Steff's Kitchen in New Forest

really nice place food was good and service was good

Great place to eat , friendly staff, very helpful, food 1 st class

45-minute wait for small breakfast plates which came out cold. They were a chef down but didn't warn us of the wait when we arrived or were ordering. They seem to have some sort of problem every 3rd/4th visit over the last 3 years. Will definitely not risk visiting again when hungry or in a hurry! A smart move would on their part would have been to have only offered tea / coffee and cake / scones. Unless pre-booked. But there never seems to be an empowered manager on shift.

Always great meals here and absolutely brilliant service always. They have never been a let down and we have always had lovely food here. No reservations, just find a table inside and the ladies will find you and take your order. It's all so efficient that you won't be overlooked.

This is a place that I visit on a regular basis. The food has always been fab. Many options, whether you just fancy a coffee and cake, or a sandwich. All cakes are baked daily and the coffee is so good. They also prepare a larger menu which changes daily. Can get very busy so sometimes it’s a bit noisy.

Great breakfast with family today 29-9-24. Great food and plenty of space in restaurant. Beautiful garden centre outdoors and in to look around and walk off some calories!

Kids meal came with bits of plastic netting in it. When told, the server didn’t seem to think this was an issue and said ‘it wasn’t me that cooked it’ instead of apologising. We then had to persuade them to make a new meal.

Decent food, but expensive. Unable to make minor adjustments for our granddaughter who has coeliac disease, so low score for service.

For all those who enjoyed the food, friendly staff and pleasant environment at Steff's be warned, the construction work (scheduled until Jan 2025), has made the main dining area dark and rather claustrophobic. This could be greatly improved by opening the 'log room' which offers the daylight which the main room is now lacking. Unfortunately staff continue to be reluctant to open this room.

My husband and I are frequent visitors. Portions of food are getting smaller, if you order eggs and rashers of bacon, you only get one egg and two tiny rashers of bacon? At this point, the food is very expensive and you don't get value for the money. You have to pay upfront or sometimes you are are allowed to keep a tab. It seems a high turnover of staff, always looking for a chef. However, staff was always friendly and nice.

Late lunch: X2 adults x2 children and a newborn. Was super busy and was expecting to wait for ages. But sat down and our order was taken within 5 mins. Drinks then followed and shortly after food arrived. Food portion size was brilliant. Really happy with service and food. Thanks 5*****

Have visited many times. We like the garden centre and destination. For some reason they changed to table service and since the n it seems to have gone downhill. Many tables were dirty and uncleared. We thought we would sit at the front outside only to be told that was for the takeaway cafe also Steff’s, across the road. So we were told to sit and wait to be served. Not many clean tables left but we found some and sat. Waited and no one came so we decided to sit in the front garden and use the takeaway. Two teas, I small Apple juice carton and three pieces of cake that were not the same as the cake in the cafe and quite unimpressive. We walked back across the road and sat in the garden £17:50 lighter in the pocket! I know everyone needs to make a profit but two tea bags, a splash of milk. A juice box and three pieces of not impressive cake! Seriously?! Won’t return to the cafe in a hurry which is a shame. It’s a lovely location but very over priced.

Breakfast was lovely. Would definitely recommend if your are in Beaulieu.

Always fab food and friendly table service. Have started going back as they now accept cash.

We arrived just after opening for breakfast to be told annoyinly that there is a 30 minute wait as food is cooked to order , surely chef has cooked some breakfast items ahead of service .There was already at least 20 customers seated so I doubt if food was going to be wasted.To me this is lack of planning and prep .As an x chef having cooked many breakfasts not sure why this is an issue ? Also found that it was expensive at over £30 for 2 adults and a small child .A shame as the food was good.

Good food, table service. Good price.

Best afternoon tea ever all homemade. Lovely & cool in the garden & excellent plants & gifts.

Our 1st visit for Sunday breakfast. Fresh and local. Nice to have table service, friendly staff, and quick service. Well worth a visit and will return.

