please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This pub is now the first choice for the lover of real ale in the entire 5 mile radius. Shhhh ....I don't want it to get too crowded ! Very well kept Doom Bar and Tribute and a good turnover of guest ales. Jim is justifiably proud of his cellar and the proof is in the beer. Very reasonable weekday lunches and I've heard the Sunday roast is very good, but the kitchen is not huge so I expect they struggle to meet demand from time to time. Still, a triumph for individualism and, in summary, the ideal drinker's pub with high standards (no headgear).
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Cracking little boozer, but the Chef.. hissy fits every sunday we have been in always running out of food.. don't bother eating, it's not worth the grief!
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I don't think I've ever heard anyone with a louder laugh than Jim Phipps,which is unfortunate in such a small pub.
I presumed (wrongly) that he would get the old tin tack after the rat convictions.
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In here on 23 Jan. Doom Bar, Ringwood BestLandlord and a turned around Surrey Hills Shere Drop. Decent enough attractive looking pub.
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What a lovely Chocolate Box picture of a pub - and at this time of year very Christmassy! Very impressed with the selection of ales and staff attentiveness. Food is available during the day and listening to the banter it is a lovely local tucked away that welcomes new and old customers from near and far. Have definitely found my favourite pub for 2011!!!
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The Jolly seems to be going from strength to strength in these times of austerity.. the pub may be a bit worn.. but the beer is second to none.
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Funny little place.
The beer is usually in top quality condition which of course is the main thing. But.....for some reason the hand towels in the gents are permanently trapped in the dispenser like some kind of frozen mammoth and the regulars are a bit odd. Not eye spy strangers or anything just a gang of old soaks. Oh and the carpet is well passed its use by date.
The landlord also thinks he's god's gift to inn keeping. He's not. If he was he wouldn't be running a grubby little pub like this.
It’s an honest drinkers pub and it doesn’t pretend its anything else. Which these days is a very refreshing change!
I like it.
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A relaxed and friendly pub with well kept beers. Ringwood Best on tap, fantastic.
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Jolly pub - suitable for older people especially.
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Visited The Jolly Farmer for the first time yesterday evening in our quest for a new pub following the closure of The Queens Head.
It is a proper pub-beer a bit pricey,but excellent-we shall return.
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Mr. Big Wibble says someone should give the grumpy bar maid a kiss, it might cheer her up a bit.
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Good to see Jim back...
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went for a sunday meal but was put off by
screaming babies in the bar.We hope this
is not the norm for this pub, we will try again
in a few weeks time.
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Mr. Big Wibble says this place has gone as quiet as the Jolly.
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I have not been in this pub for over 6months so I popped in a few days ago
and found nothings changed. the 2 book ends at either end of the bar were
still there, the beers not bad, there were some loud roudies. I still think this
pub has gone down hill.
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Mr. Big Wibble says let Mr. Nogs and Mr. Giveitarest post again.
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Imissbisciut- if you think that prioces go up just to make extra profit then you are very much mistaken Why would any business increase prices during a recession. This would clearly damage sales. Prices go up because of a number of reasons but mainly because the breweries put up prices due to increases in tax and vat. You may of noticed that prices did not go up after the 1st of January after a vat increas and instead was swallowed by the retailer.
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Mr. Big Wibble says bring back the old prices.
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Prices up again, how much profit do you need to make!
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Dear Mr Big Wibble, if I could delete you from this site I would. You are a right pain, please could you frequent another pub and leave this one alone. Nogs was right it is time for you to move and and get a life. Unpleasant people are not welcome at the Jolly Farmer.
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Mr. Big Wibble says will Mr. Beerbum2 buy Mr. Big Wibble a pint as well because Mr. Big Wibble doesn't think Mr. Nogs will buy Mr. Big Wibble a pint?
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Apologies beerbum2 - this was not aimed at you !
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I'm sure that all the JF regulars (and even non-regulars) would agree that what Mr_big_wibble 'says' is neither relevant or useful in any way for this forum. In fact it's become utterly ridiculous & idiotic so do us all a favour and just give it up ! Just look at the place on most evenings, especially Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays - it speaks for itself with the numbers of people who now frequent the JF.
