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It's a Young's pub with a choice of Special or Ordinary. Despite the limited selection, the barmaid still seemed to get our order wrong and didn't believe it when we said it was wrong. The only other remarkable thing was the Parrot sat in the middle of the room. Appeared to sell Thai food. But the chef was on holiday.
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The RG has just had a bit of a re-vamp. Youngs have done a good job tarting it up. They've made a very good job of the old saloon bar, which probably hadn't been decorated for 30 years, but is now very cozy.
If you were put off by the previous scruffyness of the pub, it's worth giving it another look. Still a great little neighbourhood local, with excellent Thai food, but now much more pleasant inside.
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Great pub. Much more cosy inside than the redbrick exterior would suggest. Surprisingly quiet on a Friday night. Good Young's beer and I fancy trying the Thai food next time - it looked good as people on the next table were eating it.
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Can't understand all this stuff about rude staff. Maybe it was a bad day! Friendly pub, proper fire, sports on TV but you can sit out of range (just). Excellently kept (Youngs) beer. Simon's a laugh.
RoyTheBike
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i have never been to a pub like this one before. i found the landlord to be very rude to his staff and customers and drunk and the same goes for the landlady. i found the atmosphere very clicky and the customers very gossipy about people wich i found very rude. this is a pub i would not recomend and i would give it a wide berth. ive seen some good comments about this pub but i found it hard to believe on my last vsit. i have had a drink in here before but this time it will be my last. i found the landlord not very welcoming. this is one customer he has lost.
anonymous - 20 Feb 2007 13:55 |
�xcellent, a genuine pub (Young's) on the outer edges of Surrey / London. Three bars including the small one in the middle which may once have been an 'off sales' counter.
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The more I go to the George, the more I appreciate it. Excellent Thai food, well-kept Youngs beer. Dog-friendly, pleasant staff. Not too quiet, not too busy. A great local.
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Depends what your looking for mate. It's one of the last genuine pubs around that's not full of fake plants, mirrors and teenagers!!!. The extraction qualites of the chimney does leave something to be desired but we can cope and generally ask the very nice bar staff to turn the heating up and turn the fire down!!. If you mean there are too many smokers, please move on and drink somewhere else. Nice beer, nice staff and friendly punters. Not many places like that around here. Plus there's the easy pickings of taking the p*ss out of Simon, the last remaining Portsmouth fan who actually believes there gonna stay up (looks like shrek if your in doubt)
COYS
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I dont know what you folks are on, this pub is way too small and can get well smoky. I found the interior a bit naff too.
anonymous - 22 Jan 2006 19:24 |
We came across this pub the other day at lunchtime and found it to be like an oasis in a desert.The beer, Youngs, was in top notch condition and there was a remarkable choice of food on the Thai menu.All the staff seemed to be friendly and happy to serve.The only drawback to the session was an argument that erupted between an old couple at the other end of the bar, but we were told that it often happens,and that it was just part of the show.We will be sure to return to catch the next episode.
Having been to the area a couple of times before it was nice to see that the ample car park was free of any ponies and traps - something which had given us a problem in the summer on our last visit.Whoever the landlord is we give our thanks and congratulation for a fine house.
anonymous - 17 Oct 2005 01:14 |
Good old skool Pub.
Good quiz on Tuesdays (but hard) if less than 50 years of age, but you always go away having learnt something !
Very nice and reasonably priced Thai Food with excellent service from the wee chap that takes your orders and serves your table.
Just to top it all off they have a couple of very lovely looking young ladies keeping yer pint topped up too.
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Great pub, great regulars, great beer and great food. What else can I say!
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Been drinking here since SAXON lager with Alan and Beryl.The former was a notable Surrey opener,but his talent was somewhat hidden because Edrich and May were there at the time;a good man in a wonderful new pub around the early sixties.
Doctor Youngs,the elixir of longevity,continues to satisfy the beer drinker although one must question the multitude of managers,deputy managers,reliefs and finally,thanks to the cries of the regulars,Tenants reappeared.Whilst they generally kept the beer well they had a mysterious habit of drinking copious quantities of GIN falling over at four in the afternoon - so I'm told.
It's no good moaning about the multinational staff of the last century,except to praise Cath who has been the single shining light for decades,even though she can only be twenty six years old.
Ray and Sandra are obviously very competent,for about forty five minutes of the opening hours,only to retire to their wooden boxes before reappearing at dusk to scare away the children who might be still waiting for their parents to collect them from school.
Ray has wonderful faith in his bar stewards and stewardesses,particularly Simon(the simple one)who really did meet the pieman and ate all the pies.But then he does originate from the Isle of Wight.
In the early evening,when Vespaman is not there, one has a wonderful sense of achievement if the pint is served within ten minutes of arrival.Don't get us regulars wrong because it must be difficult for a "wee dram" to see over the height of the bar.
