The Oak Inn in New Forest

Lovely pub in a quiet location. Great food and helpful staff. Indoor and outdoor eating areas.

Great stop if you're doing one the national cycling routes through the forest. You have a choice of internal or external seating, both with a family friendly atmosphere. Food is great compared with the standard in the area.

Lovely old pub just off the beaten track, excellent choice of beer. Didn't get to eat on this occasion but would have no hesitation in going back. Update, we tried the lunch as a stop on the circular walk. Fantastic food and service.

We’ve been visiting the Oak Inn at least once a year since 2009 and have a had good but sometimes mixed experiences. Occasionally the service would be a bit off or the food slightly disappointing for the price. But we went for dinner last week after a long hike and I’ve got to say it was easily the best meal we’ve had there. Really friendly and relaxed staff (they even let us sample a few wines as we couldn’t decide what to order) and the food was excellent quality; scallops were spot on, fish mains were perfectly cooked. Dessert delicious. Well done!

Great food, credit to the chef and a cozy, warm environment. Wait staff a little slow with processing orders/service though

We visited here on Friday. What a fabulous find. The whole experience here was a real delight. Staff very friendly and efficient. Food delicious with a very interestingand varied menu. Toilets clean. Our only downside was.. THERE WAS NO REAL ALE AVAILABLE!!! A great pity but we had an extremely nice bottle of red wine. When we are in the area we will definitely call in again.

Cute pub in the new forest. My husband and I visited back in December 2021 and genuinely had the best fish and chips ever! We’ve been for fish and chips around the country on many coastlines and this has been the beat by far. I’m excited to visit them again and try out the rest of the menu.

Had dinner here on the first night of a New Forest break over New Years and was, arguably, the best meal we had there. Really nice & homely pub with a log fire etc, fabulous ambiance.The food itself was amazing, with the game pie (main course) in particular amazing. They even brought us out (un-requested) a plate of extra roast potatoes and veg which was a nice touch, plus gave us a mince pie as we left.Staff were great and helpful. Really recommend.

Requested a booking online for the weekend. I got an automated email back saying my booking had been canceled. No explanation as to why, I emailed and also received no reply. If you don't have a booking for the time requested why have a slot on your website? Thankfully we called The Trusty Servant pub not far from there. We went and had a meal there instead and received excellent service.

The setting is beautiful and the inn itself is so welcoming and full of character. The staff were friendly, efficient and helpful, always full of smiles. The food was amazing, we did mains and dessert and enjoyed every moment! We were also able to tip using a card which is a real plus to me. Would absolutely go again!