The best restaurants in Bashley New Forest South East

Each year a small group of us meet for a Christmas lunch. This year I saw leaflets advertising a Christmas meal at The Potting shed so we decided to book. From the minute we arrived we felt like royalty. The lovely lady who I think is called Andrea, greeted us with a big smile. The staff were very attentive, getting us drinks and delivering our pre ordered meal in a timely and efficient manner. We were not rushed at all . It was lively to have crackers on the table each containing a little tree decoration to bring home with us. We will definitely be returning very soon.

We visited recently for a mid-morning pick me up and were not disappointed! There were several gluten free cake options and I opted for the coffee cake. WOW - such a light sponge that didn't fall apart and the flavour was fantastic. I can't wait to go back again soon 😊🤩

Very nice holiday park , beautiful amenities, even gym and swimming pool. I was there visiting with some friends and we tried to eat , food was horrible , but staff serving trying their best , we waited more than 30 minutes just for some drinks too. It must not be something that happened every day , but they ruined our meal time and definitely was absolutely a ripoff, never had anything like this expensive but also bad serving and food was not even ok , for all of us , not only me .

I live locally and have eaten and had drinks at the Rising Sun a few times since it was taken over by Fullers. The food is ok. It's so much better than it was prior to takeover but comes with a hefty price tag. In my opinion the quality of the food does not match the cost. I had the 2 course lunch recently: the terrine was tasty but the bread had not been toasted properly. The main course of beef Ragu and pasta was really disappointing. It was a bit of a sloppy mess and not worth the cost at all. The steak I had on another visit was good but for the same cost I'd get better elsewhere. Drinks are pretty good and a decent choice. Again, approximately £7-8 for a pint seems ridiculously high. Service is generally good. The atmosphere is ok and fairly good at weekends. Overall I don't think I could recommend the Rising Sun. If you want good food, good drinks or good atmosphere then there are other better pubs and restaurants locally. One positive is it has a good garden and play area for kids.

Visited today, staff very welcoming. Cooked breakfast was very good, love that you also get marmalade with 2 rounds of toast with it as well. They had other breakfast options on their specials board too. Good value for money. Would certainly visit again. Thankyou.

Had a lovely family meal . Didn't book and was greeted with a big warm smile from I think his name was shaun? . Had there set menu very good value and very tasty food .