Leith's at Beaulieu in New Forest

Quite disappointed that my lunch had to come from the kiddies menu, you would have thought that in this age there would have been a vegetarian sandwich choice!

Leigh’s at Brabazon at Beaulieu is trying their best with Covid but the service is skin and disorganised. Meals arrived in three stages, despite being ordered together and drinks had to be chased as they’d been forgotten.

very disorganized, several queues and each doing something different, but not clear until you got near the front. Wanted a bacon roll, but you needed a table number *after queuing for 10 mins) in a crowded venue, they would only serve to the table so that was not going to happen! Better organized for crowds and this could be much better

The food here is awful. The tables are not cleared regularly, the toilets are dirty and lacking the essentials. We would try to avoid this place.

You can sit indoors or outside and having ordered at the counter they bring you food out to you. I thought it was all very good and reasonable value and we didn't have to wait too long. They are doing an OK job, which is better than average.

A fantastic place for a coffe/tea and cake in the morning. The lunches are really good as well. Plenty of room both inside and out. Sitting outside you can view the grounds of Beaulieu and also watch the old bus taking visitors around the grounds.Highly recommended.

Called in for drinks and snacks. Chose some toasted sandwiches, which were put in the toaster, but we had to wait whilst other customers were served. I obviously knew I had to wait, but I think the staff forgot them, it seemed a long while. The whole cafe seemed a bit disorganised, there was a young girl sweeping the floor, she went round twice while we were there, but passed by dirty plates etc on tables but didn’t clear them. As you might expect, high prices for average food, but once in the museum there’s little option.

Why do they call this place a restaurant?? It is a self service cafeteria. The choice of food is very limited, a school canteen offers a better heathier choice. What did £25 buy us?? Two portions of fish and chips with mushy peas and a bottle of cider! Fish portion was small and the chips were undercooked. Half were left along with the mushy peas. Be advised bring a packed lunch and save yourself a lot of grief.

In reply to various Tripadviser postings, we often hear from the Manager that "we will put it right", "we are correcting it", "plans are afoot to change" and so on and so forth. What happens? absolutely nothing. Nothing has changed for the better at Brabazon in the past 7 years to my knowledge. Prices are still sky high, and service appalling with 15/20 minute delays in paying for food unacceptable. The wh9le place needs to be taken over by someone who cares, and can offer decent food at reasonable prices, with speedy service.

While on a visit to Beaulieu recently I decided to partake of lunch in the Brabazon cafe. .I ordered the chefs salad with chicken for £7.50. What I got was a mixed salad with about 3 very thin slices of chicken about one inch by three, and the whole meal barely filled a small dessert dish. I have seen bigger "starters". I was so disgusted that I refused to pay such a price for a "snack" and took it back. Being hungry I changed it for the "lasagne with salad and garlic bread" for £8.95. This was hardly any better. The lasagne was in a small dish about four inches diameter, two small thin slices of garlic bread and the "salad" was just a selection of lettuce leaves with nothing else. Service waiting for meal to be served was nothing short of diabolical, waiting some 15/20 minutes, and then I had to wait another 15 minutes in a very small queue to pay, the food and coffee in the meantime getting cold. I shall never use this facility again. Overpriced would be an understatement. Rip off would be more to the point. I would rather drive to Lymington for a bag of chips, in half the time and for a fraction of the cost.

The cafe at Beaulieu was very poor. The food was over priced the queuing system confusing and very drawn out. Used it twice on the same day (No choice once you're in there) 2nd time was us and 1 other table. Took 10 minutes to get 4 teas and 4 slices of cake over £22! The tea was really good quality that earned then the 1* cake was dry and lacked flavour. Lunch time we queued for over 1/2hr despite not being that busy there was no where to rest the tray so had to be held the entire time. The food was very average apart from the price. Over £5 four a baguette nearly £10 for the smallest fish you've ever seen. Could be great but needs properly organising either quality of good improving or price reduced to reflect the standard available. Was the only downside to our visit Beaulieu. Left as constructive criticism.

Based centrally in the museum grounds it’s a good self serve cafe/ restaurant that serves homemade cakes scones etc, you can get hot food, tea coffee and prices are reasonable, in summer there is also an area to sit outside, it’s larger than you can see and has toilets on lower area, when we visited they had a lovely poster display of different scenes and subjects. Good place to stop and recharge your batteries on your journey around Beaulieu.

My wife and I were pleasantly surprised on our recent visit on Saturday 3rd March. The soup of the day (Carrot and Coriander) was superb with croutons and two large wedges of bread (choice of 5 styles). This is a great improvement on previous visits. The only doubt i have is the questionable decision to make this "at seat" service instead of cafeteria style. The day of our visit was quiet due to the weather and the service was quick and served up by a great gentlemen on the till whose name I do not remember, but he is truly an asset to the restaurant, as nothing was too much trouble and in my opinion went beyond the call of duty to satisfy us. However, on a busy day, I think this will be a very challenging service style, unless there is sufficient staff to make it work. I do hope this does work, as one part of the story is now getting better, in the quality of the food.

Great choice of foods in great setting . Realistic prices., the national motor museum is all do one of the new forests hidden treasures. Make sure you visit the manor house and talk to the ladies in period costume.

