Beach House in New Forest

This was my first visit here and I was pleasantly surprised on arrival at the spacious car park. The building is very interesting and the bar steward was able to tell us all about it’s history. The bar is in the entrance hall with little seating available. The Library and Billiard Room are nearby with ample comfy seating, but for those who like to drink at the bar, it is not ideal. The building itself is very interesting. It is from a past era with extensive wood panelling and some very spectacular high ceilings decorated with intricate plaster work. The men’s toilettes were pristine and very well appointed. Sadly, it was very cold in both the bar area and in the dining room. The manager/server sat at a table in the dining room working on his lap top and taking a series of phone calls. Even when we were seated in the dining room he continued his activities at times rather loudly. We had to attract his attention to take our orders. The menu offers a wide range of choices. Our starters were good and enjoyable. My falafel salad was very tasty and looked very attractive on the plate. Our server was friendly and helpful and the food arrived promptly and hot. Our main courses were received with mixed reviews. The fish pie was shallow and with little fish. The chicken dish was rather bland and greasy. The two burger eaters left empty plates and enjoyed the burgers and the fries. We did not stay for desert but did do justice to two bottles of a very tasty Chateau Neuf du Pape. Was the evening value for money? The atmosphere was stark, it being cold and devoid of background music. The service could have been better, but it was a Wednesday night with few customers and only two front of house staff on duty. Some main courses were underwhelming and so overall I did not feel that the evening was good value for money. The location has so much potential to become a really great place to eat but perhaps I’ll try again in a year or so.

Food is unfortunately not great at all. Fish pie was a very poor excuse for a fish pie, served in a small shallow dish, with a load of halved new potatoes and cheese on top, with very small amounts of fish. It tasted bland. On the side of this dish a tiny bit of salad, nothing else. My girlfriend has felt nauseous since eating it. The other dish ordered was small and didn't wow either. Over £30 later, unfortunately we were disappointed and felt slightly robbed for the price and what we received. Sorry to say this guys. The staff were lovely though, as is the building. X

A friend and I met for lunch here. We both chose Nourish Bowls, which were nice apart from the unripe avocados which were inedible. Our server, in a scruffy sweatshirt, did not endear herself to us by calling us ‘luvvie’ and ‘my lovelies’ which was inappropriate. It’s a lovely venue with a lovely view which could do better.

Terrible food. The food was poorly presented, bland and expensive for what it was. My wife had some sort of chicken dish in a greasy red sauce whilst my slow cooked shin of beef had little beef and no flavour. The building itself has a feeling of past grandeur but is very run down which is a shame

What a beautiful hotel! We stayed in a sea view room and its was gorgeous. Amazing views, large bedroom. Lovely.

Building and Rooms lovely. Room was excellent in terms of size, appointment, cleanliness and comfort of bed (unfortunately it was a bit stuffy; noisy when kitchen fans were on; and, strangely, no-where to hang towels). Unfortunately, the Downstairs (bar and Restaurant) is tired and has a 'grubby pub' feel; e.g. crockery not clean, 'restaurant' waiting staff were super friendly but not knowledgeable nor efficient. Barman actually quite brusque and pulled cork from £30 bottle of wine out of sight of table and plonked on the table like a bottle of ketchup.

Myself & my new wife came here for a mini honeymoon the staff have been faultless, the food & drink has been amazing & the rooms are stunning 😍 it’s so good we have extended our stay by a day just to take it all in superb highly recommend it Lovely walks along the beech 😊😉👍🏻🥰

Thank you Stuart for making our stay perfect, room was superb, Sunday lunch fantastic, and breakfast was brilliant, great location

Really disappointed! For the last few years the food has been amazing and knowing this we were returned for a meal this holiday. Well what a disappointment I ordered the steak with the “triple cooked chips” which were clearly frozen chips. The tomato served on the side was cold all in all for £30 it was a complete rip off. I don’t know if they have changed hands? But we won’t return!

The choice of ales is good and the Isle of Wight can be seen from the garden. However, I eat the worst meal I've had for a long time. I ordered the hake for £22, I was served a tiny portion of overcooked fish on a bed of rice and tomato ketchup, all of it crusty because it had been kept warm for too long. I didn't complain at the time because I didn't want to upset the friends who had invited us there.

