The Fisherman's Rest

What The Fisherman's Rest does

The Fisherman's Rest is a traditional British gastropub and restaurant located at All Saints Road in Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Originally a private dwelling called Grattens Cottage, the property was granted a liquor licence in 1870 and has operated as a licensed pub since, becoming a fixture of the local community. Today it operates as a tenanted pub under the Fuller's (Fuller, Smith & Turner) brewery umbrella, with a licensee identified as Karen.

The venue's core offering is food and beverage service, with a multi-format menu structure: a bar menu of pub classics, a separate à la carte restaurant menu, a Sunday roast menu served from 12-5pm, a pudding menu, and an ever-changing specials board. Produce is sourced predominantly from within 30 miles of the pub, with a stated emphasis on fresh seasonal and locally sourced seafood. The bar stocks modern craft beers, cask ales, and fine wines. The pub also operates three private hire configurations, ranging from a single table to full restaurant buyout, targeting celebrations, corporate functions, and Christmas parties.

The business runs a direct-to-consumer, transaction-based revenue model with no delivery, takeaway, or third-party distribution. Reservations are taken by telephone and walk-ins are welcomed. The single physical location serves local residents of Lymington and surrounding Hampshire, alongside tourists visiting the New Forest and English Channel coast, walkers, cyclists, and visitors to local attractions. Operating hours span seven days per week, with food service windows covering lunch and dinner from Monday through Saturday and an extended Sunday service. The team comprises 11 employees.

Name

The Fisherman's Rest

Legal name

The Fisherman's Rest

Website

https://fishermansrestlymington.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fisherman's Rest is a traditional British gastropub in Lymington, Hampshire, operating as a Fuller's tenanted pub serving local residents and New Forest tourists with locally sourced food, craft drinks, Sunday roasts, and private event hire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pub & Restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (CRANACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Gastropub dining
• Pub restaurant services
• Private event hire
• Sunday roast pub
• Craft beer pub

Headquarters

HQ city

Lymington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and beverage sales: Revenue generated from serving food (pub menu, a la carte restaurant menu, Sunday roasts, puddings, specials board) and drinks (craft beers, cask ales, fine wines, spirits). Customers pay per transaction at point of service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Fisherman's Rest is a traditional British gastropub and restaurant in Lymington, Hampshire, serving food and drink on premises. The offering centres on a bar menu, à la carte restaurant menu, an ever-changing specials board, traditional Sunday roasts (12-5pm), and a pudding menu, with produce sourced from within 30 miles and a focus on fresh, seasonal, locally sourced seafood. A well-stocked bar carries modern craft beers, cask classics, fine wines, and spirits, and the venue also offers three private hire options for celebrations and corporate events.

Product overview

The Fisherman's Rest is a traditional gastropub and restaurant offering a unified dining experience. The core offering consists of food service with multiple menu options (bar menu, à la carte restaurant menu, specials board, Sunday roast, and pudding menu) complemented by a well-stocked bar featuring craft beers, cask ales, and fine wines. The venue also provides private hire and function services with three event space options for celebrations and corporate occasions. Table booking is available via telephone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food and Drink Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fuller's (Fuller, Smith & Turner)minorOthersThe Fisherman's Rest appears to be a tenant pub operated under Fuller's brewery umbrella. The Fuller's logo and branding appears on the website footer, and links to Fuller's corporate privacy policy and terms of use. The licensee is listed as Karen. This is a tenancy arrangement rather than a formal partnership.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Brunning & Price: UK gastropub group known for converting heritage buildings into food-led pubs with locally sourced menus. Closely comparable to The Fisherman's Rest on gastropub model, historic building, and provenance-led food.
• Peach Pubs: Independent UK gastropub operator focused on country pubs with seasonal, locally sourced menus. Directly comparable on food-led pub concept, rural/coastal locations, and provenance-led sourcing.
• Young's Pubs: UK pub and gastropub operator with a portfolio of heritage locals and food-led pubs. Directly comparable business model combining traditional pub atmosphere with elevated food, similar to The Fisherman's Rest's gastropub positioning.
• The Hand and Flowers: Michelin-starred gastropub in Marlow, UK, with a strong food-led identity and pub atmosphere. Comparable as a destination UK gastropub competing for similar food-focused visitors and event trade.

Broad incumbents

• Ei Group (now part of Stonegate): Large UK pub operator with a substantial tenanted and leased estate. Comparable as a major counterparty in the same tenant-pub model that The Fisherman's Rest operates within.
• Shepherd Neame: Britain's oldest brewer and a network of tenanted and managed pubs, predominantly in Kent and the South East. Comparable as a brewery-tenanted pub model near the same coastal/southern England geography.
• Mitchells & Butlers: UK operator of pub, bar, and restaurant brands including gastropub formats. Comparable at a portfolio level as a national operator providing similar food-and-drink-led pub experiences.
• Greene King: Major UK pub retailer and brewer with thousands of managed and tenanted pubs. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent offering similar traditional pub and food service across high-street and destination locations.
• Fuller's (Fuller, Smith & Turner): Parent company and one of the UK's largest pub and brewery operators. Comparable as the umbrella business under which The Fisherman's Rest operates as a tenanted pub, with overlapping food and drink proposition at scale.
• Wetherspoons (JD Wetherspoon): Large UK pub chain offering food and drink at value-focused sites. Comparable as a UK pub operator with broad menu and bar service, although at a different price point and scale than The Fisherman's Rest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-fisherman's-rest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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