The best restaurants in Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh New Forest South East

My late wife and I used to eat here regularly and our favourite was the pie of the day. Freshly cooked i a large tray and a portion was about 3 inches by 3 inches and about 2 inches high. Went there recently with my son and we both had pie of the day. What arrived was what looked like a commercially made pie sat on a small amount of mashed potato and some green vegetables. The only good thing was that there was a reasonable amount of beef in the pie.

Went for a roast dinner It was fab, meat was perfect roast spuds lovely and crispy, good selection of perfectly cooked veg. Pub tidy, staff lovely smiley chatty and helpful especially Tyler who came to check on us he is always smiling & helpful. We will be going again very soon & I would tell anyone to wants a good roast to have a trip here.

I have used this pub occasionally for years. Had some very good times there and always enjoyed the real pub feel. Unfortunately this time, wow, what a difference. I had my go to meal of gammon, it was OK and that's not what I normally say after I've eaten there. Don't know what happening but would not recommend this place based on that. My friend had prawn tagliatelle main served very poorly in a pudding bowl. Sorry that's not acceptable. Half a dozen prawns and some pasta at £18 was very poor.

Great food,well cooked and good choice. Staff friendly and helpful. Such a treat not having to cook and wash up! Always have specials at reasonable prices.

Normally, I use another McDonald's but as I was in need of nourishment I came her. It was an upsetting experience as my food was not hot and bits were wrong. I called my friend Tarquin and he suggested I ask for a refund. I did this and later we met in our usual McDonald's where the food was delicious and hot.

We arrived for lunch and weren’t sure which way to enter the restaurant. There is a front door but no sign or anything intimating it was the main entrance or whether it was the door for the hotel or the restaurant or both; so we opted for the side gate but still weren’t sure if we were going the correct way. Still not sure whether we had entered the restaurant via the correct route we were seated quickly and my young daughter needed the bathroom: we went to the bathroom leaving my partner at the table and by the time we came back there were still no menus on the table. I did wonder if it was the start of things to come. However, thankfully, I was wrong. Everything after that was seamless. Service was good and food was great. My partner had the burger, I had eggs Benedict and my daughter had pizza. My only personal preference with the eggs Benedict would be to have a thick slice of ham, but as I say, that’s my personal preference. All the food was good quality. We liked the seating arrangements too; tables weren’t squeezed in and there was plenty of space between tables. We’ve already recommended this place to friends and family and will return ourselves in the area.

Brought my mother in-law to look at plants and have a spot of lunch as Debbie's have a cafe. We sat down around 12.30 so just at the start of lunch and went to counter to order food and drinks. Well we encountered a young man with very limited service experience and not very helpful. We started to order and then quickly told only 2 portions of soup left and 1 jacket potato and it was only 12.30. well the food came out quick but sadly I had to send my Cheese and Beans jacket back as the beans were lukewarm. When the food was brought back there was no apology and just handed to me. As a manager in the hospitality industry I was not impressed and to top it of the bottle of Mayo was incorrectly dated as per EHO and product guidelines. I would avoid eating here.