The William IV, Albury - pub details
Address: Little London, Albury, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9DG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18481) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Gomshall (1.7 miles), Chilworth (2.6 miles), Shalford (4.2 miles)
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 31 users)
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user reviews of the William IV, Albury
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| Good little boozer in the middle of nowhere....the biggest room is set aside it seems for food, though there are two tables in the bar area, with an odd nook round the side where a dart board resides. Good beer - Surrey Hills on tap, well kept. Food is fine..worth a visit d.franks - 8 Oct 2011 17:41 |
| Don't go there if you have young children. Similar to previous comment, children are clearly not welcome, just tolerated. Went there with my wife and two four year old boys on a quiet Saturday late afternoon, there must have been a couple at the bar and a handful of customers in the garden. My boys are pretty good in pubs, the odd high pitched squawk and wander - one of my boys was actually shown a football style yellow card (in jest?) which I thought was a bit odd. No explanation was given, probably because he walked from our seat at the front door into the garden. He didn't really understand as he hasn't ever been shown one before (being only four). I think they should just either ban young children or lighten up a bit. Padders - 28 Aug 2011 09:45 |
| In here on a sunny Sunday lunchtime. Shere Drop, Ranmore ( an eye watering £3.70 and not that great), TEA and Youngs Ordinary. Nice enough country pub, no problems with the locals. GuideDogSaint - 3 Jul 2011 14:00 |
| We do like this pub food good as is the beer,down side are the locals smug pratts who look down on non locals. stroller - 29 Jun 2011 17:15 |
| Over the last year and with some interest I have been watching the comments about the Dolphin and many other pubs in Surrey. So I’ve decided it’s time to add my own two pennies worth. As with others on this site I’ve been a regular (on and off) at the Dolphin for 25+ years. Whilst many hark back to the “good ole days” of George and Rose (and I did indeed like them) I personally found that they ignored the bad language and behaviour of some punters and by some I mean those who put “money over the bar”. On the whole the pub was well run and George kept the best pint of Youngs outside London, the food though was average, scampi and chips bought in bulk catering packs I’d guess. Since they left, the Dolphin has without doubt been afflicted by a series of managers ranging from tolerable through to downright appalling. Until very recently and I have to say after an excellent refurbishment by Youngs, the pub was a dump. Had you been a visitor to Surrey (holiday maker or whatever) and walked into the Dolphin, based on your first impressions, you’d have left within minutes. We have all put up with sub standard managers, scruffy 70s decor and disgusting toilets for years because let’s face it, the location is beautiful. Apart from the Saints in a community we all blaspheme from time to time, but mostly in the privacy of our own home. Most of us have social graces and we don’t inflict foul language, rude behaviour, lewd and/or offensive jokes on people around us. For those on this site who say “if you don’t like it drink somewhere else” I say NO. You drink somewhere else. You’re the ones with the minority view. In fact I would suggest that you look at the comments for the William IV at Albury. That pub too has a similar problem with “men of a certain age and disposition”. Perhaps you can all get together and buy your own pub. . . . preferably far . . . far away. All in all I will keep coming to the pub, I've lived with it for 25 years. I don’t care that some men try to upset others by increasing the volume and frequency of their foul language - once they see specific people (men and women) enter the pub. We all know you do it. Fact is some punters are trying to goad you – they want you to go over the top, so that you get banned . . . and it will probably work. artemis - 21 Jan 2011 20:42 |
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