The Cave in New Forest

Been here a few times and this really is a gem that is worth visiting. Situated in Milford on Sea (near Lymington) on the South Coast of England, this independant bar offers a place to unwind, indulge or shop. A place to buy high-end spirits, wines and beers. Take time out to enjoy cocktails, gins, wines and lager/beer. An extremely tasty tapas menu, served Monday through Saturday, sees many friends and family relaxing and catching up. Live music on a Sunday evening. Very much part of the local community and is involved with life in Milford and events on the Village Green, especially in summer where you can sit on the green and enjoy a glass of something chilled whilst taking in the sunshine. So climb onto the off-beaten track and enjoy. No disabled toilets but there are in the council run carpark (about a 1 minute walk).

Been here a few times and this really is a gem that is worth visiting. Situated in Milford on Sea (near Lymington) on the South Coast, this independant bar offers a place to unwind, indulge or shop. A place to buy high-end spirits, wines and beers. A place to sit, unwind and indulge in cocktails, gins, wines and lager/beer. An extremely tasty tapas menu, served Monday through Saturday, sees many friends and family relaxing and catching up. Live music on a Sunday evening. Very much part of the local community and is involved with life in Milford's Village Green, especially in summer where you can sit on the green and enjoy a glass of something chilled. So climb onto the off-beaten track and enjoy. No disabled toilets but there are in the council run carpark (about a 1 minute walk).

Lovely place with a great choice of wine, beers and cocktails.

Wow what a find. We like our food and stumbled across the cave whilst searching online for somewhere different to eat. The Tapas were the best I've eaten outside of Spain and the staff were very friendly and attentive. Wish I could move the whole place to my local town but what a treat if you are in the area. A must try if only for the wines and gins but do have some Tapas. Thank you The Cave !!!

We went for tapas, we got frozen supermarket, deep fried food. Had to send back a glass of champagne (flat) and some 'iberico pork scratchings' (stale).were not impressed with food and then as they cleared up, spilled a bowl of sauce over my wife's shoes, but charged us for the full meal. Good idea, but stick to drinks!

A lovely place with friendly staff - a real hidden gem!

Buzzing atmosphere. Popular at weekends. Nice service. Lots of wines to buy or try. Beers in bottles. Lager and cider too. A great place on the green.

Love this place, live music on Sundays great tapas and wines

Enjoyable first visit, very welcoming, not over the top 👍🏻, we had food and drink, for me a salad or vegetable dish would be a good addition

The wine is for wine buffs. Great selections. Ditto the beer. Have a lot of events going on. Liked it very much and not my first visit.

Unable to visit the Beach House today due to a power failure so we went to the village green to The Cave. Wonderful friendly service and snacks to match. Swedish meatballs were tasty as was the olive selection. Several drinks later and with a very reasonable bill we left content and satisfied. The sun shone for a moment or two making outside it almost perfect - thank you.

A lovely venue to catch the last rays of sunshine on a cool day in late September, and fantastic service and welcome from the young man behind the bar.

This is a lovely wine bar/off licence which also has a great range of local bottled ales and gins. There is also a range of tapas type nibbles (which we didn't try). The service was good, the atmosphere was chilled and the location (in the middle of the village overlooking a village green) was great.

Cosy place for drinks in Milford on Sea. 🍸 Friendly staff, great beers on draught and chilled atmosphere!

I go here every time I'm around till now I didn't wanna say nothing, this last time I've been there , my wife wanted a whiskey and its the 1st time we actually had one , we always have our whiskey neat! As it's what we asked for a neat whisky, what we got was something absolutely disgusting, it was either open and been left open for days or its was watered down.... very disappointed

Highly recommend! Great ambience about the place. Nothing was too much trouble, with excellent service provided. Food was incredible and spot on. The Banana Colada is out of this world 👏🏻 Until next time… 👏🏻

Nice late afternoon and evening spent. Good tapas and they know how to serve a proper Gin and Tonic. Thank you we will be back when we visit again.

