The Gamekeeper in New Forest

What a lovely pub. Me and my husband went here on Thursday 10th October 24. The food was amazing and good portions. The young manager lady looked after us very well and was good at her job. She made our experience. Good service is hard to find but she had it in abundance.

Such a lovely pub, great food and super friendly service. We had a family meal, really enjoyed the pretty interior and attentive service. Just been back again (October 2024), new cook, amazing food!

Unfortunately not a lot of choice in red wine or rose wine. No real ales.

A Tuesday evening - very, very few patrons, sadly. Chatty, pleasant, and helpful staff. Good beer. Sat under the canopy on very comfortable seating and passed a pleasant evening. Frankly, The Gamekeeper deserves your custom.

We only ended up here because the pub we had intended to use has stopped offering food. But we are now glad we have discovered this out of the way gem! Excellent home cooked meals at a sensible price, good beer (Wadsworth's), and friendly service. We will definitely continue to come here when we meet up with our friends as a half way point, and only wish we lived nearby! Visited again today - but didn't stay! Under new management, and new menu - doesn't appeal to us, and normally do the prices! It's a shame, because we've been coming here to meet friends for a long time, but won't be coming back.

Good seating area in the garden. Had a good beer and staff friendly. I'll go back soon.

Fantastic food. Best fish & chips, as good, if not better, than any harbour side restaurant. Dog friendly too

Lovely atmosphere and a great summer drink

Great little pub. Nice interior a large undercover outdoor seating area. Food decent pub grub, tasty and reasonably priced. Service with a smile and nothing not to like !! We will be back !!

Booked a table of 30 for a 40th birthday Sunday lunch , from the manager Kerry to all the staff and the chef involved it was amazing. Kerry thank you so much for all your help. And all you and your team done. From the decorations to the food which was perfect.

I'm not too sure they expected the number of people that came Saturday night. Only two serving

So helpful even though the ovens had not been working we were had hot pizza

What a gem of a pub fantastic sunday roast

Great pub, lovely setting and a good selection of tasty food.

After the very unprofessional experience at The Haywain a week before, we decided to have our evening meal out at The Gamekeeper. I checked they were serving food and made a reservation an hour before. The pub was quite busy but this was not reflected in the excellent service and food quality we received. The food order was taken quickly and the food was served in good time. Tasty it was too. The friendly staff checked that everything was satisfactory. We will become regulars at The Gamekeeper from now on.

Great pub, super range of beers & lovely atmosphere. Beautiful countryside & fantastic walks.

Amazing hot roast beef would definitely recommend and reasonably priced would definitely recommend

Be nice if website updated daily as pub was closed after driving someway to have a lunch today to find doors closed.

Good place atmosphere Good didn't Go for food.

Service and food was brilliant.

We organised my Mothers 80th Birthday meal at The Gamekeepers and had an excellent time there with the fantastic food, great New Forest Pub atmosphere and the first class service helped make it a success. I highly recommend this place and will definitely be back there very soon.

They were so welcoming and accommodating. They always accept people in wheelchairs without a fuss. Lovely food with a new menu.

I turned up when they were closing the kitchen. From what I saw was great food on the tables.

Beautifully decorated pub, friendly staff and food that is out of this world! Having eaten at many a pub/restaurant I can hands down say that the food here is beautiful and well priced....perfect portion sizes! Children's play area is great and loads of outdoor seating for relaxed drinks or alfresco dining! Please make this pub a must for any day dining ..... but especially a Sunday Roast!

It is a nice place to have some food with the family and to go out with friends in the evening.

Nice atmosphere with lovely bar staff. Nothing is never a problem. Genuine people that really do care. Something very rare these days. They just want people to have the best time. Plus the pub is beautiful.

Popped in here for some food whilst staying nearby. Service was okay, we were given a couple of options of seating as they had a quiz due on, we opted for the garden. It Didn't have the best feel to the place but the food was good and of decent size portions, we didn't have any issues.

