Hare & Hounds Reviews Summary

Category: Pub Lymington

Address: Durnstown, Sway, Lymington SO41 6AL, United Kingdom

Phone: +441590682404

Rating: 4.5
based on 176 reviews.

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

  • "An exceptional pub, beautifully decorated throughout, fantastic friendly atmosphere."
  • "The pub itself was pleasant and relaxed atmosphere."
  • "Lovely atmosphere, friendly, chatty barman."
  • "Great pub with a very cosy atmosphere."
  • "Delicious, traditional pub food and cosy, warm atmosphere."
  • "It's a great family pub, staff very welcoming and spotlessly clean."
  • "Lovely old atmosphere, open fire places, little inglenooks for cozy sitting."

Cons:

  • "The place gets very crowded on a Sunday lunchtime and becomes more of a scrum than a pleasant and enjoyable eating experience."
  • "Not an ideal seat position however by the toilet door a bit cramped with people keep coming past."
  • "Very busy, can hardly move inside, difficult to get to toilets as tables & chairs too close together."
  • "When you're on holiday and unsure where to eat and turn up on Thursday eve @6pm.. all tables inside were booked/reserved."

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff are always friendly."
  • "Staff were really nice and friendly."
  • "Friendly, accommodating service."
  • "Staff pleasant and service good."
  • "Staff were very attentive and friendly. Lovely and welcoming!"
  • "Thank you to the staff for being so accommodating and friendly."
  • "Staff were friendly, polite and had a sense of humour - which is always a good thing."

Cons:

  • "The service was nonexistent, we ended up going to the bar to order drinks after 15 minutes of waiting at the table."
  • "I did mention to the waitress walking around with the computer on her hip that the food wasn't good! She was disinterested offering a 'sorry', then walking away."
  • "Unfortunately no one came back, paid bill and left."
  • "No one came to see if the food was OK."
  • "Took a while for someone to take our food order."
  • "We were completely overlooked for service in the restaurant and had to order at the bar."
  • "Whilst taking our order at the bar the young lad struggled to even grunt at me."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The quality of food is excellent here... and the value for money is amazing."
  • "Food has been consistently excellent over our last 4 visits."
  • "This place was homely pub food, and really tasty."
  • "The meal was excellent."
  • "Food was served very quickly and tasted gorgeous."
  • "The food was delicious! Great portions and was impeccably presented."
  • "Absolutely delicious food and beautifully presented."

Cons:

  • "Seats were dirty and stained in the restaurant."
  • "My husband had the steak and kidney suet pudding, the suet pastry was dry, half of it was so hard he couldn't eat it."
  • "My partner had vegan pie and chips which was very average."
  • "The food was passable - we all had Sunday roasts with questionable vegetables."
  • "The food was bang average and didn't come 'cheap'."
  • "The chips were awful, loads were black and all of us left them."
  • "Some dishes are very nice, most mains are pre prepared with dry tasteless veg."

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