The Haywain in New Forest

Went for breakfast on Saturday morning. Week later got parking fine through post for 60 pounds. Didn't see any signs no staff said anything to us....won't be going back here.and will advise everyone I meet... avoid !!!...disgusting ...food was only just warm and ended up standing waiting for eggs to be cooked...please find somewhere better it won't be hard.

Very good service, clean and tidy, we went and was relatively quiet which was nice, toilets were clean, and good value for money when it comes to the food

Good food for the money and sunday carvery is great but make sure you book and try to go earlier rather than later.. the Stonehouse app is worth a look for discounts etc

Got there at 09:15 for breakfast. Buffet breakfast was scrumptious, good selection of foods, included was sausage, Bacon, fried egg, mushroom, black pudding, some sort of cubed potatoes (delicious) and best of all my favourite, fried bread. I was amazed at all this choice ( and it was very well cooked) this breakfast was great value for the money. Couldn't comment on vegetarian options as I'm not a vegetarian. Staff and Chelsey , who looked after us, were very polite and efficient. I will definitely be recommending the Haywain. Based on the breakfast I am looking forward to trying the main meal selection, in the not so distant future 😁

Grew up across the road from this pub, very mid and basic, get what you pay for.

Staff seemed nice but I didn't rate the carvery at all. Pretty much tasteless and gravy was really thin. You could go to a Greene King pub and get a much better carvery for the same price. Won't be returning, unfortunately.

The worst Sunday roast I've ever eaten the gravy was thin like water it turned everything to tasteless mush save your money dont bother!

Excellent services and friendly staff, however!! foods ! carvery should be improved with the flavour. great breakfast buffe with reasonable price. well recommended

Had a lovely roast dinner here with the family and then came back for breakfast a few days later and it was lovely. Great value for money. Lovely friendly staff. The dogs came with us and enjoyed themselves too.

The food was obviously popular as the tables were all in use, with mainly an older generation enjoying their meals. The place was buzzing with conversation, but I chose to sit in the extensive garden in the sunshine with my beverage.

Lived in the area for 25 years and today was the first time I've visited here. Had a lovely mid week carvery, well worth the £9.49. 3 meats and plenty of veg to choose from, will be going back to try the homemade pizza next..

Always alovely friendly place to vist & good food

Very nice food and friendly staff

Manager was very welcoming and friendly. Lovely breakfast and value for money.

Went for a friends birthday breakfast. Service was faultless. Shelby is very friendly and helpful could not fault her. Breakfast was also excellent especially the fried bread. Already recommended to friends.

Great lunch time experience today with the family and the staff were all welcoming along with the food excellent. Thank you 👍

Gorgeous breakfast as always, friendly staff. Loads of seating, great price and clearly a favourite with locals.

Food was cooked perfectly, staff were friendly and welcoming.

Great food. Always a happy face to greet you on arrival!

Gravy in awkward place other than that very good :)

We arrived with 10 mins to spare before the kitchen closed and they still accommodated us and we had a lovely meal thank you

Food was overcooked, chips were like warm at best. Have to get sausages and mash at the carvery side even if it's busy. Sausages were solid and overcooked, the cheese burger was like chewing on tarmac and the cheese was tasteless. Dough balls arrived hot, but the garlic butter didn't taste like anything. Lady behind the bar was nice, but they opened the bottle of prosecco straight from the cellar as none were in the fridge. It was a quiet Friday afternoon before the rush hour. They didn't come back to check on us so couldn't get any other sauces, had to search the dining area for mayo. Kids cucumber was cut into big chunks, could be a choking hazard luckily we spotted it. Also only got two sausages when promised a third one they never bought it over. Not that you'd want another anyway. Didn't stay for desert after this.

Massive shout out to the manager Sam who went above and beyond on our visit, we had a pram with us and she jumped straight into action making room for that. Kitchen team were lovely chatting to us at the carvery deck asking how our day was ect. Look foward to more meals to come at our favourite place!!!