In true childish style I'm sure that another 'says' comment will follow soon but it will only go to prove my previous points - ridiculous & idiotic ! Move on & get a life !
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Mr. Big Wibble doesn't drink cider!
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Mr. Big Wibble says bring back the old posts.
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The Jolly Farmer has been saved from oblivion - well done Jim! Now bring on the steak sarnies in the evening!
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Mr. Big Wibble says restore the old landlord.
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For your attention Mr Wibble, this is the old sign. the orginal sign that has been restored.
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The Farmer is finally "Jolly" hoorah!!!
Love the new sign!!!
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Mr. Big Wibble says bring back Richard.
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Just a quick note to say I think the Jolly Farmer has been rejuvenated by the new landlord. The Beer and atmosphere has definately improved, thought the toilets need attention. Hope the TV is only for the Rugby though.. and does not stay after that. Overall I think this pub is doing it right..
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I have far too much to say about what used to be a pleasant pub to drink in but since the smarmy landlord called Jim has taken over it has gone considerably down hill - need I say more !!!!!!
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I think to those of you who have been so critical of the Jolly Farmer I would say when did you last go into another pub in Weybridge. If you believe that Jim is letting rough people in then I would suggest that you go on a pub crawl of Weybridge on a Saturday afternoon/evening and then come back to beer in the evening and revise your comments. The regulars of the JF have been very fortuntate over the years to have been sheltered from the so called rif raf of Weybridge. Pubs are made up of all kinds of people and the mix in the JF is generally very good and not at all rough. Jim is trying hard to make the pub a pleasant place. Also, I would like to point out that no one can worked 24/7, Jim is entitled to time off like the rest of us. Please don't destroy the pub and Jim with your comments go drink elsewhere if you find it that unpleasant.
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I have left it a while before I posted a comment on here - but to all our friends we miss you. I just wanted to say a few words to friends and foe and I start with friends as they are obviously more important..... thank you so much for your support in the short time we run the jolly... we miss you... i can not mention names but you know who you were!!!! I do miss the JF and it will continue to have a special place in both our hearts. We both learn't alot and we made some friends that will stay with us forever. Rich and I are now running a pub in Kent - its very different from the JF - sorry to be rude to the foe but they are not stuck up their own arse! and I am only rude because its now time to come to the foe.... we have left!!!!!! so please leave it.... I had to read some very personal comments on this site which were very upsetting and I tried to get them removed but obviously this site is not monitered in anyway. We may not have fitted into the JF for everyone but ask the families, the Sunday roast crew and of course everyone with our four legged friends..... at least we did not have swearing and the food was pretty good altough Jim I take my hat off to you mate......... I think you have really done a great job.... and Rich was the one that let all the rift raff in apparently. I just want to add one more thing.... we spent 24/7 in the JF, we gave it our all but it just was not good enough...... thank god we are in pub that appreciates us now.
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I think Jim is a very nice guy but he has been allowing in some of the more unsavoury characters in the area. I have never seen some much drunkeness in the JF before and some of the language leaves a lot to be desired. People who are quite obviuosly very drunk continue to be served. It is not all about profit.
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Landlord Jim Phipps has, in the opinion of the majority of faithful regulars, saved The Jolly Farmer from the Knackers' Yard. His excellent, experienced and attentive staff are only marginally less pleasant than the superb real beers he sells to the discerning punter. He runs a tight ship and any problems, pastoral or otherwise, are dealt with with a quiet but firm hand and firm policy. I recommend the JF to anyone who likes a good opint in a congenial atmosphere. On Sunday Evenings the JF hosts the exclusive and top secret society known as The Sunday Club which decides on all matters of world importance. Even West Ham supporters have been known to join!
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Theres something fishy about ladypimms comments!!! sounds concocked to me. The is jolly is good ...but not that good.
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I recently stumbled upon this pub and absolutely loved it! So traditional, not a TV in sight although I have heard that they are putting in one just for the 6 Nations Rugby tournament! Will definitely be visiting again in the summer to enjoy a good wine in the lovely garden. Although, I did not order any food, I did look at the menu and did not find it's prices bad at all considering that it is fresh and some produce is locally sourced.
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No Food at the Inn? Last Sunday lunchtime called in with the family, two advertising boards promising food outside. Inside, no landlord, no cook, no bread and could not even get a sandwich!
