The Alice Lisle in New Forest

A lovely pub with an extensive menu set in beautiful grounds.

Great pub 👌 been many times before. But the last visit. The food wasn't up to standard. We had the kids chicken meal and the chicken wasn't cooked. And the sandwiches had dry bread. We will go back for drinks only. A real shame.

40 mins wait for A sandwich with no butter, a few chips and no salad… and within an hour of eating I was unwell … I have addressed this with the Pub when they have promised me that this was not due to an error on my allergy list .. so we have to assume it’s another reason that I was made unwell by their food however it was within a short time of leaving the pub that I was unwell so there’s no question where it happened I also was met with a lot of excuses and I’m very disappointed to have my complaint handled so poorly.. I don’t find the excuse of being busy a reason to serve food so late. Maybe they shouldn’t have us all sitting there if they don’t have the capacity to service us .. We saw many unhappy families with children waiting a long time for food my food was completely substandard when we asked for the salad that was supposed to come with it , it to arrived looking like someone sat on it .. sandwich had no butter in it. All I received was a hollow apology with whatever happened was clearly nothing to do with them. This is not a pub that wants to change or improve its service or standard of presentation of its food which was absolutely dreadful. Avoid avoid avoid

Great Sunday roast but because of large groups took a while but worth the wait

Went for a long walk on the common & a delicious meal here after. Not cheap but excellent quality & service - midweek anyway. Fabulous setting & must get packed in the summer. Definitely revisit if in the area.

I recently had the pleasure of visiting The Alice Lisle in Ringwood, and I must say, the environment is absolutely amazing. Whether you're dining inside or outside, the setting is perfect for a leisurely lunch, especially on a sunny day by the lake. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful, making the experience even more enjoyable. The meal was simply astonishing. The squid starter was delicious, and the steak ale pie was out of this world, with a delicate fennel flavor that perfectly complemented the steak. I have to give a special mention to the cappuccino—I've never had one quite like it! Someone, please tell me how the barista makes that cream on top. The prices are very fair, with starters around £10, main meals around £17, and drinks and hot drinks each at about £4. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a delightful dining experience.

Used to be great service and great food. Now it’s awful service and less than average food.

Great place, wonderful food and very good staff.

The food I had was good but it took over an hour to arrive.

30 minutes wait to receive 17 chips for £5 dreadful, what a rip-off asked the waitress why there are not many chips on the plate, the response was if you dont like it complain to the manager.. will not be ordering again or visiting this establishment again.

A nice pub/resteraunt, perfect large beer garden with views, dog and child friendly.

Lovely place, amazing setting, bit pricey.

I have always loved going to this pub as we really enjoy the perfect setting and it's a nice place for my grand children as the can play in the playpark the garden . Loads of outside seating for us to keep a eye on them. The whole area is clean and well maintained. Good parking and you may even see the donkeys. However this visit left me very disappointed. The food was okay but not up to the usual standard. We waited 40 minutes for the food to arrive. One if the children had chicken schnitzel and chips. The chicken was so overcooked and dry and the 10 chips were pre salted before arriving at the table (not ideal for children ). I did voice my concern to a member of staff who offered to replace the meal but I couldn't expect my grandchild to wait a further length of time and eat on her own as our meals had also been served. No reduction on bill offered. My Husband also had chips which again were very salty. None of the other meals were also not very hot. In the past the food has been excellent but we feel it has gone down hill badly on this visit. Such a shame.

Recommended by a friend , we had lunch for 6 on a busy half term Friday. Started off with nice beer , and chose from a great menu with plenty of variety. My starter of beef short rib on a crumpet was excellent. 3 of us had the pie as a main - really tasty - as was the duck and especially the seabass. Desserts were good , and nice to have an ice cream choice too . Overall , an excellent lunch . Only minor criticism would be that it was a bit slow , but it was busy and the staff were friendly and helpful .

Often pop up here for a few drinks after a dog walk. Ordered Reggie a sausage and this came out!! 10/10 service. Friendly welcoming staff. Reggie felt like a king

Came recommended for Sunday lunch so had high hopes. It was very busy. Roast dinners were tepid and as we was seated near the door so were at a cold table as below cane in and out. A chilly experience. The walks around the park Itv were lovely and heir our Side garden space looked nice.

