The Harvest Home, Denmead

I wish I could withdraw my previous comment.

We went for a curry again last week, and I now understand squashcourtfun's comment. The pub was practically empty with a lack of atmosphere. The curry was quite poor, I understand the leaseholders also run the bar at the golf club, which has a curry night on Wednesdays. I suspect I can guess where at least some of the food comes from.

The staff's attitude seemed to range from, at best, disinterest to downright rude, if they're not all chatting near the kitchens.

My pint of London Pride was flat and uninteresting.

We won't be rushing back.

23 Nov 2010 00:21

The Harvest Home, Denmead

What an improvement!

It's now a far more family-friendly place with welcoming staff than the miserable couple who ran it before. The curry night on Thursdays is excellent value and the food top quality, at least as good as any nearby Indian restaurant. The bar menu is pretty good for snacks and a full a la carte menu is being prepared.

The Fuller's beers are well kept and not badly priced at �3, below average for this area. There's a new bouncy castle in the garden, which is safe and popular with children.

There is still more work for the new owners to do, but we hope they'll get there soon and bring out the full potential of the pub.

One small criticism is the attitude of one of the staff - a hangover from the previous regime.

3 Sep 2010 07:49

The White Hart, Denmead

Oh dear.

What has happened to this pub? This was the best pub in Denmead but has now become a chav-infested cesspit.

The food, always mediocre, has now descended to poor. Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire Puds from a plastic bag!

The real ales are very poor, probably due to the long line from the cellar. There's plenty of fizzy lager served at the temperature of liquid helium for the chavs, when they're not going to the toilets together with a rolled-up tenner or rowing in the car park.

The interior furniture is tired and uncomfortable and the wooden floors make the whole place so noisy one can't hear oneself think.

The garden is an unkempt mess with a wreck of bouncy castle looking like an accident about to happen. The garden furniture is wobbly and likely to give you splinters. If you're lucky you might find a table not covered with bee-infested glasses and surrounded by muck, but we doubt it.

Avoid, unless you have a Burberry brain.

3 Sep 2010 07:39