The Forest Cafe Sway — Restaurant in New Forest

We had a late lunch at this delightful deli/cafe, having seen the menu displayed at the nearby campsite. They cater for various food intolerances, which is great. We had smoked salmon salad which was delicious and beautifully presented, with olive oil and balsamic dressing - classy! We also ordered a couple of sausages on the side, as they were locally made and we were keen to try them. As well as coffees, soft drinks and milkshakes, they offer a variety of teas including some decaffeinated options, as well as oat milk. Although I managed to resist it, they had a vegan flapjack/seed slice, which is rare to find (normally there is nothing I can have for dessert). Finally, we asked for two sandwiches to take away for the following day, which were freshly made and foil wrapped to keep them fresh. So in summary, an impressive choice of food and faultless service. Highly...

We have been to this cafe whilst on holiday before, so on our last day on holiday this year we decided to treat our two children to a piece of cake and a drink (or so we thought). Upon arrival there was a table of 4 available. As we walk through the door, before I could even speak, we were greeted by an extremely rude manager. Who starts ranting at me, "look we are very busy, ran off our feet, so whatever you want.." with waving hands to match the aggressive rant. This was done loud in front of all the other customers and I was really embarrassed and completely put a downer on our last day. We were so taken aback I couldn't actually respond and turned around to see my stunned children's faces and I just said to them come on let's go somewhere else. Completely rude and unprofessional, needs to learn how to treat customers. We will...

Avoid! Didn’t even get to sit down the manager was so unfriendly. Me and three friends were literally amazed by how unfriendly this place was after we cycled past, and stopped to grab a coffee and a snack. To start with the manager gets in a flap about where we’re going to put our bikes (erm in the bike rack next to the cafe of course !), then when we ask if we can just add two chairs to an outside table as it was hot and sunny (this meant moving them about two feet across the open french-door threshold of an otherwise empty indoor area) we’re told that won’t be possible. It was laughable. Like he was trying to turn away custom just so he can presumably moan down the local pub about how tough trading is! 😂 We just got on our bikes again and left....