The Inn on The Hill, Haslemere

Well 1eslie, I can't let that go, if you are picking me up on my grammer:

"no once cares"

brilliant, you shot yourself down before you even got going!!!

I worked for Wisley Golf CLub - I suggest you look at how much it costs to join and be a member of before you think its some public pay and play course.

I am by no means uneducated to other foods and the only reason I'm not a chef anymore is because catering pays naff all and I now earn a six figure salary in IT so I can well afford to eat in there, though never will again.

Yes the fillet steak hangs, like Ramsey said on kitchen nightmares, like a donkey c**k swaying in front of you, very off-putting.

I know about steak basting and if you did you would know that you have to be very careful with fillet steak as too much destroys what you are serving like the one I had.

I ordered a baguette that came as a baguette, you are right. with no cutlery to cut it up with, or no separate plates to put the pieces on - shocking. I can do better than that at home.

And you are right flavour you would have a ribeye etc, but I still want to taste steak, I couldn't, but as you say you pick fillet for tenderness, so I shouldn't have to chew it like it was from a geriatric cow, toughest fillet I have ever had the misfortune to eat.

And yes , a plate with fries just thrown on it underneath, no garnish, NOTHING. I expect far more for a �20 main course. And the fries were EXTRA! WTF!

And before you say I can't afford to be there, please, are we bitter? I won't even lower myself to tell you how much more than you I earn.

The manager couldn't care about us, nor the other customers from what we saw, just look at darrills review - I'm not alone.

And if you continue being personal it shows how little a leg to stand on you have, my fiancee like to "put up" with me as I take her for some very nice meals, unfortunately this didn't count as one, she complained before me, so maybe you should think before you type.

24 Jan 2009 23:32

The Mill Tavern, Haslemere

We've eaten here several times over the last few months and even taking our respective families there. The bar is very small but the staff are polite and a good range of beers. The food is in our opinion the best pub food in Haslemere, its a tad pricey but its good and so is the service.

24 Jan 2009 23:09

Three Horseshoes, East Worldham

We popped into this pub tonight based purely on the review from dumpdigger. They were right. We walked into the pub to a very friendly greeting, and then sat down in the restaurant. Its a Fullers pub with 4 of their brews on draft, the London Pride was very nice. We then had one of the nicest pub meals and experiences we've had in months. Very impressed and thoroughly recommended.

24 Jan 2009 23:05

The Inn on The Hill, Haslemere

I've worked in catering years ago - a prestigeous golf club - and I can't get my head round what this place is trying to be.

Its a PUB. But its trying to be a posh restaurant, unfortunately it fails on both counts. Bar area is tiny and the restaurant is very contrived.

Had the worst experience I've ever had in anywhere I've ever eaten with the useless staff and arrogant South African restaurant manager. We were kept waiting 45 mins despite being told 15.

We ordered a garlic baguette as a starter which came as the whole baguette and know way to chop it up or plates to put it on!!

I ordered the most expensive thing on the menu at 20 quid - fillet steak. It came covered in an overwhelming sauce that meant you couldn't taste the steak (as most people know fillet is very delicate in flavour anyway). Not only that, it was the worst, toughest fillet steak I've ever had, and it was swinging on a kebab from a hanger that looked like a donkey d**k and something from Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares. I ordered some fries as a side - just dumped on a plate underneath - shocking. Upon complaining we were told the chef prides himself on where they source the steak and began talking down to me like I couldn't afford to be there - how wrong, I've eaten at far more "posh" restaurants, The Cloche Hat in Chobham for example, with far more attentive service, far better food, and cheaper - its not even comparable.

My fiancee had the vegetable tart - the pastry was like 3 days old and microwaved. When she complained she was told it was supposed to be like that and it was the most popular thing on the menu. What happened to the customer is always right? As an ex-chef, its not like any pastry I've ever seen!

When I complained the rest manager was rude, talked over us and wouldn't listen to anything we said.

I seriously would not recommend this place, if you want a decent meal, go to a restaurant. If you want a drink, go to a pub - this place has lost its way and does both things very badly. Not to mention not being able to park!

I'd like to give it 0 rating but I suppose the decor was quite fresh, if unsuited to what the place is....

15 Apr 2008 19:34