Jim - some know he is the new Landlord/Manager! Where is he? During this holiday period the opening hours were very limited, hardly a meeting place for locals or visitors! Does Jim really want to run a "local" pub?
Happy New Year!!
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i recently had a buffet at the jolly farmer,i had called in advance to book tables for approx 18 people and was told by the landlord that this was no problem at all. i asked for sandwhiches and chips enough for all of the above. when we arrived we had our drinks on a bar tab, we were presented with 3 trays of sandwhiches and 6 bowls of chips( i add in soup bowls). i have too admit everything was superb except the bill !!!!!!!!!!!!. shock horror i was charged £70 for the sandwhiches and chips. i have since heard the landlord is well known for his saying of this is weybridge people will pay that....... well im sorry to say you have lost some very good customers due too your'e attitude.£70 i must say is well above what i expected to pay considering we purchesed drinks as well. from what i have been told you certainly overcharged this time and lost custom due to greed
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get down to the jolly the atmosphere is great , merry christmas Jim and keep it going
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I was a regular at the Jolly for many years, a real 'local' old country pub with a relaxed welcoming atmosphere, pretty and friendly bar staff and well kept ales. I made many friends there over the years with other local and would meet 2-3 times a week.
However, it was a sad day for me when Dave and Sue left. Although Dave could be an aquired taste, he and Sue knew how to run a good pub and to a high standard. All changed when Richard took over, he was a square peg in a round hole, and encouraged any old riff raff. He had no idea at all...beers were often off, he was intoxicated on a few occasions and often rowed with his partner in front of customers. Needless to say I, and most other regulars, went elsewhere
When we heard he had left, we ventured back and immediatly welcomed by Jim, clearly just the right person for the Jolly, anxious to please and open to customers needs and suggestions. I am sure he will do well...Good luck Jim
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i have been too the jolly farmer on many occasions and disagree with your comments on the food.My husband and i had a meal 2 weeks ago with 6 friends. our impression was that the pub had improved under new ownership and the new variety of ales was very good. The roast being offered that day was beef and chicken, the beef was absolutley cooked just right and the chicken was not all bone there was a lot of meat on it. for the price we all thought it was very good value for money... keep up the good work..
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Unfortunately, more recently it seems that the 'good' beer attitude has depleted somewhat, particularly at the beginning of the week (Mondays- Wednesdays). When the landlord is not around there seem to be more beers that are 'off' than 'on' with nobody available to change the barrels
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Iam sorry to say I agree with william, we have dined at the jolly and to food was not good. The pub itself is friendly and welcoming.
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This is a great pub to come too if you like your beer - with the beers being well kept and interesting. The garden is also very good for sitting out in on a nice summer's day (and is enclosed so would be good for kids). The food we had on a Sunday lunchtime wasn't great, however, being a bit over cooked. There are lots of decent places to eat nearby - so I'd come for the drinks then eat elsewhere if you don't want to be disappointed.
The service is great - with the bar staff being friendly and jovial but not overly so.
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Well done Jim for replying, you are doing a great job. You are the most popular landlord that JF has had for a long time. Keep up the good work and ignore the idiots that put such negative comments on this website.
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I know you do not do Northern Ales now - I was refering to past landlords not having the choice.
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Come on you lot give Jim a chance, as he says hes only been there a month and things have certainly improved. As to imissbiscuit comment about drunkeness and trouble I am sure Jim will sort this out.
Keep it going Jim...
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To you all, I have been the landlord for a month now, and believe that progress is being made, I do not stock northern ales? Adnams is from Suffolk, Rinwood is from Dorset and St Austells is from Cornwall, I have just re-introduced Summer Lightning from the Hopback Brewery. As for my spirit and wine selection, please do talk to me at the bar and we will try to find a happy ground for price and choice.
As for stock control, there was an issue with 2 products. Last saturday was an experiment that will not be repeated, but I have to look at ways of increasing trade so that the business is viable.
Please do not hesitate to put your concerns to me directly, I cannot please all of the people all of the time.. but will endeavour to please as best as I can.
Jim
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Of course you can't change the spirits but you do need some tonic or orange juice to go with it and stock control is definately an issue! And regarding the ales - northern brewery means little selection of anything except northern ale!
