The Mayflower in New Forest

We had a quick stop after a long walk. Good food, beer and cider chooses. Will be back again ! Service was great but it was early Friday afternoon.

A gem of a pub, close to the water and just a short walk to town. Rooms beautifully presented with immaculate ensuite. Breakfast made freshly as you wait, with a good, spicy Shakshuka being my favourite. Cracking burger also, one of the best burgers I've had in a few years. Marcel and team could not have been nicer or more helpful. A lovely break for us when we were in need of of a good break after work. Thank you Mayflower, we will definitely come back.

I had an excellent meal here with my family. We came on a Sunday so we were able to have the roast dinner. I had the beef burger instead and that was really nice. For pudding, we had the mini biscoff doughnuts and they were incredible. Overall, it's a great place.

Second visit here. Staff very friendly and professional. Food was great especially the pork rib. We brought our granddaughter who had the chicken and chips, great portion size good value for money. I joined the butcombe loyalty program and received 25% off our bill which happens on a Wednesday. This Will definitely be on our list of go to places to eat and drink.

Great spot. Next to the yacht club. Plenty of parking and very quiet. Great room, tastefully decorated without overdoing the ship theme. A very nice bathroom with plenty of nice towels and a great shower. Dog friendly. Our dogs slept soundly in the room. The little balcony overlooking the garden kept them entertained. Cheerfully treated by the very hardworking Shae, who also was a great guide to the town, suggesting places etc. Considering this is one the most reasonably priced places to stay in Lymington, it is very very good.

After a busy day exploring the New Forest had a lovely meal and a drink. Staff friendly.

Lovely room 1 overlooking the garden and harbour. Bedroom and en suite very generous size. (March) Pub was quiet with loads of parking. Quiet area on the edge of town with easy walk in, takes a few minutes. Breakfast was unrushed and plentiful. 2 dogs had also stayed and we had no idea. No rush with checkout. Mentioned to hosts that green emergency light in room seemed overly bright when lights were out. Good thick curtains to block outside light and muffle noise otherwise. Would stay again.

Great food. Great staff. Super friendly place.

Was passing by after a good walk around the marshes, popped in for a bite and drink and how very glad we did! The two young women on duty at lunch made us feel genuinely welcome, were extremely helpful, efficient, and all with a lovely smile on their faces - a total delight 😊 Food was great too. Presented with care and top notch flavours. The Thai broth accompanying deliciously sweet mussels was as good as anything you might get from a top Thai restaurant and all mopped up with tasty toasted sourdough 😋 HIGHLY recommended!!!

Came in on the off chance off a meal and wasn't disappointed. Lovely food and great service.

Great location for Lymington. Very friendly and helpful staff. Clean comfortable rooms. Great pub.

This was our first visit to The Mayflower, but it certainly won't be the last! Food, service and overall ambiance all excellent. Highly recommended.

Went in for a drink during a walk. Had a nice beer.

First things first - the rooms are delightful, thought I notice that, in line with many other places recently, covid, the room rates have gone up rather a lot. But if you can stay for a couple of days out of season it becomes better value. And it is worth it. The modern idiom of boutique hotel approaches its apogee here, and combined with a great restaurant and a wonderful pub (with garden for spring and summer visits) you won't be disappointed. And of coruse, Lymington is delightful little plce to visit with all the attractions of a bustling seaside yachting harbour.

We stayed at the Mayflower for 3 nights on a dinner bed and breakfast deal. We were with our Irish Terrier - Finnley and had a fantastic time. The room was lovely and a quite big - plenty of room for the dog crate. The staff were all really nice and could not do enough to help. Breakfast was lovely and food in the evening was nice although there is just the standard menu with no specials - to be expected midweek in February. The Mayflower was totally dog friendly which was really refreshing as we sometimes find that places advertising this are really just dog-tolerant. I would highly recommend this hotel for dog owners. The location by the marina is excellent and you can walk straight out to the nature reserves or alternatively its about a 10 minute walk to the centre of town. We really enjoyed staying here and will visit again.

Fantastic staff & food it was a lovely comfortable place to stay & very close to the I O W Ferry

Lovely night at the Mayflower with our two boys. Our room was perfect, really clean, comfy beds, beautifully decorated. Slight bit of noise at night due location of room but was fine was pub was closed. Food was great, we had an evening meal, all the food was delicious, and breakfast was equally good. We will definitely be retuning.

