The Royal Oak in New Forest

A traditional country pub with a touch of class. My favourite pub in New Forest!

Lovely forest pub with a good atmosphere. Had an excellent Sunday lunch of Turkey and Roast beef with their signature Yorkshire pudding with a sausage and pat of stuffing inside. Staff very friendly and helpful. Good value for money.

I don't know what happened with management but this place was so greedy for money, my wife and I had to take my father out the back door. He's passed away now but we'll never be coming back. Good luck. Avoid this pub, there are so many around which are much better

It's taken me a few days how to leave a negative review as I've never had a bad meal here and staff are normally very good. So it was a Sunday afternoon and we booked s table for 4.00pm. We were both looking forward to a nice Sunday roast but it was the complete opposite. When you're spending close to £25.00 for a Roast beef dinner with s side of Cauliflower Cheese ( when ordering i was told they could only do Cauliflower/ Broccoli cheese which i was happy with ) you're expecting a very good quality meal. The wife ordered the lamb by the way. The meal came out and I was speechless. The 1 slice of beef was a large wafer thin slice like out of a frozen tray, the roast potatoes were tough to cut and tasted like they had been sat there for hours, the Yorkshire pudding was very good, sausage meat stuffing was very gristly as was the chipolata and the seasonal vegetables of cabbage, carrots and peas were OK. The Cauliflower/ Broccoli cheese was sent back as they were obviously frozen as there was no cheese but a large amount of water in the bowl instead. I ended up eating just the 1 potato, the veg and Yorkshire pudding, the chipolata was chucked onto a side plate with the sausage meat stuffing, just awful. It wasn't that busy so I was surprised that we weren't asked how was the food. It didn't all go to waste as the wife finished most of it. We were happy to pay buy the quality of the products they use really is poor and will make me think again using one of this group of pubs again. My advice, do not waste your money on a roast dinner, certainly not value for money but spend it in one of the large carvery pubs sprinkled all around us. Finally, the staff were OK, the young lady who took our order was polite other than that the gentleman who seemed to be Head of House for the afternoon was so ignorant, not even a hello on arrival or a goodbye. Not my loss, maybe not theirs either but you have a lot of work to do because you will end up like a lot of the local pubs, CLOSED. Make changes whilst you can, this is a beautiful location but do not make that mistake by taking advantage of your customers and not giving them what they pay for, quality food and service, we are paying a high price to eat and drink in your establishment.

Disappointed team meal, food quality average, service marginal, food cold. Below expectations and a negative trend from our last lunchtime team meal at this location.

Well kept ale, tasty liver and bacon meal, large garden, efficient staff. My only negative is card machine prompts a service charge when you have to order everything the bar.

This is not the lovely country pub that I remember, having visited so many times throughout at least 30 years. The atmosphere has completely changed, it’s more like a managed retail restaurant. Gone are the cosy corners, comfy armchairs and traditional log fire to be replaced by more tables. Service was not the best but on the plus side the food was good.

Lovely pub, but you make your own atmosphere, staff are generic.. do what they have to. Such a shame as could be a go to pub.

Lovely stop off while travelling through the new forest. It was a , so it was a mid afternoon, so, we only snacked. However, we could see the food being brought out to others. We could hear the delight of other customers. We will go back in an evening and see how we feel then.

Amazing stake and ale pie. And the deconstructe mille feuille is even better!!!

We Sat outside and all the tables and chairs were very wobbly. Roasts were £20 each. My partner had pork that was ok. I had roast lamb (apparently!) it did not look or taste like lamb, I even asked if perhaps I had also been given pork! It was so over processed I was unable to differentiate it from other meat. The gravy was watery. Weirdly there was a sausage and an additional slice of random sausage meat on my plate and some frozen vegetables. Potatoes were pretty decent, but overall an expensive disappointment.

Fantastic food at this lovely pub, highly recommend the ribs!

Great food, great service, by really nice folk

Had a fabulous pub lunch here on the bank holiday. The homemade steak and ale pie was particularly nice.

Really love atmosphere and the food was really good, great portion sizes too. Only gave 4 stars because I think it was too expensive for what it was.

