Ritual Feast in New Forest

Wont come back here again strange guy here, and others. Well glad they have gone, and the guy lost his job there, dread to think what he will be like elsewhere.

We went to this lovely pub today as a family catch up. We were advised, when booking, that it would be busy but we decided to book anyway. We were warmly greeted by their staff and shown to a table by the window. There were 9 of us plus 2 dogs. Lovely atmosphere and the food was excellent. We will certainly be returning.

My band played a gig here. What a great pub, superb staff and clients.

Spent an enjoyable 3 nights at Balmer Lawn but not sure we'd stay again. Hotel is quite local to us and a place we are familiar with and in lovely location in heart of New Forest. Staff were very friendly and attentive, breakfast was good with plenty of choice, dinner in the restaurant was very good, use of local produce always a bonus. However, we thought our room on the top floor was very drab and certainly not what we would expect from a 4* hotel. It was also noisy as above the outside terrace area and facing the very busy through road. Housekeeping was very good but there was no mini fridge to keep drinks cold or safe for valuables. The bathroom was small and having to climb into a bath to shower is not acceptable or safe. I did raise the issue of poor quality pillows and having a nice fluffy pillow would add to sleep quality.

Lovely visit. Staff polite and attentive. Menu nice selection with fish special menu. Only negative was that we ate too much!!!