Our second time visiting we thought the service was poor the first time but the food made up for this, I wish I could say the same about our recent visit. The service was abysmal from start to finish, we arrived and were left standing for 5 minutes before being walked to the edge of the restaurant and being told your table is over there. After around 15 minutes we were offered drinks and given the menus, nothing was said about the menu, after selecting our food we were told they had run out of everything we ordered. Once we chose again the food arrived relatively quickly but was hardly warm and we were still waiting for our drinks, we had to ask twice for them to chase the drinks and they finally arrived after we had finished our food! We had to wait for 30 minutes after finishing our food to be offered a dessert menu to look at. This took another 20 minutes to arrive and a further 15 minutes to be asked if we wanted dessert by this time we had had enough as had our 2 year old who was now very restless. We ordered the bill which again took forever to arrive. There were 3 other table's in the section of restaurant we were who all had reason to complain about the poor service. It was very reminiscent of an episode of fawlty towers!

Do not accept cash, and over £11 for a large glass of wine. Slow service

Nice food good location but staff are grumpy, we didn’t feel welcome, seemed like everything was too much trouble. Perhaps it was a bad day but the customer shouldn’t be made to feel uncomfortable

awesome lunch today , food amazing & brilliant service , lovely setting looking at the isle of wight ....Stuart our waiter was a top bloke .......

We recently invited some discerning friends to spend a couple of days near us and, after much thought, booked them in to the Beach House. What an absolute delight the hotel is with friendly staff, beautiful views and lovely food. Much to our relief our friends now consider it a "must go to" place and are looking forward to staying there again soon.

Fabulous setting - a period house. Lovely garden. Lots of different rooms to eat in. Great service & food. Unhurried. Great!

I found a dead rat in my food and when I went there one night the kitchen was ment to close at 9pm but when I went to go ask the told me there kitchen closed at 6pm because the hole kitchen decided the should

My wife and I arrived having booked 4 nights at a cost of £830. We were given the key to number 26 in the annex.on entering it was an immediate disappointment,it was pokey ,3/4 hooks on the wall to hang clothes! the painted floor boards looked grubby to me ,I pulled paper from the loo roll ,ran it under the tap and rubbed the floor , it was filthy.! In my opinion a handful of inexperienced staff have left just to get on with it .! No professionalism is evident at The Beach House.!

Stayed this past Sunday and it was absolutely delightful! I have only praise for the lovely room and accommodating staff. I highly recommend!

Great location, excellent food in a lovely setting. If you are there on a Sunday then I'd recommend the roast dinner.

Stayed for just one night and had a lovely time. The building is stunning with many of the original features. It was like stepping back in time. Just a few steps to the sea and path to walk along the coast in either direction. We took the walk to Lymington, passing the nature reserve and seeing lots of various birds. Take your binoculars. The walk is approx 2.5 hours. We ate dinner at the nearby Lighthouse restaurant which was excellent. Breakfast at the Beach House was superb. Would thoroughly recommend this hotel and look forward to visiting again.

Unhelpful staff, super slow service despite no one else being around.

We stopped at the beach house for a light lunch. Unfortunately there was an issue with our food. But Steve the manger dealt with it quickly and appoligised for this and sorted out an alternative option for us at no extra cost which included a complementary drink. I would just like to say thanks for great service and friendly staff.

4 people at table, 2 mains came out 10 mins later we asked for the other 2- burgers cold & chips. Steak amazing but cold chips- fish & chips amazing. Staff great but food was a great disappointment!

Warm and friendly staff. Great atmosphere, relaxed and inviting. Had a lovely stay

Good food and service.No wine price list on table.We paid over £12.00 for 250mm glass of wine,which we felt was a little expensive.

Short, bearded barman was rude and unhelpful.

We are local & have eaten at the Beach House several times a year over past 5 years & always been pleased with the food & service. Yesterday was a big disappointment on both fronts. Service was slow & amateurish, presentation of food was poor & my tanglefoot pie very overcooked.

One of the best stays on our trip to England. The old manor house seems to be from another time and is run with a lot of love. The location and the view are breathtaking, the stylishly furnished rooms leave nothing missing. Thank you for the lovely days, we will definitely be back.

