Dukes Head in Mole Valley

This is my favorite place the only thing is every time o ask for the warm lemon cake they never have it please take it of the menu so I’m not tempted too many times I have orders and never available:(

Ok we’d been at an event in Capel Surrey all day and just wanted something to eat, looked on internet for nearest place that did food and The Duke was the place!!! Into our cars we jumped to go this bar and grill! ( our friends only eat plain food so ideal!!!) looks ok from outside, car parking was a bit tight but we were in!!! Asked for a table was asked if we’d booked, sorry no we said, not a problem!! Thought smells a bit spicy! We were shown to our table which we notice the cloth was dirty straight away! my hubby went and got our drinks and bar staff told him to order our drinks with the waiter if we needed more! waiter came with menu, please can we order two drinks? No you go to bar ( but bar staff said we’re to ask you! Don’t bother we’ll go and get it.... menu.,,, oh no it’s an Indian! Oh they’ll do plain food surely!? On the menu it had chicken nuggets and chips or fishfingers and chips! We place our order our friend ask is there any plain food as they can’t eat spices ( Indian) no just we can’t do anything other than chicken nuggets oh dear ok we’ll have that ( we’re tired now!!) they also order poppadoms just poppadoms ( they don’t eat any of the sides which they charge separately for ) they are nearly finished eating the poppadoms when the waiter comes back to say ‘ sorry sir they no got any chicken nuggets here would you like just plain chicken?’ Dohhh that’s what we asked for in the first place!!! When it arrive it looked like it had been deep fried as it was hard and dry!!! He didn’t enjoy at all! They didn’t have any vinegar! When we asked for the bill he tried charging in £2.60 for the 70p poppadoms AND all the chutneys etc which we told him not to leave but he did!!! Although we had a bit of hassle my hubby and my food was very tasty! But don’t think we shall be rushing back!!

This local restaurant is a gem. The owners are lovely. The food is freshly cooked and they do not use MSG.

Just such a lovely pub!! Popped in for a spot of dinner on a Tuesday evening. Wendy was very welcoming and nothing by nher or her staff was too much trouble. The food was absolutely fantastic off of the 'specials' board, both having the duck. Presented beautifully, piping hot and delicious!! Desserts were also as nice. All staff were very nice and customer service is obviously paramount. The pub itself is inviting, spacious and spotlessly clean. Looking forward to returning very soon.

Called in at lunchtime, expecting normal pub grub. Presented with an Indian cuisine menu.Mighty glad we did. The pub now hosts The British Raj (Indian Restaurant) which was previously at Thr Surrey Hills venue. Mine host ...Mike was on hand to serve a selection of drinks(including some nice real ales) and take the food order, I suppose we have become accustomed to eating Indian food in the evenings, but every one of us agreed that the food at lunch-time was fresh, tasty and well presented, even the nan bread was the best we have tasted. Clear plates at the end was testament to this. Also catered for delivery to the surrounding area in the evenings. Lunchtime is a short window 12 noon until kitchen closes at 2.00 p.m. We will return. Situated on the southbound A24....Slow down as soon as you pass the Newdigate junction...turn left onto pubs own car park.

Lovely staff, very welcoming and friendly atmosphere, I recommend this pub if you’re out for a walk, mountain biking or whatever you do spending your free time in the Surrey hills, a lovely stop on your way home to relax in a comfy friendly environment and get some good food and drink on your way home.

As we want to explore Surrey going to winery,We stop at the duke heads pub . There meals varies from £15 pounds to £21 pounds . It was a friendly atmosphere and the garden was so nice ,that when the weather is good. You can eat and dine outside. They have parking at the front and at the back. We have a nice beer and coffee to relax with. The lady who seems to be the owner was so friendly and welcoming. Staffs are friendly and people around talked to you. It was a lovely compact pub that seems used to be a village house . We enjoyed our photo takings and relaxing time.

Made a booking online for lunch and after not hearing back from them called up on the day to confirm. Told that they're not serving food and haven't been for 6 weeks. Now another TripAdvisor review tells me that it's longer than this (at least since 2nd June). Person on the phone apologetic and surprised by the website, but after almost 2 months I'd expect the website to have been updated so it doesn't have a menu on it or a facility to book a table.

Arrived at lunch time after checking on the website about their food options. Told at the door that they're not doing food, while they "re-evaluate" what they offer, and that the kitchen is closed until further notice. Really annoying. If you stop serving food at least update your website.

Family get together and we were well looked after and the food was lovely. It was slightly on the expensive side but very nice.

Nice cosy pub. ..but food is rubbish. A simple bar food menu ..mmm ok...but main menu very limited boring and pricey..a far cry from out last visit. ...in 2017.