Really lovely weather and wonderful food. I have cognitive issues, so sitting outside was best on the day we visited. [Parking might be an issue on really busy days.]

Very good food and excellent service

Just want to shout out how wonderful the team are in the smaller steffs cafe across road. Not only are the sarnies and pasties Delicious and well priced, the homemade cakes are incredible but the biggest thing is they are so accommodating. My son has severe food allergies and they couldn’t be more helpful with advice and when we find something he can eat ensuring we don’t go with out. The abso perfect place to pick up a picnic pre walk, sail or hike

We have going here most weeks for for about 3 years now and had never had a bad meal or experience. The staff are always so warm and welcoming and food great, however, the menus have recently vastly changed and prices soared, the biggest disappointment is that the quality of ghe food served has gone down a lot, gave it another chance today after a bad experience about 3 weeks ago but won't be going back again now, the jacket potato was overcooked and congealed and barely lukewarm, the prawns were good though. The ham egg and chips was bad, one of the eggs had clearly been cooked much earlier than the other as it was dry wrinkled and hard, ham was going grey round the outside too.

Excellent range of cakes all made on site, they say. We had the chocolate and cherry cake and a fruit scone. The scones are huge, although a little crumbly, but good value for money as a cream tea. The breakfasts looked amazing, and we will come back soon to try it. Dog friendly, and the service was quick and friendly. Highly recommended.

Love atmosphere in pretty spot in garden centre. Was a bit disappointing as breakfast abruptly ended at 11 and we had been waiting to be served for 5mins before, but do understand there has to be a cut off point, just a shame was we went there for the breakfasts.

I work with at a college with SEN students and we decided to go to the garden centre on one of our afternoons out. Once we finished shopping we went into the cafe for something to eat and drink. The staff were so lovely and even open up the closed side of the cafe so we’d have enough space for our wheelchair user. The food was amazing and the service was even better. Will definitely be returning.

It is a rather bright and busy atmosphere. The food was good and the service better.

Food amazing and the staff are just lovely. They made lunch even more enjoyable

Amazing fruit scones! Huge and lovely taste and texture. A firm favourite in our household. My son also sampled the chocolate brownie which went down well.

Always a warm welcome here. Great selection for breakfast and lunch First class service from the waiting staff What more could you want from a cafe

Nice little stop at a Garden Center where we had a delicious breakfast served by Dee with a big smile.

Shocking that this place comes up in Google searches as vegan friendly. Despite advertising as home grown produce, and despite being part of a farm shop, the non meat options are extremely limited. Seems misleading unless of course all the animals are grown in their homes. The cafe over the road has a few take away snacks which are vegan.

A fantastic cafe, lovely staff and atmosphere. Great food. Definitely recommend the afternoon tea platter.

Had a lovely lunch, but it was quite cold inside. Apart from that, it was lovely. The staff were friendly and very welcoming.

Service was good, coffee very small, over priced and bitter, as for the breakfast very small with no alternatives for unwanted beans and at £15 not worth the money, atmosphere was like sitting in God's waiting room, you could hear a pin drop. Would not recommend and definitely not going back.

Super food! Friendly staff! Just the ticket!!! Need extra characters must try to get 100 still not made it 12 to go silly silly!!

We had a drive through the New Forest today, stopping at Burley and Beaulieu amongst other locations. We stumbled upon Steff's Kitchen where we had one of the best, if not The Best roast dinners we've had! Everything was perfectly cooked and very very tasty. Good sized portion and reasonably priced. Polite and friendly staff too. Will be back to sample the extensive menu.

Lovely little place tucked away a must visit

Sells dog products but cafe isn’t dog friendly…odd.

First visit had coffee (biking) ...look really nice.. going to take the wife there for lunch one day

Very good restaurant when you go out. They have a very nice breakfast and lunch, they serve very well with abundance and good prices. Parking spaces just for clients and plenty of them. Very recommended kitchen.