Plenty of experience good breakfast menu in the mornings at a good price

Waited for the pub to open got served had no coffee ready or sauce (had to ask) got my breakfast the beans, tomato’s & egg was cold the fried bread was struck together when pulled apart the sides was soggy

Can't beat there breakfasts or Sunday roasts absolutely brilliant 👍

Disappointed tea and coffee were an extra payment on the buffet breakfast. Nice quiet environment mid week. Easy to book online. Staff were friendly. Definitely kid friendly and good value apart from drinks not being included.

Plates, meat, and veggies were tepid bordering on cold! Overall, average.

Went for a carvery today and never like to judge a book by its cover by reviews here. So, I gave it the benefit of the doubt here. The food was cold, and vegetables were well over cooked. The roast potatoes were disgusting like they were days old reheated. Gravey was watery, with no consistency at all. Overall, this was the worst carvery I ever eaten in my whole life . Maybe the chef should try and eat this rubbish they cooked. Desert chocolate brownies were stale awful. Would I come here again, no. Would I recommend you definitely not. Staff were lovely and looked embarrassed to be working here because of the chef poor lack of cooking skills. Guy behind carvery was rude to my disabled daughter. All because she thought she needed a tray for her food. We were new customers and definitely won't be returning again. Good food needs to be cooked with love and passion. And if the chef doesn't enjoy his/her job, then leave. Because good food is all about right timeing and flavours when cooking it right. And you would think by now with all your customers negative feedback, especially the chef. You would think you have improved the food by now. All you can say to your negative feedback is we make it better next time, lol. Really sounds like you're ignoring negative feedback, hence why your reviews are getting poorer. If you're not improving things, it will never improve. Also this pub is not disabled friendly. I wouldn't even feed a dog the food you serve it so bad. And to top it of me and my daughter and I both spent the night throwing up from your old reheated disgusting foods.

Food can be good - but hit and miss with quality. Cheap

Meat was dry, very fatty beef but nice flavour and luke warm. . The vegetables were over cooked. The roast potatos were almost cold and not at all crispy. . Very disappointing . Perhaps it may have been better had we gone skirt.. it was around 1.30. We won't go again

Great service and food as always. The staff are always really friendly and always go above and beyond for our kids. Food is always served quickly and we’ve never had a bad meal here. For an after school meal for a family it’s absolutely ideal

Went for Mother’s Day, service and staff were lovely very quick to bring our food considering how busy it was.

Absolutely amazing customer service !Very delightful food, well enjoyed!

Mothers day meal booked for 12 at 12. Meals served fast and to good quality, no wait given that we were expecting one being so busy. Very happy. We had Ellie and Tyler serve us at the bar. Brilliant service. Helped us with our allergy queries.

Very good food excellent service from staff warm welcome

Amazing food and friendly service

We enjoyed a fantastic meal here today. The carvery is beautiful & full of flavour with lots of choice. My Husband loved his burger & my kids fully enjoyed their pizzas. We all had some delicious desserts & left with satisfied stomachs. The kids enjoyed a play in the play park before we went home.

Young Tom - brilliant advert for you. Took the time to chat and ask all the right questions. Nice to see a young person understand the importance of good customer service when so many of his peers don’t care. Well done Tom!

This is the third time I've been here and I've been disappointed every time. I thought I'd try again thinking I must just have bad luck. No, it's consistently bad. The serving staff are nice but the young (chef?) carvery server was clearly not where he wanted to be. No manners and not pleasant. The beef was dried and looked old, the gammon didn't look much better which gave me a choice of 1, turkey. 2 and a half slices! The roast potatoes were dried up and covered in a white powder. I had to dig down to find a few that were edible. The stuffing was just an embarrassment as it sat shriveled and dry in the tub. Lastly the 1 choice of gravy was hot but lumpy. Not a happy experience. I will reiterate that the serving staff were fine.

Carvery, service not applicable.

The Haywain - it is what it is. Reasonably priced food and drink. The Pub has had another change of management! It's clean and tidy, again. A very young team, that held it together when at shift change it became quite busy. The staff were very professional and welcoming, they all seemed fairly new.

