The Olive Tree, Jacobs Well - pub details
Previously called: Fox and Hounds
Address: Sutton Green Road, Jacobs Well, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7QD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14525) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Worplesdon (1.4 miles), Woking (2.8 miles), Clandon (2.9 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by Will on 3 Sep 2004
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> Current user rating: 6.5/10 (rated by 22 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Mayford Arms, Mayford (1.1 miles), Bird in Hand, Mayford (1.2 miles), New Inn, Send (1.2 miles), Cricketers, Westfield (1.3 miles), Jolly Farmer, Worplesdon (1.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Olive Tree, Jacobs Well
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| Food-based pub but you get regular drinkers early evening. Varied menu (changes slightly every day depending what is available). I know this pub quite well. They have two freezers, one for bread, one for chips, and everything else is fresh. Everything cooked to order including vegetables which is why the previous poster might have thought the service slow. Things like lasagne and stew cooked that morning, so things run out. Worth mentioning there are two menus, the bar menu in the bar and (you guessed) the restaurant menu in the restaurant (which has the starters on it). Strange arrangement since you can order anything off either and eat it anywhere. Also worth mentioning that if Rupe (the owner) is cooking, then be very insistent about how you want your steak cooked. Twice I've ordered medium-rare and got severely well done when he's been in the kitchen. On the plus side, everything on the menu is just ingredients and not Brakes pre-packed, so (within reason) they will be happy to add/remove things from your selection, e.g. if you don't like minted peas, ask them not to put mint in them. Last night 3 mains (rump steak, chicken, leek and ham pie, and something else) plus 2 desserts came to £48. Gzornenplat - 25 Nov 2011 15:34 |
| More of a resturant than a pub. Food was well cooked, but the service was slow. Family parties were the norm at lunchtime. jbsjazzer - 23 Nov 2011 10:08 |
| My husband and I visited here for a celebratory meal on a Thursday night. We were one of the first customers to arrive and we were put at a small table in the doorway, overlooking the entrance to the kitchen and some stacked up chairs. Why, when the rest of the room was nearly empty? We asked to move to a more discreet table with better positioning, which they did, but we got the impression that they weren't keen as it meant moving us to a table set for 4. Our waitress (a student on her holidays?) got confused at the concept that we'd like 2 glasses of Prosecco to begin with and then a bottle of wine with our meal. Also, she brought out the olives and bread she'd offered for whilst we were waiting, at the same time as the starter. The staff then seemed confused when we asked for a gap between our starter and our main, as we felt we were being too rushed. The end result being that another member of staff came to our table to ask when exactly we wanted to eat. Also, I ended up having to ask for the bottle of wine to be provided to our table, as it was forgotten. Overall, the food was very good, particularly the fish which was cooked well...but the management really need to focus more on training up the waiting staff on the basics of restaurant service. As in our case, the service really did detract from the whole experience. Lou30 - 20 Sep 2010 13:25 |
| Pricey but a really nice venue and great quality food so overall good value for money. There are very few nice places to eat and drink around Woking - totally worth trying out. But it is a restaurant really and not a pub and not great for kids. You'll have much more fun as a couple or with friends. motherof3 - 31 Aug 2010 19:05 |
| I've known the owners since they ran the Jolly Farmer in Worplesdon and what a tight ship they run. The fish is first class, most of the meat comes from the best butcher in the area (Fulk's of Pirbright) and Rupe is a great chef (as are his varied team of accompanying chefs). Yes it is a foodee pub and if you want Mitchells and Butler packet food do not come. If you want all main courses under a tenner as Fuller's allegedly stated when they took over the Jolly, don't come. Everything that should be is prepared freshly and as it runs out it is struck off the boards (as should happen in any decent restaurant). As for comparison with the West End (whatever that means), I was entertained in a newly converted meat restaurant near Smithfield where they took great pleasure in telling us the provenance of each piece of meat and its age. Shame is they were all as chewy as Biltong as corporates are afraid to hang their meat. MDG - 18 Dec 2009 07:35 |
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