Services & amenities
39Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Yes
- Takeout
- Yes
- Dine-in
- Yes
- Delivery
- No
Offerings
- Coffee
- Yes
- Free water refills
- Yes
- Healthy options
- Yes
- Prepared foods
- Yes
- Quick bite
- Yes
- Small plates
- Yes
- Vegan options
- Yes
- Vegetarian options
- Yes
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Brunch
- Yes
- Dessert
- Yes
- Seating
- Yes
- Table service
- Yes
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Yes
- Great dessert
- Yes
- Great tea selection
- Yes
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Yes
Payments
- Credit cards
- Yes
- Debit cards
- Yes
- NFC mobile payments
- Yes
Pets
- Dogs allowed inside
- Yes
- Dogs allowed outside
- Yes
Crowd
- Family-friendly
- Yes
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Yes
- Tourists
- Yes
Children
- Good for kids
- Yes
Amenities
- Gender-neutral restroom
- Yes
- Restroom
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Free Wi-Fi
- Yes
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Yes
- Cozy
- Yes
Popular for
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Solo dining
- Yes
Categories and services
- Cafe
- Bakery
- Breakfast restaurant
Gallery
2
Customer reviews
Review topics
- sausages 12
- deli 10
- cycle 8
- local produce 6
- cooked 6
- bacon 6
- butchers 5
- brunch 5
- takeaway 5
- cheese scone 3
Available reviews: 15
Called here this Friday morning after reading their great Google reviews, and true they were. A most friendly, clean and tidy establishment, outside and inside seating, dog friendly. Now onto the really important subject, the food, fantastic quality and cooked to perfection, you can basically build your own breakfast. The coffee and cappuccino most excellent also. Highly recommended.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Parking options
- Free street parking
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi JC, many thanks for taking the time to leave your fantastic review, we are glad to here your visit was enjoyable and we hope to see you again soon.
Probably my favourite cafe. Ever. The staff are incredible (if a little few for how busy it gets...). The front of house lady is attentive and has the most infectious laugh I ever heard, and the chef is dedicated and friendly. The menu is well curated such that there's something …More reviews
Probably my favourite cafe. Ever.
The staff are incredible (if a little few for how busy it gets...). The front of house lady is attentive and has the most infectious laugh I ever heard, and the chef is dedicated and friendly.
The menu is well curated such that there's something for everyone, and every item is delicious and high quality.
I've never had a veggie breakfast with such a variety of items, and every one of them is fantastic.
Homemade baked beans are the MVP 🔥- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Wait time
- No wait
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Vegetarian offerings
- Vegetarian menu or section, Clearly labeled vegetarian dishes
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Em, Many thanks for taking the time to leave such a great review and great to be labelled your favourite café ever! Jason
Great breakfast and friendly staff. Dogs are welcome too. It can get busy at peak times and it’s not cheap. Great grub though.
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Wait time
- No wait
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Keith, many thanks for taking the time to leave us a great rating and review, it is much appreciated, Jason
More reviews+12
We stumbled across this cute cafe, on our way to a meeting. The food was very tasty. Freshly prepared, home made. Lovely coffee. Very friendly and would recommend.
- Group size
- 2 people
- Noise level
- Quiet, easy to talk
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Parking space
- Somewhat difficult to find parking
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Rachel, Many thanks for taking the time to leave us such a great review and great to hear you enjoyed your visit and would recommend us to others, Jason
After a walk in the Forest, three of us had a delicious lunch and coffee in this little gem of a cafe in Sway. (It seems I posted a one-star review inadvertently, sorry Jason, which I am happy to correct now). Definitely visit again..
- Service
- Dine in
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Neil, many thanks for taking the time to leave your rating, I would be really interested to find out what went wrong during your visit for you to reward us with a 1 star rating? Please feel free to contact me directly via email (hello@the forestdelisway.com) as we take all feedback very seriously to help us build a better experience for our visitors, many thanks Jason
6 of us stopped off on a cycle ride around the New Forest to be met with a bike rack and a big smile. The coffee and cakes were nice and the atmosphere lovely. I would definitely recommend
- Service
- Dine in
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Andy, many thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review and great to hear you would recommend us to others
Very welcoming and delicious fresh made daily croissants and Tea Pigs pot of tea... definitely visit when we are next camping at Setthorns.
