Hartnett Holder Co - New Forest

Beautiful location, sat on the terrace with views of the sunny garden. service was also excellent. we have a lighter eating happy to lunch, as we also eat in the evening. we first only got the main restaurant menu (that's what we saw happened. all other tables too). but we asked ourselves about the small dish menus that were quickly brought to us and eaten from them. really good value and very tasty. we started with the arancini that were exceptional. some beautiful focaccia and ham while we waited for our appetizers along with a few alcohol-free cocktails. we shared some delicious smoked salmon and cured meat and then I had an amazing gnocchi with tomato, mozzarella and basilikum (the best gnocchi dishes I've ever eaten). my man had risotto milanese, which was generous in size and beautiful, and we had a few glasses rose. all in all, a great meal and excellent value for money!

The feeling that they get when they get away to their favorite holiday destination, the first warm of the sun on their face and their shoulders relax a few customs is how I feel when I go through the front door in lime wood . that is something I have often done and have done for many years. it is my home from home and there is a warm welcome every time. the personal is remarkable, they make them feel so incredibly special, they are friendly, natural and genuine. I love the atmosphere in the beautiful bar area, I think it is my native and I visit with many of my friends and family who also enjoy the experience. eating is always amazing and the desserts are from this world. I was recently over and spent the day in spa the treatments are great. the vegan caesar salad with gluten free croutons was hard to beat. lime wood is my absolute favorite place to spend time and share with friends. amanda king

Beautiful sunny day, so for a ride in the new forest, followed by lunch in the limewood hotel. before the opening of the restaurant we were treated with fizz and nibbles while we waited. with the lunch my wife chose peter from florenz gin. the longest list of gins we have seen and I had a glass albillo a delicious white from madrid. we had the chicken milanese (a solid favorit) but the warm chocolatemase with orange jamalade ice was the highlight.

Drinking was great at the arrival. sitting on the bar was also nice. we went to a Wobbly table where we ordered the food and drink more. wrong drink came and was changed after a few minutes. that was eating old. we are very salty and then the...mains (we had steak sharing) was very hard and rissly. we told the waiter that and everything was mentioned that he would hand it over to the chef. we are not coming back in a hurry. I would class it as glorified pub food with a beautiful bar and sitting area (bar wobbly table).

We had long wanted to visit Lime Wood, with one of the attractions being the restaurant as Angela Hartnett had put her name to it. We have long been great fans of her London restaurants. This didn't come close! The food was OK as far...as it went but felt a little safe, we expected to be wowed and just weren't. Sides were very disappointing and far too little, we had the steak one night and were given one small chips between the two of us. There was only vegetable option each night and it was the same -cabbage! Only one pudding was changed over the two nights. It maybe we were suffering from the continued issues of COVID, with a restricted menu, but this was far from what we expected. This could be so much better, the restaurant is lovely but the food does not currently do justice to rest of the hotel