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Great pub feel, with good selection of Real Ales, ciders and wine. Hogsback TEA!Had something to eat. Pleasantly surprised. Quick service and meal deal was good value. Staff friendly and attentive. Big improvement than my last visit in March. Keep it.
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Nothing special about this pub. The decor is tired and in areas just dirty. The drinks are expensive for the town and when I ordered scampi and chips it arrived 20 minutes later - despite it being a quiet evening - and with only 12 chips! Yes the food's cheap but it's not a place for a 'pleasent' meal.
Very blokey/teenagery feel.
AShep - 18 Apr 2008 13:56 |
There's been a recent downturn in the quality of service and management due to inevitable staff turnover.
A friend of mine was recently accused of not paying for his drink about 60 seconds after handing his cash over and recieving his change from another staff member.
Gets very crowded on friday and saturday nights and the music is cranked up.
The regular demographic would be 20-30 somethings from around the dorking area I would say.
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It's a lads pub for being loud and ladish and now they are starved of nicotine they don't know what to do with all that energy – except jostle to the bar and drink loads of fizzy pop beer. The ladets can sup on a Bacardi Breezer of various colours but all to one effect – and I won't go there, shame but true. As an old git I go there sometimes but only sometimes if it's convenient but on balance your better going home to kick the cat or watch some telly.
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Full of kids, can feel quite threatening
anonymous - 18 Oct 2007 14:19 |
Oh dear what a let down. Been in twice both times on a Saturday and found the beer to be awful on both visits.Bar tenders have no idea of what they are serving and how it should taste and look. Abbot Ale served warm on first occasion and tasted like vinegar. Second time Abbot was off but IPA served cloudy and when I pointed this out I was told that he had no ides hoe it should look.
Barra - 21 Feb 2007 12:40 |
Rubbish staff.
If the manager would invest in some decent barmen, this pub would be the place to be.
leo_1 - 31 Jul 2006 02:26 |
hmmm, fairly descent pub, needs doorstaff on weekend nights to keep the prats and underagers out
anonymous - 4 Apr 2006 03:57 |
Has a ratio of about 6 blokes to 1 bird so if being leched over or menacingly stared at is your bag - knock yourself out here (or wait for someone else to)!
anonymous - 7 Feb 2006 14:07 |
Probably my favourite in town, although the stella can taste a bit funny at times. The staff actually smile and appear to enjoying themselves!
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Much better after the refurb, but i guess they still lack quality staff
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only good on tuesdays on quiz night, otherwise a complete sausage fest, with no where to sit, keep the garden open past 10,00
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Ah yes, old Jim. A nice pub, the quiz on a Tuesday is good - be careful though, they can be very strict: A friend of mine almost lost a point for putting "Kyoto" instead of "Kyoto Treaty" down for one of his answers. Quite a close shave there.
I agree with the previous visitor though - it is always important to have enough sofas to share round.
anonymous - 1 Jun 2005 12:17 |
Alas, not the Yeoman of old. I miss Jim the barman. Wonder what the new interior scheme will bring? Sofas are the way forward in pubs, but only if there are enough to share round. Dorking is blessed with its pubs - I only hope some character can be re-develop at the Yeoman so that my father's ghost can continue to play the fruit machine in the traditional pub atmosphere he always enjoyed. Oh, and please keep the noise down in the garden – my relies live next door.
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Closed for refurbishment at the moment! Will be known as the Surrey Yeoman once again and the pub will be run by Greene King. Sadly, the decor is going to be revamped (ie. 'new' colour scheme!), the comfortable seats are going to be replaced with the settees and the lighting is going to be much, much brighter! So, much for progress - hopefully I will be proved wrong!! And I hope, it will not like every other stereotypical pub within a 25 mile radius (ie. London)
Claire - 10 Nov 2004 09:45 |
Not sure if I have been visiting the same pub as the people above but I found this pub to have a good atmosphere with freindly staff. The decor is tied but can be overlooked du to the warm welcome that was given to us. Good range of real ales that are of a high standard. 8/10
paul - 6 Oct 2004 13:27 |
gone down hill since it changed hands from surrey omen , still i suppose its ok in the afternoon , or your 18 at night ,
old dorkinian - 31 Aug 2004 17:55 |
I saw a massive scrap in here tonight dont go here ladies blood everywhere! Check out some other local joints!
Peter - 21 Aug 2004 01:11 |
Full of obnoxious teenagers! Yes, believe it or not, there are people under the age of 70, in this town. Pity, their converation is non-existent. Cannot wait to get back to the wine bars of Chelsea. The kids think they are really hard by mixing all there drinks -- SAD!
Ms. Sloane Square - 28 Jun 2004 11:12 |
Nice pub - good atmosphere! Sadly, the beer (Hook Norton, TEA, Bass etc.) is very hit and miss. Food is very average and in the last couple of months, the menu has become more and more limited. By the way, what happened to the non-smoking section??? They don't even bother putting on the smoke extractor fans anymore -- it must be the cost of putting them on!
Dan - 5 Apr 2004 13:12 |
For once I agree with Matt Le Ross, it does have a lot of character. Had to wait far too long for my grub though. Overall 6/10.
gge - 26 Mar 2004 11:31 |
Good food and a OK atmosphere. Not a bad little pub...
monty - 28 Nov 2003 16:24 |
One of the nicer Hogs Head I have been in as it actually seems like it has its own character...
Matt Le Ross - 21 Jul 2003 10:30 |
Not bad during the week. This place comes alive on Fridays and Saturdays. Then it is standing room only and you have to fight you way to the bar. Good ales - Hook Norton, Hogs Back Tea. Can get very smoky as the ceilings are very low and the smoke extractors don't work!!
Chris - 5 May 2003 18:23 |