Sadly no special facilities for disabled.Food was pleasant ,dessert was served with no spoon and fork.A menu board placed behind our table which meant all would stand in front of our table and stare at the board most uncomfortable.Meal I requested on the board after quite sometime was told at 1,30 lunch time sold out .But left on the board as an option.I do not think I will bother to return .

We called into this pub as part of a large biker group today.. Fabulous location in the heart of the New forest, & the food was very good, & prices were reasonable, for the quality & service.. Overall, very good experience at this venue.. would recommend, & visit again.

Needed a meal on our way home. Booked a table, arrived on time, had to wait an hour for food. Not funny when one has two young children. No warning of wait and some staff didn't seem to care much.

Overpriced, bad food and poor service. We've stopped here for dinner after a day out for my mother's birthday. Service was poor and unattentive. The tomato soup was so thick you could shape it on the plate and took a count of few seconds to slid out of the spoon. The £18 burger was dry and tasteless, I left more than half on the plate. The child and adult roast were a disaster. The kids one was mostly end trimmings, full of nerves and fat, it was a challenge to try and cut out the meat for them to eat, and some of it I couldn't be sure it was definitely beef. The roast had no potatoes either. The greek salad had very little of greek apart from some feta and few olives on top - It was a plain green salad, with a couple of cherry tomatoes and few cucumber slices. Was ready to explain what we felt had gone wrong with our food, but at no moment during the meal or when paying, has anyone bothered to ask us how the dinner was. It was very disappointing, I do not recommend this place.

A lovely pub in a great location with good food. We came on a really busy evening and waited almost 2 hours for mains.. the staff were really apologetic and helpful, we just wish we were kept updated of wait times as there were quite a few people complaining but we understand it happens.

We all enjoyed the food.Very dog friendly

Nice place, nice food, nice service. Lacked a bit of atmosphere but otherwise good.

Great pub - good food & a really good atmosphere. The staff are superb

Food was lovely and reasonably priced however disappointing to see toilets weren’t clean and both women’s out of order due to not locking. Nice location and friendly staff, no booking but able to accommodate a table of 6 plus a high chair

Nice. Delicious food Greetings from Amsterdam

Warm welcome, bar staff were very friendly and willing to talk. To eat, I had a soup of the day with a side of chips. Both being very tasty, and were brought out in a fast manner. Despite being fairly busy. Compliments to the chef. Overall, I'd greatly recommend dining here ! :)

This is a jewel of a pub in the heart of the New Forest. Food is plentiful and freshly cooked. Service is amazing and staff helpful. Beautiful garden and plenty of Forest ponies around.

Beaulieu has a shortage of pubs which is a shame as the village is lovely, so your next best bet is the Royal Oak. You’ll get the vibe the second you drive into the car park. It’s fine, nothing special and nothing bad. The bar area certainly isn’t cosy or traditional in any sense and is purely geared up for food, the large garden was nice enough but you feel like you are missing all the amazing views you can see in the car park. The food was fine, portions are huge so bear that in mind and the staff are very friendly and attentive. My only one complaint but this is happening across the UK so not isolated to this pub, are the prices were way too high for the quality of food. £8.99 for a cheese and pickle sandwich is a bit much!

Lovely dinner in the garden. Lots of flowers in pots which was nice. The pork belly was a great portion and the nachos (specials) were great. Honestly cooked food and lovely service. I recommend.

The car park was not maintained and did serious damage to my car. The manager then lied to me when I reported the incident. I suggested a minimum standard of care with a warning sign. They have since added a small disclaimer sign but deny any responsibility.

The car park was not maintained and had no warning sign about its condition. As a result my classic car sustained over £2,000 of damage. I enquired inside wit the manager who told me it was not their responsibility. I later found out they have the lease for the land and the lease states the land is to be maintained. It clearly hadn't. The way they have delt with this issue, if I could id give them less than 1 star.

Great local pub, right on the edge of the forest. Highly recommended.

Great food, excellent low level music, good ale called stag, well worth a sip or three.

Nice pub but the food wasn’t that.

This place has gone downhill massively, menu is very limited and cheap compared to what it once was. No atmosphere, hardly anyone in the place, this place used to be very busy. This once used to be our go to place, but definitely won’t be returning.

A very sorry experience today. Lack of components to make cocktails, ran out of food items. The fish goujon baguette was greasy, tasteless, and lacking the tartare sauce it was supposed to have.