A lovely spot for a drink in Lymington, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. There was plenty of draught beers, ciders and lagers to choose from, as well as an extensive list of spirits and cocktails. There is also a nice garden and outdoor area when the sun is shining. We didn’t eat, but it sounded a great menu, and I will definitely stop for lunch next time I’m in Lymington. It’s also a great start or end point for a range of fabulous walks.

We chose this pub for an evening meal with visiting family, having experienced a very tasty lunch with friends back in the summer. The staff were really friendly and attentive and made us feel very welcome. The food was delicious and piping hot. We would highly recommend it. Thank you

Great pie! My wife said it's the best she's ever had! Wish I'd had it too 😄

Fab place to stay, lovely, friendly staff. Great car park and walkable into Lymington. Dinner looks good and breakfast was really delicious. Two things, the teabags had tea stains dripped over them from the last people who stayed which wasn't great, and I had to move the bed as I dropped something that rolled underneath and found some old tissues underneath, so maybe check underneath more often. Honestly only a small grumble though as bathroom and room itself was clean and I've told others about how lovely it is.

Excellent food, drink and service.

Had a one night stay and it was just perfect. Great staff, lovely room and a nice warm fire in the lovely bar/restaurant. The room was really cosy and warm. Recommended.

Great place to stay and the staff were wonderful.

Totally awesome breakfast with family. The food was fantastic, and the staff were very attentive. The coffee was especially good and hot! Will be returning. Thank you for a great breakfast experience.

Delicious and plentiful food. Mussels dish is highly recommended as the sauce was so tasty. Great service. Highly recommended

Overnight stay, lovely location. Very comfortable room , lovely lunch and breakfast. Very relaxing.

We recently stayed for a couple of nights -the bedroom was well decorated with a comfy bed and hooray a bath and shower in the bathroom! Breakfast was fantastic! Great staff with a lovely atmosphere and really good evening dinners too-look forward to visiting again-thank you

We have visited the Mayflower a few times when in Lymington, it is a short walk from the yacht haven where we stay, has play equipment in the garden for the children and lots of lovely cosy seating areas. We visited on Sunday for lunch, had the most delicious sausage roll to start and a very tasty chicken roast. Staff all very friendly and accommodating

A far cry from previous owners. No food now allowed outside in what used to be the busiest pub garden in the area. Seriously awful beers on draft top off a soon to fail establishment that the town could do with being great again.

We had the roast. Children had chicken we had beef. Food was relatively tasty although potatoes were a bit bland and there wasn’t near enough gravy. We were also charged 10% service charge without being asked first (later found its optional) which would have been fine if there were loads of us or if the service was good (wasn’t great) but to have it added to the bill felt a bit like robbery. Get that it goes to the staff but all they did was bring our dinner which is literally the bare minimum.

What an absolutely lovely place! Stayed here for three nights: great food, brilliant breakfasts, very comfortable rooms and wonderful staff, led by Marcel, what a nice man! Also lovely walks from the door, a great area to explore. Thanks to the Mayflower team!

The food was poor quality and expensive. Won’t be returning.

Nice place, good view and lovely staff. Best fish and chips and burger in the area. I would definitely recommend :)

Really nice friendly pub where we had a good quality meal in a chilled atmosphere. Staff were attentive. Food was very tasty.

Good location, but unfortunately very poor quality food. We had to request them to replace some items on our plate as they were stone cold and stale. The meal was extremely expensive and no apologies were given by staff for the poor food! Real waste of money and won’t be returning unless it’s for a drink only.

Came in on a Thursday at 4pm to have a meal but told they stop serving at 2.30pm and restart again at 6pm - it didnt say this on the website (no times stated, so presumed it was all day service). We had a drink still but wished we hadn't - so expensive! We ordered 1 bottle of Corona and a Havana 3 rum and cola - it was a double but this is a cheap rum and I had to have a bottle of cola as they only had diet on tap. But still - £18! I've had the same order in other places and it's been no where near this price. Will not bother visiting again.

All positive - not a single negative! Service was wonderful, food was very yummy.. the doughnuts were made fresh- they were so good! We ate outside and its lovely. Everything was perfect. Thank you. We had fish finger sandwich and mushroom flatbread. Delicious! Shay was a sweetie too!

