The Beaulieu Bakehouse — Restaurant in New Forest

If I could rate less than 1 star I would. I’m not sure how there are so many other good reviews for this place. First appearances were great: bustling outside and in. We visited end July and had to sit outside to mind our bikes, but there were wasps everywhere so we moved from table to table when one freed up. This we could kind of deal with had the rest been good. It started with placing the food order - the chap at the till was pretty miserable. Next, we waited approx 30 mins for 1 cooked breakfast and 1 sandwich (and they came out 10 mins apart!). The waitresses seemed to have no training: they wondered about the courtyard with food asking people if it was theirs, despite everyone having numbered spoons!? I had to shout out we had been waiting for that just to get it. The breakfast was ok (£12.50), but my partner said his gluten free avocado & egg sandwich was terrible and not worth the £10 at all. The people on the next table were complaining they’d waited just as long for 2 pieces of cake! One waitress tried to take my partners plate even though he was still eating off it - he had to guard it and say I’m still eating! Shocking. Couldn’t...

It was my first time visiting The Beaulieu Bakehouse today and I am already looking forward to returning. Booked a table for breakfast and although it was empty when we arrived, probably due to the rain, it quickly filled up so is worth doing. It is such a quirky, cosy place inside and we had a great spot in the window seat. I mainly chose to go as they had such an extensive breakfast menu, especially for vegetarians/vegans. I chose the veggie hash, (fried potatoes, spinach, peppers, onions, veggie sausage and eggs.) They were happy to switch up the fried eggs with scrambled and it was absolutely delicious. Couldn't fault it. I was also really impressed with drinks menu. Alongside the usual hot beverages, there was a huge selection of milkshakes, frappes and iced coffees, which were delicious. Only marked the service down one star as our drinks came out with the food, and would have been nice to get them a bit sooner, but it wasn't really a big deal. Can't wait to come and try the lunch menu next week. Would...

Based on the mostly great reviews, I can only assume we visited the Beaulieu Bakehouse on a bad day. We received incredibly gruff service when ordering two takeaway sandwiches, with my wife rudely being told “one order at a time please” despite saying she wanted the same as me. The man who served us must have also thought we were psychic after asking “crisps?” and presumably assuming we knew the flavours on offer, likewise “drinks?” followed by “over there” and pointing to the fridge in the corner. We weren’t told how long we’d have to wait upon paying. Instead, he took payment and then entered the kitchen and shouted “check on!” before sitting down at a table with his laptop. Our lunch eventually arrived and was nice enough, but there was no sauce in the fish finger sandwiches, nor we were given the option to have any. The meal deal with crisps and a drink was £8.50, and we later discovered that Pallets, where we later had an ice cream, offers a meal deal for £7, which includes the option of either...