Surrey pub and bar guide

Here's a guide to the pubs and bars of Surrey - good or bad, we bring you the most talked about venues and the places you have to visit at least once. We've included a few user reviews, to give you an idea of what to expect when you get there. Or you can follow the links to see full details and all reviews for each pub.

The Yew Tree 'Time well spent', Reigate Hill

picture of The Yew Tree 'Time well spent', Reigate Hill

Address: Reigate Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9PJ [map]
Phone: 01737 244944
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Nearest train stations: Reigate (0.7 miles), Redhill (1.8 miles), Earlswood - Surrey (2.2 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Oh dear I bet the landlord wsn't happy you pooped in his pub Maria! Good pub not mant around.
5 Mar 2008 10:41
My Husband & I live near the other site Marc runs and we pooped in here as we were passing through. We think it is lovley. Very charming pub with very friendly service and good food. The young lady that looked after us was very charming. We can understand Marc's influence haere but it somehow has more of a less formal feeling to it compared to the Plough. My husband said the beer choice was good.
26 Feb 2008 22:42
Some interesting comments on this pub. However I see that food is served all day every day. If the couple who walked out in the afternoon left because they were not serving food at this time, the landlord must be telling porkies.
30 Dec 2007 09:31

The Five and Lime, Guildford

picture of The Five and Lime, Guildford

Address: 3, Leapale Rd, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4JX [map]
Phone: 01483 568979
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Nearest train stations: Guildford (0.3 miles), London Road - Guildford (0.4 miles), Shalford (1.8 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

I've been coming here for years, but lately I'm not so keen either. All the snogging couples outside give it the tacky atmosphere of a school disco, and we already have Flares for that. Maybe I'm just getting old but I go out at night to drink NOT queue. Relegated to a lunch place for me I'm afraid.
15 Jul 2007 02:35
having dj'ed at the five and lime now for over 6 years (since it opened)would just like to say thanks for all your positive comments, (and bad.)
and they have not changed there door policey and has been the same all the time i have been there,
2 Jul 2007 18:33
There are far too many WAG wannabes and would be playboys in here for me to feel comfortable any more.

Perhaps increased competition in this busy town centre has forced them to change their door policy?

All those ex-RSVP customers have to go somewhere I suppose.
28 Jun 2007 13:14

The Royal Oak, Guildford

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Address: 15 Trinity Churchyard, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3RR [map]
Phone: 01483 566637
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Nearest train stations: London Road - Guildford (0.4 miles), Guildford (0.5 miles), Shalford (1.7 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Aleman i visited this pub ( which was one of me fav`s) again the other day and it needs a real good shake up its not that homely any more in need of a good clean & really needs a good landlord in to sort it out,or you could send the management on a management course if that would do any good!!
17 Jul 2007 08:52
Lunch times are totally different to evenings.
Evening is the time the maddness takes over must be something in the ciggies!!!!!!!
20 May 2007 13:52
What do you have against this place in particular though Beersupper? I will admit i've never eaten here, but i've always found the beer here to be fine. And the service has always seemed adequate and fairly prompt, feels like less of a locals pub than the Robin Hood over the road
16 May 2007 19:16

The Cricketers, Westfield

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Address: Westfield Road, Westfield, Woking, Surrey, GU22 9NQ [map]
Phone: 01483 761409
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Nearest train stations: Woking (1.4 miles), Worplesdon (1.4 miles), Brookwood (3.6 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Doubly good, a jam session on thursday night every week, and anothr on a Monday, 1st Monday of the month. Try them both, some different faces at the 2 different jam nights. Live bands on a Saturday too. Could this be the next big music pub in Woking? let's hope so.
12 Sep 2007 09:40
Last Thursday's jam was a real blast.

Well over 50 people there - great atmosphere, good music, fine beer and a pretty bar maid; and apart from the beer (£2.70 a pint), all free - you couldn't ask for more!

