New Forest Inn in New Forest

The service was very good and friendly, the food delicous and the beer and cider really nice. Thank you for the comfortable stay!

Fantastic roast, my 7yr old loved the chicken goujons (“they’re better than McDonald’s”!) and they 100% were. Service was friendly, prompt and very good. Would happily recommend and will come back.

Great food and drink, enjoyed a lovely Irish coffee made by Judy today. Recommend to all for a comfortable stop off in the forest.

Visited on the weekend with my family for a light lunch. We ordered sandwiches for adults, they were small and ‘basic,’ the bread was dry and had obviously been sat around a while, for the price it was very disappointing. Our 2 children (5 and 3yrs) had kids meals, the macaroni cheese was a small disgusting gloopy mess that looked like dog food and the kids pizza was the same as a small frozen Tesco value pizza, edible but extremely poor value and very disappointing. Service friendly but slow. The whole experience was very poor. We won’t return again, which is disappointing as in the past it’s always been good. They’ve clearly made cuts and the food quality has suffered big time. We felt completely mugged off based on what we paid and won’t go back.

I regularly visit the New Forest Inn for dinner, the food is amazing and the staff are great. I can’t fault them, it’s my favourite place to eat in the New Forest. Their specialty weeks are always worth a visit, the recent Chinese new year and pie weeks have been excellent! The desserts are great and they offer a great range of gluten free food!

Good food, mixed service, quaint environment. We happened upon this lovely pub style restaurant. Gnocchi, nachos and sea bass for the two of. Ok portions, properly cooked, nothing fancy but tasty. Prices seem high for the overall product/service/ambiance. Overall, I might return but might also try some of the competition given the popularity of other places.

This place is an oasis if in New Forrest or like me camping in the Ashurst site which is all of 2mins walk away. Staff are fantastic and frieny, the food is lovely and what's more they sell both Tiny Rebel (Club Tropicana) and Beavertown (neck oil) beers on draft.... It doesn't get better. Factor in a beautiful beer garden and beautiful dining area and you get a pretty faultless pub!!! In short.... Make a stop you won't regret it. Ps. If your staying on the Ashhurat site you get 10% discount!!!

First visit here (16th June) and had a great night. Lovely staff, good drinks and coffee/tea and a great live band too. My only complaint... it's not near where I live!!!

Beautiful place and great food. Stopped for lunch on the way home from holiday and was well impressed. Super friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere and superb garden overlooking the forest and wildlife.

Les portions sont toutes petites mais le prix XXL, belle arnaque pour bobos parisiens en manque de nature ... même le serveur était gêné lors de la commande pour le plat des noix de Saint Jacques , une grosse blague, le prix de 4kg en Normandie pour 2 misérables noix dans l 'assiette avec quelques gouttes de sauce ... honteux Service pas très pro, rupture sur certains vins et plus personne en fin de service pour règler l'addition. Très chère soirée dans un bloc de béton avec quelques projections d'images et rien dans l'assiette. Julien Sebagg a dû surtout faire une bonne école de commerce.

We were staying in the New Forest and wanted a traditional pub with real fire. This pub was perfect. Warm open fire, beautifully decorated for Christmas and the food was outstanding. We had the steak and ale pie and the venison pie and they were both lovely. Best pies we have ever had. Cannot fault this place and a sprinkling of snow falling outside made it magical. Thank you

Food was rather mediocre and the coffee was poor (tasted as if it was made with instant). Some staff seemed to be paranoid about Covid and were following some strange rules (one told us that he couldn't lift our drinks off the tray). We would have liked to sit outside but were told this wasn't possible, despite space being available.

We visited this restaurant for the first time as a group of 6 (3 generations) and we cannot recommend it enough! The most amazing food, and huge home made quality portions so everybody had a full tummy! A brilliant variety on the menu (and we are a fussy bunch with vegetarians!) We loved it so much, that we even returned the next evening for dinner again and all had something different! we have a 1 & 3 year old and the staff went above and beyond with them too! The most beautiful pub, with the kindest staff, and the BEST food. I would definitely recommend a visit (or 2) and we will definitely be back when we return to the New Forest! They even gave the children a little warm milk at the end which they absolutely loved. Thank you for contributing to making our holiday amazing :)

Service very friendly. Delicious roast beef meal. Dog friendly. Would definitely return here for another meal.

