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Bisterne Close, Burley, Ringwood, BH24 4AT
Good
Overall rating from 96 reviews

Guest reviews of the The White Buck Inn

Good
James from Ascot, GB (Mature couple) 01 January 2009

No overall comment. (107757936)

Excellent
chris from hassocks, GB (Mature couple) 24 December 2008

No overall comment. (107798852)

Excellent
Susan from Blandford Forum, GB (Same sex couple) 17 December 2008

We have stayed at the White Buck every year for the past 14 years and have seen it run under several previous owners. It was in need of some updating and it looks as though this is starting to happen under the Fuller's ownership. The food is slightly high-priced for what it is as are the drinks but it remains a place we still enjoy going back to. (107935815)

positive comments Our room was very comfortable and had recently been refurbished to a high standard. Good breakfast served efficiently. Two lovely log fires and generally a relaxing atmosphere.
negative comments Only real disappointing aspect of our stay was that we had telephoned in advance to reserve a table for dinner. This was confirmed as #17 early in the evening but when we arrived in the dining room at the time of our booking, the table was already taken despite there being a reserved notice on it.
Good
kim from sheffield, GB (Solo business traveller) 27 November 2008

No overall comment. (107897265)

negative comments check in and bar staff could be more helpful and friendly
Good
Tim from Halesowen, GB (Solo business traveller) 16 November 2008

Very good, I have stayed at the White Buck Inn an a number of occasions and find the value for money and comfort of the bedrooms to be outstanding. (107810710)

positive comments Excellent Value for money. Great facilities in the rooms. Teas, filter coffee, chocolate, bottled water and a bar of Dairy Milk chocolate. Bathrooms are all newly refurbished, and full of the bits you would normally find in a hotel of much higher cost.
negative comments Breakfast a little too slow, even though there was only me to serve.
Excellent
duncan from Kettering, GB (Solo business traveller) 13 November 2008

No overall comment. (107534632)

Good
S from Hemel Hempsted, GB (Mature couple) 01 November 2008

Very enjoyable (107588225)

positive comments Cosy and comfortable. Very good food, slightly too much! Open fires. Many thoughtful little extras.
negative comments We would like to have known about the superior rooms and also about the three nights fo two offer.
Excellent
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 16 October 2008

A good stay despite the couple of bad points (107958853)

positive comments lovely food - beautiful location - lovely room well furnished
negative comments mould on the outside wall behind full length curtains that had transefered onto the curtains - noise trasnfer from the room above late in the evening and early morning
Excellent
Susan J from BRIGHTON, GB (Mature couple) 30 September 2008

The hotel is great and the food is fantastic. We loved it and will definitely return and would recommend to friends. It's in a perfect location and the hotel is very warm and friendly. (107536119)

positive comments cleanliness, friendly staff, brilliant food, location of hotel.
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 30 September 2008

Good. (108038144)

positive comments Welcoming, clean, comfortable.
negative comments Annoyed to find on arrival that our room was also routinely available for pets to sleep in. In the bathroom, if you hang your clothes on the hook there is nowhere left to hang a damp towel !!! Bizarre in a brand new bathroom.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 29 September 2008

No overall comment. (107513106)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 09 September 2008

ok - wouldn't stay for special occassion again - might go for pub meal (108011287)

positive comments decor good, food good and good value, room spacious
negative comments extreemely small bathroom and towels! Breakfast very disorganised and unimaginative buffet
Excellent
MICHAEL from LONDON, GB (Mature couple) 27 August 2008

Good value in a great location. (97283879)

positive comments Room, location, price
negative comments Pillows, Breakfast
Excellent
kim from sheffield, GB (Solo business traveller) 22 August 2008

excellent, clean, tidy very good value for money (107225613)

Excellent
Gregg from south woodham ferrers, GB (Young couple) 18 August 2008

Brilliant place to go for our first holiday together, couldnt have been happier. (107145142)

positive comments Great staff, beautiful surroundings, fantastic rooms. Food was as tasty as it was abundant!
Excellent
Yves from 74200 ANTHY-sur-Leman, FR (Solo leisure traveller) 13 August 2008

Tr (107154947)

positive comments ambiance et service de qualit
negative comments rideau de fen
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 16 June 2008

No overall comment. (97071998)

Excellent
nick from warrington, GB (Young couple) 08 June 2008

No overall comment. (99721422)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 27 May 2008