Great place in a great location. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Would have been nicer (for me!) if there were more choices of lagers/IPA's on tap - but it is predominantly a wine bar so it's to be expected.

Drinks enjoyable house wine very nice, Tapas 6 Tapas everyone was delicious hats off to chef, Staff so accommodating & friendly nothing too much. Well done the cave, look forward to next visit.

We were on holiday at MOS for a week and arrived too early to get into our holiday accommodation. We went to The Cave for a drink and to look at the Tapas menu for a future visit. One of the staff behind the bar offered to do us a cheese platter as we were too late/early for any hot food. As we had just come from Cheddar in Somerset we were a bit "cheesed out" but we appreciated the offer. We had soft drinks and I don't know if I sound a bit crazy but I never thought that getting just the right amount of ice and a citric slice in a crystal glass and paper straw could make a flavoured tonic water taste so good. It was like alchemy! We went back on two further occasions and found the Tapas absolutely delicious and very good value.

Excellent food great atmosphere and customer service.

A lovely location with great food and excellent service.

We visited the Cave a few times while on holiday with our two Basset Hounds. There is a great vibe to the place and a nice local feel to it. The two guys serving are very freindly and welcoming, great service and we loved it there. We went for tapas and cocktials for my birthday! Cocktails were lovely and the tapas was delicious! There are benchs on the Green outside so you can have a drink in the sun. Dog friendly and it was our favourite place to stop and have a drink. Well worth popping in if visiting Milford. We will be back!

Could not rate the cave enough!! Had a great evening celebrating my daughter’s hen. My party of 20 were so well looked after. Food was great! Bubbles, wine and cocktails were fab and Really recommend for a group, small part or couple!!!. Great team and great atmosphere! Thanks guys x

Delightful quirky place, great atmosphere and music, delicious food, tasty cocktails, and attentive staff. Alice & Chris were wonderful hosts. Would highly recommend a visit.

Delicious food and excellent, friendly service.

Really impressed. Great food, superb service and lovely wines

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. We just had drinks, but the food looked tasty.

Popped in for early evening drinks,very busy and good atmosphere. Can't rate the food as didn't try any.

Fabulous find . Excellent food and drink nice people run it . And dog friendly many thanks for a brilliant experience . And well fed and watered to boot . Many thanks Andy , Denise and Ollie the dog

The Cave is another of our favourite eating and drinking places in Milford. We visited four times in December. Lovely tapas, lovely staff. We kicked off our Christmas season with lunch and an evening visit on the day of Milford Christmas Lights Event. Milford really buzzes at this time of the year and it is great to see how the business community and local population put so much effort to making the event a success. Apart from a couple of lunches we went to their Italian wine tasting event mid December. Wow. So much fun from a very knowledgeable wine master. Some extremely palatable and reasonably priced wines as well. Naturally we made some purchases and enjoyed a tapas lunch as well. Look forward to our next visit.

Brilliant Tapas Food. 4of us sharing a mixture of delightful treats. Had the Cheese Board with Meat balls, Cheese Crochets & Chicken fillets. All very tasty. Shall be going again.

New Year's Eve at the cave As always a warm welcome and great service Great atmosphere for the evening and seeing in the new year Thanks to all the staff for making it a great new year and the disco for a great mix of tunes Thoroughly recommend the cave for food also

The Cave is a welcoming venue for tapas and a fantastic selection of wines, gins and draught beers. There was also some live music which was really in keeping with the atmosphere.

Visited for drinks and tapas .. great atmosphere..we were served by Chris, who was attentive and friendly. The food was lovely and we chose a bottle of wine from the shop. We will definitely visit again when we are in the area!

Came in for a lovely tapas supper and a couple glasses of really nice wine. Lovely looking place and chilled atmosphere. Staff were very friendly, ended up coming back the following night for a quick drink. Great gin selection. Highly recommended

Welcoming staff, lovely food and a great atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit.

