High Corner Inn in New Forest - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We’ve not been here for a little while and were pleased to see it had had a much needed update, it looked so much nicer inside and out. The food was good, service very quick and friendly enough.

Visited for a few weeks and by far this was the highlight of our stay in the U.K. great service and beautiful setting. Staff are very friendly and food was to die for. The Mac and cheese on the special was as good as the states. If your visiting the area give it a go.

The service in the restaurant was poor. Food was delayed and for the most, was inedible. I was upset and embarrassed as we had invited our family and friends for a special occasion which did not live up to expectations. We requested at least one ground floor room for my elderly father in law, this was also not delivered but only advised once guests had arrived. All in all an upsetting and very unsatisfactory experience.

Extremely disappointed! Revisiting after several years, cold, uninterested member of staff booked us in, infact none of the staff looked as if they wanted to be there. Waited well over 30mins for our food “dealing with yours next” said the Manager, in passing- no apology made. The cold chips served were sent back to the kitchen, my steak sandwich was barely warm and very chewy, Manager came to clear table, I hadn’t finished eating! he left the table. Didn’t see him or any staff again, no follow up with dessert menu etc., etc., we paid and left. Shocking sloppy standard, don’t deserve any custom with these standards! Will not be recommending! Any positive reviews must have been clearly selected, or a complete change of staff and management properly trained and managed.

We arrived at 2pm on a Monday afternoon for a birthday lunch after a walk. Found a table outside. Tried to use the QR system to order but it was not working so had to go to the bar. No menus around, so needed to find a member of staff. We were given evening menus. Had to ask again for the lunch menus, which was served for another hour. The bar was so dark that we had to go outside to read the menu. Multiple items were not available. Lots of tables inside & out were not cleared during our entire stay. The staff seemed to be working hard, but maybe not enough of them. The food was very expensive. The fish and chips were ok, but a burger was cold with a big thumb print in the bun. We had to ask for cutlery. They told us where it was, but I pointed out there were only spoons. They did offer to bring some out. The play area was roped off, so no fun for the kids. This place seems to have really gone downhill. In the past we have visited regularly and even stayed overnight. We haven’t visited in a while, and we won’t be returning. Can only imagine how bad it can get during their busy periods!

Lovely meal and waitress, before lunch I went to bar and bought 2 drinks before friends arrived, £15.60 for a glass of wine and half a cider, ok expensive but hey ho, got home and they’d added 10% gratuity to my bill, why was I not told about this? And also they only poured the drinks I got them from bar!!! Ps the food was really good and quite happy to pay the 10% for service.

Welcoming attentive staff from start to finish. We arrived early and were able to get seated. Robin and Ruby served us and were helpful and professional. We didn’t feel rushed between courses and the food was delicious and of good portion size. Thank you for a lovely birthday celebration with a loyalty bottle of Prosecco thrown in to enjoy.

We ordered At the bar a beer a tea and 2 bacon rolls. The barman explained how quick the food would be ready as half their food is precooked. We took the drinks ourselves to our table and 20 mins later the rolls turned up. The waitress unfortunately had to make mutiple return visits with cutlery, sauce and napkins after several more minutes. When I queried the non itemised bill the barman explained that the 'service' was automatically added. Given that the food was ordered at the bar and it took the waitress several trips to deliver the food, that did not really deserve a service charge. The bacon butty was simply a few scrappy pieces of bacon in a bog standard white roll. There appeared to be at least 5 members of staff and about 8 customers at the time. It seems that so many of these little outlets only employ their staff for a few days hence they never really learn what service means. Or they dont care. I will leave other customers to comment on the price.

Such a charming, country hotel. It's a bit off the beaten track, arriving at night we did wonder where we'd end up but on arrival were greeted warmly by lovely staff member, shown to our room (Kingfisher Room - which I think is there delux/best room). Private patio with horses outside in the morning. Hotel was decorated beautifully for Christmas. Food was brilliant with lovely chef serving us. Favourite place to stay in The New Forest and will absolutely be back!

Not overly impressed, the drive down to the pub was a little “bouncy” even in a truck which has been modified to travel off the beaten track. The place itself is pretty and the play area looks wonderful for children. The food wasn’t great, the asparagus starter had just one piece of asparagus (although this was the best course I received) the ravioli main course had no more than 8 pieces of ravioli and was massively overcooked. My daughter’s veggie sausages were burnt so she refused to eat them. After 3pm there is a 3 corses for the price of 2, we almost got charged for all 3, when we questioned the waitress, she said she didn’t put the discount on because she didn’t know how to…. Which is not acceptable for a table of 12 that’s a lot to add on! My G&T was almost £14 which is mad! We visit lots of places and don’t mind paying the higher end prices if it’s worth it, in this instance… it was not.