We were visiting New forest on our bikes and ended up lost temporarily in the freezing weather...We stopped there and were glad to find a nice and warm welcome. I forgot the name of the lady who served us but she was very receptive to our needs and served us warm beverages, nice food and her smile was infectious too!!:) We took the time to warm up before continuing on our wintery march trip !! Great place to stop , clean and cosy too. Thank you

We visited here as a family on Mother’s Day. The restaurant is very pretty and has beautiful views. However the service was absolutely awful. Drinks orders was wrong 3 times to then have the barman bang a glass of Diet Coke ( not what I ordered) in front of me because that’s all he had and storm Off. We were never rude and just pointing out mistakes being made yet the staff cannot cope with any kind of errors nor do they know how to resolve them. Each time another staff member going off to resolve and never returning. I lost count of the amount of people it took to simply order drinks and dinner. Then when the dinner came it was wrong! I believe training is probably at fault here as even the manager who came over when I explained politely the issues didn’t manage to resolve anything. It really is a real shame as the food when it did come was absolutely delicious!!! And with the views it could be wonderful here! But as a family we won’t return as I can imagine how chaotic it will be in the summer if things don’t change.

A warm welcome by very friendly staff. The dog was made to feel very welcome too,biccies at the ready. Good food, huge portions but well cooked and presented.

Spending Christmas in Lyndhurst my daugher and son-in-law made a reservation at the New Forest Inn for Boxing Day. Knowing that I enjoyed my visit there on my previous occasion; I was not disappointed. The restaurant was packed, but the staff were very attentive to...

Myself and sisters took my mum for lunch on her birthday after reading the reviews and I have to say, for us at least, that we were disappointed with what we had. Three of the group had the liver & bacon which unfortunately was overcooked...

We had a meal while we were on holiday ,I can’t fault the food or the service . We were a family of 8 and we all had different dishes ,all out plates were empty the food was very tasty . Would definitely recommend ,...

Had the steak and ale pie which was outstanding. My wife had the fish pie which unfortunately was pretty average - lacking in flavour and containing none of the promised prawns. Good service. Seats were a bit grubby and could do with a good clean.

We visited tonight for a meal and drinks. Staff are welcoming enough but the guidance to find your own table and scan a QR code to order a little strange. COVID security was possibly compromised as there were other visitors who were clearly coughing frequently...

Found this lovely Inn only by using google in local area, really lovely place, great beer and a first class menu, four of us ate here all eating different dishes which were all fab, special mention to the liver and bacon which catapulted me to...

We returned to this fabulous restaurant last Sunday before leaving Lyndhurst to return to London. It was good to see friendly faces of the staff and we were once again served by Caz who was the waitress during our visit the last time. Food was...

I decided to take my extended family (5 adults, 1 child and 1 2 year old) to the New Forest Inn last Sunday (4 Jul) as it was I place I had seen whilst enjoying the New Forest during Covid. I must say I was...

We had a lovely meal in here last weekend, the tandoori chicken was divine as was the bhaji and other bits that come with it. Plenty of choice on the menu also.

I have had some good meals here, but the establishment changes hands quite often after the brewery made it a managed house. Too open plan made it lose its cosiness and atmosphere.

We visited this restaurant yesterday and had a lovely meal. New ordering system in place could do with a box at the end of ordering to put notes in like no tomato in the burger or no sauce? Service was prompt and staff very friendly....

Took advantage of the eat out to help out scheme to visit our local as we have eaten here in the past however this experience was very poor. One of the meals was served some time after the others in the group had theirs and...

One of my favorites pubs to Hampshire because of location and garden and the cavalry which is sadly gone. I visit it recently and the covid social distancing wasn't over the top which is nice. We are avoiding pubs etc that are like proson. Staff...

