Discover The Potting Shed - a charming New Forest Café at the heart of nature.

Tucked away in the beautiful New Forest, The Potting Shed is a cosy café where you can relax, recharge, and enjoy homemade food in a peaceful woodland setting. Our seasonal menu features locally sourced ingredients, hearty breakfasts, wide range of mouth watering lunched, and regular specials - all served with a warm welcome. Sit back in our garden, breathe in the fresh New Forest air, and watch the New Forest ponies and wildlife roam freely around you. Whether you’re exploring the area or just passing through The Potting Shed is the perfec t New Forest pit stop.

You can view all our menus below and if you have any special requests (or genius suggestions) just drop us a message and we will try our best to accommodate! We are completely on board with vegan/vegetarian choices and refuse to offer the limited menus other places do.

Our Menus

Breakfast plate with bacon, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, fried eggs, sausage, hash brown, black pudding, baked beans, and toast.
Close-up of a cheeseburger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mustard, served with French fries on a plate. In the background, a bottle of Peroni beer and a glass of beer are on a wooden table outdoors.
Barista pouring steamed milk into a cup of espresso to create latte art with a heart design.
Rows of wine bottles stored on a rack in a dimly lit wine cellar.

(On a serious note: if you have any allergies please do let us know so we can take the necessary precautions for you – we just want to keep all our wonderful customers safe.)

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Alternatively, you can give us a call on:
01425 655392

Outdoor seating area with wooden picnic tables, red and white umbrellas, a small ice cream cart, and lush green bushes under a clear blue sky.
Breakfast plate with fried eggs topped with chives, bacon, baked beans, hash browns, toast, and tomato slices.
Assorted sandwich platter with small sandwich slices, salads, scones, cupcake, and desserts including muffins, cake, and small cups of jam and whipped cream.
A small food truck named 'Mr McGregor's Hut' in a garden with raised vegetable beds and a tree in the background.
A white donkey standing on a paved surface with green shrubs and a patch of leaves and twigs in the background.
Sunset over a landscape with scattered trees and open grassy area.
A cup of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, mini marshmallows, chocolate shavings, and cocoa powder.
Close-up of two bright yellow flowers with dark centers, out of focus background.
Tea being poured into a floral teacup on a matching saucer
Outdoor dining area with a wooden table and chairs under a wooden pergola with string lights and climbing white flowers.
Baked dish, likely a casserole, with roasted vegetables in a white ceramic dish, served with a side salad of mixed greens, sliced radishes, tomato, cucumber, and a small bowl of creamy dressing.
A close-up of fresh vegetables including tomatoes, eggplants, and basil leaves.
Pink flowers in a garden with wooden furniture and a canopy made of fabric in the background.
Indoor greenhouse with potted plants, including a large leafy plant on a table and various flowering plants in different-sized pots on the ground, with a wooden structure and beige fabric ceiling.
A bowl filled with Indian-inspired food including grilled chicken with herbs, avocado, chickpea curry, falafel, salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and pumpkin seeds, and sliced radish.
Table setting with floral patterned teacups, saucers, an oval plate with pink roses border, and a glass vase with mixed flowers, in a cozy indoor or greenhouse setting.