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I enjoyed my visit. Family friendly without being too "family". Great staff ....
monty - 30 Apr 2012 11:19 |
I discounted the previous reviews as they were so out of date and I'd heard good reports about the food and drink here. I was not disappointed. Food and service was great on a fairly busy Saturday night. Three ales - London Pride, Youngs Bitter, with Red Squirrel Hopfest as the guest ale, which was very good indeed. I will definately return soon and would recommend this pub to friends.
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I'm a laid back kinda person and not one to complain unless things are really bad. Well, Friday 4th June at the Oatlands Chaser was one of the worse dining experiences of my life. I only wish we gave up waiting like the other couple who after a 90 mins wait left without eating. The food was terrible, the service was terrible. Won't be going there again.
growe - 11 Jun 2010 14:25 |
Dreadful service - booked a table only to be told three days later they were full and had to re-arrange for somewhere else.
Probably a blessing in disguise if that's how the treat prospective customers.
Wont be returning anytime soon
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BAD SERVICE
We moved to Weybridge six months ago and this place is a stones throw from our door step. It has to be said the SERVICE is APPALLING. You enter and the staff ignore you at the bar and continue doing their various duties that DO NOT INVOLVE SERVING. I would like to say this is a one off, but alas we have gone back on several occasions and had to leave due to the inept staff. One time we went into the lovely looking restaurant, sat for 20 minutes without one of the MANY STAFF even coming across to ask if we would like a drink. Word to the Management, a successful place runs on your front of house staff, a place survives on word of mouth, your staff continue to let you down. Get staff that actually look like they want to serve, attempt a smile or even acknowledge that thy have customers is a simple thing, but obviously for the Oatlands Chaser they could not care less. LOUSY. And to the staff if you don't like your job, leave and take your miserable attitudes else where.
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Typical chain pub...lots of fake character, average beer, average food. The service tends to vary but never excellent. Not my first choice in the locale.
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I moved to the area recently and was really pleased to see that we lived near a nice local pub how wrong was I. The 1st time we visited we were served my the landlady a nice friendly welcome good start i thought. So went back for some food only to sit at a table for 20 minutes without being served by one of the many staff who would rather chat to each other rather than the paying customer so we left and cooked instead, It had been a month and we fancied a pint and i thought ok we'll give it another go remembering the nice lady that served us before but unfortunatly we came across the most misrable bar man ever!! He decided to cash up the till instead of serve and proceeded to look grumpy not even acknowleding us i even heard him say he wanted to kill himself, all I can say if you don't like the job mate LEAVE!! So in the end we walked out and we drove to The Swan instead and will remain to do so in the future well until The Oatalnds Chaser is taken over again anyway.
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Really friendly staff, had a fantastic meal there the other night really enjoyed the evening. Quite pricey if you go for 2 or 3 courses but brilliant as a treat or just to pop down to for a quick pint
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Rubbish....been there twice since the Change from Badgers Rest to Oatlands Chaser, Overpriced pretentious Food that someone else wrote sums it up....Part of a hotel...they should stick to that....Call it a family pub with no changing facilities. Its not a restaurant, its not a pub, its barely a hotel, and its not very good.
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I moved to the area 2 months ago and the Oatlands Chaser is my local, i love it there, we always receive a warm welcome, great food and the Prices are amazing to get a pint or a glass of wine for under �3 in this area is unheard of. and they do some fantastic offers on fridays for wine. I would highly recommend this great pub!!
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Although I have not been in this particular pub I agree with vandal31 keep pubs as pubs so that you can pop in for a couple of beers and a chat without feeling like a lepper if you are not ordering food.
The Swan has gone the same way and it will realy suffer in the winter now that they have done away with the little bar (for locals) and all the the once a year half a bitter merchants with there over priced sunday lunch have gone back into hibernation and there is nothing to attract anyone into the pub.
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I reckon this is one of the worst pubs in the area - out of the way of anyone - overpriced - pretentious menu and prices........I remember the good old days here when it was the Kings Manor and was a decent boozer. I hate this modern trend of turning good old boozers into mainly eating/restaurant type places. This kills ALL atmosphere and beer and drinks always get pricey. If people want a restaurant they can go to one but keep pubs as pubs !
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This place was really good when it first changed hands but went down hill pretty quickly. It's more of a restaurant than a pub and while I really loved the food to begin with, now its mostly overcooked. A shame really. Nice in summer because of the big garden though
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started going recently. quite nice, never been before until a mate took us there. been a few times since.
best thing is that they do Timothy Taylor and Amstell on tap, V. good!!
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love the new managment very well ran im now a regular love the staff especially jane, sarah and Aimee very funny x
derka - 21 May 2007 20:13 |
badgers rest changed hands looks very up market not yet been in
mrs scurry - 7 Feb 2007 21:33 |
Looks quite nice after the renovation but no atmosphere or character. Waiting staff are excellent, service was quick and friendly; bar staff were dreadful, seemed bored and acted like we were putting them out by asking for a drink. Food was dire - I had pan-fried pork loin which was like leather, some excellent veg on the side but none of it stayed in long enough to make it worth a tenner. I was running for the loo within ten minutes of finishing. Go for a drink, don't touch the food.
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Totally renovated! Good start! Hope you guys keep up with the good work!
anonymous - 16 Sep 2006 01:39 |
Note this website is wrong: the pub is now called the Oatlands Chaser. The pub has been cleaned up, given a more modern look and feel, toilets renovated, etc. Real ales have been reduced to just one, but it's a good one: Timothy Taylor Landlord. There are fewer food options - especially at the low end of the scale (snacks) - but popular options don't run out so early. For example, two roasts were both still available at 9:30 on a Sunday night, and they were great value for money. �8.00 for a plate of the leanest, tenderest roast pork you've ever eaten, and served with a separate heaped side dish of fresh vegetables. They've also doubled the number of bar staff, and it seems quadrupled the IQ of all the staff :-) Worth a revisit if you haven't been for a while.
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