We had coffee and cake after a visit to Beaulieau. We have previously been to the Bakehouse but decided to try here as the reviews were excellent. The service staff were very friendly and professional. I was very grateful for the recommendation of lemon and blueberry sponge - it was absolutely delicious. Great coffee too. The water available at the table was also much appreciated.. we all really enjoyed it and will definitely return. Thank you.

Lovely place, food is fantastic, great choice, good service and friendly atmosphere. Great for locals and tourists

I am so glad that we saw this place on the Internet when looking for somewhere to eat. It was fabulous. On a very miserable and cold day, it was lovely to step inside to the warmth and comfort of such a nice restaurant. I ordered the cheese and tuna toasted sandwich and I have to say it was the nicest I have ever had. So fresh and hot on lovely bread with a crisp side salad. Mum had the mushroom soup which was piping hot and plenty of it. The ladies serving were all so pleasant and friendly. It was very very busy but the service was quick, but without you feeling rushed. If we lived nearby this would be our go to place all the time. We'll done to all concerned.

Lovely cafe/restaurant within the garden centre. The service was excellent and a good choice of reat food.

Lovely place to visit for lunch , great food and friendly service from everyone specially from Lily who was great. Nice vegan menu option with plenty of choice. Will definitely recommend this place to everyone.

Really nice coffee shop in a quaint village. Although they were very busy the manager let us sit in an area that had been closed to customers. We were served very quickly. The cream teas were huge and delicious. My son said the chips that came with the toastie were the best he’d ever had. The kids were slightly disappointed that their milkshake were made with powder or syrup rather than thick shakes. But they aren’t advertised as thick shakes. All the cakes looked delicious, but unfortunately we were too full to try them.

Lovely cafe with great vegan options. We didn't expect finding any vegan food in such a small village as Beaulieu but at Steff's kitchen they gave us separate vegan menu with good selection. They even had vegan dessert and shortbread cookies and flapjacks. It was very busy but we were sat straight away and our coffee and food came quickly. Staff was lovely, especially Lily who we could tell was busy yet super helpful and pleasant, she even recommended us nice places to go as it was our first time in New Forest. Food and coffee was great. If we find ourselves in Beaulieu again we'll definitely visit again.

Incredible venue, amazing atmosphere. Friendly staff and all in a beautiful location!

Ham eggs and chips perfect 🥰 warm and welcoming staff good stuff all round

The rude lady running the place needs to go on a management class how to talk to customers. I can understand the place was busy but twice she was rude to us.. to the point we cancelled our order and ate at a lovely cafe on the High Street. Have been here before.. not again save your money and visit other places nearby where the ambience is more relaxed staff know how to treat customers.. waiting staff just rude lady behind bar..

We decide that breakfast out would be a treat on the morning of our 55th wedding anniversary. Steff’s was the first place that sprung to mind, so off we went. It wasn’t too busy when we arrived at 9.15 so we sat overlooking the outdoor displays of Fairweathers. We ordered one vegetarian breakfast and one Beaulieu breakfast which you will see on the picture. Not only were they beautifully presented and served but they were clearly freshly cooked along with tea and coffee and toast. It was the treat we had imagined thanks to all at Steff’s.

Came here after a cold walk around Beaulieu, nice friendly atmosphere and attentive staff. Lovely food and a great hot drink selection

Excellent experience. Very smart, modern, place. Friendly staff. Well paced service. Good range of menu choices. Lovely food. Reasonable prices by today’s standards. All round well worth the trip to try it. We will return and also tell our friends.

Up market garden centre cafe with table service

Have frequented this restaurant for some years now and normally had good service. Today is Sunday and as the minutes continue to tick by, still no breakfast ( 45 mins now ) Politely asked for another coffee while waiting but that hasn’t happened. 46 mins and a burnt breakfast bap has just arrived with an undercooked egg. Servers are working hard but were not told of chef problems. We have recently moved to the area but won’t be coming back. After 47 minutes we got a refund for the breakfast bap only. Maybe I should charge for 46 minutes of my life.