Visited on a double decker bus from Reading on the new Vamooz service. I last visited Beaulieu in the early 1980s so it was great to return for a super day out. Lunch was fish and chips, real mushy peas and a gherkin. Pudding was a fresh cream Victoria sandwich. Drinks were a small bottle of white wine and a quite good Americano coffee. As I’m disabled I had great customer service from the staff, particularly the two restaurant managers.

Really disappointing. Frozen pizza, Burgers, Baked Potato and Fish n Chips. I'm afraid that says it all.

The restaurant is quite nice although it would be better described as a cafeteria as it is self service, large number of tables but probably not good on a busy day, luckily for us not too many people there.

As other reviews, one doesn't have a great deal of choice is visiting the Motor Museum. Choice is take your own or visit this restaurant.

Si estás visitando el museo del motor, entonces este es realmente el único lugar para tomar un aperitivo o una bebida caliente. El edificio es de aspecto cansado y los inodoros debajo son aún más cansado. Afortunadamente fue un día soleado cuando fuimos y así pudimos sentarnos afuera. Sólo tuvimos bocadillos y bebidas calientes (cuatro) y tengo que decir que la calidad y la relación calidad-precio era deficiente - la merienda consistía en un pesado y un bollo de hard rock, además de una crema de gloop empaquetados, no muy agradable y lleno el estómago como un peso de plomo.

Sólo una opción libre de gluten - Sorpresa, sorpresa, es un brownie. También está en exhibición en un mostrador en un plato al lado de gluten que contienen pasteles. Así que si como yo te estás comiendo sin gluten por motivos médicos, el riesgo de contaminación cruzada es simplemente demasiado alto para oportunidad. Es una pena.

We had a great day at Beaulieu.at lunch time we had a good variety of choice. My grandson chose his five selections to go in a bag, we ordered two handmade pizzas and chips to share, and which were delicious. the service was reasonably quick as the pizzas had to be prepared and cooked from scratch. there was plenty of variety from sandwiches to other hot or cold choices too.

Visitamos este restaurante dos veces esta semana.

After spending a few hours in the motor museum it was time to have a break, available was a choice of a Sani selection and hot food section also a special food section and also a nice ice cream area, went for the Sani and was not disappointed .

¿Cómo puede un verdadero chef considera que alubias media plus de lechuga hojas grasientos puede considerarse una comida es increíble. Las sopas son sosa y y la elección es ahora tan limitado es doloroso. Hemos sido clientes habituales a lo largo de los años y sentir el público están ahora sentados patos por mal servicio. Así parece Leiths sienten que tienen un público cautivo y platos de nada y puede que nos volveremos a comprar. Bien creo que de nuevo. . . . Si vas a tener una ensalada en el menú tienen una ensalada no sólo tirar sobre hojas sin aderezos, así que parece que se supone que es bueno. . . El público ver a través de esta ahora. . Uso de despertador. Algunos la imaginación y hacer un esfuerzo y hacer Leiths un destino por derecho propio! ! ! !

I can't believe this is a Leiths restaurant, I have worked with Leiths and I'm astounded!The baked potato was uncooked and there is nothing more unpalatable than raw potato, I complained and decided to have a tuna mayonnaise and cucumber bloomer, aargh! appalling brown cat food with grey sliced cucumber totally inedible.Complained again and was offered cake and coffee, this proved borderline acceptable, Sam tried his best but he was let down by the standard of food and the chefs.The food is atronomical in price, jacket potato and tuna £5.95!I do not mind paying for quality but this was atrocious, leiths is part of the Compass Group and this is the worlds biggest caterer, surprise they allow such food to be served.

Feeling peckish thought we would pop in to Brabazon for a coffee & snack.Really shocked to find they don't have any dairy free milk options. It is the norm for most restaurants, these days.The prices are on the high side and the quality on the low.We had cream teas. The scones were tasteless and very dry. The small pots of clotted cream were more like single cream with a crust. I'd recommend giving them a miss.The outside seating areas were plentiful and the staff friendly.

We used Leith's at Beaulie for my daughters wedding reception in the Domus room on the Montague Estate on Sat' 23rd July '16.There was some mix up with the preparations for the reception but these were NOTHING TO DO with Leith's.Leith's matre di (a very charming Canadian man) called John was absolutely brilliant and his staff equally so.He got my daughter over her pre ceremony nerves and the whole afternoon went off perfectly.The buffet wedding breakfast was well presented and tasty and the Domus hall was spectacularly dressed up.Full marks and thankyou to you all at Leith's.My review applies only to the wedding reception in the Domus Hall

I had visited the Motor Museum, with my son and a student, and as we needed lunch we thought we would give the Brabazon Café (Leiths at Beaulieu) a try, and I honestly wished we had not bothered.The chicken burgers were what looked like pieces of chicken breast, that had been marinated and cooked, but hen left around for a while. The Brioche bun felt stale and was not pleasant to eat, very stodgy.The chips and coleslaw (an additional £2.00 on top of the £5.75 for the burger) were OK, the chips were good, the coleslaw was just about OK.It is a shame when someone puts their name to a restaurant, and you just get lacklustre, mediocre food.Someone really needs to take a close look, and taste the food, to see if they are happy.I would not go here again.

So refreshing that it wasn't a chips with everything place. We ate here on both days that we visited - lunch one day & just a snack on the other. Could not fault it. Lots of choice & we all had different things & all tasted good!

