The White Hart - Cadnam in New Forest

Great for coeliacs and all with allergies

Went for lunch with friends and had booked for 1:30pm with a view to getting back for a carol service by 4pm. On arrival we were told that the table wasn’t ready and so we got a drink. The manager advised us to order our food, which we did, as there was a party of 17 due. We were seated after 15 minutes but it then took nearly my 90 to get our main course (we had skipped starter as we were told that would have taken too long!). The food was nothing special and most had not been cooked to order, so no logic reason for the delay. It then took 30 minutes from ordering to get a dessert (all of which were pre-prepared). So we arrived at 1:30 and got away at 4:15 during which time we were asked if we needed anything just once by the staff. On asking for the bill, they said they would take off the service charge but then forgot to do it. They blamed the poor service on the Christmas rush but the real reason is more likely a mixture of incompetence and greed - taking too many bookings for their staff to deal with.

Excellent dinner menu. Very attentive staff, on hand when needed. We both started with soup, which, sadly, was barely warm but soon rectified.

We had lunch today at the White Hart. Our waitress, Wendy, was excellent. Even when told there was a 30 minute wait for our food, she kept us informed at every stage. Smiling and chatty to just the right level. Wendy is a true asset to your company. See you in the NY - can’t wait to open the envelope!!

Always a go to for lunch with friends. Very busy pub so suggest booking a table.

Arrived at the white Hart today for a meal with a friend, when I got there I waited at the bar to be seated ( I had booked a table) there were 3 people beside the bar BUT none of them exnolaged me and was stood there for a few minutes. Eventually a more mature lady said hello are you being served I said no and she showed me to our table, I asked for a drink and was brought it by a man that just slamed it on the table, the lady came back and took our order and said they were really busy and it could take longer than normal to serve us, but infact it didn't take to long to get our food which was very good, we had the Xmas meal 2 course for £36 for the price it was very good. I am a manager of a pub very much like the white Hart so experienced in hospitality your food is of a very high standard BUT your customer service need to be improved!! And as you know is of the upmost importantcy. 5* to your kitchen staff though.

First visit, but plan to return. Great food and service very friendly

Three of us met up for lunch today. I had the roast turkey Christmas dinner, followed by the Christmas pud. It would not normally be my choice of food, but l was very pleasantly surprised. It was tasty, the choice of vegetables was great. There was extra gravy, which was a bonus, and a lovely cranberry sauce! The pud was light, nutty and absolutely delicious. Well done that chef, AND all the staff. Grand job. Thankyou!

The good news.... This is our second visit here because when we visited a couple of months ago, the food, although a little slow in arriving, was of the highest order one could expect. Comfortable warm surroundings, excellent service from knowledgeable staff, but once again waiting 30 minutes for food to arrive I felt was a little slow. This is the sort of place you go to for a pleasant relaxing meal and time is of little importance. If you are in a hurry, this place is so well run that I am sure a word in the 'appropriate ear' would receive a positive response. The not so good news hence only 3 pips..... I don't care if people do not think I move with the times. I am talking tips or 'voluntary' service charges here. We chose our meals from the website prior to arriving. I did not see any mention of any service charge on any of the pages on screen ( I stand for correction if need be) I was not present at the time of payment but was told that later by my wife that a charge of 12.5% had been added to the bill (an additional 14 quid) It is now becoming common place for establishments to add this "voluntary' payment for something that is supposed to be aimed at promoting good service and is not a right. People "cough' up because they are too embarassed to question it. If establishments were honest, they would tell customers before any orders were placed, that and such and such service charge would be added to the bill as standard and if this was not acceptable, not to add it. The customer can then decide what to add, if anything, when the time comes to pay. Their choice, not the establishments. Next time I come here, the first thing I will request is for the bill to be presented minus the service charge. I will then decide what amount is proportionate for a 'tip'

The Sunday roast was incredible! Best pub roast I’ve had in years. Great and quick service. Lovely, cosy pub.