Two of us had the pork and apple sausages with mash and wished we hadn't. The sausages were strange, filled with what appeared to be mostly bread, dry and not very tasty. Pink and tough skins. A poor imitation of a sausage, hardly cooked with...

Beautiful location and great lunchtime menu. Staff really friendly and good service. Cosy venue when weather is wet and miserable

Our weekly stop for a drink or 2, amazing staff, food and surroundings. I would recommend this pub to anyone visiting the area. Comfortable furniture, open fires and amazing service.

Great selection on the menu. As a vegetarian, I had plenty of choice. Service was great. Would recommend.

Esto fue recomendado así que hicimos un viaje especial para visitar. Habíamos planeado almorzar aquí pero. . . .Se reservaron muchas mesas (por lo que debe ser bastante álamo, lo que siempre es una buena señal)La música era demasiado alta, tal vez estábamos sentados bajo un altavoz. No escucho a Little Mix en mi auto, ciertamente no quiero que estén llorando mientras trato de comer una comida tranquila.El pub era muy 'New Foresty' un montón de características de madera y estatuas de caballos. No hay mucho espacio de aparcamiento.Obviamente elegimos el día equivocado para visitar. Vergüenza.

Si estás buscando un lugar para celebrar tu boda, ¡no busques más!El New Forest Inn tiene una ubicación fabulosa con acceso directo al bosque, una hermosa área de jardín, excelente comida y el personal más increíble, amable y servicial que no puede hacer lo suficiente para ti.

10 of us celebrating a family birthday with a Roast Dinner.. excellent quality of meat served with lots of Fresh Vedgetables. Great Yorkshire puddings all round top marks To the chef and staff

We’ve just left the New Forest pub and what a great time we’ve had. The roasts are incredible, get such value for money - they’re huge.Suited all ages and very very child friendly we took our 15 month old little boy and all the family. Service was brilliant too.Highly recommend and can’t wait to go back xKate

We had a mid-week lunch and cannot fault the food or the service. The staff were most helpful and we would most certainly recommend this Inn.

I paid £15 for a tiny,uncooked burger, and a dozen manky chips.3 mouthfull's,and it was gone.I honestly thought i was was given a childs meal. Talk about ripping people off.Wont ever eat there again,and i will make sure that nobody that i know does either.

Vinimos aquí para el almuerzo del domingo y reservamos una mesa en el restaurante. Como el clima era muy agradable, decidimos sentarnos afuera, así que pedimos en el bar. Pasaron unos 45 minutos antes de que llegara nuestra comida y, cuando lo hicimos, tuvimos que pedir más cubiertos y salsas, ya que la estación de autoservicio de afuera estaba agotada. La comida era bastante buena comida de pub y todo era como se esperaba.

Great food great atmosphere great staff Managers very polite and make you feel very welcome, kept asking if we needed anything.. Will be visiting again.. food was fresh.

Very large pub. Nice play garden for children. Food nice, nothing overly special but OK for the price. Service slowish but acceptable. In fairness they have always been very busy when I have been and I guess by mid August they are exhausted.

El gerente decidió resolver problemas personales con mis hijos y mi esposa que aún intentan comer nuestra comida. Nuestra comida era sosa y caro. . . vimos a un dueño obsesionado con uno decir a unos pocos niños aparentemente agradables que era el jefe.

Llamado aquí después de un día en el nuevo bosque. La ubicación era preciosa y el jardín fabuloso. La comida era de buena calidad y mucha. Tamaños de porción muy buenos, demasiados chips para mí. El personal fue muy amable y atento. Realmente servicial y amable. Todos disfrutamos de nuestra comida y sin duda volveremos.

Great garden for the children to play in. Inside the has really nice decor and relax atmosphere, foo was great!

