Elm Tree Inn - New Forest

The Elm Tree has been a beloved spot for our family for many years. We have celebrated various occasions there, from 40th birthdays to weddings and wakes. Most recently, Katherine was incredibly organized and accommodating for our dad's wake, which had over 100 guests. The food was fantastic, the staff was friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this venue. Thank you.

Please avoid this pub. Customer service, quality of food and cooking are appalling. Plenty of other eateries within the local area that offer better all round experience This has to be the worst meal we as a family have experienced in years.

We all went for a roast dinner as it was my daughter s birthday there were 4 meats to chose from and 3 vegetarian ones to plus 4 different meals meals if you didn't want a roast. We all had the yummy pork vegetable and all the trimmings was great . Except the roast potatoes as they were just to hard to eat which was a real shame i hope that improves. Brownie Pudding was great my daughter was impressed. It's all served on a hot plate so the meal was amazingly hot.

This was my first visit to the restaurant since the change of ownership, and it will likely be my last. The service was not very welcoming, with a waitress who could use some training in customer service. The starters were served quickly and hot, but unfortunately the meal went downhill from there. The portion of fish I received was extremely small and the chips were frozen and limp. The Cajun burgers were mediocre at best. Overall, we all left feeling like we would have been better off going to McDonald's. Sadly, one member of our group became ill later that evening, possibly due to the ice cream not tasting right. In hindsight, we all felt like we should have complained, but didn't want to ruin the family gathering.

Booked Sunday lunch . Packed waited an hour and then left without eating. Apparently they were waiting g to services a larger group at the expense of the other patrons.