I love coming to the Alice Lisle, the staff are always lovely and I look forward to seeing what's on the menu. The pub itself is beautiful at all times of the year. It was very quiet for a Friday night but that could be something to do with the freezing rain outside! We meet friends for dinner and drinks and had a lovely night overall. Pie of the day was steak and ale and was presented really well. Even the burger and chips had great presentation. I had the pan fried chicken "breast" risotto which tasted lovely but wasn't breast unfortunately! Though the chicken skin went well with it. I recommend their zinfandel rosé wine, sweet and tasty!

Been here a few times now, and it is a lovely pub. Had the Sunday roast, which was good. It tends to get quite busy, so it might be good to book a table. Pet-friendly in some areas. Lovely in the summer with the outdoor area and the play area for older children.

Not much room to just have a drink unless you sit outside. Busy for food, I think a reservation would be essential. Lovely spot in the Forest next to a lake.

We had Christmas dinner here and it was thoroughly delicious, from arrival to leaving we were attended to by the staff, who were very polite and courteous. The food was magnificent on our table we had a coeliac and vegan, there was not an empty belly.

Very friendly and helpful staff and plenty of space. It is in an excellent location. Very generous portions. Excellent starters. We

Having seen and heard mixed reviews we were really pleased with our meal tonight. We had a mix from specials, main and fixed price menus and all were great dishes. Rabbit terrine was delicious, followed by very tender venison. Other dishes were smoked mackerel pate and the 8oz steak. Ended meal with treacle tart Lovely meals

Great pub, great food, large portions!

Great pub with delicious food and drink menu. Choice of pub or restaurant style tables and very friendly and helpful staff.

Lovely big pub with nice outdoors area but service very slow and half of us had delicious food and the other half not great vegetarian option.

Took my wife for a birthday meal, staff acted on their own initiative and presented her with this delightful birthday message. Much appreciated, thank you.

Friendly service, lots of character, bar staff (Ben) very helpful with food allergies. Excellent food, especially the mushroom sandwich. Recommended.

Unwelcoming to families with young children. Staff with a lot of attitude. We’ve been here many times over the years but never again. Such a shame. We booked ahead for late Sunday lunch and when we arrived learnt dogs were not allowed in the restaurant. I asked if the bar was available but was told with attitude ‘I’ve just said there’s no room’. Clearly we had made the cardinal sin of needing anything from the staff and our booking was scrubbed from the book. We received a lot of attitude and eye rolling from the female restaurant manager and waitresses when we asked for our booked table back. We should have known to leave at this point. We had a baby and three toddlers and the staff blanked us. We asked for menus, we asked for our orders to be taken, we went to the bar for our drinks. We asked for water and glasses, We asked for drawing paper and received attitude again. Our children now starving were acting up. We asked for the bread and butter we ordered to keep them happy but ‘the kitchen hadn’t made it yet’. Two underwhelming roasts, a kids meal and £60 we got out of there. Of course we asked for the bill. And the card machine.

Not the best sirloin beef roast ive had but overall a good dinner, didn't go for the desserts thought those were very expensive

We really enjoyed visiting for your fireworks event on Friday , it was a spectacular display and the live music from Lewis Simonds was great ! Fun atmosphere and good food and drinks on bonfire night, couldn’t ask for more

Only sat outside, it has extensive outside areas, just for only adults, a children's playground, and doggy areas. Grub is really nice, inside looks also very pubby. All in all a very nice forest pub.

Beautiful location and perfect for country walk with dog. Great menu for all including vegetarians and vegans with genuinely healthy options and more indulgent pub grub too. Great for children balanced with child free areas. Plenty of seating options for all. Service was very good and friendly but did came out fairly slowly. Was worth the wait though!

Beautiful setting and building. Very good (and strong) Aperol Spritz - never had one this decent in the UK! Food definitely overpriced for small portion but delicious and nice to see game on the menu. Very understaffed as such a sunny Autumnal day alas incredibly busy but when we did eventually get service it was pleasant even if we did have to request cutlery and condiments! I would return for drinks only.