Amazing food and really friendly staff. Will definitely go back!

Fabulous café and shop that's also dog friendly. Excellent array of cakes and the rest of the menu looked good although we only had a snack and a coffee. They were also incredibly efficient and friendly making the service superb.

Excellent coffee! And ice cream too.

On a long run and in need of a coffee popped into Stef's Kitchen to order a coffee. Didn't realise I had entered the restaurant, I asked for an Americano to take away and the lady told me to go to the kiosk on the other side of the road - it wasn't overly clear. Anyway, went over and had a lovely cup of coffee (£2.90) and great service. Collected the coffee from the window and went back over the road to sit outside the restaurant - which lots of cyclists and other explorers were clearly doing. A lovely spot to sit outdoors. I'd recommend and come back again!

Highly recommend breakfast at Staffs Kitchen! Just make sure you get there before 11 at the weekend otherwise you will miss out! I’d say this is one of the best breakfasts I have ever had!

Amazing breakfast! Make sure you get there before 11am at the weekend though - otherwise you will miss out! The choice of food was fantastic, staff attentive and generally a really lovely place to stop for breakfast

Visited on an overcast Sunday morning, situated next to the garden centre in Beuliegh, popular with cyclists and walkers, takeout option available opposite the restaurant which is located within the garden centre, with specific outdoor dining area for this, plenty of food options and the latte was really good

We have been going to Steff's for many years abd have always had good food. Itxwas a little disappointing after covidv that lunch time snacks disappeared from the menu and went to their take away across the road. However, today we both ordered toasted sandwiches. We were told they would have to check as they were 'low in stock'. This was 12.15pm so at the start of lunch time. Anyway, all was well and we ordered our sourdough toasties. They arrived quite quickly but were burnt. The bread was black around the edges, rock hard and it was impossible to get a knife into. The ham in mine was black at the edges. We mentioned this to the waitress and she shrugged and told us they were just toasted in a machine. Due to the fact that payment is now taken at the point of ordering, nobody approached us to ask if we were enjoying our meal: in fact it was almost as if the staff were avoiding us completely. These sandwiches were £9 each and virtually inedible. We will be back to the garden centre but not the restaurant.

Popped in for afternoon tea with the grandchildren. They ordered the milk shakes - but were very disappointed. Firstly they got one order wrong so I went to the counter and watched her make the vanilla milkshake : just a little syrup in the bottom of a small plastic cup topped up with milk, not even stirred or shaken! The children said it was the worst milkshake they had ever tasted - not the standard one would expect from this establishment!!

Took ages to get anyone to take our order. We then ordered Stefs burger and a tuna baked potato and I asked for extra cheese with the baked potato. The order was read back to us and it was correct. The food turned up quickly, but there was cheese on the burger and no extra cheese with the potato. I explained I had ordered extra cheese and the waitress went to check. On return about five mins later she explained the kitchen had made a mistake and put the cheese in the burger, she could take the burger back and take of the cheese for me. I explained that was ridiculious so she then offered me the extra cheese but said I would be charged for it. I said so the kitchen made a mistake and if I want what I ordered I have to pay for their mistake. I was told this was the rules, she apologised and asked again if I wanted the cheese at an extra charge and I said no. The food was nice, I wouldn't say worth the price but it was fine. When I was almost finished my lunch, the waitress then came out with a pot of cheese and said no extra charge. While I appreciate this guesture it was after having to have discussions while the food went cold, then it was more or less eaten. Will not be returning due to the odd customer service, never have I eaten anywhere when I've been expected to pay to rectify the kitchen's mistake. Afternoon tea was disappointing, scones did not taste fresh.

Really nice food, locally sourced. I’ve had the quiche of the day with salad and new potatoes and it was really delicious.

