The Guildford Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chicken was very juicy and tasty!"
• "The battered haddock was beautifully cooked, flaky but not overdone, and the batter was light, crispy, and well seasoned."
• "Absolutely delicious food, this pasta was actually a starter but was far bigger than I thought it would be."
• "Really delicious food, fresh simple and well executed."
• "The food really was top quality, with generous portion sizes :)"
• "The halibut fish was splendidly made."
• "Absolutely delicious food - simple but very high quality - served by super friendly wait staff in the pretty garden."

Cons:

• "The beetroot burger was salty with a slimy consistency and came with a pathetic number of soggy chips, ten chips at most."
• "The tiny £14 mackerel hardly had any seasoning and looked very sorry itself as it came with no accompaniments or sauces."
• "Food was lukewarm, roast potatoes themselves were powdery."
• "Burgers were £15ish and were mediocre."
• "The portion of lamb was smaller than the palm of an average female hand with little flavour."
• "The food was ok to mediocre, the seasoning was either too salty or non existant on most of the dishes we ordered."
• "Food tasted badly my wife had a problem to finish her couscous salad."

Service

Pros:

• "Really helpful, chatty wait staff who seemed eager to provide a professional service."
• "Our entire party was really impressed with the food, the service and the ambiance."
• "Environment is great and staff super friendly."
• "Staff are friendly and helpful, the kitchen has some great talent."
• "Staff were friendly and attentive but not too much."
• "Extremely friendly service, a little slow at times but very busy currently."
• "The staff are very helpful & friendly."

Cons:

• "The service was very slow."
• "Apart from drinks that we got ourselves from the bar, the wait staff did not ask for drinks orders."
• "The staff made it very clear that us having 3 yr old and a 6 month old was not suitable in this pub."
• "I have never been made to feel so unwelcome."
• "Waitress who served us was rude and seemed to have bad/grumpy attitude which was pretty disappointing."
• "Staff were ok, not overly friendly."
• "Poor service, poor communication and rude staff."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "I visited this pub on the first Saturday after lockdown ended and I was very impressed this is not your traditional pub this is more of a Gastro pub but it has the most fantastic garden lots of outdoor space multiple levels."
• "The garden is stunning..really spacious and perfect for a summer evening."
• "Has one of the coolest outdoor seating areas ever!"
• "The garden is an added bonus, large with nice seating areas."
• "Lovely TARDIS of a pub, opens up downstairs into a large conservatory and really pleasant outdoor space."
• "Beautiful space on inside, can’t wait to see it in the spring/summer."
• "The atmosphere was great."

Cons:

• "The inside looked ok but lacked atmosphere."
• "There wasn't much of an atmosphere though."
• "A little gastro pub tucked out of the way. The decor is clean and the staff friendly but each time I go it feels a bit souless."
• "Major disappointment - free house, much money has been spent on the decor, and garden outside and gazebos."
• "Unfortunately, there aren’t any vegan food options on the menu (other than sides) and vegetarian options are very limited."
• "The menu was also quite difficult to 'read'."
• "Went for a few drinks and left after 15 minutes."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The food is well above your standard pub fare but fairly priced and the service was excellent."
• "Very tasty, still very cheap for such quality."
• "The food and drink I had was of high quality and fair price."
• "Fantastic food and excellent service. We had a selection of small plates / sides and every one was delicious and generously portioned."
• "The menu had a note of exactly which suppliers were used for different ingredients and they were all local which I thought was excellent."
• "It was the most impressive roast dinner I’ve eaten out. Crispy roast potatoes large portion and a vegan option which wasn’t an after thought but as good as the main menu."
• "Portions were generous, my big chunk of halibut was very good value."

Cons:

• "It is way overpriced for what you get. 1 spring roll costs £3, literally few pieces of cauliflower £8."
• "Similar to previous reviewers excellent food however tiny portions... so all in all ...great tasting food but no value whatsoever..£100 inclusive of one bottle wine for two hardly warrants going home hungryish... pity as must repeat taste was superb."
• "The new menu is very overpriced for what you get."
• "Lovely venue and the food is nice enough but for £16 I expect an actual meal rather than 6 slices of lamb with nothing else. Extremely overpriced for what you get."
• "Food is lovely, if a little overpriced."
• "It is very overpriced for sure (see pictures) For monkfish 18£ without side, it looked hideous on the plate... Cheese plate 12£ I mean really?"
• "Similar to previous reviewers excellent food however tiny portions... two small scallops accompanied by two one inch pieces of asparagus was pityful... however taste was fantastic ...slow roasted pork belly excellent and fortunately a fair sized portion... five slices of cheese with a teaspoon of chutney hardly represents six quid etc etc ..so all in all ...great tasting food but no value whatsoever."