We visited The Red Lion yesterday evening for a family meal , we found the pub warm and friendly , the staff and landlord very welcoming.
The food was well presented and the portions were adequate for the children and ourselves.

The children were made to feel very welcome

There is a good range of beers , spirits and wines to choose from.

We will be revisiting The Red Lion both for food and also to sample what has been described as a 'lively' pub on a Friday evening with local bands performing .We've tried lots of pubs in the area looking for a good place for sunday lunches. I have to say that this was only OK - and certainly not the best sunday lunch I've had in a pub recently. The veggies were over cooked but it is nice to have them on the side. My stuffing was straight out of the packet and it was quite dry as a result. The meat was also overcooked and drowning it in gravy isn't going to help. The roast pork also didn't have any crackling - criminal! That said, the yorkshire pudding was good and the roasties were VERY good. I've had far worse - but from the other reviews I was expecting something a lot better.

The beer was very good, however, with the London Pride tasting very fresh and seemed superbly kept. I'm happy to recommend this place for the beer but the food wasn't anything special.This is one of the best run pubs in the area. John the landlord has got it right. sunday lunch is excellent. staff friendly. and some great live music on fridays with a fantastic atmosphere.although i have only seen Frayed Not and Famous Five who play once a month there.check it out.

This is a great place to come in town but I do find it is best when is less busy as this is situated near the centre of Woking's troublemakers spot. No music inside which helps make conversation easy and the atmosphere is relaxed and chilled out. I can understand the bouncers being fussy about who gets in. A wide range of drinks adds to the excellence and service has always been first class despite it being busy.Now has two tvs showing Sky Sports News and BBC News 24 with the sound off and subtitles on - why, what is the point? As this pub was one of my few sanctuaries from the bloody telly it very nearly got docked a point, but on Sunday it was serving a superb pint of Rudgate Ruby Mild which won Supreme Champion at the Great British Beer Festival in August. By god that beer is good: so Spoons' rating is still safe!Agreed with FashHarry and i still frequent Wetherspoons, a relief in a town of rubbish bars and pubs.

Really nice friendly pub! Excellent food and excellent friendly helpful staff!Eaten here with a group of 38 other people recently, excellent service and not a single complaint, still provides much better value and quality than many "restaurants"Been here a few times for drinks and food at lunch time. Bit pricey but great food and service. Beer has been good quality and on the one occassion we had a 'bad' pint it was sorted immediately without question. Clean and tidy with very nice decor. Would definately recommend it.

We finished here for late lunch after a short (8 miles) hike around the Chobham/Windlesham area and enjoyed two excellent pints of Wayland's Addlestone Ale and a portion of Potato Wedges. Will be back.Totally agree with Surreypubgoer, this place is a proper old school pub - they do jazz and sunday lunch and a fine selection of ales - what could be better? I travel all the way from Surbiton...nuff said.This pub is FANTASTIC. It has everything you could possibly want from a decent line of ales and wines to a garden, parking and most significantly possibly the best bar staff i have ever had the pleasure to be served by. The more mature (sorry) lady is simply lovely and always happy to serve regulars and new comers in the same good natured friendly style. The garden is a little small and there is a solid clique of chaps who coagulate in the section at the front of the bar who you need to push past to get to the loo but the pub makes up for this ONLY shortcoming in so many other ways...After all you can't blame the pub for a few regulars who think they own the place. Regular live music and a real diverse mix of patrons together with a really nice atmosphere make this a pub worth going to. I travel all the way from Lightwater to go there. Top notch!

Good inexpensive range of beers, hearty food menu and good mix of clientele, what more could you ask? Has a large and very popular smoking areaFeels a bit like a Wetherspoons - lots of real ale and good standard food at reasonable prices. This is a proper pub.good little boozer and nice grub which doesnt bankrupt you either

Agreed johnclarke88. I think this place is great though i can understand why proper beer drinkers would find the selection frustrating. It doesn't have a lot of draught beers, just fosters and san miguel on tap i think, though there's nothing wrong with the quality of what they do serve!