On wednesdays to Saturdays until 9pm, the bar food e.g. scampi and chips is just over £5. I previously used the main restaurant and it is excellent, but if you can't afford to and just want a reasonably priced meal .... the bar food is good. Choice of 5 meals. Curiously not mentioned on pub's website. They should; it's a slightly different market

Having recently held a double family birthday celebration at the Dukes Head, we would certainly recommend it for its delicious food at reasonable prices. The South African dishes were very interesting to try and very much enjoyed by all. The wine list, although not extensive, was well priced and a South African red very much hit the mark and was good value. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable evening with attentive service, superb food and excellent wine. We shall return.

Visited on a Sunday, normal a la carte menu only available, however I believe they are reverting back to a Sunday Roast (only) effective 1st October. Good, varied, selection on the menu combined with attentive service. Very enjoyable experience all round. Will certainly be back - soon. Would recommend as an informal venue but with good food / service. Cost - very reasonable.

We booked a table online for a group of us and from the start the service was excellent. I have various requests and when we arrived these were all ready and set up for us. Unfortunately I can not remember the name of our waitress but she was from Hungary and she was absolutely amazing. The food was fantastic and there was a good variety of options that one does not see in many other places in the UK.. I would highly recommend this place.

Estoy tratando de definir este restaurante. . No hay mucho que ver desde el exterior y al principio puede evitarlo. . Pero nos arriesgamos. Restaurante zona claramente definidos que estaba prácticamente vacía, ya que era de noche, muy temprano, el pub "Lado" estaba muy lleno. Después de un montón de explicación camarera sobre el menú, finalmente elegimos el bobotie (plato, una excelente opción como resultó. Una vaga reminiscencia de moussaka pero una versión más dulce más curry. Nuestra camarera húngara fue excelente en su explicaciones demasiado y lo necesitábamos. Obviamente, hamburguesas y bistecs también estaban en el menú, así como el pescado y patatas fritas, pero el guiño de cocina sudafricana era la pena probar. Las porciones eran grandes, no hay mucho en el camino de hortalizas para escoger, pero hizo un cambio de patatas fritas con todo. perpetua La decoración del área de restaurante era adecuado para una conversión antigua casa en autobús, pero con mesas y sillas, pero básica tenía tela servilletas. La comida estaba bien caliente y buen servicio, los precios de bebidas y no pub exagerados, y música ambiental no intrusiva. Disfrutamos de una comida deliciosa. Me acabo de dar es realmente difícil de definir - restaurante? Pub?

Llegamos a este pub agradable con un grupo de amigos para el segundo tiempo, la esperanza de pedir otro de sus fantásticos rabo (muy lento potjiekos casero cazuela sudafricano/estofado, sazonada con especias y cocinado en calentar su propio elenco cazuela individual de hierro). La anterior que tenía era absolutamente delicioso, con generosas porciones de buey y una salsa de sabores completa era increíble! ! ! Por desgracia, esta vez el rabo había terminado el día y una nueva tanda se colocaron a lento cocinar. Sin embargo había un pollo al curry potjieko que uno de nuestros amigos tenía y dijo que estaba delicioso.

Ser un Sudafricano en el REINO UNIDO tuve la tentación de probar los Duques para cenar temprano. No es realmente un verdadero gastro pub, pero un lugar con una zona de comedor junto a la zona de pub donde parece más de la acción.

Buena comida y una selección de cervezas, un servicio eficiente y cordial. Viernes a mediodía era tranquilo, lo que no ayuda el ambiente, pero está un poco aislado, pero hay un montón de aparcamiento.

Una mesa reservada para un asado de domingo (8) para Mothering Sunday. Nunca había comido aquí antes a pesar de estar abajo de la calle. La comida era un buffet autoservicio asadas (con todos los detalles). Tuve la carne, que era increíble. Porciones del chef...

Precioso sabrosas salchichas, deliciosos postres. El servicio un poco lento. Ambiente agradable. Muy popular y bastante concurrida. Los precios son de tipo pub moderado, no es demasiado caro. Puede lidiar con familias y niños pequeños.

visited in November 2016 - amazing food and friendly staff - fantastic selection of south African/Portuguese inspired food - made me feel homesick - cannot recommend highly enough!!!

Took a client there for lunch and had a very nice one.We both had burgers and the were very good. Definitely back for more in the future

The food was superb and the hostesses so friendly they even made me a drink that wasn't on their normal menu would definitely visit again!!

We made an impromptu visit and we not disappointed. A lovely menu choice and warm and friendly atmosphere. Thank you - we will be back!

