"Had a really lovely lunch here, food was amazing and staff were really friendly."
"The burgers are fantastic, as are the Gammon and eggs."
"The hummus was handmade and actually very nice."
"Food was good, although expensive and limited menu."
"The food was lovely, very tasty."
"The food was really tasty and great value for money."
"Really enjoyable lunchtime meal from the Local Menu. Both chicken and bream tasty and cooked well."
Cons:
"Only 1 choice of vegan food of which was like baby food mush! Possibly the worst vegan food I've ever eaten."
"The food is low quality - definitely not made with 'the best seasonal ingredients from local farmers and producers' as their website suggests."
"Fish and chips was cooked with the skin under the batter, it's frying oil dripping on the fries and in the plate."
"The pie was a standard frozen pie that was thrown on a plate."
"The food whilst good wasn't really hot it seemed like it had been under a heat lamp a little too long."
"Awful food for unjustified price."
"The ice cream Sundea was just scoop of ice cream in a bowl. very disappointed."
Service
Pros:
"Staff always very friendly."
"Wine advice from James was excellent."
"A clean environment, with a great outdoor area and playground for the kids to play. Topped off with friendly helpful staff."
"Staff were quick to serve, drinks are refreshing, location is superb, locals and people faraway love to come here."
"Lovely service from staff."
"Very welcoming reception from a lovely lady called Tracey who went out of her way to take care of our needs."
"Service was impeccable and really friendly."
Cons:
"None of the waiting staff were there to meet and greet, once the food was served none of the waiting staff visited the table to ascertain if the food was to our liking."
"Service slow considering that the restaurant wasn't busy."
"Service charge was added without telling me and without showing me the bill, fairly certain under guidelines from The Office of Fair and the Consumer Rights Act 2015 this is illegal."
"Wouldn't recommend to have a meal here at all."
"Friendly staff who are very covid-19 vigilant."
"Dreadful dreadful place and no customer service."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Beautiful cozy place, great atmosphere."
"One of our favourite pubs in the New Forest. Classic pub with open fires and dog friendly."
"Nice setting in the forest. Not bad at all."
"This place is really fantastic."
"A relaxing environment."
"Very cosy inside warm and inviting with the open fire."
"Warm, welcoming country pub atmosphere."
Cons:
"The restaurant wasn’t very busy with little atmosphere."
"The whole pub had no atmosphere at all."
"It’s an ok place. Very much a pub rather than a restaurant."
"Then to put nail in the coffin as so to speak a 10% service charge added before you pay."
"The Drift Inn has a very welcoming relaxed atmosphere."
"The food was a massive let down."
"Sadly place was empty when we were there for our anniversary."