The stylishly chic Forest Bar is the perfect place to start your evening with pre-dinner drinks or if you prefer to catch the last of the days sun you could enjoy a pimms on the decking. Alternatively you can sink into the sofas in the cosy cellar bar for an aperitif while you pore over the evening’s menu.
Take your time to peruse the menu, whether you are eating in the Forest restaurant or the Glasshouse you will be spoilt with the 2 rosette award winning food created by the group’s executive chef Richard Turner. Richard and his team of chef’s enjoy creating dishes with local produce to impress both hotel guests and non-residents. The seasonality and uniqueness of the dishes, which are exquisitely presented, are just three reasons that keep people coming back for more.
Many of the dishes served use New Forest Marque or produce from other local suppliers, not only to allow you to have a taste of the forest but also to support local businesses. Sample the New Forest Goat’s cheese, Blackmoor Farm game, the fresh and unusual mushroom varieties from Fundamentally Fungus and the delicious Loosehanger cheeses in a number of the dishes served at BEST WESTERN Forest Lodge Hotel.
The culinary excellence of the chef’s at this contemporary town hotel does not go unnoticed with many exceptional reviews and recommendations of the menu regularly received. Particular favorites on the menu are the hand dived scallops served with butternut squash puree and mango salsa, the Old Hampshire pork, from plantation pigs, cooked three ways, using the cheeks, belly and fillet. Not forgetting the mouthwatering loin of local venison with forest mushrooms and an Isle of Wight roast garlic mash.
There are plenty of tempting desserts to choice from as well, but if you can’t decide pick the ‘wait and see’ and let the chef’s surprise you with a selection of their favorite puddings.
If you can’t wait until you arrive to see what you might be eating then view a sample menu here and don’t forget to book to avoid disappointment, call now to book your table 02380 286129.