We had a quick snack and no-one was happy. Sanwich stale, mushy tomatoes. Amercano coffee old, bitter. Gluten free brownie was least chewy, lightest brownie ever.

Ate here on a visit to the Motor Museum. As it was a cold day had the soup of the day which we found disappointing. Price charged was different to that shown on menu although the helpful staff rectified this when made known to them.

Can get very busy and hot meals do tend to be a little expensive for families , but I can recommend the hot chocolate

Very helpful staff, all cakes are home baked the hot meals were limited in choice (We visited at a very quiet time of year, this may change at busier times) but very tasty.

We came back to this café for another visit as we enjoyed it so much last time we visited the National Car Museum. It is run by the Leith company and the food is of an excellent standard. I had pulled pork in a ciabatta with excellent crackling and a nice sharp apple sauce. My wife had a jacket potato with beans. Both came with salad and what is very nice is the choice of oils and vinegars you can use to dress the salad yourself. Prices are fair for the quality provided.

We had lunch here today, and not only was I impressed with the quality of the food, but I was impressed with the very reasonable prices too. Pleasant surroundings with very good service. Worth a visit.

We were late getting lunch in here, but the staff were excellent and very helpful, it was nice to see some of the staff being older, think it is a very good idea. Prices a bit high but that I think is the norm in these sorts of places. Food was good, maybe jacket potato could have been hotter.

My son and I ate here today. I ordered an excellent chicken curry and my son a delicious gammon baguette. The restaurant had run out of nan bread due to an unexpected large party arriving earlier.when I mentioned this the gentleman gave me a significant amount off of the bill. This is the second time that I have had a main meal here and the food appears fresh and very tasty. Excellent value for money. Last time I had a super vegetarian dish with freshly baked bread and salad will definitely return.

This is the only place to eat on this venue, but it is surprisingly good. The food is well cooked, not overly expensive, and reasonably priced. The restaurant is clean and well laid out, with an outdoor eating area available. They have a good selection of drinks, including their own Estate Beer, (which is delicious) and good coffee. All the staff are polite and professional. So often at venues the food and drink is only take-away level in disposable containers, but this is real food on real plates. Worth a visit while you are here.

This cafe is ok if you like fussy food with plenty of spicy sandwiches-expensive and if you can take a picnic do so to avoid it.

This review just applies to this particular eatery, and not to any other on-site restaurant. I have no idea whether Leith's is the Brabazon, or not, hence this caveat.What I can say is that the Brabazon is one of the worst on-site restaurants I have ever had the misfortune to eat in. Issue 1 is the way it is laid out. Finding the start of the queue is your first challenge, as the food service area is symmetrical, and people were coming in from either end.Issue 2 was finding trays, any trays in fact, as well as finding cutlery that was actually clean.Issue 3 was the minor infestation of wasps, many of whom were having a fine old time diving in and out of the sauces and condiments on the counter. The staff paid no attention to this. However, their customers did. One pair of kids sitting at the table opposite us expected their parents to return with meals, found instead their Mum and Dad scowling, saying, 'We had to send the food back. it was crawling with insects..' They promptly left. I felt quite ill at this point. Nobody was clearing plates from the table?? That might have been one of the reasons why. Issue 4 was the poor quality of the food. My margherita pizza, despite being cooked fresh to order, had a distinctly unpleasant aftertaste, and despite being ravenous, I couldn't finish it. My wife's 'meal' was not much better, and we left, leaving our food unfinished. Genuinely, I felt a bit queasy afterwards....The Brabazon genuinely needs a formal inspection from an Environmental Health Inspector as its standards of food preparation and cleanliness are below standard to such an extent that it is jeopardising the health of its visitors. It either needs to improve immediately, or close.

Was staying with my wife, we ate at the pub next door on the first night then here with a visiting family member on the second. The food was prompt, beautifully cooked, hot and well served. Not a bad effort for an English place. I would go again

This is a destination restaurant but not in the usual sense. On site catering can be very hit or miss but this is just about spot on. A simple menu well prepared and whilst not cheap it will not break the bank. My food was hot when put on the plate but just as I moved towards the pay point and the cashiers were whisked away by an alien force field, or perhaps multiple calls of nature leaving me unable to lighten my wallet. Eventually the desks were repopulated but not by the cashier but the very polite and helpful server upper. Oh the temptation not to pay was immense but that would mean a visit to the naughty step. I paid but my food had cooled by then so not as happy as I could have been.

This restaurant had food for all tastes either a snack or a full meal. Although it was very busy it is organised so we didn't have long to wait. There is a huge seating area with pleny of space for pushchairs and wheelchairs. We thought it was great. Very clean with very friendly staff.

We have had a delicious lunch at this restaurant. Team was very friendly and food above expectation for a museum restaurant. Nice drinks, nice terrace for sunny days, both in sunshine or shadow to choose from. However big, the inside seating area allows you private conversation and views over the garden. Seats are very comfortable! We'll come back! Thank you very much to the very kind staff and the cook! Annie Willgress-Snijkers from Belgium.

We cannot thank you enough for organising the catering side so brilliantly. We had a wonderful evening on Saturday and everyone enjoyed the event hugely. They loved the canapes. Please thank all your team for such great support– it made my life very easy! I just loved the “can do” approach and happy faces from everyone. What a breathe of fresh air! This event was not held in the restaurant.