Popped in for a G&T and local ale and this delivered. Lovely relaxed atmosphere with table service and a vast selection to choose from. Shame tapas wasn’t being served so we will need to return another time.

Just drinks, but great atmosphere and service, Will return when back in the area

We visited this lovely place in 2018 when we were staying in the area, and as we were recently there again we had to go back as it is a fantastic, friendly place to grab a drink and food. We stopped for lunch and received a warm welcome and offered to choose a seat anywhere we wanted. As we had our dog with us, we sat towards the back. Very quickly we were offered drinks and we perused the Tapas menu. For us there was plentiful choice. We ordered 5 dishes to share, Farmhouse Pate, chutney, and toasted bread; Fried salt ‘n’ pepper calamari, garlic aioli; Boquerón’s, fresh anchovy fillets, sliced baguette, lemon & oil; Southern fried chicken fillets, sriracha sauce; Falafel with beetroot and humous. The food was so tasty I could of kept going, but knew I had had enough. A couple of pints of the local IPA and a coffee and lunch was delicious. I would drive the 1.5 hours from where I live to visit this place for a wonderful evening to sample their drinks and food any day. We will be back....

Great service, good food and lovely wines... Highly recommended

We’ve been to the Cave a fair bit but felt compelled to write a review after a memorable evening on Friday. We were met at the door by a charming young gentleman who welcomed us and showed us to a table. The bar was buzzing with a good number of smiling efficient staff who looked after us really well. Drinks and tapas were super too. It’s so nice to be offered another drink without having to hunt down a waiter or queue.

Loved it!! Second time I’ve been and first time I’ve eaten. It’s a sort of wine bar/gin bar/tapasy place - staff are knowledgeable, keen and attentive without being in your face - the drinks menu is extensive, but they will guide you through. Started with drinks on the green during the setting sun then moved inside to eat. Food was faultless - ham and cheese croquettes and the calamari were my favourite but everything was good - even the falafels (not normally my thing) were tasty. Will be back for sure

Calamari & Anchovies were very good, the Mushroom Croquettes and the Iberian Ham Croquettes were of a strange consistency inside, this gave a false flavour which was very disappointing unlike any croquettes we have ever had.

We had the most amazing food and cocktails here. The staff were friendly, efficient and helpful. It has been a long time since I have been able to say that everything was cooked to perfection and tasted amazing. I just wish we had found this at the beginning of our holiday. I will be highly recommending this to any friends who visit the area. If you get the chance to go you will not be disappointed.

First visit, managed to get a table, busy and great atmosphere, tapas food very good, staff spot on, ways available to take your order, so all in a great visit and would go back and recommend.

Great wine bar, lovely tapas food...I recommend the cheese platter.

Nice evening. Run out of the Gin I like sadly

Good atmosphere. Nice location.

Quaint bar in the heart of milford , good selection of wines etc

Early light dinner. Had a few drinks and couple of Tapas each as visiting the area... ... lucky we don't live nearby as we would be regulars... Great food and drink selection. Very tasty. Good selection of drinks too.. all reasonbly priced. Comfortable with really attentive, efficient and knowledgable staff... loved it

Great food, lovely cocktails and wine, excellent singer/guitarist 😊😊😊😊

Definitely my kinda place... Relaxed yet attentive, chilled yet sharp... Good choice of drinks & my pint o' the 'black stuff' was delicious! Wish my home town had a place like this

Love the Cave. Always make sure we visit on our annual trip to Milford.

Great location, excellent choice of wines, beers and pesco. Lovely friendly atmosphere. Great choice of tapas.