Food was amazing . Staff are friendly and very efficient. Great area outside for the kids to play. Good jungle gym. We will definitely be back.

Really good interesting food and the hottest starter I have ever had! fantastic meat and amazing onions.

We loved the South African and Portuguese take on the menu. Single handedly the most flavoursome food we've had in Dorking. Highly recommended

Nice atmosphere,good food, I had a South African dish off the menu called.....I actually can't remember what it was called but it looked great when it came out and tasted amazing...it was on a skewer and suspended above the plate, bit of 'wow factor' about it, I ate every last bit !! Going back during the week. Recommend a visit .

Very friendly, helpful staff. Food was excellent and the menu has a lot to choose from. I had the lamb chops and they were cooked to perfection. My husband had the ribs and he said how succulent they were and the sauce was delicious. We have been back since and once again the food was faultless.

My husband and I visited this pub for lunch. The food was lovely and the staff extremely attentive. Good value too

The service was excellent, prompt and very friendly nothing to much trouble. A good range of food with some interesting and enjoyable SA/Portugese type dishes.All very well cooked and ample portions. No soup on the menu the only sligt niggle

Lovely cooked and presented food .Every thing we had was cooked perfect and the service was very good .Four of us enjoyed the visit very much If visiting do not miss the malva cake dessert it sounds heavy but my goodness it is so light and delicious.

When I booked for my Husband's Birthday I specified that we wanted to eat off the main menu but when we arrived we were told that there was only one choice and that was the mixed roast. When I said that we would go elsewhere, we were allowed to order off the main menu, however only the burger was available and everything else would take over 30 minutes to cook. We had no option to have a roast or a burger. There was an amazing log burner but it wasn't lit and it was bloody freezing especially when the outside door was opened. The roast was lukewarm, the veg was cold & I had 4 small roast potatoes. However the child portion had 12 small roast potatoes and more meat than the adult portion. This is a local pub to us and we were seriously disappointed but the service was amazing, just let down by the management & kitchen

Having visited the Cape many time, I was delighted to have the opportunity to eat in this charming pub with a wide (but not too wide) menu, many of the choices from which have a South African flavour. Salmon is not an African fish but the grilled salmon fillet had me reminiscing happily about evenings spent looking out over the Atlantic enjoying some of the world's finest seafood. Will definitely be back!

We visited the Dukes Head en route to th Brockham fireworks. The staff were very helpful and attentive and the food and service were excellent

I don't know how I had never heard about this pub before!! We had a great evening here, the menu is a mix of good old fashioned pub food you rarely find any more alongside some South African specialties. Extremely friendly and helpful service you could not fault. The food was extremely delicious, we both tried a South African dish for our mains, wow, can't wait to go back for more!! Really couldn't fault this place, average prices and worth every penny!!

It was a lunchtime visit and as usual the food was good and very friendly service. I wasn't sure about the South African themed menu but it actually was pretty good. The waitress said they've changed from a carvery to a roast on a Sunday so will want to visit again soon for that. We'll be back.

We were attracted to the Dukes Head by the South African-style menu it advertised and we were not disappointed. There are plenty of authentic nods to the rainbow nation's cuisine in the menu (potjekos, mini bunny chows, surf n turf combos etc) but it's not so exotic that it would chase away those with more unadventurous English palates. The portions were generous and the food perfectly cooked. If you're looking for a good steakhouse meal, this must be one of the best places around. The restaurant was a little quiet when we first arrived (the weather was quite grim) but filled up later in the evening. I can imagine it rocking when they have a full house. The service was friendly and attentive. My only regret is we were too full after our (shared) starter and mains to try to traditional South African deserts which sound pretty good. Next time.

Welcoming environment, nice area for pre-drinks. Nice table by the window. Food was of a good standard, but waiting times at Sunday Lunch were very very long.

My nephew recently hosted his birthday celebrations at The Dukes Pub and Grill in Beare Green. All in all there were 10 booked for the evening and we arrived half an hour early. We were asked if we wanted to go to the table but decided to order a drink from the bar and my partner and I spent a most comfortable time huddled around the fire.The rest of the party arrived and our very gracious host,Carla, showed us to our table and very swiftly we were enjoying a drink and scanning the varied menu. Carla ensured that we understood the predominantly South African menu and I ordered a bunny chow starter and a fillet steak . My partner ordered the tempura prawn starter and the salmon fillet as a main course. In the interim we also ordered a bottle of Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc from the varied wine menu. The food was excellent and the manager and Head Chef, Sean, was on hand to ensure that our expectations were met.Carla introduced us to the Soweto Toilet Bowl which was a "shooter" which, barring the dubious colouring, was amazing. We then finished off with a Springbok shooter which is peppermint and Amarula Cream. This alone was enough to bring us back, repeatedly.The rest of our party were unanimously very impressed and we wobbled out to our waiting cab promising to return shortly.

