Ben's Flavours (closed), Lee on Solent - 1 January 2020

Ben's Flavours, 100 High Street, Lee on Solent.

The retail and commercial malaise in Gosport, which I have so poignantly illustrated, has not left neighbouring Lee on Solent unaffected. Its High Street puts on a brave face and has, by my calculation, a smaller proportion of vacant properties but several of the extant businesses have limited operating hours. Niche restaurant Ben's Flavours had recently posted such limited hours but, by the end of 2019, had succumbed completely. Although I was, for personal reasons, not a fan, the restaurant had been favourably reviewed and on the few occasions I ate there the food was very good and certainly of excellent quality.

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