The White Buck Inn

A very pleasant stay. I've stayed before and would come back. Blessed with nice weather that just enhanced the pleasant, friendly, relaxed environment. Lovely food ! (97292258)

Nice room, very good food, made welcome by staff, lovely location

Bathroom window painted shut. Room dusty in places. Some of the jiggers of milk in room were out of date (yeuurkk!). Better guidance of what to do is required on the very busy Jazz Night (Thursday) as many customers were wandering around the tables not knowing what was available. Charged 50p for a phone call that I didn't make.

good first impression would definitely return again, but would have liked to have known about the late start to breakfast (97262370)

the location, and the room

breakfast not starting until 0800 - when you have to move on for work this is a little late

No overall comment. (97910016)

We were very impressed with our room - we had a basic room and it was really lovely, newly refurbished and very clean and we had a lovely view of the gardens.

9 room hotel with some themed'ish comfortable large bar/lounge although to use as Hotel lounge felt you needed to buy drink. Would have been nice to know outside had scaffolding for redecorating outside but did not really detract from our stay. Overall good and welcoming. (97497334)

Friendly staff and atmosphere

heating pipes through wall made room hot even in April, Victoria room

The hotel is in a very nice location, the staff was friendly and helpful. The food served in the bar restaurant was good and the selection of real beers in the bar was very good. The room had obviously recently been redecorated and wasnÂ’t quite finished. The renovation work being carried out on the outside of the building meant there was scaffolding up to both windows of the room. It would have been nice to have been forwarded of this. The bed was a bit small and the room being on the top floor had a slopping roof which could be awkward for a tall person... We would recommend this hotel and go back again. (97236406)

Location,the friendly and helpfulstaff, good food and dinks in the bar.

To many stairs and the bed too small.

Excellent location in the middle of the New Forest. Nice room - appears to have been recently redecorated. Good choice of food available in the evening from the bar. (97692240)

Excellent location, nice room - recently redecorated, good choice of food.

Couldn't check in early - but this may have been due to a new carpet being fitted at the time?

Although the decorators were working when we arrived they stopped for the weekend and in my opinion the new decor was an improvement on the old. Reception was efficient, friendly and calm and we were in our room in no time. All meals were good with plenty of well cooked food every time, in fact breakfast lasted us until dinner. I felt an extra member of staff in the bar and dinning areas in the afternoons would have kept these areas tidier between lunch and dinner. Although all the staff were extreemly friendly and the location was superb we would hesitate to stay at this Inn again for the simple reason of allowing dogs in the bar where food is also served, the explanation we were given for this situation did not convince us, we are not dog lovers. (97250224)

Location

Dogs allowed in an eating area

No overall comment. (99098904)

Good value in a high price area.

Dangerous shower not untypical in UK. Risk of scalding and slipping.

No overall comment. (99620894)

Food was great and the whole experience excellent.

The restaurant food was very average. The hotel is about a mile from the main part of the village which is walkable during the day but not at night - you could easily fall over and injure yourself. (99500513)

Room was spacious but a bit dark.

Only 4 television channels!

One of the friendliest hotels we have stayed in. We also went there last year with two other friends and will probably be back again. Thank you very much!!! (99236207)

The friendly atmosphere and staff.

I would have liked to have been informed that the room was above the bar area and would be noisy. The so called award winning restaurant was just pub food and again was very noisy and also very cold. The proximity to Burley would have also been useful as it was a long walk. (99471763)

The room was spacious and the bed very comfortable and a good shower.

The noise. The room was above the main bar and the noise went on until 1am in the morning. There was no blind at the bathroom window so we had to hang a bath towel over it. The whole place smelt of cigarettes and chips.

No overall comment. (99417720)

Very nice hotel, comfortable, clean, excellent menu & food.

Only dislike was the smoking at the Bar.

staff were helpful and pleasant. evening dinner excellent,good menu selection, popular with the local residents.lots of free off road parking. (99505808)

good bed clean linen clean towels lots of hot water and a cosy tidy room (standard room)

noisy radiators and water tank in attic when refilling (during night)

The White Buck is a large New Forest pub set in its own grounds. The bars and eating areas occupy all the downstairs. The reception desk is unmanned - you have to go into the bar. On Saturday night the pub was noisy and crowded, with A TV screen showing live sports and a busy slot machine. All the tables were full. Our room was in an attic, with a sloping ceiling and confined space. It looked tired and unclean. The central-heating was noisy and the curtains too thin, so we woke at first light. There was only one bath towel for 2 people. There was no plug for the sink. Service was offhand rather than bad - just take it or leave it. Despite many empty tables, at breakfast our waitress tried to make us sit in a dark spot next to the serving area because it was laid up. Breakfast itself had processed sausages, greasy fried bread and tinned mushrooms. A disappointing stay in a mediocre and rather grubby hotel. Never again! (99112961)

Good location in the New Forest, close to many attractions.

The White Buck hasn't fully decided if it wants to be a country house hotel or just a pub serving food. Accommodation has a low priority.

Situation was fantastic, perfect for the quiet get-away that i had in mind. For check-in, check out and food service staff delivered with a smile and a good manner. Would recommend to all (99483763)

Staff were very helpful and efficient.

Location of the hotel was fantastic, all staff were very friendly and helpfull, food was very nice and a lot to chose from on the menu. Very good service and the food came quickly. The room was a good size with a lovley view (indian spice suite). P.S. If the tv does not work properly then push the a/d button on remote. (99961626)

Location, room, food and service

Very enjoyable (99176290)

Great setting and decor. Extremely helpful staff.