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The pub has been pretty good since Jim took over, he seems a very likeable person but I was in the pub last night and was appalled. There were people who were too drunk to stand up, women being sick etc. I really thought that there was going to be some trouble, so I left early. Jim must get control of this very quickly or it could get out of hand with every PNG in the area using the pub.
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Ummm. I agree you could change the wines; but how would you change the spirits, gin is gin and vodka is vodka. Of course the past landlords had a choice about the ales, they just chose not to. Why not tell Jim what you want.
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Its just a shame that past landlords did not have any choice about the ales being tied to the brewery. Its great news for all the ales drinkers though - but please don't forget those that drink wine and spirits please - not such a great start here.
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Hope to see you back in the Good Beer Guide soon! We've been using the JF for well over a decade and have seen many ups and downs (mainly ups). The beer quality since Jim has been in charge is fabulous, it's not often you see 9 out of 10 pints filled with ale these days - that says something.
Ales last night were, Adnam's Best, Butcombe Gold, Ringwood Best, Adnam's Broadside & St. Austell Tribute.
No connections with the pub other than a long standing happy customer. Cheers!
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New Management and a great improvement on the atomosphere. Also a cheerful welcome and good beer. Well done Jim.
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Im very happy you are pleased Zany but i do feel that your previous comment is a bit harsh. I am an area manager for the Healy Group and am bewildered why you are attacking us as a company. We have tried our hardest to keep the pub the same as it was before with little disruption caused. Taking over pubs that have failed is not easy and from time to yime you do have to make changes. How ever this has not been the case with the jolly farmer. I am interested to know why you feel like this and would apreciate it if you could contact me on my email. dhealybusiness@yahoo.co.uk
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Jim the new landlord as been in charge now for just over a week, and I must say well done Jim. The beer is coming up better there are more staff so you do not have to wait ages to get served, and I have noticed some of the old regulars are coming back. Keep it up Jim...
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Here's to a new landlord.. let the good times roll
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This is a great little boozer or should I say was a great little boozer until the Heally group got hold of it,they are not the least bit interested in the locals its all about money to them. What this pub needs is a good independent landlord to keep it as it should be a great little boozer.
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veritably ,i put it to you sir (or madame) that should you prefer to, if I may use an Aericanism, "shit-speak" the good people of the jolly in such a fashion. take heed of the following. I am willing to bet my fancy that you are possibly the folk that tried to gain entrance the other evening wearing nought but your flammable sport attire.
Please refrain from your idlemindedness.
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One of the last genuine pubs in the area. A distinct lack of chavs and tossers. Good beer and a fantastic sunday roast. Weekday lunch also spot on. Only slated by those of immense ignorance due their lack of stable mind. UP THE JOLLY.
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What this pub needs is someone at the helm who is interested in the taste of the beer and its unceasing supply to us. On neither count has this landlord convinced me that he knows what he is doing.
Also, I want whoever is serving me to look me in the eye when I'm given the change. That never happens! I just don't think the current guy is cut out for this job. Its more than just about working hard, its also about a "feeling" or an "understanding" about beer and pubs and the pubs' social life. I've tried to find something positive to say about this place and it has to be "the flowers in the front look nice".
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Well, Disappointed 123456, I have moved on to drink elsewhere and no, not disappointed on the cronie front.
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Why not go and drink somewhere else then? Most Landlords/Managers' have their cronies, are you disappointed your not one of them?
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After a succession of misfit managers and bar staff the pub does not improve. No wonder The Jolly Farmer has been christened The Grim Reaper - just look at the pub sign outside! What it needs is a more local approach with a person running it who has an interest in the pub lifestyle and its customers. Also a person who works behind the bar welcoming customers rather than drinking and hobnobbing with his cronies.
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Its really sad that people dwell on the past with pub life in general. Its a fact of life that time & people move on and things change. It doesnt matter how good or bad the current or previous staff/management have been or still are. As far as I 'm concerned its the people and the personalities who actually use the place (any pub !) which make it. Then if it's not to your liking you move on to somewhere else - so whats the problem. The JF has been for a long time and still is an intriguing den of all sorts and can be fun and can be tiresome but thats just the way it goes.
