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The Edmund Tylney, Leatherhead
The Edmund Tylney, would you like a bugger and fries with that pint? I have some great memories of nights in this pub, though I'm surprised I can remember now as it was so many beers and moons ago, its just not quite the same any more, its lost something more than just my charm and regular presents, I better be a bit careful what I say here because I nearly got barred for my freedom on here once, its okay though, it was a "misunderstanding" "we would never bar you for for freedom of speech" though to be fair to them they could if they wanted to, they don't have to serve anyone.
I always get served really quick in this pub, probably because its nearly always dead, some nights there really is more life on mars! and some of the staff need to get a bit of character, if its more business than pub, and it is more business then pub the people that work here need to remember that you need customers, dont be boring and miserable, you have a couple of tvs and no music to mention, some of the staff are pretty good to be fair, but I seem to see the good staff in another pub when they are not working, that says something really, and at least they all speak English in front of me, I like this, I dont like going into a pub and the staff start talking polish while they are behind the bar, I wouldn't mind so much but I'm not in poland right now, you dont get any of that here, not that I have noticed in the few times I visit anyway
you still get good value for money in this pub if I can call it a pub, they do have a lot of choice so its not a bad way to start an evening if your out with good company. its sometimes worth going for a cheeky late one as they do close slightly later than the other pubs do but I wouldn't want to spend my whole evening in this pub any more, shame it cant be changed into an All Bar One really
a bit boring, cheap beer 7/10
27 Feb 2011 21:38
The Edmund Tylney, Leatherhead
The Edmund Tylney, would you like a bugger and fries with that pint? I have some great memories of nights in this pub, though I'm surprised I can remember now as it was so many beers and moons ago, its just not quite the same any more, its lost something more than just my charm and regular presents, I better be a bit careful what I say here because I nearly got barred for my freedom on here once, its okay though, it was a "misunderstanding" "we would never bar you for for freedom of speech" though to be fair to them they could if they wanted to, they don't have to serve anyone.
I always get served really quick in this pub, probably because its nearly always dead, some nights there really is more life on mars! and some of the staff need to get a bit of character, if its more business than pub, and it is more business then pub the people that work here need to remember that you need customers, dont be boring and miserable, you have a couple of tvs and no music to mention, some of the staff are pretty good to be fair but I seem to see the good staff in another pub when they are not working, that says something really.
you still get good value for money in this pub if I can call it a pub, they do have a lot of choice so its not a bad way to start an evening if your out with good company. its sometimes worth going for a cheeky late one as they do close slightly later than the other pubs do but I wouldn't want to spend my whole evening in this pub any more, shame it cant be changed into an All Bar One really
a bit boring, cheap beer 7/10
27 Feb 2011 21:25
Get your credit card out your going to need it, no really, you are, its over priced in my opinion, especially when they don't even do carlsberg, what sort of pub do you call this? it is very clean and tidy, almost un pub like, it dose look smart but they still shouldn't charge as much as they do in my opinion, its never really busy when ever I go in the penny, maybe they should try charging a penny or two less, honestly you'll be lucky to get change from a 20 if you do a small round! I've always found the staff quite friendly and quick to serve but ive never found it very entertaining myself, I've heard good things about the food in the past if you have any money left.
If it was a bit more entertaining, better value and they served carlsberg maybe I would drink there more often, but its really my cup of tea at the moment
27 Feb 2011 20:57
The Running Horse, Leatherhead
I'm not sure if this is the best pub in Leatherhead but its not bad, Ive never had a bad word to say about this pub really, its a bit expensive, though it doesn't look it to put it politely, staff have always been polite and prompt whenever I've been in, though tbh that's not that often.
27 Feb 2011 20:38
Well here I was again, The Dukes Head, it�s been a while since my last posts so I thought I would have another go, so what's changed apart from not getting as much change as i used to, I seem to be spending less time in the pub as i used to but almost as much of my money, what's going on? do we have four tax rises a year now or something? maybe it�s just the Carlsberg that keeps going up a lot over the past few years, I'll have to cut down to one day a week drinking if the prices keep going up at this rate, I don't think they heard there was a recession going on, bloody bankers! sometimes I do think less is more, but to be fair there are still more expensive pubs in Leatherhead...well for the moment anyway and it is the THE BEST TASTING CARLSBERG IN LEATHERHEAD, even when I don't get a full pint for my �2.95, oh and don�t leave your drink unattended for more than a few seconds, even if its full and fresh it might end up in the glass wash, you don�t want to be paying �2.95 more times than you need to!