Took ages for food to arrive all at different times an £5 kids meal very small an comes with no pudding Outrageous.... staff attitude not very good either ... won't be wasting my money here

A lovely pub without a doubt . Popped in for dinner on a sunny day with my two girls . First of all the staff looked so fed up no smiles. We found our way to the garden and found a menu . We ordered our food and waited . The food seemed to take along time. My youngest ordered sausage and mash and it looked ok. My eldest had chicken strips with chips she didn’t want the peas and there was no other choice of sweet corn or beans . The chips were rubbery like they had been re fried . The chicken was hard and over cooked . When the lady came with my meal I told her and she took my daughters food away to be re cooked . My meal was a pan fried chicken breast it was ok . Not very hot and not worth the £14 I paid . My self and my youngest had finished our dinner and we still had not received the re cooked dinner for my eldest and no one told us how long it would take . I gave up in the end and asked for my refund for that dinner . I received it but not very apologetic . Just didn’t seem very professional and the three members of staff didn’t look like they wanted to be there . Was disappointed when I left and would only return for a drink in the garden .

Booked to come here with 13 others on a Friday night. Very limited and overpriced menu. Part way through ordering the waitress informed us that the shoulder of lamb was actually a salad although it did not state that on the menu. Four people ordered the steak but 30 minutes later the waitress came back to the table saying they were out of steak.

Excellent meal and excellent service - lovely atmosphere. I would recommend the Hot Salmon Nicoise - very tasty.

Called into the ‘NFI’ yesterday during heavy snow, and after saying hello to the usual ponies, for a bite to eat and drink with friends. As ever, the atmosphere was warm and friendly and it was great to see a mixture of locals from Emery Down as well as visitors. This truly excellent village pub continues to impress with delicious food, great ale and friendly staff. Well done everyone behind the bar who made it in, despite the weather!

My husband and I arrived at Ashurst New Forest train station and here was this cozy pub serving the most amazing roast dinners. Staff were very friendly and accomodating with my request for a roast dinner without any meat as the Pork option had sold out and i didnt want to miss out on the huge yorkshires and roasties. My husband declared his Beef roast as one of the best he's ever had, the portion size was huge and delicious. What a great find.

There are plenty of pubs dotted around the new forest in Hampshire. We have tried a few of them and thoroughly enjoyed all them. We thought let's try something different. We wasn't disappointed.......typical quaint new forest pub........lovely log fire. Olde worlde......lots of original features.......The food was fantastic pub grub, great portions and great prices. The young chap who served us was very polite and efficient. Car park and beer garden available. Would recommend and would definitely return.

We booked here for our staff Christmas meal on a Friday evening. On arrival, it seemed nice enough- we were directed to a large table and given an arrival drink. We had ordered meals in advance as there were 10 of us, and as soon as we arrived staff were hassling us to have our starters. We were asked 3 times even though we had made it clear one of our party was running late (the restaurant was totally empty at this point and we had the table booked until 12 so it was completely unnecessary). The starters themselves were ok- the mozzarella dippers seemed to be the best choice. We were then hurried again to eat our mains. The turkey roast was quite nice and came with ample veg. Unfortunately, the fish option was ridiculously small (almost like a fillet cut into thirds) and the vegetarian burger was dry and served with fries that looked like they had been cooked days before. We asked to wait before desert so that some of the party could have a cigarette outside- but while they were out there, we were asked three separate times if we were ready to have them. One male member of staff even rolled his eyes when we pointed to them out of the window. When the deserts arrived, most of the brownies looked well sized and crumbly- just like you might expect- but one of the party’s brownies was undercooked and had the texture of chocolate sauce. We told the staff who took it away and replaced it with another of similar quality. A female member of staff rudely stated that that’s how they make their brownies, but it was clear from the other much more edible looking ones on the table that this was not the case. After desert we were offered teas and given mince pies which was a nice gesture. Despite this, I would not recommend this restaurant for a Christmas party.

We arrived right on 3pm, but the barmaid was happy to offer us the menu, even though they were closing the kitchen at 3pm. The menu is prix-fixe and really good value. I had butternbut soup which was served in a cutesy little tin mug, with a big hunk of bread and generous portion of butter. I then had a Morroccan tagine which was delicious. Lovely surroundings, clean and interesting decor.