We ordered 2 of the specials just after the lunch service began at noon. After 30 minutes we enquired as to how long the food would be and again after an hour. We were given differing information each time and there was an air of resigned indifference from the staff. The food finally arrived just over an hour after ordering. Surprisingly the food was well cooked and tasty. We were offered a couple of slices of cake to take away as an apology but we ended up with 2 disappointing cookies. The fast food elements of the menu were delivered to other customers very quickly but everything looked overcooked (burnt burger buns and fish batter). If you are going to offer specials then at least gear up the kitchen to deliver them in a timely manner and make sure the staff show a bit of interest in your customers. Having travelled from Dorset on a friend's recommendation to visit your restaurant we won't be in a hurry to return.

Had lunch here with a few friends yesterday and it was very good indeed. Our waitress Lilly was lovely. Unfortunately after a substantial sandwich I didn't have room for the fantastic looking cakes! Suppose this means I shall have to come back........great! Spotless clean toilet, wheelchair access large car park. Gluten free options.

One of my favourite coffee shops in the New Forest. If you're in Beaulieu pay a visit and enjoy!

Love having breakfast here, the staff are lovely as is the food.

Prompt welcome, polite and friendly service. However 45 minute wait on a sandwich and cake. Which isn't expressed on ordering. When we had an infant with us, it would be better to advise ahead of time or at least give an update. Food was nice. But we wouldn't visit again until they can workout the kitchen service.

Nice little place that serves good food. Easy parking and very lovely staff who are quite knowledgeable about food intolerances. Reasonable prices too, so all in all highly recommended.

Nice little place that serves good food. Easy parking and very lovely staff who are quite knowledgeable about food intolerances. Reasonable prices too, so all in all highly recommended.

This is the 3rd time we have visited Steff's recently and the 3rd time we have come away without eating. First time we were told to substitute cow cheese for goat cheese in an omelette would cost an extra £4! We left. Second time we wanted breakfast but waited ages for our order to be taken by which time the breakfast slot had gone and we were in the hour break between breakfast and lunch. We left. Today we sat and were given menus. I asked if there was a long wait for food but told no, there was no long wait. A couple arrived after us and had their order taken before us despite the fact we were ready and trying to catch the server's eye. Ordered 2 ham, egg and chips. Waitress then came back and said it was a 30 minute wait. We left. It seems the kitchen cannot cope with anything more than about 60% capacity. We went opposite to the Steff's take away shop. Very expensive, tiny coffee (supposed large) and over priced sandwiches. Also, the sandwiches were priced at 5 shillings and toasties 6 shillings!! See picture. The lady in front of us was very confused at the weird slash / symbol instead of a pound £ sign. It's all such a shame because the food we had a few years back was good, its not the food it's just that they always seem to be utterly overwhelmed.

We regularly visit for lunch or coffee and cake , always well greeted , promptly served, meals are good value and generally recommend

A beautiful little restaurant/café attached to Fairweathers Garden Centre, near to top end of Beaulieu’s idyllic High St. The staff were so professional & welcoming; the ambience very relaxing and the food delicious: very well-presented and locally procured. We had really nice breakfasts (brilliant, local poached eggs!) and also lovely coffee & cake in afternoon. Wish we lived locally: we’d definitely become regulars! Thank you.

A little gem in The heart of the village of Bulie

You can always tell if a place is on top of things if they tell you that they'll be a 30 minute wait for food and it arrives in 15 👍 Food was good (the grown ups all had different burgers, the kids sausage and...

Hello myself and a friend had lunch today 7th June 2023 I chose the smoked salmon crayfish and avocado salad, next time I will ask for the rose marie sauce separately as it overpowered the flavour of the meal also it would easily feed 2/3 people maybe half the size and a few new potatoes or jacket potato, not a complaint about the food at all, we ordered 2 bottles of soft drinks and the waitress had no idea what we were talking about literally NO IDEA we had to ask another waitress who explained what we were wanting we also asked her for 1 to have NO ICE also 2 glasses of cold water with ice, she returned with 2 glasses of soft drinks with ICE and 2 glasses of water with NO ICE, I have worked in this industry for many years from waitress to head chef so I know how much effort goes into running this business but training is always very important. I enjoyed our lunch and I also appreciate the costs of providing good food,service and ambience but having a waitress who stands there and continues to just keep saying I don't know what you are talking about is not good. Regards Elaine Baker

Wonderful but really expensive to eat there.

