Fordingbridge Restaurants

Ashburn Restaurant

Take care as you enter the drive lest you collide with the butcher and fishmonger as they leave from making their deliveries at this very smart hotel with restaurant. The trend is towards fairly traditional English dishes with some interesting forays into international cuisine.

• Address: Station Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1JP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £48.00

Hourglass Restaurant, The

It will come as no surprise to you to hear that this romantic thatched cottage, complete with oak beams and inglenook fireplace is reputed to be home to a (friendly) ghost. Worry not, it seems to be impeccably mannered and your roast monkfish tail is unlikely to be invisibly withdrawn from beneath your stunned gaze.

• Address: Burgate, Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £42.00

Little Mere Restaurant

With a name that is in keeping with a scenic little pond located opposite to the restaurant, Little Mere is housed within a delightful thatched cottage believed to be around 300 years old. The dining area with its wooden beams and log burners has all the trappings of an historical building, but some gentle contemporary touches strike a right balance.

• Address: Ringwood Road, North Gorley, New Forest, Fordingbridge, SP6 2PB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Gourmet
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £35.00

Three Lions Inn, The

Every so often one comes across the culinary sheep in wolf's clothing; of such an ilk is The Three Lions which at first glance appears to be another country pub with food. Do not be fooled. Go beyond its unassuming exterior and be prepared for something very special.

• Address: Stuckton, Stuckton, nr Fordingbridge, SP6 2HF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £27.00, Dinner: £51.00