The stars say it all. Amazing food, great friendly staff and lovely atmosphere.

Sad to say a disappointing visit. We started off with one wine by the glass. It tasted as if the bottle had been open too long and the wine suffered accordingly. One main was Sea Bass, reported as excellent except the new boiled potatoes were semi-sautéed. The pasta was poor having been coated with an unpleasant tomato sauce. The service overall was slow and the dessert was cancelled after a ridiculously long wait from a kitchen without any other orders. Sorry, but I will not be going back.

Great food and amazing location

Very nice pub and lovely staff, would recommend and go back 🙂 Prices are pretty good for a pub in the New Forest and the Pizza was delicious and larger than I was expecting - very nice

Good food friendly service, good value.

Beautiful food..Affordable prices.Comfortable atmosphere

The food was ok my wife had paid a deposit of £70 to secure a table for Father’s Day. I came to pay the bill and was told it was £191 and some pence had 2 lasagnes 2 ploughman’s and 1 chicken burger 1 mac n cheese and 1 scampi no starters and 2 deserts a chocolate brownie and a cookie dough our drinks order was 1 1/2 pints of Peroni a pint of Cider 3 Coke 0’s a tonic water and a glass of tap water in total l have paid £261.00 and some pence the problem came at time to pay we have been over charged l have now been waiting to long for a refund. I’m not sure that l can recommend this pub. Customer service screams a little lacking.

I'm not sure how this pub has 4.2 stars. 4 dinners, burger, steak pie, chicken parmigiana and 'loaded' mac and cheese. The only one that was ok was the burger but £18! Chicken parmigiana £19 had to be sent back for being partly burnt (not charred). Mac and cheese was tasteless and cost £19! over-priced, and tasteless. More expensive than a really good pub in London. Disappointing.

On arrival the pub smelled like a public toilet. The staff were indifferent. My burger and chips was on a par with McDonalds but at 4 times the price. One of our meals didn't turn up, another was cold. Unduly overpriced.

Not impressed by my roast dinner. It tasted like it was prepared elsewhere and just reheated in the kitchen. The staff seemed unaware of the customers. If there are six people in a group, it should be easy to spot when you've only delivered five meals, not leaving the customers to wonder if it's going to arrive (it did, but only when requested). My problem is that we normally eat lovely, freshly prepared home cooking and it's a shock to pay high prices for something I'd be embarrassed to serve to friends.

Lovely pub food. Staff were friendly, service fine and atmosphere nice. Hubby thought pub could do with an update. I thought it was fine. Childrens pizzas were decent size. Noticed next table up had Eton Mess pudding served in ice cream sundae tall glass. So obviously attention was paid to previous post. Lots of dogs and lots of space in the garden too.

Didn't visit but the place outside is quite remote and it's fairly easy to get a bus to (if you're from Brockenhurst)

Love this little pub. The ideal place to meet for a drink after work or enjoy dinner with friends or family. Quaint, country setting and atmosphere surrounded by the beautiful forest.

Excellent pub on the main drag to Beaulieu. Seated with a smile. Food portions were generous and really tasty

Thank you for a lovely evening and perfectly cooked meals. We were greeted by a lovely waitress / manager (Faith, I believe), who showed us to our table. We were struggling a bit trying to discuss the menu because we were next to a very large and buzzing birthday celebration table (no problem normally, but we were quite tired), so our waitress without hesitation suggested that we could sit in the "snug" area, which was quiet, which turned out to be perfect for the evening we had been looking forward to! The menu is fairly typical pub food, but with a few specials on the board. My partner had a Salmon Salad, and I had the Royal Oak Burger, which I would recommend. Service was spot on, despite us being a little hidden from view, there was always someone available whenever needed. Thanks once again for going the extra mile!

Terrible overpriced food. Sandwiches made using stale bread, frozen pizza and bland burgers. There are lots of good pubs in the New Forest doing great food. This isn't one of them.

Rude staff . Clueless landlord . Dont waste your money . Better off driving five more minutes to another place .

Tasty pie, decent portions, great pizza! Good selection of beer!

Service a bit slow, but good people. Nice food. Great location.

