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Posted Monday, November 26, 2007
I think the last posting was very harsh.  I visited the pub last Friday with a group of friends and found the meals to be excellent.  We had a wide range, from steak, chicken, faggots and fish and your only disappointment was taking so long to eat our main courses, it was far too late to order sweets.  The staff, both behind the bar and waiting, were friendly and efficient.
Steve

Posted Thursday, October 4, 2007
t has been some time since we visited this pub, in the past the food was always good. WHAT HAPPENED? We went on Sunday 1st Oct & my husband had a steak and ale pie. It looked good enough to eat but what a let down. It tasted HORRIBLE. The crust was like a tortoise shell, the chips were reheated and as for my meal, Italian Chicken more like a fast food burger than a restaurant meal yuk. The staff were helpful and gave a refund for my husbands meal but would not complain to the chef as "quote he is very stroppy and a big bloke". What does that mean! Never again
Lesley

Posted Monday, September 24, 2007
This was the worst meal I have had the misfortune to have purchase for a long time.  Vegetarian portion very small, other meals over salted.  Peas undercooked (how do you do that?). Burger advertised as full of salad, but no salad inside.  Chips tasted like reconstituted cardboard.  "Fresh" salad very tired and brown where the leaves had been cut.  Management aggressively defensive - no just plain aggressive.  Seats dirty; general air of neglect.  Watch out for the outside steps; dangerously uneven down to the external play area.
Peter

Posted Monday, September 10, 2007
The staff were all friendly and welcoming excellent service. The food was very nice a good experience on the whole me and my family shall be goin again!
Rachel Potter


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Posted Monday, September 3, 2007
Looking at earlier comments all I can say is WHAT HAPPENED?
We went Saturday 25th August and all I can say is never again. The food was awful soggy prawn cocktail, no butter for the bread, small portions, the young kids who served us were out of their depth, they worked hard but with so many of us 30 at least they were pushed to the limit. May I recommend that if you are in this vicinity that you go to The Red Lion at Earlswood. We went on the Sunday and a totally different experience
Dave

Posted Monday, September 3, 2007
We go there regular and usually its very good, the beer is expensive but the food is usually good apart from having to wait an hour for it sometimes. we went in today and my wife had a steak and ale pie, the pastry was really tough as was the meat and inedible her jacket tatty skin was also very rubbery but the inner was ok, we were offered a free coffee as compensation !!!! needless to say we refused
Vaughan James

Posted Monday, February 27, 2006
I have recently visited the pub and had to say the food was lovely. The member of staff that served us was very friendly i think his name was ollie. Very nice waiter and gave him a decent tip for the great service.
Gaz

Posted Tuesday, September 27, 2005
An excellent experience. The staff are very welcoming, one in particular! I would definitely recommend popping in to witness the delights that are this great establishment.
Ella (Charlie's Friend)

Posted Friday, September 9, 2005
Great Salads complements to the chef. Cant wait to have another salad and chiabata ummmm.
James

Posted Friday, August 19, 2005
Lovely pub, and good food, the staff were very friendly. Also looking forward to hear that there is a wacky warehouse opening there soon.
Charlie

Posted Monday, July 25, 2005
I hadn't been to this pub for over a year and was shocked to see how badly managed the pub had become.  The restaurant was dirty and untidy, we moved tables three times and then had to try and find two clean chairs as my last table had been covered in an unknown smelly liquid which was off putting to say the least.  I made comments to the waitress and received what i think was a grunt and a curse. we were wary when we first walked in as whilst at the bar two people were complaining and requested to see the manager.  Perhaps we should have left straight away but stayed. To be fair the food was not awful but the whole experience was just poor. At one time three members of staff were running about squirting each other with a spray cleaner bottle.  Is really a shame as this used to be a very special pub ideal for families.
Chris

Posted Thursday, May 26, 2005
Advertised as family pub but visited with friends and our children and were treated as second class citizens - no respect. Would never visit again.
Sallyann Williams

Posted Saturday, May 17, 2003
Plenty of space with good food & beer garden.
The interior is impressive has that family feel to it.
Flash

I just hope that when the re-furbishment of this venue is complete that Paul the DJ will be coming back - adds a nice feel to Friday's.
Ted Rogers

Friday nights are good! Thanks to DJ STAN THE MAN!!!
Katie



Food is as always in this sort of place, never inspiring but always of a good quality, has the added advantage of being very tolerant of children. If you are looking for average food at average prices, this is the place to go, (no criticism intended). If you are looking for fine food and wine etc, something truly to challenge the palate, then this is not the place for you.
Neil Bromley

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