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The White Horse Churton, Churton
Due to increasing costs and unfavourable market conditions - the current management won't be reopening this pub, after lockdown.
26 Jun 2020 10:43
Reopening on 4th July - after the coronavirus lockdown.
Like the majority - though not all - of Wetherspoons.
The refitting (signage, partitions, sanitisers etc.) Is in progress.
Vertical drinking only!
24 Jun 2020 19:44
Currently doing a very good trade in takeaway beer - like many other pubs in the area.
20 Jun 2020 20:32
The pub appeared in Daughters of Cain - an episode of Morse, the TV series.
18 Jun 2020 18:47
This elevated pub is well used to lockdowns and lock ins.
Because of snow making it inaccessible.
A cosy spot though - to spend a few days.
18 Jun 2020 18:20
Now owned by members of the Staffordshire Regiment Association.
Members contributed to the purchase of the pub - where the regiment was formed, over three hundred years ago.
A veteran runs it - and the pub is well supported by those associated with the famous local regiment.
18 Jun 2020 07:22
Six episodes of Dad's Army were filmed in this establishment - around 50 years ago.
17 Jun 2020 23:19
This pub is closed and derelict.
Went on fire last September.
Arson was suspected.
17 Jun 2020 09:37
Demolished - to make way for apartment blocks.
Been closed for about three years.
16 Jun 2020 18:39
Over the past couple of days, travellers (with numerous vehicles) have taken up residence on the land surrounding this pub.
16 Jun 2020 16:57
Open during the lockdown selling beer, spirits etc. - to take away.
Guildford's oldest pub.
15 Jun 2020 18:40
Closed a couple of years ago - planning permission now being sought for residential development.
15 Jun 2020 18:28
After being closed and derelict for 13 years - this former pub is to be developed into 7 residential units.
15 Jun 2020 17:55
Large fines levied for mouse infestation offences here - but the pub eventually reopened.
15 Jun 2020 07:57
Rodent infection has been a feature here - and convictions therefor.
15 Jun 2020 07:42
The Sportsmans Rest, Peterston super Ely
Flooded badly by the River Ely - just before lockdown.
14 Jun 2020 18:51
This very remote hostelry is hosting regular online music gigs during lockdown.
14 Jun 2020 18:38
Major affray outside, after closing time last year.
Several people injured - perpetrators still being sought.
14 Jun 2020 11:34
Closed - and derelict.
Planning permission given for flats.
Usual residents' objections.
14 Jun 2020 10:15
Reopened - and hopefully in line for a good summer's riverside trade.
Ideal rustic location - but very close to Guildford town centre.
13 Jun 2020 18:51
Called locally - 'the pub that floods' - because of the frequent arrival of the River Ouse, through its doors.
13 Jun 2020 18:26
Customer killed last year - when a car hit the pub, in the early hours.
13 Jun 2020 17:44
Planning permission granted for demolition.
And replacement by a Starbucks outlet.
13 Jun 2020 17:22
Amateur boxer murdered here, last year.
Shot through the window of the pub.
13 Jun 2020 09:34
Recent drug bust occurred here.
With convictions for those involved, including barmaid.
13 Jun 2020 09:07
Sentencing is due in respect a charity fraud at this pub.
Funds raised weren't passed on to the charity, by the owners.
12 Jun 2020 18:40
Major drug bust at this pub - just before Christmas last.
12 Jun 2020 18:08
Became famous for a shooting some years ago - said to be drug related.
12 Jun 2020 17:57
Not a pleasant place - another serious assault was published in the local press, a few months ago.
12 Jun 2020 17:47
The movie - Kingsman: The Secret Service - was partly filmed in this pub.
12 Jun 2020 11:48
By some distance - this is Morecambe's busiest pub, and is on the daily visit list for many locals.
Essentially the town's meeting place - for chat, food and drink. And not far from the fine seafront.
11 Jun 2020 09:56
This pub featured prominently in 'The Bay' - an excellent cop drama/TV series, set in Morecambe.
11 Jun 2020 09:46
Early last year, a young man was assaulted in this pub - and later died from his injuries.
11 Jun 2020 09:14
The Blue Boar, Southend on Sea
In the early hours of this morning, a serious stabbing occurred outside this pub.
The victim has life threatening injuries - and two individuals are being sought.
11 Jun 2020 08:47
A large fire - starting in the kitchen - badly damaged this pub, last summer.
10 Jun 2020 20:44
Trading again - and recently made the national news.
After a petition, a statute - depicting a black man's head - was recently removed, from outside the pub.
Petitioners thought the depiction to be racist - and 28,000 joined in.
Many disagreed and felt that part of the town's history has been taken away.
9 Jun 2020 08:01
Former Wetherspoons, bought by a local publican.
As competition for the remaining Wetherspoons - the nearby Globe.
6 Jun 2020 18:21
The Cock and Pullet, Birkenhead
Was closed permanently for a while.
Now trading again - except during the virus lockdown.
5 Jun 2020 19:22
As a community pub (run by locals), this establishment is doing well during the lockdown - with takeaway sales.
5 Jun 2020 09:02
No longer a Wetherspoons - but still trading under the same name.
4 Jun 2020 18:41
The Coach and Horses, Harrogate
The pub was stopped, by the police, from selling takeaway beer recently - during lockdown.
Like a couple of other local establishments - due (apparently) to tables and chairs, arriving on scene.
2 Jun 2020 22:16
Renamed 'Victors' about 18 months ago.
No longer a Wetherspoons.
30 May 2020 19:33
Now a Yates - which it had been, before it became a Wetherspoons!
29 May 2020 18:28
The Robert William Loosley, High Wycombe
Now The Chitern Taps - another Wetherspoons takeover by Stonegate.
27 May 2020 18:59
No longer a Wetherspoons - but still trading under the same name.
25 May 2020 18:26
The Baron of Hinckley, Hinckley
Ceased to be a Wetherspoons late last year.
Now trading as 'The New Baron of Hinckley'.
24 May 2020 18:19
This former Wetherspoons property now houses two separate restaurant businesses.
24 May 2020 18:14
The Sir Percy Florence Shelley, Boscombe
This Wetherspoons closed in May 2017 - and is now a desert shop.
24 May 2020 18:11
Plans are afoot to convert this building into an Islamic community centre.
24 May 2020 08:57
Washington Hotel, Barrow In Furness
Closed as a pub. Sold in 2015 - and developed as a hotel, with serviced apartments.
17 May 2020 18:37
Recently been refurbished in (what's considered to be) a post-coronavirus format.
With ample spacing between tables and chairs - and some partitioning. Seems just a bit clinical.
17 May 2020 17:41
Though closed (coronavirus), this pub's external furniture has been used by members of the public.
Many people bring their own booze - and sit down at the bolted down tables and chairs, outside the pub.
Loud merriment etc. has been frequently noted - and the pub management plan to soon unbolt the furniture.
16 May 2020 13:54
Major extension and refurbishment - just announced by Wetherspoons.
14 May 2020 12:22
A year ago (today), a major fire occurred in this pub - which has since been demolished.
Currently the site is padlocked shut - and has been sold for development.
The purchasing company is part owned by the local authority - and residential accommodation is likely for the site.
12 May 2020 17:56
Said to be England's only pub on consecrated ground - beside Kendal Parish Church.
Excellent food, beer and ambiance.
11 May 2020 18:19
One of the Bills restaurant outlets now occupies this building.
11 May 2020 18:02
The pub has now raised 90% - of its £35,000 crowdfunding target!