A sunny Sunday afternoon family beer garden snack stop. Easy to miss when coming from Beaulieu direction. But glad we turned back for it. Quiche & crumble was lovely.

Very disappointed in this place the service was good but the food was not good, our mains which was Mac & Cheese with Garlic bread was tasteless apart from the chicken on top which was nice and the desserts were awful, we paid £10 for a strawberry and raspberry Eaton mess which was very badly presented with hardly any fruit 1 strawberry (Slop in a bowl). Definitely wouldn't recommend this place.

Had a fantastic Sunday lunch, with fab friendly service, so welcoming to us , 8 hoomans and 9 hounds, would highly recommend this pub, nothing was too much trouble

A absolutely lovely meal, in a beautiful pub with top quality service.. In the most beautiful setting with horses and there fouls grazing out side

Sandwiches were shocking quality. Overpriced, very little inside the actual sandwiches/baguettes. The ham was chunks that tasted like cheap off cuts. Same for the chicken. The bread tasted like it had been left out all day and gone dry. Really disappointed. We won’t be back.

Lovely friendly staff and food is lovely

Avoid the steak pie. It’s reheated, dry and the meat is hard. Mash is not “buttery” as stated. They gave us 20% discount but still left very disappointed.

Argumentative staff who don't understand the meaning of customer service, they don't even know their own menu, they brought us a beef burgher without the beef patty in, lol, then they forgot our starter. The beef burgher was returned with a cold beef patty. £125 bill later this was the worst experience for us in a long time. Yuck

States food served all day. Went in about 14.45pm told no food being served. No explanation. Also be wary entering and leaving car park. Full of potholes

A cosy pub with great food and lovely views of the New Forest.

Friendly staff and a lovely rest point for a walk through the forest. Food was delicious and the ale was kept well. Friendly and welcoming staff toom us in on a busy lunchtime will definitely come back

Decent forest pub to stop off for a pint

I have passed this pub many times and have long wanted to visit. Yesterday was an ideal opportunity so I booked online. That worked very well. We arrived earlier than I planned but the very capable and friendly staff sorted us out with a table. All good so far. We ordered a couple of drinks and the beer that I chose was very good. My wife ordered a smoked salmon and prawn salad which was plentiful and, she said, very good. Unfortunately, I ordered the steak and red wine pie which, again, was plentiful and the vegetables and chips were very good. However, the pie was an absolute disaster. I ate it because I was very hungry but the steak was dry and massively overcooked. The pie crust was probably bullet-proof and there was no sign that red wine, or any other moisture, was involved in the pie filling. This dreadful excuse for a pie gave every impression that it had been kept warm for an incredibly long time (either that, or it had been subjected to extensive time in a microwave oven). The pub and it's bar staff deserve better kitchen output than this. Quite frankly, whoever let this leave the kitchen should be taken outside and shot (not seriously).

Sunday roast was fantastic, had a great late lunch for 2. Food was really good, we had our lab with us and were seated in the corner with plenty of space by the fire. Prior to our lunch we had drinks on the terrace just a perfect ending to a long forest walk. Staff were really lovely and super accomodating. Thanks again we shall be back v.soon. I live locally and have always found it a struggle to find a good roast after 3pm in the Forest.

An unpresupposing unlikely looking public house serving a wide variety of dishes. Unfortunately, the Pork Sunday roast was so-so, thin flabby slices and no crackling. Roast (?) potatoes nothing like a real roast, but edible. Veggies excellent. Overall not excellent nor awful, so another visit required to see what else could be cracking! Beers etc varied and interesting in a lively lovely family atmosphere. NOT a place to avoid. A very easy place to enjoy a beer or three.

Food here is absolutely delicious! We’ve here a few times now and every time it’s been amazing - great food and service. Best pub in the area by far!

Good food & quick, polite, helpful service. Great venue. Go slowly in the car park, slightly bumpy.

Lovely food and place to be on any night of the week!

Great service. Lovely food and great atmosphere!

Stopped off for a drink whilst out on the motorbike with a few others. Can't fault it sat in the garden cooling off. Highly recommend

Amazing service, location and food. You won’t regret a visit. Gets very busy so booking is recommended.

Had driven by this pub many times and seemed busy. But disappointed with food vegan pizza was soggy so sent back but returned item still inedible. Vegan stuffed peppers over cooked. Beer really quote expensive. Will not be returning.