I visited Beaulieu back in early March 2014, and being a Coeliac (Gluten Free) I often have disappointment when looking at e menu and having to suffer the usual ham, egg & chips. Well, not at Beaulieu, where the chef was extremely accommodating and pointed out a number of main courses that were suitable for me, including the soup to start (even included a gluten free bread roll - extremely unusual) and a main course of fish pie, chips and veg.Beaulieu itself is a great place to visit for a day out for all the family, but my experience at their restaurant really made my day extra special.

So many times you visit attractions with the children to find the food in the returant is poor quality and the staff would ratehr not be there at all...well not at Leiths...Staff couldnt be more helpful, explaining menu options and options for kids. Resturant nice and clean and everyone polite. Food was very good too, my only suggestion would be for a cover for the hot dishes so they dont cool down on your way through the tills and over to your table. Kids soft drinks were a bit overpriced but generally the resturant exceeded my expectations and would definetly recommend it to others visiting Beaulieu

We spent a whole day at Beaulieu, and we we're very pleased to have the café facility on site. It is very accessible, slope and steps, and the café staff we're very friendly and helpful. A nice hot drink on a cold day! There are plenty of seats in a lovely open and clean space. Toilets in the same building. We will certainly be back :-)

Great day out and visited the cafe/restaurant twice during the day. Not very busy, however what friendly staff, smiles, top ups and good food. My wife and I have visited many attractions in the Uk and around the world and this visit was the best. Clean, quick friendly service and great tasting food. Well done, will be coming back.

We visited this restaurant as part of an excellent day out at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum (which also incorporates Abbey and Palace House) on Sunday 6th April. The food was perfect for such a family day out. Our girls (8 and 5) could choose their own 'lunch boxes' (either five items or seven) - possible options included simple, homemade sandwiches (no risk of lettuce!), crisps, fresh crudites, cocktail sausages, fruit, jelly, healthy drinks (milk or flavoured water). We have one fusspot and one flexible eater, so we chose a bag of seven items for sharing (mainly eaten by non-fusspot), and then also bought a child's portion of chips / chicken nuggets for the fusspot who mainly eats things that are brown (*sigh*). There was lots of choice for adults too, cold or hot: I particularly enjoyed my crayfish / lime sandwich that had been made on site that day. Staff were very helpful, and the restaurant space was light, airy and flexible. Good provision for very little ones; and an outside area (covered in places) suited those who had brought a dog along for the day. We spent just over £20 - this was a big day out for us and on other occasions we would take picnics. But, in the April drizzle, it was lovely to be able to sit comfortably and be confident that everyone was having a tasty meal. Would recommend.

I went on a quiet day. I wanted the Bubble and Squeak, one of the day's specials. They didn't have it. So I asked for a tuna jacket potato. The manager suddenly intervened and insisted I have a double portion of both potato and tuna at no extra cost to make up for this minor inconvenience. A great gesture! I then felt guilty for only managing to eat half my meal.

Had a "snack" lunch here when visiting Beaulieu Motor Museum, Palace House and Abbey. The choice of food was impressive and looked very tempting....the soup was homemade and delicious as wass the bread. There were plenty of tables and the floor staff cleared them efficiently and quickly. I was very impressed with the manager who allowed me to try the soup before buying. Prices were very reasonable, the tea was loose-leafed and the coffee was tasty as was the homemade scone!

II am unable to have carbohydrates at present due to medical treatment and found the restaurant very helpful and friendly in producing a suitable lunch for me.

Had a late lunch here whilst visiting Beaulieu Motor Museum, Palace House and Abbey.Pleasantly surprised by the choice and standard of food served in what I thought was a cafeteria. Pulled Pork, Spicy meatballs, freshly made sandwiches and lots more besides !Nice choice of drinks, not just coke, lemonade, tea and coffee. If we'd have had more time we would definately have tried the cake selection for afternoon tea.Usually on site restaurants can be very disappointing - captured audience and all that but that was wasn't the case here. The staff were all very helpful and eager to please. Rounded off a lovely visit.

We made 2 stops at the resturant and enjoyed both times, first we were greeted by a warm and friendly memember of staff called "Peter" who was very pleasant and full of infomation regarding Beaulieu itself. Our first stop was for moring coffee and homemade scones (very yummy).And the second was for lunchtime , my teeneage daughter can highly recommend the homemade soup with a chunk of bread, drinks and 3 good size bowls of chunky chips and FREE sauce . My husband and I thought it was extremly good value !!. Both the restaurant and the WC facilites were very clean. The tables were clean and and dirty dishes/cups were soon taken away. All the meambers of staff were all very pleasant and well groomed !!.We had a great day at the musuem 6 FREE trips on the mono rail at my sons request !!. Even though it was a February day there was still plenty to do, we will be back in the summer fro sure.

Went for a coffee and a snack here after visiting the motor museum, absolutely brilliant service by staff that could not have been more polite. Although they were about to close they made us feel most welcome.The food was great and home made, they cater for people with dietary conditions, which for this type of venue I thought was most impressive.So good I had a second helping to take home!

A lovely environment to sit and have lunch, when you approach the counter your eyes get a feast of gorgeous cakes and scones. A lovely lunch menu, and the coffees are lovely. The staff are very kind and helpful. Caroline Gomez

We really enjoyed our day out at Beaulieu. The museum was great and the cafe was a brilliant respite for those of us less interested in cars! The food was excellent and everything was piping hot, even after we had dithered around looking for a table. All the staff were courteous and friendly too. I can imagine in summer it must be very crowded, but on a winter's day it was pleasantly quiet and restful. Would definitely go again.