Pure fun! Most welcoming atmosphere in town, not to mention their food. I totally recommend it! Perfect choice if you're looking for an authentic public house bed and breakfast inn

Just had the best meal we have had for a long time we will certainly be back again xx

Before I moved away, 15 years ago. It's better than ever now, good food, good beer, lively,nice outdoor area.

Didn't eat but the food looked lovely the atmosphere was brilliant and the beers good

Went for Sunday roast. Beef was frozen slices heated up. Potatoes were so hard you couldnt cut them. Veggie was the same. Ordered garlic bread for grandson. It was rock hard, chewy and rubbish.

This isn’t the place for families; it has a rough feel to this place where the regulars can make you feel a little uncomfortable at times. The landlord was incredibly rude and didn’t crack a smile. We have friends who live round the corner from this pub and they echoed our thoughts… they told me to add it it too loud on a Saturday night! We didn’t try the food but it looked basic from what we could see. All in all the atmosphere is just horrible in this pub, I’d sooner go to the one at Netley Marsh or the Happy Cheese at Ashurst.

Great gastropub. Ambience is a cross between pub and wine bar.

Large covered area out back, nice pint of Wadworth. Good place to drop in on whilst walking in the area.

Great local pub. Weekly live music, good beer.

23-06-23 Had a really nice meal. Staff attentive and friendly. Given wrong bill at the end of the night which we didn't check. Went back next morning and got it sorted without any fuss whatsoever. And I got a free drink while discussing. So fair play and we will be back. Thanks for sorting without fuss.

After walking our dog in the new forest we stopped in this pub with our foster son aged 11 that struggles to sit still, but to his and our delight there’s a field at the back that he could run around in with the dog. This enabled him to sit long enough to have a family meal and listen to the wonderful singer. Something we never get the opportunity to do. Will definitely be returning

Delicious home cooked roast. Very generous portions we took a doggy box away. We will be back.

Excellent service, lovely pub with great food and a warm welcome.

We're looking for some lunch. Served drinks promptly initially, but then pretty much ignored while other people served and no follow up to us. Would have expected to be asked again if we did want to order. Finished drink, went elsewhere. Wouldn't recommend or return.

I only had a beer at moorning opening time.

Fantastic pub with a brilliant atmosphere , high-quality food. Dog friendly .5 🌟STARS Bar staff fun,locals friendly. All you can want in a pub.

Absolutely amazing lunch All home made Nachos and chilli Delicious highly recommended

Had a lovely roast for Mothers Day. Food was delicious and nice seating in a booth, prompt service and nice atmosphere. Thank you! 😊

Good food, lovely atmosphere and great service. Love the flowery walls around the back! Also, great beer.

First visit to this pub & very impressed. Attentive & friendly bar staff, decent pint & excellent roast dinner. No negatives - definitely return & soon.

Good beer and food, service exceptional and a relaxing atmosphere.

Touring our local New Forest pubs, and having gone a little further out, we discovered this delightful place. Great food and friendly staff.

Nice pizza, lovely fries, Great real ale, friendly staff.

Lovely atmosphere, really welcoming. We were staying locally at Spot in the Woods for one night for a short break and this pub was walking distance so we popped in for some food and drinks, really reasonably priced for food and food quality. Will definitely visit again if in the area!

Absolutely fantastic....Great food staff and beer ....recommend to all ...Will definitely be back

Have had a lovely weekend in village. Ate and drank in the pub a few times while staying. Food had been superb and staff were all fab and so welcoming

The car park was full when we arrived on a Tuesday evening and we regretted not pre booking. We could see it was very busy with all the tables taken but the very friendly staff suggested we sat down in the relaxing area while she got our drinks. Luckily for us a table became free and we were able to enjoy the amazing food and very helpful, delightful staff. Absolutely delicious - thank you. We will certainly be returning but will book next time.

