The Terrace in New Forest

Nice place for a drink in the garden on a sunny day. Quiet and peaceful, and friendly staff.

Nice popular place for lunch. Friendly staff, good food and reasonable prices. Lunch orders strictly after midday only, but that is no bother if you arrive a little early to secure a table; the breakfast menu bacon/sausage baguettes are very nice!

We attended the Montagu arms hotel as part of my husband’s birthday celebrations, I organised and booked it six weeks before the actual event.I had planned to go there because they offered a Vegetarian roast. Eating a roast on a Sunday is one of our favourite things to do together and I thought it would be a lovely way to round off a nice weekend.Unfortunately when we arrived we were told it wasn’t available as they had changed their menu and we were informed there were staff shortages, weirdly this didn’t affect the meat Sunday roast options.The staff were very accommodating and I have to say caring in their approach and our drinks were made complimentary which was of course appreciated.But when you want a roast dinner, a risotto which is the same dish my husband had eaten the day before just won’t do.As a vegetarian you like to eat vegetables not carbs but unfortunately the menu only had one veggie option both heavy carbs. Welsh rabbit for starter and rice for main. Where are the vegetables?We were also told if we came back they would need one days notice for the veggie roast 🤷‍♀️When the risotto came to say it was small was an understatement having watched the table next to us get a roast and all the trimmings it was disappointing.Again the staff did their best and knocked off some money of the main course and brought us some chocolates.My plan was to talk to the manager at the end of the meal rather than post a review but unfortunately he never returned to our table when we finished.Our plan that day was to eat a small breakfast and one large meal with the veggie roast being the highlight of the weekend. We are staying in a holiday cottage so had not planned any food for the evening we just thought we would have cheese for tea, but because we only had a small risotto for lunch we had to go to the shop which unfortunately was closed by the time we got there as it was Sunday.So all in all a well planned day ended disappointingly.I am grateful to the staff for their love and care but feel vegetarians should be catered for with more than one food heavy carb food option and not left out of Sunday roasts.

Couldn’t ever get through to anyone to book a function space, and no one called back despite leaving multiple messages, only called back to say now they’re fully booked on all the requested dates. Didn’t appreciate the service

Food was really good. Service not what you would expect from a fine dining restaurant. Quite a shame as it was our anniversary and we travelled quite far.

Booked dinner for two while we stayed at the wonderful hotel. The food was exceptional and the staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Relaxed atmosphere and an excellent all round experience.

Do not even bother to go here. I had a table booked since May this year for a meal in September, as soon as we walked through the front we waited a while for someone to even greet us to then be told before we even entered the restaurant that they are short staffed and service will be slow as there is only one chef in the kitchen, the waiter then just pointed to our table and said it’s in the middle over there, obviously this is not what you expect for this type of restaurant. We then sat down and another waiter came over to us and said the same thing about being short staffed and that we will have to wait a while for food, when you’re expecting to pay £400+ for a meal this is not the service you would expect, we decided it wouldn’t be worth wasting our money in this ‘Michelin star’ restaurant to avoid disappointment.

Amazing experience at The Terrace Restaurant. Easy parking at the restaurant. Waiters had good PPE kit on which is a huge plus.Great wine selection plus good value champagne :-)Food was just amazing. Quality and execution were spot on cooking delicious meal for my family. We loved the Hake and Lamb Rump. Hake was perfectly cooked and the highlight for the evening. Desserts were superb and it disappeared so quickly. My kids loved the strawberry dessert.We will be back again for sure.

Wanderful staff and service. Amazing place. Great food. It is sophisticated food so might not be for all. My fiance didn't like beef as it wasn't done too well like for her and they took if off the bill. Amazing service.

Beautiful food and amazing service! The wine recommendation was perfect for our meal. Definitely a wonderful treat for a special occasion!