To me THE DUKES HEAD IS THE BEST PUB IN LEATHERHHEAD, it has the atmosphere that the wetherspoons desperadosly lacks (like the pun guys?) its still not quite as expensive as three of the other pubs in the town though it must be getting close now, the staff are mostly friendly, even the jobsworth with the long dark hair, even he's cool on a good day, especially when he's off duty, I quite like him then
The Pub has GOOD MUSIC AT THE WEEKENDS, this is good because I can never find anything I want to put on on the duke box even if I could afford to put money in it after i paid for my pints, the people who do the karaoke are really good, though I think they think its x-factor sometimes, and I sometimes wonder if they would sing all night themselves if they could get away with it, but they obviously like singing that's why they do it, and they are pretty good to be fair, almost as good as the famous T-bag and Medows (this is a must see at the weekend!)
the pub has had a slight refit in the last 12 months and is LOOKING PRETTY RESPECTABLE, they have plenty of large flatscreen tv's for the sports channels but I'm still waiting for my 3D TV to be installed, not that they would let me watch porn in the pub but I would be quite happy to stand in the corner with my over priced pint wearing 3D glasses....pubs should sell popcorn
so my cokes are getting smaller
oh sorry the good points..
great tasting cold beer with just the right amount of fizz
friendly staff*
good food... mmmmm food
great weekend music, though on karaoke you might have to sing yourself, sometimes I even sing**
all the sport you need with multi screen viewing (though a perminant tv outside would be good)
bbq's in the summer sunshine*
A sheltered outside smoking area with lights seating and heating
A new pool table in its own area separate from the rest of the bar
A dart board
Games machines
and board games�bored games? Do people still play those?
*friendly staff, fizz and sunshine are subject to availability, your drink maybe at risk if you spill it or leave it unattended or forget where you left it, my jokes and my singing may sound better when your drunk, pig skins taste great, peanuts may contain nuts, always read the label.
animals, idiots and amidults (half animal half adult) who cannot handle a drink, with verbally abusive diarrhoea maybe asked politely to leave.
The Dukes head is a Public House, we don't have a right to be in it, WE ARE ALL GUESTS in it.
I rate this pub 9/10
27 Feb 2011 20:28
The Return of The Dukes Head....Inspired by another pub accross the road I thought it was time i did a review in this local pub since my harsh but fair input back in August, I can honestly say its starting to become a real pleasure to drink up the Dukes again, its had a hard few years with managment changes and general intibility, but with the good mix of new ownership and management it has vastly improved, the new manager Jay is a great guy, even if he is from manchester lol the staff and managment as a whole do a good job, i can even understand what the polish guys are saying to me most of the time, i'm even starting to like the the guys, even if they are polish, and a bit mad lol joking aside I honestly think this pub has bounced back, I never have a bad pint, its always cold and wet and tastes just like it should, sometimes the staff ask me what i'm drinking before i even realise i'm in the pub! now thats service right there!... the prices have increaced over the last 24 months but its still not the rip off that some other pubs are, and you get good quality.
I was going to say something about the lock still being broken on the gents toilets but i'm not going to incase i get barred for saying something bad about the place lol
In a nutshell, its still a good pub that it used to be, with friendly staff & management, quality food and drink, and good entertainment, though i still dont think you need karaoke on both friday and saturday night, its just a bit much.
Be warned, though friendly with a gsoh the management will not put up with crap even if they think of you as a friend, but is that really such a bad thing?
