The Harrow Inn, Warlingham

This pub impressed me no end on my only visit so far. You really get the feeling that every teenager for miles is employed here on weekends and as a result, there is no shortage of staff to provide excellent service.

The menu was creative and mouth watering, The food was even better than the menu suggested. First impression was of a pub that knows how to look after customers and the community in general.

Walking outside to find an Aston Martin DB9 burbling away in the parking lot didn't do anything to dampen my mood either :o)

19 Apr 2008 08:26

The White Bear, Fickleshole

I have been here a few times and only yesterday at lunch did I finally realise what bugs me about this place. There is a persistent attitude from management down to bar staff that the customers get in the way of them doing their job.

Even a simple request for mushrooms in a meal to be replaced by chips was met with a sharp "that's not how it works" and not even a suggestion of maybe ordering a side of chips instead. This was before the friday lunch rush when there was maybe 5 people in the whole place.

The menu wasn't exciting at all and the portion control was appalling. 2 identical steak meals ordered and one piece of steak was at least double the size of the other.

There are far better pubs just minutes away, one of which , The Harrow, seems to employ just about every high school student for miles as restaurant staff, the service is impeccable and food sublime, go look for it instead.

How the White Bear is constantly busy will be a mystery for the ages.

19 Apr 2008 08:17