The Red Shoot - New Forest

Great location but tired generally. Hygiene and a caring touch would boost my review up to 5. Friendly staff. Food average. Ladies toilets crying out for tlc. Cobwebs everywhere, muddy worktops, loo paper on floor. Does anybody ever check? Doesn’t feel like it. Come on guys step up I want to return. Currently wouldn’t return.

My family and I visited The Red Shoot for lunch. The service was friendly and the atmosphere cozy. However, we were disappointed with the food. It took 40 minutes for our meals to arrive, even though the restaurant wasn't busy. When the food did arrive, it was not worth the price. The fish pies we ordered were mostly potato with very little fish, and they were lukewarm and dry. The 'winter greens' were just boiled Kale with no seasoning. The chips were cold and the coleslaw was mostly mayonnaise. The only dishes that were enjoyable were the fish and chips and tagliatelle. For the price we paid, we expected higher quality food. It's a shame because we liked the location, staff, and ambiance of the restaurant.

Clearly weren’t enough staff on duty which made for very slow service on a busy day. The £18.95 fish pie was reheated with very few prawns and the vegetables were cold. On the plus side, the battered fish was tasty. Portions of sides were tiny. In summary, service was slow and the food was underwhelming and not deserving of the price tag. Click

I visited a charming pub with a cozy atmosphere and found the staff to be very welcoming. The food was decent and the service was attentive. I would definitely consider returning in the future.

We haven’t been to the shoot in a while but on first impressions it looked lovely as has clearly had a lick of paint. Considering it was a rainy day it was warm and welcoming and the staff were polite and friendly. There was a big group of us for my nieces birthday. We ordered drinks and sat down as we had pre ordered or food (starters and mains! I asked to change my main as I’d over indulged over Christmas and that wasn’t a problem. The food portions were a decent size! Especially the children’s meals. We ordered 3 but could have just ordered two as there was some leftover. The lady owner/manager was very attentive and accommodating with the small children which was refreshing as most places have little patience with children! All in all it was excellent. Nice pub. Relaxing as much as having 3 children goes! Good food and portion sizes. My on criticism would be the chunky chips are tooo chunky and a choice of what chips you preferred would have been good. But it wasn’t a first world problems and all in all. Super. We will definitely come again. Thank you x