11 Nov 2008 15:12
The Bell in Fetcham...okay if your looking to go out for a meal in the evening its not a bad bar/resturant, the staff are polite and friendly, its clean and the food is quite nice...but this comes at a price, i personaly dont go to the bell very often, partly because of the prices, a night out in this place could cost you as much as 2 nights out in some other pubs, i wouldnt mind so much if it felt more like a pub but it just dosnt have that feel anymore, i agree with alot of the other comment about this place, i would personally rarther it was still a Hungry hourse, its a nice place to go for a meal and a drink but its not what i call a real pub, and its just too expensive for me to justify going out for the night with friends even if i liked it as a pub a bit more. I'll give this place an 8/10 for food n drink but not as a pub.
p.s Be carefull how you ask for the outside heating to be turned on in this place, the last time i heard someone politly ask for the outside heating to be turned on the landlord got the arse about it to put it mildly.... maybe the electricity costs too much for the amount of beer sold at those prices
11 Nov 2008 13:57
The Running Horse, Leatherhead
This is actually quite a nice pub, i dont know why i dont drink in this oub more often, its always had a friendly atmosphere when i've been there, the beer tastes good, i only wish it wasnt quite so much but i cant think of a bad thing to say about this place having said that i dont drink here that often, but only because i just dont, not because i dont want to, oh and they seem to manage fine at the weekend without having heavy handed door staff unlike the dukes.
Try it, you might like it, its a nice pub.
27 Aug 2008 21:33
Not a bad pub it just costs the earth snd not much fun....but as i said, its not a bad pub and the beer is quite good, well it should be at those prices
27 Aug 2008 21:26
The Dukes Head..I used to love this pub, its had some good managers in its time but its not like it used to be, it used to be self policed with a good team, a real local pub with no real trouble, no more than any other good pub has anyway....
...then things changed, then changed again, then again and again, now its just not the same, its lost its stabilaty, its lost its character, its lost everything that made it so good yet had things added it could really do without, the bully boys at the weekend for example, ffs! dose it really take 2 thugs to deal with a lad out having a few beers because they think he is being a bit loud, not because he really needs sorting out but just to make the pumped up steroid boys look bigger than they already do, anyway i'm sure thats a management job, i always thought the door staff were employed to assist the manager with any real issues and to stop any real issues getting through the door, i'm sure they dont all have a licence to work on the door anyway plus i dont think a door man kicking a lad that looked half his size while he was on the floor is a good look tbh, but what do i know, i only used to be a Pub manager... moving onto the entertainment, karaoke every week? i love karaoke, well i did, do we really need karaoke every week? once a month was good but once a week?? it just seems silly to me for a pub that size... i think the guy who runs it likes a good sing tho, i think he's the only one singing half the time lol he dose love himself bless him.
Please dont let this put you off the dukes compleatly, i have been in worse pubs than this, and worked in worse, its still my local and tho its not as good as it used to be they do normally serve a good pint, it could be as good as it used to be with the right people and without the door staff,and the bar staff arnt too bad if you can get passed the language barrier, they just change too often.
rant over i'm going for a pint now....up the Dukes lol
27 Aug 2008 21:16
The Edmund Tylney, Leatherhead
It is getting better with more english staff again, dont get me wrong, i still wouldnt drink the draught beer and risk my life on it, i'll stick to the becks thanks, i dont tend to go for a drink in this place till the end of the night due to the lack of atmosphere anyway but it is getting better and the new manager is okay
27 Aug 2008 20:25
The Kings Tun, Kingston Upon Thames
Kerry I know exactly where your coming from as I used to be a manager of the Weatherspoons pub In leatherhead, but I have to say The Kings Tun is not the worst I've been to. 4/10
19 Jan 2004 17:24
Fantastic, friendly pub! In my opinion the best in leatherhead, it�s prices are fair, there is background music (daytime) duke box evening/weekends and on Saturday nights live bands, karaoke, disco. This pub also has all relevant Sky channels, all the music and sky sports dates are listed in the pub for convenience. The pub has a good choice of food and has three outside eating and drinking areas, staff and regulars do not tolerate trouble makers.
19 Jan 2004 14:42
The Bell, Fetcham
staff are always fast and friendly but this lacks something for a pub, well quite a few things actually, especially when its the only pub in the village, I would find it painful to spend a whole night at this pub, and not just because of the painful pricing, its good if your into poker but its not a pub for me, food is always really nice when I go for a meal here, and to be honest thats the only reason I really ever go, but even the menu bores me a bit, still the food is better value than the drink and well presented, the prices are just silly here, even for my coke, I dare not ask how much a becks is because thats the only thing that would really interest me in this pub other than the attractive staff I've seen working here, a couple of the girls are pretty damn hot to be fair, you always seem to get a friendly service here, that dose count for something, and I do know people who like this pub so I regretfully have to be quite generous with my score
27 Feb 2011 21:58