in our Ammonite restaurant and Orangery or our private Chapel.
We have the perfect setting for breakfast, morning coffee, light lunch, afternoon tea or evening dinner.
Our Menus
Breakfast is served in the Dining Room and in warmer months on the Garden Terrace from 8:00am – 10:00am
Morning Coffee is served from 10am – 12:00pm daily in the Orangery, sitting room and garden terrace – which has fantastic views over the Cobb harbour and out to sea.
Enjoy Lunch in our beautiful Orangery or on the garden terrace. Lunch is served from 12:00pm – 2:30pm.
Afternoon Tea is served daily on the garden terrace, in the sitting room or the Orangery. Served daily from 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Dinner is served in both the Dining Room and Orangery from 6:30pm – 9:00pm daily. Providing a selection of delicious dishes from a daily changing menu according to what’s in season and at its best. Children’s supper is served daily at 6:30 pm in the restaurant, garden or your room.
Food Glorious Food
At the Alexandra Hotel we are passionate about food and believe that eating is one of life’s greatest pleasures. We embrace the use of carefully selected local and seasonal quality foods to enable our chefs to create the most delicious dishes from our kitchens. Our local heritage as a historic fishing town results in an abundance of sensational local produce and we want to give all our guests a true taste of this in everything we serve.
When sourcing our food, we look for produce which stands out from the rest – from local farms to artisan producers from across the Westcountry, we are excited to share our food story with you.
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“We had 40 family and friends staying for our wedding weekend and I honestly cannot say enough about the staff and how friendly and helpful they were. It was like they were part of our family! The views and food were just fantastic! We have already booked for our year anniversary. Just the best place for an outdoors wedding. Our love to all, xxx”
Kirk and Laura
“What a gem…….”
“We stayed here last minute and are thoroughly pleased we did. A real mix of tradition, comfort and hospitality. Great views along the coast and down to the beach. Our bedroom was well equipped and appointed and exceptionally comfy. The restaurant served excellent breakfast and evening meal with all the staff attentive and friendly. The gardens and morning rooms have fantastic views. A real find and we will definitely return!!”