Stopped in for a couple on the way home, great pub with it's quirks (if over 6ft, you'll find out!) Bar staff were very good, not transactional and taking time to talk and engage with all customers - not something you see very often any more. Keep it up.

Went for a Sunday Roast on a sunny afternoon. As soon as we sat down, we were told there might be a 30-40 minute wait for food, which was a shock as we had booked a table, but we didn't have much choice. Luckily the food only took 20 minutes to arrive and was tasty. The beef and swede mash was delicious, but the gravy tasted like it'd come from a packet and the potatoes were quite hard. I've had much better roast dinners elsewhere, but the garden is lovely so great for drinks on a sunny day.

Roast pork Sunday lunch is vast amounts of veg, a Yorkshire pub and 1 slice of pork....for £20. £7.50 for a pint of guiness. Terribly overpriced!

I actually hate pubs, but this one's nice 🙂

The Staff at The Alice Lisle looked after us incredibly well throughout our Wedding; both before it took place and during the event itself. They provided us with an amazing amount of choice, tailored it to our needs and dietary requirements, and were able to work around us when guests couldn't make it on short notice. Both the food and drink came out on time and were excellent. Our servers were kind, and courteous and attended us immensely well! The food was simply outstanding. For nearly 50 dishes to be served to such a quality was impressive to witness. All of our guests were blown away and were really pleased with their lunch! Thank you again to everyone for all your hard work and efforts! You really made our day even more special! :)

Thank you so much to The Alice Lisle Pub and team for providing such incredible food and service for our wedding! Our 50 guests enjoyed two courses in the conservatory area of the pub, which was hired for our use. The quality of the food was outstanding, and everything ran so smoothly. It was clear that the team was experienced and professional, and the way they managed everything without a hitch really stood out. Our guests were thrilled with the food — each course was perfect, and it kept the atmosphere lively after all the excitement of the ceremony. Although I was too caught up in the day to eat much, what I did manage to eat was delicious! We were so happy to see all of our guests enjoying themselves, and we received many compliments on the food and service. The relaxing and welcoming environment really gave us the chance to unwind after the ceremony, and it provided exactly the refresh we needed for the rest of the celebrations. We can’t thank you enough for making our day so special!

We were made very welcome and we had two well-behaved Dogs with us . Couldn't ask for anything more .the service was 1st class

My friend and I came here for dinner today, I booked as I’ve tried to walk in before and it’s been fully booked, so when I gave my details they said they couldn’t find them but I could have a table anyway because they hadn’t had many bookings. I ordered the chicken and beef roast, with a side order of cauliflower cheese. The roast was nice, only had a little sliver of beef though and the stuffing was tiny! I was very disappointed in the cauliflower cheese, had about 2 florets of cauliflower, and the sauce was tasteless, really disappointing having to spend an extra £5 on it!! The Yorkshire pudding was lovely. We had dessert and I had the white chocolate and gooseberry tart, this was lovely! Will return, not sure if I would have the roast again, don’t think it’s good value for money!

Good food! Highly recommend the Caesar salad

Myself and my family have been coming to the Alice lisle for years and have always left content and happy with our experience. We attended for a Sunday roast lunch and the first thing we were greeted with was ‘you have this table for 2 hours’. I was aware when booking but the abrupt tone was not appreciated upon arrival. It all felt very rushed and our conversation was frequently interrupted. Once we placed our order, 2 sides of cauliflower cheese was placed down and our mains didn’t arrive for a further 10 minutes which meant the side had now gone cold. We planned to order deserts however, a young brunette girl with an obvious attitude problem shouted across our conversation ‘it’s nearly 2pm so you will no longer have the table, there’s some spare tables outside’ ( it was literally raining..) this food wasn’t cheap and what was once a family, friendly pub just seemed to be ran by miserable teenagers. Shame, we now won’t be returning.