Came with a person with Alzheimers & found all staff very helpful & kind, food was very good & a fair price too!! All Round Good Experience!

We visited The National Motor Museum on the 21/01.2014 and had the most amazing day as my son put it. I was very impressed by the excellent Customer service we received by all members of staff. My wife is disable and has serve mobility issues my son is Autistic . She was able to use an electric scooter for free which meant she was able to enjoy every bit of the park and wasn't left out. The staff were very patient with my son who asked 101 questions and understood his needs.The Restaurant offered a variety of hot and cold at a reasonable price. The staff at the restaurant were so helpful that we made it a point to mention this is the customer feed back. We were so shocked to receive an email as we never have got a reply before...So all in all a Fun Fantastic and Very Enjoyable day.......

We recently visited the Car Museum and had a brilliant time. All the staff were polite and friendly and the service in the restaurant was excellent. Lots of choice in the restaurant whether you are looking for a tasty lunch or just tea/coffee and cake. The Top Gear collection is amazing and the car museum is just outstanding. We will definately be back for another visit soon.

We had our Wedding in The Domus and food was amazing, people are still raving about it now and its nearly a year since the big day. Our wedding took place March 2013 and i can honestly say that the day could not have gone any better! Charlotte Reynolds and the rest of the team did a fantastic job. I'm an arty person and i had lots of my own ideas and handmade crafts for the wedding and i thought i would struggle handing over organisation to someone else on the day.... but i was put at ease from day one and we had everything and more. A fantastic Wedding venue with the best photo opportunities- old ruins, beautiful gardens, the lake, the museum, the main house. It was perfect! A huge thank you to everyone involved.hannah and mark

We visited Beaulieu for the second year running for the fireworks spectacular and once again were really well fed at the Brabazon restaurant on site. The choice of freshly cooked hot meals was excellent, we went for the chicken curry - a hearty portion with plenty of chicken - whilst my children thoroughly enjoyed their sausages and mash with a toffee apple pudding! As usual the staff were flawlessly polite and extremely helpful with finding high chairs and setting us up at our table, despite the restaurant being extremely busy. Can heartily recommend it to anyone visiting the museum.

I take this opportunity to thank Charlotte and all the staff at the Leith's at Beaulieu for making our day so special. They were so pleasant and helpful. Talking about the day afterwards, none of us could think of a single thing that did not go as planned or that we would have changed. The wedding breakfast was superbly organised and food absolutely gorgeous. All our guests were very complimentary about the meal and the day in general. We were very pleased with all the little touches, especially the room decoration in the Domas. Leith's and the Domas at Beaulieu is such a beautiful building and everyone really enjoyed the ambience of the place. Of course such an ambience also requires hard work from all the staff to maintain. This day will live long in our memories and we wish we could do it all over again.

We visited the Car Museum on the 28th Dec 13 and had the most unexpectedly delicious lunch.The restaurant was clean, bright, modern and welcoming with a clever lay out designed to speed up your selection by hot or cold food choice. Food and coffee prices were on average what you would pay in Costa or Starbucks.There was also a great range for both adults and children, focusing on healthy and attractive cuisine and there was even treats of small pots of jelly sweets tooWe chose sandwiches and cakes rather than hot food and were very impressed by the selection of regular and unusual fillings, the range of different bread options and choice of delicious cakes.Our sandwiches were huge, delicious and filling and coffee (lattes) was smooth and rich.I must mention the Carrot Cake - a particular favourite of my husbands - which was divine. Moist and magnificent, he was like a judge on Masterchef and declared it the best ever!! Staff were polite, helpful and went out of there way to make it a pleasant experience even though they were really busy and I would defiantly recommend to all

Our New Year's Day trip to Beaulieu was a little damp, but our grandson's excitement had to be seen to be believed! Lunch, prompt at 12 midday (they like routine!)' was really very good. A good choice of tempting, healthy and attractive food to suit both adults and little ones was a surprise, no fried rubbish in sight thank goodness! Well presented and attractively priced. Very helpful staff, unphased by demands from a two year and four year old! We will return without a doubt.

My Wife and I are from Tampa, FL and were looking for a place to have our dream wedding ceremony. Luckily a good friend of ours had visited Beaulieu England on multiple occasions and recommended we look into the Leith's at Beaulieu. Well 10 months later and countless emails with Charlotte Reynolds (the wonderful event coordinator with Leith's) my Wife and I held our wedding ceremony on the beautiful grounds of the Lord Montagu's Castle. I can't say enough about the Venue and the Staff. They provided us and our guests with an experience that none of us will ever forget.

On a return trip to beaulieu we decided to have lunch at the bramazon (leiths) and was plesently surprised. The cooked food was magnificent and our afters of cake hit the spot nicely. The quality and range of food was outstanding. All staff are polite and willing to help. Im comming back soon!

Great coffee and delicious sandwiches and cakes. Service - prompt, polite and friendly. My first visit, but will call in again when visiting Beaulieu.