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Well, the staff weren't all that desirable when Dave and Sue were at the JF, Rory was extremely miserable, unweloming and dow right rude to most people unless you were in his 'drinking crowd', Some of the female bar staff were crude with their contast sexual references and drank more than the punters. The beer is no more expensive than it was. As for favourites - doesn't this happen in most pubs. I agree it's not ideal, but please it's no worse than it was with Dave who had to have won medals for his rudeness and serving abilities. Please get real.
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I have been a regular in this pub for many years and I have become increasingly concerned about the loss of many of the usual regulars since Dave and Sue left. I know Dave was not everyones "cup of tea" but I must say he did know how to run an efficient pub including how to treat and pay good staff.
After a couple of temporary managers, Richard and Jayne are now in charge and things do not seem to be improving although they are trying new ideas. I think the main problem has been the loss of popular bar staff which has upset a lot of people who used the pub on a regular basis. I think the lesson to be learned by breweries and incoming managers alike is that do not make too many changes too quickly. Other concerns I have is that the beer is not always up to scratch and is quite expensive and Richard is not always as welcomng as he could be. There is also now a problem with "favourites". You must try and treat customers equally. I don`t know how you can get the old regulars to return maybe try to get some of the old staff back. The regulars are the life blood of this pub and need to be encouraged.
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Lovely little pub in Weybridge with nice friendly locals and owners. The idiot complaining about this pub needs to stay down the local conservative club with his other misfit friends. This pub is welcolming, small with a great atmosphere and a good mixture of young and old to apeal to all punters. The garden is lovely which is so hard to find with pubs recently.
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Enter this pub at your peril !! It servers beer. It may have a few people in there under the influence. Some people aren't as nice or as friendly as others. The bar staff may well indulge in a beverage after their own working hours. This seems like a fact of life to me! All heinous crimes surely! Seriously there is nothing wrong with this pub or anyone who frequents it, apart from one or two odd balls, maybe myself included!!!! I go there a lot for a quiet pint or two with my dog a friends. There is never any disturbances apart from laughter and enjoyment from all there. If you want loud music go to the Hogshead or whaterver it is now known as and get yourself into a fight and covered in teenage vomit, drink watered down beer and put up with the chavvy kids. If you want to watch soccer matches go to the Grotty, if you want rugby go to the POW or Queens Head which is where i to watch games. We all have choices and those choices are personal – LEO there is no need to make personal against those who can't defend themselves on public forums. Furthermore it it does not help. This pub servers good beer and food, is quiet and friendly and the staff and management are great. End of.
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Perhaps its just as well that leojohnson has decided not to go to the Jolly Farmer and even better if he is encouraging his friends to go elsewhere - if they are all as rude as him/her is then good riddance to them all. Your comments are getting far too personal.
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Great little pub with an eclectic bunch of locals, can’t fault the beer or the service. The new landlords, Richard and Jayne are very welcoming and working hard to introduce new services, without impacting all we like about a local pub. Wednesday night food specials are great value, couldn’t fault the Thai or the chilli. Without doubt a great local.
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how can no one see the man is always drunk he puts on a good show to hide the fact, if he owns this place or the lease then it isn't going to last for long with richard drinking all the profits, i feel so sorry for that poor girl what the hell is she doing with such a man, if it were just Jayne then it would be a lovely pub. WHY????????????????????wont be going back anymore unless this landlord has gone and have told all my friends to avoid The Jolly Farmer
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This pub is much better now the old landlord has gone AKA (the short angry eye squinter) the new landlord is a really nice chap, this pub has great atmosphere and good range of Beers, the customers are a nice friendly bunch also, but just keep an eye out for the bald chap in his skin tight jeans! he likes to grab ladys bottoms. also stay away from the little balding chap AKA (Dwarf Man) that keeps going on about different cures for baldness he will bore the mac jesus out of you! so thats my review get down there and enjoy a nice pint of your fancy just stay away from the caricatures as Mentioned. and one more thing BRING BACK NATALIE THE BAR GIRL.
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A pub that I struggle to remember for some reason. Perhaps because there was nothing utterly remarkable about it. I would say its a haven for your middle aged man who likes a pint of real ale. (I'm not quite middle aged yet I can assure you). Places tend to be for young people or for middle aged people, Why can't there be a place for people in their late 20s?
