The Trusty Servant in New Forest

Great pub nestled in the heart of the New Forest. Lovely food, staff and setting. We will return.

Ordered fish and chips for lunch. Fish was disappointing. Looked a fair size, batter crispy on the outside soggy on the inside, minimal fish. Frozen chips and frozen peas, robbery for £20.

Such a nice find deep in the heart of the Forest. Minstead is a small village that is lucky to have a great pub with a community shop next door.

Lovely location and building. Friendly staff. The food was disappointing. Four of us had different things and no-one was very impressed with theirs. At best it was just ok. Nice wines and a large dog-friendly garden.

Lovely garden and location but thats all it has going for it Picnic tables are falling apart and the food actually made me want a refund sadly I had the carribean rice'n peas which was essentially a frozen salmon fillet with microwave rice! No fresh items or peas involved Husbands chips were frozen in the middle so overall bad food Nice wine selection though

Beautiful old forest pub. Lovely garden and delicious menu.

After the the shock of £28 for 2 beers 2 wines the food was first class staff where excellent expect to pay a little more than the average pub but well worth it

Impeccable service and delicious food. We took our 4 and 7 year old daughters and they loved it, finding a free roaming chicken outside too! The food for them was also delicious as the big one gave her rating immediately. Staff was very tentative and always happy to accommodate. Highly recommend.

Amazing vegan and gluten free options, friendly staff and nice ambience. Can highly recommend !

Superb village location with horses roaming around nice to see a community shop.3 nights stay food was excellent and great choice of freshly cooked breakfast. Room was OK a bit small and basic but bed was very comfortable.

We had a lovely weekend stay here meeting up with friends. The pub is located in a pretty village next to the Village Green. The room was spacious and comfortable with a nice bathroom, very clean and overlooked the Village Green. Food was very nice with good sized portions. The breakfast had lots of choice and the full English was enough to keep us going all day, including our dog who was very happy to get a sausage each morning. What really makes The Trusty Servant though is its lovely staff, nothing was too trouble for them and they were always pleasant and smiling and really helped make our weekend.

Always a good meal at this pub and great service. The Sunday roast was exceptional, but only go for the BIG Daddy if you have a BIG appetite.

Nice atmosphere - spacious with friendly staff. Expensive for mediocre food. Big portion size except the fish ... which was thin and tasteless. Lots of scope for improvement. Pizzas and burgers looked good though. Would not eat there again.

Great service, amazing food, definitely worth a visit.

First time eating here and it was amazing food was so good and staff all very helpful and friendly

Lovely service. Great atmosphere, so everything is skewed upwards for that. However the food was disappointing. Chewy and dry and generally unappetising. Most meals on average are £20. That's all fair and well but you'd hope the quality was there to match it.

Favourite pub in the New Forest. Great food choices and times to come out to table. Lovely and attentive staff. Excellent pub garden when dry weather.

great service from jack and ferg!

Class food, great selection of drinks, friendly staff, loads of room, lovely location - can't fault.

Absolutely fantastic service and fantastic food. Great sized portions and a very friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be back and have already recommended to my family!

Food was amazing. Lovely pub in a lovely location. Staff were very friendly and the pub is dog friendly too. We will definitely be making a return visit!

Lovely location, friendly staff, good food and drinks

Fabulous food and great service in lovely old pub in delightful area in New Forest

lovely food and lovely sunny garden will definitely go again 👍

had a evening meal fish and chips it was truly delicious dinning room atmosphere was grand and to top it all the service was excelent

The filo parcel was fantastic! Lovely staff, beautiful location.

Service was good and friendly, but the food was very disappointing. I had steak and ale pie with chips and veg, the veg was quite cold. The pie was, however, nice and hot, but had been overcooked and the meat inside was very dry. The chips were clearly just oven chips and arrived swimming in gravy and were mushy. Very disappointing. Would not go back unfortunately.

Great venue good food and service thanks everyone

We went to have sunday roast but was a bit disappointed as stuffing balls were hard,Yorkshire pudding was cold ,meat overdone ,roast potatoes were hard and cold and plate was cold ,on a plus side the staff were great,the pub was recommended by a mate, unfortunately let down

Really warm and welcoming staff, great food and a lovely atmosphere! Great service and a lovely evening was had by us all.

Cozy atmosphere, friendly and patient staff, dog friendly, good food. Enjoyed our dinner.