11 May 2020 10:00
The Crown and Sceptre, Feltham
Before this pub closed, it had a bad reputation for fights and violence.
Now a busy Tesco Express.
11 May 2020 09:40
Seems to have closed for about a year - but reopened autumn 2019.
Feltham has seen a lot of pubs going under.
11 May 2020 09:33
This former historic and prestigious hotel and pub remains closed.
It's quickly falling into serious disrepair - and becoming an eyesore in Lewes town centre.
Probably unlikely to reopen - in any of its previous uses.
10 May 2020 20:47
The Beaconsfield Arms, High Wycombe
Closed a few years ago - planning permission sought for residential.
9 May 2020 17:05
The Propeller Inn, Bembridge Airport
A unique pub that was near the airstrip - sadly no longer with us.
7 May 2020 10:10
On the market - and closed - last year.
A purchase price of £825k was quoted.
Now reopened and doing well.
Centrally located - on the High Street.
6 May 2020 14:22
The address in wrong. The pub, with this name - in Wales - has been closed for some years.
5 May 2020 17:54
Now - The Pheasant at Buckland
With large parking areas - on A25
Food is the priority; it's more of a restaurant
5 May 2020 00:23
Was called The Thirsty Camel for a while - before reverting to its original name.
4 May 2020 23:51
Error - this business isn't closed.
And continues to trade successfully, specialising in food.
3 May 2020 10:39
Reopened - just before the virus lockdown - after a £350k refurbishment.
It was closed for four months, and now again - probably for a bit longer.
2 May 2020 17:44
Disney's Olde Thatched Inn, Ilfracombe
Excellent for food - and not called after the movie/entertainment company.
But after Charlie Disney, a former owner.
2 May 2020 10:01
Now Molly's Chambers Bar and Kitchen - after reopening and refurbishment.
2 May 2020 00:29
Now - off Wetherspoons' current disposal list.
Architecturally - a magnificent outlet - with the old chapel features, tastefully blending in the the modern pub ones.
Well managed, and ideal for a holiday sojourn.
1 May 2020 11:04
Closed for several years - with developers seeking to include residential units, with a smaller pub at ground level.
So far, objections by local residents (a petition was signed) have been successful - although the future remains uncertain.
1 May 2020 10:13
You're correct. Although this pub was posted as being closed for good - on a usually up to date site - it reopened, after a refurbishment.
1 May 2020 09:58
Closed for a couple of months last year - after a change of ownership.
Now reopened. Popular with rugby fans, with the stadium nearby.
30 Apr 2020 17:50
Recently, this pub's management publicly complained.
About the abuse their staff was regularly subjected to.
Both verbally and physically - by customers.
29 Apr 2020 20:06
This pub continues to trade (coronavirus aside), although general standards are very low.
In such a historic/prime position - it really is a pity that the staff are such low calibre, as is the beer.
Many fine pubs nearby thankfully - and in the impressive Gunwharf Quays complex.
28 Apr 2020 09:28
Undergoing major refurbishment - and expected to be reopened in the autumn.
27 Apr 2020 17:54
In mid-March, this pub announced its closure for five days - to allow for routine maintenance.
Before the forthcoming 'busy spring and summer' period ahead. Plenty of time for painting now!
27 Apr 2020 09:04
Lambton Worm, Chester le Street
Ideally located pub and hotel - specialising in B&B.
About 15 miles from Newcastle airport.
Currently closed, due to coronavirus.
26 Apr 2020 18:33
Last October, the local rivers - Sow and Penk - burst their banks, near this pub.
And caused serious flooding/water damage - and the pub has been closed since.
Remedial and refurbishment works have been ongoing - with the latest scheduled reopening date, in early May.
26 Apr 2020 18:11
Closed - after major flooding in the area, last autumn.
Was due to reopen around now - April 2020.
Before coronavirus stepped in.
26 Apr 2020 17:51
Closed for a few years.
Perhaps - as it's opposite the police station - the high number of police personnel, as customers, had something to do with it!
26 Apr 2020 16:48
Now - The Angel 39 - after the major refurbishment of this central and old venue.
Live music, cocktails - and plenty of room. One of Preston's busiest entertainment locations.
26 Apr 2020 09:20
Sadly, the governor here has died (the Daily Mail reports) from coronavirus - having served at the bar, during the Cheltenham Festival in March.
25 Apr 2020 20:16
Pub permanently closed.
Site to be developed into mixed commercial and residential use..
25 Apr 2020 11:38
No longer trading - due to major fire, last August.
Currently on the market - as 'redevelopment opportunity'.
25 Apr 2020 09:54
The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells
Just before coronavirus, this unique Wetherspoons closed for internal refurbishment.
The listed building has many delicate features to be maintained - such as the intricate plaster work, on the walls and ceilings.
On reopening, hopefully, the work will be fully completed - as Tunbridge Wells has no other pub in this league.
25 Apr 2020 09:40
One of Witherspoons' finest and most successful - as well as one of the largest.
Called after a fairground ride - this venue has had a serious impact on the trade of other Blackpool pubs.
Right on the beach - with excellent service, food and beers. I believe the Wetherspoons in Ramsgate is their only larger establishment.
25 Apr 2020 09:27
Listed for closure by Wetherspoons, last year - and placed on the market. Then taken off, a few months later.
25 Apr 2020 09:06
The Kings Arms Royal Hotel, Godalming
Currently on the market, for £1.5 million - freehold.
25 Apr 2020 07:41
Opened recently, during the lockdown - for social distancing pints!
Much to the displeasure of the police, and local authorities.
23 Apr 2020 09:01
Demolished actually - to make way for a block of flats, for the over 55s.
22 Apr 2020 18:31
Was the 'Potion' - in recent years, which had a very fraught history.
13 Apr 2020 17:38
Closed. This very old building is in need of a major refurbishment. Future is uncertain.
13 Apr 2020 12:37
Reopened after major refurbishment, costing £1.4 million.
12 Apr 2020 13:22
The banning of mobile phones at the venue - forced customers to vacate the premises, to answer calls - was a reason for the closure, adding to the uncertainty. Many joined a boycott.
11 Apr 2020 14:59
Closed for a while - now reopened as The Acorn, and run by the former governor of a nearby pub.
10 Apr 2020 22:09
Genuine 17th century pub that appears to have turned the corner - after going into administration last summer, and closing briefly.
9 Apr 2020 21:30
This Wetherspoons has been broken into twice - since the coronavirus lockdown, just over a couple of weeks ago.
Metal sheeting has been applied to the outside of the closed outlet - which JDW confirms has no stock or cash, on the premises.
9 Apr 2020 20:38
Please understand - the Welcome Inn no longer exists.
That's the only message applicable to my post.
And an indisputable one.
9 Apr 2020 17:33
Was a major music venue.
Acts included - The Cranberries, Pulp, Radiohead, Artic Monkeys etc.
Now a supermarket.
9 Apr 2020 09:36
One of the better Wetherspoons; well located and well run.
Called after SNW - because he lived in Deal, as a lad.
8 Apr 2020 18:44
Top End Bar, Ashton under Lyne
This excellent business didn't break the law/rules.
Unfair for an old board warrior - to make false allegations.
7 Apr 2020 20:17
The Five Swans, Newcastle upon Tyne
Just reopened, before the coronavirus lockdown.
After tasteful and expensive refurbishment.
One of about a dozen Wetherspoons in the area.
7 Apr 2020 20:07
Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton
Soon to incorporate the Heritage Centre of Wetherspoons - including a museum.
