The Forest Inn at Ashurst in New Forest

After a return visit we are left regretting wasting the 40 minute drive, upon arrival we ordered a coke which was apparently served out of a can and was flat which If that was the only problem I wouldn’t be writing this review. The food was substandard at best they hardly had anything on the menu, we ordered burgers which state they come with coleslaw, we were unaware they had none until the meals arrived at our table, upon asking the bar member if they had any coleslaw the asked if it was even on the menu and then proceeded to check as if we lied. Then the chef come out from the kitchen and was speaking to said bar member about the coleslaw situation and said offer them something else as we have ran out, the bar member then proceeded to tell us sorry we don’t have coleslaw after we just heard the whole conversation he didn’t even offer anything as a replacement tbh not that we were even that fussed but the principle and lack of care was displayed made it a very disappointing experience after this we won’t be back in a hurry this was about half an hour before I posted this review

Came up to the Forest Inn with my grandson and the fish n chips there is to die for, best fish n chips I’ve had for a long time. Staff and Landlords are lovely and the food has great portion sizes and great prices too! Definitely will be coming back again!

Friendly staff who showed us to a table in bar area as had dogs with us.Food was terrible and disappointing.Had chicken nuggets & chips which were overcooked, could taste the oil the nuggets had been cooked in, even the dogs would not eat them.Parents had the roast beef & pork dinners, meat was tough, vegetables very bland tasting.Would not recommend.

Great place to chill and enjoy a drink. Great live music too...Good band called Anthology on the night we went playing some great songs. Definitely worth a visit.

What a lovely pub! Superb home cooked food. Huge portions! Liver and bacon was absolutely delicious. My daughter had the chicken burger which was amazing. She normally eats main course and pudding, but couldn't finish main course as so big. Having said all that, the icing on the cake for us was when the lovely landlord came out with a huge plate of ham for our dog! So very kind and thoughtful. Think our dog was pretty impressed too! Thank you so much.

not impressed came for meal because heard so much good about the food but this was slop on a plate literally felt like i was back in school the way it was presented but the lady behind the bar told me the chef went on holiday and did not return maybe i would ask if they have a chef before eating here will not be returning unfortunately. for some reason as seen the response below the owner seems to believe i am an ex employee i would find that very difficult as it would be a 6 hour commute each way and unfortunately hospitality is not my line of work so after reviewing all of your reviews on google and other social media it really is clear cut that you guys cannot at all take any form of negativity and really should not be running a pub full stop.

What an amazing family run pub! The owners (Ian and Jo) are lovely and are great hosts. The live music is great and really added to the pub. Will definitely be returning.

food was awful lasagna tasted like dolmio not home cooked at all beans tasted cheap and nasty. The mighty have definitely fallen came here a few months back food was amazing but unfortunately not now so i will not be returning. 2 stars is only because of friendly staff otherwise would be a 1.

Lovely staff, very friendly and great food. Can't wait to go back. Cocktails to die for🍸😍

Called in for weekday lunch. Good pub menu. Good prices too. Nice staff. Was not too busy when I was there, but can get busy weekends especially Summertime and Sundays for roasts.