First time visit to this pub, very welcoming, the food was excellent, the owner was very obliging, and of course the drinks were lovely.

Food and drink to die for, and great service! It was so great to have South African choices that we all miss so much!! The saffa shooters were well appreciated too! Thanks for a lovely evening!

Good parking facilities, very nice welcome, table was set nicely, food was presented well and in good time. Room was very nice, service was prompt and staff very courteous.

Having just moved to the area my boyfriend and I have become big fans of this pub. The staff are extremely friendly and knowledgable about the food menu. The food is excellent, so good to see some interesting items on the menu. Sadly the triple burger defeated my boyfriend but he will be back to try and finish it off!

Went out for a pub lunch and drink and at 9.15 pm were told if we wanted another drink to order now and drink up quick as the owner wanted to close early as not many customers, well three of us are customers that will never return or recommend.

The food was very good if a little expensive. The staff were extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The menu had a number of South African dishes. I had the steak dish which absolutely was delicious. The other members of the party were also really pleased with their meals. There could be more choice of draught real ales but that won't prevent me from visiting again.

First time we have visited this restaurant and certainly won't be the last! It was recommended to us by a family member and we were not disappointed.Staff were very welcoming, made us feel very comfortable and the lunch was amazing ..... was just sorry that we were all too full so couldn't try any of their desserts ..... maybe next time :)We loved the layout inside the pub too, it had a lot of character.

Lovely staff. Nothing to much trouble first class food we would recommend this restaurant well worth a visit

popped in on our return journey from holiday just on the of chance, they were very accomdating and nothing was to much trouble. We would well recomend it the staff was very freindly and had a good repore with all the customers.

There were 4 of us we had an evening meal. The staff were first class nothing was to much trouble. The food was fantastic. We will definitely go there again we all enjoyed it

I was made very welcome with 3 kids - they were happy to oblige with requests for no sauce etc. And good fun had on the climbing frame.

We went to the Dukes Head for a night out and were met with a new menu and what a menu. Having family in Cape Town it was a delight to eat proper South African food cooked by South Africans. The main course, the bobotie was the nicest I have eaten outside of my mothers one. It was a recipe from one of the staff's mother. The ambience and hospitality was superb and the bill was a nice surprise too. Overall, I can't wait to go back and try some more. Lekker...................

Absolutely blown away by the attitude of the staff in particular Kirsty. She made the experience not just good but great!! Full compliments to the chef the trinchado and espintada were out of this world !!! I have already recommended this place to lots of family and friends and have also already booked to go back!! 10/10

We had travelled down from Shropshire. We were greeted politely on our arrival mid afternoon and proceeded to have a lovely lunch. We would definitely go again as the food was good, service friendly and the surroundings of the pub are lovely.

Excellent all round. Food great, service great. Kirsty made our nights with her personality. Carla also came and spoke to us which was lovely. Really friendly place to go. Will be going again very soon with friends

Visited the Dukes to sample their South African quisine and was not disappointed food was excellent service was fantastic and the staff were friendly and efficient, would definitely recommend a visit for the food and atmosphere. Will definitely be going back again very soon. Thanks guys great evening.

This pub is amazing the food is out of this world. They have a lovely play area for the kids. Great selection of drink and the staff are friendly welcoming and made our night. The manager Kirsty just added the cherry on top of our cake .

Came in on Saturday afternoon for lunch got drinks then was shown through to the restaurant area by the incredibly polite and helpful staff soon after drinks were served quickly then we had food. My partner had the double bacon cheese burger and I had the ribs and chips. We both could not finish our food due to the size of the serving she said her burger was amazing and I can say I personally had the best ribs I have ever tasted in my life! Service during the meal was great could not fault anything at all 10/10!