My wife, baby son and i made a visit to the Motor Museum today. We had previously visited last christmas. On that visit we had stopped of in the Restaurant for a light snack and had a lovely soup. Today we decided to have lunch there and again we were very pleased with what we ordered. My wife had a Jacket potato which had been baked in salt and black pepper to give it a crisp outside, this was served with a huge portion of coronation chicken which she said had been made from good quality chicken. Being a veggie can sometime leave me limited for choice but today i didnt know what to go for. The soup again looked great but i went for the Pumpkin and Pine Nut Risotto which was one of the best i had tasted. My 11 month old son also loved it!! This was served with crisp salad leaves and a delightful wedge of fresh homemade bread. All the food on offer looked lovely and was presented well. The staff were polite and helpful. We got coffee's and asked for the milk seperate so we could give the baby some froth which they were more than happy to do. The coffee itself was a good and strong. We sat eating lunch watching the vintage bus drive round the estate which was great. The highchairs we good quality and clean and the baby change area was one of the best i have seen.I am looking forward to our next

Four of us visited today and had lunch and afternoon tea at Beaulieu. This was our first visit and to be honest, we could not fault the quality of the food, nor the service. My husband and I had the beer-battered hake, chips and mushy peas which was freshly cooked, piping hot and chips crispy and delicious. My son in law had steak and mushroom pie which again, was home-made, with lovely puff pastry. My daughter had a jacket potato with additional items. All the food was excellent. Later in the afternoon, we had tea and cakes which again, was excellent. The staff were most helpful. Our experience completed a lovely day out. Thank you Beaulieu!

(Had our wedding reception at the Domus – supplied by Leith’s; July 2013):We stumbled across “Leith’s at Beaulieu” whilst looking for wedding venues. Both myself and my wife live locally so we knew Beaulieu Motor Museum existed and there were some old buildings in the grounds, but didn’t ever consider it as a reception venue until we came across the Leith’s website. We booked to have a viewing of the venue and unfortunately our first impressions weren’t good; we turned up approximately 5 minutes early but ended up waiting almost 30 minutes for someone to meet us! We were about to walk out and forget it when someone came to meet us. Not the best way to treat potential clients looking to spend thousands on a once-in-a-lifetime day! We are glad we waited because the venue is absolutely stunning. I won’t go into any detail about the appearance of features of the venue as pictures and details can be found easily on the internet. I will concentrate this review on the service received from Leith’s.Our wedding was quite small – we had about 32 people including the bride and groom; the Domus was ideal as it wasn’t so big we would feel lost in it (although we have been told it can hold over 100 people, so don’t think it is tiny just because we only had 32 people). My wife and I paid for the entire wedding (except for the honeymoon), which meant we had complete control over EVERYTHING and as a result we were always in the hair of our suppliers, making sure we had all the tiniest details straight and clear with each supplier. So, we had lots of discussion and planning with the staff at Leith’s (during the course of the year we had 3 different wedding planners assigned to us!). We feel that some of things we wanted to do were blocked by Leith’s for no reason other than it was less hassle to say no than to investigate / re-organise things slightly. For example, the sales pitch given to us when we first walked round the venue was that although the grounds are open to the paying public, because the Domus isn’t the main attraction (the Motor Museum is what most people come to see); this meant there would only be a handful of people in the cloisters (the square bit of grass space at the back of the Domus). So, when my wife told the venue she wanted to organise a surprise dove release for me in the cloisters area she never thought she would be told no! The reason for the “no”? In the summer months, a predatory bird display is set up in the cloisters which can attract 150-200 people at multiple points during the day! So much for the handful of people we were told it would be! As I didn’t know about the surprise I didn’t get involved with Leith’s, although my wife did ask me to try to make Leith’s move the bird display (not only to allow the dove release, but because we didn’t want 200 people flooding our drinks and canapés reception). I had to write a strongly worded email suggesting that it was unreasonable to request clients paying thousands have to compromise for the sake of a bird display which could easily be re-located to another area. They eventually agreed to move the display, but they dictated the dove release HAD to be done at a certain time (why, if they were going to re-locate the bird display?). The time they suggested screwed the rest of the day’s timings, so we were forced to do the dove release at the church. Their get-out clause for this was that the “Beaulieu Estate” had the overall say, and if they say no, it’s rare that they will negotiate or re-consider. Whoever’s responsible, I was paying Leith’s, so they had overall responsibility.Another example of petty stubbornness (in my opinion) was when we asked if we could place some bamboo sticks with ribbons attached in amongst a magnolia tree in the cloisters (so the ribbon would appear as if it was hanging from the tree but we weren’t attaching anything to the tree). The answer to this was…. NO. The reason for saying no… Beaulieu Estate were the ones who said no, because the tree is very old, it would be in flower (which it wasn’t) and they didn’t want it to be damaged). Oh and just in case we challenged that; because it is accessible by the public, it was a health and safety issue. So laying a bamboo stick in a tree was blocked!On the day, we were shocked to find the bird display was in full swing in the cloisters (obviously since they knew we weren’t having dove release there, they thought it would be OK to leave the bird display there!) Disgusting attitude!Since the wedding we have caught up with some of our guests, who said they noticed the bar staff charged different prices for the same drinks (not sure whether the discrepancy was down to different staff charging differently, or if it was the same staff charging different prices each round). For mine and my wife’s drinks I had a tab open with them as I had given them my card details previously; I saw the charge on my card but I will never know what that was for; I wasn’t given an invoice or receipt, not even a card receipt.Finally, at the end of the evening, I noticed there was a whole bottle of wine completely un-opened on one of the tables, and as we had purchased our own wine, we were charged corkage at £10 per bottle for wine and £20 per bottle for champagne. So, I took the unopened bottle over to the bar and they said they would sort it out. Did I see a £10 refund, no. Did I see the bottle of wine, no! Maybe the £10 was taken off my bar tab, but as I didn’t get a receipt, I will never know! And I hope whoever drank the wine had a horrible hangover!Overall, the venue and location is second to none; the food was very good and everyone got what they ordered (we had a choice menu); it’s just the Leith’s staff and management of the day which could do with improvement. Don’t get me wrong, the staff are friendly and polite (we even received a bottle of champagne and an engraved cake cutting knife as a gift); I just think the company need to value their wedding clients more and treat them with the respect and importance the couples expect (after all, for the couple getting married it’s one of the most important days of their lives!). At the end of the day though, the day did “appear” well-oiled to the guests and nothing really went wrong so we can’t complain too much; but when you pay thousands and have spent more man hours planning every last detail and going through it multiple times with suppliers, you would expect them to be able to perform on the day! After this massive long review, one word to sum up our experience with Leith’s would be “disappointing”.

