The Boathouse

We stayed 2 nights at this lovely 4- bedroom hotel. The staff were lovely and welcoming, the room had 3 windows with views of the sea, Solent Forts and many passing ships 😊 Break fast was amazing! It is a short walk left to the excellent Dell cafes, and a short walk right to the picturesque village of Seaview. We will be back!

One hour wait for a salad, poor food and worse service. Had to ask 3 staff regarding a so called Caesar Salad, which despite the wait was full of fatty and gristly bacon, a tiny amount of chicken . £18 - London prices - for a very small and inadequate salad. Was eventually offered a refund for one meal, having paid for 2 salads. Staff had no idea how to deal with the situation.

We decided to try here for a non residents breakfast, we usually go elsewhere locally that do a great breakfast but fancied a change and the Boathouse is in a beautiful location with nice outside seating area. We were greeted by a lovely lady on the desk who was very attentive, polite and good fun putting up with our bad jokes. The breakfast was beautifully freshly cooked and hot. The sausage and bacon was top quality, the poached egg was cooked to perfection and I really liked the toasted cheese scone which was a nice alternative to toast. Even got Heinz tomato ketchup (my favourite). Hats off to the chef for a nicely cooked breakfast with quality ingredients. Coffee was from a bean to cup machine so it was okay, but I'm fussy and like proper barista made coffee. The only let down (and why I did not give a 5 star rating) is that there were no beans, not even an option to buy as an extra. For this reason alone the rest of my family said they would not return. I would highly recommend that you put beans on your menu as a extra so diners can choose. It would also have been nice if the 3 huge umbrellas had been up to shade us from the sun but they remained down during our visit and there were no shady areas outside.