6 of us popped in yesterday (Saturday) lunchtime having attended a funeral service nearby. We were so lucky that there was one table available for us sit at and have food, as we hadn't booked because we were 'playing it by ear'. I'd checked the reviews and menu the night before and saw that they did lots of gluten free options and got good reviews so suggested it as it was so close and convenient. I had the gluten free fish and chips, which was lovely and a very nice glass of rosé. The others in the group had the BLT, steak sandwich and risotto - all of which were very nice. We did have to wait a while for our food but we were warned about that as they were full, with large party, and we were last to order. That was fine and we enjoyed talking and drinking whilst we waited. Thoroughly recommend and would definitely return if we found ourselves in the area again. Recommend booking in advance for a weekend lunchtime, at least.

What a lovely afternoon. The food was wonderful, the place itself is a lovely but most of all the staff were so helpful and friendly. This was my mother-in-law’s first outing since using a wheelchair and they couldn’t have been more helpful or understanding. The table was well positioned for staying in her wheelchair or transferring to a chair and close to the accessible toilet. The whole Ola e felt very accessible and we’ll definitely be back again. Thanks so much!

What a great pub, excellent food, great choice of drinks. Brilliant staff

Warm enough welcome. Starters were great, vegetarian cheese and potato pie was lovely, steak and ale pie not so.

I can be fussy, but wow this pub is outstanding . We had an absolutely fantastic meal and wonderful service. Each dish we had was outstanding . I would highly recommend The White Horse at Cadnam.

Amazing pub, we went twice in our stay in the New Forest. On Sunday for lunch and on Tuesday for evening meal. The staff both times were amazing - on Sunday we were asked if we had an allergies, which I do - dairy/lactose. I was shown how to scan the menu and it would give me the options I could eat. I had an amazing lunch of butternut squash wellington - really really good. My husband had the burger which he said was brilliant too. On Tuesday evening again I was asked about allergies and I had arancini as a starter and my husband had the pate option - both were lovely and the chutney with the pate was brilliant. We both had steak and the chef made sure mine was dairy free. We will visit this pub as much as we can on our travels. Outstanding staff can't praise them enough - thank you for making my eating experience so easy, your customer service is exemplary. thank you 5*****

Great food and well kept beer. Reasonable value as well

My partner and i booked a table at the White Hart for a recent Sunday lunch and both enjoyed an overall great experience.The staff were very friendly and the atmosphere was great.I had a roast shoulder of lamb and my partner had the roast pork.Despite being slightly mode expensive compared to other chains,it was well worth it as the food quality and taste was outstanding! I can’t recommend this pub enough and we will certainly be visiting again in the near future.

A little gem of a pub. We called in and found that it was game week. I had the crab and prawn cocktail followed by the mushroom arranchini with pigeon breast which was a starter but I it’s a portion of vegetables was what I fancied. My other half had the pate followed by loin of venison. I managed the apple and blackcurrant crumble tart with other blackcurrant sorbet. All the food was delicious and the service was excellent too. I can see why this pub was so busy on a Thursday night.

We had a fantastic dinner this evening with Debs serving at table. REALLY good, hot food, pudding was superb. Thank you.

Had a great Sunday roast. Would have been 5 stars if there were more roast potatoes

Fabulous food! Way above average and great value too. Dining experience is relaxed, informal and would suit any occasion

Popped in for a pre theatre dinner . What a great surprise ! Exciting menu which didn’t disappoint ! Very good attentive service , good selection of wines at a reasonable price … would highly recommend a visit . Planning on going back for a birthday celebration .

Lovely place to visit in a sunny day. Proper friendly helpful staff too.

We had another wonderful experience at a Brunning & Price venue.An amazing place, with old world charm, wonderful food & exceptional service. We will certainly be back!

Absolutely amazing meal and perfect service. Thank you all x

Reasonable price, service was quick and friendly. Food was presented beautifully. I had a fish pie for my lunch time visit. It was very busy and obviously popular. The reason I gave a 4 rating was totally on the fact the place had no atmosphere. I would definitely go for lunch again.

A lovely place with a nice choice of food which was served admirably. The dishes we chose were sea based, mushroom risotto and steak and ale pie. All highly recommended

Thank you so much to Bunny for being an amazing waitress. The food was unbelievable, so many gluten free options for me to choose from. We will be back, table 11!

