Fox & Hounds in New Forest

Went for a roast dinner on bank holiday weekend. The roast was absolutely devious, AJ on the wait team was so lovely and the pub itself is gorgeous. Couldn't recommend more.

Very disappointed, dropped in for a quick lunch and decided on a sandwich. Everything on the menu was very expensive. The "sandwich" arrived, one piece of bread with steak shavings on the top! The staff were friendly enough but wouldn't return

Lovely garden to sit in, but staff were rude and we waited half an hour for a panini with not many people in the pub. The panini was also overpriced (about £12) for it to be soggy, cold and tasteless.

Jesus christ screaming kids babies dodgy steps unclean toilets parking a nightmare . Welcome to hell on earth

Super chilled, lovely old building, friendly staff. Wasn't there long but enjoyed the visit.

Phenomenal toilets, would urinate here again

A Fuller's pub so good selection of beers, music was overly loud so decided not to stay to eat (as did the table next to us)

I must say that it's a very nice place but the haddock and chips I had was the Best batter I've eaten. Try one you will very surprised. I've never had anything like this and I've eaten tons of fish.

Absolutely love it ! Food is delicious. Bar staff very nice and helpful

Only sat in the beer garden after our hike as one of our dogs was to excited to sit indoors. Had lovely homely feel when I went inside to order some drinks.

Food not as what you would expected from prices. Long time waiting for service (with little of tables booked)and including drinks:/

Had Fish and chips with minted peas. The batter was light and the fish was delightful. The chips were excellent 👌.

We stayed in Lyndhurst inbetween Xmas and new year because we were visiting family. We decided to eat at F&H as it was just down the road from our accommodation and looked cosy. The pub in general has a great feel. As soon as you walk in it feels like a lovely country pub. Had we stopped just to drink, I suspect the review would have been more positive. The food, unfortunately, is below parr based on price vs product. The service was also slow, only two service staff working in the restaurant. Either the food pricing needs to come down, or the quality needs to be improved. Just because you’re located in a nice touristy village doesn’t mean you can offer a second class product for first class money.

Amazing pub food. Great menu. Amazing staff

The Fox & Hounds is, in my opinion, simply the best sunday roast! Love this pub in general. The ambience, the service and the food are great.

I recently stopped by The Fox and Hounds in Lyndhurst during a Christmas event on the high street and near the Community Centre. The pub was quite busy, but we still managed to get a table. The mulled wine was good, and the food was alright. Prices are on the slightly higher side, which is somewhat expected in a popular tourist area. The place was nicely decorated for the festive season, adding to the charm. The staff were very friendly, contributing to a warm and welcoming atmosphere. A pleasant experience overall at The Fox and Hounds, particularly during the lively Christmas period.

Great staff, great atmosphere, great food.

Comfortable and warm on a cold rainy day. Had a bowl of chips and a hot chocolate. All very tasty if a little pricy.

Really helpful and accommodating staff. Excellent service. Lovely food. The atmosphere rating was a 3 when we went as there was a very loud group of children and parents there. I would think the atmosphere would be lovely otherwise.

Great meal, good service only spoiled by a large family group thinking they owned the place, taking over a group of tables. The staff were saints to cope with them.

An extremely warm and welcoming pub, certainly one to visit if you are staying in Lyndhurst for more than a few days. The food is absolutely fantastic and they have an excellent selection of drinks on tap. A perfect place to stop in after a nice walk in the countryside..

Perfect 👌 Sunday roast, great atmosphere and fantastic service

slow service on a Sunday evening, under seasoned and overcooked Sunday roast. i knew it being part of a chain was a red flag but i thought i would give it a chance. i wish i could recommend because of the nice interior but i cannot recommend this place.

Busy pub With a great selection of beverages Food that was coming out looked and smelt great Nice outdoor space for the dry weather as well

We like this pub and their Sunday roasts are very good and quite big portions but have become a bit too expensive, we are not going that much anymore. The chef definitely can cook, the roast beef is always nice and pink and the sauces are good. The desserts are nice but not special, my partner had a Bakewell slice that was small and cost £9.00 - definitely not worth it. My sticky toffee pud for £7.50 was nicer.