Obviously it's designed to be a cocktail bar and nightclub and it does this brilliantly. I suggest to people who are looking for a relaxing real ale in front of a fireplace that they try somewhere else, but for those who fancy sampling cocktails and thrive on live bands and DJs this is definatley the place to go in Woking. peace xGreat live bands and DJs, new groundfloor club is a great addition, not a great selection of beer but then again it is a cocktail bar! The best hang out in Woking without doubt. Classy and friendly atmosphere unlike a lot of other bars and clubs in the area.

Seems to be growing rapidly in popularity over the last 3 months. Have been visting regularly for about 12 months, it seems that everyone else has now started to realise that this is the place to go in Woking! Staff are arrogant and full of themself... this is kinda the pits if ya ask me.. beer is no good and the place smells bad must be the cleaning products they use.. up itself and tacky. No good beer on just lager.

Pre-fabricated, bland, designed by venture capitalists whose motive is the investment potential of a prime location. You enter the pub, and you're greeted by someone at the front door who wants to show you to a table - er, hang on, I only wanted a drink, so it's very obvious that the emphasis here is flogging food.
And if you're over a certain age, they suggest you might like a table in the conservatory bit which looks like a geriatric care home. It felt like some kind of pub-apartheid, in which the bright young professional types and their Kath Kidson children were to seen in the main public areas, while the oldies were shunted out of sight.
Staff are like programmed to 'process' their guests - slick, automated and designed to screw them for every cent possible. I decided I'd never visit this place again when I was charged 70p for a slice of casn & carry grade sliced white bread (wot, no Foccacia/Ciabatta?) to accompany my starter. Pity, because the location is still very nice.
Used to go here quite a bit when I lived in the UK. That was a long time ago and, judging by my last visit to West Byfleet a few years ago the 5.1 rating shown here is probably about right.

Given the location though it has the potential to rate a lot higher. Shame it just doesn't.The anchor is in a prime location right by the canal and can get very busy especially on warm days and evenings.. The service is efficient and the beer is good. We thought the food was average with a limited menu and about 20% overpriced. good for a drink but not recommended for food unless you have cash to throw away to pay their inflated prices.

Well the roasts and pies didn't last long!
Guinness here is now £3.30 a pint which, for a scruffy estate pub, is absolutely discusting. One point docked on the rating - now down to 5/10 unfortunatly.Now doing nice cheap roasts on a Sunday (need to be booked in advance) also Aussie Vili's pies are avaliable all day.Kevin and Trina have now left! They have been moved to a pub in Sandhust and so we await another new manager.
Rumour has it that Coco the Clown, late of the Goldsworth Arms, will be returning - watch this space....

Good venue for watching live sport, good range of lagers. Ideal for couple drinks if your doing rounds in Woking. Went on a Saturday night after eating at Bar-celona down the road - had time for a bottle of Becks and then, just gone midnight, the brash landlord refused to serve our group of six even though we were perfectly well behaved and he's licensed till 1.00am. He was rude to my missus after she asked a civil question about the cash machine. Place was empty. The average punter is probably put off by this landlord who acted like he was fed up with the responsibility of running the place. I wouldn't bother considering Archees again.Hardly a drinkers paradise - think they do Becks Vier and Guinness?

The new inn is located in Send on the River Wey. The pub is a nice "summer" pub however less desirable during the colder months. The inside of the pub has tried to keep the old English traditional pub theme going but is in desperate need of some tender loving care. The pub has a garden to the rear which sits on the river and is lovely to in during a summer’s day however be warned the sun disappears behind the trees early on in the afternoon. The front of the pub also has a small seating area which is situated on a grotty run down concrete patio with benches that all rickety and on their last legs which I feel lets down the pub being that the front of the pub is the first thing you see. The drinks are expensive £3.10 for a pint minimum and the food over priced and not very nice. Overall I would say that this was a pub for people passing by on walk who where in need of a drink to complete their journey. A wonderful location right by the canal. A good choice of real ale which tasted great. The food very good and not too expensive.There was good choice ranging from snacks to large meals. My only criticism was the wait for the food to be delivered. It was busy but it would have been preferable if they had warned us when ordering. In the overall scheme of thinks it did not detract too much from a great visit a we were not in a hurry.Stopped by the busy canalside garden yesterday evening, always a pleasant place for a beer. Good range of ales, and always an interesting guest ale, this time Cottage Hot Dog (very good!). Worth a visit.