1 Apr 2020 20:38
Homeless chap convicted last week - of stealing cash and booze (worth £3k) from this pub - in October of 2019.
31 Mar 2020 11:58
Dowlings Irish Bar, Nottingham
Battering ram used by the police to gain entry to the pub premises - at 7am recently.
29 Mar 2020 10:39
Customers welcomed via the back door, say the police - after the coronavirus legislation.
27 Mar 2020 09:10
A pub - said by the local police - to have allowed customers in, through the back door, after the coronavirus ban.
27 Mar 2020 08:36
Perhaps - when the pub license is up for review - the police may well bring up this defiance of the law!
26 Mar 2020 23:14
Graffiti attack recently on this Wetherspoons.
'Pay your Staff' - daubed all over the front of the closed pub.
26 Mar 2020 09:07
The Gloucester Old Spot, Elmstone Hardwicke
Still selling booze at the weekend.
Served through a window to customers - in the courtyard.
25 Mar 2020 17:15
Temporarily closed as a pub (coronavirus).
But selling takeaway beer.
Bring your own container - washed out milk cartons suggested!
£2 a pint...
25 Mar 2020 08:19
Coranavirus causality - but now providing a takeaway service for drink.
Including beer - bring your own container!
23 Mar 2020 08:09
Closed (coranavirus), but now doing beer/wine delivery via their new website.
23 Mar 2020 07:55
Stayed open until late on Saturday night.
Despite the official closure order.
Issued, by the government, because of coranavirus.
22 Mar 2020 18:30
'Cheers' - this pub is now called. It was one of the few UK pubs to refuse to accept the coronavirus closure order for pubs , recently.
It stayed open - trading away - causing a mass brawl outside the pub, between supporters and protesters.
22 Mar 2020 18:08
Closed (due to coranavirus regulations) - and have set up a crowdfunding campaign, to cover overheads during the closure period.
22 Mar 2020 16:49
Closed temporarily as a pub - due to coranavirus.
Already trading now, as a farm shop!
21 Mar 2020 20:31
Now has the same ownership as the nearby Crown. The George's food and cocktails are excellent.
20 Mar 2020 11:00
The Rose and Olive Branch, Virginia Water
Reopened after major (and excellent) refurbishment - with new management.
20 Mar 2020 08:41
Faulty electrical fittings, at this pub, caused the death of a child - not long ago.
The legal case is ongoing - against the irresponsible/greedy/culpable owners.
19 Mar 2020 14:33
Interesting. Many locals think it's to take a break - after the busy Cheltenham Festival.
19 Mar 2020 09:52
Landlady in the press, about the freeholder's (EI-formerly Enterprise) insurance policy.
It doesn't cover her pub's loss of earnings, due to coronavirus - although she's paid into it for 20 years.
As it's compulsory - by EI. Not good news for her, or those running pubs for the UK's biggest pubco.
17 Mar 2020 11:05
The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells
Arguably the finest Wetherspoons pub - in the country.
Where operas are still performed, occasionally.
One of the bars is on stage!
Seemingly this listed/historic building is in need of some TLC.
No reopening date was posted externally.
7 Mar 2020 15:40
The Prince of Wales, Haslemere
Closed for a deep clean - after a coranavirus customer visited.
2 Mar 2020 11:08
In there today - Ebb and Flow. Was served ice in my drink, by hand!
Barmaid categorically denied - what I saw her doing, three feet in front of me.
Only 3/4 in a large establishment - so she wasn't even busy.
With Coranavirus - is such unprofessional service even legal?
1 Mar 2020 14:24
In there today - Ebb and Flow. Was served ice in my drink, by hand!
Barmaid categorically denied - what I saw her doing, three feet in front of me.
Only 3/4 in a large establishment - so she wasn't even busy.
With Coranavirus - is such unprofessional service even legal?
1 Mar 2020 14:24
Monopoly?
Black Flag, Bearded, Driftwood Spar, Sharps, Skinner's, Padstow.
Just a few of the many successful Cornish breweries.
1 Mar 2020 11:38
Like most pubs around the area - closed.
Because of devastating flooding, from the Severn.
29 Feb 2020 15:58
Fine. They whined about a closed pub, denigrated the landlord (on hearsay evidence) and quoted a derogatory post from another site.
Then say - it's the worst pub visited. Not one positive comment, even vaguely. In fact, this is an ideal pub - for the younger 2020s.
23 Dec 2019 20:55
Why return to a pub you dislike - and then tell us about it, twice?
22 Dec 2019 18:31
The Dog and Partridge, Preston
Frequented by many posing and pouting yuppies though!
Who don't wear flat caps, breed whippets, drink real ale or read beer guides.
Some are even verbally abused by locals, who think lager is both rubbish and unpatriotic.
But they move with the times, enjoy music and modern interaction.
And don't ask for a little egg cup, to taste the new Horse Water Ale.
3 Dec 2019 18:59
The Dog and Partridge, Preston
Closed! No-way¡
This is Preston's best music venue, and open until late every night - particularly at weekends.
Major bands, great service after thorough refurbishment. Well kept beers - Jennings Cumberland Ale and Wainwright.
Be early 'for all the jolies.....'
3 Dec 2019 13:54
Yes, you - and the snarling lady - are a hoot in the Head!
If you could both wait a few years - before telling us again, that a pub posted as closed, is still not a pub anymore - it'd be appreciated by many.
Happy Xmas.
3 Dec 2019 13:05
Get out more Nog - Wetherspoons was new, 40 years ago. With no - pool tables, dart boards, music, sitting at the bar etc.
The B&G type outlet is the future now. Forget about old beer guides and real ales; have a few cocktails and some brightness in your life.
And some fun - in the strategically located beer garden, for example...
3 Dec 2019 07:46
The Butterfly and The Grasshopper - recently opened after an extensive renovation and refurbishment - is what a modern eating and drinking venue should be like.
Innovative in every way. Design, decor, atmosphere and character - all unique. Over three floors - the ground floor is a traditional pub; the second opens out to a magnificent beer garden.
Cocktails, great food and beer - and excellent food. Well worth a visit, if you can get in. Though not suitable for Camra flat-cappers or traditionalists!
2 Dec 2019 09:37
Renamed after refurbishment to - 'Cow and Oak Freehouse and Terrace'....
24 Nov 2019 09:41
Nog - why support a pub site, and rarely comment on them? Other than to remind us, for example, that one - which was posted as closed over 12 years ago - remains so.
24 Nov 2019 07:16
Visited here this morning around 10.30am - and counted 57 customers; these would have started arriving from 8am.
All having breakfast, coffee or alcoholic drinks - mainly shoppers. The only other pub, in central Redhill, hadn't opened yet.
Excellent food and beer quality here, at very reasonable prices - and served efficiently. To a captive market - with few other options to this Spoons.
Replicated in towns throughout the country, every day.
In recent years, 5 pubs in central Redhill have closed because of Wetherspoons' dominance.
23 Nov 2019 12:20
Amazingly busy place, for drinkers and diners. Like other Wetherspoons, it's trading for 3/4 hours before the competition has opened; it also closes later.
Pubs around it are dying/closing and this pub just gets busier. When will the other operators even try to compete with Spoons - who also lead the way in nearby Horley, Redhill Leatherhead etc?
22 Nov 2019 16:26
Yes, the elbow of the L is the only spot to stand - when ordering here, or you could wait 15 minutes.
Arguments (customer/customer and customer/barperson) are as common as the shout - from inside the bar - 'who's next?'...