Fantastic location next to the Marina. Room pleasant enough, if a little gloomy light-wise; very comfy bed, shower and bathroom absolutely fine. Friendly and attentive staff, food very good.

Popped into The Mayflower for impromptu lunch with husband and dog in tow 😊 lovely menu with helpful, friendly staff. Will definitely visit again .

Lovely lunch at The Mayflower, food was delicious and staff were very friendly! Cannot wait to return, wound highly recommend!

I hate to say it, but the experience here was really poor. I want to state upfront that the quality of ingredients was very good but that’s about all I can say positive about the experience. Firstly with a disabled wheelchair user we were initially told that we couldn’t be served on the grass, and we would have to move up around the front of the pub through the main entrance & back through the complete pub and into the terrace, of which only one section was accessible for wheelchairs and would’ve been quite small and blocked any other customers from the area. Thankfully, one of the staff was sensible and we were allowed to be served on the grass. We also had a rambunctious Labrador with us which would’ve created even more merry hell if we’d moved to the terrace. The food/bar snacks was incredibly expensive considering the lack of portion size. For example, I will enclose a picture of the calamari . I would ask you whether this was worth £8.50. I do realise that prices have gone up but charging £4.50 for the worlds smallest portion of chips was another injury to the insult. My mother ordered the mackerel pâté and whilst it was good, and of an appropriate size we were served cucumber ribbons that contained basically only the skin of the cucumber and were inedible. My father ordered the sausage roll, which was exactly just that and again at £6 with no trimmings of any description, except some very strange leaves of wilted marjoram(that’s my best guess as it looked like a twig had blown on to the plate). No one came to clear the plates, and I couldn’t be bothered to complain considering the complete lack of understanding about serving someone with disabilities at the start of the engagement. I should’ve gone with my gut and we should’ve left after the drinks.

Booked for 2 nights in this hotel, however we never made it past the bar. We booked through Hotels.com for the 2 nights. On arrival we walked into the bar and spoke to a lady at the bar saying that we had a reservation. She looked rather confused and said that they where full and couldn’t find our reservation. Obviously we were a bit shocked having driven for the last four hours to get there and was looking forward to a meal and a drink. We stood at the bar and another lady swept across and started shouting that you must have booked for 2024, no my itinerary states the date and 2023. Again I was told I shouldn’t have used Hotels.com. If I shouldn’t use hotels.com why advertise on their website. This was not helping the situation! Which I politely explained. At that point as no help was coming from management and no phone signal in the pub, something I kept mentioning, we walked out and called Hotels.com They where helpful. It would of been kind and help a potential customer out by letting us use there telephone/internet to help us find alternative accommodation, but no. A couple of customers came out to talk to us in the car park and offer alternative hotels locally, more than what the staff did!! Terrible terrible terrible!! DO NOT RECOMMEND The management was so rude and unhelpful.

Decided to try out the fish and chips from the food truck in the garden. It was such a beautifully sunny spot so the perfect day to visit. All the food was cooked freshly in front of us and it was absolutely delicious. So much choice too! Excellent 👌

Great service and good atmosphere.

Absolutely cannot fault the service and food quality we received today. After a family trip to the Lymington sea baths, everyone was hungry, so we walked to the nearby Mayflower. They quickly accommodated our family of 14. We ordered separately and all our food came...

We had a days sailing at the local marina and ended back at the Mayflower for some drinks and then some food. The food was excellent, the service was second to none, Aneta looked after us beautifully. I would recommend this as a great base...

Stayed one night as close to Yacht Haven and Escape Yachting for a day's sailing. Welcoming, friendly hard-working staff, lovely room, well appointed. Lunch good, breakfast good, thoroughly recommend. Within sight of IoW ferry but need to drive around the harbour to get to it....

No wheelchair access whatsoever. We are not welcome. Why? Disgraceful and can't believe this is allowed to happen.

We ate here as a family of 5 with our cockapoo. Definitely worth a visit, 2 of us had steaks which were delicious and the others had burgers which were also great. Service was quick and friendly and nice to find a dog friendly place...

£6.75 for a pint of Guinness, total rip off , food was mega expensive too, why do they need do this?

Nice pub with large amount of seating inside and out, near the harbour. Good Sunday lunch. Friendly staff.

I booked a large luxury room for one night and it proved to be a nice overnight stay. The bar area of the Mayflower is pleasant enough and it is very dog friendly. Staff were friendly too. The overnight price that included breakfast wasn't cheap...