Lovely country pub in a great setting with huge garden and play area. The food is extremely high quality and delicious which is reflected in the price. But you won't be disappointed. My toddler loved the fish and chips, I loved the pigeon breast even more!

Have visited a few times recently. Meals and service have been consistently good!

Absolutely delicious roast lunch today . Everything was beautifully home cooked . Good selection of vegetables and plenty of meat and a whole jug of delicious hot gravy! The cauliflower cheese arrived bubbling and delicious in its own dish, we ended up taking half home as it was too good to leave !

Couldn't fault it! Beautiful location, lovely food, Mushroom risotto was gorgeous, followed with mini waffle, also delicious! VERY attentive staff who were very switched on to allergies. Highly recommended

Visited late afternoon before the teatime rush came in the restaurant, we waited so long for a waitress came to take a drink order, she had no interaction with us what so ever. So we then placed our order for food which came and was ok, my wife ordered a glass of wine to have with her meal but this never arrived. Overall experience was very poor down to the service or lack of service.

A nice pub, the food was great, atmosphere was good, very friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely revisit.

Lovely place to meet up and eat with friends, very nice experience.

Beautiful setting, a really interesting menu, well cooked food but the star of the show was our server Deb's, she made our visit very special. Roy and Annie

Lasagne chips and cheesey garlic bread experts

We rushed in late on our way home from a week away and had a great experience. Excellent food and lovely staff

Amazing quality food and friendly professional service by Debs who managed the needs of a large party in the same room whilst making us feel welcome and well looked after. Highly recommend this pub as more than just an ‘in passing’ place to eat and spend time

Steak sandwich was one of the best. Table service friendly and polite. Looking around at other people's food it seemed to be of the highest quality. Congrats to the chef.

DELICIOUS! We enjoy our food but this was the best pub food we've had in a long while! Even the kids loved it. We had the chicken and ham pie, salmon fish cakes, kids macaroni cheese and puddings, I have now eaten too much as it was so good! There is a large outside space with a small playground which is ideal for families.

Brilliant pub. Beautiful inside and out with lovely flowers. Friendly greeting with a wide choice of food and drinks. Dog friendly. Great meal too. We were told there was a 45 min wait on food but it arrived in less than 20 mins. Nice play area for the kids with deck chairs and plenty of family seating. Couldn’t fault it!!

Lovely pub/restaurant, the staff were perfect. Our waitress Stacey was wonderful. My only very slight negative would be that we couldn't open the windows and the fish pie was a bit too dry, the sauce was delicious but for me more sauce would be better. It was served with the fish and mash presented in a ring with the sauce on the side which looked beautiful but did leave the fish a little dry and hard to eat. The addition of water bowls for dogs is a fantastic idea and most welcome. Would very much recommend. Also had a very large garden with plenty of space for children to play and an overflow car park. Ideal.

Not enough staff very busy! Order taken wrong,food average and we waited far to long for meal with no one coming to ask for drinks during wait ! Told off when going to bar to try and get drinks ! Spent over £300 so left disappointed!

We were at the new forest and looked for a place to grab a late meal (at around 6pm on a bank holiday Monday), most of the pubs we’ve gone too were closed which was lucky as it led us to the White Hart which was quite good The pub as a large area outside with swings which is nice for the little ones The food was better than you would expect from your regular pub - my burger was nice and juicy Service wise, it was the good old - order from the counter and it’ll be served to the table so no table service (at least when we have been there) It’s also located near main roads from which it’s easy to leave and head out of the new forest, it was perfect for us as we could have a nice meal, skip most of the traffic and head out

Amazing food (chicken burger) and nice garden!

What a lovely pub! It was very busy, but didn't wait too long for food, which was all good. My son liked the garden.

Overall, it was just a bit average. The food was nice enough but didn’t blow us away (the halloumi was pretty good though), and the service and atmosphere was alright. We did enjoy the wall art though.

This pub has the most welcoming staff. We had taken a long time to get to the pub because of traffic chaos in Lyndhurst and we were meeting friends for lunch. We arrived before them and ordered drinks and our meal. The bar girl was very helpful indeed. Our meal came promptly and was delicious. Well done. We'll be back again.