Service and food were excellent. Portion size was great. Would recommend dor sunday lunch. And walks after

Lovely pub for food. Nice friendly staff and locals. Surprisingly busy for a Wednesday lunch time in March. Nice to see the log fire burning

Wow! It's one of the best Sunday lunches ever! The gravy was amazing, so flavoursome, and the braised red cabbage divine. We will be back

My husband and I went for Sunday lunch here but were sadly disappointed, gravy very salty, big dollop of red cabbage, one carrot and one parsnip overcooked, stuffing had no taste. We had a lovely roast a few years ago but sadly will not be returning, we expected more for the prices charged.

Wonderful place. Food lovely, staff so commendating and friendly couldn't do enough such a nice place. Highly recommended 👌

Fantastic roast dinners at reasonable prices, service friendly and efficient. Easy to book table online and reminders sent just in case you need to cancel or reschedule. Parking can be tricky as not much space available so car share if you can.

Village pub it was busy at the time of visiting. Stopped in for a light lunch while out walking. Good menu for all tastes.

Popped in with friends for a quick meal. The pub was packed with people, good atmosphere, but loud but what would you expect from a fully rammed place? Sunday roast was the best what we had so far in the area, friendly staff and reasonable prices specially if you weight up the quality.

Should have read the review summary which indicates the food is "underwhelming". Ordered the beef wellington special. It was extremely salty and the pastry was very undercooked, not a flake to be found. The waitress asked how the food was and seemed surprised to hear an honest answer: "I'd let the kitchen know the pastry is undercooked". She disappeared and we weren't attended to again. Disappointing especially at £26 per meal! Would not recommend for food, drinks are fine.

Lovely pub but the food was a little disappointing. I had the sausage with caramelised onion baguette which I would rate as very ordinary.

Food good and seasonal. Quiet inside which made the experience feel more personal. Staff guided those less sure on what to pick. Car parking was a bit tight

Great overnight stop. Friendly, comfortable and convenient - couldn't fault it. The pub is lovely too.

Lovely atmosphere, log fires, great food and good menu. Staff very friendly and helpful. Recommend a visit

Excellent accommodation, food and service

I had my birthday bash here. Good standard pub grub and service excellent,

Excellent Sunday roast, the perfect reward after a dog walk. Also great service. Highly recommend!

First time at this pub will definitely be back Great staff lovely atmosphere real open fire and good food

Thank you to all staff at the Trusty Servant. You made us feel very welcome and service was excellent. Great location to explore the new forest. Our room was spacious, warm and clean. All food very enjoyable. Thanks again to all.

Lovely pub, was very quiet when I was there

Beautiful setting in the new forest. The ambience is fantastic, the food amazing the staff friendly helpful and capable. It is however a little on the expensive side. We would still recommend it. 👍👍👍

Absolutely loved our stay here. This was the perfect place for our young family to explore the New Forest and was always a nice warm welcome back to at the end of each day out and about. The food is excellent (both adults and children’s menu) and the cosy pub with its open fires and great beers was the perfect place to relax after an eventful day exploring. We stayed in room 1 which overlooked the green so our daughter was able to watch the horses grazing and had plenty of room for us all. Thank you for having us and can’t wait to stay again.

Lovely pub to head into on a dark winters evening

We dropped in after a walk in the forest and had a lovely meal. Great staff and a friendly welcome for our dog.

Returning this Easter for a 3 day break.Went last year,fantastic location,quiet a damn good breakfast,and the rooms were excellent.

Nice friendly proper pub with good food ,can't wait to go back in the summer

We've passed this place many times but decided to eat here today for the first time. We'll definitely be back. Lovely setting, the interior strikes the right balance between rustic and functional, good service and the portions were both generous and delicious. Thank you to all the staff for making it a very pleasant meal.

Lovely Sunday roast with a vegan option! So great, also other vegan options inc dessert. Great service and super cosy with the fires

This is one of our favourites. Great food, great service, good menu, dog-friendly. Their liver and bacon is wonderful Lovely village.

Travelling through the New Forest on a cold and sleeting January evening, we found this lovely pub. A friendly welcome, good real ale and excellent food. The chef's choice special, slow cooked Blade of beef wasmelt in the mouth excellent!

Lovely pub/eatery set in the heart of the New Forest just on the outskirts of Lyndhurst. Food was delicious and reasonably well priced. The staff were excellent, personable, efficient and cheerful. We will certainly be returning. Highly rated.