Trendy wine bar bistro with excellent service

Fabulous atmosphere on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Friendly staff, busy and buzzing, easy parking, spent an enjoyable few hours here

After a long drive from the midlands to the lovely sleepy town of Milford on sea, we descended on the cave! Met with smiles - we were not! As a group of family lads heading away for a weekend away, you can only imagine that a few beers, some nice wine and a bit of banter was on the menu. Unfortunately the owner of the bar (who refused to give his name at first), decided that good vibes and fun was strictly prohibited in these parts. After rudely joining our table, pulling up a chair, with an embarrassing attempt to intimidate us, he asked the purpose of our trip. Clearly only locals are permitted to drink and spend money in this disappointing establishment and being a multiple pub owner myself, with the tough times the worlds been through, we’d of expected to be made welcome. It’s clear when you look at the body language of the staff that John (when he finally gave his name), likes to make his presence known as there was a nervous atmosphere from the off! Get yourself down the smugglers! Far more accommodating.

Great place to sit and watch people on the green as you sit outside. Plenty of room inside with large selection of drinks. You can take your drink across to the green and sit at one of the picknick tables there. Friendly staff and locals.

Great place.. huge selection of bottled beers. Sat in window looking out onto the green. Good service too.

A nice friendly venue. Good choices of drinks and food and a huge selection of takeaway wines and spirits. Always appears to have a good atmosphere. A shame they close at 11 sharp even on a Friday and Saturday nights

Pleasant environment for a glass of wine but quite expensive.

Have visited The Cave for lunch several times now. Good variety on the menu including excellent tapas and sharing platters and a wide variety of drinks available, Staff are knowledgeable about the necessity for coeliacs to have a gluten free diet and gluten free bread is also available. Great place!

Great place,not too far from the beach. Service was good, variety of drinks to choose from and bustling atmosphere.

Cracking bar, always busy, staff very friendly

Delicious tapas in a very relaxed atmosphere, and dog friendly. Good choice of wines and beers also. We really enjoyed it.

Very family friendly and delicious food. Perfect for a long lunch! Very grateful for the excellent service.

The wine was lovely The Tapas a complete rip off We were not told of the 3 for £12 offer and left to pay for the dishes separately The bar staff were aware of this but did advise of the offer A shame because we would have come back

Pleasant stop before dinner for a glass of wine - slightly quieter than previous visit ( was Sept) but still a go to when visiting Milford

Such a Gem in the Crown that is Milford on Sea. The Cave never disappoints and the choice is fabulous. The staff are friendly and always spend time helping you choose from their extensive menu.

Wine flights! And little tapas style plates. Staff here are lovely, helpful and informal, offering info and suggestions if you want them, and great and unintrusive service. After a flight and a shared bottle of very decently priced sancerre, I walked out without my baseball cap and the dog's treat bag....both were rushed to me, one by one as they turned up, by staff who ran to catch up, while I strolled half- cut across the green towards dinner proper. Wish we'd had more days in this town to do this again.

Popped in in the off chance and it was very busy with a vibrant atmosphere. The staff were helpful and accommodating and the food itself was excellent. Lovely little tapas dishes and a bottle of red on holiday. It’s what makes working hard worthwhile!! Thank you and keep it up!!

A good place for an afternoon glass of wine or a cocktail at the weekend. Fabulous choice of wine which you can also buy to take home. They do charcuterie plates and tapas dishes to accompany your wine. Friendly staff who can advise you on which wine to try. Free parking nearby in this beautiful little village of Milford on sea. I have knocked off a star, because I didn't find the furniture comfortable. I would have lingered longer if there were good comfy chairs!

What a charming bar... great staff who are really friendly and helpful. This place has an amazing atmosphere and a great selection of wines, beers and spirits. The decor is very trendy and they do fantastic tapas. Would strongly recommend. I was staying on a campsite nearby and went here twice.