Very well run. The staff were really friendly. The food was lovely. I would imagine it gets very busy during peak times. No complaints from us.

My husband and I had initial booking and communication difficulties using the computerised Brewery’s system which lead to an unfortunate last minute forced change of our plans that was obviously upsetting at the time. However, the management team at High Corner subsequently dealt with our situation with politeness and professionalism, as were the whole team we met during our stay , so we’d like to give a big thank you to you all . We enjoyed our stay and the standard of rooms, food and drink with the pubs position in the Forest make it a gem we will look forward to returning to and the ability to bring our dog adds extra stars on for us .

Very surprised to see some of the negative reviews regarding The High Corner Inn. This is the second time we have stayed here, the first in the suite room a couple of years ago. This time we did the “Muddy Paws” package and stayed in the King Double room, Tawny. The whole place has a very calm and quaint feel to it, with the staff being very warm and welcoming. The room was very clean and comfortable with everything we needed and the food was delicious with great portion sizes and efficient service! We all had a lovely 3 night stay and nothing was too much bother for any of the staff. A particular shout out to the waitress Ruby who was very good!! We will be sure to stay again very soon!

Used to come here all the time for what was an unbeatable Sunday roast. After today’s experience I won’t be coming back. £22 for a beef roast that was 70% fat and given to the dog. 3 roast potatoes that were half cooked, 2 parsnips and 1 scoop on carrot and swede mash. Chucked on some kale, cabbage and spring onions to make it look like a decent portion but wouldn’t have paid more than a tenner for it. My wife had a vegetarian roast. Served with no gravy (despite being listed as red wine gravy on the menu), waitress asked if we wanted anything else so I asked for gravy and it never came. £5.50 for a side portion of cauliflower cheese that was raw and left. Utterly terrible experience, couldn’t pay me to come back. Such a shame as it used to be the best carvery around.

We visited on Easter Monday. It was predictably busy and the owners had kindly let most of their staff have the day off, having had a busy weekend. Service was therefore slow at ordering and deliver of food. This was fine. The staff were polite and apologetic. I’ve no issue whatsoever with this. The problems started when we got our food. We ordered for 6 people including 1 desert for a child. The 1 dessert arrived 30 minutes before the rest of the order. We did ask the waitress to check on this but she never returned. Upon receipt of our meals, firstly the kids sausage and chips was missing peas and gravy. It took an age to explain that these should be included with the meal, we weren’t asking for extras. The kids pizza was shockingly small and didn’t come with chips at a cost of £7.95 for pizza and £4.95 for chips (from memory). The portion size was unacceptable. See photo. We would not return.

The High Corner Inn has been in this location for ages. It's obvious that Butcombes haven't been and they seem to still be finding their way and haven't yet reached harmony with all of their customers. They have invested significantly in the facilities, the loos are much better. Ok, I'm a bit niche, I've been riding my horse here for over 20 years, leaving the nag in the corralls whilst I have a cider or two and some cheesy chips. Last summer, we had Butcombes cheesy chips, apparently they were posh, cheesy white sauce on chips. Gross. So then the locals educated the new management and cheesy chips, in a bowl with melted cheddar was once more back on. Today, cheesy chips aren't possible. Posh (aka w*nk Butcombe chips) are on the menu, but the staff aren't "allowed" to make cheesy chips. Instead we had a meagre portion of chips for "loads of money" in stainless steel side pots, complete with "I saw you coming" Butcombe grease proof paper. Oh, and the staff can't actually bring your food to the table if you are in the garden. Maybe things will improve before the summer, here's hoping. Otherwise as always, a brilliant location.

This pub has been very popular for years and was ‘done up’ a few months ago. The interior is great and is much bigger than it used to be. Service was very good and staff were lovely. Food was a bit hit & miss - they had run out of pie of the day, the chocolate pudding and had no cheese. How can a pub run out of all cheese? There was a choice of mushy peas or curry sauce with the fish & chips : have not seen curry sauce offered before & think that a bit odd. I asked for some garden peas instead which came out after the main meal and only a very small handful. You can choose either a large or small portion of fish though which was good. Some of the desert options were bizarre - syllabic, treacle sponge and 2 other desserts were served together as one dessert on one enormous plate which looked a bit of a mess. Mini doughnuts were Biscoff paste inside were fiddly to eat and not a success for our group. Perhaps we caught them on a bad day good was adequate rather than good. Did not help that we were seated near to the door so we’re freezing cold everytime it opened.

Had a wonderful afternoon and evening at the High Corner. Relaxed atmosphere, lovely wines, evening meal was gorgeous, steak was cooked beautifully, and the chicken Kiev was so tasty and moist. We will definitely be back for more. Stayed overnight in the Kingfisher suite which was very comfortable and the bathroom was a real surprise.