This was our second visit to the Brabazon Restaurant at Beaulieu Motor Museum. On both occasions we took our three year old grand-son who, with us, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I have nothing but praise for the way this restaurant was run. The staff were very efficient, friendly and helpful. The place was spotless and tables were cleared promptly. We found the cost of the food and beverages very reasonable and in line of what we would have expected from a similar venue. The grand-son picked their ‘picnic bag’ option for his meal and had a wide selection to pick from. His meal included sandwiches, yogurt, banana chips, crisps and baby bell – he woofed down the lot. A well spent £4.25. I’ll certainly use this restaurant again on our next visit to Beaulieu.

It was our first visit to Beaulieu and we took our two sons aged 8 (for his birthday) and 6. We had lunch: very tasty turkey and cranberry baguettes, fish & chips and chicken nuggets, chips & beans - not a scrap of food left. Little pots of sweets were a nice treat afterwards. The staff were so friendly and helpful that we felt really comfortable and welcome. In conversation on the way out we mentioned that it was our son's birthday, that we were having a great day, and that we might pop back later. We did go back late in the afternoon for coffee and the lady we'd spoken to before remembered us and had arranged for a lovely special little cupcake for our son. The gentleman who made his hot chocolate was really nice to him and the chef came out to say happy birthday too. The service here was exceptional and the people so genuine. It made the day extra special and we can't wait to visit again.

I visited leith's at Beaulieu / The Brabozon restaurant on 30/11/13 with my twin boys. I must admit i was a bit apprehensive at the food prices, i decided to go for it and am really glad i did. Although the restaurant is a semi self service type the food quality is excellent, my boys had fish and chips and i decided to try a risotto for a change (pumpkin and pine nut) which was out of this world and the portion sizes where adequate. I was so impressed with the risotto that i emailed beauleiu for the recipe to which they replied the next day and will try it myself.The one other thing that impressed me is the level of service, as i had two small boys i also had two trays and before i could perform a balancing act a member of staff offered to carry a tray for me while i finished collecting drinks, and saw us to our table. The staff were very courteous and helpful and in my book this goes a long way.

Had a great meal in the Brabazon restaurant at Beaulieu Motor Museaum. Despite many visits to the museum this was the first sit down meal we have had in the Brabazon. It was busy, due to a car show on at the same time, but it was clear to see quality food on offer and staff coping admirably. You can tell that their is a lot of home made produce on offer, and the staff clear away and tidy up very efficiently. All the artwork and auto memorabilia displayed in the restaurant is excellent and worth seeing in itself, and the people next to us said the fresh coffee & scones were good too!

After a very upsetting cancellation of our wedding at another venue, my fiancé told me to come to Beaulieu and speak with the team there. The whole team were wonderful from day one. I was bridezilla (i used to work as an events manager) and wanted everything to be completely perfect but I should never have worried as the team knew exactly what they were doing! It put my party planning to shame!On the day all of our guests could not believe how outstanding the food was! People still talk about it! The service was impeccable, the room was presented exactly how i wanted it. In fact I cannot sing the teams praises enough. They made our wedding better than anything I could have ever imagined. If you want the wedding of your dreams and it set in the most magical setting, then this is the place for you.

It's a shame that people don't take the time to leave positive comments. We had a scone and coffee here on Sunday 24th November. It was very reasonably priced and of excellent value. The restaurant was clean and staff welcoming & friendly. I especially thought the provision of a water station a superb addition. i wish more food outlets followed suit. Quite often if you ask for a glass of tap water they look at you as though you've gone mad!I was especially impressed considering it is a quiet season for the attraction and having eaten as similar establishments previously thought the standard was very good. Well done-keep up the good work.

