The King Rufus — Restaurant in New Forest

This is a true gem of a place - a warm, friendly, personalised welcome awaited us when we visited yesterday (Mother's Day). Everything about the King Rufus ticked all my boxes: the care for customers, the delicious toasties and warm brownies, tasty coffee made with care, a full selection of drinks behind the bar, board games to play and beautiful surroundings.

The chilled music that played meant that we spent 2 hours relaxing and enjoying our visit. Mike and Cat the owners were so lovely, and as a dog-friendly place, we were able to bring our furry girl with us. She enjoyed a cooked sausage which was no trouble to ask for :)

It was one of the loveliest Mother's Day afternoons I've had. Thank you...

Nice to see a village pub open, landlady was very nice to talk to and always busy cleaning if not serving,atmosphere very good and well decorated, I would advise going there and giving them your support, we will be going back to try the ploughman's on a Sunday as I have heard that they are excellent quality .I call in every few weeks and still find it relaxing and have tried the ploughman's which was excellent, still can't praise this place enough,...

Lovely old pub. Nice selection of beers on tap plus bottles. Decent selection of spirits and wines. Food is great on the Friday nights. I've not been in on a Sunday.

I'd love to be able to come on a Saturday but I think the "leave them wanting more" mentality is at play here.

Thanks for keeping this place open. It's lovely to be able to walk from Marchwood...