19 Nov 2019 17:55
The Glan Aber Hotel, Betws-y-Coed
Posting about unlisted pubs, on a pub's page, is confusing and foolhardy - as nobody knows what outlets are being referred to.
Similar to telling us a former pub building (or site thereof) is now an undertakers or a McDonald's.
Even though, many years before (sometimes, more than ten), it was posted as closed - often several times.
19 Nov 2019 09:08
Dead place - which wouldn't be missed if it closed again.
Nothing to offer. Bored staff, few customers and mediocre beer.
18 Jun 2019 20:43
Sitting outside the counter, a bored and loudmouthed barmaid yesterday moaned about her job - on her phone. My visit was brief, and my drink pricey.
28 Jan 2019 12:21
This place is always mobbed after work by the legal and finance brigades, working locally - and because of the numerous transport stations nearby.
16 Jan 2019 11:53
The Red Lion, Moreton in Marsh
I saw Shergar in Balham; this is a pub site.
Not for celebrity watchers.
Who is Bake Off?
1 Jan 2019 19:44
Posted as such, over ten and a half years ago - why tell us again?
1 Jan 2019 13:24
Different only because it hasn't been refurbished. Not unusual though, with minimum wage staff with little interest.
30 Dec 2018 20:35
Acceptable establishment, with mediocre and disinterested staff. Survives because it's on the main drag - near shops, bookies and food places.
30 Dec 2018 20:32
Staff make little effort to serve customers in order.
And shorts very often have the mixer filled to the brim, without any consultation.
Could do much better, with a higher calibre management - and staff training
30 Dec 2018 11:28
Well, the place is still going - but the last poster's comments remain valid. Mediocre staff with loudmouth clientele. And invisible management.
29 Dec 2018 20:25
Opens at 4pm - as their website says: It gives all the opening times like closed on Monday and Tuesday.
28 Dec 2018 21:52
The Falcon - longest bar in the world? No, not by a long shot.
24 Dec 2018 09:34
The Bloomfield Inn, Arno's Vale
Third closed listing (below) for this pub - which has now been gone for over three and a half years!
15 Dec 2018 14:54
Trading well now, under fairly new ownership.
Good local with pleasant atmosphere, and good beer.
Much improved - since some longterm regulars were barred!
30 Nov 2018 13:50
Posted as closed for a few years, over a year ago. Why tell us again?
29 Nov 2018 09:51
Good food - but untrained staff make ordering difficult.
Staff seem to be mostly student types, who don't stay long.
A pity - because, on this side of town, the only real competition is the Wetherspoons.
11 Nov 2018 23:02
Home to a band of regulars - individuals who sit daily in the same chair.
At the same table.
Virtually all day, drinking the same beer - and eating before they leave.
They meet their friends and keep warm. A series of little social clubs really.
Wetherspoons now have a significant place - in the lives of many.
1 Nov 2018 09:30
For posters wlth the good fortune to be able to travel around - the intended purpose?
No, it's not; as these chaps usually (and feel it their duty, when on a new pub crawl), pontificate expansively on a town's hostelries - after a pint in each.
What's much more valuable are the views of regulars on their local pubs - without the ubiquitous 'pub number 4 on our tour'.
From day trippers, with too much time on their hands - saying similar things about all.
6 Jul 2018 09:53
Who (the bleep) is Gavin - £5 for a good pint of lager is normal!?
5 Jul 2018 17:55
To review saying it's spotlessly clean, that you've lost your tongue - and that the only reason to visit is a person called Jed - is of little help to anyone.
30 Jun 2018 19:17
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage, Swiss Cottage
Most 'superficia'l pub in London - made to look like a Swiss cottage!
29 Jun 2018 16:48
What a post by wirral - confirming the name change, already posted!
And telling us that an unknown ale was good...
26 Jun 2018 17:19
England were playing today - in the World Cup, live on TV - and most pubs in the UK were similar. Init?
24 Jun 2018 18:05
Your historical facts are inaccurate. Views on what a 'jolly wheeze' - infantile.
Why not just type about pub standards, beer etc. - it's what this site is about.
20 Jun 2018 17:33
Business is business m8.
More staff costs, as well.
Wake up and smell the coffee.
It's the real world.
18 Jun 2018 17:51
Quiet a small pub - so, when attempting to buy a drink at the bar - a local ape took exception to me invading his space.
I drank up fast and left, never to return. Seemingly, the place has a high tolerance level for the great unwashed of Horsham.
A pity - as it's a nice little pub, in a central location; the ape seemed at home though - on friendly terms with the staff.
2 Jun 2018 14:51
Fine establishment in the Redgate area - with good food, beer and atmosphere.
Numerous buses pass outside, and this different type of place is well worth a visit.
29 May 2018 14:01
All posts - with the exception of the last incomprehensible one - confirm this as a fine establishment, which is illustrated by the large levels of patrons.
The best and busiest in town, with well kept beer and good food. Service is efficient and management have a firm hand on things.
29 May 2018 10:32
Run by amateurs - and only making a living because it's the only opposition to the nearby Wetherspoons. The other town centre pubs - the Abbott and the Eagle - have closed.
Service is slow, with untrained staff. Hygiene standards are suspect, and prices are dramatically higher than The Sun - which is open 4 hours earlier, at 8am.
28 May 2018 17:26
For the Champions League final, it was the only city centre pub showing the game. Manic, but civilised.
27 May 2018 20:38
Simply couldn't cope this weekend. Customers had to queue to order food - and the overworked staff became rather twitchy! A fine establishment physically, and is really the centrepiece of the town.
26 May 2018 13:34
Decent = kind or obliging; moderate or respectable. This place must be exceptional¡
20 May 2018 18:01
Good local type pub - where I even met the dog mentioned in previous posts! Her name is Mia; owner, Alan. Nice beer garden, good food and beer - with friendly staff.
1 May 2018 06:15
Most pleasant beer garden which gets very busy! Same management as the Red Cross, nearby which concentrates on music and TV sport. Excellent food at the Blue Anchor, good beer, quiz nights and friendly staff.
28 Apr 2018 15:01
Concur with the last post. There was a female barperson here who was abrupt and mannerless; happy to serve regulars, she had an apparent hatred for occasional drinkers. Thankfully she's gone (or fired) and the place now has a friendly atmosphere, full of all types.
8 Feb 2018 11:32
This pub is closed for 5 years - why tell us that again, 5 years later?
5 Feb 2018 15:34
Until relatively recently, there were five pubs in the centre of Redhill - now there are two; and the Sun trades for 4 hours before its sole competitor even opens - and well after it closes!
Not just a pub - it serves breakfasts, morning coffees, lunches, afternoon teas, dinner etc. And it's busy throughout the day - with locals and shoppers (a massive new Sainsbury's is just opposite).
Food and beer are of good quality and the place is well run. Six nations rugby will be shown - as are other major sporting events. In this area - there is no busier pub/restaurant.
3 Feb 2018 09:59
Reopened on the High Street by Stonegate, who did an excellent job on the tasteful refurbishment of this historic establishment.
24 Mar 2017 08:19
Why mention a Nottinghamshire pub in a thread/post about a Kent one?
It's so easy to comment on that other pub's own BITE page.
22 Mar 2017 17:35
Slerpy - on the white powder again.
Typos even make him even more odd.
Old age is catching him badly...
14 Feb 2017 21:30
Wetherspoons, Victoria Station
All the pubs in Victoria are jammed m8, all the time.
10 Jan 2017 14:13
Been closed for a while - but new owers have just got planning permission for a £2 million redevelopment, which is to start soon.
