The Shoe Inn - Test Valley

Stayed for 2 nights staff very friendly room absolutely spotless, food is excellent as well will certainly be back another time.

Booked for one night so that we could drive down from Bedfordshire in the afternoon for a visit to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu the following day. We arrived slightly later than planned (half an hour or so but no bother. Our rooms were ready, clean and tidy, fresh and modern. We then went for a meal in the pub. A mainly Italian themed menu but some other dishes too. I opted for the Fish and Chips which was excellent. Lovely flaky fresh fish in a crispy beer-batter, chips were (I expect triple-fried as they were particularly crunchy, just how I like them. Served with a pea and mint puree which was nice enough but (for me there was a bit too much of that, but that is a very minor quibble. My son had a pork dish (Harissa pork? which he enjoyed. Prices good on the rooms and food, and included breakfast which was the usual English breakfast fare of a full cooked breakfast and/or cereals, juices etc and coffee/tea. Service was always excellent and attentive. Yes, it is on a main road, but we knew that when we booked, and in fact it was like a selling point as we were amused with the way the front door rattled against the frame each time a big vehicle went past. Also we enjoyed spotting the various classic cars which went past occasionally, and a number of motorbikes. I expect this is due to it's proximity to the Motor Museum and the fact that there had been an event on there during the day. (For constructive criticism (if pushed to find anything to criticise we found that just particularly in the main front bar area itself, it would benefit from a refurbish/redecoration, and the tables are a bit past their best, being a bit rickety/wobbly with slightly sticky surfaces, which I assume is a by-product of whichever cleaning product is used, as everything was clean and tidy. However, that being said, it really is the most minor of things which would be easily sorted. Thank you for having us!

We’ve just returned from a 2 night stay at the Shoe Inn and we had a lovely time. Ideal location for a couple of nights in the new forest and good value too as the stay included breakfast. The landlady was very friendly and helpful as was the barman in the evening. We had our evening meals at the pub, they were very tasty from local produce and reasonably priced too. We had a back room and was not disturbed by the road at all.

Just returned from a one night stay here and have had such a great time. The landlady has been so welcoming and accommodating. Excellent customer service and would definitely recommend. The waitress was also very friendly and helpful. We ate a Sunday lunch which was delicious. Also the full English breakfast was lovely. Will definitely return

We stayed here on a short break an April , it's a lovely country pub with a nice chilled atmosphere and the evening food was absolutely superb , and breakfast was lovely , the room was small but done out nicely did everything you need o a short stay , will be visiting again .