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Comments below are accurate, particularly Adrian S - 'boring, souless place that fails to invite'. A 'small family run business' describes the owners who obviously have little (or no) interest. How then could their staff ?
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Ideal central location, on a corner. Large and well designed on two floors. But, what a disapointment ! Management and staff simply have NO interest and are, just about, polite. Except on weekend evenings, the place is virtually empty, as, one visit is enough. Sad, because the potential for this c7000 square foot pub is enormous - shoppers have to pass it; handy for locals (on bus routes); historic town, on A25 just off M25; huge passing trade; affluent area; little real competition; near only supermarket; numerous colleges and high calibre businesses; biggest town pub, by far; etc. What a waste.
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Reigate's largest and under-performing pub. Upstairs rarely open and constant changes in highly indifferent staff - who talk loudly between themselves and to a small band of regulars who sit at the bar,near the TV. Toilets are terrible - and there seems to be no management whatsoever. The ROE (return on equity) ratios have to be totally unacceptable - but does anyone care ? Compare this place to The Sun in Redhill (o k - different type of pub and location, but same size) and you'll see what good management,skills,interest,value,hygene - can do ! Wetherspoons would have The Market thriving - and its sleepy staff put out to grass.
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If you like malnourished scum, tacky light shows and music for twelve year olds, and you can't be bothered to go to Liquid, then go upstairs on a Saturday night. If you like alcoholics and mutton dressed as lamb (not mutually exclusive), then go downstairs on a Saturday night. The choice, as always, is yours.
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Boring, souless place that fails to invite. Beers are ok but nothing special on the pumps.
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Unfriendly manager and staff. Table was soaked with liquids. When I asked a member of staff to wipe it down, manager barred me. Horrible place, would'nt recommend it to anyone.
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Five out of maybe ten visits....... Nearly poisoned with beer line cleaner still in the pipes.... Avoid the ale!!!!!
Dirty Glasses!!!! Drink bottles!!! (If you really have to go there!
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Found the doorstaff to be really helpful and not at all intimidating. Music was fantastic,best light show for a pub in surrey. The barstaff working like mad but still laughing and joking. Talked to the manager about having a work party here, he was very helpful even though he couldn't let us have the upstairs to ourselves on a weekend night. Shooters a bit pricey but not nearly as bad as that bloody tickled place.
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The boss is a bit of a "misog" I left my paper on the bar the other lunchtime and he moved it in case any of "the staff stopped to read it" They do have Kronnenbourg Blanc though even if it tastes a bit watery
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I visited the Market last Saturday night.The atmosphere was good although abit too crowded to move! But this must be because people like to go there.
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Mixed reviews for the Market so far, and I'm not surprised. As ever, enjoyment of a pub depends largely on what one seeks to get out of it, but on the face of it the Market should be scoring highly with both the young trendy pre-club bar-goer and the older traditional pub and ale fan. But somehow it misses on both levels; a jack of all trades but master of none. Regarding its beer, I find it even more frustrating than Redhill's Garibaldi - probably the most consistently good selection of ales in town, yet bizarrely they are nearly always served poorly, resembling some sort of pipe-cleaning agent. I agree that WJ King should think twice about allowing their offerings to be sold here. The bar staff are ignorant of basic cellarmanship skills and look vacantly at you when you dare to even ask for a top-up. May I suggest new pipes, as I'm sure that the beer is leaving the casks okay but is tainted en route!
On the hip side of things, it's sort of lost out to the over-blown dubious "charm" of the Tickled Ivory bar down the road, and whilst it does still attract a healthy crowd of youngsters at weekends, they don't seem to stay long. The music is a bit dodgy and the DJs they've had there are truly dire. Although the ale problem won't trouble many young folk, I still don't see them selling many "Slippery Nipple" cocktails either!
It enjoys a comfortably mixed bunch of punters, and is a nice enough place, but it just doesn't seem to reach its potential and that is a crying shame.
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Visit on a Saturday night and you may be lucky enough to meet some of the Reigatian football club members quenching their thurst after exerting their finely honed bodies on the pitches that afternoon.
All players tend to be very funnt, witty and generally very attractive to women.
If you are on a hen do, or are just on a girly night out, stop into the Market Hotel, Reigate and treat yourself to a bit of quality male company.
Enchante ladies.
anonymous - 24 May 2006 12:38 |
Went for a steak in here this afternoon, just got home and was extremely violently sick. Never again
anonymous - 6 Mar 2006 16:06 |
They've got two Bill King beers at the moment but if I were Bill King I'd pull them from this pub. Beer in poor nick and the barman clearly had no idea what he was doing. As others have said the pub needs a sort out.
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good they have got Magners! in as far as I know the only town centre pub in Reigate to sell it (Sue & Woody are chuffed anyway) In there last night and a really good atmosphere (maybe it was a one off)DJ playing top sounds and a load of lesbians dancing about at the top bit. Bad for crying out loud let people in that are wearing trainers, you can get in with steel toe capped boots and kick the crap out of someone but not with a pair of Reeboks WHY? gone up but only just to a 6
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Seems like a bit of a sports pub. You'd think this pub would be too strict to be enjoyable but we managed to have an interesting conversation
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Dont be too alarmed by the notices outside, its possible to get in even if your not too smartly dressed. They probably do get strict after about 8pm it seems
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I agree with the last couple of comments, the beer (Kronnenbourg) is vinegary and flat, I drink bottled beer when I frequent the establishment, expensive though. Staff, it has to be said aren't all that friendly but they are flat out at weekends. Shame because it used to be a really good pub When Syd and Jenny then Derek and Gwen had it back in the mid eighties. On the plus side it does have a late licence at weekends get there before 10.15 though or Big Bad Bob won't let you in!
anonymous - 20 Feb 2005 10:04 |
Big pub on two floors spoilt by astounding lack-lustre and care. Huge potential to be the best pub for miles but falls miles short of the mark due only to lack of imagination. Possibly the most un-delicious beer in Reigate!
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Very bad experience here - the beer in the upstairs bar was awful (I mean really awful) and I was told when asking for a replacement that I was making it up and there would be no compromise in any replacement - rude staff and less than fantastic beer not my idea of a great pub :-(
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Thankfully not run by a ghastly generic pub chain, although I am sad to say quality of beer (and staff) varies here. Now has some interesting guest ales but at £2.50 it's less than value. Good mixed custom but could try harder, as Reigate lacks any exceptional pubs.
Tom - 29 Mar 2004 16:07 |
Nice
Clive Jennings - 30 Nov 2002 17:02 |
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