We visited at about 12.30 on a sunny Sunday lunchtime with a group of friends looking for a relaxed pub lunch with space for the kids to play. Having been a few weeks ago we recommended it to our friends based on it having a play areally and reasonably price kid friendly food... unfortunately neither were available today!!! When we arrived we were pleased to find plenty of seats available in the garden - but then the whole experience deteriorated from there.To start with the play area was closed for refurbishment. Fair enough, it had looked in need of some TLC last time we visited, but to not have it available on a sunny weekend in August seems odd timing. Then to just have a bit of tape across so us parents have to deal with kids seeing it but not able to use it is like torture to them!- Then the menu had changed. Gone were the cheap and chearful pub lunch favourties of scampi and chips and baguettes/ sandwiches that sort of thing. Now all expensive elaborate dishes. Nothing under £10 on the menu. The kids menu was no better. No fish fingers meant we just got him a portion of chips rather than spend £9 on kids sunday roast or £6 for kids meal with odd choices like steak (?!!) Or sliders (what are they - no description on menu!) and drumsticks. - Then there was the massive issue of most of our group not being able to order food! As a group of several families we were going to all sit together but order and pay separately. We ordered fine. Next family were told that someone would be out to take their order in a minute - but never came. Then another family tried to order and were told that there would be a 45 - 1 hour wait for food. This despite the pub looking pretty empty and our food arriving very quickly. It was a disaster!!! We were sitting there with our food while the other families we were with hadn't even been allowed to place their order and had a group of very hungry children. In the end they had to give up and leave us to it to go and find food elsewhere to feed their kids, while we were stuck there feeling very guilty trying to share our food with them to try and save our lunch out and which was supposed to be a nice afternoon together. With a big garden and play area it had great potential as a very family friendly pub. Unfortunately the expensive and not very family friendly menu means that even if our lunch hadn't been ruined by our friends not being able to eat because of some sort of chaos going on being the scenes, it's not somewhere I would return to to with kids.On a positive note - the chicken salad and cheese platter we did manage to get were very tasty.

Such a shame have been here a few times and all ways had good food. But last couple of visit have been a let down. First they where having building work done so put it down to that. But returned on Saturday lunch time with my Aunt the restaurant was empty but we decided to give it a go. We had a warm and friendly welcome offered a table and given menus. We both ordered our meals and waited when they arrived I had ordered stake and ale pie with mushroom's with mash and vegetables. Well the pie was soggy as though it had been microwaved the mash was ok but the vegetables look like frozen veg by Birdseye ? Even the gravy was lumpy. My Aunt had chicken with bacon and cheese with Chips and veg the chips where good but the chicken was dry and tough and again the veg look like the had come out of the freezer. Did not have desert jus coffee and that was fine but just a shame as seam's to have lost some of its sparkle with the food

A little concerned that this was Father's Day and the restaurant would be frenetic. Should not have been. The service and food was excellent. The Steak Pie was as good as other reviewers had claimed. Equally those in the group very much enjoyed the Sunday roast. All assisted by efficient and attentive staff. So good was the experience that we immediately booked a table for 8 of us to return next month.

The lady of the house welcomed us warmly when we arrived and looked after us very well the whole time were were there. The menu is varied with veggie food for those who want it and fish as well as meat - so partly British and partly Continental. We all had starters and main courses and the helpings were generous. Good ale on draft (my son and I had Doom Bar - very nice) and the house red wine was a very good Rioja at a reasonable price. This is a proper pub with nice ambiance but it deserves more customers. We had already been once before and I am sure we will go again.

We were looking to have a roast on a Sunday and stopped by the Dukes Head as it always looks to busy.As we walked in the door the chef serving the carvery asked what we would like, we then asked for a table and were seated in a room with absolutely no atmosphere by the toilets.Our table was so wobbly that the drinks spilt every time we put them down.We were probably in the restaurant less than 30 minutes.The waitresses were all dressed as if they were going on a night out, honestly their clothes were unacceptable. The carvery: we stopped by about 1, I believe they serve from 12-3, the only meat left was pork, there were no Yorkshire puddings and no gravy, and a few vegetables left.We were given one slice, about half an inch thick of pork and 60% of it was fat, leaving a small piece of meat, whilst it was tasty it was no way worth £11.50 each. I wish we had gone with our gut feeling when we walked in and gone elsewhere.It was all very rushed with no personal service.My husband ordered a pint of Shere Drop, he couldn't drink as it was awful, that was left as well as my drink. We made a swift exit and will never return again.

Stopped here for lunch on the way home from a few days break. There were three of us and we all ate different meals, but we all agreed that they were very well presented, cooked and priced.The food was of a high standard and very fresh too, the bar and waiting staff were very welcoming and friendly and knew the menu too.We would happily return again.

I haven't been back for a long time - for reasons see previous reviews.Called in for a quick drink on my way back from a local residents meeting.Bar staff couldn't fill a pint glass - I want beer, not froth.First bitter was served cloudy - second bitter was better.Some customers were vaping in the bar - I thought that was illegal?Dogs running riot and uncontrolled.

My partner and I go in here now and then and sit in the old restaurant side of the pub. Usually we get a meal and aCouple drinks. It's wonderful. The food is good, the staff are friendly and efficient and it's got a nice homely feel to it. They've done such a marvellous job with the place. One of the few pubs I'd be happy to take my mother and father knowing they'd love it, btw (they're not pub lovers).