Warm welcome Very professional team

Stunning historic building. Beautiful inside. The staff are not friendly. It was clear that being dressed in shorts and the shirts with two dogs, we were not their desired clientele. Hardly said two words when ordering and just dumped the food on the table and walked off. Food was average and menu very basic. Will not be going back

We booked here with the kids and dog walking up from Shorefield holiday park. It's a really old building that feels full of history. Staff were really nice and friendly. Dog was very welcome and made a fuss of. They have a good range of beer on tap and a nice wine selection. The food was really good particularly the falafel and beetroot salad which was one of the most enjoyable plates I've had for ages. Overall it was lovely which was a sharp contrast to the weather outside.

Dire!!! From the seating, the most uncomfortable and restrictive I have every experienced to the food, which was mediocre at best. We had roast beef Sunday lunch at 17.00, I think the beef had been sitting in the warming plate since 15.00. Service was poor. I recognise that Covid 19 guidelines are in force but this should not stop the need to deliver an efficient service.

A great setting and a very comfortable large bedroom with a beautiful view of a stormbound Western Solent. What a great place in good weather! Very attentive and friendly staff made us very welcome. Breakfasts good.

Four of us met for pre Christmas lunch. A warm welcome and we were - at first - pleased to have a table in the window. But it was so cold due to drafts from the old Windows, we had to move. The menu looked good and all four of us chose something different. Three diners were very pleased with their main course, which was served really quickly, but one diner ordered the Turkey dinner. But it should have been Jerky dinner! Plenty of Turkey, but it was rock hard and very clearly just re heated. It did not even have any gravy to soften it up. Dessert was disappointing. Cheesecake that tasted like it had come out of a spray can, tasting nothing like any cheesecake I have ever eaten before. Sadly as a friend was paying, we did not feel as though we could complain at the time. I certainly would have done if I could have slid away! So, mixed feelings, but I would certainly advise going for something on the menu that clearly has to be cooked to order - and avoid the desserts.

Although we were not staying there we managed to get a table in the restaurant with great views of the Isle of Wight.The menu is good and there are small portions available of certain dishes.The prices are reasonable.

The surroundings are beautiful, serene, perched just across from the Isle of Wight. Title of this review says it in terms of food on offer.

Stopped here for weekend lunch. Staff friendly and food ok, but nothing special. But on the plus side it was reasonably cheap and perfectly edible and quick to come. We sat outside and it felt a bit tatty and under maintained in the garden.

We have been to the Beach House many times. We like the log fires, wood panelling, historic origins and outlook to the sea. Lovely for a romantic glass of wine, or a pint with a mate.

Not cheap but food excellent, in a lovely old building. Plenty of outside seating with views of the sea.

Situated just of the coastal path on the way to Milford it's a great lunch stop. A huge imposing house with a big family friendly garden. The inside is all wood paneling, large staircases and art work making it all very interesting. Good selection of local beers and the menus cover all bases. We stopped for a steak sandwich and a fish finger sandwich. The cob bread was the better choice. Friendly staff and prices are good.

Been here for breakfast a few times now. The building is lovely and has a wonderful terrace and garden. The breakfast menu is great, and the food good quality. The staff are friendly and helpful. The Hot Chocolate is a MUST.

Visited for evening drink & nibbles with friends. Friendly staff. Good menu choices, well cooked and priced ok for a hotel bar. Shame they had run out of 'dog treats' for our canine friend. We enjoyed the sea views so much we returned within days and ate here again.

We stayed at the Beach House Hotel for 4 nights and thought we might try the restaurant. Gorgeous surroundings of course, but the food not so amazing, nor the service. But then again this was reflected in the prices which were quite reasonable. So nothing special. If it wasn’t for a pretty good attempt at a Coq Au Vin I would have rated it no better than a good pub, so instead I rate it a high-class pub.

Good food, service and atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend

We were particularly impressed by the personal service given to us on Mother's Day. The waitress was attentive and good humoured and kept coming back to check we were ok. We had a lovely table by the window adn the whole experience was delightful.thank you

Excellent lunch to celebrate Mother's Day early. Staff are charming and efficient, food delicious and all at a very reasonable price.

Amazed by the interior decor of the restaurant & fab view over the sea. Service & food excellent with wide choice including good vegetarian

Such a beautiful place, lovely views, friendly staff especially the lovely blonde lady fabulous Burger and chips highly recommend!!

Brilliant attentive staff. The only - is the Loos they are down a set of stairs ok for the able bodied but hard for our oldies. But everything else is great 😁

Have been to the beach house on many occasions and have always had a lovely meal, the staff are always pleasant and helpful well recommend

We have visited the Beach House for lunch with friends on a couple of occasions recently and have very much enjoyed our visits. There is a good menu and the food on offer is of good quality and with good size portions. We will be back!