Arrived and were shown to our table, nice chap however forgot to give us menus so we were sat waiting for 20 mins until someone came over and tried to take our food order, not too much stress, as we weren’t in a rush. Service after this was more attentive. We ordered the Camembert burger which I would love to say was amazing but it was pretty average especially for the price of £21.99 (£3 extra for bacon) the chutney in the burger was extremely overpowered by star anise I had to leave half the burger as it was just too much! My chips were cold. My partners chips were meant to be ‘posh’ however they came and they were normal and they forgot to ‘posh’ them up however they did rectify they and brought us extra. We finished with mini donuts which were wonderful! The wine was lovely too. Overall it was an average experience hence the 3 stars! Will try again for sure as love what you’ve done to the place and the Instagram food pics definitely shows you can do better ☺️

Wonderful place, awful bumpy road - enjoy the New Forest on your slow approach to the High Corner Inn. Called in with my family for a meal and a rest - the food was good, but the waiter (Ryland?) was better, he was polite, funny and efficient - good with kids and made the visit a memorable experience. Staff, location, ambience - all made this a definite 'come back again' place. Thank you.

Nice location in the New Forest. The staff were friendly and helpful. I was disappointed with my Sunday roast as I had two small roast potatoes and not much veg and the beef did have some pieces I was unable to eat as way too chewy. The plate was swamped by a large Yorkshire pudding which was obviously intended to fill up the diner. I normally would not eat a Yorkshire Pudding but was given no choice. I would have preferred more vegetables and roast potatoes. I thought the cost of just short of £25 with the 10% surcharge was steep.

Excellent meal, good value and friendly service in a lovely location in this recently refurbished hostelry in the New Forest. A longish drive on a poorly maintained gravel road, but worth the detour! West chose delicious fish (haddock) and crunchy chips, and a tasty beef burger, accompanied by Butcombe’s pale ale.The only gripe was the choice of puddings as I expected a more traditional selection - in fact they are labeled “pudding” on the menu but are really “desserts” or “sweets” - such as fruit crumbles, pies or steamed sponges. But that is just my preference !

We decided to book an overnight to stay on the recommendation of friends, who previously told us how nice it was to dine at the Inn and sit in the bar area until late into the evening, enjoying the ambiance of the Inn! You can imagine our disappointment when we arrived to check-in (looking forward to dining and whiling away the evening in the bar) to be asked by the lady who greeted us, had anybody from the Inn been in contacted with us to advise of changes to the dining room and Bar opening hours that evening – i.e. Restaurant closing at 8pm and Bar closing at 9pm, to which I advised her that we had not been contacted, or advised of these changes to the published times. Clearly this was not acceptable as this would have meant retiring to our room at 9pm, which defeated the whole point of our stay! Therefore, we had no option other than to instruct the lady that was checking us in (who was extremely embarrassed!) to cancel our booking on the basis that The High Corner Inn had changed its operating hours and failed to notify us in advance of our arrival. Having made the booking several months ago, also having completed the on-line express check-in link sent to me on the morning of our stay, at no time were we contacted, or notified of the changes to the Inn’s opening times. Frankly, we found this level of service to be extremely annoying, very frustrating, disappointing, and extremely unprofessional! Furthermore, I twice attempted to contact the Inn Manager, and the Butcombe Pubs & Inns head office to lodge my complaint and seek their feedback from a customer service perspective, no response was forthcoming, which does not reflect well on the establishments management, or the Pub Chain. In summary, we booked a room in good faith expecting the Inn to be operating to normal published hours, clearly the late change in opening times failed to meet our requirements. We then had to find alternative accommodation elsewhere, where a full restaurant and bar service was available, which we did using another Pub Chain establishment, who couldn’t have been more helpful and demonstrated exemplary customer service. Footnote; We did eventually receive an apologetic email from the Manager, offering us a future complimentary overnight stay at our convenience.

Having seen some of the moaning reviews I sometimes wonder what planet some people are on. Just stayed here for two nights in Willow. Lovely comfy room. Very clean with comfy bed. Loads of hot water with huge shower, very cold outside but toasty heating. First class breakfasts. Will and everyone else are first class and friendly. Nothing was sub standard. Thanks to all.

Booked an overnight stay for NYE back in August as a place to limit the amount of fireworks for my dog who is petrified of them. Great value for money, a very warm welcome for my friend and I and our 2 dogs. Beautiful rooms with everything we needed. We booked a table for dinner, and the food was amazing along with great cocktails. The breakfast was 100% delicious top marks for the chef , we had a full English and a vegetarian breakfast. Reported a problem with a fire door that kept banging overnight outside out room which set our dogs off each time and they said they were aware if it but would look into it. Staff were very friendly. Definitely a place we will return.