The first impression of a Saturday meal here was a list of what they didn't have presented at the bar , then we were handed the menu , the bar man took our order and then said Table Number ?? , as we hadn't yet sat down this was not yet available , he seemed rather annoyed as we then had to find a table to let him know where we were sitting . The meals were very expensive , there was no roasts as they had sold out , and the service at the bar was to say the least grumpy . Once seated the meals were served quickly and the waitress who was much more pleasant , directed us to where the cutlery and condiments were . Really for the price you would expect these to be served with the food . The fish was generously portioned , and good quality , but for the price the chips were not that plentiful . An OK meal but over priced . There was no further service , no one checked it was OK or cleared plates or offered a pudding . We left unnoticed after eating , service could be better .

Late Sunday roast....opted for the lamb, which was tasty , but not the cheapest at £15.95. The menu looked pretty interesting, quite fancied the pork belly, but they'd just sold out.

Visited this pub and was confronted by a most unhelpful male who could not accommodate my family and needs a lesson in customer relations, we then went to The Happy Cheese nearby and what a difference, friendly greeting as we walked in, enjoyed a lovely meal at a good price.What a difference !!

Four of us called in for lunch with a toddler and a baby. We were made welcome and although the restaurant looked nice, it was a lovely day so we decided to sit in the spacious garden. There is a large play area for older children.

We had a lovely meal at the New Forest Inn, the food was excellent very tasty and well presented, the staff were very friendly and polite. The meal and drinks were reasonable priced.

Un salto en un lugar diferente. Aspecto general y ambiente del lugar era bueno. La comida no era nada especial. Esposo la hamburguesa, siendo celíaco tuve el pollo hamburguesa sin pan, ya que esta es la única cosa sin gluten. Mi marido y yo dije son comidas eran muy seco, literalmente esperando la saliva de patada en para ayudar a tragar. Decepcionante.

Visitamos este pub varias veces a lo largo de un fin de semana de camping al lado. El Garden Pub es grande y espacioso, con un montón de mesas para sentarse fuera lluvia o brillo (sombrillas pueden ser acondicionados para proteger de ambas). Había un montón de espacio para los niños a correr y jugar sin molestar a la gente, y podrían quedarse en la vista. Comida muy buena, atención, servicio de comida a las 9 de la tarde), con un descuento disponible si estás de camping. Gran selección de bebidas. Se convirtió rápidamente en uno de mis favoritos!!

Alojarse en el campamento nos dieron un folleto de la Comisión de Silvicultura, que tenía un 15% de descuento vale comida para el pub. También el campamento de guardián dijo sin mencionar que estaban alojados en el camping y nos puede llegar a 10% de descuento en todas las bebidas. Estaba un poco dudosa sobre el 10% pero no hay problema, cada vez que pedimos una copa y experiencias del campamento había un descuento de 105. La comida en sí era bastante estándar - probablemente los frenos o similar pero fue empresas caliente y bien presentada

We came here with friends as we were camping locally. We sat outside there were plenty of tables and when it got dark some lovely lights came on. The burgers were freshly cooked on the BBQ and they were delicious

Came here on a Friday night as we were camping literally less than 5 minutes walk away. The place was quite busy, there was a live band setting up and we ordered food from the outside BBQ.The food was very good. the outside eating area was large, well lit with a great kids play area. The BBQ was located there also and the lovely BBQ smells completed the camping feel.The bar area was nice with a large selection of quality spirits etc.Lovely destination and well worth a visit.

We have recently visited your pub. What a lovely relaxed location with great service and food. Perfect to walk across from Ashurst camp site . Was a wonderful weekend had by all thank you

We arrived just after 13.00, sat down straight away and ordered roast beef, within 5 minutes our dinner was bought over to us which i was surprised at. The dinner was barely warm the only thing that had any heat to it was the roast potatoes. The waitress came to clear our plates did not ask if we enjoyed dour meal or if we would like to see the desert menu, when then sat there with empty glasses for about 15 minutes, not one person asked if we would like a dessert or another drink, I finally stooped someone and asked for the bill, a waiter just bought the card machine over again not talking to us. We paid £33.00 for the worst meal ever. We will not be returning.

