The Stepping Stones Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The vegan option was delicious, partner had steak pie - also highly recommended."
• "Food very good and service excellent."
• "The food was great, specially the vegan options."
• "Food has been excellent each time. Well presented, served and delicious."
• "Both me and my partner really enjoyed all 3 courses!"
• "Delicious Sunday roast with all the trimmings, this is the place to get a banging beef roast dinner! Cooked perfectly!"
• "The food provided was delicious and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Food was disappointing and over priced for a bought in, and very likely frozen meal."
• "The steak was well done although it was requested to be rare."
• "Chips tepid and straight from the freezer bag, a tiny pot of coleslaw and the burger over-cooked, dense and depressing."
• "The fish was small and overly oily, five pieces of deep fried Scampi, some very thick cut oven style chips and some (undercooked) garden peas."
• "The food was pretty meh, seemed like a quickly reheated oven meal."
• "The burger was overcooked and dry. It didn't have much taste."
• "Food was really quite awful. Roast beef for Sunday lunch was tough as old boots."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was 1st class. Literally faultless. nothing was too much trouble."
• "Thank God for the waiter, he made our visit so very enjoyable."
• "Staff were friendly and it was a nice atmosphere."
• "Great Service really polite, nice food"
• "The staff were helpful and friendly and the food was hot, fresh and delicious."
• "Really attentive bar person. She was so efficient. Deserves a pay rise."
• "Nothing was too much trouble for the staff, the service was prompt but not pushy."

Cons:

• "Went for lunch and the service was very poor. A young girl wasn’t sure if the wines, or ciders they had."
• "Very disappointed, the prices were so expensive and service charge was added."
• "It took an hour for my food to arrive and it took them 30 minutes to give me my check after i asked."
• "The service was good and friendly."
• "The service was veeeeeery slow."
• "The service was a disaster. Way beyond what is acceptable for an understaffed place."
• "We waited for more than half an hour on the dirty plates to be taken away."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Its a nice surrounding and its quite atmospheric inside so will recommend it for a night out."
• "A really nice pub which is conveniently situated near Box Hill national trust."
• "Best place to chill out after stepping Stones and box hill hike."
• "Nice country pub ideally located for a visit to Box Hill."
• "This is the only place around when you go there for a little hike... nice atmosphere, good vibe."
• "Beautiful pub at the foot of Box Hill in the (recently-named!) : 'Surrey Hills'. Great pub & welcome."
• "Lovely ambience in the bar area and the restaurant is very pleasant."

Cons:

• "The garden in the back looks horrendous, like no one even bothers to take care of it."
• "Was not impressed by the waitress bringing us our food with her mask around her chin."
• "The garden was full of dirty tables."
• "Sitting outside feels like sitting behind a dumpster."
• "The place looked tired and in need of some TLC."
• "Pub also really dated."
• "The car park at the back needs relaying it was raining when we went and the puddles were deep :("

Value for Money

Pros:

• "stopped for lunch in the garden after a cycle ride, had a very enjoyable pint of Black Sheep Best."
• "An excellent place for a Sunday lunch, good choice on the menu, fabulous apple pie and custard, quality food at a good price."
• "It is a really lovely pub serving great meals at a reasonable price."
• "stopped for lunch in the garden after a cycle ride, had a very enjoyable pint of Black Sheep Best and a very generous ham (lovely thick slices) cheese & pickle sandwich, with chips, all for a very reasonable price."
• "Good selection of beers and pub food. Reasonably priced given the location of the pub. It has plenty of parking space too."
• "Down to earth pub with simple but delicious food and exceptionally friendly staff."
• "The food provided was delicious and very reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "all that at prices higher than in London. Very disappointing."
• "Very underwhelmed and very expensive."
• "But £4 for a paint of Diet Cocacola? It is really frustrating for the people which doesn't drink."
• "Overpriced, cheap quality food which arrived with no sign of condiments or napkins."
• "Nice enough but ferry prices. 11 quid for a glass of wine and they have the cheek to add another £1.20 for a dash and then ad 12.5% non negotiable to the bill total."
• "Visited after a day walking in the beautiful Surrey Hills. Pleasant enough pub but also incredibly expensive."
• "Overall - a really bizarre, overpriced experience and we won't be going back."