Lovely setting, friendly pub/restaurant with really nice good quality food. I had the Beetroot Falafel with Hallomi which was superb!

Booked for an overnight stay and meal with a two year old and a dog and can’t say enough good things about the welcome we received and the helpful nature of all the staff. The room was fine, quiet and the bathroom amazing. While the food was pretty standard pub fayre it was tasty and just what was needed after a day exploring the New Forest.

Really Lovely room with massive bed and bathroom. Wonderful Location with 7 min walk into town but 1 min to sea walks through nature reserves. Breakfast was excellent and we had the added bonus of enjoying the pub garden during sunny afternoons.

I made an impromptu visit to this beautiful pub earlier this week & not only was the food delicious and very well presented, the staff were very efficient, friendly & nothing was too much trouble! A lovely friendly atmosphere and dog friendly too! I was...

After a terrible meal last year blamed on agency staff, we gave this place a second chance as it used to be good and has a great location. I opted for the large fish and chips for £18.95. That gives you just 17 chips so I’m guessing the small get you about 11. The fish looked small yet great, however it was all air with a tiny piece of fish inside. The peas were good however. My wife roast pork had been sliced some time ago and was dry, tough and pretty inedible. Strange as we got there just after opening. Staff were ok, basic service but no complaints. We will not go back there again after 2 failed attempts.

Consistent quality food and service. We always make a point of visiting the Mayflower as it provides friendly service and excellent food. All meals were good but my stand out meal was the Sunday roast. There was a choice of 3 meats, beef, pork and...

Great service and fantastic roast beef. Carla looked after us and was attentive and lovely. Thank you very much, we will return!

We came for drinks and dinner. The food took well over 30mins and many people who came after us got there’s before. The food was terrible ngl and we never wanna complain bcos we know it’s not an easy industry! The onion rings were raw,...

I booked not realizing it had changed hands. It used to have an amazing choice of seafood and now it does not so it was pretty disappointing. I ordered safely I thought, fish and chips. Chips were leathery and salad was smothered in dressing and...

Lovely place with great food & staff. Came in during the busy half term & they managed to get us a table without a booking. Excellent fish & chips and Burger. We will be back soon!

Very great host and staff. Full of suggestions on what yo see and do, rooms are larger than expected and great soak in the bath

Excellent service, great food. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable, couldn't recommend highly enough. Big well done to Marcel and the team!

As others have said, you can no longer sit in the sun while watching your children play on the climbing things. Have to sit in the cold or inside. Due to lack of staff they said. Ended up with a table by the kitchen so...

We went during a very busy half term service. The staff were incredibly attentive & nothing was too much trouble! A real shame that a few customers were getting annoyed due to no food in the garden even though there was a perfectly nice terrace...

I ordered the Pie with Mash and Gravy. and whilst I thought the food was very tasty. The portion size of the Pie was for kids. You shouldn't really charge adult prices for Kids portions .A real shame as the staff and service was lovely.and...

Truly Shocking. Lovely sunny evening and a pub with a garden. What could go wrong….. well…. Where do I start. Wouldn’t serve food in garden. You’ll have to sit on the terrace. In The shade. Too cold so went inside. Went to order… sorry we’re...

The worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. The staff were unorganised, understaffed and told us so, rudely. They had an abrupt manner and no patience and we’re extremely unwelcoming to me, my mother and my 15 month old baby. However food arrived quickly, was nice...

Lovely visit to The Mayflower. It was my husband’s 50th birthday and we stayed one night in a lovely room with a roll top bath. Nice extra like homemade biscuits, proper coffee and cafetière in the room. Nice toiletries too. We also had dinner, nice selection of choices and we both enjoyed our meals. The service is very friendly, nothing is too much trouble and they accommodated our dog really well too, he was made to feel welcome. Nice breakfast in the morning. Great value for money.

We visited a pub on for a date night with my husband in Saturday night. The pub is just amazing and as we realized it’s taken over by another company the Butcombe. On our very last visit a year ago the pub looked dirty and...

The Mayflower came well recommended, which perhaps raised our expectations. The overall experience was very disappointing. Our shared starter arrived with the main course, and most of the food was significantly over cooked. Perhaps it was just an off night, but on tonight's evidence we...