10 Jan 2017 10:50
Yes, saw something in the publicans' press about Wetherspoon's interest - for a Lloyds outlet. Makes sense in view of existing entertainment licences, and the demise of the only nightclub in the area.
Could be acquired cheaply and JDW often have more than one unit in the same location. Two in Worthing - across the road from each other. I - for one - hope JDW come in again - as the other pubs are dire.
28 Dec 2016 18:14
Sussexfox's post is accurate.
Too expensive, for a basic boozer.
Pubs, the other side of the Clock, are much better - and cheaper.
20 Nov 2016 11:02
Slerpy - great that you've stopped reviewing pubs.
Pity that you're a bitter old man, reduced to insults.
13 Nov 2016 16:42
Closed 3.5 years ago - and idiots are still posting about it!
12 Nov 2016 14:21
the most idiotic post ever - (never been, 'obviously'')....
11 Nov 2016 23:32
Was closed, but reopened last week - with new management.
Redhill's oldest pub.
9 Nov 2016 10:10
The Yew Tree 'Time well spent', Reigate Hill
Most pleasant restaurant/pub - run by friendly management and staff.
Nice beer garden at rear, and ample parking at front.
Well kept beer and first class good. Ideal for drink or meal before joining/after leaving the M25.
Junction 8 is less than1,000 yards away.
8 Nov 2016 16:29
The Oak was taken over a while ago by a local pub group, with about a dozen outlets - manly in East Surrey.
Standards, including those for food, are high. And the beer quality has never been better.
Lovely village green pub - with friendly staff and ample parking.
7 Nov 2016 14:27
Reopened - after 5* refurbishment. Fixtures and fittings are very high standard.
Ample staff, and although I didn't eat, the food looked top quality - as was my lager.
There are now 4/5 food oriented pubs on the A25 - between Reigate and Dorking - all raising the stakes.
Good for the customer and this - and all the other venues are gearing up for a busy Christmas trade, offering a variety of deals.
7 Nov 2016 12:02
The Hole In The Wall, Waterloo
The last poster didn't have a drink - but opines that it probably is a good beer pub!
Why not try it, and tell us after?
4 Nov 2016 17:45
Worst pub in London? Undoubtedly.
Opposite Victoria Station, and fails under all headings.
Including staff (untrained), hygiene (awful) and beer quality.
AVOID
4 Nov 2016 16:02
Oriental welcome, of the cold and disinterested variety.
With slow service.
Food was available at lunchtime yesterday - but nobody was eating.
2 Nov 2016 07:30
Oriental welcome, of the cold and disinterested variety.
With slow service.
Food was available at lunchtime yesterday - but nobody was eating.
2 Nov 2016 07:30
The Opera House, Tunbridge Wells
Might well be the best of the Wetherspoon 1,000.
Historic, well run and very busy.
Was bombed during WWII.
30 Oct 2016 08:09
The Guinea Butt, Tunbridge Wells
Untrained staff - and not many of them - are the problem here.
As you will wait for service.
Mediocre outlet, under all headings.
30 Oct 2016 08:05
Old Gam is reviewing closed pubs again - and dreaming.
20 Jul 2015 14:47
Blue - this pub closed about 2.5 years ago.
Why tell us what has been posted before, 2.5 years later?
5 May 2015 23:29
Accurate. All the old biddies want is to sell standard (sub) food to families. Better profit margin. Avoid.
13 Apr 2015 22:13
Quite right bright - these chaps are living in the past. There's nothing wrong with this pub - its just become a hub for Camera type moaners.
17 Jun 2014 07:20
CLOSED (learn Gam, simple - no need to review a dead pub)
15 Jun 2014 21:23
'Full of unpleasant old men'....
Slerpy, this place seems made for you!
6 Sep 2013 10:37
More pub staff news from old slerpy. Who cares about these people?
13 Aug 2013 10:06
Excellent and tasteful refurb completed; the pub is now much bigger and has the best beer garden in the area - all new, with a BBQ. Food is now served and the new governor is a pleasant/friendly chap. Beer is well kept and this place will give other Epsom pubs a big run for their money. Not before time....
12 Aug 2013 15:47
Now for tim-dims and tory-boys, says the last poster but one. And for those fashionable/wine bar types who like paying over £5 a pint!
Rubbish. This is a just a normal/nice local boozer with good beer, excellent food - and a lovely beer garden which has fine BBQ's in the summer.
Local celebrities Tony Tobin and Alfie Moon are quiet regulars. Not sure about Kate Moss!
8 Jun 2013 13:15
Over 50 posts here now from slerpy - all positive about this pub. Well known local OAP with a major vested interest.
29 May 2013 11:16
For blackdragon (who often just types 'looooooooool' - whatever childish significance that has!) to give advice on posting is as silly as someone telling him to wash. Known in Sutton as 'scratchy'.........
29 May 2013 10:11
Maybe...but, I think the hoardings may be for safety. The building is in a bad way after the fire.
28 Feb 2013 10:53
Almost worth a visit. Ian the Scots owner (often in the background) watches Lesley - his partner and the name on the business (!) - and Dawn, the patsie. Closing soon we hope locally in NL, before/after the court case. Ian - greed at all costs - who cares about neighbours or anything else?
4 Jan 2013 22:42
TWG's last comment was more an 'ad' than anything else - for this pub which he also continues to campaign for, against CAMRA. Briefer, at least; sadly more biased.
2 Jan 2013 09:44
Yes weald - many on this site seem to have a vendetta and can't cope with a different/positive view on this pub. They have to resort to ridicule, attacks and accusations of us posters who think there are more good things about the JF, than bad. But we are not serious beer drinkers and have vested interests, etc.
26 Oct 2012 10:07
Great post?
TWG will always type 1,000 word when 10 is enough; BITE seems to be his hobby, sadly.
A nice pub; c7 rating is accurate.
1 Oct 2012 22:48
Mediocre pub - usually empty because of a difficult location (on a bad bend/between Reigate and Redhill). A bus crashed into it a couple of weeks ago; demolished the pool room. Good beer though.
1 Oct 2012 22:29
There are (still) over 40,000 pubs in the UK. I don't like those with loud music, TV sport, pool, strippers, unhygienic toilets etc. I just avoid them - why don't you (kev) - just stay out of those that cater for kids?
A pub is an outlet which trades on a business model - no entry after 11pm; no trainers; no groups. Some allow children; some - as typed already - do not. Darts are for 'oldies' - should I ask my local to get rid of the board and ban dogs and OAP's ('cause EYE don't like them) ?
1 Oct 2012 22:23
The friendly landlady does not look like a witch - and the pub has Sky, starting today; the only one around to have it?
16 Sep 2012 12:08
Quaint little place with friendly staff - but as brewmason says, spirits are vastly overpriced.
16 Sep 2012 12:01
The Elephant and Castle, Lewes
Good beer, friendly staff and ideal for sports fans; plenty of plasma screens showing different sports - and the food is well above average.
16 Sep 2012 11:56
Excellent pub and Harveys (brewed nearby). Friendly staff and good food. Only complaint; it gets very busy!
16 Sep 2012 11:52
This fine building houses a truly awful pub where, it seems, every Lewes chav hangs out. Bad language and behaviour are the norm and there seems to be no management whatsoever.
16 Sep 2012 11:44
Nice pub - but very poor staff who have little interest is even being vaguely pleasant. Everything seems a chore, except chatting to their mates.