This was a very pleasant and surprising introduction to this pub. Four of us enjoyed lunch of a very high quality with very professional service provided by Fiona great value for money and well worth a second visit.

Fantastic pub, amazing food and brilliant staff. Very accommodating to mine and my partners anniversary. The food was 10/10 cooked to perfection, would recommend the venison! Thanks to all at The Trusty Servant for a perfect evening (:

Amazing place with Great Staff.

Good food and pleasant inside and out

Lovely cosy pub. Good service. Great food. Friendly and attentive staff

Lovely pub/eatery set in the heart of the New Forest just on the outskirts of Lyndhurst. Food was delicious and reasonably well priced. The staff were excellent, personable, efficient and cheerful. We will certainly be returning. Highly rated.

Had a lovely lunch at the pub. Very friendly staff and excellent customer service from the manager in the bar. Waitress from the start was lovely. All the food was superb and very very nicely priced. Rump steak 10oz just £24 cooked to perfection. Pizza for my son absolutely gorgeous Dog friendly as well

Busy and atmospheric. Good range of dishes for lunch & dinner and fantastic breakfasts. Room was uninspiring but had a comfortable bed.

Very nice room with view over green and stocks. Quiet village also lovely to hear when the ponies were walking through. Nice circular walk in area via the Church with Arthur Conan Doyles grave. Community shop next to Inn sells lots of good foods and drinks. Evening Food in Inn was nice. Huge breakfast to start the day. Good selection of drinks and buzzing atmosphere for a Tuesday night in the countryside! Plenty of parking and huge beer garden.

Great pub, comfy chairs, friendly staff, terrific beer and wines. The heart of good walks.

Nice and cozy inn, with excellent menu and chefs board.Welcoming staff who cater for your every need,great ale too.Always a pleasant experience.

Lovely, warm and friendly historic pub in the New Forest. We had Sunday lunch here a couple of weeks ago and while the portions were generous and the vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding and roast spuds were delicious, the meat (both the turkey and the beef) was overcooked and reminiscent of school dinner roasts. Service was excellent though. Hopefully you can do something about the meat so it's better the next time we come. Thank you!

Great service, run out of time and we had to be moved for dessert. Food was good and the portions were on the bigger side.

The food was excellent, i had pan fried salmon and the staff were amazing thank you

Picturesque location, well appointed pub, attentive staff - quite pricey but worth the money.

Good technical stop on the route to eat and a good beer. Good atmosphere and service

Great service, good beer, dinner looked good the steak pie was awesome, one of the best ive ever had, Will definitely come back

Had an excellent evening meal here last week. While the food wasn’t Michelin quality, when added to the lively ambiance, super friendly staff, open fire and the feel of a genuine old-style community pub (a lot easier said than done) this is a winner. This part of the New Forest is blessed with decent pubs (like the New Forest Inn) but the Trusty Servant is up there with the best of them. Be careful with parking as it is easy to block a gate or driveway in the pitch darkness that descends on England by four in the afternoon at this time of year. Place is chilled.

My family recently spent a couple of days in the New Forest and fortunately took -up the recommendation of an old friend to spend some time at the Trusty Servant. So glad we did ,as the room was spot-on , the breakfasts and evening meals excellent, and the grazing ponies on the green opposite the pub a lovely New Forest treat !

Nice pub and nice menu. Booked a table but the booking was lost but luckily they had a spare table. I ordered the "big daddy" roast which was about £9 more than the standard ones. You get the same amount of meat just a bit of all 3. So £9 for an extra yorkie and chipolata. All of the meat was dry and didn't even eat it. When the waiter came and cleared the table we said about the meat being dry and not really edible. He just replied "oh, do you want a dessert menu?" Won't be going back. It's a shame because it seemed a nice pub

We had a nice evening family meal here. Decent food. Represented value for money for us.

We ordered a starter which came fine and was nice. Then had to wait 1.5 hours for our main. When we asked about it we were told they plating it up. 20 minutes later it came but was the wrong order. When we mentioned it after the meal they said ordering a starter had messed it up! No apology. The roast was basic. Not freshly made but seemed more like ready made (apart from the potatoes and Yorkshire). Quite basic disappointedly. We won’t be returning

Stayed overnight. Lovely room, dog friendly, staff were friendly and helpful. Fantastic veggie and vegan options at dinner and breakfast! Great coffee. Highly recommended.