I had lunch here with a group, early in the season. I had the Christmas menu (2 dishes for £24) and chose Beef Cheeks with burnt leek, parsnip, roast potatoes, brussels, carrot, followed by Pear & Almond tart with brandy ice cream. Curiosity encouraged the choice and the meat was tender. The "burnt leek" failed to offer anything other than a poached leek in some sort of gravy. The rest of veggies were al dente (a litle too much so in the case of one of the two Brussels which shot to the floor). The pear tart was good; I had asked for a specific ice cream flavour which was elsewhere on the menu and willingly provided.A clean looking meal, somewhat unmemorable. Service was cheerful and helpful.

We arrived at the New Forest Inn after a walk in the forest. We hadn't booked and were happy to find they could accommodate us. We ordered two roast beef and a burger for our daughter, when the food arrived our roasts were on the small side for the £11.50 price, it looked like one potato had been cut into four as bite size pieces! The vegetables were awful, cold and mushy, on the plus side my daughters burger was nice. We did complain and they refunded our money, Three other nearby tables also did!. I'm giving this 3 stars for the lovely bar lady who couldnt apologise enough. Won't be returning though.

Visited this pub/restaurant last month. Stayed to have a drink and a meal. Very expensive and not a lot of choice. Decided to eat elsewhere as the place was freezing cold as all the doors were open.

Went here for an evening meal and found a table. Found it rather noisy but maybe thats what this place is like? Went to the bar to order an evening meal and drinks and waited and waited and waited. The staff seemed to be only able to concentrate on one end of the bar? Maybe they were there friends? A lady in front of me said "I think we are invisible" she was with 3 friends and I was with 1 other. So the wait went on. When I returned to my table I said we were leaving and my partner said Thank Goodness as there were 2 children on the opposite who were clueless how to behave. Their parents were as bad!!! Heaven help us. 4 women at the bar were laughing stupidly and extremely loudly also!! This place seemed to be a home for ignorance and lunacy. What do you do when all this happens ? You follow the other 4 people out through the door as fast as possible. Hellish ignorant inept staff. So glad I found the Happy Cheese on the other side of the railway bridge (See review)

Lunch was a disaster. Scampi and chips, veggie burger and chips... What could possibly go wrong?Dry and old...Loos better.

Was greeted when we arrived at the pub by a very aggressive and intimidating man and the woman with him shouting out of the window at my son accusing him of banging their car with his car door, which he hadn't. The man then came out and shouted in my face which I found extremely upsetting and was very frightening for my nine year old son. When I reported this incident to the staff and asked them to deal with the man they were not interested.

Carvery was OK, we've had better and worse elsewhere for similar prices. Large garden and patio area, along with a play area. Plenty of room for children to run and around in and not get in the way of others enjoying a drink/meal.

A big pub in an easy accessible location in the new forestDog friendly & a big beer garden with plenty of things for kids to do.Possibly making the most of the above it is ridiculously overpriced for what you getOver £9 for a glass of Sauvignon blanc is a joke/rip off

Good sausages with mash & burger with relish. Service was slightly skakey but I'm sure all the team will settle in. It wasn't too busy on Sunday afternoon.

Have passed this pub a number of times over the last week I called in on the off chance they did proper pub-grub; looking at the web afterwards they are billed as a gastropub/ buzzy country inn/ upscale pub style menu, all of which describes it to a tee.Sausage, mash and gravy doesn't do justice to the creation I had put before me it was excellent. The chicken, ham & leek pie was fantastic.Top marks for the staff, the food and the atmosphere.

I wouldn't eat here again, ordered a burger which looked lovely and thick but when I cut into it I found it wasn't cooked and was frozen in the middle, yuk.

friendly, welcoming staff, fast service with very good food. Clean toilets and beautiful garden. Tables plates and cutlery were clean.

