Seashells in New Forest

Lovely views over Southampton water. Friendly, accommodating staff, and great food. Reasonably priced for this level of cuisine.

Friendly service and I must say the food was fabulous. Great views too. A real gem. Highly recommend. James and Susan from London 😋👍

A quick lunch with my mother. I had the lasagne with garlic bread which was meaty, cheesey and tasty. Mum had the brie and bacon omelet which she said was very tasty and light. We have eaten here a few times and it has always been high quality and tasty.

We are new to the area but had heard good things about this restaurant from local forums.We had a table by the window.. was a lovely day and the views amazing.Staff were attentive, happy and helpful. Advice on portion size accurate.We had lunch with starters, a main and drinks. The lamb shoulder was very soft, the pork loin was tender, with fresh seasonal veg. Portion size ample for a normal sized appetite.The menu had a variety of options with one of us choosing a chiabatta sandwich rather than a full meal...again very tasty and a good amount of smoked salmon and crayfish along with a portion of chips..All in all a lovely lunch and a venue i would visit again and take friends and family to

Why would anyone give more then 3 starts to this place? Don't get me wrong, there is technically nothing wrong with the place but it's just OK... Location? Really bad on the first floor. Decoration? Early 80's and hasn't changed since.. View? You will love it if you keep your eyes closed... 😂 Food is fine, nothing special really, we were a group of 6 and everything was pretty average in taste and presentation. It was pasta with seafood, some pork and some starters. Service? Was fine, we got served the wrong wine twice, and the bottle came open, which is never a good sign... We were seated by the toilets when we had asked when we did the reservation for a table by the windows, and despite repeatedly asking to move, we were there all the time... I don't know, maybe I was expecting something better but I left really disappointed and didn't really enjoy the meal, which wasn't cheap at all...

Got a £60 parking ticket for using the car park next to the restaurant. I contacted the venue who batted away my complaint saying they have no control over the car park, fair enough however you do have responsibility for your customers if you want repeat business .My mother is disabled and cannot walk very far so parking next to the venue is ideal - in total it took 2.20mins to serve 4 of us the Christmas meal (we had pre-booked so the new what we were eating) service was slow (which wouldn't of been a problem if I had known about 2hrs parking limit ) we had on several occasions had to get up out of our seats and locate the staff leaning against the bar and ask for more drinks, coffee , bill, etc although food was nice and service friendly the staff are not attentive. I wander how many other patrons have received a fine for using this venue? maybe you should put a sign up inside the restaurant or verbally warn your patrons ? better still why not talk to the landlord and get these fines removed for people who are using your establishment. Unlikely we will return as I wouldn't enjoy myself knowing I have to hoof the food down to avoid a fine.

Overlooking Southampton Water towards Western, this first floor restaurant is a good place to eat, drink and look across the water with passing shipping. The food is good with no complaints. Plentiful seating in and, an outside terrace also. Staff are friendly and attentive.

A fantastic lunch. The pork T-Bone was delicious and the chocolate and marshmallow mousse was a superb dessert. Add in the glorious views and friendly, efficient service and you couldn't wish for better.

17th September 2021...had an excellent meal...lovely view of the merchant ship and ferries and a good view of the Hythe pier.

Wow! What a great breakfast! Piping hot and every bit delicious. I got triple black pudding because my companions didn't want theirs. It was delicious! Great service from waitress and waiter doing their best to social distance. Will be coming back!