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Like many (but not all) of the Youngs pubs I've been in recently, they don't seem to care that much anymore. A poor selection of food (compared to in the past) and what we ordered took an age to arrive as well. The beer was good, and we'll probably return later this year in the hope that the Home Cottage gets back to being as good as it once was.
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its a youngs pub...........
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Worth the walk up the hill from the town centre. The pub looks majestic in its location and boasts a commanding view over the A25 and the back of the station - mmmm.
However, inside, the pub is light and spacious and I was made to feel welcome by the barman. I had a jacket potato for lunch which was tasty although a little crisp in places. The pickle served with it was superb though.
I've been wary of Young's beers since the merger with Wells, but I tried the Winter Warmer and it was very tasty and I had another - good job I wasn't driving.
I'm not in Redhill very often but I would go there again.
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Great pub; not just for regulars. Prices are above average, but that keeps out the chavs, bravado drinkers, and alcoholics very nicely.
Current staff is very good (staff can make or break any pub) and friendly, and make one feel welcome. The idiosyncratic regulars provide the finishing touch of that 'local watering hole' feel.
Facilities are good, although parts of the old pub are suffering a bit from fatigue... But that may well add to its charm.
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Handy for Redhill station - a reasonably traditional, perfectly adequate local. Neither the Youngs Special or the Ordinary were much to write home about though on my visit last Saturday lunchtime - both rather insipid and lacking in any discernible taste. Perhaps I should have tried the Charles Wells Summer Solstice ?
Youngs have now owned this pub since 1977 and it is nice to see that the redoubtable matriach Sybil Starr who owned the pub before selling out to Youngs is still remembered in pictures on the pub walls. ( I'm probably one of the few who remember this pub before it was a Youngs pub )
There's also a nice grandfather clock and fireplace which always pleases old school traditionalists like me.
There's a room at the back of the pub used for monthly comedy nights now- which I don't remember from last time
In summary, this pub has a certain feel good factor to it, in marked contrast to pubs the other side of the station, but I do hope the beer is better when I next visit
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Perfectly reasonable local, and certainly a much better bet than most of the pubs on the town-centre side of Redhill railway station. Well kept Youngs and Charles Wells beers.
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A longtime favourite of mine - for some reason it had been ages since I looked in. Chose a bad time to revisit - after work on the evening before the Easter holiday, and a warm afternoon to boot. The place was heaving: it was almost impossible to get to the bar, and when you did it took an age to get served. But that was my fault, for bad timing.
I'm still very fond of this place; I like the wide mix of people you always seem to get here, and I've never had a bad pint in 20 years. I don't know what the food's like these days - they used to do a mean burger and chips in the days when Eugene (later of the Buckingham Arms) was in charge.
I shall certainly be back.
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Liked this pub; good bar, and Youngs & Bombardier in good fettle. 'Facilities' above state Sky TV but that is incorrect (BITE - how do we get that changed?),so we missed the 2nd half of yesterday's lunchtime game but the barman kept us updated on the score, which was a nice touch.
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Nice pub. A friend introduced me to it as she lives in the area. Very handy if you've arranged to meet someone near Redhill station and they are running a bit late. Nicer than the pubs on the town centre side of the station.
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I love this pub.Nice friendly staff and it's got a nice feel to it.Food is good too.
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Travelling down from London to Gatwick I managed to carve out time to wander round Redhill and visit The Home Cottage. Like the place a lot. Good "ordinary", good food, and a good selection of papers to read. Gave me chance to wonder how many pubs were lost when the heart of Redhill was ripped out to provide space for a load of chain shops?
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One of my old favourites, and possibly the first pub I went into when I moved to the area as a wee nipper in the late '70s. It's a fairly standard format that Young's maintain and this is no exception, but it's none the worse for it. There is no discernible sign of a core landlord/tenant figure which is a shame, but otherwise it is characterised by good quality food, very well-kept Young's ale, a relatively unspoilt character and a mixed clientele of differing backgrounds. I still really like to have a few here, and mercifully it has been eschewed by Redhill's unwashed (and unwanted) underclass of yobs.
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If I heard the word Bruv in here on Saturday once I heard it 200 times o the last review must have been lucky shame coz apart from being a bit expensive a good pub with friendly staff
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In the 90s I had a few drinks here with the old Royal Mail crowd, and recently returned. It's still a nice pub - good beers, no sign of Redhill yobboes, and plenty of space.
anonymous - 7 Feb 2006 13:09 |
Old style pub (which also has a restaurant & conservatory attached), run by youngs brewery & has the usual array of Ales. As is usual for Youngs its not cheap, but the drinks are quality. Its a good place to go for a few quietish drinks with friends in a relaxed atmosphere, or to go for a meal (despite comments below, the food is very good).
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I think that the previous comment was written against the wrong pub. Either that or someone has a grudge. I agree with steve that this is a great boozer and the latest managers have put in a lot of hard work providing both excellent beer and food. I can fully recomend this pub as freindly and trouble free
Neil - 23 Sep 2004 00:29 |
The home cottage used to be the cheapest and best pub in Redhill.It is now the worst and dearest and has the worst landloed I have ever known positively rude It is rundown And I hear the food is awfull
Ant - 7 Sep 2004 09:12 |
Unless things have changed in the last year or so, you can get to this pub from the east platform of Redhill train station without having to go through the ticket barriers at the bottom of the stairs. Ostensibly this is to provide disabled access, but really it's because you get the railway staff going over there. Great beer to drink in between trains.
Vasili - 28 Jul 2004 16:16 |
While the miserable Eugene and his equally miserable partner ran a nice clean pub with excellent beer their successors have generally been more pleasant. The latest managers have cleaned the place up, provide decent food and have restored the quality of beer not savoured for a while. All in all a nice little boozer to have 5 minutes walk from home.
Steve - 18 Jun 2004 15:43 |
It's not a Chuckle brother but a bloke from up North called Kevi, who looks amazingly like one of the Chuckle Brothers ( the bigger one of the two, the lslightly less gormless one)
Tony - 30 Apr 2004 08:25 |
Average pub, more aimed at traditional market but visitors will be pleasantly suprised. Don't expect a raucous welcome, but friendly and good place to avoid red'ill pikeys. If you went to the Warwick you'll probably see some old teachers in there, like good ol' Hamish Few.
Tom - 4 Apr 2004 20:20 |
As regards ale quality, it has gobe up immeasurably since the arrival of the new manager. A welcoming, sturdy town pub that has always served 3/4 Young's beers. First went there in the early '80s as a child and nothing's changed much since!
Tom - 29 Mar 2004 16:11 |
I heard a rumour that one of the Chuckle Brothers is a regular here. Anyone know which?
Love + the butch one or the other one,
Lady B xxx
ladybast - 27 Jan 2004 09:57 |
After the old landlord and landlady left the pub went down hill rapidly, the beer is undrinkable, the staff rude. If you are on pub watch you are allowed to drink here!
Paul - 12 Jan 2004 15:37 |
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