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Sarah, Many thanks for taking the time to leave your great review and yes please do pop in next time you are visiting the area
Finally somewhere half-decent! 'The sandwich', made fresh to order, was chock full of breakfast meats accompanied by a cup of coffee that was very flavorsome and satisfying. Streaky bacon may not be to everyone’s taste, but in this case and IMHO, when combined with a proper butch…More reviews
Finally somewhere half-decent!
'The sandwich', made fresh to order, was chock full of breakfast meats accompanied by a cup of coffee that was very flavorsome and satisfying.
Streaky bacon may not be to everyone’s taste, but in this case and IMHO, when combined with a proper butchers sausage it created a very tasty, filling start to the day!
Definitely worth searching out if you are in the area or just passing through.- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Popped in with my daughter for brunch and everyone was super friendly. Staff were lovely, the other customers were chatty, the decor and vibe were great and the food was incredible!!! Great prices and the mocha was the best I have ever had!!!!
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Brunch
- Wait time
- No wait
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
When driving through we found this little gem. Lovely people and device food. Here you get a real nice big cup of coffee.
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Group size
- 2 people, 3-4 people
- Noise level
- Moderate noise
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Dietary restrictions
- Glutenvrij mogelijkheden
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Somewhat recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Lore, Many thanks for taking the time to leave us your rating and review, it rally helps us spread the word about "this little gem" Jason
Delicious sour dough toasties with local bacon and Isle of Wight tomatoes, Lyburn (local) cheese and a second portion of Isle of Wight tomatoes. Great local coffee and a smiling team. Go on treat yourselves!
- Parking
- Parking is at village hall or some local road options.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Wait time
- No wait
- Parking space
- Plenty of parking
- Parking options
- Free parking lot
- Kid-friendliness
- High chairs available
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Dietary restrictions
- Aware of options
- Vegetarian offerings
- Vegetarian menu or section
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Ok low step access. Confident staff will assist. Outdoors accessible.
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Highly recommend 👍😊. I had a best lunch ever. Tasty, fresh, home made 😋. Will definitely come back. And a cake on the end, amazing.😍. I have been back again. Lovely, home made full English breakfast. So tasty 😋.
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Kasia, Many thanks for your great review, we look forward to welcoming you back in 2024, Jason
Absolutely fantastic cafe. Everything homemade extremely skillfully - from tomato sauce, to beans to donuts to croissants. Incredible!
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Rose, many thanks for taking the time to leave us such a nice review, my goal is to make it a great experience for visitors at the same time challenging myself to create nice things so to hear you found it incredible was great, again thank you Jason
Found this place today, really glad we did. The food was amazing, and very well priced for the quality of it, I would recommend anyone to try this place, great people as well.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Wait time
- No wait
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Adam, Many thanks for taking the time to leave your fantastic review, my staff and I put in a lot of time and effort to give people the best experience and getting feedback like yours is really appreciated, Jason
Lovely place! For us dutchies first time to try a cheese scone; really good!!
- Group size
- 2 people
- Noise level
- Moderate noise
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Owner response
Hi Jeanne, many thanks for taking the time to leave your great review and good to hear your first experience of the cheese scone was a good one. I hope the rest of your trip was good and if you are ever in the forest again we look forward to welcoming you again.
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 9:00–16:00
- Wednesday
- 9:00–16:00
- Thursday
- 9:00–16:00
- Friday
- 9:00–16:00
- Saturday
- 8:30–16:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Additional opening hours
Kitchen
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 9:00–14:00
- Wednesday
- 9:00–14:00
- Thursday
- 9:00–14:00
- Friday
- 9:00–14:00
- Saturday
- 9:00–15:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Find us
Location details
- neighborhood
- Sway
- street
- 3 Middle Rd
- postalCode
- SO41 6BB
- plusCode
- Q9PR+H7 Lymington, United Kingdom