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Since the new land lady has taken over it has certainly picked up, always a friendly welcome and the land lady always has a chat with my son, which is lovely, as quite often he’s ignored in pubs/restaurants. She makes a real effort with him and the food we’ve had in here has been enjoyable, yes they’re understaffed however what they provide with limited staff is good!

It's fair to say The Mayfly has had a chequered past the last couple of years but Nicki Andy have made a huge difference since they've been there. Footfall has increased incredibly since they took over we're no longer the only people in the bar! We've had their Sunday lunch for the past two weeks it's been wonderful! Very reasonably priced better still, they do doggy roast dinners! We signed up to the website got 30% off too! So glad the place is on the up again

The MAYFLY pub has improved significantly since the new managers took over. The food is now delicious and the pub is clean, with non-sticky tables. My wife and I, both disabled, have been well taken care of by the helpful staff. This pub has become our go-to spot once again, reminding us of how it was when we first moved to Hawkinge 16 years ago. Congratulations to the managers and staff for their hard work and dedication in bringing the pub back to its former glory. Keep up the good work!

I had to wait a very long time at the bar to place my food and drink order. There was only one staff member taking orders, even though there were other staff members in the bar area who did not assist with the growing queue of people waiting. It took an incredibly long time to receive my food (45-50 minutes). My order was not very big, so I was disappointed that it took so long. The food itself was okay. I will not recommend this venue to others if this is the type of service that can be expected.

I cannot believe some of the past bad reviews for The Mayfly. This is our third visit since the new managers took over and we cannot fault the place. Our food order was served promptly, hot and cooked to perfection with plenty of fresh salad and veg. We had a conversation with the lady manager and we found her to be very pleasant and we took the opportunity to compliment her for the food quality and the improved ambience of the place. We will definitely be returning and are confident in recommending The Mayfly to others, particularly those who had decided that they no longer wanted to visit owing to the poor standards of the previous two or three managers.

Not sure where to start really. Myself, husband and sons were in the area and decided to have dinner at the mayfly. We sat at a table. Friday evening and very quiet. A group of locals were at the bar who seemed to have priority when it came to serving. My sons are 5 and 6 and the language they heard was absolutely disgusting from both the “locals” and the bar staff. One woman behind the bar was happy batting around the “c ” word and other obscenities. Ordered drinks and we looked at the menu. The table next to us were served their food and the sight of it was enough to put us off. It was over cooked and looked vile. It wasn’t even busy. This, coupled with the awful locals, language, and atmo...

This has to be the worst restaurant experience ever, whatever you do do not visit. We went today with friends for our Christmas dinner, we waited over an hour for our starters, which were mediocre at best. Our main dinner we waited another hour and a half as did everyone else, around us at other tables there were complaints about lateness, raw food, cold food… We were going to walk out at 3pm(we arrived at 1) hoorah, dinner arrived, it was microwaved rubbish, one dinner didn’t turn up, one dinner had to be changed last minute as they had no stock of the original. It was cold mush. We decided enough was enough, and went to the bar to say we are leaving. We were amongst a queue of people doing...

Visited shortly after Christmas after my parents had an awful Christmas dinner at the mayfly pub absolutely awful dinner from the chef that after cooking my meal stood at the bar and served drinks and slagged off other members of staff and owner agreed, later in the afternoon the landlord appeared and I 'm appalled how he treats his staff and the attitude towards paying customers. Me and my wife over heard and older lady that appeared from the kitchen saying that the staff don 't even get payed me and my wife ordered a hunters chicken which was very dry and barely edible when questioned the staff the main chef wasn 't available and someone apparently from the bar was stepping in according to...

This was our Christmas day treat that became a Christmas nightmare for all concerned. I preordered our meals in November so was hoping for a smooth, happy meal for us and our friends. One hour for the starters to arrive which were hugely disappointing. Another long wait for the main course in a restaurant full of hungry, angry and disappointed people. When the main arrived we were shocked by the poor standard, it was cold and one main never did arrive! The man in charge berated his staff in front of us and belittled them, this was not the fault of the staff who were trying hard. The kitchen was clearly under staffed and badly managed. The cook was made to come out to speak to us and we could...