The pub is very nice, lovely inside, the staff were very polite and the food came out in good time but that's where the good times ended. I ordered the Ploughman's, which was described as a sharing meal, for 2. What you get is 1 scotch egg, cut in half, some soggy salt beef, bread that was wet, like it had been defrosted, a pile of wilted rocket and cheese, albeit a good portion of cheese. That was it, for £24 it felt like a big over charge and sub-par food. My mrs ordered a bacon, brie and cranberry sandwich, which was ok but nothing to write home about. All in all, the two meals, 2 drinks and 1 soft drink came to nearly £60 and I honestly can't understand how it can be justified, we've eaten better food, multiple courses for less money and enjoyed it more. Maybe we had a bad day there, I don't know, but with other options on the same street I can't imagine ever going back.

Very busy with fantastic food and staff and atmosphere

Took my daughter here for Sunday lunch. It really was lovely. Great food, pleasant staff and a lively atmosphere. We had our dog with us which was no problem even when he knocked the table sending the drinks everywhere. Although it was totally our fault they replaced our drinks free of charge with out a second thought. Will definitely be back and would recommend this place to anyone after a top notch Sunday roast

We had a family walk on this sunny Sunday over to Lyndhurst for a satisfying Sunday lunch. The Fox and Hounds a large pub in the centre of the village. It has a traditional rustic feel of an English country pub. We went traditional beef Sunday lunch and were treated to a generous high quality meal. I washed mine down with a Fullers London Pride. A satisfying meal in a cosy environment.

Disappointing. Can’t deny the atmosphere is nice. Been coming here for several years when visiting the area. Always had good food and friendly service. Not so good this time. The lad that took my drink and food order was great, polite and friendly. My dish, I was told, after paying, was unavailable. Changed to a different dish (£2 cheaper) and when this turned up, was incomplete. Ordered another pint and asked if my £2 could be taken off the pint. The young girl couldn’t make the decision. Decision? So had to ask another person. Did get a discounted price for my pint, but it seemed so difficult. Don’t want to be personal however it seemed the lights were on but know one was in! Not sure I’d go back again now although my HSB was a decent pint. So sad.

Lovely roast dinner! We weren't able to book a table but think that's because we left it too late, there were however plenty of seats in the bar area of the pub and we were able to order food to the table we had there! The roast was a mountain of delicious food! My partner ordered the burger which he said he enjoyed but he was rather jealous of the Sunday roast dinner after seeing how much food I got! They had board games to play on a table near the front door.

A bit lack lacklustre to be honest, service was very slow despite being the only table in the restaurant, asked for a copy of the children’s menu, on this menu stated the roasts which obviously weren’t available during the week but this is not stated anywhere on the menu. Food was excellent, but when asked for dessert menus the waiter completely forgot and we had to ask again. Just want to also point out that the Bakewell tart on the printed menu is £12.50 yet online it’s £9.50? So essentially 2 according to the menu would be £25, ridiculous.

Całkiem przyjemne miejsce. Duże porcje. Pomimo niezbyt dużego ruchu dość długi czas oczekiwania na zamówienie. Ogólnie było ok.

Excellent food, lovely atmosphere and good service. Highly recommended! My burger was fantastic!

Friendly pub with generous portions of food.

It was okay, but that’s all I’d say really. Sadly the vegetables I was served looked a little sorry for themselves, the broccoli was boiled within almost an inch of its life and what was labelled a ‘side salad’ was a very small portion of pretty basic lettuce. The cod while beautifully crispy was lacking flavour. The chap serving, while absolutely not rude, was just so nonchalant, he seemed totally unbothered & lacked any apology when an item of the dish was missing. Atmosphere is okay. Had been before a couple of years prior and it was great so it was a shame. Wouldn’t return, just not good enough quality or service especially for the price.

It was okay, but that’s all I’d say really. Sadly the vegetables I was served looked a little sorry for themselves, the broccoli was boiled within almost an inch of its life and what was labelled a ‘side salad’ was a very small portion of pretty basic lettuce. The cod while beautifully crispy was lacking flavour. The chap serving, while absolutely not rude, was just so nonchalant, he seemed totally unbothered & lacked any apology when an item of the dish was missing. Atmosphere is okay. Had been before a couple of years prior and it was great so it was a shame. Wouldn’t return, just not good enough quality or service especially for the price.

