Seahorse Guildford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was well presented and tasted fresh and full of flavour."
• "The most delicious roast we’ve ever had."
• "The food was exceptional and the service brilliant, despite being extremely busy and quite understaffed."
• "Fantastic meal excellent service Fantastic atmosphere."
• "AMAZING FOOD! yes I'm screaming how amazing it is."
• "The food was really good."
• "The tasty food was beautifully presented."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately the vegetarian options (including their sides) didn't live up to the (high) expectations."
• "Food was very underwhelming and not as per the menu."
• "The duck was slightly over cooked."
• "The fish and tartar sauce were tasteless, and the chips were burnt and dry!"
• "The pork belly was very dry."
• "The food has gone down since last visit (small portions, presentation..)."
• "The crab, prawn linguine was way too watery and just lack any care in its preparation."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was excellent and the food was absolutely lovely."
• "The staff are excellent, very friendly and helpful prompt service."
• "Fantastic service, fair prices."
• "Staff were very friendly and attentive without being intrusive."
• "The service was fast and the staff were really friendly and always on hand to help."
• "Our waitress, Hannah was an absolute gem. Nothing was too much trouble for her and her attitude and service was exemplary."
• "Great food and some of the best service I've had in a very long time."

Cons:

• "The service was extremely slow as they didn't have enough staff."
• "I find it very upsetting that nobody took the time to come and apologise for the delays and no offer of a reduction in our bill or future discount to compensate for the inconvenience and distress caused."
• "Although the staff were excellent (as was the beer and the ambience), the food was tepid and the plates cold."
• "Very poor service, the manager shrugged his shoulders and turned away when I complained."
• "Food was fine, service was slow but not a worry as we were busy chatting."
• "Service here isn’t good too. I’d go to other pubs in the local area."
• "Food good but very poor service. Two and a half hours for 2 courses, eating outside."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Nice location and character. Good parking and good to access footpaths for walk before or after lunch."
• "The outside looked very well presented and when we walked in the interior was superb with nice fireplaces and very clean toilets."
• "Very cosy atmosphere and stunning interior."
• "This place is so beautifully decorated, cozy, lovely staff and the food is always delicious!"
• "The atmosphere is a fusion of old country pub and understated modern."
• "The Seahorse is a pretty pub, very cosy inside, dog friendly bar area, great food AND vegan & GF friendly."
• "Lovely place, great choice and quality of food, plus attentive service."

Cons:

• "Position of our table was not good. It was near the fire door so there was a draft every time someone came through or the door was left open."
• "The place could do with a lick of paint as does look a bit tired in places."
• "This pub looks shabby on the outside."
• "Unfortunately, the ladies were very tired and didn't live up to the interior in the main areas of the rest of the pub."
• "The table we sat at had a gaping horizontal hole in it at one end which just made it feel scruffy and weathered."
• "We used to love The Seahorse. It was always homely and cosy with hearty, unpretentious food and friendly staff. With the refurb it seems to have lost its personality."
• "They keep door open on snowy day even though clients at tables near the door complain."

Value

Pros:

• "The quality of the meat & fish was very good & as a result the prices are moderate, but worth it."
• "Good food, better than average pub food. Reasonable prices and parking easily available."
• "Food was delicious and pricing sensible given current climate."
• "Fair prices."
• "Good value Mon - Wed menu."
• "Pricing sensible given current climate."
• "Food was excellent and very reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "The discretionary 10% service charge for tables of 6 or larger caused confusion at the end of the meal which was annoying but was dealt with fairly quickly."
• "We were then presented with an £80 bill for this + two glasses of wine."
• "Expensive, good looking but small portions and over complicated, pork was overcooked, only 3 scallops for £5 extra."
• "My £13 burger was good, not amazing... just too pricey!"
• "Everywhere is becoming really pricey but this place in particular seemed overpriced."
• "The food is very expensive, especially as we found the portion size not large."
• "Shocked to find a service charge of 10% automatically added to our bill."