Leith's At Beaulieu - New Forest

The restaurant is quite nice although it would be better described as a cafeteria as it is self service, large number of tables but probably not good on a busy day, luckily for us not too many people there.

As other reviews, one doesn't have a great deal of choice is visiting the Motor Museum. Choice is take your own or visit this restaurant.

After spending a few hours in the motor museum it was time to have a break, available was a choice of a Sani selection and hot food section also a special food section and also a nice ice cream area, went for the Sani and was not disappointed .

I can't believe this is a Leiths restaurant, I have worked with Leiths and I'm astounded!The baked potato was uncooked and there is nothing more unpalatable than raw potato, I complained and decided to have a tuna mayonnaise and cucumber bloomer, aargh! appalling brown cat food with grey sliced cucumber totally inedible.Complained again and was offered cake and coffee, this proved borderline acceptable, Sam tried his best but he was let down by the standard of food and the chefs.The food is atronomical in price, jacket potato and tuna £5.95!I do not mind paying for quality but this was atrocious, leiths is part of the Compass Group and this is the worlds biggest caterer, surprise they allow such food to be served.

Feeling peckish thought we would pop in to Brabazon for a coffee snack.Really shocked to find they don't have any dairy free milk options. It is the norm for most restaurants, these days.The prices are on the high side and the quality on the low.We had cream teas. The scones were tasteless and very dry. The small pots of clotted cream were more like single cream with a crust. I'd recommend giving them a miss.The outside seating areas were plentiful and the staff friendly.