Rivaaz Restaurant in New Forest

Amazing food and service. UK “Indian” restaurants do not usually do good Indian food, especially outside of London or Birmingham but this little gem in Lymington was as authentic as they come. The Paneer Bangalore was delicious and the spicy Makhni with Chicken was very tasty. I will come back when I’m next in the area.

First the positives. Decent ambience and attentive staff. Now for the food. I am very surprised that many people think this is "authentic" indian food. We had 3 different dishes here and none tasted like the food that you get in India. It felt like the chef started with most of the ingredients that were needed, added lots of mustard oil and then forgot to properly fry the spices or the vegetables. The paneer gravy was a dull pink in colour :)). And to add to the issue, the dishes are quite pricey. The poppadum/papad starter came with 4 pots of dips which included a coconut chutney!!! Good lord. And we found out that the dips were charged at 1£ per pot after we got the bill. Charging for papad dips!? Thats sacrilege for an Indian restaurant. So if you are an Indian looking for typical indian tastes I would not recommend. For someone who has not really tasted authentic indian food i suppose its ok to try it out.

Another superb high quality meal at this wonderful restaurants. Led by the indefatigable BT welcoming Shah and his excellent team who provide top notch service and outstanding food.

Another superb quality meal at this consistently high standard Restaurant. Staff and food both superb. Thanks for another lovely meal.

Didn’t really live up to the high expectations. Very good service, although the meals were very dry, lacking flavour and sauce it was crying out for. Not very impressed.

Probably the best Indian we have ever had. The flavours were incredible, the service was amazing and we would definitely recommend. Great meal, great atmosphere and worth every penny! Thank you to the whole team at Rivaaz

An ok meal in a family friendly restaurant. A fair price I think maybe slighter higher than I'm used to but still not too bad. I would go again

Truly exceptional.This is way beyond an Indian Restaurant. The food was phenomenal. Menu items I've never seen before.The Tandoori platter starter was sizzling and delicious. I had the Rajasthan Lamb, for main, every flavour was discernible, tasty with just the right heat.Service was attentive and polite.Cannot recommend this place enough.

The Rivaaz is an example of excellence. The waiters and waitresses were super attentive, the ambiance was perfect, the wine was delicious and the food was super tasty…oh and all for a reasonable price!! I couldn’t recommend this restaurant enough, and clearly many others in Lymington feels the same way as there was a constant flurry of people collecting takeaways and by then time we left there were no spare tables! Thank you for a wonderful evening!

Experienced authentic Indian cuisine here in luxurious surroundings. They were very busy for a lunch time but the service was outstanding. The staff were friendly and attentive and the restaurant was modern with very nice touches!