16 Sep 2012 11:37
me240's March 2012 comment is apt! Grumpy woman - no, an awful one. Clearly, in the wrong job, she ruins a decent boozer and should retire; she's old enough!
As a result, the 7+ rating is inaccurate; 5- with this dreary person on board, who also was mentioned in Biggles' March 2012 post. We go to Lewes for a pleasant pub crawl; until this witch vacates, this pub is off the route.
16 Sep 2012 11:21
No review for a couple of years - during which period I've called in a few times. VERY quiet; usually I was the only customer.
16 Sep 2012 11:05
healy7 is correct. This is a pub review site and not a forum to discuss a private dispute. tmich is miffed he didn't get a job; so what? Looking at his vindictive comments, he doen't deserve one. BTW, the pub is now a pleasure to visit: I'll be having lunch there today.
16 Sep 2012 10:05
At the Fuller's 'do' tonight in The Market Stores. Lovely refitted pub which will do well. Its open to the public on Sunday and has everything (infrastructure, facilities, ambience, character, decor etc.) to make it the best pub for miles. Staff are great and it'll be a big addition to the town. Invitation only tonight!
14 Sep 2012 22:29
Don't trust Camra or the GBG (or other people's opinions?) - says TGW, in his awful longwinded post(s). The ale/beer is average here - but certainly not worth the trip from Streatham!
12 Sep 2012 22:28
Very expensive (for tourists) and mediocre; barstaff just come and go, frequently.
12 Sep 2012 10:53
Bertram Bees - a cafe/restaurant is here, and the site looks great. After years of sheer neglect; no wonder the pub is gone.
10 Sep 2012 11:16
Peer - 'WE should be suspicious' gives the game away by this blatant multi-name poster. Its an old trick, but sad and boring and top/1959 has been reported to BITE. IMO, the Jolly Farmers is an average boozer, nothing more, nothing less and, no, I have no interest in it except for its well kept beer on the way home.
13 Aug 2012 12:50
When working in Reading, I always visit this fine Wetherspoon, close to the station. Beer and food quality are excellent and the service efficient. It can get very busy, a good sign - but some of the customers can leave a lot to be desired, as can be seen from the biased comments on here. Well above average spoon.
27 Jun 2012 11:16
Well said susie! But similar posts (including mine) have been deleted.
13 Jun 2012 13:15
We knew you'd be in Lad. Our slops were ready fo you, as well some old 'grub' which our sow Sophie refused at Christmas (2010). Glad you enjoyed it and sorry for short-changing you again....
6 Jun 2012 11:04
Fairminded's view is accurate, unlike the longwinded benzo - who seems to want to rearrange the place and give advice! And also, to type on behalf of fellow hill walkers.
Many, like me would not agree; this is a fine pub in a great location - with good food, service and beer. Like most busy pubs, it is not perfect - but the same management, quite rightly, have run this pub very successfully for many years now.
Their way......
Over this Bank Holiday, all could see the obvious and great demand for this well run establisment which can afford to say 'no, that's not available today, sorry' - when it suits the pub and/or its army of customers.
5 Jun 2012 18:35
they have turned on another tv, with captions! the other one is still broken - no captions. just work out which way to face your head......
and, the barmaids and barmen are all falling in love! unfortunately, they have to visit each other when one is off duty and the other isn't - increasing waiting times.
its even worse when they chat together, on duty.
no ice today and the wifi is dodgy - on it now.....
31 May 2012 23:52
Now looking good - with a new dark grey exterior. Looks like a new pub venture is on the way...
22 May 2012 10:03
The Waggon and Horses, Hartley Wintney
Good pub, but NOT 10/10!
Isn't CAMRA a bit dated - even my father thought they were a dull lot?
A lot better ways of finding good beer........
18 May 2012 22:51
The Dulwich Woodhouse, Sydenham
Again, Bateman tells us to ignore first time posters - who are just as worthy to comment as the rest of us. Youngs did a fine job on the refurb - and eatimg and drinking here is a pleasure.
18 May 2012 11:15
Again Eye - why repeat what has been said already?
You seem to like saying what has been said before - about several closed pubs!
14 May 2012 22:53
'vomit stinking' ? yum, both are wetherspoons - with the same food and drink. often, with the same staff who share locations. get a grip woman!
17 Apr 2012 11:18
kev...I think any glory was before our day! market taverns (previous owners/London based) just left this place to fools - the managers. not very bright ones. all usually on line via mobiles and not with any work ethic - and all still there!! fullers must have a plan - do they? its easy - all management must go and some of the 'regs'
fullers - please TRY and get a return on your c�2m investment....
21 Mar 2012 22:00
This pub has gone down hill - at the famous pump corner in Dorking...
During the day, a bored barman grunts as a welcome - but the food is reasonable.
Sad, because its a fine pub in a fine location. Management and staff just have other priorities - not related to running a good pub.
21 Mar 2012 20:24
Yes, recently, this place has had no lager OR London Pride. And Fullers paid �1.8m!
21 Mar 2012 10:42
Yes, fine examples of Kissingate and Tillingbourne (brewed at nearby Shere) are available at The Sun - and, Dementer, I see what you mean!
21 Mar 2012 10:08
All of the beersmentioned in the last (half dozen or so) posts are available at most JDW's - includind The Sun in Redhill. JDW already shove this information down our necks; why repeat it all on here? Just in case we miss it in the pubs, magazines, newspaper ads and websites?
20 Mar 2012 13:20
box says a seat can't be got - all summer! what rubbish? often been in there on my own in the middle of the day. as 'ale ' says, food of low quality; change needed.
14 Feb 2012 21:44
The Oast House, London Bridge Station
This pub should be ignored - it is a very basic station pub which will be gone soon, because of the London Bridge redevelopment. Always has agency staff!
14 Feb 2012 21:30
The Coach and Horses, Whitstable
Yes lad, you are barred from the Wall. And a lot of Whitstabe pubs will follow. Village idiots are vaguely interesting - for a brief time, only.
1 Feb 2012 18:11
The Coach and Horses, Whitstable
See you on 020212 in the Wall Tavern. Good curry there, if you're not barred.
26 Jan 2012 10:56
The Coach and Horses, Whitstable
Lad ain't a bad bloke who competes with his mental issues - and fails....
15 Jan 2012 15:06
Just before Christmas, I spoke to a very capable barperson from an agency, behind the bar at the Dolphin - nothing wrong with that. All pubs have to get staff quickly in an emergency - 'flu, weather etc.
14 Jan 2012 09:34
Agency staff....like many in the Lanes. Good and bad - the owners know service quality is not important. Only profit. About 20% more expensive than those pubs nearby. Hygiene levels low (agency) - ever seen the governor? He/she is agency too......a sad lottery.
4 Jan 2012 22:36
who cares paul - and that lad is on the white stuff again?
the fact is this is an exceptional spoon in a prime spot - and named after a famous gentleman who lived nearby
standards are normal - but the decor/fitting out are above the JDW average
14 Dec 2011 21:26
levmac and grim are wrong - this place is very good.tho' not magic. ales? posters talk about whatever they want.......
13 Dec 2011 21:25
Extremely poor management - and, now, the food has stopped (didn't last long!)
21 Nov 2011 10:17
Yes, this minute pub is jammed by anything over 50 people who, when they bring their own take-away food, make space problems even worse. Not the place to avoid someone. On the plus side, its quirky and the service is obviously fast - although the beer somewhat mediocre. A rating of almost 7 is silly.
26 Oct 2011 11:47
Credit where its due. The attitude of staff has improved in terms of service speed and general approach, but, still more work to do.