A great find whilst on holiday. Searched local pubs for a quick dinner nearby. It was just past 8pm and whilst others stopped food at that time, this pub was 9pm and they booked a table for us straight away. I took my 10 year old daughter and young dog - both got a lot of attention. They are very dog friendly and also good choice being I am vegetarian - especially Sunday roast. There was a singer performing and she was really good. Staff were very friendly. Food was great. Had such a good time, we booked for a Sunday lunch the next day and had the same experience. As we are nearby often, it will be a regular choice. I would definitely recommend.

Had an enjoyable evening meal here with friends recently...good food, reasonable price and friendly helpful staff.Would suggest a bit more of a veggie choice..Best garlic bread in the country.

Food is lovely, live music is varied , rock, pop, jazz, most Sat s.

Lovely pub, great food, nice atmosphere, exceptionally friendly staff. We were staying in a nearby hotel and fancied a pub supper. Because they have no functioning web site, (generally indicative of poorly managed companies) and a Facebook page which appeared inactive for some years, I almost decided to go further afield, but we thought we’d look in and we were glad that we did. When we arrived, there were many steam vehicles and machines in the field, which was fun. We had the Pie of the Day which was Chicken, Gammon and Leek, with chips and salad. We really enjoyed it, very tasty. I had the scrumptious Apple Crumble with cinnamon and custard. My partner had the Champagne Sorbet which was very nice and refreshing. There were some promising-looking real ales, but I can’t drink alcohol now. The only low/no alcohol option was Heineken, which wouldn’t be my first choice. We enjoyed the meal so much that we came back again the next night, Saturday. Due to a large party eating at the rear of the pub, they were only able to serve pizzas and salad, but they were good pizzas. The dessert menu was also available. There was a good covers band, but it was painfully loud in the small space. We go to a lot of gigs and festivals and this was louder than most, even when near the stages. I already have severe tinnitus, presumably from too much loud music in my younger days, and I don’t wish to worsen my hearing loss. I felt sorry for the musicians and people close by, who may have that to look forward to. Luckily, I had ear plugs with me and this bought it down to a reasonable level.

Nice pub with lovely outdoor seating. Doesn’t do any steak on Mondays and Tuesdays if that’s what you’re looking for though!

Love my local pub! proper class atmosphere. Beautiful black hound behind the bar, I think I overheard them call her Tia. Food is absolutely astonishing and the staff are so lovely. Chef Keith Frampton is absolutely world class and I was over the moon. Kerry Wolfe, land owner, has really outdone herself here.

absolutely cracking, dinner was filth.incredible selection of lager, i was spoilt for choice. nice clean and tidy environment, gorgeous garden. And all round splendid experience. i would recommend for anyone that wants to eat out somewhere nice. And i will be coming be coming back .P.S Kerry Wolfe has done it again.

An absolute friendly pub from other punters to the staff. The food is very tasty and a good potion. Always good live bands and a beautiful garden to enjoy summer time ☀️

Jolly good ! Popped in for a recci & a bite to eat prior to a function nearby in a couple of weeks time so need to eat & go early. Food was great, I had a chilli which was fast, home cooked & tasted really good. Looked stunning topped with their homemade spikey nachos & I thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff were helpful & so I've booked a table for my return visit. The place is colourfully decked out & I felt most at home. Well done The Gamekeeper & I look forward to seeing you again soon,, thank you 😊

First visit, Fantastic ploughman's, friendly staff and nice atmosphere

Very friendly atmosphere and an excellent range of beers and ciders. Food is fantastic. Brilliant menu. Highly recommended.

Great pub good food lots of events going on and a stunningly beautiful hoist

Visited yesterday for a couple of drinks and snacks after a doggy walk. Ordered the nachos which were really nice. They did forget to bring out the dips but luckily I remembered and just asked and they brought out straight away. A friend had the garlic bread which was almost like a little pizza and was super garlicky which was great as that’s what you want with garlic bread and husband had cheesy chips which were a good portion which cheese throughout and not just on top. Will definitely come back after another doggy walk.

