The best restaurants serving British food in South East

Great village pub, well run by owners and full of friendly sociable people.

Nipped in for Sunday lunch, going for the pie & pint deal. Excellent home made proper food, excellent pint of TEA. Excellent service. Five star. ps: excellently kept real ale

Normally the food is great here but not sure what happened. It started off with my drink glass which had lipstick on, then the food we ordered; well the chef over cooked the salmon and the potatoes were terrible and over cooked. The veg was undercooked and so hard practically raw with the cabbage stringy and chewy. The whole plate was dripping in butter fat and there was a long hair. I was repulsed I was going to say something but my friend stopped me. My mate had duck so rare that blood was evident and even he couldn't eat it over the layers of rocket salad. We made a trip especially to eat here all I can say it was awful.

Lovely roast in a nice country pub setting. If you are lucky enough to see (and hear) some of the locals assemble with musical instruments then win win. Would go again.

Fleur De Lys came recommended by our AirBnB host and it did not disappoint! The food was impeccable and the service all round was fantastic. Not rushed, just enough time between courses and the right level of attention from the young waiter. The best food my wife and I have had in a while. If you're in the New Forest you need to try this place. Great job Steve and the team. Looking forward to coming back

Lovely restaurant fantastic staff food was amazing

Great menu lovely carvery and dessert trolley to die for x

Nice little pub, had one of their sandwiches which was very good as was the dessert. Friendly staff, what more would you want. Car park is small but there is space in the church car park next door.

I asked my waitress if I could take some of the food home with me and she slammed her fists down on the table and said NO! Does anyone know why she might have done this

Absolute rip off. Went for sunday lunch £25.50 per head. All the vegetables were raw and just boiled. The beef had a ton of grissle and fat. Cauliflower cheese miniscule portion £2.50. It's cheaper to have a sunday roast in kensington which is cooked properly. The location is amazing. Wonderful seating areas. We complained and were given a few £s off the bill.

Dear Masons Team, I’m writing to express my disappointment following a visit to your restaurant last night (Friday), where we dined as a group of six to celebrate a birthday. Unfortunately, the experience fell significantly short of expectations on multiple fronts, both in terms of food quality and service. To begin with, we ordered the tart, which we were told was unavailable — not an issue on its own, but the beginning of a string of letdowns. The fish and chips arrived with the fish visibly burnt. When I raised this with a member of staff, rather than replacing the dish or offering an apology, the response I received was: “Is it edible?” — not exactly the standard of customer service one would hope for. When I asked for clarification about the “half a kilo pot of prawns,” I was met with a dismissive and sarcastic tone from a waiter who thought he was being amusing, telling me they were “half peeled.” When the dish arrived, none of the prawns were peeled — neither fully nor partially. I sent the dish back and, to your credit, was offered a prawn cocktail as a replacement. The liver dish arrived cut into small pieces resembling bacon lardons — unexpected and unappealing in presentation. The half chicken served was far smaller than what one would reasonably expect for a dish described that way. The Caesar salad at £10 was underwhelming, consisting of little more than a small plate of lettuce. And the so-called bowl of chips? A plate with perhaps a dozen chips on it, if that. While I understand that it was a busy Friday evening over the Easter weekend, the service was noticeably slow, and overall the meal was a major letdown. I do appreciate that a bottle of wine was offered as a gesture, but this was cold comfort when most of the meals were either poorly executed or not as described. This was meant to be a celebratory evening, and instead it became an exercise in frustration. Sadly, we won’t be returning, and I felt it important to provide honest feedback so that you’re aware of how this experience was received. Kind regards, [Your Full Name] [Optional: Contact

Amazing food and service, a couple of the prices left a bitter taste. The food was very excellent, we enjoyed every course and savoured over the three hours we were served by the excellent and knowledgeable staff. The food was priced OK however £8 for an espresso and £6.50 for still water was a bit outrageous. Our meal for two people was £640 which was too much even for the excellent food. It would be interesting to know how this is shared out.

We visited the Windmill yesterday for our first time for Sunday lunch. Lovely clean country pub, nice decor. Lovely friendly and attentive staff. I had roast beef which was beautiful, great roast potatoes, and nice to have the veg on the side, finished off with sticky toffee pudding. We all really enjoyed it and will be back again.

Small kitchen so be prepared for a wait for large groups 15+, especially if you haven't preordered. Food was amazing. Every dish that came out I had FOMO about.

We called in for supper on our way to where we were staying for the night. The pub was small and quiet, but friendly. The one staff member on duty was lovely and made sure we had everything we needed. We only had burgers but they were well cooked and fresh and the chips were amazing!