Ordered 2x ploughman's and what a disappointment. Never had a sausage roll or one slice of thin toast as part of the meal. Cheese portion's were so small and severely lacking in green leafy stuff, not even a tomato. Very expensive for what we received....

We went for a drink with friends on a Tuesday evening, The pub was very quiet and therefore lacked any atmosphere, but the staff were friendly. I went to ask for another drink at 10:08 and was told they had stopped serving. I have never...

A lovely dog friendly pub with a great selection of local beers 😍

Last minute find. The food & sevice was excellent. I tried the Severn&Wye fish cakes & the flavours & presentation was excellent! Will definitely be back & hope to stay over in their well presented rooms.

Had a lovely dinner out at the Mayflower! The staff were lovely, had a good range of food and just a genuinely nice atmosphere. Would recommend!

Lovely pub with great food. We had a lovely welcome and the two dogs were made very welcome as well. Joined the loyalty club which gave us 25% off the food price which was very nice. Main corse was good, although we had a steak...

Menu could be a little more varied and extensive. A little basic and limited.

It was bad before, but what’s happened now? Good points they aren’t rude here anymore! Bad points there is no one here. Staff look a mess. The one table in there ordered food and put us off for life. No music no atmosphere. As for...

We were very disappointed with the food . I had the sirloin Steak which was very average , had blue cheese sauce with the steak which was tasteless . My partner had the beef bourguignon which looked and tasted awful . No red wine sauce...

Just had lunch with my wife and son and the amount of dog barking has drawn me to the conclusion that I will not return. The hygiene issue of staff who touch food and drink an also touch dogs without ensuring their hands are thoroughly...

Welcome and service friendly and efficient. The Butcombe zero alcohol IPA beer was good. My brisket beef burger was excellent. The apple and blackberry Crumble was first rate but the chocolate brownie was dry. All other meals were Ok but not special. A bit more...

Very nice, comfortable pub hotel. We had an excellent breakfast. The rooms are very modern and nicely appointed with some fun mottos on the walls. Great location just outside of town (10 minutes walk) with ample parking.

We spent a night for a birthday treat Lovely staff and the room was great Very clean comfortable room with large bathroom. Comfortable bar and great breakfast Definitely recommend

Stayed for 1 night. Lovely cosy comfortable room, nice sized shower and good pressure and warmth. Tea and coffee available in room, even had fresh milk left outside bedroom door for a morning cuppa. Breakfast was very well cooked had the full Monty, everything was...

All 8 in our party really enjoyed our Sunday Roasts. If we return to the area for another walk, a return to the Mayflower will be our preference.

We visit quite regularly either for just drinks by the fire or for dinner or sunday roast, on all occasions the staff are happy and very helpful, the food is very good, we have had no faults at all, the atmosphere is always cheery and...

We had a wonderful time ! There was 8 of us and had a nice corner table which was quiet private ! We all had a very good meal and the staff were spot on ! This was our first visit but not the last...

Overall service was good but the roast dinner was poor. As we paid £80 a head I expected much better quality. And we also was charged a service charge on top

Nice open fire lovely bar staff. No food at our lunchtime visit which was a shame but still enjoyed our visit

Welcome into a warm bar area ( as we have a dog) and sat next to a nice log fire.Good range of beers including non alcohol beers. Menu limited but sufficient. I had brisket burger and asked for chunky chips instead of french fries. My...

Had a lovely evening in the pub with friends. Steaks and gins were delicious and the staff were friendly. We will visit again.

11 of us met up here midweek to have a meal at lunchtime, staff couldn't do enough for us and set up our table away from everyone else with a view out the back. The food was generous in portion size, and delicious and delivered...

Was very nice, steak over cooked but edible.

At loose end on Sunday and read some good reviews so thought I'd give it a try. The large car park was nearly full. Lots of family groups, nice garden and relaxed atmosphere. Asked at bar if they were still serving food, young bar man...

Wonderful, comfy hotel! Excellent food, great service. Happily stay here again.

Two of us visited the Mayflower on 14.09.22. Excellent attentive staff, and our server Olivia was great. Good varied menu. Ham hock starter with home made picalili was delicious as was our whole dinner. Superb.

We didn't realise but we ordered lunch from a fast food van which was set up in the garden. We were told if we ordered from that menu it would be served quicker than the Mayflower menu. BIG MISTAKE. All overpriced. I had a battered...