We arrived at breakfast time - 9.30? - during a walk with four labradors - hoping for coffee, and we had a lovely welcome from the busy staff members. Nice Christmassy atmosphere, and the chef brought us some special snacks for the doggies 😊😊 thank you so much..

Stayed overnight. The rooms are beautiful. We stayed in Ashby. I would totally recommend it. Good value. Staff are very friendly and helpful. The only thing I would say is I wasn’t a fan of the music in the pub and at breakfast. I don’t think it is in keeping with the pub. Also the rooms permit dogs and there is beautiful cream carpet in the hallway that was covered with dirty paw marks. Not great for the other guests. We also arrived back late and the dog started barking. I am not sure they should be permitting dogs as it will ruin the beautiful investment they have made in re-doing the rooms.

I haven’t been here for years and it’s a lot better than I remember. I really enjoyed our lunch after a walk. The service was friendly and the Butcombe menu varied and tasty. I will be happy to return.

We went to the high corner inn for Sunday lunch What a disaster, food was mediocre, beef chewy, a little bit of cabbage, carrots were mashed to a pulp, horseradish sauce on plate just to make up a meal. I asked for more gravy it never arrived, was not offered the dessert menu, then they got the cheek to charge us £25 service charge. We will not be going there again

What a delightful forest pub. We ordered roast lunches and sampled some fine ales. Would highly recommend. Ps, some lovely walks available too !!

Perfect secluded spot for walks, and all staff very friendly and welcoming of both us and our 2 dogs dogs. Food very good, and the wife especially loved the espresso Martini! Look forward to returning in a few weeks with our other 2 dogs!!

After visiting for many years we were looking forward to the improvements made by Butcombe . Such an amazing difference inside and out all backed up by some great friendly service and good pub food with an interesting menu. Food was brilliant and the rooms very comfortable.. Will and his new team are doing a great job . Our only criticism for the weekend was that it was quite warm inside which sometimes isn’t too bad at all . Excellent value and we can’t wait to return with the dogs.

Unbelievable experience. Came here with my family as a remembrance to my dad I lost in December last year. It was his favourite pub so would have been very special and we were all determined to have the remembrance day there. Upon arrival, the bartender simply said “you’re the man who left the 1 star review, we won’t be serving you or your party”. From then on, was simply “go away” “we don’t want you”. At first, I understood the business’ frustration, but upon further investigation into the review my family friend had left, i found that he had been trying to contact them for over 2 weeks and couldn’t. This is ALL the review stated, that he couldn’t get hold of anyone for a long period of time to book the event, NOTHING else. Which, is an experience and thus, review worthy! (After leaving the review, they did call back, funny that.) He also received an email CONFIRMING that they had accepted the group and will be serving us. This is what is totally unacceptable, to refuse service is one thing, but to bait over 20 people (some travelling over 200 miles!) into an event you CONFIRM, only to turn them away on the day? That is just a disgrace. I have worked in Hospitality for over 8 years and never have I seen such pettiness and negligence from a business.

Drove nearly a 200 mile return journey to meet up with friends and family for a get together. Even though one of our group had an email from them saying we would be welcome they choose not to honour it! The Inn looks lovely, in a great location and the menu looked good. Whatever the misunderstanding they were not interested in resolving it. Disappointed, we all left and went to the Royal Oak at Fritham (10 minute drive) where we all had an excellent lunch.

Had an almost unbelievable experience at the high corner inn today. The manager (who wouldn’t give us his name, only “go away”) turned our entire party (20 people) away because someone in the party had left a 1* review after initially struggling to get a hold of them to book a table. As soon as we walked in, “the manager” asked if he was the person who left a 1* review and straight away refused to then serve anyone. How a business can operate in this manor is baffling. We had people in this party travelling from as far as Colchester to meet at the High Corner Inn for a remembrance lunch and a walk in the new forest. To simply refuse to serve anyone in the group because of a one 1* review is shocking. In my opinion, the obvious thing to do was to serve the group and then ask to amend the review to reflect the new experience? Instead, the manager threw his toys out of the pram because he wasn’t happy with a 1* review. Because of how the whole ordeal was handled, the high corner inn will certainly be receiving a few more 1* reviews. Appalling behaviour from a customer facing business.

This is not a place to call to book as have call everyday for three weeks left a message on all thier options to call me but they have never call back this was for a party of 20 plus and booking a few rooms. But nothing shame as looks great and use to be good

A beautiful hotel/pub set deep in the New Forest. The garden had local ponies and pigs visiting , much to the delight of my grandchildren. There are 2 open fires, a brilliant menu with locally sourced ingredients. Separate children’s menu. The hotel offers amazing rooms...