Ray - what about a self service bar and you could then retire to your religous home in Luton.
In the meantime you are not doing badly as long as we all remember what a local pub is about.
Isn't it strange that you could dunk a cheese toasty in your pint during the sixties but it's a bit messy with a fork full of noodles today.
anonymous - 4 Sep 2005 20:40 |
I MUST BE THIS PUBS BIGGEST FAN!
A MOST FRIENDLY AND FAMILY ORIENTATED ATMOSPHERE. TWO WEEKLY QUIZ'S (TUES AND SUN) IN THE EVENING, WITH LIQUID PRIZES!
A MOST WELCOMING LANDLORD AND LANDLADY, (HERSHAMS BOYCIE AND MARLENE) AND THE WIDEST RANGE OF CHARACTERS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS, FROM THOSE THAT ENJOY A CHINWAG, TO THOSE THAT WANT TO JOIN ONE!
THE HEAD BARMAN, SIMON, HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE FUNNIEST GUY'S I'VE KNOWN BEHIND A BAR. HE HAS A RANGE OF IMPERSONATIONS UP HIS SLEEVE AND IS A REAL SCREAM! ONE THING TO BE AWARE OF, DON'T BECOME No 1. A GOOD ALL ROUND PUB, WITH A CREW THAT MAKES IT TICK.
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Great. Very friendly local with Youngs beer. Thai food Monday thru Saturday. Quiz nights Tuesday and Sunday. Free nosh late on Sunday night!
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Would be Pub of the Year except for rude Barmaid of dubious sexuality
anonymous - 26 Apr 2005 10:42 |
I loved this place ever since Graham, my pet eagle, died and barman Simon very kindly offered to have it stuffed and placed center piece in the 'bird box'. Try to name another pub which has such an eclectic collection of dead animals in a box? i know i can't.
Its the first pub i ever drank in, at the age of 15, and its reassuring to see they still serve school children when they finish their annual play.
If only they served Tai food, what's that you say?? they do!! Christ, this place gets better by the day!
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A good, unpretentious local boozer. Youngs beer and a nice atmosphere.
Can get very smokey, though. I'd go there more often if it wasn't so choking when it gets busy. Good luck with the extractors.
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popped in for a swift one nice place! beer good, friendly people.........
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Things are changing for the better at the Royal George. The new Thai food is very good, try it lunchtime or evening!! Also the English food is better than it was. The beer is still great....but wait for it....Ray is about to start fixing the extractor fans. Even if smoking is banned in pubs the fans will help ventilate the smoke from the real fire.
anonymous - 4 Dec 2004 19:25 |
The Royal George
(Extract from Blog @aol 'Hersham News'
If Colossus were to stand astride Sadcake Park (and I can't see that he would ever have the inclination so to do) with one foot in The Old House at Home, his other would probably be in the Saloon Bar at The Royal George. At exactly opposite ends of each other are two of the most diverse pubs you could imagine.
As soon as you walk in, there is an atmosphere. In winter a roaring log fire struggles against the draught in the chimney and the action of opening the door, fills the saloon with sweet smelling, choking smoke. In summer, the door will probably be wedged open already, so your entrance will be that much more surreptitious.
Many a stranger to the establishment has mistakenly assumed it is a queer's pub. Often as not, every bar stool will be taken by a middle aged man, and the few youngsters that venture in, huddle in a corner on velour benches or gather at the far end by the fruit machine. Anyone who has ever had the opportunity of inspecting homosexuals closely however, will quickly realise that this is not one of their haunts. True, there are a couple of female gardeners whose friendship goes beyond the floribundae and is without question, of the closest sort, but most of the clientele is male, heterosexual and, to the casual observer, decidedly odd.
The fashions (if that is what you could call them) comprise in winter, of thick polyester and wool mix jumpers, corduroys or jeans, trainers at �19.99 from Kempton Park Market and Dennis the Menace socks. In summer, shorts can be seen but more likely casual slacks of the John Collier variety, polo shirts from Marks and Spencer or a Portsmouth Footbal shirt from 1994.
With few exceptions, men don't come here to pose. They are here for one thing and one thing only; the beer. And as much of it as they can possibly drink without getting a bollocking from their wives when they go home.
It is a Young's House and the ale is like nectar to the discerning palate. It comes foaming up the pump from the cellar at precisely the right temperature to arrive in mugs and glasses as bright and clear as the morning sun over Loch Lomond. It is always delicious and the appreciative customers can't get enough of the stuff.
Ray and Sandra run the show and considering the fact that I have never seen either of them with a glass of Young's bitter in front of them, they really do rather well. Ray hails from Luton but has a distinctly Saafff London accent. He rolls up to ninety fags a day in between sips of gin and bitter lemon and stands centinel at the bar ensuring that the riff raff from the other pubs around, don't cross his threshhold. He knows more jokes than Bob Monkhouse and is a demon at a game of cribbage. Sandra is the sort of landlady that every landlord dreams of. She does all the work.
