The best restaurants serving British food in Lyndhurst New Forest South East

We (two couples) visited this wonderful gem at lunchtime on 27th August. Our friends live in the area and had visited this fish and chip shop before and had highly recommended the quality of the food. All four of us ordered fish and chips and we all agreed that the quality of the meals was first class together with the service that we received. The proprietor, who performs the cooking, was very pleasant, amenable and friendly. We would certainly make a point of visiting this establishment whenever we are next in the area.

This is a fantastic place to visit for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The staff are always very friendly and welcoming and the food is delicious. I have visited a few times and have never once been disappointed.

Amazing breakfast and service. Brilliant value for money, very friendly staff. Can’t fault them!! Will definitely be back. Dogs also welcome which is lovely

We stopped for lunch during a busy summer weekday and had a pleasant lunch and which provided good value for money. Despite being busy the service was efficient and we didn't face too long a wait for our food. There is a good range of food options on the menu with an option to add extras onto some dishes and a good selection of deserts available.

After passing this place numerous times over the years, I had the opportunity to visit today, I had a milkshake and pancakes with peanut butter and banana, absolutely delicious, I was the only diner and unfortunately today was their last day of trading, I'm so glad I finally got a visit in, such a shame it's closing tbh, very good food/service at a reasonable price

First time back at The Oak for ages - as we're relatively local, I can't imagine why we haven't been for a while as we had a great evening. Friendly, welcoming and fun team, cosy atmosphere and great food. It won't be long before we're back!

Both Burger and Steak are well priced and presented.

Went for Sunday lunch. It was telling that the pub was advertising for cooks, the roast was OK but the gravy tasted like they had gone a bit heavy on the bisto. Service was OK, but you had to order from the bar.

Lovely friendly pub even though they were very busy...well done

It's always clean and tidy in Costas Lyndhurst. The staff are very nice too.

Great beers, good music,always made welcome !!

Nice locally sourced produce and friendly staff. There is a choice between the main menu and the classic menu which you don't see on the website, the pies are amazing.

Truly awful - and no suitable toilets. The food we were served was below average, the coffees were unfortunately not good at all. The service from the woman running the cafe was disgraceful. She seemed off from the outset, and was downright rude in the end after one of our group was reduced to tears by her behaviour. Most importantly the toilet was not suitable for visitors to use, you have to squeeze through the kitchen which is open to the seating area to get to the toilet, which is extremely close to where food is being prepared and completely inaccessible for anyone with mobility issues. The toilet door did not shut, so the woman who runs the cafe had to slam shut another door in order for there to be any privacy (and any level of hygiene), which then resulted in one of our party being trapped inside the toilet unable to get out. When another member of our party was eventually able to force the door open from the outside and the person who was trapped was understandably shaken at the experience, the women running the cafe had the nerve to tell her to calm down, and then denied having said anything at all. All in all it was a horrendous experience, no redeeming features - this unfortunate situation could have been helped with a kind manner but instead was made much worse. Avoid. We will be making a formal complaint to the food standards agency. A bizarre and upsetting experience!

Excellent service & great food. The food was amazing, well timed and presented beautifully. The staff were attentive but not over bearing. Overall a fantastic experience & I would recommend.