We came to The New Forest inn whilst on our way to longdown farm and didn't know what to expect, it was very busy but the staff accommodated us and we sat in the bar area, the decor is beautiful and there is a designated part of the bar that is dog friendly but you wouldn't notice as it's very clean, they offer dog treats too, and the beer garden is well presented and clean, they have a little play park for the kids and fields next door with horses in, the food was excellent quality, and we had the carvery, excellent selection of veg however there wasn't turkey but it wasn't a problem, you could tell that everything was well made and hand made instead of frozen... They source local meat and my son had a pork and cider sausage roll which was from a local butcher... Will definatly return and looks like it would be a great place to go for a romantic, quiet meal in the forest

I love fullers pubs and fullers beers that's got that out of the way On arriving here to an empty pub at 1200 ish got a pint of pride and my mate a pint of lager shandy , yeah some people My pride was served by a delightfull lady can't fault the service or the beer Looking at the changed arty farty menu we picked honey and mustard pulled !!! Ham with chips eggs and apple chutney That's ham egg and chips with a fancy twist Still never mind the meal arrived served by the delightfull staff Right and here lies the problem half a handful of dry chips , a dollop of chutney a portion of over cooked dried out Ham ??? Not sure it was even ham topped with a couple of reasonable eggs What an apology for a £10 plus meal I ate two mouthfuls before returning to the bar my mate ate half (he was hungry) the delightfull staff said sorry and gave me !! A refund for mine Result ruined lunch and mate not happy We had another beer and returned our glasses to the bar bye!! My advice go here for a pint but leave the ripoff food very very poor Richard fuller watch your email box message on the way Oh and this was not our first visit came back in sept 15 and had shoddy plough mans Will we come again who knows over to you new forest inn Great staff though

Before going for a trek in the new forest we stopped off for a pub lunch. Steak & Ale pie and the sticky toffee pudding were very good.

Very good food at a reasonable price. A wide menu to suit all tastes. Welcoming atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

We stopped here for a lunchtime drink and snack. A good selection of well kept Fullers beers and a generous helping of peanuts at a reasonable price.

Very nice people indeed but sadly with such a large menu it is difficult to serve good quality food. We chose the day's supposedly fresh offerings but whilst they were passable it's a shame they did not meet "home made" expectations. Mushroom soup does not normally contain large amounts of semi cooked onions in a thick sludge. Chicken and ham pie had plenty of meat (some untrimmed) but in a very liquid source with a slice of puff pastry perched on the top! Presentation of each element in china dishes placed on a large plate was a bit airline like and as awkward! Why do pubs always feel they need such unnecessarily large menus? A simple menu of half a dozen well chosen quality dishes would be far more successful and be more profitable.

Having recently undergone heart surgery, and therefore not been able to get out, I was looking forward to a day out in the New Forrest with a bite for lunch. We spotted the New Forrest pub/restaurant, which looked the part, so we stopped. An obviously popular venue, led us to think that that also meant quality, big mistake. We selected our food from the menu, and went to the bar to order, to be told that that menu was not available, and given another. This menu only had main meals on it, with no sandwiches or other light lunchtime options, which although an irritation, understandable for a Sunday, but as the time was getting on we decided to stay rather than look for another place to eat. I ordered and paid for our selection, but after half an hour, and still waiting to be served with our meals whilst other tables who arrived after us had been served and left, I approached what appeared to be the supervisor/manager and I raised this. Miraculously whilst still waiting for a response, a young girl appeared saying our meals were now at the table. As it turned out just one was served, my wife’s fish cakes that were so over cooked they were inedible. Some 5 minutes later my smoked salmon salad appeared smothered in so much crème fraise the flavour of the fish was lost and left only the taste of the dressing behind. It was obvious that we had been forgotten, and the fish cakes had been reheated, and the salad rushed. I raised this with the same member of staff that appeared in charge, and received the comment, “inedible, oh well”. So I guess the answer is, that they are naturally so popular due to location and image, that the loss of one person’s passing trade is of no consequence, and as you pay before you eat, so no loss to the bottom line either. Be warned!

