Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Best Pub in Dorking ?

Lets face it - we are not short of pubs in Dorking with at least 19 in the town, but which are the best? My vote goes to the Cricketers in South Street, followed by the Star.  My view on some of the Dorking pubs:

Cricketers - well kept beer, friendly.
Falkland Arms - under new ownership for a couple of years - Big improvement from the bad old days
Spotted Dog - Fairly boisterous at the weekend but often dead during the week.
Star - Small but popular especially with the Dorking boho's
Old House - used to be the only pub in Dorking guaranteed to have free seats on a Friday night.  Now it's turned into a self styled 'wetherspoons' with large screens and late night disco at the weekend
Kings Arms - Used to be my favourite pub in the 90's but now popular with the young crowd (perhaps I'm just getting old...)
Pilgrim - old fashioned and in need of a makeover - has a trusted following however
White Hart - has a reputation of 'local's only'
Reds Bar - under new management in the last couple of years and light years away from the old 'Jolly Butcher' as it once was.  In the Jolly Butcher day's you were guaranteed to get your head kicked in, but nowadays more likely to pull a middle age mum on a night out...
Surrey Yeoman - Used to be a quiet pub, but nowadays more of a wetherspoons type bar.
Watermill - Chef and Brewer pub - good place to go for food and a change from the town centre
Lincoln Arms - popular as a cheap bed & breakfast outfit - worth a look when bands play at weekends
Dorking Wine Bar - A change from the pub !
White Horse Hotel - Good for a quiet pint
The Queens Head - Any comments?
The Bush - Any comments?
Bulls Head - Any comments?
The Prince of Wales - Forgot this one even existed !
The Malt House - Closed for business - enough said !!

What are your thoughts ?

1 comment:

  1. Whenever I pass the Lincoln Arms on a Friday night it looks like a chav magnet

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