Just went for a Sunday lunch... and the place was packed -as expected-, but we were still welcome... however, nobody said anything about having to wait long for our meal. After almost an hour, we got our food, and while my Sunday roast was worth the wait; the anaemic, bland and frankly very small portion of ravioli was simply disappointing. Not going back soon.

The food was good and the barman was very careful with allergies.

Great food and service. Bar lady very helpful and pleasant.

Friendly staff and excellent food and a very lovely atmosphere., superb selection of food . Highly recommend

Great pub. They have a decent pub quiz on Mondays

The pub welcomed our group of 11 so well and the staff team were outstanding. The food was delicious, served hot and all at the same time which was good for such a large party. Our special diets were well catered for and we loved the atmosphere in the pub - buzzy but not noisy. A big thank you to the staff.

I gave this 3 stars the atmosphere was ok the service at the bar was....well wouldn't say friendly. And a pint of ale was £6.95 dog friendly tho.

My partner is gluten free and we decided to stay for food after enjoying a couple of drinks. We were impressed by the help we received when we asked about non gluten options and a lovely young lady came and marked the gf options on the menu plus the options that could be adapted for him. We ate here twice and both times the food was lovely. The pub is dog friendly and has clearly designated area where we could sit in the bar, bowls, blankets and dog treats are available.

Awesome pub. Take the steak pie you won't regret it.

Terrible service and the food wasn't any better. I stood at the bar alone for 10 minutes before a bored female asked me what I wanted. There were three people serving. I asked for a snack of Battered Squid. The female walked away, and started to serve other drinkers. I struggled to get her attention and finally got the attention of another female. She took my order without a smile. I paid with difficulty as the gadget is in the corner of the bar and there was a plethora of stools in the way. I made my way to my table where I waited for 25 minutes for my dish. Other people who had been served after me received their meals long before me. Eventually, I asked someone what had happened to my order. 10 minutes later it arrived. But it was extremely disappointing. Seriously overcooked (really chewy) and cold. It had been sitting cooling for such a long time. This is not a place I would bother to revisit.

Popped in for a drink with the girls on my uni course when we visited the town for some studying on Wednesday. Staff in the pub were phenomenal, super friendly and helpful. The basket in the ladies toilet honestly sets this pub apart from any other ive been in and was a really nice touch. Will definitely be back again when I'm next in the area!

Had 2 large vodkas with tap coke which was disgusting, had to send back as they didn’t have proper bottle or can coke. Probably because they make more money using tasteless coke which ruins a good drink. Instead choose 2 large Sauvignon blanc with soda and was charged £13 a glass and to top that off, after giving the bar person £35, I had to ask for the change. Service poor, drinks ridiculously expensive!!! Such a shame, it’s a nice pub…

Ein gutes Restaurant mit leckeren Speisen wir waren sehr und hatten einen schönen Abend.

Urige bar/pub Solides Essen Netter Service

as most people are passing thru lyndhust I stopped off for a bite to eat and a drink, I was greeted by a smartly dressed guy, very polite ,I ordered my drink and food and sat down, overall as a seasoned traveller I would recommend this highly as a place for a rest and refuel.

We had the most amazing Sunday dinner today , we all said our favourite ever roast . The pork and beef was amazing . Compliments to the chef . Staff were lovely and a nice ambience . We had been the night before to watch the rugby too, its a lovely pub . ( one slight moan drinks prices are a bit steep. But I understand pubs are trying to balance costs too) Will definitely be back for the Roasts soon .

One of my best pubs to wet my whistle... beer, food and great environment.

Had a great shared meal with the wife, english pubs are good at.

Excellent pub great food great atmosphere, friendly staff, would recommend a visit, might be worth booking you wish to eat

Great selection of beers and ales, top marks. Allows dogs fab. Sadly food did not meet our expectations but it was ok ish

I ate here at lunch time but I'm sure the atmosphere isn't how it would be in the evening. The food was really good. I had a burger which was cooked really well. The lunchtime wraps look very good. Generally a really nice pub!

Nice old pub on the high street.Great Sunday roast. Friendly staff.

A good example of a Chef and Brewer pub with their standard menu. There is plenty of seating inside and out without being crammed together. The staff were very helpful and friendly 🙂. The food was up to C & B standards, we had the steak ciabatta to compare to the Red Lion in Avebury and the Cold Harbour in Swindon, and it was as good as any 😁.

