Address: Surrey, 55-56, Woodbridge Rd, Guildford GU1 4RF, United Kingdom
Phone: +441483579395
Rating: 4.4
based on 135 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Extremely good food with a great beer garden!"
"Amazing food! By far the best vegan burger I've had in my life."
"Had cod and chips, was tasty and the minty mushy peas were unusual but absolutely delicious."
"Had the Christmas dinner here. Fantastic food and excellent service."
"Food was excellent especially the calamari - the best I've had in a long time."
"Great food from an exciting and varied menu."
"The food was excellent, try the Chicken and Chorizo skewers."
Cons:
"We were very underwhelmed by the roast on Sunday. We had to send it back as it was barely warm."
"Really disappointed, we haven't been since before the pandemic and the standard of food has really slipped."
"Food was cold and horrible. Vegetables were rock solid and the potatoes were chewy, I think it had been leftover from lunch."
"When the food did arrive, it was terrible; dried out cold beef. Fatty, chewy, cold lamb."
"The Yorkshire pudding was burnt and hollow. The chicken was dry."
"The food was nothing to rave about and certainly NOT worth the money they charged."
"The food used to be good but either they changed chef or got lazy."
Service
Pros:
"Incredibly friendly staff, fantastic table and bar service. Super fast service as well."
"Grace & Hannah where really helpful and friendly, The experience was brilliant and would highly recommend to friends & family to come here."
"Amy, Cameron, and Oscar we’re great company! Lovely atmosphere and brilliant service!"
"Always friendly, knowledgeable staff."
"Staff were very friendly and efficient."
"Service was excellent, wine list good and sensibly priced and the food was varied and very tasty."
"Service makes all the difference, had one of the best fish & chips which the chef was kind enough to personalize followed by Toffee pudding which is not to be missed."
Cons:
"We still had to fetch our own drinks each time and search out a server for everything we wanted."
"Orders took upwards of 40 minutes per round of 6 drinks."
"The staff were confused, unorganised and disinterested, we waited 40 minutes for our food."
"Service was very slow and not very helpful."
"They didn't really check on us carefully during the meal, and didn't seem to care as much as one would hope."
"One member of the bar staff spent all night attempting to pick a fight with members of our birthday party."
"Massive disappointment with slow, unfriendly service."
Atmosphere & Ambiance
Pros:
"And the place is great for people of any age and got really lovely outside patio with a great atmosphere inside and out."
"Particularly special in winter due to the outside heating and fairy lights."
"Great pub, lovely outdoor seating area with fairylights and heaters!"
"Spacious inside and canopied seated smoking area. Reminds me of a wild west saloon. Rustic but great atmosphere."
"It's a great place to go with friends. The decor is really interesting, and the whole feel of the place is welcoming and relaxing."
"Easy ordering from your phone and lovely atmosphere on the patio with twinkle lights and heat lamps."
"The back garden has a wonderful seating area with heaters!"
Cons:
"The Drummond appears to be a popular venue for families with small children and while I realise that this is beyond their control it would be rather nice if there were a segregated area for those of us who wanted to enjoy our lunch without constantly being jostled by small children running around."
"Management needs to do something about the smell inside the pub though..."
"Doesn't feel very friendly and have a dangerously loose patio slab on a high step in rear garden area."
"All good but atmosphere was a bit lacking even for that time of the week."
"Other than this, atmosphere was good and we enjoyed the rest of our brief visit never to return."
"Such a shame, used to be such a lovely pub. What have they done to it? None of the staff smile anymore."
"I have never been made to feel so uncomfortable having a meal."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Really nice place for a Sunday roast! Apart from the potatoes that were a bit burnt, it was a marvelous meal at an affordable price!"
"Fantastic selection of reasonably priced drinks and consistently delicious food."
"Me and boyfriend have been a few times for their Wednesday burger offer which is a burger and a pint/glass of wine for £13. Very worth it! Lovely food, quick service and nice atmosphere."
"Great open mic on a Thursday. The beer selection is excellent."
"We wanted somewhere with good food, a good selection of drinks and a relaxed atmosphere which is what we got."
Cons:
"As with most places in the locality the price of a pint isn't cheap!"
"Higher end of the price bracket but very good food and service, nice atmosphere as well."
"Love it here but a bit pricy."
"Price does reflect this though, don't think you'll be paying chain prices but sometimes worth the extra."
"Price was on the high side and burgers were very expensive considering this is pub grub."
"Drinks are on the pricey side but that's Guildford."
"Prices are fairly typical for upmarket pub grub in Guildford, by which I mean most Londoners would wince ;-)"
Accessibility & Location
Pros:
"There is very little parking here but luckily it is about 10 minutes walk from either of Guilford's Train stations."
"A bit of a walk (just 10 minutes, though) from Guildford center, but completely worth finding."
"Well worth the effort of a 20min walk each way!"
"Hip but laid back hostelry a short walk from the town centre."
"Nice pub on the main road. They have enough room and seating outside so you're not in the way."
Cons:
"Parking is not easy, there was a car without a Blue Badge in the disabled space and the bins scattered in the rest of the carpark made it exceptionally difficult to get my car in."
"No parking."
"The only downsides are lack of parking, and slight distance from town."
"If I had to criticise anything it would be that it is situated on a busy main road."