Went for all you can eat breakfast. Selection is just cooked food and toast. There’s no other selection included. The quality of food was bland and not great quality. Better restaurants out there for the same price and all you can eat option with drinks included.

We have been to many eating houses in England and my Cheese burger today was definitely the best I have tasted. Well done and thanks to the Chef.

Decent Sunday roast, good value

Good food. Very friendly staff can never do enough for you. Great place to eat. Recommended.

Took our son there for his birthday,not been here for years,quite a shock,not only has it changed hands but was tired and unloved.food was reasonable,roost potatoes were one lump in the tray,stuffing inedible so hard,all neede to be hot.

The food is superb. The staff are so lovely and engaging they treat you like your family and they really can't do enough for you. It's cheap and cheerful and extremely good value for money for 4 of us it's 50 pound for good sizes meals plus drinks that is why this has been a regular spot for me and my family since we go once a week to this lovely establishment.

Buffet breakfast, great choice and fantastic price.

Good fresh carvery. Lovely staff brilliant atmosphere. 21 of us met there for my 40th birthday lunch. They sat us in our own room with bar. Everything was top notch

Went Christmas day 15 of us,unfortunately the food was awful,contacted haywein to tell of our disappointment. Unfortunately gave up on complaint offered no refund on our £660. 1st and last time of getting family to come for Christmas dinner so we could all be together . Will never go back . We know go to christchurch Toby which is excellent.

Hot and didn't seem very clean .

The most awful pizza ever..over cooked rock hard and tasteless with very little topping.!!!

Great visit, customer service was good, staff very polite and made sure if everything was okay. Food arrived quickly and me and my family really enjoyed the food, overall a really good experience will definitely visit again.

Staff friendly , food arrived quick , food was good

Kians pizza was the best pizza I’ve ever had in my 18 years on this planet, absolutely busting 10/10

Service is great. Food is ok-ish.

Very polite and friendly staff especially shelby who went above and beyond with her customer service which made our visit a happy one (even tho she told us there was no fish 😂)

Lovely pub Great staff, Tyler is always ready with a smile to help anyone.We love going to for a fab roast dinner & will continue to return

Alfie brought over our pigs in blankets expertly and gave great service.

Me and my friend came here for dinner and drinks. Food is great, especially for the price it is, service amazing as per usual. Drinks absolutely stunning. Love it here, would definitely recommend!!!!

Carvery was nice apart from the potatoes being out late lovely atmosphere staff are friendly. Would only order a sundae if you are going to get dessert as cakes are very dry and apple and cinnamon pie is bland

after 5yrs its about time i updated my review. at The Haywain i still cant fault the service, cleanliness, food or prices. if i had a niggle it would be the poor phone and wifi signal, so ordering at the table using the app can be iffy, especially if youve got a voucher code (if youre unsuccessful on the app and then try to order at the bar the voucher comes up as having been used)

We had carvery and the turkey and beef was very tasty. Roast potatoes were crispy and lovely rich gravy. The waitress friendly and helpfull we had our work christmas lunch and she went and got our drinks for us to save us going to the bar. All in all a very enjoyable lunch. Would go there again

I have personally been here quite a few times very friendly staff really good good and quality food would highly recommend

Had a lovely veggie carvery here and my partner had a regular carvery. Both 5 star. Amazing chef. Really recommend this place

Good food, good atmosphere. Will definitely come again.

lovely food lovely place the staff are so nice

This place has changed a lot; it's been eventually nice and very clean. We love the new Manager, Lady; she is so friendly, polite, and always welcoming with a beautiful smile. We are visiting this place more often because of her amazing service 🌸

Really nice food and staff. Great prices, we will definitely be back

We accidentally arrived 10 minutes before they stopped serving food and they were still giving amazing service and the food was delicious

Lovely and very kind staff. Amazing food. The gammon from the roast was particularly good

What a place! The two chaps behind the bar were impeccable! Banterous and great customer service! And those pizza’s were to die for! Thank you for a great night

Me and my partner come here regularly. Great customer service and never had a bad meal. Highly recommend. Their roast are amazing.

