The Oak Inn, Lyndhurst - pub details
Address: Pinkney Lane, Bank, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7FE [map] [gmap]
Tel: 023 8028 2350
Ashurst - New Forest (3.3 miles), Brockenhurst (3.5 miles), Beaulieu Road (3.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served (12-2pm, Sunday 12-2:30pm)
- Outside seating, Children allowed, Car park
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 10 users)
> Local guide: Hampshire pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Fox and Hounds, Lyndhurst (0.7 miles), Mill House, Lyndhurst (0.9 miles)
user reviews of the Oak Inn, Lyndhurst
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| Well it was my first visit to this pub tonight and I am not sure if the ownership has changed since the previous reports but I would rate this as probably the best pub in the New Forest (I have visited most in my time). Good selection of Fullers/Gales real ales. Very polite staff. Good smoking area outside. Very nice decor full of New Forest character. Dogs allowed in (vital for a lot of people visiting the area) The best point..the food!!!! I can quite honestly say it was the best pub restaurant food I have eaten in many a year. The duck breast in plum sauce was superbly cooked and my better half was in total rapture over her king prawns and the profiteroles which followed. I will be visiting again soon to double check but first impressions are that this is a great place. Jethro100 - 2 Sep 2008 00:27 |
| A nice old fashion looking cosy pub with a warm fire next to the bar serving a good selection of real ale. We had arrived on a Saturday lunch time just as they started serving so our experience was the staff were friendly and helpful, the food was OK but not a reason to go out of your way to go there. The beer selection was good and from the ones we tried and were kept well so that is a good reason to go there! Good location for walking and cycling but I do remember 2 years ago when I went there the food being better. As we left the place had filled up so it seemed popular and good enough beer that I will go back! sullivana2 - 7 Jan 2007 19:09 |
| Interesting post by cbutler. The current owners, will tell you they run a restaurant, not a pub and the service here can be shocking. Good choice of beers, packed in summer and most Sunday lunchtimes. I go here maybe half a dozen times a year, usually after cycling and I sometimes wonder why (well the beer's good) I think it's gone backwards since the new people took over (new, in latest incumbents) The food isn't too bad, although the crab I had the other week wasn't brilliant. Staff appear to have a high turn-over rate, which might explain the erratic service. Too many tables in the garden. rgb - 25 Nov 2006 17:26 |
| On the whole a great pub. They keep a good range (up to 5) of real ales, usually Ringwood bitter and Hop Back Summer Lightning and 3 other local inde beers. All served on gravity so no fizzy top. If you like fish the menu is excellent. Lots of choice incl unusual "species" cooked "a point". Karen, who owns and ensures the smooth running of the place is a gem. Book a table for the later part of the evening and its yours for as long as you like, or take pot luck. From the notices on the gate bikes are not very welcome so must have had a bad experience some time. The New Forest Inn is now also under the same ownership as this pub, which cannot be a bad thing. I have never failed to enjoy a visit to this pub. GrahamH - 23 Aug 2006 13:06 |
| Often busy - good beer, sandwiches good value - hot food expensive and boring. Average Grossy - 27 May 2006 02:58 |
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