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have been back the atmosphere was better as the landlord and the woman (jayne i think her name is) wasn't around they really have an attitude with new people the bar staff are quite friendly when they are not about was a nice experience this time. Really can't understand why Richard is in the pub trade he has no idea how to treat people. Will go back if they aren't around.
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'Richard and Jayne welcome you to the Jolly Farmer'. All that can be said about this comment is Jayne does but Richard doesn't. Please try to be nicer to your customers.
Having said this they are making a success of introducing new things to the pub, music, bbq's etc., as it did need a little bit of life injected into it.
But still keeping it as a local's pub.
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have visited The Jolly Farmer twice now and the food isn't as good as its cracked up to be, the children policy is also very false as they are not welcome at all by the staff or the landlord and the woman i think may be a bar maid or his partner who have a real attitude problem he/ she only likes who they like and not new customers. I will try once more thennever again.
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The person who called the landlord a "snappy dresser" was obviously under the
influence of the excellent Old Thumper, 49er or both.
The beer in this pub is about as good as it gets & now that Dick (by nature not name) has gone hopefully we will get to see more of the Jolly barmaids who make this such a fine pub. Richard the new landlord is very pleasant even if he has the legs of a fledgling sparrow, and his partner Jayne is very friendly.
The locals are excellent company apart from John the leg, who is a grumpy old gitt! and don't be supprised to witness heated debates over obscure subjects such as "why can't you buy turkey eggs?" and "who is the current hangman?"
Improvements? bring back Joe & Nichola on Friday nights and lower the price of the beer. All in all a good place to dwell and yes small as well as large children are now welcome.
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After a little research, we discovered that the jolly farmer staff sometimes turn away people at the door if they come with children, even quiet well-behaved ones. According to "Rory" this policy applies "whenever we feel like it". Please be warned !
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What a snappy dresser the landlord is with his 2-tone shirt ! Great pub though - always have a good giggle in there - cheers
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I was quite shocked to read the comment from Mr Mouse. I have been drinking in the Jolly Farmer for five years and I know that the past landlord did not like children particularly but Richard and Jayne who have just taken over are welcoming children with open arms. I know they will be very disappointed that staff turned them away. So please do not let this comment stop you from coming to my friendly local - it has a warming atmosphere and a great family garden ready for the summer.
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I turned up last sat evening with my wife and quiet, sleepy 1-yr-old. We got turned away at the door "because we don't have children in here".
They obviously didn't went our trade so 10 of our chums already in there drank up and left. We went to the Old Crown in Weybridge where we were made much more welcome.
So be warned : Jolly Farmer is unwelcoming and complacent. I won't be sorry if they go bust with an attitude like that !
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Richard and Jayne would like to welcome you to the Jolly Farmer. This website will shortly be updated when we join Beer in the Evening but until then just a few things about the Jolly Farmer experience. We are open Monday to Thursday 11am-3pm, 5.30pm-12am, Friday & Saturday 11am - 12am and Sunday 12pm-12am. We serve a varied lunch menu Monday to Friday with daily specials so whether you fancy a sandwich or a homemade curry we can deliver. At weekends we serve from 12pm-4pm with a traditinal roast with all the trimmings on Sunday. The Jolly Farmer is not for those wanting pub games and football..... please come and enjoy the atmosphere, real ales (we have 5 on tap), good wine, read of the provided newspapers, good food and most of all the conversation. Our friendly bar staff are waiting to serve you and we look forward to seeing you soon.
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It's sad that Hop back Ales have now gone. However, with Marston's/W&D's aquisition of Ringwood, how about some southern beer again - served without sparkler like the Hop back used to be?
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But the bad news is that Dave has been forced by the new owners (Marston's I believe) to stop selling any Hop Back beer. So no more Summer Lightning. Do not be fooled by the Hop Back pub sign which is a hangover from previous times.
anonymous - 25 Jun 2007 11:18 |
The good news is that in the last few months the landlord has lightened up a bit - and even been known to crack a joke. And he's improved the music from the seemingly endless modern jazz to a more varied and tuneful mix.