Went with my family for a wonderful birthday meal for my father the food was excellent and the whole family enjoyed their meal the staff was excellent and very polite I highly recommend and will be returning very soon

Couldn’t recommend enough! We were here on holiday, visited two nights in a row, it was so good! Staff are friendly and welcoming. Food is wonderful & honestly cannot fault. Pub is traditional with beams, and has a cosy, peaceful feel. A shout out to Josh, who looked after us both nights and to the chefs, fab grub! Thanks all, Tina & Keith

Absolutely perfect. Roast lamb was beautiful and we arrived during ‘pie’ week- hubby had the pie, excellent, a proper pie 👍🏼 Excellent service, thank you

Very nice pub in the new forest. Great car park, welcome to sit and have lunch, nice protocol, tasty food with lots of sauces in the plate and good service having the attention you just need. Clean restaurant and beautifil decoration. Very recommended.

One of my very favourite New Forest pubs, great food, local beer and location

Brilliant food, friendly staff. Good choices across the board. Venison pie was excellent. Dog made welcome too. Going back again tomorrow

Went for mother's day lunch. Very well organised you booked a 2 hour slot. It was packed but you were treated very well by the staff, we didn't feel rushed at all. I had the roast lamb and it was a really good size portion. My son went for a mixed grill . The outside space looks lovely and I shall definitely make a point of returning in the warmer weather to take advantage of it

Came for mother's day lunch. Very well organised 2hour slots. Food great I had roast lamb. Staff were lovely and helpful

Poor, waiting time for meals almost 1 hour.

Very popular for Sunday lunch.Dogs welcome.Lovely old pub.

Family meal 5 of us. Service great, food bit bland and meah Mix gril , Pricey for what you get food wise and bland Pizzas are massive and good kid was happy Pie was pie like Was ok pub a little cramped but nice inside Dog welcome

The passion fruit pannacotta is absolutely delicious.

We visited twice in 1 weekend. The food was lovely and the staff were great. Can highly recommend 😊

A nice country pub. We visited for Sunday lunch and I would say that the food was OK but not amazing. Service is prompt and friendly. I had the veggie wellington which was nice enough but the gravy with it was very salty and roast potatoes a bit tough. It was OK but wouldn’t rush to visit again.

Excellent pub food. Generous portions. We had the loaded mac n cheese and the five bean casserole. Very tasty. Excellent real ale. Very friendly service. Well worth getting lost with the sat nav directions!

Had a meal and a couple of drinks with my other half. Food and drink options where good, the fishcakes were nice but wasn't overly keen on the pulled beef pie, but that's just me as everyone's taste are different. Nice location in the new forest, friendly staff and good vibe.

Food was lovely, staff were friendly, always look to coming back.

Although the service here is great, the food doesn't seem to justify the relatively high prices. I've been twice, and on both occasions, there were problems with the dishes. On this occasion my ham was virtually tasteless, the peas were very overcooked, and my wife's pork rump, while decent, we felt it wasn't exceptional enough to warrant the cost.

Although the service here is great, the food doesn't seem to justify the relatively high prices. I've been twice, and on both occasions, there were problems with the dishes. On this occasion my ham was virtually tasteless, the peas were very overcooked, and my wife's pork rump, while decent, we felt it wasn't exceptional enough to warrant the cost.

Had a lovely meal with family for a early birthday 🎂 It's not listed. I had a lovely pork roast.

Lovely setting, olde world pub and good food

We haven't been here for a few years now, probably for three or four years. We went over on a Friday evening, the food was lovely, the beer was really good and the service was lovely. My wife asked for the gamon and asked if they could not put any peas on, to which the reply was did she want anything else instead of them, this ended up being a really nice salad, its a simple thing, they didn't have to do it, but was a lovely gesture and my wife loved her gamon, eggs, chips and salad.

Lovely food with a good menu. Recommended We dropped in here on the off chance having seen the pub from the road through Beaulieu numerous times and we’re not disappointed. We had a burger and a ploughman’s… both were of a great standard and we enjoyed our meals. We sat in the garden as it was a very hot day which was also nice. We’ll try inside next time which looks like it gets busy so booking is probably advisable.