26 Sep 2011 13:08
Change here? Recently, I didn't get any! �10 for a pint?! Had a row with the small baldy fellow. I work in Debenhams acrosss the road and, now, when I hand in a note, I memorise its last three digits to verify my note in the register. Even then, I have frquent arguements - they seem to think its a trick! Well known rip-off spot.
25 Sep 2011 22:29
This is a fine pub - in terms of location, hospitality, beer keeping/ brewing knowledge - and food. Did a few ex/current publicans get their due - from Ken - on a boozy day out. Probably.
14 Sep 2011 21:53
England v Georgia/World Cup Rugby - with breakfast - at 7am on Sunday! Great pub, well run, good beer and food.
14 Sep 2011 14:47
Tom, I wish you well in your efforts. But, I feel the problems have been allowed to continue so long that they have become deep rooted and endemic; mainly, they relate to staff training - and attitude.
Just one example! A while ago, I saw a chap politely complain about his drink - to a barman who derided the chap for his comments and would not even acknowledge the possibility of a sub-standard drink.
It seemed as if the barman was programmed to defend JDW's honour - instead of either taking the customer's word for it - or going away to see what might have been the underlying cause(s).
At least Tom, you have acknowledged faults; that is a good starting point in your efforts to improve standards.
12 Sep 2011 10:51
Good news, at last. Now, hopefully, the village will soon have two decent pubs again and the sorry saga surrounding The Crown in recent years has come to an end. However, the years of neglect will require a fair investment to put right.
2 Sep 2011 15:01
agree with roy. good pub, food and service - and doing a cracking summer trade in one of the finest areas in the uk.
2 Sep 2011 14:32
Stumbled into a gay 'cabaret' here centered on an old bloke calling itself Sally Vate! I very nearly vomated...stay away to avoid low pub standards and nits.
2 Sep 2011 13:43
In a town devoid of a decent pub, the local JDW management don't seem to even make an effort to run a reasonable outlet. The Sun is tired and dated, with a staff who have no interest. Standards are low and the place just ticks along because of its location near the DSS office, bus stop, supermarket and Corals. One of the worst JDW's I've been in; it fails under all headings. Those in charge (!) have given up the ghost and its seems ironic that JDW continue to rapidly open new pubs (though mostly away from the South East) when they are inept at running some of their current batch. Cheap beer isn't the only way to attract customers.
2 Sep 2011 13:25
Now, this pub is even getting adverse comment on Wetherspoon's own website!
Management is very poor and a 4+ rating is far too high.
30 Aug 2011 12:50
Nothing positive! Expensive, bored staff and low hygiene standards. Better standards up the street.
29 Aug 2011 22:40
The Crown and Sceptre, South Croydon
I agree Tony. Slerpy just promotes his own Croydon pubs (see list) and has little regard for people's feelings. Don't take him too seriously as he has had his own problems - mentally, and drinkwise. A sad case really; we avoid him in The George - he always has an ususual theory....
29 Aug 2011 22:36
The Old Customs House, Portsmouth
Over the top prices, coupled with utter mediocrity in food, sevice and beer.
8 Aug 2011 15:23
best pub food value in the area
good quality, variety and portion sizes
�5 for two (no, I only eat there!)
3 Aug 2011 22:34
Where is the slerpy PR?
In here today. Atmosphere - nil; Beer - just about ok; Service - stunted; Customers - 1; Prognosis - death.
3 Aug 2011 22:23
There's also a bloke called Stuart, a nut regular. I heard he lives there with a dog,
3 Aug 2011 21:50
Whilst a questionaire can be an informative and helpful tool, many of the Sun's questions are badly worded - but the real mistake is to leave the forms on the counter. This method is unlikely to provide an accurate sample/result.
A cross section of customers should be approached - 'we would be grateful if you would help with our survey' - to ensure a broad range of comment. These individuals should include regulars, dinners, shoppers, office workers etc. - so that the end result will be meaningful.
Most organisations target their customers. The Sun just does it by lottery. At least, they seem to accept that improvements are required.
28 Jul 2011 15:00
Rainlight must have taken some of the white powder frequently being used in here. Awful pub - with low standards of hygiene and beer. Customers are unemployed and unwashed and staff just grunt. Accurate rating - 1; could be the worst pub in Surrey.
28 Jul 2011 14:18
Now, this newly refurbished town centre pub is serving food for the first time in decades!
28 Jul 2011 13:53
About 10 bad reviews in the last six years - just keep driving. Awful management; dire staff.
26 Jun 2011 11:17
A good and accurate post Richard. But, no doubt fullbelly, or one of his mates, will point to your recent joining of BITE - and suggest that you're biased! Yes this imperfect pub is absolutely fine.
22 Jun 2011 11:19
wot rubbish...'might even change from our current village local!!'
'the team'......idle and brain dead
current local......Mars?
2 Jun 2011 22:54
I, too, saw John/landlord in the Nutley as usual (yesterday). The last poster, but one, refers to 'the large amount of cocaine found in the toilet' - what rubbish?
NO cocaine was found. Only the small evidential traces that can be found in a very high percentage of UK pubs were apparent and the matter was dropped.
4 May 2011 13:28
Rousey is entitled to his/her views - and has hit the nail firmly on the head with the first sentence regarding the Prince.
The later analysis of the boorish customer base is also, sadly, accurate. Most of the jobless and deprived (of Ladbrokes) customers have nothing better to do but comment on new faces.
As most of these oldish blokes are single/divorced, female visitors are closely scrutinised/analysed - by these witless idiots (not all) who fall into the categories mentioned by Rousey.
5 Apr 2011 14:02
My comment of March 16 was accurate; Zizzi have pulled out of the frame.
5 Apr 2011 13:20
I live locally and have eaten at the Inn, three times; for lunch (once) and for dinner. Food quality was high, and varied - with an efficient and friendly service.
With the new beer garden and car park, this newly refurbished pub/restaurant is one of the best in the area - as evidenced by the large number of customers. Beer was good and now Brockham has fine pubs, at last.
Both have high standards are are totally different. The Dukes Head had had its day!
2 Apr 2011 14:05
The Zizzi deal has hit a problem; this place may well survive as a pub, without Market Taverns.
16 Mar 2011 10:34
Your last 4 posts made no mention either TFA.....anything relevant to say?
No?
15 Mar 2011 01:05
The staff are untrained, uninterested idiots and the place is filthy. Probably , Hastings' worst pub - and that's saying something!
14 Mar 2011 13:52
The couple of blokes mentioned by kevmac were on their way to another local establishment to watch the Sky lunchtime football - which is not shown in the Bulls Head and which has a hard working landlady (only). The place is a nice/busy and cosy town centre pub where food and beer quality is excellent.
7 Mar 2011 11:31
Knowing the place is closing down - the staff have got even worse! Hard to believe, I know.
1 Mar 2011 09:46
Thank you for your advice, bitter; I, however, tend to believe posters'comments when the threads are consistent and when the problems are a matter of local record (and even made police records, on one recent occasion recently).
26 Feb 2011 10:12
Well, I have seen 'untoward behaviour from the landlady' - just last week, as well as the usual gutter language from the louts. Two complaints have been made to the pub's Youngs site; neither have been even acknowledged - nor posted.
21 Feb 2011 15:39
Served yesterday (lunchtime) by the loud, blond and drunk barmaid - who confirmed that this place is to close again soon.
