"We sat outside first and had a drink in the evening sunshine, very pleasant. Then went to the table inside for the meal."
"Firstly, this place had zero atmosphere, it felt like a saloon bar in a western."
"The place was dirty with a very inattentive barmaid. The management need to get a grip of the place and sort it out."
Food Quality and Menu
Pros:
"Not too many choices on the menu but I loved that the fish was locally sourced and freshly caught."
"The Sunday sharing plate is delicious. The service was spot on."
"Kids pizzas were great value and wood fired perfection plus our seafood pasta was simply incredible."
"Really nice chili and garlic prawns, we all enjoyed the pizzas, and the swordfish steak was perfect."
"Great food although very pricey, halloumi fries were £9 for a portion of four."
"The food and service was absolutely brilliant. Great veggie/vegan and gluten free options."
"Excellent food. Service and surroundings. Haven't been to Hayling Island for years, but we will come back to the Drift again for certain."
"Overall had a very enjoyable experience at this restaurant. The Crispy chilli beef salad was the best I've ever tried."
Cons:
"The main food was fine as you would expect from a pub. The pizza was not good."
"Service a bit slow, and I was very disappointed that they weren’t doing cocktails."
"Food was oke, but as soon as it started raining we were not welcome inside even though there was plenty of space."
"Prawns over priced for what they are, pizza was average, mac n cheese was more like creamy white water & pasta."
"We were the first in at lunch time and ordered 2 fish and chip and 1 caesar salad. It took 35 minutes for the food to come."
"Food was OK a little expensive for the portions, staff were slow and forgot things."
"Had the worst pizza I've ever eaten. The base was not cooked properly the vegetables were not cooked well."
"The food was awful, the service is far too slow. The food had been left under a hot lamp for so long the roll have gone dry."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were very friendly and informative! The place is dog friendly too which was great."
"The staff were all brilliant, attentive and friendly. The service was spot on."
"Our waiter was very nice & attentive even though we could see he was rushed of his feet. Great service by him."
"I visited the Drift last week at lunchtime. The staff are really friendly and the food and service are very good."
"Had the most fantastic bottomless brunch with amazing cocktails. Staff were brilliant nothing was too much."
"Our family regularly visit from Portsmouth, the staff are very friendly and approachable, the food and drinks are all on point."
"4 of us plus dog went for lunch today and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Service was perfect with staff being polite and courteous."
"We just had the amazing meal at Drift last night, there 15 of us, most had selections of small plates, they were soooo tasty! Compliments to the chefs, also to the staff, who were graceful under pressure."
Cons:
"Good food, service a bit slow, and I was very disappointed that they weren’t doing cocktails."
"We sat outside first and had a drink in the evening sunshine, very pleasant. Then went to the table inside for the meal."
"We had to wait 5 minutes before anyone even came over and that was only because I called them."
"Waited 30 minutes for drinks and over an hour for our food. One dinner for a 10 year old didn't arrive as the waitress had mucked up the order."
"Received our meals 5 minutes before any cutlery, even then we had to ask for it. Plates was never cleared before payment was received."
"Bad table service. Received our meals 5 minutes before any cutlery, even then we had to ask for it."
"Booked a table in advance. Had about an hour wait for food."
"Waited nearly 2 hours for food which ended up being cold, even after already sending it back."