The Empress of Blandings in New Forest

A lovely pub, spacious and clean. Good choice of food for adults and a decent children's menu. The starters were generous, we had a baked cheese and whitebait. The lamb was really good and the vegan aubergine curry was fine.

Went on Saturday for a birthday meal out. We had the best time and were served by a chap with a great sense of humour (didn't catch his name but he had just moved down from Cornwall). He kept us entertained all night - hats off to him.Try the homemade scotch egg - soft yolk and delicious. The steak frites was also a stand out dish.We have already discussed coming back for Sunday lunch one weekend soon.Keep up the great standards everyone!

Great food and very cheerful helpful service. All covid res adhered to and we were able to choose a table. If you have the flat iron steak ours came very thick and quite rare. But beautifully tender and very tasty.

Today was the first Christmas Day I haven't cooked for well over 3 decades and we went to The Empress Of Blandings!! It was amazing. The food was delicious and presented beautifully. The staff were absolutely brilliant I can't rate them high enough. The pub had been decorated very tastefully and there was festive music playing in the background so at least you could still talk to each other. I would recommend this to anyone. The whole experience was wonderful. Thank you ALL so much and I hope you got to have a great Christmas yourselves. Merry Christmas 🎄🥂

Nice venue for a party. Friendly staff. Clean. Good Car Park.A secret function room in heaven (lot's of stairs to carry gear up lol).Pictures attached show the blank canvas and how I transformed it with themed sound and lighting.DJ Ricky Gold

We have been coming to the E of B for a few years now and today didn't disappoint. The decor is amazing and really gets you in the Christmas mood. The staff were all very welcoming and the food as always was fresh hot, tasty and plentiful.Social distancing was not a problem as the pub was empty. Such a shame as it is a lovely place to meet up with friends. It didn't worry us as we were able to have a leisurely lunch and sit and chat for a few hours.Will definitely not be leaving it another year to visit. I would recommend you visit and find out for yourselves.

The Empress of Blandings is a fantastic venue, ample parking, beautiful food and A* service. They hosted an event for us and the whole place was laid out perfectly, all the staff were so friendly and accommodating and the food was delicious. Absolutely faultless. Cracking pub! Highly recommend!

Went here for dinner. Big car park, easy to find off the main road. Seated quickly, service was reasonably timed, not quick but not slow. Food was really nice considering wasn't too expensive.

First time in the empress. Nice welcome. Had not booked. Easy sign in under covid. Easy app to order food a drink. Two meat eater having the vegi options. Option to sit outside which did as loverly evening. Insides clean and tidy. Happily use again and hope to. Food really good.

I visited The Empress of Blandings on Thursday 21 November 2019 in the evening, a weekday during term time. I was with two other people. This was my first visit. I used Google Maps to find the restaurant, which was easy and led me straight to the right place.I parked in the pub car park right outside - parking was easy.The restaurant comprises of one fairly large sized main dining area with plenty of tables with full table service.The team were very friendly and attentive and I had no issues - we got everything we expected in good time and enjoyed the experience.I enjoyed the house burger for my main course with a side order of onion rings and a sticky toffee pudding for my dessert. The food arrived hot, was well presented and tasted really good. There was a good selection of food and I found something that appealed to me easily. The food was good value for money, I paid around £30 for two courses and three drinks including a hot chocolate.Overall I really enjoyed my visit and would visit again.