We love the Haywain, the carvery is definitely a favourite! Offers are really good too with 50% off different things on different days, and more deals if you download the app. The staff are always friendly even when super busy! Brilliant food and brilliant service! Big thanks especially to Dan!

Good food and a great price. Service is great as always. Very attentive. Will be back.

Great food, very friendly service!

Ok for the price but don't expect anything special

Pleasent service Quick turn around on kids meals Tasty food

Staff were very helpful and went above and beyond for our party of 10.

Friendly welcome and reliable carvery service.

Food slow to come out. Fish and chips really greasy and some black chips. Stella cloudy. Calzone carvery was tasty though

We had a lovely family lunch here. Ellie seemed to be doing everything - serving, waitressing, taking orders, clearing tables - and always with a smile. Really enjoyed the food and great service.

Our 1st visit here and it was an absolute joke of a place food never turned up after an hour and forty five minutes of waiting with young hungry children the staff just avoided the dining area as much as possible it seemed and we had to find them to get any information the other guests where having the same problem and when food turns up on another table we overheard them complain that the burger was stone cold after our lengthy wait we asked for a refund and left as we couldn't wait any longer and went to McDonald's we won't be going here again and now waiting to be refunded. Update of review spoke to a manager called who told me they would chase up my refund and call me didn't call me that was now four days and it's been ten days and still no refund tried to call yesterday with no luck so the poor service is still happening as I can't seem to get my money back from these lot.

Not so good got there 9.30am no sausages, no backon eggs were very snotty not really cooked enough. It's disappointing it's as if they don't care. There was no tray on the toast machine so if you had toast it flew out on the table. Wasn't overly busy so no need for not having food cooked at that time of the day.

Breakfast very nice my friend won't come again cuz he got to pay for mushrooms the rest great

Great meal. Roasties were perfect. Very nice Sunday roast and great service.

We popped in for Sunday lunch just 3 of us . Wasn't to busy . We had our roast then ordered puddings. One arrived and we waited over 20 minutes for 2 more to arrive. In the mean time we were told we would have to leave our table so a group could come in . I think that was so rude considering we didn't even have our puddings at this point . The Guinness was frothy and took ten mins . Also when we went yo get our carvery we waited 10 mins to get served.

Friendly staff Lots of food options Food came quickly Good selection of beers

Food the beef wasn't fresh like it was left from the night before really dry. It was like an old school dinner no where as nice as before. I wanted the fish and chips but they didnt say what the fish was bit off putting. Staff seem friendly and nice. Atmosphere well it was really cold in there felt very flat.

Okay carvery, wasn't largest selection of vegetarian but was okay.

If I could leave a 0 star i would!! wasnt busy there were 3 cooks so I'm guessing a normal amount for a pub ... Waited an hour and half with 3 starving kids and had enough. No one came to explain what was going on. The waitress was lovely and lost haha bless her.

Absolutely loved the food, amazing service, Charlotte and Tyler so kind, having conversations whilst pouring our drinks, and to Alfie from the kitchen helping out with running our food and clearing our empty plates. Overall a lovely night out, will definitely be back. Thank you for such a lovely night.

Very nice pub we had a carvery would definitely have it again 😀 👍

Excellent service and lovely food. Hot Chocolate was really hot just how I like it. Had the breakfast today which was lovely. I asked if there was more black pudding and it was brought over to the table by Charlotte. Going again tomorrow for a carvery 👍

Great value carvery in warm friendly surroundings

Lovely friendly staff, very helpful with allergies and happy to help! Food and service was great

Absolutely amazing staff were very friendly food lovely all good

Great place. Food great plus beer great too. Staff are great.

I went there today looked at the carvery the beef was all dried up asked if any more beef was coming out the response was it was company policy Notton bring out any more until that one was all gone had a burger which was undercooked I will not return there