Lovely pub, great food, friendly staff. Love the view here

Went here for lunch and sat outside in the adults only area which was lovely. The pub has a good atmosphere and polite staff, my only negative, and I think the pub should take this on board, is that the food portions are very small. For the price paid, we left disappointed and sadly will not be going back

Amazing food. There was 5 of us for lunch on 19/09/2024 and every single one of us really enjoyed our meal. Thank you to the chef...Excellent. Also, the service. Polite, professional and friendly. Lovely staff and gorgeous setting. Thank you all.

Lovely in with large beer garden.

Had a family lunchtime party. All my cousins from Bournemouth and surrounding area got together and we all had a smashing time at The Alice Lisle, New Forest. Excellent food, excellent service in beautiful surroundings. What's not to like? Go there now!! 👍

Food is surprisingly good given that it's a basic pub menu. We had a v nice bottle of French Pinot Noir as well. Service was fine. The pub feels a bit cavernous and geared up for the tourist trade, but then again, we were tourists.

We hadn’t visit this pub for a while and we’re looking forward to a Sunday roast. Whilst the surroundings and staff were excellent, sadly our food was just average. The roast potatoes were soggy, the beef was a small portion of tasteless meat and the rest of the meal was under seasoned. Sadly won’t be returning in a hurry.

The service was a little slow however we were not in a rush. Quality of food however was very good and staff were all very friendly

Last dined here several years ago and due to being in "the neighbourhood " thought we'd reminisce. Both chose off the Price Fix menu, ordered drinks and water and job done, with myself acting as interpreter for my Scottish husband. Drinks arrived swiftly, nice....starters some 20 + minutes later and at this point dining was quiet but beer garden getting busy at 1700. Starters arrived a d were lovely, duly cleared.....almost 30 minutes for mains, same scenario as before. So, food lovely and tasty, service sloooowwww. Would we go back? No

Consistently welcoming and friendly service. Food generally nice. Nice outdoor area with playground for the kids.

Nice food and a nice outdoor area

We didn't eat but stopped off for a drink. Great pub.

Stopped off here on our way home. Grabbed a table outside. Lovely view of the liked which is mainly reserved for adults to enjoy. Service was good and food was decent. We all had empty plates. ( 2 adults and 2 children 12&10). Nice blankets available as well!

Disappointing. Gorgeous setting but expensive. We had coronation chicken sandwiches with chips. At £11.50 each I expected something amazing. Sadly we got bread that was dry and seemed not very fresh, and rather bland chicken filling. I was just visiting so I will not be returning but I would not recommend.

Such a shame, the pub has one of the best locations in the area. However the food is way overpriced, and often of very poor quality. The kitchen staff clearly aren’t up to the task of the far over complicated menu. Hope that one day a good independent takes over this pub and puts in the effort that it needs.

Nice countryside pub. Food is great. Kid friendly and good size food portions. Small play park for kids. Lots of parking. Donkeys and horses walk around freely.

Nice food and atmosphere. Fairly fast service for a Saturday.

Very good pub for a drink after a long walk!

This pub is so lucky that it has a good name to it already because my experience with this establishment today was absolutely disgusting. Now bear in mind that we did arrive before they officially opened which was fine as we were going to go for a walk locally and come back at midday. However, we saw customers in the beer garden so we thought let’s have a seat and maybe they aren’t serving food until 12. We came with 3 adults and 2 children. I was greeted by the rudest woman. I believe it was the manager with short mousy brown hair and wear black top and a black skirt. Her words were “you can come in but we don’t open until 12” completely valid so we can wait for 30 mins until they open. I asked to go to the toilet and she said in the rudest tone “well we aren’t even open yet you’ll have to go through the fire exit to get to the toilets won’t you” Look, I know it’s annoying people coming in before you open but I would rather her turn us away and say could you come back in 30 minutes. Baring in mind people are in the beer garden!! I questioned this and she pointed at them and said “yes they are early as well aren’t they” I am a local and have been coming to the Alice for years. And have always enjoyed it. We ordered some non alcoholic passion fruit mojitos and the waitress said to us that they don’t have the ingredients to make it so she suggested passion fruit lemonades. The mojitos were £3.95 but these lemonades were £6.20 each!!! Honestly I couldn’t believe it. And there was a fly in my first one and they remade it. No apology about the fly however they did replace straight away. What I will say is that the food really is amazing. We shared some nachos today and it really was lovely. For some mini puddings; hot chocolates; nachos; two lemonades and a peppermint tea it came to £41.50. My purse hurt after that. I will not be returning and it’s a shame because as a local I would come back again and again if they were pleasant and welcoming. Your regulars are the bread and butter of pubs like this but because they are always busy regardless of who it is they serve, they quite frankly don’t care. I wouldn’t waste your time or money here. It really is such a shame because the food is amazing.

