The best restaurants in Boldre and Sway New Forest South East

Fantastic stay, the grounds were well kept and peaceful. Our rooms were clean and spacious, The breakfasts delicious with a wide choice available. Staff were helpful and informative. Both pools were delightful and although a little cool the children had a great time. Dinners were delicious my only wish was a wider choice for those who stay a week or more. We look forward to returning in the future.

We ate here whilst staying in the area for a few days. Between us we had gammon, burger and local sausages with mash. The food was delicious, generous portions and great value for money. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the venue was cosy and tastefully decorated. We can’t recommend The Ferryman highly enough and would definitely visit again when in the area.

Absolutely love the food here. The chef Jason is a master class chef! He always whips something up that makes me super happy - and I'm vegan

Lovely village pub staff helpful and friendly had a lovely time there

Great place with great food to share with family and friends and also great nights when concerts are playing.

Great roast dinner on Sundays. Good menu and drinks menu for the rest of the week.

Angie is a wonderful host. She makes the difference between a place to visit and a place one wishes to return to. Lovely rooms, which are warm and well laid out with very good toiletries. Good local walks and good local pubs. The breakfast was noteworthy - hot, tasty and well served.

Thank you soo much to Andy and Kate for hosting our wake today. Food was wonderful, a great selection and great value for money. Would definitely recommend this place for a wake.

Visited today for the Christmas menu. What a fantastic meal. Quite honestly the best and most perfectly cooked Xmas dinner I’ve had in many a year. The service was superb too and so friendly. Loved every moment.

When we arrived we were taken to our table,there was no room to move , they had crammed the tables so close together that you couldn’t get out of your chair. We asked for a table with some room as we had a pushchair with us, but no. After an hour waiting a staff member came to take our order, not a lot of choice , some of us had the trio of roast, sounded lovely, when the dinner turned up it was disappointing, the stuffing didn’t taste or look very nice and as for the veg well, not the usual Sunday veg, it turned up in a small dish for 3 of us , there was red cabbage , courgette and carrots. The puddings not nice either, waffles hard you couldn’t cut , cheesecake which tasted like it had loads of gelatine in, and the treacle sponge pudding usually is a light brown colour,well it was almost black and tasted of black treacle, not nice. We didn’t have coffee, wasn’t asked. Staff not friendly , never asked if we wanted any more drinks, if our dinner was ok, we had to keep calling them over. Wouldn’t go back .

The place got everything right for a family lunch out. roasts were good portion, delicious food, great friendly service and the toilets were clean!

My friends and I visited on a Sunday afternoon from out of town at a local’s recommendation. I loved the atmosphere - lots of plants, lots of seating. There weren’t many customers, so it wasn’t loud. We were hoping for afternoon tea, but sadly it is not available on Sundays. Some of us got the Sunday Roasts instead. More in our party (of 10) would have liked to try the Sunday Roast, but they only sold it to some of us due to limited staff & presumably limited ingredients. The rest ordered sandwiches. I’m sorry to say I was not impressed with the starter or main course (the meat, potatoes and vegetables were a bit dry), but I did enjoy the crème brûlée for dessert. Afterward, we visited a gin distillery around the corner. They allowed us samples, and I was impressed with the flavor and smoothness.

What a brilliant pub! A beautiful part of the New Forest.. Stunning inside and outside. Easy to park. Delicious food. Generous portions. Great prices for food and drinks. Dog friendly. Excellent staff. Going back tonight for food and Christmas carols.

Exceeded our expectations, friendly staff in a wonderful setting, matched with quality food. Highly recommended 👌

Always good food never been disappointed well recommended if in the area