Dog friendly restaurant. Lovely sharing board and the starters were terrific. Very comfortable restaurant/bar with fabulous staff.

Beautiful historic pub in lovely New Forest Village of Lyndhurst. Bar Staff should tell customers there's a dangerous step when they direct you to pay for your drinks at the card machine, they let people stumble & laugh that we're not the first to do that, scary ! There was a very strange Shakespeare enactment in the back beer garden with people / amateur actors holding a mop upside down & talking to it, had quite a audience !

As regular tourists to Lyndhurst we've been to this pub many times over the years. It used to serve excellent food, but the last couple of times the food has been just so-so. However, I'm sorry to say that the quality of the food we had for our evening dinner there the other night was nothing other than dreadful. We had the "recommended" that was written on a small board next to our table. It said "Smoked Haddock, Jersey potatoes, Spinach, Poached egg and Hollandaise sauce". (Try to picture what you would expect to receive!!) .... fish & egg, sat on a big potato fritta sat on a bed of white cabbage maybe? What was served to us was truly shocking. Our reaction was .. "What's that!!". Delivered to our table were what only can be described as an undercooked, piled up mess, with one totally undercooked. The waitress was very understanding and said would we like something else, but not wanting to complain and upset anyone in the kitchen we decided to eat what we were given in the hope it might taste ok.. how wrong we were. We should have asked for our money back. The jersey potatoes were in fact a big fried potato Fritta and instead of spinach, the whole meal sat on white cabbage!! My wife's fish was quite wet, but she could manage it, but mine was completely undercooked and even she said that's inedible. Her egg was cooked ok, but my egg was so undercooked that parts of the white were transparent, just like out of a raw cracked egg. I do not like to criticise pubs that we've enjoyed in the past and full marks for being doggy friendly, but when you are paying a lot of money for your evening meal, then you'd expect at least two things.. firstly for the meal to be what it says on the menu and secondly, for it to be cooked! Evening ruined. One star.

Disappointing meal with my wife... her first two choices of main menu were unavailable, my first choice was unavailable, same experience 2 weeks ago. We weren't told there were food shortages until we'd ordered our drinks and sat down. Felt sorry for the waitresses having...

Popped in for a quick family lunch. It was busy but to be expected in August and we found a table. Dogs are welcome. We had roast dinners and mum had the pie. Food was absolutely amazing! Best roast I have ever had in a...

Good food and lovely ambience. Adult portions could be a bit bigger, child portion way too big! Nice pub and good service from Emma.

The lady who was running the restaurant was very pleasant and professional. Unfortunately, the food wasn’t great. We order the steak pie. This was overcooked and dry. It arrived with gravy which it really needed to make it at all edible. Service was good and...

Went here for dinner. Excellent. Would recommend had burger and a pint. This has to to be the best I've ever had .

The Fox & Hounds is one of my fave places. It's a good village pub, but has a superb kitchen. We visited June 23rd and had fish & chips and a burger with hummus starter. All excellent. The very efficient server & kitchen accommodated my...

We stopped here for two sunday lunches today. £19.50 each. The pork and the vegetarian. Both had overboiled vegtables, the parsnips and carrots were both very limp. The yorkshire was hard. The pub itself is nice and the staff friendly. Maybe not the normal cook...

Food was delicious; service was really poor, it was clear that no one could be bothered. Sat with dirty plates for 20 minutes, eventually moved them to next table. Staff more interested in having fun with mates.

Went as a group - had pre-ordered the meal and paid deposits. They had the list of our orders and that was fine. Several people had chosen the chicken risotto, most of whom rejected the dish because it was not hot; on its return most...

The risotto was cold and inedible. 4 people sent theirs back and were given fish and chips instead. Curry was inedibly hot. Service was very slow. 12% service charge was compulsory! Would not recommend.

We held a party for 40 at the Fox and Hounds, in their function space. From the planning with their staff member, Tennessee to the end of the event, they could not have been more helpful. The buffet food that they provided was excellent and...

We visited here whilst on holiday and couldn’t believe our luck to have found somewhere so lovely! Perfect pub garden and food was incredible!

This was my second visit, however this was good food and coffees ruined, drinks were just warm,food delivered on cold plates,warm,some veg were cold,peas with fish,chips were cold,we were a group of five, the beef dinner was tough,pork cold and bland,so very disappointing when such...

