Our chef’s have created a new menu to celebrate the season – full of delicious autumn treats. Heartily-cooked, as always we’ll be using locally-sourced ingredients that showcase flavours of our forest and coast. Our daily specials will be back too.
artisan bread (gf) (ve)
pickled shallot, watercress salad, apple & pear chutney, toasted brioche
bloody Marie Rose, baby gem, lemon
smashed avocado, Heritage tomato caponata (ve)
dressed salad, tartare sauce
An open chargrilled doorstep of sourdough served with crisps, salad and slaw.
spring onions, cucumber ribbons, smashed wontons
mustard mayo, onions, rocket
roasted veg, beetroot pesto (v)
Marie rose sauce, gem lettuce
crushed peas, thick cut chips, tartare
Mud pie, mash, seasonal vegetables, gravy
watercress, dill, rocket salad, Old Winchester cheese
confit potatoes, roasted squash purée, wild mushrooms, jus
sauté potatoes, samphire, spinach, olive, caper & red onion butter
butterbean cassoulet, buttered greens
sautéed new potatoes & spinach, parsley sauce
roast tomato & basil sauce, mozzarella, side salad (v)
cherry vine tomatoes, house salad, thick cut chips
cherry vine tomatoes, house salad, thick cut chips
seeded bun, tomato, gem lettuce, pickled slaw, gherkin and skinny fries (ve)
seeded bun, tomato, gem lettuce, pickled slaw, gherkin and skinny fries
seeded bun, tomato, gem lettuce, pickled slaw, gherkin and skinny fries
vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce
salted caramel ice cream
brandy snap, Purbeck gingerbread ice cream
local cheese, biscuits, chutney
Please ask for today's flavours
Roasting every Sunday of the year, our chefs use locally sourced ingredients to bring you seasonal Sunday lunch dishes, best enjoyed when gathered around the table with family.
artisan bread (gf) (ve)
apple & pear chutney, toasted brioche
bloody Marie Rose, baby gem, lemon
smashed avocado, Heritage tomato caponata (ve)
dressed salad, tartare sauce
seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy
seasonal vegetables, cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy
honey root vegetables, sprouts, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, sausage stuffing, gravy
crushed peas, thick cut chips, tartare
watercress, rocket salad, Old Winchester cheese
sauté potatoes, samphire, spinach, olive, caper & red onion butter
sautéed new potatoes & spinach, parsley sauce
tomato & basil sauce, mozzarella, salad (v)
vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce
salted caramel ice cream
brandy snap, Purbeck gingerbread ice cream
local cheese, biscuits, chutney
Between 12pm and 7pm (Friday to Sunday), you can take away and enjoy your favourite pubby classics – all of which are crafted from locally-sourced ingredients and freshly made to order.
To order and collect yours, either call us on 02380 292342 or drift on by. If enjoying yours outdoors, help keep the forest free of litter by recycling your boxes with us or at home.
baby gem, tomato, gherkin, salad, Dorset sea salt chips
baby gem, tomato, gherkin, Dorset sea salt chips (v)
local cumberland sausage ring, baby gem, caramelised onions, gherkin, mustard mayo, Dorset sea salt chips
Old Winchester cheese, baby gem, tomato, gherkin, salad, Dorset sea salt chips
Dorset sea salt chips
for the little ones
baby gem, tomato, chips
chips
Rodda's clotted cream, strawberry jam (v)
every sunday between 9am and 11am
three rashers of UK back bacon in a brioche bun
two fried free-range eggs with runny yolks in a brioche bun (v)
two Cumberland sausages in a brioche bun
two rashers of UK back bacon and a fried free-range egg in a brioche bun
Cumberland sausage and two rashers of UK back bacon in a brioche bun
brioche bun stacked with crispy bacon, a Cumberland sausage and a fried free-range egg
add two hash browns and a cup of Mozzo coffee or Birchall tea to your choice of breakfast brioche
Full of the little one’s favourites, our chefs use locally sourced, quality ingredients in all our children’s meals. Choose 2 courses for £5.95 or 3 for £8.95 and receive a free children’s pack.
crusty bread & butter
melted cheese (v)
tomato sauce, cheese (v)
seasonal vegetables, gravy
peas
chips, salad
chicken or beef with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy (Sundays only)
New Forest ice cream
vanilla ice cream
toffee sauce
please ask for today's flavours
All served in a brioche bun, with gem lettuce, tomato, Drift slaw and your choice of chunky chips or skinny fries or go naked and swap your brioche bun for extra Drift slaw and salad.
Add cheese to any of our burgers for £2.00.
streaky bacon
local cumberland sausage ring
Welcome to The Drift, please choose one of our breakfast dishes from the kitchen which includes, your choice of tea or coffee, toast and all you can eat from our kitchen table.
If you’d prefer a lighter breakfast, help yourself to our kitchen table for £8.95.
Please note, breakfast is for residents only at this time.
cured meats, Hampshire cheeses
plain & fruit
brown granary or white bloomer
honey, sugar or jam
scrambled eggs, granary toast
ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion or peppers
please ask a member of the team
sausage & bacon, black pudding, hash brown, tomato, flat cap mushroom, baked beans, free range egg (fried, poached or scrambled)
wilted spinach, veggie sausage, baked beans, tomato, flat cap mushroom, hash brown, free range egg (fried, poached or scrambled) (v)
maple syrup & bacon, lemon and sugar or sliced banana and chocolate sauce
lemon & sugar or chocolate spread (v)
bacon, sausage, backed beans, egg (v)
Open all day, our kitchen team freshly prepare flavoursome home-cooked food that showcases New Forest produce at its best. Expect modern British classics, handmade burgers, deliciously nutritious salads and tempting daily specials.
You can now enjoy your favourite pubby classics to take away and our delicious breakfast brioches every Sunday morning…