The Kings Head, Holmbury St Mary - pub details
Address: Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6NP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 25589) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Gomshall (2.5 miles), Holmwood (4.2 miles), Ockley (4.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by Gavin W Newman on 3 Oct 2005
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 38 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Royal Oak, Holmbury St Mary (0.2 miles), Volunteer, Sutton Abinger (1.1 miles), Abinger Hatch, Abinger Common (1.2 miles), Stephan Langton Inn, Abinger Common (1.4 miles), Hurtwood Inn, Peaslake (1.6 miles)
user reviews of the Kings Head, Holmbury St Mary
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| Thinking about it, I should have said 'We came, we saw, we concurred.' Bloody hindsight. Gzornenplat - 28 Jan 2012 17:34 |
| Been back a couple of times in the last week, and Jane and Mike seem to have got the placed nailed down. Locals, walkers, and 'furriners' (like me) came and saw and liked it and keep coming back. I know this sounds like an advert, but... they have live music on, a quiz, things like a 'Spice Night' and a very eclectic menu - you can see it on their web site - with a good veggie selection (nothing actually tagged as such, though, so you can't be sure a salad doesn't have bacon bits on it), but if you're not veggie, who cares :-) Never seen mash and gravy as a menu item before, but what a great idea! Whatever you think, I'm not staff - just someone who is pleased to see an old favourite pub which went downhill back to how it ought to be. Upgrading from a 7 to an 8. Turn the heating up and you will get a 9. No-one gets a 10. Gzornenplat - 28 Jan 2012 15:08 |
| I visited this pub last Friday 31/12/2011 and would thoroughly recommend it for many, many reasons. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food had a lovely choice for vegetarians too!. Also I was pleasantly surprised that they had Gluten Free rolls which as a wheat Intolerant individual was another nice bonus. They have local beers and ciders and had a particular local from my own village in Rudgwick, Sussex which was another positive thing about it !. We had a very pleasant afternoon so please go to this pub as its lovely. Parking can be an issue though as it is a real country pub and the lane outside tiny but a pub in this location you should expect a bit of a walk anyway as what else would you be doing there if not participating in some kind of healthy activity!! If you do go please park sensibly as I wouldn't want people visiting to cause conflict with the locals. HelenJ - 5 Jan 2012 10:41 |
| They have finally got everything in the place fixed (not their fault, I understand, but what they inherited). Very well-kept beer and, though it was quiet when I was there yesterday (5.pm on a Sunday) I was told the food has really taken off now that people are coming to see what it's like under the new management (10 weeks now) and coming back. Closed on a Monday all day, and closed 3-5pm Tuesday-Thursday 'just for the winter', but more likely until they can justify the expense of employing staff. Good beer, friendly, reasonable prices (can't actually remember what I paid for a pint of hophead so it wasn't cheap and it wasn't expensive either), I can't say about the food yet, but it's nice to see it back to being a pub you want to visit again, again. If you see what I mean. Gzornenplat - 12 Dec 2011 16:10 |
| Like the new people here but they have to sort a few things. Need some better beers and also wine. have got confidence they will sort it, but only time will tell. Meanwhile will visit occassionally and see how things are going. Hope it does well and improves. ewbeersoc - 15 Oct 2011 21:15 |
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