Very slow service and the food is overpriced for average food. Avoid the crab rissotto, two of our table had it and it was bland with no fish flavour and a dessert spoon of grey looking crab dumped on top. I could have made it for less than £4 but it cost £22. We only had a main course and drink as we didnt want to waste more time

Plowmans is very very small waste of money a piece of cheese and two small pieces of ham. Not worth £15.95

Really nice pub, lovely beer garden and excellent play area for the kids. The food is very nice and they have a good selection of drinks. Staff are very nice and friendly too

First time here, lovely roast lamb and good service. I recommend arriving early as the parking was full, although being a Sunday obviously didn't help. Food took a while but was worth waiting for. (If you expect your meal within minutes I suggest a microwave meal would suit some people better). Highly recommended 👌

Awesome place with very friendly staff. It's a pity that the food selection is not extensive, but it is very tasty.

Lush food, friendly staff and really quaint (but classily so!). Not badly priced either.

Beautiful pub friendly staff, great garden 👍🍻

Lovely setting, however food and service could've been much better.

A chilly damp day when we arrived for our outside table. Staff suggested eating inside and promptly set up some tables for us, despite being fully booked! Very enjoyable lunch. Give them a go :) Revisited for an evening meal and had a lovely time. Lamb kofta followed by pie of the day (steak and ale), both were delicious and the young lady looking after us was great (and her team too!)

Food was lovely service was very poor. This was for Sunday roast and it took 1hr 15mins for food to be served from time of ordering. Cramped seating in the corner.

Great service. Great food. Lovely location

Expensive but well worth it. Beautiful pub in an amazing setting. We will return.

Enjoy pit stop on a hike through the area

50 min before the food arrived.

Great food more staff needed throughout the summer time as not enough staff only 3 staff so expect to wait awhile lovely outdoor area which was busy as the sun was out.!!

A lovely family get together with excellent food and service. Lovely atmosphere for all, with plenty of choice on the lunch menu.

Awesome, family friendly and welcoming.

Lovely place, food was OK, portions not great but enough. Staff were a bit cold and could do with some training in what the food menu consists of and customer service. I would eat there again.

Nice location. Lake views offered but couldn’t see without searching for it. The ambience and decor was a lot less than expected. The service was pleasant and the food was average. Above all, the tables were sticky to touch. Overall we found it too expensive for what was given and wouldn’t visit again or recommend it to anyone else.

On our visit it was quiet. Staff helpful and friendly. Food was great, but prices were eyewateringly high! Only ate because there was no other option locally after an 11 mile hike.

Food and service were both excellent. Never had a bad meal here. Annie is always friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere is good and it wasn't overcrowded.

The duo roast at £25 was not worth the money. Food was tepid and had to ask for more gravy....more interested in getting drink orders at table than focusing on the food. The staff serving food and clearing however we're very nice. Not our first choice of venue for a Sunday roast

We found this after searching google for pubs with play areas because the weather wasn't great so plans for a beach day were off and we had a flight from Bournemouth airport that evening. What a find! 2 of us had beer battered haddock and chips, my fussy daughter had a burger which she re-designed, my husband had trout and our 4 year old grandson had pizza, carrot and cucumber sticks. After, my husband had cider apple sticky toffee pudding with custard, my daughter had an overflowing chocolate sundae, son-in-law had a mini chocolate brownie with coffee, I had salted caramel ice cream and the little one had a chocolate brownie. Everything was delicious and the service was friendly and helpful. The price was very fair for the quality and quantity of food. Highly recommended.

We have visited this great location on several occasions, sometimes with family and other times with friends. Always a warm & welcoming atmosphere, tasty food and overall, satisfactory experience. Will return!

