Restaurant & Tearooms
Exbury offers two catering facilities:
Mr Eddy’s Restaurant & Tearooms
Located in the refurbished Estate smithy, this modern, bright and airy facility has combined seating for approx. 140, plus a pleasant patio area with seating under parasols.
The Tennis Court Tea Gardens
The Tennis Court Tea Gardens is in the Gardens itself. Here visitors can enjoy sandwiches and refreshments in a lovely open-air location, conveniently situated at the heart of Exbury, between Home Wood and Witcher's Wood. This facility is open seasonally.
Mr Eddy's Restaurant & Tea Rooms
Exbury Gardens
Estate Office
Exbury
Southampton SO45 1AZ
T: 023 8089 8737
F: 023 8089 0120
E: catering@exbury.co.uk
Mr. Eddy’s offers a selection of hot and cold food. Early morning visitors can enjoy bacon baguettes – afternoon visitors a traditional cream tea. The lunch menu typically features soup, baked potatoes hot fish, meat and vegetarian dishes, plus a salad and children’s choice. On Sundays there is a traditional roast. Choose from the daily specials board or tuck into a selection of tasty cakes or New Forest Ice Cream. Fair Trade Tea and Coffee is served. Mr Eddy’s is fully licensed with a wide range of beers, lagers, ciders and Rothschild wine.
Mr. Eddy’s Restaurant may be pre-booked for groups. Please contact Pabulum for group lunch menus and bookings – Pabulum offer a 10% discount for pre-booked groups of 30 or more. Special information for coach parties:
- For your comfort, Pabulum allow a 50 min booking time for your party to enjoy their meal.
- Pabulum ask that you arrange for your party to arrive at an agreed time as the Restaurant and Tearooms can become extremely busy
- A 10% deposit is required
Pabulum will happily discuss meeting your corporate needs. The Restaurant may be used on occasion for day meetings or for special occasions, linked with a visit to the Gardens. Birthday parties may be staged in the Restaurant – see the Exbury Railway Page for details of birthday party opportunities.
Mr. Eddy’s Restaurant, together with the Exbury Steam Railway Engine Shed and Five Arrows Gallery, is licensed for Civil Weddings. Capacity for the weddings is 200 standing, 100 seated.