The Surrey Yeoman, Dorking

Not a great range of beer to be had here. Kept pretty well. Food average pub grub.
Who is the new regular they have. Older chap walking sticks.. What a strange guy. He does not seem the full ticket. one to be wary off I think.

30 Oct 2014 10:06

Watermill Inn, Dorking

Nice change. Changing Ales. Not standard Pride and Doombar which you get every where. Ranmore making an regular appearance. Food and service on the up. Keep it up, way to go yet but now heading the right way.
Only one thing at the moment lets this down from being a nice place to drink. I was here Wednesday 29th October at lunchtime enjoying a beer. Most of the staff looked very busy. The foreign lady serving behind the bar kept disappearing and leaving the other staff to cover her. This seemed unfair as the place was very busy, and the way she talks to the staff if disgraceful. I had seen this before when she shouted at a male member of staff in front of the customers he was helping but it looks like she still does this. And her wastage is always on show never taken away.

30 Oct 2014 10:04

The Surrey Oaks, Newdigate

When this pub was taken over the rumor was it was going to be a family run country pub, along the same lines as Ken ran a very lovely business.
Found an advert for staff... No experiance needed.. boy does that show. The staff can look right at you but still not see you. Only one original, Soon more staff than customers. This does not bode well for the future.
The pints are pulled flat and short. The new fruit juices are like drinking a cordial and very expensive. Not good value for money.
I know you have to try new things but this was a busy pub, which at the moment it still is but as said below, people are looking for other watering holes. Only need one of the others locally (and not the one just up the road as Badger) to buck their ideas up and we could see a rapid change.

16 Jun 2014 14:47