Gorgeous county pub. Staff were very accommodating, food fab!

good pub good service good atmosphere

Nice pub.. Really good food. Love music on the. NIght I visited was also very good

Great sunday roast. One of the best.

Always a great place to go. The Sunday roasts look and smell amazing and I've heard nothing but good reviews. Not had the chance yet but it's definitely in my plans to have one! They're always so friendly and welcoming especially towards my 2 year old. Very friendly, family pub with fabulous locals.

Lovely pub with really friendly staff & locals, nice beer & food the landlady Kerry made you feel really welcome Would definitely come again and recommend

Friendly & helpful staff - cozy garden

Lovely little pub. We had Sunday roast and was very good quality food and well priced

Brilliant very friendly on top of that first class service

We were blown away by the fantastic service at this lovely little pub! Both bartenders were just lovely and so helpful! We arrived on my birthday for a bite to eat and the kitchen was closed. They were so kind and reopened it just for us so we could eat something! Honestly, how lovely can you get! Thank you so much for that! We ended up eating with another couple in the same boat and it ended up being a lovely little evening! I’m sorry I didn’t get the names of the young lady and gent that looked after us but please know you made us so happy and we have told everyone about your fantastic service! We will pop by to say hi when we travel there again… but no fireball next time!🥴🙈 Best wishes Jo and Tom x

Had a great roast . Price was good. Staff very friendly and also dog friendly to boot

Band and sunshine drinks. Great evening had.

Good portion of food good variety of alcohol, very lively

Nice local pub. Only had drinks. Staff friendly and nice atmosphere.

Firstly, the staff were lovely and helpful, the pizza was welcome, but a little bland, but the beer was great. The menu was pretty limited though. It was the pub itself that felt like a let down. Set in a beautiful village on the edge of the New Forest, it looks like a characterful old pub from the outside, but sadly any heart it had has been ripped out and replaced with Sky sports and minimalism.

Stopped here after a recomendation from a local cycling club. Decided to order food, good fast friendly service.

Had a great Pizza and Chilli meal with my wife. It was Saturday night and the live music was really enjoyable. The staff were all friendly. All in all we had a great night

Nice local pub, but food not very good. Shame.

Made welcome as soon as we walked in the door Great night out with all the family great service food was well presented and lots of it “thanks as we have a hungry family nice “

Really nice pie, very good service as well. Gluten free options available too!

Wasn't keen on the chicken in the curry. Otherwise great place. Lovely staff

Was nice pub, food OK. Bit noisy on night we visited. But no issues

A local country pub with a warm friendly atmosphere and staff. Called in a few times on our way back from our cycling trips. The food was lovely and not too expensive the Bira Moretti was delicious! The staff were great as was the Pizza! Stone baked, thin and crispy. There's a large outside seating area at the rear next to the car park, even lovely comfy sofas! They have live music but unfortunately we missed that. Great place well worth a visit... or two... or three or more!

Great atmosphere and lovely staff!

Good traditional pub food but also includes paninis and stone baked pizza. Does takeaway too. Nice indoor and outdoor facilities and plenty of parking round the back. A lovely local that is just as welcoming to new forest visitors.

Lovely pub, which opens up round the back into the beer garden. Great service and selection of drinks. Food looked good but unfortunately kitchen was closed when we got there

Good beer, friendly staff & very nice beer garden

Friendly attentive staff. Lovely atmosphere. Very busy, all booked for a Saturday night.

Ditty tables,chewy beef madras, interior smells of rising damp, poor choice menu, needs new management. Very polite staff.

Fantastic food and garden area looks great

Good night with good company. . Excellent service and food.... can't go wrong with a night at the Game keeper .

Lovely staff, great ambience, very chilled.

A favourite stop after cycling in the New Forest