The Drift Pub & Restaurant

We booked a table online the day before and were seated immediately on arrival. The waiting staff were very professional and friendly. The food was excellent and I asked if their ice cream was gluten-free at all (as its not marked as such on their menu) and they checked with the chef who confirmed the vanilla and chocolate ice creams were gluten-free, so I even managed to have desert today as well as a starter and mains. (I am coeliac). We ate on 28th December so at the moment they are still serving their Christmas menu. Can 100% recommend this NewForest pub, they may not have the most gluten-free options (and I would advise to check online or call them to discuss beforehand if you're anywhere on the fussy eater scale like I am) but they food they do have is seriously delicious and worth eating! They're dog friendly too and we took our lurcher with us.

Used this restaurant for a two night stay at the Beaulieu next door. It lets the hotel down massively. I ordered a gluten free meal which came to me with bread on it. It appears that only the manager understands Coeliac Disease. The chef and waiting staff need some training. Although the food tasted good, by the time mine arrived, my family had finished theirs. Breakfast the next morning didn’t happen. After an hour of waiting, our breakfasts didn’t arrive. Half hearted, sarcastic apologies from waiting staff weren’t appreciated. Tables left uncleared, no fruit juice available and delays made for a bad experience. I won’t be returning.