Sadly I won't be returning to the High Corner after ten plus years of attending an annual get together of 20 plus people each January. Today I visited to make enquiries to book for Jan 2023. I spoke with a waitress who was frosty and...

Very disappointing experience! only one small bar open on a busy Sunday. The Que was outside the entrance the whole time we was there. Waited in line for approx. 15 minutes to order food/drink and was told there was about 1 hour wait for food....

Two roast chicken Sunday lunch plates. Most all items on plate too cold,insufficient gravy,bread sauce not served at all, meagre chicken portions served on bone. Take the Yorkshire pudding off the plate and what's left is pitiful for the £. Yes it was a busy...

1. they would not provide an umbrella when we were sat outside in the rain 2. we found a suspicious hair in the chips (which were now soggy from the rain). Also these chips were very overpriced for how many there were 3. general poor...

My husband, our two little Scotties and myself spent 3 nights at the Inn and everything was absolutely faultless. The welcoming, the room, the food and the picturesque New Forest for lovely walks. Do we recommend this lovely tucked away little heaven, absolutely!

We have just come back from a 3 night stay at The High Corner Inn . We arrived on Sunday . The weather was glorious . Down a long track you come across the Inn . It’s truly lovely , New Forest Ponies in the...

After a walk in the forest we decided to call in the newly refurbished High corner Inn. we had the ploughmans and smoked mackerel bruschetta both were delicious and the Cider to go with it was great too. The staff were friendly and attentive and...

We cycled to the Inn today , 4 of us we all had the roast 3 beef 1 pork when we made the order we were told there was going to be a wait we were in no hurry we had all afternoon. I can’t...

Absolutely gorgeous. Recently renovated to high standard. Team members so welcoming and helpful. Food was amazing. Very dog friendly, a lovely girl even brought fresh water over to where we was sitting. Highly recommend

Cannot fault this hotel. Such a beautiful place and the staff were amazing. I arrived late and they were very helpful getting me to my room. When I went into the room I had a note left with my name on it. It’s just a...

I used to go to The High Corner Inn many years ago! I happened to meet someone walking in the New Forest who was staying there, and he told me that it had been refurbished. This prompted me to make a trip to have a...

Stayed here yesterday with my wife for a one day break. Everything from check in to check out was very good. The garden is lovely with even horses munching on grass around you. Had the Sunday roast which was very good and filling. The drinks...

Absolute disappointment. Had walked past this pub many times. While it was being refurbished. We had family visiting from Ireland and booked a month in advance. We had to move table, inside the restaurant as there was a mess up with double booking. May I...

We had a wonderful lunch yesterday at the pub in the garden. All the dishes were great tasting and everyone was very happy with their choices. We chose two of the sharing starters, the squid and sausage roll, both adequate for two people to share,...

I am sorry to have to say our visit was a sad disappointment. To keep it brief I will say the food was incredibly expensive for what we received and one dish in particular tasted horrible and gave one of our group a bad stomach....

Lovely garden with a great atmosphere, however the food was overpriced for what it was. The roast says it has seasonal vegetables but only vegetables on it was cabbage, Yorkshire pudding was very crispy aswell

Went there for a meal, food was terrible and cold, don’t think the kitchen knows what they are doing, waited 1 hr 20 mins for food, didn’t bring out any cutlery in that waiting time so when food did come we had nothing to eat...

What a terrible experience. This pub used to be our favourite pub in the New Forest but I doubt we’ll be visiting again under current management. Firstly I’d like to say the staff that were working today were working hard and very apologetic for our...

The pub has had a makeover! Maybe now it is classed more as a boutique hotel in the heart of the New Forest. Sadly the menu does not reflect what most people would like to eat after a walk/hike in the forest. There are superb...

We visited the pub a few weeks ago after the new makeover which was lovely. We liked it so thought we would return for some lunch in the garden! What can I say massive disappointment... Not worth the money Opted for a flatbread, it was...

I’ve thought long and hard about giving such a bad review because I would hate this pub to disappear. It has had a fabulous makeover, is in a wonderful setting in the heart of the new forest and is surrounded by beautiful walks and our...

I visited this pub last year the food was good and so was the service. THIS YEAR. Garden menu not much choice. I ordered a Ploughmans at £12.95. We were seated in the garden. The ploughmans arrived in only what i could describe as a...

A return to a favourite haunt after the refurb. Stunning! The menu was super..we had trout fishcakes and a ploughman's. I have never enjoyed a ploughmans more... would have liked one more slice of the crusty bread but the selection was wonderful. My companion enjoyed...

Went with 2 families and it was frankly a nightmare. Totally understaffed meaning a que for a drink was 30 mins. The garden is a separate menu to the terrace although when I enquired to book I was told no need. The garden menu was...