We nipped in here for lunch as it is our nearest walkable pub. The pub was pretty quiet on arrival and we chose a seat near to the bar. The barman was very friendly and helpful - my husband likes spicy food and asked if the Thai curry could be made extra spicy. Although he did not want to mess with the recipe, he said he would ask the chef to make some peppers in chilli oil on the side which my husband could add to the curry if he wished. My husband was happy with that and I opted for the steak act mushroom pie with chips. The bar started to get busier at this point and it was a long time before our food arrived. Just before bringing it out the barman apologised that they had done a chicken and veg pie rather than beef and mushroom. I was pretty hungry by this point and didn't mind too much so agreed to have it. When it came however it was seven with mashed potatoes rather than the chips I had ordered. Again I decided to have it as my husbands curry had arrived and I didn't want to wait longer but it was disappointing as id been looking forward to chips! The barman was very apologetic but I think it would have been a good idea to get me a bowl of chips on the side free of charge then at least I would have something of what I ordered! Having said this, what I did have was nice and tasty and my husband enjoyed the curry with the additional peppers.

Went for a meal here and was surprised by how good it was! The menu had a good choice of classic food and slightly different things with a twist! Also sunday to wednesday (i think) is half price on beers between 5 and 6! So worth going then for a pint!!

We stopped off for dinner on our way back from a day at Chessington. Inside and out it has a lot of character. A spotlessly clean country pub with two bars, plenty of seating, and large gardens with a play area for the kids. We received a very warm friendly greeting on arrival, and I can definitely recommend the Hog's Back TEA for all you real ale drinkers!Unfortunately, this is where the positives ended for us. I ordered the chef's special as I liked the sound of it. The Pollock was cooked well, with a firm flaky texture and good flavour, but the potato rosti was so hard I could barely cut it, let alone eat it. The strange concoction of spinach, capers, raisins and pine nuts that accompanied it was also inedible. The rest of the meal was average, but at least edible.Such a shame as it looked so promising to start with. I will say in their defence that the young lady that served us was very apologetic and went the extra mile to make amends (hence the three star rating, rather than two).Would we return? Looking at some of the other reviews here, perhaps we caught the chef on a bad night, so we might give them a second chance if we are passing again.

Went there on speck, for an evening meal. Had fresh caught cod. Beautifully cooked.Went back for the steak & kidney pudding 2 nights later, finished off with a summer pudding each. Wonderfull! Went back the following night for the Chicken in prosciutto with honey mustard sauce, wife had steak, salad & mushroom. Just great food.Adrian & Jeanie Kimber, Auckland NZ

Took all the family here for Sunday lunch back in September. A very enjoyable lunch - most of us having the carvery. The total bill including a couple of rounds of drinks was quite a nice surprise too. Well priced - and because of this, it gets quite busy too.

Excellent lunch time food, very yummy. Lovely child friendly service and environment. Very reasonably priced, would recommend.

Great service, very good food and the atmosphere was nice and relaxed. We visited as a group of six. We all enjoyed our visit and will return very soon.

We had lunch here on a weekday. We were the only people eating - a few others came for a drink. We enjoyed the two-course lunch for £10 - soup of the day and dish of the day. Both were piping hot (so often food is served lukewarm nowadays). Very friendly service. It was a bit cold sitting in the main pub room so we retreated to the back of the restaurant. I don't usually like music forced on me but this was great 60s heavy stuff, which I enjoyed. I recommend.

I have travelled past this establishment for many years and never been in until now. Since it was a Sunday I booked a table in advance and is recommended. The staff were friendly, the temperature inside was just right and there was plenty of space to manoeuvre around. I thought the wine was a little expensive but about right for everything else. The carvery itself was fair and overall the food itself was not particularly hot. I mentioned this to the pub landlord who was very please for this feedback. The desert and coffee were excellent though. There was background music right up to date and this was a pleasure to hear rather than the drab sounds from the 80's that many pubs have on. (The 1980's music was good in its day but times have moved on.)

Four of us elderly ladies visited the Dukes Head for lunch on Friday last. When we arrived we were shown to a table, out the back. There was a radiator behind the table which wasn't on. It was very cold that day and when we asked the waitress if we could have the heating on, she replied that, it was on a timer and not due on again until the evening. This meant we had to sit in our coats to eat.The food was excellent, especially the apple and mincemeat crumble for dessert but the meal was spoilt by the surroundings being cold and unwelcoming.

