The best restaurants serving French food in Brockenhurst and Forest South East New Forest South East

Extremely disappointed by the food here. The only upside was excellent coffee and friendly staff. My spouse and I ordered the French onion soup & garlic prawns. The soup was weirdly thin and tasteless, and the prawns were simply inedible, with a sauce tasting of raw garlic and a chemical tang. We were out to celebrate my spouse's birthday, but neither of us managed more than a few bites before we chose to leave and go elsewhere, something neither of us have ever done before! We ended up at the Thai restaurant, also attached to Carey Manor, which we highly recommend.