We had a table booked, but when we turned up we were told food would be a 35 to 45 min wait, and to be fair it was a very busy summer Friday night, the queue for the bar was out of the door, although it cleared quickly. Then they surprised us by serving the starter in less than 15 minutes after we ordered, and main course equally quick, maybe they were managing our expectations! :-D They're obviously a very popular pub when the sun is shining, with a lot of garden tables. The crispy beef was excellent, we only in the area for one night, but would definitely eat here again.

Such a lovely place to come and get lunch /dinner with friends or family. They have a lovely spacious garden and some playing equipment for the kids to enjoy. They also have a lovely Tractor in the garden which you can sit on and enjoy. :) The food was tasty and definitely worth coming for! They also do a wide range of gluten free options which was very good for myself. They also have a kids menu and have good options and the portion sizes are good. I would recommend visiting! ☺️

Excellent menu, great drinks selection and lovely out door setting area.

Came here yesterday. Very nice pub in the summer. The kids loved the tractor in the garden. We ate outside, I had fish and chips which were very good for pub standard. For families, it's great. If you're into your craft beer, I would give it a miss

Delicious meal after very hot day. Staff so busy but very amenable.. great service ...

Fantastic pub. Great food, lovely garden with climbing frame and to keep kids entertained and best of all; incredible service. Best hospitality I’ve received in a long time. Thank you!

Really enjoyable afternoon the pub. We stopped for a quick drink and bite to eat. Welcomed by friendly staff, lovely big beer garden and dog friendly. Food was delicious and plenty of good beer and cider on tap… happily return x

This was our third attempt trying to get a Sunday roast around 5pm, after two other local pubs had just stopped serving them. So glad we ended up here, the Sunday roasts were absolutely banging. Including proper roast potatoes and really delicious gravy - maybe the two most important components. Staff were friendly, helpful and on it. Hope to stop again because the general menu looks really good too.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the White Hart! We booked here for an evening meal this week and wasn’t disappointed. I am Coeliac and managed to have a three course meal with plenty of GF options! Which is a delightful change from the normal salad option when dining out as a Coeliac!

So at £30 for a beef or lamb lunch ( including 1/2 a cauliflower cheese side ) you expect perfection. In fact we all agreed this is the most expensive Sunday lunch pub we had ever seen or had! ( and we’ve been to lots! ) Lamb was nice but one had to be returned as too much bone and fat. Replaced with sirloin beef which was very good. Pink and well seasoned. Cauliflower Cheese was nice as was the snip purée. Gravy was very good! Veg was average and the yorkies were yuk - soft and stodgy not good at all. Service was very slow from start to finish. And you get that basic error of no mint / horse radish sauces offered at the beginning so we have to ask for it and wait 5 minutes for it to arrive whilst your food goes cold. Drinks were also expensive. £14 ish for a large glass of average red. So it was over £180 ish for 4 people - 1 plate of food each, 2 sides, 1 drink each and 2 soft drinks. No starters, desserts or coffee. Service charge added without permission, always cheeky and a bit naughty when it’s so poor. Was Sunday lunch at the White Hart worth it? Probably not.

A little more expensive than other pubs in the area, but good efficient service from all of the staff and the food was first class.

Amazing food and service, wow I was blown away by the food fish pie presentation was amazing and tasted so good, lamb rosemary pie was so tender, I had the Goan curry with coconut rice ..the starter was the crab and the flavours were great !!! Fully recommend. Bar staff and waiting staff couldn’t do enough ..

The food was excellent I love it I would recommend it the staff was friendly

Another great visit to The White Hart. The lady that served us, Debs, was new and asked us to be nice but we instantly warmed to her and in honesty wouldn’t have known she was new had she not mentioned it. Friendly, chatty and she looked after us throughout, although in honesty all the staff we have ever dealt with here are great. Crispy beef salad for two please Wickes was lovely. Trying to be good I did forego the pudding, which I don’t normally do, but 10 days upcoming in BBQ centre of the USA made me hold fast!!! Got two more voucher for money off our next visit so no doubt we will be back soon. Well done Debs, a great addition to the team and well done to the rest of the team too. The only thing negative thing I would say is that they put a 12.5% service charge on the bill (which is fine) but then the card machine asks if you want to add a tip with I think the minimum being 10%. I’m all for tipping and will always recognise good service but if you miss there’s a service charge on the bill and add another 10% on that starts using excessive. I’d rather leave a cash tip for the staff or have it as a service charge on the bill but not both. Other than that service as usual!! Well done.