Like others, I'm not sure what this 'Leith's' is, as the restaurant/cafe at the National Motor Museum is cleared called the Brabazon. During a trip round the museum our legs started aching so we decided the only way to rest and get some food was to go into the most likely extortionately priced restaurant on-site. We went in with low expectations, knowing that as they are the only restaurant on the site they know they've got you every which way and charge stupidly high prices for rubbish. We were right. The only plus side was they had interesting fillings to sandwiches. Mine was a salami, gherkin and pesto ciabatta. Pleasant, except it was soggy from too much pesto and the salami was an alarming shade of bright pink. The so-called 'home made pink lemonade' was, in fact, grapefruit juice. Other half didn't fare much better.There are unpleasant signs on the table which basically tell you to eat and leave, although slightly more diplomatic. Still, creates an awful atmosphere which instead of inviting you in to relax and enjoy food, makes you feel as though you are purely there so they can take your money, and they only have tables because clearly you have to have SOMEWHERE to eat. Not sure if you are allowed to take a packed lunch, but I'd suggest it, or plan leaving halfway through to find a local pub or cafe and then return.

I assume this is the same as BRABAZON at the Motor museum. We have been visiting the Motor Museum at Beaulieu for years and always drop into Brabazon Restuarant for lunch, but after today, will re-think this. There has been a change in the last twelve months....and not for the better. Today we ordered what looked like a a nice offering. Turkey and Stuffing baguette. I suggest that the chef should tasting the food before dishing it out. The turkey was dry and cold (I hate to think what the roast dinner was like as it was taken from the same pile, that was being dished up for that), the stuffing was warm, but worst of all the baguette although warm, was dry, not butter or any other substance to moisten it up. It was served with a handful of ice-burg lettuce leaves....what was the point of that!!!! If you are going to serve a side salad or garnish make it edible. I would not have taken much longer to prepare a decent garnish with dressing. My wife had the Pea and mint soup which was over salted and "sloshed" into a bowl and served with stale bread. At £16.00 for the two dishes and two orange juices...not good.It made the whole experience at Beaulieu today disappointing. Come on Brabazon, sort the quality out........The National Motor Museum website states: "Our Head Chef Jane Bell and her team work with the freshest seasonal ingredients to create high quality fresh food. We are confident that you won't find homemade dishes such as Beaulieu leek and chicken pie, home baked gammon with Beaulieu parsley sauce or Beaulieu courgette and leek soup at any similar visitor attractions. Even our daily fresh vegetable side dishes are sourced from Lord Montagu's gardener, Kelvin Yapp, and include parsnips, leeks, broad beans, courgettes and potatoes".......I disagree and you should be very wary before spending money, as there is a big difference between what you hope you might get and what you actually get...

What is the point of reading a critical review of a Restaurant when you totally ignore what was written - especially when you have written it yourself!! So anyway, here we were again, annual Autojumble pilgrimage, and persuaded by my friend (against my better judgement) to give Leiths another go.I would like to make a positive comment on the quality of the food but unfortunately we never got that far!! Having stood in the queue for 15 mins to get 2 Egg and Bacon rolls, we watched in amazement as the Basil Fawlty look alike cook rushed around doing everything but cooking the Bacon!! The 6 people in front of us who had ordered full English breakfasts were looking on in amazement as their incomplete dishes sat coagulating on the Hot plate without their bacon. Eventually after 10 minutes he put a new rack of raw bacon into the oven to cook - at which point we left. Well, we didn't actually leave - we had got 2 large coffees from the machine and for the first time in my life I went to pay the cashier with 2 empty cups!! (as we had finished them waiting in the queue)I felt sorry for the young girls doing the actual serving - none of this was their fault,only some incredibly bad kitchen logistics at the busiest time of the Day.

Had another great day at the annual Beaulieu Autojumble - brilliant weather and terrific selection of stalls and 'rusty bits'. We have been coming for over 20 years (maybe longer) and have always made a point of having breakfast at the Brabazon Restaurant, even though the standard has dropped year on year, with the corresponding prices increasing in direct proportion.But this year was the worst. Ignoring the horrendously expensive breakfast, I went for the £3.90 BAP. Bacon or Sausage? I chose sausage. One large white plate. One small dry Bap, cut in half and plonked on the plate. One miserable sausage placed on the Bap. No smile, no butter, just 'Next please'. I suspect Lord Montague had much better fare when 'in Her Majestys Pleasure' years ago.A captive audience (as the Autojumble crowd is) should not be blatantly ripped off like this. Packed lunch and thermos for me next year.Shame in you!!

I felt the price was a bit pricey for families, expect to pay £5 plus for a sandwich and £2.40 for a drink. I had a hog Roast roll which was a slice of pork in a long baguette (roll was not fully cooked) with stuffing and a side of lettuce £5.65. There was a children's picnic option where you could pick up 4 items for about £5.00 seemed expensive when your choice was 1/2 sandwich, carton, packet crisps, sweets etc. My daughters meal chicken nuggets, chips and beans was the best value at £4.50. Would recommend as the food was ordinary for the price.

On the 16th June I had a wonderful event in my life. I attended the Wedding of my niece. Great apart from the food. We had Saddle of Lamb as the main course. Tough, Dry over cooked felt as if the saddle was still on the aged lamb. I complained but no one spoke to me about my food not even the manager. That might be because I requested a clean knife not one with someone else's meal still on it.Even the coffee was tepid glad I drank mine without milk or cream otherwise it would have been cold.This Restaurant is run under the name of Leith's at Beaulieu would Miss Leith be proud? I doubt it very much and in her position I would not want to put my name anywhere near this costly menu. But Miss Leith or her organisation have not replied to my complaints either.

Whilst the food was freshly prepared it slightly disappointed in the delivery. The menu read well, with a good range, but it was all ordinary.Whilst not expensive, it's not cheap either, and costs would be high for a large family.