Beachcomber Café, Barton on Sea
BH25 7DU
Perched on the cliff tops above Barton on Sea (a beach where dog restrictions apply) this café gives canine guests a very warm welcome, and the cliffs around provide excellent walks.
Frampton & Sons, Ringwood
BH24 1AG
A friendly café-bar on Ringwood High Street that’s an attractive, lively spot for breakfast, lunch, or coffee with a tasty selection of cakes and all day mezze-style platters during the day, and brasserie-style dishes such in the evening. Perfect for chilling out with a cocktail on a cosy sofa or in the garden at the back. Children and dogs are welcome and there’s live music on Sunday afternoons.
Rosie Lea's Tea House, Brockenhurst
SO42 7RA
Lovely tearooms on Brockenhurst High Street, serving delicious homemade cakes beautifully presented on vintage china. You can sit outside and watch the cars splashing through the ford – they provide blankets and hot water bottles when it's cold – or at one of cosy tables inside. Dogs welcome.
Pebble Beach, Barton on Sea
BH25 7DZ
One of the south coast’s top seafood restaurants, with superb views towards the Isle of Wight and excellent vegetarian options too. Best renowned for their seafood platters featuring crab, oysters, prawns etc. for just £45. You can also visit outside meal times for coffees, drinks and pastries.
Steff's Kitchen, Beaulieu
SO42 7YP
Near the top of Beaulieu's idyllic High Street, Steff's Kitchen is attached to the bustling Fairweather's Garden Centre. A diverse selection of food, from cupcakes and good coffee to cooked breakfasts, sandwiches and salads. All produce is locally sourced, with many ingredients coming from Partick's Patch, a vegetable garden opposite the café that you can stroll around.
The Beach House, Milford-on-Sea
SO41 0PT
An excellent pub serving local draft ales and good quality food, in a fantastic art deco building, which still retains the original features such as stained-glass windows and oak panelling. In addition, there are great sea views and a lovely child-friendly garden that backs onto the clifftop and leads onto the beach. The menu is varied and service is friendly with nice touches such a bowl of apples that you can help yourself to.
The Chequers, Lower Woodside
SO41 8AH
This historic seventeenth-century pub has bags of charm, sitting on the edge of the tidal mudflats, down a quiet country lane just south of Lymington. It’s particularly popular at weekends for generously sized portions of high quality pub food. There's a lovely walled garden at the back, a front courtyard and a cosy interior, and some wonderful walks nearby.
The Cider Pantry, Burley
BH24 4ED
Idyllic rural café complete with pigs, cider presses and geese. The menu features a range of tasty lunchtime options, cream teas, and cakes. Visit the shop inside a former cowshed where you can buy apple juice, preserves, chutneys, brandies and of course homemade cider straight from the barrel.
Noisy Lobster, Mudeford
BH23 4AN
This beachside favourite overlooking the Avon Beach, with sea views in every direction, serves up a high quality and varied menu, ranging from cooked breakfasts to fresh fish of the day. The new takeaway hut also serves sandwiches and snacks during the day, which you can enjoy on decking right by the beach.
Café Parisien, Lyndhurst
SO43 7BJ
Lovely little café on Lyndhurst’s high street serving French-inspired goodies such as fresh croissants, pastries and baguettes, as well as a few cooked dishes, and excellent coffee. There’s a small outdoor terrace from which you can watch the world go by.
The Waggon and Horses, Lymington
SO41 5SB
The Waggon & Horses is a stylish country pub situated on the far side of Lymington's harbour, on the edge of the New Forest, with a good choice of well-priced food served from either a fixed priced lunchtime menu or a la carte. It's not just a place for food, it's also a proper pub and a great place to pop in for a pint.
The Ship Inn, Lymington
SO41 3AY
The Ship's superb location overlooking Lymington’s quay is not the only reason to visit this gem of a pub. Cask ales, a good wine list and top-notch pub food will ensure you are well fed and watered whilst soaking up the ambience of this lively seaside town.
The Royal Oak, Fritham
SO43 7HJ
If you're after a quintessential English village pub look no further than this picturesque thatched pub with pretty garden overlooking rolling countryside. Serves a good selection of ales and pub food using locally sourced produce (lunchtime only).
The Burley Inn, Burley
BH24 4AB
This spacious yet cosy pub overlooking the pretty village of Burley provides the perfect place to relax and sample some of the fine Ringwood ales and ciders, accompanied by a good-value traditional pub meal.
The Fleur de Lys, Pilley
SO41 5QG
This pub is thought to be the oldest pub in the New Forest, and it is believed to have been serving drinks since the 11th century! Today it makes for a cosy spot to refuel when enjoying some of the beautiful walks around the picturesque village of Pilley, in the heart of the New Forest.
The Turfcutters Arms, East Boldre
SO42 7WL
This dog and child friendly traditional pub, complete with roaring fires in the winter and a delightful pub garden in the summer, is well known locally for serving up outstanding food at reasonable prices.