Food ok but very friendly staff,who were helpful and obliging and informed us of the local beauty spots and places of interest

Four of us enjoyed an 8 pm dinner here on a Sat night, about as late as they serve. The prices were good and the food was too. We enjoyed the sausages and mash (both somewhat bland) and the salmon on a green salad, but the best dinner was the Bacon Chop. I would not hesitate to return here!

Stayed in New Forest area and visited this pub for food. Friday was fish and chips twice with bottle of wine for £25 which seemed ok. On other occasions I felt it was pricey for what was served as well as drinks. Maybe it's me being a Northerner being used to £3 or less a pint!

Popped in for lunch as choice at nearby activity farm was not great. Food was home cooked and tasty and reasonably priced. Staff were helpful and play area at rear was good for kids

I've eaten here a lot over the years and it has always been good to okay.We were a party of six which booked late for a Fathers Day lunch. They managed to fit us in for 2.30.As you would imagine it was packed and after ordereing we were told it would be a one hour wait for food.. After 45 minutes our food arrived. It looked superb. Because they were so busy we were half expecting it to be thrown together. It was very well presented, and everyone really enjoyed their meal. So credit where it's due. Well done NF Inn on a mega busy day.

I walked into this pub and immediately fell in love. It had a great atmosphere. It is a hidden gem. The Staff were friendly, service was good. It was a good hearty meal that warmed and filled me up. Great relaxing meal. Very Dog friendly!

We came here for lunch on Easter Monday - very impressed with this pretty pub! The staff were friendly and the food was delicious. We had to wait a little longer than we would have liked for our food, but the pub was busy so this was to be expected, and the meal we received was worth the wait. We will definitely come back.

Had a pate which was tasteless. I am not the only one who said it. Main course was only slightly better. I was sad that I had booked for Boxing day. It was disappointing and the staff looked peeved with working on Boxing day. I don't blame them but if you don't like your job just leave.

Called in with friends having not been there for some years since we used to go camping next door. There seemed to have been a recent change of management and the overall service was very efficient and friendly. The menu was definitely a bit above 'pub grub' and the four of us thought it great value for money compared to stand-alone restaurants that we've visited in our weekend jaunts this year. We'd certainly go back without hesitation.

Have visited several times now and have not been let down. Good range on menu with a decent fish selection. Presentation top notch. Food portion size and not over-priced (like another nearby establishment...). Very occasionally disappointed with range of ales but they do a fair '49.

We went on fish night.. Local trout, brill, lemon sole, ... Plus normal menu... They do a fresh fish night at the weekend, and it is very good indeed. Mind you I had duck, salsify, pancetta and beet root purée... Which was London restaurant standard... Followed by a selection of excellent New Forest cheese.Highly recommended ... A real gem. Beautiful location too and pretty if cramped garden

We stopped here for a bite to eat on Sunday, Tripadvisor don't have the option to rate good rather than very good. It was good but I wouldn't say very good. We sat in the garden and were served with our Sunday roasts, which were really good, lovely big Yorkshire Puds!The staff were friendly and helpful. The garden needed a bit if attention and there was a lot of rubbish piled up by a wall which we noticed upon leaving, which didn't give a good impression. But we would eat there again as the food was good.

Go here for good beer, somehwher else for good food. The prices were on the high side for drinks and food. The food was distinctly average with limited choice. The main courses we had were a home made pie and a Steak from a limited menu. They were not bad, just nothing special. The Inn had a nice atmosphere and the service was fine.

The best pub in the Forest. I have read all the other reviews and disagree completely with the comments. The food is excellent if not to everyone's differing tastes. The staff are friendly and hard working although only human therefore mistakes may happen. Finally, the music! It's once a week, if that. The bands are good and cater for all tastes. Instead of writing uninspiring reviews why not try talking to the Landlord and Landlady and express your opinion on what you like in your local pub and be more involved!