After an energetic morning in the New Forest, we asked for a recommendation for a place to have lunch and were directed to "The High Corner" as it had been newly refurbished. This was on Saturday 28th May - I think this was the day...

We popped into the freshly refurbished high corner on the Saturday of there first weekend opening and wow it looks amazing The staff were friendly attentive & accommodating and greeted with a friendly smile Although busy with a full beer garden & all the terrace...

We went to the New Forest for a weekend break because we have never been there before, and I must say the area around High Corner Inn is must see. It's great for strolling, sightseeing, cycling, and off-road biking, and there's plenty to keep you...

It was my first time visiting although some others in our group had been a few years back. The Sunday menu was quite disappointing with not much choice, and there wasn’t a great choice with drinks either. The Sunday roasts were quite expensive for what...

We are regular walkers who use this pub for lunch and drinks - often I organize a group of 8 or more. Today we were a couple. WE WiLL NOT BE COMING AGAIN. The barman knew absolutely nothing about the ales being sold. No lunch...

Out for a walk we stopped at the High Corner Inn for lunch. Its in the middle of nowhere and the last time we sat in the garden and found it to be nice place to stop for drinks. This time we had booked a...

On visiting the high corner inn in march we were pleasantly surprised the sandwiches that were ordered were excellent, unfortunately that was not the case today, we were told no sandwiches were on the menu due to covid (really) . We opted for the ploughman’s...

Fabulous meal at the High Corner . We were staying here and decided to try the food . If the breakfast was anything to go by then we were in for a treat ! The evening meal was just as tasty. Really fresh ingredients ,...

A lovely location in the forest let down by a number of factors; if you do basic food; burgers, sandwiches etc and do it well than you can charge the earth if you do it with good service. But do it badly then it’s just...

My wife and I have just enjoyed 3 nights stay at the High Corner Inn. It is a very old lovely Country Inn in the middle of the beautiful New Forrest far away from the usual Touristy Spots. Our stay was really comfortable. Our room...

We stopped here for a hot drink while in a walk in New Forest. Lovely place. We had cappuccinos & a slice of very good chocolate cake! The staff are friendly & dog friendly. Definitely worth a visit.

Amazing experience today. We arrived during a powercut and the manager offered us drinks and sandwiches. So we sat with our drinks and luckily before long the power was restored. The manager kept everyone informed with what was happening and they were whipping delicious hot...

Stopped here for lunch - not overly impressed Steak sandwich was just half a round for £12.50 - cider well overpriced and staff very stressed as obviously not enough of them. Avoided for rest of holiday , much better pubs elsewhere.

We visit the New Forest every so often and over the years High Corner Inn has been our go to. Unfortunately, this was not quite the excellent experience we have had in the past. We arrived at 1830, tried to get in the main entrance...

We were out walking with the intention of stopping here for a mid-walk drink. Being in the middle of nowhere, it was actually quite busy with walkers and their dogs. Car park was pretty full too. I found their setup quite well organised. Ordered drinks...

Late lunch on a busy Sunday, short-staffed, kitchen overwhelmed - but staff remained professional, polite and friendly. Food, when it came, was excellent. What could have been a bad experience was transformed by the attitude and character of the well trained and managed staff.

Stayed in Willow Room in the hotel and dined in the restaurant in the evening. We received a very warm welcome as always and excellent service from every member of the team. Food was great and an all-round brilliant experience. As a recently engaged couple,...

Enjoyed an excellent roast for Sunday lunch. I was a bit concerned when we arrived, because the place was obviously very busy, but we found a nice place to sit outside in the large garden (with our dog), and the food arrived in about half...

We did a 12km circular walk in the New Forest which included a stop here for lunch and a pint. We shared a pizza and chips and it was better then we thought it would be! Also, lots of space outside for walkers with dogs.

The atmosphere in the garden was lovely, but it was very disappointing to see single-use takeaway packaging and cutlery being used for all meals instead of plates and cutlery. There was SO much waste on such a busy day, and it was really sad to...

We booked in advance for a set table for Sunday lunch. 5 mins before the booked time as we were driving down the lane to the Inn, we were called to be told they had sold out of all types of Sunday roast. We found that puzzling as surely any organised establishment could ensure that there would be sufficient roasts for actual bookings made.When we arrived we were given a table right in the middle of the thoroughfare from one room to another two room (and the toilets) and despite there being other visibly empty tables we were not allowed to sit at a corner table out of the way. We chose to leave. Disappointed. Unsatisfactory, not particularly helpful on two counts. That we were prepared to consider alternate menu options despite the lack of Sunday roast, we believe sufficient notice should have been given so that we wouldn’t have had to make a relatively long trip to get there. More disappointed that they couldn’t at least show some goodwill in light of the failure to have sufficient Sunday roasts to allow us a slightly quieter table. The location deserves a lot better.

