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Enzo's Bar, Woking

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Is this now an Italian bar or Vietnamese? Hard to tell as it's hardly ever open. When it is there are no customers so a good place to go and watch their telly in peace!
mrseagle - 30 Aug 2013 20:04
Closed but still in the top ten pubs in Surrey !!!!
anonymous - 25 Nov 2012 13:46
Yes has now closed.
EyeOfTheTigerBeer - 11 Aug 2012 23:14
Seems to be closed a lot in the evenings at present... walked past it twice recently and notice on the door saying shut for the evening.


beershot - 20 Jun 2011 17:10
Mixture of Italian and Thai cuisine. Helpful and efficient staff. London Pride, Peroni on tap. Slightly overpriced for what it was, but would definitely try again.
MelanieH - 1 May 2011 16:46
Great little place away from town centre, customers are all friendly and the new management are really settling in with their own menu as well as keeping the italian menu, it still has all its quality and the atmosphere is superb. The food here is just great and the restaurant is very nice and private without the posh. would recommend to anyone wanting a nice quiet drink or meal, I shall return consistantly in the future.
stubbsy - 1 Oct 2010 17:55
Bit of a flashy Italian joint - but hits the spot with some good beer.
Desperate4Beer - 12 Dec 2009 17:20
Pretty decent Italian wine bar type place but a couple of real ales on the go. Can't afford to eat here.
PubWithTheGrub - 28 Nov 2009 15:45
Went here for a friend's birthday Saturday night - my first visit and I was really impressed.
Very friendly service in relaxed surroundings. For some reason I really like the "over rated Peroni muck" so I was happy with the beer!
We took a table upstairs for our meal and the food was absolutely delicious, you can actually see it all being freshly prepared in front of you in the kitchen.
We had a brilliant evening and I would have no hesitation recommending this place. The only cloud on the horizon is thst Enzo himself is selling up and retireing let's hope his good work is continued.
flashharry1965 - 5 Oct 2009 11:33
quite like it nice beer garden if 2 busy inside ok beer if u stay clear of the ultra expensive over rated peroni muck. good italian bar bad italian beer but i think they sold pride and bass before so ok for a pint nicer side of town.
BestBeerBoffin - 23 May 2009 17:03
It's really nice in here gets busy on a weekend night bit on the expensive side but service is really good and the food is top notch
groggy - 3 Mar 2009 09:57
good alternative to some of the junk around town. ok ale with bass and pride.
BigAleDrinkhead - 1 Nov 2008 16:20
Good.
BestBeerBoffin - 19 Sep 2008 10:25
Well placed bar/eating venue. Meals are hideously expensive, however surprisingly good beer range, friendly enough crowd and a good visit for anyone in the area.
PubMessenger - 24 Aug 2008 11:08
Meals look Gordon Ramsay like, full of ingredients and vegetarian free. Italian styled gastro bar, with a few good beers - including the well priced Bass.
TheSensiblePubReviewer - 10 Aug 2008 13:51
It's rather overpriced but the bar has a lovely atmosphere and Enzo always gives you a warm welcome and the food is generally of a very high standard
BigK - 3 Aug 2008 10:17
Word of warning - Peroni Beer cost's 3.70 a pint. Its not even that good - trust me!
TheSurreyPubMan - 24 Jul 2008 15:11
I`m not a lover of "bars" but this one`s alright relaxed evening had,lager good same as food.
Beersupper - 5 Jul 2008 15:48
It may not be a pub as such. But its definitely a good place to go for a drink. The beer is a tad pricy but the atmosphere is friendly and they play decent music over the sound system here. The Guinness is certainly in good quality... Bit of an eating place and i would not here as its way too expensive i feel!

However a place to go for a drink every now and then
aleman - 10 Dec 2006 00:46

I think that the arguments over whether or not this is a pub or not are irrelevant as this has to be the only half decent place to get a drink in the centre of Woking.

Woking only seems to have chain pubs. I know that this is a problem that affects all large-ish towns, but at least if you go to Guildford or Kingston you will find a fair amount of decent, central pubs amongst the Wetherspoons/Litten Tree type rubbish.

In Woking, you have to go a few miles outside of the town centre to get to a reasonable pub, which is not what you want to do if you are just going for a couple of quick pints after work.

That is why I like Enzo's quite a lot. If it were elsewhere, I might not go there, but in Woking it provides a refreshing change from Yates which must be a good thing. The selection of lager may be poor, but at least you can drink without worrying about being set upon by a baseball capped oik who has been drinking all day.

I have eaten there about 5 times, and the food seems very good value for what it is.
anonymous - 7 Jul 2006 13:47
Sorry but I must return the favour in the same tone as your posting - you're talking tosh mate. Six of us went here and agreed it was awful - my girfriend still maintains it is one of the worst meals she has ever had on a menu anywhere.

The reason I said it was ambitious is because it tries to serve everything that is conceivably italian, yet prepares it all badly using poor ingredients. Clearly they should stick to basics if, as you say, they are a "brasserie and unpretentious with it".

The comment about it being expensive is based on the fact I LIVE in London (although I appreciate you "entertain" (?) there), central London in fact, and eat in genuinely unpretentious Italians here all the time - and they are all much, much better and also much, much cheaper than the shite we were served at Enzo's. To clarify - the bill came to �220 for six of us - that would be fine if we'd have good food and anything but amateurish service, but we hadn't. I know cafes that serve better scran.

Its a bad restaurant. And mate I have actually been here so I can tell you now Woking is grim. Its got one of those horrible 1960s/1970s shopping precincts and is just the kind of place that makes anyone with any sense despair of what we did to our country in the post-war period.
anonymous - 6 Jul 2006 10:07
I've got to reply to the comment of overpriced bad food at Enzos.

I'm sorry - but I had to register just to dispell this complete load of rubbish. I eat at Enzos regularly. I also entertain in London weekly and so I have a fair yardstick to measure things against. The food is superb for what it is - simple and well cooked italian fare for the most part. Is it haute cuisine? No - it's a brasserie and very unpretentious with it. I must admit, if you think lasagne or steak 'ambitious' then perhaps I can see your point. Most people aren't dazzled by dishes like this, but perhaps birdseye is a stretch for you. Enzo and the team do a great job.

Let me give you an example of my bill the other night:

A really well cooked (simple) chicken Arrabiata with penne. My girlfriend had something similar. We had olives and bread to start. Two beers and a bottle of house wine (which you're right - is pretty good). I think the bill came to around �35. Unless you're used to eating in McDonalds, this is good value.

Not only is the service well intentioned, it's incredibly welcoming. I have never had a complaint. Is it silver service? No! See 'brasserie' above.

It doesn't double as a pub. It's more of a wine bar downstairs. But it is very popular and rightly so.

Finally - woking is a commuter town. It's not Winchester or Windsor or even Guildford. It's very functional and the people who live here typically like it. It's also slap bang in the middle of the lovely Surrey countryside and 25 minutes by train to London. If you don't like Woking - don't come again. You won't be missed. Save your so called food critique for Wimpey.
anonymous - 5 Jul 2006 17:51
Very strange place that clearly doesn't know what it is. An italian restaurant that clearly doubles as a pub for some locals - has a full bar downstairs with a full range of standard draught and bottled beers. One real ale - London Pride - well kept. Food in the bare upstairs room was over ambitious, overpriced and amateur. Service was very, very friendly and well intentioned. The house red and white wines were pretty good considering.

Woking isn't a very nice place I'm afraid.
anonymous - 14 May 2006 23:12
Good bar /brasserie ...much better than the usual tat to be found in Woking !
W980501 - 13 Sep 2005 09:41

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