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)

positive comments Nice room, very good food, made welcome by staff, lovely location
negative comments 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.
Excellent
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 16 May 2008

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

positive comments the location, and the room
negative comments breakfast not starting until 0800 - when you have to move on for work this is a little late
Excellent
N D from Lancing, GB (Young couple) 12 May 2008

No overall comment. (97910016)

positive comments 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.
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 01 May 2008

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)

positive comments Friendly staff and atmosphere
negative comments heating pipes through wall made room hot even in April, Victoria room
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 05 April 2008

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 wasn’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)

positive comments Location,the friendly and helpfulstaff, good food and dinks in the bar.
negative comments To many stairs and the bed too small.
Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 14 March 2008

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)

positive comments Excellent location, nice room - recently redecorated, good choice of food.
negative comments Couldn't check in early - but this may have been due to a new carpet being fitted at the time?
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 05 March 2008

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)

positive comments Location
negative comments Dogs allowed in an eating area
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 11 December 2007

No overall comment. (97883463)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 03 October 2007

No overall comment. (97543680)

Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 15 July 2007

No overall comment. (99052042)

Good
Stephen from RANCHO SANTA FE, United States;US (Mature couple) 15 April 2007

No overall comment. (99098904)

positive comments Good value in a high price area.
negative comments Dangerous shower not untypical in UK. Risk of scalding and slipping.
Excellent
Joanne from SUTTON COLDFIELD, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 13 April 2007

No overall comment. (99620894)

positive comments Food was great and the whole experience excellent.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 11 April 2007

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)

positive comments Room was spacious but a bit dark.
negative comments Only 4 television channels!
Excellent
A from St. Albans, United Kingdom;GB (Group of adult friends) 05 April 2007

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)

positive comments The friendly atmosphere and staff.
Average
Carol from Reading, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 04 April 2007

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)

positive comments The room was spacious and the bed very comfortable and a good shower.
negative comments 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.
Average
Anonymous (Mature couple) 31 March 2007

No overall comment. (99760753)

Excellent
Barbara from Hook, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 28 March 2007

No overall comment. (99417720)

positive comments Very nice hotel, comfortable, clean, excellent menu & food.
negative comments Only dislike was the smoking at the Bar.
Good
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 06 March 2007

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

positive comments good bed clean linen clean towels lots of hot water and a cosy tidy room (standard room)
negative comments noisy radiators and water tank in attic when refilling (during night)
Poor
Anonymous (Mature couple) 28 February 2007

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)

positive comments Good location in the New Forest, close to many attractions.
negative comments 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.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 18 February 2007

No overall comment. (99116011)

Excellent
Daniel from Gosport, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 13 February 2007

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)

positive comments Staff were very helpful and efficient.
Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 02 February 2007

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)

positive comments Location, room, food and service
Good
Alan from Riseley, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 30 December 2006

Very enjoyable (99176290)

positive comments Great setting and decor. Extremely helpful staff.
negative comments Lacking a bedside table and lamp on one side of the bed
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 07 December 2006

No overall comment. (99689368)

positive comments Very comfortable bed
negative comments 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
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 26 November 2006

No overall comment. (99576160)

Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 23 November 2006

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

Excellent
Derek from GRAVESEND, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 15 November 2006

No overall comment. (3305422513)

Good
Nigel from Bexley, United Kingdom;GB (Group of work colleagues) 11 November 2006

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 (99920167)

positive comments Clean and friendly. Food was also very good.
negative comments 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!
Excellent
Barbara from Orpington, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 07 November 2006

No overall comment. (3305388870)

positive comments The hotel was clean and welcoming. Excellent choice of food in the restaurant in the evenings. Service by bar and restuarant staff very good.
negative comments 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.
Good
PETER from DUNMOW, United Kingdom;GB (Other) 03 November 2006

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)

positive comments The room was clean and tidy although a tiny bit in need of refurbishment ( a 2 poster bed not 4!) it was reasonably comfortable.
negative comments The smell of stale food /tobacco in the downstairs hall.
Average
j from broadstars, UNITED KINGDOM;GB (Mature couple) 26 October 2006

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)

positive comments Nice location
negative comments A bit tired
Excellent
Tina from Shoeburyness, United Kingdom;GB (Other) 13 October 2006

No overall comment. (3305187505)

positive comments Very friendly staff and food was excellent
negative comments Accomodation is looking a little tired.
Good
roger from peterborough, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 13 September 2006

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

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

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