16 Jan 2011 11:01
The last poster (two names) says that 'the public bar - wherever that is - early doors is a male sanctuary' and that there is some 'rough talk' but 'none ot it is malicious.' Is this an attempt to justify lewd, crude and ignorant behaviour by loud/foul-mouthed louts?
Despite itself, the Dolphin remains a fine pub which has been tastefully renovated - but, to ignore, justify or condone the language of a dozen or so idiots is pure folly. Such chaps are not tolerated in the Stars, Red Lion or Royal Oak. Neither should they be at the Dolphin. Would the last poster allow such 'conversation' in his/her home?
13 Jan 2011 15:14
VAT up three days early...desparate times for a dying pub; this place has nothing to offer. New menus are tried and last a few days. Ben has had another personalty bypass and Monica still sends texts intead of serving. Please leave Reigate (that includes you - JB).
3 Jan 2011 22:42
5555 simply tells it as it is; the foulmouths have been allowed to remain. Thankfully, they don't frequent the Red Lion!
30 Dec 2010 16:35
Most expensive pub in the lanes area. Pint of Kronenburg - just under �4 and a double (50ml) vodka with a dash of coke - �6.30. Better and much cheaper pubs nearby.
27 Dec 2010 09:51
With about 20 very positive posts on this rather average outlet in the last 12 months or so, it would seem that slerpy is now the pub's PR chap; its a pity that an old BITE critic has had to resort to this (paid?) role; I, for one, am bored with his 'not to be missed - truly wonderful - magnificent' comments, when mediocrity is the norm under most headings - particularly beer quality.
18 Dec 2010 17:39
Well kept beer with good service in a nice village. (What happened to Mr Grumpy? - Nothing, he's a regular).
13 Dec 2010 10:41
Well, I for one, will be in today. But - if those louts restart their antics - I shall never return on the natural assumption that Youngs don't care about standards. Thankfully, the competion is good in the area - from the Royal Oak to the Seven Stars.
13 Dec 2010 09:36
Reasonable town centre pub - which can sometimes resemble a creche (with very young kids being looked after on site). Beer is good; so is the food and plasma screens show sport. One of the better Dorking town centre outlets.
10 Dec 2010 13:39
This pub has a history of violent incidents - which is no wonder given the type of individual who uses it. It has been closed recently and fails under every heading; service, beer and facilities are plain awful. I agree with the last poster - years of neglect take their toll and investment (not music) is called for.
10 Dec 2010 12:41
Many have voted with their feet and no longer drink in the Dolphin - but in the nearby Red Lion and the two fine Brockham pubs. The reasons are the drunken louts (not seen in the other pubs!), the drunk/rude landlady and poor quality food and beer. Yes, Youngs are currently spending a lot of money - but will they address the real problems?
30 Nov 2010 10:43
Unlike the last poster, I don't go into pubs to meet the locals - I go in for good service and beer; neither were available last weekend. Hygiene standards are dire and another closure (a long one) is inevitable - as every post, except for the last, tells it as it is.
30 Nov 2010 10:30
Perhaps alan (last poster) might wait for the place to open before passing judgement - by looking in the window of an empty/closed pub?
7 Nov 2010 10:20
Good pub, location, beer and food. Friendly saff - can be very busy.
21 Oct 2010 11:48
Mr Slerpy. I shall only join TSPBW if bogobilly is black balled; this chap is obviously a fibber - saying he never even saw a bear in the Hope!
7 Oct 2010 10:55
But, Mr Slerpy - the Hope's dark bear is very freindly and not fissy who he drinks with; unlike bongobilly, he doesn't spend his time harnanguing people.
6 Oct 2010 11:59
The bar in this fine High Street hotel is very expensive; perhaps to keep the typical pub drinkers out. Much cheaper and a typical boozer is the little White Hart around the corner.
5 Oct 2010 16:12
Despite this pub having planning permission for convertion into three flats, it seems that it is to remain open and to be refurbished. This is good news indeed for Reigatians and for John - the genial governor - who works all hours.
5 Oct 2010 15:52
Angela usually drunk, foulmouthed regulars (which is worse?) and invisible management; hoards of old regulars drinking elsewhere. Now - the 'come on people' brigade!
28 Sep 2010 11:52
The dog/children sign is specific. Neither can you smoke. Why not just follow the rules - and simply go somewhere else? This 'amazed attitude' - to pub rules - is akin to disliking a pub not selling food, say after 8pm; it is entirely the pub's choice. (The 'Mccann' reference of the last poster is perplexing).
28 Sep 2010 10:23
The 'XXX' of cpotatoes adds a very worrying dimension to this gathering of 'tradsmen and pesents'.
It could be yet another misspelling though; maybe he meant 'BYE'.
20 Sep 2010 11:07
Thank you charlie for clearly illustrating the type of chap that posters have been talking about - although your inability to spell made some points vague. However, you did confirm the existence of the loud Irishman and seem to agree that the behaviour described by numerous posters is the norm for the Dolphin's real 'drinkers'.
I have considerably more than one pint a week at the Dolphin - though not as many as before; I have to ensure that that my presence does not coincide with that of you and your friends (early retired tradesmen!). No doubt, the Red Lion - and others - are dreading the Dolphin tradesmen's arrival during the forthcoming closure. Many of us are - and bored with their foulmouths!
17 Sep 2010 10:39
Nobody would deny the Dolphin's character - but the frequent recent management changes have take their toll. 'The food is incredible' says the last poster - rubbish. Just a few days ago, the current management appologised for their sad offerings (and refunded our money) saying that they - understandably - were just finding their feet.
As stated by several previous posters, the 'locals' are not from Betchworth - just foulmouthed blow-ins (not 50 year veterans!) who further detract from this former gem; beer quality is mediocre at best and it would seem Youngs have little interest in this unit which, because of it location, will always make a living.
7 Nov 2009 11:33
Although it is hard to believe, the Market is owned by the same company that owns the fine Market Porter in London - and the Principlal of that company is John Beecham. JB visits his dire Reigate investment regularly (e.g. last week).
JB's modus operandi is to praise and encourage staff openly and, seemingly, to ignore their obvious shortcomings; his company is probably doing well in London. This doesn't help us Reigatians.
Standards are as low as they can get here - from hygiene to beer quality to staff calibre. Just two examples (from dozens) - the taps in the gents toilet have been broken for months. And just last evening when the place was virtually empty, a new customer had to seek out the lone barman outside having his fag break, ignoring everything.
The worst pub in East Surrey? Very likely.
29 Oct 2009 09:44
Yesterday afternoon, there was a large private function in the upstairs bar; this is about 3,000 square feet and rarely open. Unfortuately, the staff/management simply could not cope.
There was no sign to say it was a private function and when we attempted to go upstairs, two of the 'private punters' made the point to us, graphically. I have never seen the Market staff move as fast - running up and down stairs (like headless chickens) to stock the upstairs bar. Obviously, the upstairs bar was both under-manned and under-stocked - begging the question, why? For a pre-booked function!
Downstairs was'nt much better with the lone Polish barmaid busily texting. Beer quality was awful as usual and if this is how your Christmas function is to be ran here, it might be worth having a chat with the Market management and not have them changing barrels and optics at the cost of an even lower service quality.
19 Oct 2009 12:38
This pub (not a very pleasant place, offering cheap B&B) was closed when I passed a few weeks ago.
25 Sep 2009 09:28
The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds
One of the smallest UK pubs - for which the new distancing rules will be problematical.
Capable of accommodating only about 5 customers - permission to serve outside is critical.
Negotiations are going with the relevant authorities - and, hopefully, will prove successful.
28 Jun 2020 08:29