Stopped off by chance to have Sunday lunch and were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food and the nice surroundings. The pub decor is simple but clean and nice and the staff were very attentive. There was a vast selection of food on offer at the carvary and it was a reasonable price. Will definately be returning but will probably book this time so as not to disappoint!

Visited for the second time today with family for a spot of lunch and once again all was very good. Only been the eating side of the pub, the tables are well spaced apart, service excellent and the Lunch Menu is excellent value for money £9 for 2 courses or £12 for 3 ! The Fish & Chunky Chips and Tartar sauce is YUMMY !

Inflicting a large party of around 30 celebrating a significant birthday, always presents a challenge to a pub or restaurant but the Dukes Head coped admirably. Warm welcome, help offered with the set-up. Great room with access to the garden and critically important play area. The pub with new owners has been completely refurbished and is unrecognisable from its former less salubrious days, so ignore any really old reviews.The Sunday carvery was excellent, wide choice of meats, generously carved, backed by a huge variety of vegetables and pigs in blankets (a nice touch). Cooked to perfection not at all stodgy. Kept well topped-up even during the onslaught of our party. Choice of gravy as well. Desert choice was good, shame the sticky toffee's run out but plenty of alternatives nevertheless.If looking for any recommendations to improve, maybe a little more investment in the play area to give it a lick of paint and replace some of the older parts. Will certainly would be back for another Sunday roast with all the family.

We visited the Dukes head a couple of weeks ago for lunch on a Friday. The meal was excellent, a bit more up market than usual pub meals. There was a very good, limited, set lunch menu and a marvellous selection of vegetarian meals and good choice of a la carte too. There were five of us and everyone had an excellent lunch. The waitress was very pleasant and very helpful. There is a plus for us as it is very near and why go further afield when there is this class of lunch just down the road. We intend trying their Sunday Lunchtime buffet soon.

We visited The Dukes Head this evening for a meal - 2 meat eaters and a vegetarian. Having been singularly unimpressed with recent trips out with the veggie menu 3 very satisfied people left tonight after a lovely meal, served in a timely manner and the quality was excellent. WIll definitely return!.

Went with my mum and dad for a meal last weekend, it was a nice cosy eating area, not a huge amount of tables, so I would book to guarantee a table. Friendly staff. A fairly simple pub menu, but really well cooked. We had the sharing platter to start which was all freshly cooked and tasty. All three of us chose the burgers for mains, I had the Cuban, cooked medium as I requested which was really tasty, and the chips were AMAZING! I'll be going back just for the chips alone and to try a few more things. For pudding I had crème brulee, which tasted really nice, but was a bit thin, would recommend them making it in a deep ramekin dish for it to be better value as it felt like a bit of a stingy portion. My parents live in Capel, so they're really happy to have a reliable pub restaurant just up the road. Would really recommend visiting.

Third time - still unlucky! I have written two previous reviews - both have disappeared - I wonder why? As a local, I would love to be able to walk to this 'local' and enjoy food and drink. But two previous visits have been appalling - poor service, average food, and not cheap.So today we went for the Sunday Carvery - as we had been told it was good. Not so. The six of us were shown to three 'single' tables pushed together, although bigger tables were available. every one of them was unstable and rocked from side to side. We got our own drinks as the waitress was busy. Our shoes stuck to the sticky floor. The tables were sticky. The waitress came to take our order, but gave us no menus. There was cutlery for five, not six. Cutlery was so cheap, the forks bent when pressure was applied. We went to the carvery and were served by a scruffy 'chef'. The food was of good quality - but not hot. We got our own drinks again. We didn't see the waitress again. Also - don't believe the prices on the web site (last updated June 2013) - they bear no resemblance to the actual costs - or the banner displayed outside the pub.A thoroughly revolting experience. Never again!

Great pub/Restaraunt with great decor and a good size play area and gardens out side for children. We go here on Sundays with friends and its never a disappointment. You eat when you want from the carvery and the food is topped up regularly. I can't wait for the summer as the outside space is a major advantage for family's as the safety factors are really good. Will prob visit this Sunday :0)

This is a real gem. Hot food served properly: a terrific menu and an amazing vegetarian menu. The new owners have worked really hard to build up a good reputation, and they have succeeded. I have eaten twice there recently, and it is not my local! The Cuban burger is a showstopper, but there are other lovely dishes. Last time I had Tilapia, not a fish you often see on a pub menu. My wife chose the fishcake for a main course: wow, they produced a fishcake larger than many! There is a good wine list; it is not extensive but full of carefully chosen wines. On both occasions there were plenty of other people enjoying a good lunch and they were really complimentary too. Cannot wait for Mother's Day!