Would have been more but a couple of bad points - a very small menu with only 5 mains and 50% were not available - bad management ! An hours wait for food and then my main course was tepid nearly coldBit disorganised we were asked twice if we had ordered foodMaybe we just arrived on a bad dayRestaurant was only 50% full when we arrived so not the busiest time

We stopped here for a drink during a walk at the weekend. Our boys were peckish so we ordered a pizza and some fries. Wow! The pizza was amazing!! Not your normal pizza but so so good (we had the sundried tomato, mozerella and pesto pizza). Sadly it was a bit rainy when we arrived so we sat indoors, but the outside area was beautiful. Fab play area for the kids (although currently closed), lots of benches, what looked to be an outside bar - and New Forest ponies poking their heads over the fence to say hi!

Lovely country pub, nice quick and attentive service, fantastic food. Ample parking, outdoor seating and very dog friendly. We had the ham, Chili and pineapple pizza and it was so hot, but also delicious. The perfect place to end a new forest walk. Will be back

We stayed in the new forest june 21 to july and visited this pub on several occasions. Once covid protocol was understood, there were no issues as you took a table then ordered and paid at the outside bar .drinks or food then arrived promptly. It is such an iconic location ,pretty remote but well worth a visit .It was a shame that their butcombe app did not work as wifi (being so remote ),is a bit hit and miss @Butcombe original bitter was my favourite.

Tend to use High Corner when on our frequent stops in New Forest, so have been before. Although changed hands since our visit last year the quality and standards have been maintained. COVID measures are well thought out and maintained so felt safe from that perspective. Good food and drinks, great service.

We were given a warm welcome at the High Corner. This is a beautiful pub with a large garden. The Butcombe bitter was in superb condition. There is an interesting food menu which is almost very good. From a personal perspective I hate seeing the word "slaw" rather than coleslaw even though I do not like it anyway and it seemed to be included with everything. The chimmichurri sauce was very heavy on onion, otherwise the meal was very good and reasonable value. However, take off the generous coleslaw and sauce and there is not much left.

Well what can i say except you need to change your manager the young lady called herself Amy .We went for a small bike ride and a beer and we where told to get table number and order form the outside bar and the young lad was very polite and pleasant .Ordered the drinks no problem two coronas and a cider simple enough order paid and sat down .I sat down looked at reciept and thought that was cheap for three beers £8.60 .Lady comes out with two coronas no cider and we asked where this was.This is where it goes wrong .Get told in a rather stroppy stern voice that we did not order a cider so we ask what do we do to get the cider and she tells me to follow her to the bar that we wernt allowed to order from earlier and pay again for the cider .Now its the price i expected .As i am walking with the young lady to the bar i ask to see the girl who took our order to be told she is on her break now and that they expect customers to have more patience .I replied your trying my patience making me walk to the bar again and your srky comment.I was gobsmaked anyway paid and got drink .Then we decided to have another drink so same thing go to outside bar and order same drinks again .Witress comes out this time with the cider but this time two pints of grolsch no corona but its the same one that made the sarky comment earlier .We explain calmly that we required two coronas not grolsch AND WE ASK FOR IT TO BE CHANGED politly .We explain this is the second order they have got wrong anyway she goes of and come s back with the same two pints and i explain i want corona not grolsch .She the accuses me of being rude which i most defiantly was not i did not raise my voice or swear at all .I explain that complaining that you have got the order wrong for a second time is not being rude it is making a point , She is obviously not happy and tells me we can have a refund and again i say to her i just want the two coronas to which now my mate has walked of as he said it too much hassle .I then ask to see the manager to which she replies i am the manager and a this point i give up .She then tells me she dosent like my attitude and leave her pub .I go to bar to gt refund and now i cant have it has to be the same card so i get get that and am refunded .Upon leaving the young polite barman decides to follow me into the garden and again unfortunatly he starts being very sarcastic as im leaving .This time i did swear at him from the car park calling him a chirpy little f-ker and wants to be quiet .We had such good expectations of this nice country pub and feel very let down with the handling of the whole situation .If you would like me to call the area manager please include your phone number in your reply as im sure the manager girl will give you a different version .If this review is removed as i named someone i will just repost it with out her name

This was my first visit to the High Corner and it won't be my last. We went with my extended family for a get together out doors which has been long overdue because of Covid. What a great location and we were well looked after at every stage. The staff were friendly and helpful & food was lovely. Couldn't fault it and looking forward to a return visit.