Once you can find it you will enjoy it. Great atmosphere and good food but can get incredibly busy be warned. Disappointed that the menus left out in the evening were daytime only and we did have a small problem with a forgotten part of our order, but the excellent staff soon rectified this and it didn't effect our enjoyment. I should name check the attentive young chap that looked after us but forgot his name. Go along you won't regret it

Stopped bye on our motorbikes and had a pint, so cant coment on the food.

Visited early evening on a Saturday. The staff were clearly mostly students working part time but they were very friendly and efficient. The lovely lake adjacent to the pub does sadly mean lots of mossies and flies. The food prices are a bit high and the drinks even higher we felt the place was trying to be more than it really is. Saying that we had a really pleasant meal. The three mains, two veggie sides, one soft drink, 2 medium wines & 4 pints beer with tip was £120. The Pie and mash okay although pie looked like something from supermarket market. Burger basic. Bun looked like cheapy and £2.50 extra for 2 small skinny greasy streaky rashers not worth it. Lampchops lovely.

Average Fullers chain pub in a lovely old pub setting in the New Forest. The food is classic chain pub excecuted averagely, better quality and value can be found throughout the Forest. However the garden provides a nice place for a summer drink.

Lovely surroundings. Excellent service

Great outside area, bit of a wait for food but such a lovely setting we didn't mind. Food was tasty.

Booked table had to wait 1hour before served . ordered Sunday Roast Chicken which turned up as a drumstick and tiny piece of breast plus veg .Asked if we'd like dessert but would be another hours wait even for ice cream.We gave up and left ,not very happy .

After a wander on the ridge, we walked (n drove) to The Alice Lisle... Great welcome,good beer and burgers and sandwiches on the terrace... even one of the horses arrived at the car park mid way between my smoked salmon n dill sandwich... burgers, wishes n beer in the sunshine... a great lazy lunch...

Decent place to have lunch and drink. The cheese and ham sandwich with chips was exceptional. And reasonable value when u consider the portion. Also have a soft spot for a pint of Pride.

Nice and friendly sfaff ! We had fish and chips and it was perfect! Thank you for being kind and accommodate us just 3 minutes before closing the kitchen!

Lovely place, we did enjoy the meal but the service in the dog friendly section wasn't overly speedy. Great food and options for drinks. Would reccomend for anyone, great outside seating section too

Excitement for a father's day meal turned disappointment. A busy father's day meant lack of any friendly service, and a drop in standards. We've had great experiences in the past, but this was really lacking. 25 minutes to get our order taken, and then a 50 minute wait. A long time with a 3 year old and 6 year old. Soggy roast potatoes, cold food. Attention to detail was disappointing with missing cutlery, and tipping the food off the plate on service. No wonder no one asked how it was at any point...such a shame as this is a beautiful location, and close by.

What an absolute Rip Off!!!! Duo of Meats!!! £26!!!! Sounded great but in reality was a complete and utter rip off!!! Thought this would be a nice. Place to celebrate Father’s Day, and although the pub in itself is nice, I think it must be ran by Dick Turpin!!! I’d love to know why a roast with literally 2 ( VERY THIN ) slices of meat about 5inch’s long costs £26?? Maybe they thought that hiding the offering with a giant Yorkshire pudding, we would not notice. It was an absolute embarrassment and nothing was done about it. If ya busy don’t take the order!! The slither of beef was not sirloin!!! but something that resembled the leather tag you used to get on kickers shoes! And the pork, well! That was just fat! And as for the potatoes, well I really struggled to eat the 2 of mine, NOT!!! they may aswell have been boiled! Can’t even cook a roast potato!!! But 2 potatoes!!! Honestly never felt so ripped off in all my life!!!!! Gravy was water and the veg probably came out the microwave. Quite shocked really! So if you want a decent roast, take my advice and go down the road to the Old Beams! Much cheaper and the roast is amazing. Still can’t believe it was £26 😂😂😂 Oh and a pint cost about £7.50 as well, so you may as well sell a kidney before you attend.

Food is below average;it’s such a shame that the serve nursing home style food in such a location