Amazing staff, very attentive & friendly, food was amazing, a really lovely place, very happy 😊

We go here often and love the place but food and price does let it down a little.

We went to the Beach House for a family meal, three adults and two children under five. The food was amazing, the atmosphere lovely and the staff very friendly, helpful and welcoming. My son is a type 1 diabetic and the staff were very helpful in terms of giving me information about the food. We will definitely be going back.

Premise "welcoming" art/craft ambience good food / menu very pleasant staff

A lovely hotel, very friendly and helpful staff. Food was lovely. Great atmosphere.Would recommend anyone to visit the hotel, pet friendly and they even have a resident cat, Lancelot.

We chose The Beach House for a family meal because it is quite close and dog friendly. The dog friendly eating area has long bench seating which a couple of us oldies found uncomfortable to sit at and enter/exit the table. The food was average but what we expected. I would only recommend this place if you need to take your dog with you.

We drove right past this place and I remember saying to my husband - 'oh I saw this reviewed on Trip Advisor but don't it's meant to be very good'. Anyway, an hour later, starving, we gave it go assuring ourselves that not every meal had to be a culinary extravagance. I was over the moon with the place. Such a beautiful building, it was dark but I imagine the views are pretty spectacular too. Half wished we'd stayed there. Food was great - loved it. Would definitely return.

Well priced good food served in pleasant surroundings by friendly staff. Recommended.

Very good overall eating experience,as usual. Waitresses very polite and efficient. Would like to know if the ginger cat is still there?

I previously reviewed the Beach House in 2014, not long after it had opened after a complete refurb, having previously been the sedate Westover Hotel. The grand panelled entrance salon is filled with a huge bar that looks incongruous. Now owned by a pub chain, the dining is pub food. There is good parking and on a sunny day, especially Sundays, the garden overlooking the sea in the distance, is usually full of holidaymakers.eating meals outside.

New Management team since last visit which has made a lot of difference. Good local staff who made you feel very special. Excellent food and value, with very good choice of wine.

Lovely roast dinner, very, very tasty, excellent service

This was our third visit, the pub / hotel itself is an absolute gem & the food has been to a good standard on all three occasions, would recommend.

It always nice to have pre-dinner drinks on the first floor enclosed balcony overlooking the Isle of Wight. We always take fist time guests to the Beach House. We also enjoy the Specials Menu.

The fish stew was very tasty. Service was good and the place was busy even though it was a very windy evening. The car park was very busy so was quite difficult to find a space. Will return soon

Whilst the service and setting were wonderful, the food was poor unfortunately. My calamari had to be sent back, it was literally inedible, couldn't bite through it! It was changed for some potato and beer croquettes, these were also not pleasant - thick with grease and the potato tasted like it was instant mash! My partner enjoyed his dish however.

Lovely setting and good food & drink. Service was not that good though which was disappointing. Had to ask for a drink, waited a while then asked again. When bottle of prossecco did come it was plonked on table with one glass and cork still in it???

The Beach House in Milford has a varied menu, identical to the House Martin in New Milton, but with a lovely view of the coast and the Isle of Wight. There is a pretty garden leading down to a coastal path. Indoors there are several choices of dining rooms. Upstairs there are bedrooms for overnight guests. I haven't stayed in one. But I have used the upstairs balcony room which has sofa seating and magazines to read. It's a pleasant place to go for a casual drink or a full meal.

Very good Sunday roast.The main menu and specials look interesting too. Very good service by polite and attentive staff.Lovely old bulding with great views of the IOW. Access to cliff top walk via garden

Good ambience, friendly and informative staff. Lovely views, went there for my Birthday and had a lovely evening.

We have visited The Beach house several times and never disappointed.

Very attractive building and cosy pub feel but the food was not good quality.

Have stayed there 10 times and been reasonably satisfied even though it is olfd fashioned and needs updating. Friendly staff. Now using South Lawn Hotel.

One of our favourite stops in Milford. The staff are welcoming the food is good as is the value for money - keep up the good work

The food was excellent particularly the Sole that I had. Choice was impressive too.

The service was good, the food was good and the prices were very reasonable.

Great views, ask for window table if it's for a special occasion. The bathrooms in the cellar are amazing with antique features throughout the whole place.