So if you like live music in the blues-rock tradition, get down there on a Thursday evening - starts 8.30pm.
25 Aug 2007 09:29
I kid you not - the Thursday jam is an all-genre electric jam, which has relocated from the White Lyon, Worplesdon from this week and is in addition to the Monday jam at the Cricketers. The Thursday jam, organised by Pete Doyle, is one of the best jams in the Surrey Blues Delta. See you there.
20 Aug 2007 17:07

The Coach and Horses, Kew

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Address: 8 Kew Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3BH [map]
Phone: 020 8940 1208
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Nearest tube stations: Kew Gardens (0.5 miles), Gunnersbury (0.8 miles)


Nearest train stations: Kew Bridge (0.4 miles), Kew Gardens (0.5 miles), Gunnersbury (0.8 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

The most traditional pub on the Green and my favourite of the lot. Youngs beer, lots of space inside and out, lively but not rowdy.
7 Sep 2007 09:33
Basically a pub with a hotel attached, rather than just a hotel bar. Drinkers are mainly locals or staff from the botanical gardens.

Unlike other reviewers I've always found the staff here friendly and efficient. And the Youngs special is usually in tip top condition. Unfortunately, the beer's overpriced and the layout of the bar means that it always feels cramped. Usually has the big-screen sport on with the volume up, which personally I hate, though others may love it. If there is a large group, or lots of families staying in the hotel, it does tend to kill the atmosphere.
28 Jun 2007 11:22
Has a no kids policy !! Sure you were in the right pub..........
29 May 2007 06:56

The Plough, Coldharbour

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Address: Coldharbour, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6HD [map]
Phone: 01306 711793
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Nearest train stations: Holmwood (1.5 miles), Ockley (2.6 miles), Dorking West (3.9 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Really sad that the management/owners of this pub do not take on board the comments made by their cutomers. I have been witness to at least five complaints about the quality of the food, drinks and the service. The Eastern European bar staff are extremely rude and possess absolutely no customer service skills. We no longer use The Plough as there are far better pubs a few miles away.
14 Oct 2007 19:59
Called on Sunday evening having been walking. The Leith Hill beers were not to my personal liking, we had a taster of the Hoppily Ever After and found it very smokey (post ban?) so settled for the reasonable but not exciting Crooked Furrow. The glass of Merlot was described as 'dead in the bottle' despite seeing a new bottle opened and the food at about £12 each was ordinary and well overpriced.
Never met the landlady and had good service from the lad behind the bar. Decor in the restaurant leaves a lot to be desired. Other than those drinking in the garden, we were last to leave (at about 9.10) which gave the whole place an empty feeling.
6 Aug 2007 10:22
When I visited this pub earlier in the week I was disappointed. I ordered a pint from the pub's own Leith Hill brewery, Hoppily Ever After, it tasted very vinegary, when I queried if it was supposed to taste like this I was told it was, and it was suggested I add a dash of lemonade to take the bitterness away. The second beer I tried, Crooked Furrow was fine, but the third, a dark porter, Tallywhacker, was also vinegary, certainly unlike any porter I've ever tasted. Maybe the water they use to clean the lines or brew the beer is the problem, as I was told they would not refil my water bottle (essential for walkers). The Polish bar maid inplied the tap water was not fit for drinking and tried to sell me bottled water. However, the tap water, I obtained from the gents tasted fine.
4 Aug 2007 17:26

The Pilgrim, Caterham

Address: 32 Godstone Road, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6RA [map]
Phone: 01883 349252
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Nearest train stations: Caterham (0.1 miles), Woldingham (1.3 miles), Whyteleafe South (1.6 miles)


Reviews by BITE users:

Soulless cloned chain pub - zero atmosphere, zero charisma. OK for a quick drink, but if you want somewhere with charm or character then keep looking because this ain't the place for you.
15 Aug 2007 06:45
Just what Caterham has been crying out for. Nice spacious trendy bar, good selection of beers, comfy sofas, good menu, friendly bar staff, chilled atmosphere.
4 Jul 2007 17:44
soulless, sad and boring inside. have heard the food is ok but for the rest of it.....yuk!
4 Jun 2007 13:45

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