Lacking a bedside table and lamp on one side of the bed

No overall comment. (99689368)

Very comfortable bed

There was not enough light in the bedroom. What are you thinking of in supplying only one lamp to this room??? It was impossible to read in bed as the canopy removed the main light from the room

Menu/meals excellent,but very large portions to try and cope with! (99411863)

Overall a nice setting and pleasant little country inn, with good food, polite staff and high standard of cleanliness. Hugely disappointing that the heating system was so noisy that it ruined my night’s sleep - I definitely woke up ratty! I wouldn't recommend anyone stay here until the system was replaced which is a shame....... (99920167)

Clean and friendly. Food was also very good.

Central heating system is obviously very old and in need of major over-haul. It made a lot of noise all night through the radiators and kept me awake for most of it! Not good when you are attending an important client meeting in the morning!

No overall comment. (3305388870)

The hotel was clean and welcoming. Excellent choice of food in the restaurant in the evenings. Service by bar and restuarant staff very good.

The first room offered although a double was small and in the roof of the hotel but on requesting a change of room there was no problem and the room them allocated was of a good standard.

If you are looking for reasonably priced accommodation in a simply delightful setting, this is the place to stay. The surrounding countryside is stunning and wild life abounds. The manager is unwelcoming, but his wife is charming. (99189082)

The room was clean and tidy although a tiny bit in need of refurbishment ( a 2 poster bed not 4!) it was reasonably comfortable.

The smell of stale food /tobacco in the downstairs hall.

The facilities were adequate but not to the standard we had expected. The dining arrangements meant that meals had to be ordered at the bar rather than at the table. We found this a rather inflexible approach as choices had to be made upfront. (99716967)

Nice location

A bit tired

No overall comment. (3305187505)

Very friendly staff and food was excellent

Accomodation is looking a little tired.

We were satisfied with the information we had already recieved.We were in general very pleased with our stay. (3305204961)

The room was light and comfortable and quiet even though during our stay there was a Jazz night

We felt that the housekeeping persons could have been a bit more vigorous with a duster and the replacement of duff electric light bulbs. Sash cords on windows need replacing.

Ideal for a short stay in the New Forest but perhaps but more suited to families and young couples than the more mature guest as there are quite a lot of stairs, although in fairness the hotel info did mention stairs. Dining Room battled to cope on one evening when it was full, it took nearly an hour for us to be served. Our room overlooked the outside eating area and was a bit noisy at times as it was quite warm and we needed to have the window open. However overall we had a pleasant time at this hotel (3304626308)

Clean & comfortable and very close to the New Forest. Pleanty of Parking

No one offered to assist with luggage. Dining Room very busy & noisy. Too many stairs.

The hotel and location was excellent for our needs however I would not wish to stay in the room that we stayed in again. It was supposedly the honeymoon room.............I would have been upset if it was my honeymoon (3305231505)

Excellent location

The room was noisy and the cigarette smell from the bar below seeped into the room

Excellent food and staff - can't answer for first floor accommodation but our room needed some TLC. Understand that the new owners are intending to refurbish in the near future (3305129820)

Friendly staff, excellent food

2nd floor accommodation in need of refurbishment and attention to detail

Loved the location, room and bed. Did not enjoy the services (3304555589)

Beautiful large room, with windows and a big comfortable bed.

When we arrived, the receptionist was also the barman, and it took a little while to check in. Also the first night we stayed there, we had a evening meal and it took 75 minutes from the time of order to delivery of the food. They agreed not to charge us for the meal

No overall comment. (3304763669)

Location, food and drink very good.

The room felt quite dated and not well maintained. Slightly disappointed for the cost. Felt like the accomodation was a secondary part of the business.

This was the third time we have stayed at the White Buck Inn, as yet we have always enjoyed our stay immensely, good accomodation/food/and service. Great atmosphere, friendly staff. Who could wish for more? (3304216505)

Everything

Nothing

room cleaning below standard. Out of date cream left in room for two days, dirty cleaning cloth left in room, broken light bulbs not replaced. (3304511737)

Location, choice and quality of food.

No overall comment. (3304707712)

Lovely spacious room with enormous bed! Friendly staff and delicious breakfast.

Nothing

No overall comment. (3304641399)

Location,setting and hotel

food

the whole standard was poor. It always took a search for staff to check in and out, no dirty plates were cleard from our table or surrounding tables at breakfast and no offer of extra coffee or toast was made. In fact my husband likened the place to Faulty Towers!!!The only thing in it's favour was the help from one young lad who apologised for the state of the first room and offered the upgrade. (3304573291)

nothing initially but after complaint an upgrade was offered and accepted although still not a good standard

The first room was shabby, the cistern handle was broken, the window was wedged open with cardboard, the wardrobe and drawers contained a man's clothes and underwear etc etc

It was lovely to be able to step out of the hotel, and within literally a minute's walk, be in the New Forest and able to watch the ponies and foals so close up. The accommodation too was comfortable and the service excellent. (3304695911)

The location, the comfort, food and service.

As we were only there one night, there wasn't really anything to dislike.

We were so disappointed in the cleanliness of the hotel that we decided that we could not stay there - and left within an hour of arriving. (3304508682)

Location

Standard of cleanliness - room did not appear to have been cleaned in many months (many large mature cobwebs were hanging from the ceiling, carpet covered in hairs etc)