Apart from Dave (who is improving - see above) and Rory until he's had a few scotches, the bar staff are consistently excellent - very pleasant, industrious and quick. And the girls are all good looking too!
Nice food, if a little pricey.
Overall a very good cosy pub.
anonymous - 17 Jun 2007 11:41 |
Old fashioned pub with no riff raff - perfect! Wel lept ale and nice food.
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nice little pub with good selection of very well kept ales, nice staff if a little nervous of the slightly rigid landlord, definitely not a place to be caught swearing and don't expect to drink your bottled beer from anywhere except a glass as it's the rules, along with no hats :o) this pub operates on the old "country hours" closing in the afternoon...
having said that a nice sized secluded beer garden for the summer, and a cozy little bolt-hole for the winter months. used to spend a lot of time in there and still go for a bit of seclusion as it's a little hidden away behind the cricket green
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We popped back here having not been in here for years. Immediately impressed by the line-up of real ales in this Free House: Summer Lightning, Banks's, a couple of different Jennings beers, and so on. Very friendly and efficient service at the small bar. A few free tables to sit at inside and plenty more outside, front and back. Great ambience with its impressive display of toby jugs; we shall definitely return.
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A lovely setting for a lunchtime pint, or four,or five. Bright but still cosy, plenty of staff for such a tiny bar. When we materialised there was (supping from left to right): Hop Back Odyssey, Lightning, Youngs Deuchars IPA, StAustell Tribute, Harveys IPA. Summer Lightning was in particularly good nick (Lewis).
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This is the best local in the world. Few pleasures in this world can rival a stolen hour spent reading the paper and enjoying a peerless pint of Summer Lightning.
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Jolly, but not as jolly as the British Volunteer. Definitely an older persons pub, if you are looking to find people to lecture about contemporary music, you are wasting your time. Owned by Hop Back, brewers of the award-winning Summer Lightning, so well worth going for a pint.
Will2 - 18 Sep 2005 19:50 |
Quite a mature person's pub. Decent range of drinks, very interestingly decorated place, friendly enough atmosphere for sure. Fair to say that this place is rather JOLLY as the name suggests
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Been drinking in this pub for some years now. Was good before the current landlord took over, no chance of a good day or thankyou from him, not even a smile!
Recently put the price of a pint of Hop Back Summer Lightning upto £2.80 from £2.45 over night! This pub was owned by Hop Back!
My local in Shepperton, charges £2.55 for the same pint and isn't own by the brewery, figure that!
Food is ok but very small portions.
Staff OK, but LANDLORD....No personality.
No longer drink in there.
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Not a bad pub at all. Nice garden and wide selection or quirky real ale and single malts. Could be livlier though.
Gordon - 17 Aug 2004 11:44 |
My mate Harper drinks there on his own quite a lot and loves it. But he drinks anywhere. That said, always friendly and decent bitter.
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A country pub in suburbia. A rare outlet for the excellent Hopback Ales.
Chris - 26 Dec 2003 05:54 |
Ahhhh. Many a cosy winters night spent in here enjoying a few excellent pints of Summer (and Winter) Lightning.
If you're looking for the best pint in Weybridge - it's in here.
Rob - 12 Sep 2003 08:32 |
This pub is nothing when Dan Martin isn't working in it. Great ploughmans though even if I was sat on a very low stool.
Scott Baker - 2 Sep 2003 22:26 |
A cheeky little boozer frequented by drinkers from all backgrounds. Interesting ales as well as the standard lagers and stouts. It also has an interesting Scotch selection. Not a sampling office one would visit if looking for loud music and groups of birds but non the less still not shy of talent. Decent pub group. All in all - decent pub for a good drink.
Adam - 18 Jul 2003 14:56 |
This pub is excellent. The food is very good and reasonably priced and the beer is the best for miles. Lovely garden in the sun, although a bit olde worlde inside. Best pub in Weybridge by a long country mile.
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Brilliant pub - Summer Lightning on draught has had me in bits on more than one occasion.
Olly - 11 Dec 2002 13:05 |
Small, local pub in Weybridge, Surrey. Near to the local cricket green. Nice cosy pub, serves fantastic ales, and great food. Also has a nice garden for the summer.
Chris Phillips - 24 May 2002 15:30 |
