Hare and Hounds - Sway
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Website: http://www.pubsnewforest.co.uk
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Hare and Hounds is one of our favourite pubs in the New Forest, we have visited often and each time the staff have been friendly & welcoming.
It would be really handy to have an online booking tool, but actually, each time I've called to book a table, they have tried hard to accommodate us. You can fill in a form online to secure a table booking outside of 24hrs but its not quite as convenient as online booking.
The Hare and Hounds has Ringwood Best Bitter, Fursty Ferret, Badger & Grockles on tap. The Rhubarb Gin is gorgeous, I can’t remember the brand but I did try to buy a bottle to keep in my caravan & they said no! The cider is also a personal favourite.
The food has always been great, the menu is a good example of a pub menu with traditional favourites like Ham, Egg and Chips, Sausage and Mash or Lasagne. A nice touch for the Sausage and Mash is that the sausages are sourced from Sway Butchers, which are beautiful and amazing quality.
There is a nice selection of fish based dishes in the ’From the Sea‘ with Scampi, Homemade Admirals Pie and Traditional Fish and Chips. Also in abundance are the vegetarian options with 5 meat-free options in the ‘From the Field‘ section.
The burgers are pretty good too, with 5 different options to choose from. The children’s menu has a varied offering of Fish & Chips, Chicken Nuggets, Mac and Cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese, Sausage & Chips & Curry with rice. We’ve even managed to find something for our picky eaters & on the one occasion that someone didn’t like their kids meal, it was no problem to replace it.
They have two great and well maintained age appropriate playgrounds, next to the car park in the garden. Kids will need to be watched as the view isn’t clear from all areas of the garden & a determined Houdini could escape with very little effort.
The thing that I enjoy most about this pub, is their ‘dog friendly’ provision for tables in the bar area. They have little beds, dog toys, treats & water bowls. In the New Forest, this kind of special touch is lovely & to make our little four legged friends welcome is much appreciated.
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