We came for Sunday lunch and it was faultless!! The staff were attentive and the food was incredible! Thoroughly recommend!

A lovely old pub, full of character and very welcoming. An excellent range of drinks. The food looked amazing but we didn’t eat as we weren’t hungry! The portions looked huge! Some board games for anyone to borrow. Dogs very welcome!

This is the fifth or so time we’ve made a special trip to the lovely Fox and Hounds for their amazing fish and chips after a walk in the New Forest. It’s the second time in a row we’ve found no food was being served...

We recently spent a week in Lyndhurst and rarely went a day without a visit to the Fox & Hounds. It has a great atmosphere and the beer is first class, Hophead on draught. There are always customers in there so you can feel at...

Superb roast on Mothers Day - one of the best I’ve ever had. But a little disappointed that I wasn’t given one of the Mothers Day gift bags the staff member seemed to be handing out to every other female restaurant guest when their bills...

We were staying at the Crown Manor Hotel and popped in for Sunday roast on my 50th, which was very good indeed! Great food, great service and will return.

Had dinner and drinks on Monday when we also participated in the quiz. We're made to feel very welcome even though not local. The pie was delicious and generous portion with veg and lovely mash. There was an error with the order when it arrived,...

Lovely place to eat, Sunday Roasts are outstanding, would definitely recommend them . It has a great atmosphere, Music on a Saturday night,and a lovely open fire

Whilst what I had was good the portion of fish was of a size that had me questioning wether I had received a child’s portion.

We were staying on a Christmas break in Lyndhurst but only on a bed and breakfast basis as the hotel restuarant was fully booked. The receptionist suggested this establishment would be open, so I called them and made a reservation for dinner on Boxing Day....

Lovely village pub. Staff so friendly! Especially the lady with the blonde hair walking around. She is a credit to you! The food wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but tasty nonetheless. Well done Fox and Hounds! It was a bit on the pricey side...

After a shaky start with no record of our booking being noted, the food, service and execution of our evening was wonderful. Jordan is an asset to the team who looked after us incredibly well. I would recommend the ‘pie of the day’ and the...

We received a very warm welcome, and the staff continued to be friendly and helpful throughout our visit. we very much enjoyed the food.

Had a great meal of Calves liver accompanied by good beer and wine. Plus live music plenty to Like. Pub was. Very busy and ran out of clean wine glasses which is testament to its popularity

We went for an impromptu dinner out with the family and chose the pub based on previously good experiences. It had a great atmosphere when we went in, lovely log burning fire and the service was good to find us a nice table. Recently, I've...

Great atmosphere and lighting. Warm and friendly. Staff were very helpful. Food really good. Good choice of menu too. Joined in the regular. I day night quiz which was fun. Loved it .

Visited again to see if anything’s changed since last time . Unfortunately it hasn’t and food was just as mediocre . Barman very nice and pleasant. Young waitress a bit stroppy and didn’t appear to want to be there. Ordered pie (steak and ale but...

Great meal and even better staff, especially the young Irish girl. Would highly recommend. Eight of us had a meal there and all were very satisfied.

This is our favourite pub in Lyndhurst We live in Sway but when we are in Lyndhurst this is our favourite pub Great staff Real Ales Good Cider And the best roasts on the forest. Called at 12.40pm today for table Arrived at 1.00pm Eating...

The menu was very promising and the food did not disappoint. I wanted to know more details before choosing and the waitress was very helpful. The smoked haddock was tender and the poached egg, hollandaise sauce, spinach purée and Jersey Royal potatoes were a delicious...

First trip back to the new forest since 2019 having had such a good experience the last time we visited the pub we booked Sunday Dinner before we arrived. We arrived in Lyndhurst on the Friday and after a long journey need a pint so...

Atmospheric pub in the heart of the New Forest. Paddy and Max has done a great job behind the bar :)

Arrived at Lyndhurst and decided to try the local amenities, went to the bar and ordered drinks and food. Found a nice table in the garden and waited for our food to arrive, the staff brought our cutlery, within 5 mins of this we were...

Stooped on a chance as we hadn't booked. There was a table spare. Staff very friendly and considering rhe pub was almost fill. Very efficient. Food was not just nice, there was plenty. So much we couldn't fit a dessert. Not too expensive. Kaz our...