3 of us ate there recently, firstly the beer was in superb condition, Rev James £2.85 and London pride £2.65 Food was hot and excellent quality for the price compared to pubs in the area, service was quick and there were very few spare seats available, will revisit sooner rather than later. £47 for 2 starters 3 mains inc. 1 steak, beers and coffees ...very good valueBeen here a couple of times lately, beer was in very good condition and cheap for the area, food is typical pub fare and is cheaper than many pubs around Woking, £6.75 for fish and chips, nice and hot and served in a timely fashion.This pub was give a semi-makeover in 2008 and the front area has been turned back into a pub type bar. It is actually very cosy in winter with a good log fire. As other posters have said, the restaurant food can be a bit indifferent but the beer is kept really well and more and more locals now use the pub as a result. The landlord keeps a very good cellar and there are usually three real ales available. Another plus point is the garden which is large and very pleasant.

The Surrey in my opinion is the pits. The beer is poorly maintained. the food menu seems extensive but when ordering it was our fifth choice before what we asked for was available. children were running around screaming and the staff did not try and intervene. Truly terrible.You know what? I don't know if these other reviewers have been to a different pub or something, but I certainly didn't see any of this kind of thing. Nothing annoys me more than people who give a negative review based on nothing more than air. As a regular at The Surrey I have to say that the place has improved immensely from the previous licensees, and the staff now, although young, are friendly, fun and professional. They deal with trouble well (on the rare occasion that it happens), and give a professional service in both food and drink. They are even displaying their recent Cask Marque award with pride. They've got Live Entertainment, Karaoke every fortnight, and trust me, they know how to throw a party. Good locals drinking spot, and newcomers welcome too, especially to eat the vastly improved food!! Ignore the liars below who went to some other pub, this is a good pub.There are far too many children in this pub. They run around until all hours. They could do with a bit of maturity behind the bar also. The real ale is way too cold. I didn't sample the food, but it seemed to be 'Pub Fast'

Popped in Saturday afternoon for the first time in a few years. Nothing appears to have changed except for a new coat of paint. It is smartly decorated, the two barmen were plesant and efficient and there were a decent number of well behaved customers.
Only two ale on handpump: the ubiquious London Pride and GK IPA (clip turned round). I tried the Pride (£2.75) and it wasn't bad but really there is no point having a pint here when Spoons is down the road selling better beer at £1.99!Mostly a young crowd on a Friday evening who appear to be up for the 'Stay up as long as you can and get pissed as you can idea' even so this pub is not just full of these youngsters. There is a sophisticated crowd I am sure, and indeed the real ale selection offers London Pride so not the worst place to wait for a train... Average enough but 7/10.Yep its ok ales change around a bit and seems 2 actually attract a decent crowd.

open again the bloke from goldies now owns it so it should be back on chavtastic form very soonNot surprised Ben didnt last long when dealing with such 'wronguns' as yourself Grumbleweed.
You must take great pride in drinking in such a dump and having no vision to see how pleasant and inviting the pub could be without you and your wrongun friends ruining it.
Happy Days!!
ben didnt last very long about a day <gg> but duncs & trace are running it now - happy days

Bit of a flashy Italian joint - but hits the spot with some good beer.Pretty decent Italian wine bar type place but a couple of real ales on the go. Can't afford to eat here.Went here for a friend's birthday Saturday night - my first visit and I was really impressed.
Very friendly service in relaxed surroundings. For some reason I really like the "over rated Peroni muck" so I was happy with the beer!
We took a table upstairs for our meal and the food was absolutely delicious, you can actually see it all being freshly prepared in front of you in the kitchen.
We had a brilliant evening and I would have no hesitation recommending this place. The only cloud on the horizon is thst Enzo himself is selling up and retireing let's hope his good work is continued.