The Yachtsman's Garden - New Forest

After a brisk walk around Bucklers Hard on a cool morning, we decided to stop at The Captains Table for a hot cup of coffee. The cozy sofa and chairs looked inviting, but we were left disappointed. The coffee was bland and lukewarm, and the Belgian buns were stale. It was a Monday, so they may have been busy over the weekend, but we wouldn't recommend it. It's likely they don't have much repeat business as a tourist attraction.

We sailed to Bucklers Hard with the expectation of dining at the Yachtsman's Bar, only to find out that no food was available that evening despite what the website had stated about not being able to reserve a table. The manager was unhelpful and claimed he had no control over the website or knew what it said. He mentioned that restaurant bookings had been transferred to the bar. Without access to a car or public transportation, we had to walk 2.5 miles to the Montague Arms, where the staff were very accommodating. We then had to walk 2.5 miles back in the dark. We recommend avoiding places like the Master Builders where the manager lacks interest in providing good service.

The service at this restaurant was slow and the lunch lacked flavor. It was quite disappointing and I had higher expectations given the price. It's a shame.

Visited with my family for lunch and the garden is lovely, but it stops there. Service was slow and confused, bringing wrong drinks and then falling to being further drinks ordered. The food was a bit bleh to be honest. It took an age to arrive, the open sandwiches were a bit skimpy 4 prawns in one and a smattering of blue cheese in another. Definitely not worth the infated bill we received.

Very poor service today stopped for lunch, got passed from bar to restaurant back to bar as no one knew what was going on and what food you could order from what area. We left without eating due to the poor service. The manager responded very poorly and lost four customers due to unhelpful attitude. Your offer on the day should match what you say you do on your website and please train your staff so they know what is going on and where. Sadly I don’t think we’ll ever return.