Lovely, friendly place to have a drink and some food. We shared a meat and cheese platter, just perfect for lunch. Very good bloody Mary too 👏

Harry was the name of my server and what a fabulous tapes too . I asked for a small dish of spice sauce and it was served by the head chef herself . One awesome & unique place to visit ! Milfourd on sea [ Hampshire uk 🇬🇧]

A lovely time . Tapas was excellent. Wine choices are great , but don't forget to add the extra cost to drink in the Cave

While staying air B&B in Pennington the owners recommendation diary mentioned this local tapas bar. We rang early Friday evening to book a table but we’re advised to just turn up & will be accommodated which we were. On arrival it was very busy with a great buzzy vibe, a member of staff Young handsome polite male greeted us as soon as we stepped in the door & found us a table, service was very quick & incredibly friendly, I asked for a sangria which wasn’t on the drinks menu, but the bar guy was happy to make this for me! Now I’ve had a fair few sangrias in various Spanish resorts & this was one of the best also the various tapas dishes we ordered, anchovies, prawns, meatballs, stuffed mushrooms , Spanish omelette were all incredibly tasty & piping hot This food was definitely on par with our local Authentic Spanish restaurant back home A great first meal out on our weekend away in New Forest Lovely friendly personable staff , very tasty hot food in a great atmospheric modern eclectic bar Would definitely return when in the area Thank you all!

Stuck up! Don't bother much better time at Barton on Sea!!

Called in here for a bite to eat at a lunchtime. Tapas was excellent and service from all staff was efficient and smiling.

Super food with very tasty tapas. Great service

Such an easy review to write! Perfect! Apparently the review needs to be a certain length, so this allows me to complete it!

Fantastic choice of wines and beers - we were able to relax and unwind in the cool bar area - lovely atmosphere

We popped in for coffee and was made to feel very welcomed, the guy who served us was very friendly. We are going to go back and try the Tapas. Would definitely recommend.

First time visit to The Cave which is located on the Green at Milford on Sea. Most of the seating is bench style with high stools and there are outside tables. We took advantage of the Wine Flight offer which enables one to try up...

Nice venue and they even serve you on the green on your picnic blanket. Great choice of wine and tapas.

Wij hebben heerlijk gegeten in een erg leuke en gastvrije ambiance. Prima en smaakvolle gerechten en aardig en attent personeel.

Bustling Saturday night, great atmosphere - we managed to get a seat for 2 and happily munched through a selection of delicious tapas. Dishes were much larger than other tapas places I've been, which was a result because every dish was stellar. Special mention for...

Great food and a fantastic variety of wine. They also sell beer and cider on tap as well as by the bottle. You can eat / drink either inside or out on the village green, drink is served in plastic glasses. You are not able to reserve a table.

My second visit here and I love it. Fabulous selection, food great and staff very friendly.

Really good experience. Some very affordable wine tasting flights with delicious and reasonably priced tapas. Friendly, knowledgeable staff.

A fabulous surprise to find this amazing wine/tapas bar hidden away in Milford on Sea. Opposite the village green, it offers the biggest selection of wines, spirits and cocktails I've seen in a long time. The tapas selection is delicious but get there early in the evening as it is a very popular place and very busy from early evening onwards.

Great food wine and service. Very dog friendly

Happened upon this little gem while out cycling, fantastic sharing platter and squid, great choice of drinks, there was a new lady training who was lovely and being supported by her also lovely colleagues. Brought food outside to us so we could keep an eye...

We popped in on a lovely hot day. I ordered a wine with ice, my husband a larger. We sat outside. Our drinks were promptly delivered to us on the green. We were served by Alice. She is professional and courteous. She is always smiling...

We stopped in on Saturday night 2230hrs great place a vast selection of beers and whiskey. Had a pint slept on the beach then kayaked to Wareham via Poole Quay.highly recommended 👌

Great place for a drink and food. Worth a look at the wines.

If you're looking for a place with a great atmosphere, brilliant selection of wines and light food this is the perfect place.

Amazing food and drinks, a massive thank you to the friendly staff

Great food and a good night out.