Address: Bonnys Rd, Reigate, RH2 8RL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441737243100
Rating: 4.5
based on 169 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was fantastic the service was amazing."
"The food is always great."
"However the service and standard of food was above excellent and my admiration for the service Is well 'Thankyou'."
"Wow! Skimmington Castle certainly looked after us yesterday... amazing good quality food."
"We both had the Prawn and crayfish salad, which was delicious and had plenty of seafood."
"The food is amazing, fresh and homemade."
"Food quality was excellent."
Cons:
"Meals were ok but two of us were very unwell the next day."
"The food made us all ill. The potatoes were roasted from frozen potatoes. Hence they were disgusting."
"The food was fairly pricey but edible, if a little on the burnt side."
"Visited today at 5pm. Unable to get chicken roast but the alternative minimal choice decided on scampi and chips definitely from Iceland poor quality chips and peas half cooked."
"The fish on the fish and chips were also really dark in colour, possible fried in dirty oil!?"
"I had the pan fried bream. Its skin was full of bones and the potatoes were undercooked."
"Our main meals were not to the usual high standard."
Service
Pros:
"I am going to start with your waitress Cathy, what a credit to the publican... such a warm and friendly person, nothing was too much trouble."
"Been several times and always great service and food."
"Great atmosphere and service, outside there's a phenomenal walking area with lots of winding pathways."
"Lovely country pub with great food and friendly staff. Rustic and welcoming."
"Service was excellent, everything was handled professionally and everyone was made to feel safe."
"Fantastic! Great food, brilliant staff (our server, Ellie, was a delight!), generous portions and dog friendly too."
"The staff were very accommodating, the food was lush and it was a perfect re introduction to 'going out'."
Cons:
"Staff seem a bit stressed and can be short."
"Unfortunately the online system used isn't really working and doesn't help them to be efficient and order in time."
"Our table had to wait 40 minutes or so until our food was served, and then my order, a vegetarian meal, came with ham in it and had to be returned."
"Openly hostile, having purchased drinks my family and I were told we could not sit down to drink them as the tables were fully booked for lunch."
"Staff are rude, but, especially the male manager with greasy hair."
"On walking in I was completely ignored by the young man and woman behind the bar."
"The food was good, but to be asked to up and move table as we finished our main course so they could fit a party of six in was unprofessional and embarrassing."
Atmosphere & Setting
Pros:
"Lovely setting. We sat outside at lunchtime."
"The beer garden was stunning."
"Undoubtedly one of the Finest hidden away country pubs in the South East of England (Surrey)."
"A hidden gem of a pub set in the middle of Reigate Heath."
"Lovely cosy atmosphere with great character and friendly faces!"
"Beautiful setting on the heath away from main roads."
"Lovely classic old English pub. Beautiful inside and out."
Cons:
"Why only one star for atmosphere? This is due to very unwelcome wasps."
"Winter can get rather cramped with lots of people."
"Gets really crowded on any sunny weekend."
"Sadly the Garden Centre appears not to have survived lockdown."
"The table we were allocated near the fire was alongside a rowdy group of men. We couldn't hear ourselves speak so had to move to a side bar."
"Really disappointed service was terrible food was below average seem to treat regular customers different to new."
"Sadly the landlady was rude and abnoxious to our table and the other table adjacent - and that ruined the visit."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Three adult meals with drinks came to £40, the portion size was enormous."
"Foods great and priced super fair!"
"Food was excellent, a little out of our price range but lovely to go for a treat."
"For £19 for a beef roast it's slightly on the higher end for a roast, but as you get unlimited roast potato's and cauliflower cheese included in the price, plus plenty of meat I think the price point is fair."
"Chicken nuggets & chips for kids at just £7 but……these are chicken breast battered nuggets with homemade Chucky chips - there are not many pubs left the make there on chips."
"Food delicious and service with a smile."
"Food was excellent - great portions and good value and presentation was tip top."
Cons:
"Very disappointed. Found the food overpriced."
"The food was fairly pricey but edible, if a little on the burnt side."
"I paid far too much for an average pasta dish that claimed to contain wild mushrooms, garlic and white wine but I couldn't taste the garlic or white wine and the mushrooms were plain old button mushrooms."
"Big disappointment was the puddings. Extremely expensive and not good."
"I do feel we overpaid for what we received which was Cafe standard."
"Stopped by at this pub after seeing good online reviews, and as it’s on the path of a circular walk nearby. But I have to say, we were very disappointed with the service and the food was not spectacular and overpriced."
"Found the food overpriced."
Accessibility & Accommodation
Pros:
"For me, what sets this place apart is quite how dog-friendly they are."
"It’s dog friendly too."
"Dogs allowed inside & out which is lovely."
"Lovely lunch and really dog friendly. Plenty of fresh clean water for the dogs, lots of pups enjoying the sunshine and the pub is really relaxed and welcoming."
"Dogs welcome, friendly staff, nice cold cider, and always a great meal!"
"Nice outside seating area and also an undercover garden when the weather isn't so good."
"It's a great place to stop for an ale if you're walking along the Greensand Way as well."
Cons:
"No reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities even when you ask."
"No effort at all to make provisions so basically, they ignore the Equality Act."
"Not suitable for disabled people as lots of steps from car park."
"I do not like the fact that dogs were permitted in the dining room."
"Staff should not be working in a customer facing environment."
"Waited an hour between starters and main course and then all of the main meals served at different times to our party of 6!"
"New drinks ordering queuing system is ridiculous."