The head barman, Simon is in his early twenties but looks twice his age. With a pate like a billiard ball and a middle age spread, he shuffles up and down the bar at a deceptively fast speed. He has to, for he is the butt of piss taking, bad jokes and streams of insults from Ray and his entourage. As he shelters in the Public Bar from the latest salvo of invective, he ponders a suitable reply. After a moment or so, with a boyish grin and wide open eyes, he'll return and say, "At least I'm not an old fart like you", and retire while the audience wonders if this is the best he can come up with. The sport is soon over.
Most of the customers were weaned in the place. From mother's milk to best bitter with the occasional solid in the form of a buffet which Sandra is wont to put on from time to time. Amongst the oldest is Dave the driving instructor. He claims to be seventy something but looks like an advert for Oil of Ulay. Then there is Bob the Quality Assurance man from British Airways. He's fifty something and looks like the 'before' part of the advert for Oil of Ulay. Scruffy with an unkempt beard and trousers that he bought in an Army surplus store back in his adolesence, he passes his time between coughs by picking unidentified bits of food and other detritus from his checked jumper.
Ken the zoo security man, Ken the taxi and Ken the haemorrhoids always sit together near the gents in case their colostomy bags need emptying quickly. Reg 'the wedge' and his darling wife, Lady Falmouth (before they had a row over some Brussell Sprouts and now drink down 'The Brick' in protest) normally make up the crowd at the far end along with Architect Mike and Doug the golf.
In the snug bar - renamed the 'Bowlox Bar' in recognition of the drivel that is usually spoken there - you will find Chris the plod pouring over a Daily Telegraph crossword sucking interminably at his pipe blowing clouds of Condor into the upper atmosphere and trying to compete with the down draught from the fire place. Pete the transport stands quietly with glass in front of him and a packet of the cheapest fags he could find on his most recent trip to Doncaster. Sitting on a stool next to him, is Wobbly John. Crippled from childhood with some ghastly disfunction of his lower limbs which leaves him barely able to walk, he is the unordained father of the house.
It is a delightful pub full of odd characters each with their own story to tell; each with their own thoughts to hide and each with a shared affliction: A life long addiction to Young's Bitter.
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the quiz on tuesday nights is becoming a farce. the team that won it yesterday was cheating and im getting fed up with it!. they allways seem to win especially if there is a stewards enquiry, they were on 51 points and the winnig two teams were on 53. then suddenly they get 54 points! were did that come from. im not complaining about the pub cause its a really nice place,but what can u do about this! the landlord ray better do something about this or people will lose interest in it. i will like to see other peoples comment on this and see what we can do about it.
ordinary in a jug - 8 Sep 2004 17:22 |
the born free was definatly a succeess and was well organised. every enjoyed it and the bar staff were happy. i wonder where the pub ghost was?. how can he say the bar staff were rude may be he should of come down on sunday!.
the changingman04 - 1 Sep 2004 14:47 |
Great afternoon at Born Free event.Well done Jaqi&Jan/Ray&Sandra.Barstaff entered the spirit of the day,and were definately not rude.
Jeff - 30 Aug 2004 10:53 |
Modfather: "How can I say...?" I speak out of experience - poor experience. I choose not to mention names as is my perogative...and you must be naive if you think Ray doesn't know about this problem, but barmaids are hard to find - even if they are rude to those are arent their favourites. which has been experienced by others. If you dont like to read critcism, don't read these pages.
The Pub Ghost - 23 Aug 2004 18:57 |
to the pub ghost,how can you say the staff are rude. i think they are a great bunch of people but you dont even have the nerve to mention who there names are? i think this is an act of cowadice on your behalf maybe ray will be better of without your measley �40 quid a week when most of us spend more than that cause we like the place. if you dont mention who it is then ray can't sort the problem out!. if you cant do this then stop moaning and shut up!. look forward to your reply.
the modfather - 20 Aug 2004 15:12 |
I was there very recently. The Landlord/Landlady and the daytime staff are excellent and I still love the Pub especially the Sunday night quiz, but the evening staff are rude and have forced me to find a new local. Modfather, I am not alone in my opinion (see "empty glass"18-8). In two years the (evening)staff have never called me by my name, never said please, thank you or tried to make conversation. I have on occassion offer both of them a drink.
I'm sure Ray can manage without my �40.00 a week I used to spend there, but its a shame to have to move on.