Took my granddaughter few evenings ago she really enjoyed the cod and chips but was annoyed with herself for not asking for garden peas instead of mushy. I had the sea bass and fennel it was amazing thank you

A lovely find whilst looking for a pub for lunch. Excellent welcome, nice variety of dishes on the menu, reasonably priced.

Good food and good drinks selection. Location is good and service is amazing. If only they could serve Guinness the right way, it would have been 5 stars. But food is good and it's got a nice buzz to it. Lots of space and outdoor seating too. Family friendly.

Great food and friendly service. Garden lovely

Stopped for a quick bite late lunch. Good food and ale.

Really lovely pub with great and friendly service from the moment we arrived. We visited the White Harts sister pub recently to discover that their brand are the first pub chain to recognise and affiliate themselves with the coeliac society providing a vast option of delicious food for people who cannot eat gluten. Excellent. We had the beef Arancini to start - it was amazing & the Crab salad with a beautiful sauce, we could’ve eaten a bucket of that sauce! Mains were beef feather with truffle mash and drinks we both had mocktails as we don’t drink. Everything was cooked and prepared to perfection. We will be back for sure and have told our friends & family to check it out for themselves

Stopped off for lunch. Food, service and drinks were excellent. Food was cooked to order, and although it took a while, it was worth every second. We will return

Great setting but seriously mediocre (and overpriced) Sunday roast.

Fish and chips overpriced and not great. Batter oily and mushy peas oooh.

They charge more for the outside “bbq’ burger when the exact same thing on the inside menu was cheaper ! We made a trip down for the beer festival, We won’t be making the visit again, poorly managed, stop the so called BBQ food early (it’s not an actual BBQ same grills as they use in the kitchen) The ques for drinks were terrible, the music was worse I would class this as more of a garden party than a beer festival to be honest. You ask the staff a question and they didn’t know the answer (what time the food inside was stopping) the response I got was in a very sarcastic manner “I have no idea” this member of staff is on the website photo so not likely to be temp just for festival. Thank god it wasn’t chargeable to go. We unfortunately wouldn’t attend again. It was a shame as we made a special trip down for this as recommended by friends - we actually went and ate at another pub down the road. Maybe some staff training. Better organisation and bands who can reasonable sing a mixture of music. The end on Saturday night was crap from bad band to rave music then suddenly the music stopped and that was it no announcement or Anything quite a strange finish compared to other events we have been too. Would have given 3 stars but due to the fact of charging different prices for the same products from a business owners point a view (don’t get caught should not have had the other menus on offer)

A lovely country pub on the edge of the New Forest, plenty of parking & lots of outdoor seating

Having visited several other pubs in the chain numerous times we came with high expectations. The internal layout is not great but I hear that there's going to be a refurbishment. The starters were good. There was a long wait between them and the main course. When they arrived we were disappointed. My pie was small, mostly thick pastry and very little filling, the pile of cabbage was lukewarm at best. The fish and chips were average, lots of batter and cold mushy peas. Icecreams for pudding were not exactly generous in nature. The bill arrived quickly with the 12.5% service charge added which I personally don't agree with, I nearly always tip , we're not in America. Nothing was said at the time as I didn't want to make a fuss Infront of family while celebrating a birthday. We're not going to be rushing back and I do hope that this is not an indication of a lowering of standards across the whole chain.

After reading other reviews I think we may have just been unlucky when we visited. However on this occasion the waiting staff were generally unfriendly, and smiles were in short supply. Thankfully the lady running the bar was more amiable. I cannot speak for my companions food, but mine was definitely over cooked.

the workers were all so lovely and did a good job at cooking the food

A fantastic pub serving fantastic food. Was amazed on the selection of gluten free meals, best I've ever seen including a gluten free alcohol free beer on tap, made my day (for someone that can't drink alcohol)!

