Watermill Inn, Dorking

Visited last week for lunch. Well kept and reasonably priced beer - Courage Best was �2.71. The food was indifferent. The menu is trying to be 'all things to all men' and it seems there's too much on it for the chef to cope with. Staff were friendly and attentive. I agree with previous posts that it's very odd to be served drinks at your table in a pub but maybe it's trying to be more of a restaurant.

31 Aug 2010 16:46

The Wotton Hatch, Wotton

Why M&B think that The Wotton Hatch is a suitable venue for their �Fine Dining� concept totally escapes me. The customers at this pub are predominately walkers, older folk and families looking for traditional pub fare which in the past this pub provided. What a disappointment to find this had all changed on my recent visit. We were greeted with a �shabby chic� refit and not allowed to sit where we requested. We then had to wait three quarters of an hour for our overpriced food as �the kitchen was busy� despite the pub being more than half empty. �Haven�t you got any pies!� exclaimed the man on the next table, desperately searching the pretentious menu for anything remotely resembling a pub meal. Any attempt at up market ambiance is ruined by the fact that anyone in the garden has to walk through the restaurant section to get to the bar.

Come on M&B, you must be losing money, have a rethink and get this pub back to what it should be. I�m sure I�m one among many who won�t be back until you do.

1 Jul 2008 20:52