The best restaurants in Hordle New Forest South East

Lovely cafe for a coffee and cake with my mum

We went for Dinner on August 26th (Bank Holiday). There was no atmosphere and the Restaurant was less than half full. We were asked if we had booked and told that the kitchen was closing early, it was only 6.30pm!! There was music in the Bar and outside although nobody was in either but none audible in the Restaurant. The staff seemed to be untrained and unprofessional and not at all welcoming. Some training is definitely needed. This used to be an excellent food Pub such a shame to see it has gone so down hill.

Staff friendly but breakfast arrived on dangerously over hot plates & bacon was so overdone. I like well done bacon but would have been embarrassed to dish this up & charge for it if I’d been the chef. Shame as their food prices aren’t too bad.

We have been to this restaurant a few years ag, when the meals and service were excellent. We knew it had changed hands and I think it has had two owners since we were there. Arrived at lunch time, not having booked - to be met with - “not booked?”. So we were shown to an area of the pub which had been reserved, really for local people who were chatting and having a drink. Unfortunately we had been asked for our drinks order and given our order, before a further 6 people came in and joined the large table. We were the only ones in this area eating and on the next table was a printer, being used for the first 15 minutes - it was really like an office. If we had been told that the area we were being placed was mainly for people meeting and having a drink, plus the restaurant area was fully booked, then we could have decided whether to stay. Given that scenario, we would not have stayed. The meal was adequate and we could not complain, but the ambience and service, from our perspective was below expectation. What a pity, this was once one of our main eating places, as we are local to the area.

Food good, staff friendly ,pub run down bad as it is part of a Premier Inn

Can't believe our local is closing. There is nowhere else to go that doesn't require driving. Such a shame. Its always busy there and the food is very good.