The Pub Ghost - 20 Aug 2004 00:31 |
i have to say that this is a lovely pub which is very well run and very welcoming apart from the barmaid,tina i think,who was very rude to customers aswell as the staff! i have been drinking here for 6 years and will do untill i probably die! but maybe she is in the wrong type of work!. apart from that it is a really good pub and the quizzes on sunday are very funny.
empty glass - 18 Aug 2004 15:53 |
i went to this pub on a tuesday night for a quiz. the drink was good and there was a bit of food on aswell. i was dissapointed that the team that won it allways wins it!. this consisted of their leader(jeremy) and about 6 others who quite coveiniently sits next to the quiz master. i found them to be rude and probably cheating!. so who ever goes to the royal goerge on tues night and plays the quiz plse beat them. thak you.
brian potter - 18 Aug 2004 15:46 |
I think that this is the best pub in hersham wich serves very good beer aswell a good variety of food. The bar staff are very good and you can allways have a laugh and a joke especially with simon who makes you feel welcomed. the landlord and land lady are top class,but i cant see why anyone should make any bad comments especially the pub ghost. maybe he should go back to the pub to see what it is really like.
the modfather - 15 Aug 2004 20:50 |
Friendly Pub with great service, beer and food. Mr Pub Ghost must have been unlucky with the bar staff as Simon, Mel and the landlords always make you welcome.
TurvsTheSwerve - 13 Aug 2004 10:29 |
An old fashioned Pub, well run by a Landlors & Landlady who care. Great Beer, Good Food, Beer Garden & Quizzes - but sad to report the staff spoil the show down. I've been going there for two years and the Barmaid cannot be bothered to say hello, let alone Please or Thank you.
The Pub Ghost - 8 Aug 2004 17:03 |
A very pleasant locals' pub which happily seems to be popular with all ages. Usually lively and busy, but not noisy. It has low ceilings so can get a bit smoky on busy nights. However, the garden at the back has been tidied up in recent years and is very pleasant on summer evenings as it gets the setting sun. Oh, nearly forgot...it does a splendid pint of Youngs too !
Geoff - 29 Apr 2004 10:33 |
If you don't like passive smoking avoid the public bar, it's like sitting in a kipper factory
bearman - 14 Apr 2004 07:29 |
Been in a few times, played the quiz twice, and once on Ray's team. Like the place, has a proper pub atmosphere.
Andrew - 18 Jan 2004 00:26 |
I could understand the landlord not entering as a "matter of principle" if we were talking big money here (or in fact any money)but for the sake of a few free drinks I really don't see how principle comes into it. And the point you make is absolutely correct. The vouchers are of little use if you only come to the pub once a week. So come more. As for the food, if you don't like it you have two choices. The first is to be brave, talk to the landlord, who I know for a fact will listen to any comments put fairly. The second, simple solution is DONT EAT IT!! Stop whinging about the quiz night. It is only a bit of fun. It may have been different before but life is all about change. Some changes we like, some we don't. And if people don't like the quiz night, they foruntately live in a relatively free society that affords them the ability to make a choice on whether or not to attend a fun social evening in their local pub with its crap food, or not. In fact, make yourself known to me nexttime I am around Jeremy, and not only will I donate your �1, but I will personally pay and collect a takeaway meal of your choice, so you are able to enjoy good food to your high standards in the pub whilst taking part in a fun quiz that has not cost a penny. We aim to please...
Simon the BBB - 14 Aug 2003 08:01 |
As a matter of principle, the landlord shouldn't enter the quiz at all or help any team. The pound may be voluntary, but it is "collected" nevertheless. The drinks vouchers are of little value if you only visit the pub once a week to enter the quiz. The food is not a patch on what it used to be under the previous landlord.
Jeremy - 5 Aug 2003 12:21 |
Simon BBB. Diabolical Jokes huh?Talk about Pots and kettles! What about your Kilmarnock joke? It was the worst fishy 'joke'I've heard. On a scale of 1 to 10, cod knows where it would come!
Sooper Dooper - 17 Jul 2003 11:17 |
But I cannot deny Ray's jokes are truly diabolical...
Simon the BBB - 11 Jul 2003 16:46 |
A couple of points. Ray does NOT give the quizmaster the questions, and the pound is voluntary, and any monies collected are given to the quizmaster. Knowing Ray as long as I have, I know that he would be more than willing to discuss any complaints. Why dont "Jeremy" & "Charlie" reveal themselves and have an adult discussion about their issues. Dont forget the free food as well. Oh, and that is my real name below. In case anybody cared.
Simon the Big Blonde Barman who works Wed & Sat nights - 11 Jul 2003 16:44 |
Even if you do manage to win, you only get drinks vouchers which have to be used by the day before the next Tuesday quiz.
What a stitch up, and you have to pay a pound to enter.
Jeremy - 3 Jul 2003 11:59 |
Quiz on a Tuesday. The landlord provides the quizmaster with the questions and then enters the quiz himself!
charlie - 27 Apr 2003 18:30 |
