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You must have been on a rare evening jbsjazzer, staff at this pub are great, they remember not only names and faces but what you drink too, friendly locals and very good live music, don't miss the chance to see Lisa Kwei there.
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Nice place for a drink (especially on a sunny day). Food is average.
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Good pub for jazz, but spoiled by the surly attitude of the manager, who does not seem to like the music.
Bring back Joyce!
Very expensive drinks, even for Woking.
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Recent BIG bonus is the female solo singers (Lisa Kwei last month and Victoria Bee Bee 24 May 08). Lisa was great and add that to the food and beer... a very enjoyable night!
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Large pub with period features although watch out for the low ceilings! Friendly staff and good beer including Old Speckled Hen. The sofas were a bit grubby but plenty of room to find a seat elsewhere. Also easy to find being right on the village green.
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Jazz night on a Monday is fantastic. It can be difficult to get a seat. Staff somewhat humourless. Has good beer garden for the summer. Is in a traffic backwater so is quiet.
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Tried this pub for the first time on a Friday evening in late September. Following the recent negative comments we were a little apprehensive. The restaurant was very spacious, comfortable and with a good choice on the menu. We were impressed with the service which was very attentive. We very much enjoyed the food and at £35.00 with drinks included we thought this good value for money. All in all a good experience and we will definitely return again.
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good place if you want a dirty glass, the bar seems to be full of them most times i visit. Bar staff spend too much time chatting to each other instead of serving. Food was good but now varies in quality/quantity, stella usually served flat and you never get a full glass of bitter.
anonymous - 30 Aug 2007 17:09 |
A pint of Youngs Bitter was well kept and tasted better than some I have had in "un-tied" pubs. However it was £1 more expensive than the cheapest pub price I have paid!
Food was good but, restuarant priced for what was basicly pub food.
The speed of service was better than the last time I was there. For realy good service they should get Joyce serving more often!
anonymous - 29 Aug 2007 10:18 |
Friendly pub, nice locals, waiting time can be an issue. food variable - seems to depend on who is in the kitchen, would love to recommend it all the time but just can't be sure you'll get a consistently good meal.
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Prices here seem to include "Waiting Time", like taxis! The queue at the bar is proportionate to the high price for drinks.
The jazz is, however, great.
anonymous - 20 Jun 2007 09:51 |
I had good pints of 'Youngs' bitter, which were well kept and served.
This pub had, under the previous management, a good selection of malt whiskys, but they now only keep two of the commonly found distileries. There was no demand, so they stopped selling the others!
anonymous - 13 Dec 2006 10:29 |
Jazz nights are now better, since they have moved the position of the band. They now play at the far end of the former dining area, so avoiding the need for diners passing across the front, between the band and the audience, when moving from their table to the bar, etc.
A good move!
anonymous - 8 Dec 2006 10:16 |
This is my local since moving about a 5 minute walk away and I have to say it satisfies my needs entirely! There is a huge garden, huge portions of food and Adnams Broadside permanently on the bar... and a bar manager who knew what i would be drinking on my 3rd visit!!! what more can you ask for!!?
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I was worried about the ceasation of the jazz too, but unfortunally it's going to continue.
Food much better since ownership change,still expensive for pub food. Bar service can be very slow at times. Lack of personalities behind the bar. Avoid Monday enenings
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Since my last post in January the Cricks is under new ownership. Everyone is worried about the continuation of jazz on Mondays. Rest assured if it ends we will not only go elsewhere for jazz, we will boycott the pub altogether. On Friday evening we had dinner there for four adults and one child. Since the new owners took over, there is no separate restaurant so it is bar meals throughout, which is fine with us. The menu is substantially different, although some old items continue. Everybody seemed to enjoy their meal and 4-year-old Stella enjoyed the garden with swings, slide and other children. We will continue to rate it 8 for now.
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A good pub for Jazz on a Monday night.
Gets very crowded when a good visiting band is playing. Quite expensive for even the Woking area. Food menu is of variable quality, but with care a good meal can be eaten.
anonymous - 5 Apr 2006 11:23 |
We go to live jazz at The Cricks most Mondays, eating there first. There is a good atmosphere, livelier when Joyce is on duty, and the pub is open on days when others are closed, e.g. Christmas day and Boxing day. Real Ale includes Young's Bitter, Fuller's London Pride, etc. and there is an extrensive range of wines by the glass. Joyce assures us that the food is cooked on the premises, not just re-heated, and I can certainly recommend the potato skins and the Berkshire chicken. Special offers are often available, the current ones using vouchers collected in December. It pays to be a regular !
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nice food great carvery on sundays i go here often and every time have a nice meal staff are cheeky whaich creates a great atmosphere ales are nic and wine are good selection
davep - 14 Sep 2005 23:56 |
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