Great food and comfortable accommodation

We have popped in here for lunch on two occasions. Both times we have not been disappointed with the service or food. The last time I had the special lunch menu with the Liver & Bacon plus Squid as a starter. All well served and cooked. It's not a large portion and just enough for lunch so not for big eaters. Service was good and desserts to choose from are good.

Visited yesterday, ordered baguette, stale and dry , disappointed as previously food has been really good .

It's was nice family meal, celebration of special birthday. It's was quite noisy near our table, kids running round which took edge of our experience. Food portions were generous indeed and nice choice of options specials.

A lovely pub, the food was very well proportioned and excellent service

Excellent service from staff in all aspects. Plentiful, hot and good quality food. Classic British country pub in decor and atmosphere.

Booked lunch yesterday for 2 people. Table not ready on arrival (booked restaurant online) so offered a table opposite entrance to garden next to service station, busy cold and draughty, declined it and was offered table in bar. Manager sat us down but failed to come back to take order. Sat watching lots of people come in who hadn't booked, go and get seats in garden and order food. We then asked a member of staff if we could order drinks, he took our drinks and food order, still no drinks 20 mins later. Gave up waiting and asked bar staff for drinks. Service was terrible and a 40 minute wait for food (told 20) when you have booked is not acceptable. I had pork medallions, mediocre and partner had smokey burger. Very sloppy and again below standard especially with prices charged. Would have expected much better all round. Advised how disappointed I was and he apologised and reduced bill by 25%. I stated twice I was not complaining to get the bill down and was happy to pay for the meal. Just wanted to let them know why I will never go back. It's a long time since I felt the need to complain but I felt robbed as my first visit was based on reviews which I now can't believe. Finally beware of decking outside bar in back garden as very rotten. Bit of a health and safety issue! Very little parking at pub, not easy to find a space in village.

This place would have got 0 if I could rate it so. Firstly, we ordered a decaf coffee and decaf tea. Out came an instant decaf coffee. The alarm bells should have been ringing then. We ordered two small breakfasts. The photo says it all. A sausage that I imagine was frostbitten when cooked - I couldn't even cut it as it was so overcooked and I could have hammered a nail in with it. It was like it been cooked 3 days ago and reheated. The bacon, you could tell, was once delicious if it hadn't sat on a hot plate for a number of hours. The 'heinz' beans had no sauce and were as dry as old boots and the eggs???? Well, if you like vinegar flavoured eggs, you're on to a winner. I am a fattie and never send food back normally. Today was the first time. I asked for some toast instead and was brought x2 burnt slices of toast - I can only imagine it was toast already cooked for the b&b customers that had been brushed with oil and heated on a griddle. I kept chewing and chewing and couldn't swallow it that well. I had the taste of burnt toast for 2hrs after. Bearing in mind all of the above was for an 8.30am breakfast booking when you'd imagine everything was fresh and delicious. I'm sorry to leave such an awful review, but people need to know the truth.

Lovely village pub restaurant with spacious outdoors and delicious food. Vegan and vegetarian options are available. The mushroom lasagne was to die for.

Nice old country pub. Menu and food were excellent, friendly staff. Large garden with plenty of seating, plus a large area for kids to run around in. No play park though. There is parking, but It could be a problem in the summer. We visited on a lovely warm Wednesday in September and had lunch in the garden. There is an outside entertainment area.

Nice old country pub. Menu and food were excellent, friendly staff. Large garden with plenty of seating, plus a large area for kids to run around in. No play park though. There is parking, but It could be a problem in the summer. We visited on a lovely warm Wednesday in September and had lunch in the garden. There is an outside entertainment area.

Food was excellent but the service was not upto the normal standard which was disappointing

Simply wonderful rooms for staying, and the kitchen creates excellent breakfast after a great night sleep. The dinners we had, on Sunday a roast, were excellent, too. We already booked another stay with them, and are counting the days until we have our vacation.

Food was excellent but the service was not upto the normal standard which was disappointing

Staff are very attentive and friendly. Best Sunday roast (apart from the wife's)

Stayed for a night. Room was large and whilst comfortable the fit out was a bit sparse M. The pub is really well located just off the main road through the New Forest and my room over looked the village green. The staff were helpful and friendly. The pub car park is small but there is plenty of parking in the village. My evening meal was very good and it was nice to have a more extensive menu supplementing the usual pub fayre. Robles for me was breakfast which wasn’t served until 8:30 which is not helpful when staying on business. Also whilst the cooked breakfast was good the buffet was virtually non existent - orange juice and a small selection of cereal.