In a nutshell it just felt like over priced pub grub, the food was edible but nothing special in my opinion. We were a big party who had pre booked, but I felt like we were seen as an inconvenience so didn't get the best service. The atmosphere and décor of the pub was lovely, so I would possibly like to go again in the future. Check the price list before you order a drink.. £5.60 for a pint of shandy is daylight robbery!

I went here on 2/6/24 it was a busy Sunday afternoon and because they were short of bar staff, we were queuing out of the door. The bar was literally half full of dirty glasses waiting to be washed.I was served a diet coke which tasted of chlorine and was then told that possibly the syrup had gone off and I was given a bottle instead. Upon leaving I popped to the toilets and found toilet roll and empty rolls everywhere, obviously these had not been checked all day. They were obviously short staffed and everything had just got neglected.

Always excellent food, good service and a lovely spot

Absolutely LOVE this place. The food is just wonderful. The staff / owners are perfect hosts, know all about the dishes and cater to any requirements. The place itself is lovely and the atmosphere is charming. We come by this area monthly and we have started coming here on our way through to the motorway. Just can't fault it.

Tasty lunch in lovely surrounding. Thanks 👍

We are spoilt with both "local" and "good" pubs here. We particularly like the White Hart's menu but it's a sunny day/early evening pub for us as they have a nice selection of outdoor seating. The sun drops behind the trees quite quickly so pick your time and table carefully to maximise the sun!! Food has always been good. We love the crispy beef salad. Add some fries or chips and you almost walk away feeling like you've had a REALLY GOOD but healthy dinner. Desserts are good to. Give it a try. You won't regret it 👍🏻

Great place with great food and helpful staff Visited here for dinner with friends and our dogs the place was busy. However the service and food was excellent they welcomed the dogs and we had a great experience, we will definitely visit again when we are in the area

Lovely freshly made food! We had fish & chips and chicken and mushroom pie - both were lovely. Friendly staff too

Had a lovely meal . Staff pleasant . Lovely forest pub

Decent selection of beers and wines. Good sized beer garden.

Service was very friendly, attentive and welcoming. Well done to our server.

Quality pub in the New Forest with large garden. Food was excellent. Tried the Lamb roast which was delicious.

We have been meaning to have food here for ages. Today we took my mother in law for lunch. It did not disappoint! We all had a starter, the presentation was lovely as was the food and portion! I had the chilli squid which was delicious. The gentleman which took our order was really helpful and also great at recommending items, I then had the chicken and gnocchi with mushrooms which was so tasty! The pub has recently I believe had a paint job on the outside and has got new benches outside this year and looks great. Also a big plus point the ladies loo has a decent hand dryer!!! Also like to add it's nice to see places with products for ladies in the loo should they need it! Which The White Hart has done. All in all a wonderful way to spend a few hours eating good food and drinks chatting with family and friends.

I am not the type to do reviews and this was a random stop off on a passing journey from the Isle of Wight. Stopped off for lunch, I had the 7oz steak rare of which was absolutely phenomenal, and very filling, with the garlic bread. My wife had the quiche gluten free, and thought it was delicious, and extremely filling considering it was a “lite bite” The atmosphere is calm, relaxing and comfortable, the staff are polite, welcoming and very professional. The building itself and garden is beautiful. Very glad we stopped, and will definitely be stopping here again if we are ever passing.

We didn't eat but it was lovely. Staff were busy but still friendly pub was lovely garden was well kept and although busy tables were clean and cleared effiently.Will definitely go again to try food next time.

Menu is a little different, if a bit pricey. Food is good and service friendly

Just come across this place on my travals. It's a really nice pub lovely garden and service.

We are regulars for food here, always clear every plate, fabulous quality and excellent service. They cater very well for allergens too

Lovely pub on the edge of the new forest. Good quality food . I will go again

Allergen aware and great service! Food was amazing. We both had the crispy beef salad which was fresh and tasty, I'd highly recommend it. My gluten intolerance wasn't a problem here. I can see this place getting very busy in summer. We'll be back for sure

Nice pub on the edge of Cadnam easy reach from the motorway. Good service and a good range of meals, dogs welcome and a large outside area too.