A little gem. Service and staff outstanding. Phoebe was polite and professional.

Tea was great, service efficient, scone very poor. . Crumbled in hands and so dry. Complained and told they make it short!! Don’t bother as very messy. Ended up eating off spoon

Visited here after spending half the day at the nearby Motor museum. Free parking at the garden centre. Warm, welcoming service. We had a great tasting club sandwich. Chilli jacket & kids sausage & picnic platter. Warmly Recommended.

Great cafe in corner of garden centre Frindly helpful staff.... great cakes!

Visited for the first time. The food was lovely, venue really clean and staff were helpful and welcoming. We were so impressed, we revisited a few days later.

A lovely lunch, friendly helpful staff, service was excellent, drinks arrived displeasure being very busy. Our local garden centre cafe has boring sandwiches and not much else. Here the menu was excellent we both had the special of homemade scotch eggs with celeriac remoulade and...

Its a little expensive but was lovely. Service was excellant.

Steph's Kitchen used to be good, we were regulars 5 -6 years ago. But things have changed!! Now very over-priced, no longer dog-friendly and not particularly people friendly!! Food is very average, coffee not warm enough, scones stale, milkshake £3.00 for a small plastic cup...

What an absolute joy this restaurant was. Food was delicious, and the staff were exceptional. After being badly let down by an alternative venue where a table had been booked for Mothers Day Lunch, this little gem stepped in. They really could not have been more helpful in accommodating us. Thank you 😊

Best breakfast we have had in a long time. Lovely scrambled eggs on toast and the best crispy hash browns. My husband had the eggs Benedict which he said was really good too. Well worth a visit.

The food is very good and the staff are nice. One star less from me as dogs are not allowed inside the cafe. Therefore we have to go to a cafe that does allow this when we have a dog with us.

Sadly very inflexible with the menu. Wouldn't allow changes to help with a dietary medical condition.

Love this place! Staff always so friendly, food excellent, what more could you ask for!!!

Sorry to say very disappointed !!! Definitely overpriced food Baked jacket &Black Coffee had along wait for coffee when it arrived it was very week. And that little lot cost almost £15. Old saying once bitten twice shy. They definitely will not be seeing me...

This used to be a decent place to eat when visiting Beaulieu. Now the price-to-quality ratio makes it not worth a visit. A garden centre café lunch at restaurant dinner prices. Won't be going again.

Visited during covid when they provided an excellent service in difficult conditions. Normal service resumed and we had an enjoyable visit, having coffee and scones. The scones were fresh and very tasty. The service was prompt, efficient and friendly, despite being very busy. It's part...

Wonderful recent visit to Steff's kitchen! Treated ourselves to homemade fruit scones, jam & cream served with coffee! The food was delicious! Very clean, and fantastic service & atmosphere!

Our favourite cafe in Beaulieu. Always delicious snacks and cakes, really good coffee and warmly welcoming and efficient staff. Yesterday was the jewel in their crown…a fabulous Christmas lunch. Delicious, tender turkey, perfectly cooked vegetables and potatoes and tasty stuffing and pigs in blankets. Well...

My husband and I have always enjoyed visiting Steff's kitchen for a post dog walk coffee and snack. We accept that they don't allow dogs inside, not uncommon, but were very disappointed to find, on a beautiful sunny but frosty day, that all patio heaters...

We had a superb Christmas lunch today. Tempura King Prawns were delicious followed by traditional Turkey roast which was without doubt one of the best we have ever had. Both in our 70s so we’ve had a few! Lovely place with very efficient and friendly staff