What a fantasyic way to spend the bank holiday. The dressed crab was superb. Excellent service as always xxxx

Definitely worth a visit, we all enjoyed ourselves immensely.

We have always been very fond of this venue. The views are amazing and the menu was always good and reasonably priced. So we thought we'd have a family Sunday lunch. Oh dear. How disappointing. We arrived on time having booked and stood for sometime waiting to be seated whilst members of staff strolled past ignoring us. Finally seated in a lovely window seat we ordered drinks from a very efficient young lady. No problem. We ordered lunch which arrived fairly promptly. However the young man who brought it to the table didn't know what the dishes were. He announced 2 steak pies which were clearly our salmon pies as they were covered in a white sauce. He didn't ask who had ordered them but just dumped them on the nearest part of the table. Then he brought 2 fish and chips one of which was clearly smaller than the other. I told him the small one was mine to which he just shrugged and abandoned them on the table. The extra vegetables ordered had to be asked for again as they didn't turn up. The food was , as always, very good. However the same performance with the desserts. The young waiter didn't have a clue what anything was and didn't ask who had ordered what. Finally another waiter came to his rescue and sorted out the desserts. Sorry Beach House but this was not the service we expected. I will also mention the hike in prices, less choice especially with the small desserts; only a choice of 3 and 75p more each. We miss the £1.99 or 6 for £10 offer.

Good food in a comfortable and pleasant dining room with great sea view.

The pub was busy when we arrived about 6.30 but the Dining Room was fairly quiet. There were only 2 bar staff on duty and we waited 10 minutes to get a drink.We waited 45 minutes for our main courses ( we had not ordered starters). Other diners were having similar waits and then 1 or 2 meals were arriving with the rest of the table waiting at least 10 minutes. When we queried the delay we were told 'that a large party had booked in before us' . Why not not then book out some of the following slots on Open Table say till 7.30 so that the staff had time to serve the large party before the next diners arrived? Overall very average pub food with too long a wait. The only read to go to this place are the stunning views from the garden

Part of a chain, the menu is the same as many others in the region. What this place has is location! Always wonderful views.

Beautiful place and beautiful food. Had wanted to visit since my last trip to Milford on sea a few years back. Worth waiting for!! I would recommend beach house to anyone in the area.

We love going to the beach the staff are very helpful, the food is good and very reasonable place and you get a fab view. Can't wait to go back.

Fabulous setting, it has the wow factor when you walk in. The service was very good and attentive and the food was awesome! would definitely go again if i was in the area.

The Beach House is an oldy-worldy (must be Edwardian) hotel on the cliffs of Milford-on-sea. We went there just for afternoon tea, and to enjoy the sea view on a beautiful summer day. We were impressed, though, by the warmth and the elegance of the wood panelling (even the downstairs toilets are beautiful!), and the sheer beauty of the terrace facing the sea.

As always very welcoming staff, attentive and friendly service. Lovely food, good value and well presented. All within a setting and view that's hard to beat. Would recommend for lunch or drinks with family and friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

Looked around local area for somewhere to eat for a birthday, lots to choose from! Reviews were generally very good, arrived to find table would be ready in 10 minutes and it was. Very welcoming and attentive staff, stately home feel with wood panelled decor, great views and the food was tasty and well presented. All in all surpassed expectations, will be going back when next in the area.

Had a fantastic meal Prawn Cocktail was huge and the Dressed crab was perfect could not find room for a pudding The drinks were reasonably priced The service fantastic and you were treated as a very special guest Wont be long before we will book again Highly recommend

We're not local but always call in when visiting our son in Poole. Easy parking, food all day and a great location. Staff are always pleasant and the ambience is friendly. Good prices for comfort food.

We enjoyed a delightful evening with good food and excellent and friendly service - thank you

Lo que en un lugar relajante, sentarse en la terraza con una copa de elección para beber mirando las agujas en el sol. El personal era simpático y la comida era estupenda, bien merece una visita.

Once again a lovely meal in a great location, will keep coming back!

Friendly greeting, good service & nice food. Thought wine by the glass was v.expensive but good overall experience,

Very nice place, lovely building, very good service but far too uncomfortably hot in the dining room, let some air in for goodness sake! Eton mess was not how we think an Eton mess should look or taste like.

Great location, good value food, our waitress was lovely and great work kids

We found the service very slow and the waitress not very engaging. We also managed to have our coffee bought to us before our desserts which did not seem at all right . Location was good .