31/05/21 We decided an impromptu trip out for a pint and a bite to eat this afternoon. Knowing the high corner had changed ownership we decided to give it a try. Although we didn’t book, and it was extremely busy, they found us a table in the garden after a short wait. The young lady that served was absolutely flat out, but explained the situation & there may a little longer wait than normal. Although the menu was limited (full menu due soon apparently) there was still a good choice. The fish & chips was excellent. Others had pizzas which they said were v good. Drinks were excellent - I do enjoy a pint of Burcombe!! All in all, considering it’s a new menu and they are learning the ropes, I really can’t complain at all. Staff were trying really hard - shame that some customers weren’t quite so understanding!! We need to be supporting this industry, not knocking it! We’ll be back

We spent an amazing Sunday afternoon at this pub over bank holiday weekend. We were seated inside by the bar and had a unique view of how the staff worked tirelessly to keep a fully booked up pub running. The staff were extremely polite, courteous and professional at all times even when they had to deal with a few miserable customers! On the hottest and busiest day of the year I couldn’t believe that people were moaning about having to wait for drinks or food! We have just come out of lockdown and the staff were coping brilliantly- next time people want to have food within 5 minutes of ordering go to macdonalds! The Butcombe ales tasted great, so much so we had more than we were meant to! Amy and the rest of her team were brilliant and I can’t recommend this pub or the staff highly enough. 5*

This was our first visit since the change of ownership and we weren't disappointed. Our food was very well presented and tasted great. Calamari to start and vegetarian curry and burger for mains. The staff made us feel very welcome. Thank you!

Mixed Bag with this visit, staff seemed new and inexperienced and a bit standoffish Took a while for our drinks order to be taken and then only after we asked one of the staffDespite the covid19 supposed cleaning regimes one of the glasses still had lipstick from the last drinker. Although we weren’t charged for the drink this didn’t sit well with meFood preparation time was okay and they accommodate a change to the order Food was okay burger, gammon steak and tortilene The reason for the low score is due to the sterile and sometimes forced service of the staff would not be coming back any time soon

First night after moving to Butcombe Brewery and had a lovely meal tonight. Very friendly pub, great service and great food, all cooked fresh.We had the squid and pigs in blankets followed by the pie and bavette steak with lovely crisp chips - all very tasty.Definitely recommend this pub

The blond lady on the front door was both rude & cold on our recent visit! The pub lacked clear Covid direction and if you are reliant on someone being on the door to aid with this, then it’s helpful they’re actually there, rather than turning up once already sat down and providing a rude first impression. I had high hopes for this pub, we won’t be back!

My wife and I visited for lunch. The waiting staff were friendly. My wife had the egg, ham and fries and I had the beef and ale pie and fries. Although the food was of an acceptable standard, it was fairly mediocre. It is difficult to say these days whether the Covid situation has adversely affected standards as, in the recent past, it appears that this establishment had many very satisfied customers. The Inn is situated down an unpaved road in the middle of the Forest. We saw three fallow does and a sorrel buck on the way down to the Inn. In summer, on a warm sunny day, this place must be idyllic! We shall visit again after the Covid restrictions have been lifted so as to give the place an opportunity to show just what level of cuisine it can produce.

Lovely covid safe meal Really good safe system for seating Welcoming staff Food was lovely Service a bit slow but understandable in the circumstances Well done team

In these difficult times they really made things comfortable and easy. On arrival very clear signs they greeted us outside where we signed in or scanned the tracker they showed us in wearing our masks due to new law this week and showed us to our tables. They looked after us so well lovely gentleman and two young ladies very smiley under their masks checked on us all the time and what can I say about the food oh my days we had the best starter and main meal compliments to the chef.It’s a shame to hear some reviews on here but all I can say is we had the best meal thank you all so much good luck to you all in these times.Tanya and Gemma

We booked here for a meal for my husbands birthday. We had eaten here previously and enjoyed it. I don't know what happened but our meal was terrible. We were sat in what can only be described as a fly ridden dungeon, there was absolutely no atmosphere to the place at all. The table was slightly sticky and the area did not seem very clean, As for the food, the starters were okay but unloved, we had the ham hock terrine which was okay, dressing on the salad would have livened it up a little and a nicer bread than thin slices of slightly stale baguette would have been welcome. My daughter had the halloumi fries which were okay but unremarkable. Then it all went downhill. My daughter and I had ordered the roasted cauliflower curry, this had the consistency of baby food and no taste, even the rice was mushy, at least the chapatti was hard to give it texture!! The best bit was the tomato and onion salad on the side. My husband ordered the buttermilk chicken burger which was not a chicken breast but a reconstituted battered chicken burger and very underwhelming. The staff were disinterested at best and didn't seem at all surprised when we commented on the food not being great. To add insult to injury this was the most expensive meal of our stay in the New Forest. All in all we left feeling sad and disappointed. Having since read other reviews it seems that our experience was not unique and I am awaiting the standard dismissive response from the proprietor.