Having had a somewhat mixed experience the first time we visited, the manager very kindly phoned to ask us over for a free meal. We gladly took him up on this as we wanted to support our local pub. Well, was I glad we did. All of our meals (6 in total) were very very good and no hiccoughs this time around. We all had starters, drinks and desserts, which we thought we would gladly be paying for but no,Malcolm the manager insisted that it was all on him not just the mains. The food is good quality, plenty of it and the staff are welcoming and friendly. We will be back!

Yet again another well cooked and presented meal. Hot when it should be and cold when it should be! .We went with my elderly father for lunch. It was busy but the ambiance is friendly and it isnt so noisy that we couldnt have a conversation. My father likes to go with his walking group, its suitable for small and larger groups although it would be a good idea to book ahead. NOTE: The portions are large

Had nice steak meal served on a bit of plank (yes, I know this was trendy once) by delightful staff; the pepper sauce seemed to be gravy with a bit of pepper added and the Eton Mess consisted of fresh perfectly-whipped double cream and strawberries, complemented by... more double cream. Doesn't it usually have ice-cream as well?

Here we had a pub that was my local, but I had never visited due to its dreadful reputation. After a succession of different owners and a few periods lying empty, it re-opened, not as a traditional pub, but as a restaurant with a small bar. Having been impressed by the chef's other restaurant and having received some good reports from friends and neighbours, we decided to try it out a few weeks ago - and have been back several times since. The weekday evening menu is very good, with plenty of specials and one of the largest vegetarian menus I have ever seen. The Sunday lunch carvery is also excellent - the test, for me, is always the roast potatoes. Too often at carvery restaurants they end up as inedible rocks, but not at the Duke's Head - always crisp. They constantly offer to replenish the veg and are happy for you to serve yourself to as much as you like. The Duke's Head is very family friendly, with a large garden with a well equipped play area for the children. I would agree with some of the other reviewers that it isn't the cheapest place around, but I have to say that, for me, the quality has justified the price. Have been very impressed so far with the Duke's Head. I hope it continues to be a success and a pleasant place to visit, then I'll have a local that I actually want to go to!

I went here for a birthday doo a while ago. Lots of other people seem to like it in recent reviews, so maybe they were having an off day, but it wasn't a good experience for me.So pros: the ale was very good, pricey but good, elements of the decor OK and one of the bar staff was pretty welcomingThe cons: food was hideous, oily, badly presented and tepid. I went to a Wetherspoons in Horley the following evening and their £6.95 burger with a beer was culinary nectar by comparison. Of the party I was with orders were forgotten, turned up cold, staff were surly and indifferent. And it was horribly expensive ca £30/head excluding drinks. Price manageable for a really good meal, but this was a piss-take.And the moral - if you are going to decide to charge like a Gastro-Pub then you'd best have the quality to justify it - which the Dukes Head doesn't.

On way down from London to Brighton. Menus offer a very good choice of meat and veggie dishes. Sirloin steak was knock out according to my girlfriend. The Dukes Head burger was gorgeous as was the fish sharing platter. Impressed.The drink was fine.The other customers were ok to friendly if a little rough. Decor pretty decent and modern with nice decking and garden.

Plenty of parking outside. The interior is basic but we were given a friendly welcome and well looked after all evening. The printed menu has reasonable choice and there were some interesting specials on a blackboard. We also noted another board with an extensive selection of vegetarian options.Our meals were excellent. Beautifully cooked and perfectly presented. Excellent value. Highly recommended.

We visited this restaurant while on holiday in nearby Ockley from Scotland. Was the best cod and chips in beer batter I've ever tasted. Then the Eton mess was just delightful. Service by our waiter Gary was excellent. Couldn't of asked for better. So attentive and friendly. Wish we stayed nearer so could visit more often. Beare Green should be thankful for a place like this.Overall EXCELLENT!!

This used to be such a disaster of a venue that it took some very strong recommendations to summon up the courage to go back in again....New owner has a restaurant nearby and clearly the food is his flagship cause. Very good is all I can say and very well presented. They have special steak and also fish nights. Thankfully the place has also been refurbished and they have put a decent deck outside.

On the way home from London on bank holiday Monday we popped into the pub for a light lunch. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was delicious and beautifully presented. We will definitely visit again.

We decided to visit The Dukes Head as we live nearby and wanted to try the menu and see what it was like after its refurbishment, we were very disappointed, we have known this pub for 40 years, infact we got engaged there in the 1970s,it used to be a very cosy place with loads of charm and very olde-worldy, they have spoilt it as it looks quite modern now and does no justice to a property of its age, Food was average, staff ok but could do better,we will not be going back, such a shame they have missed an opportunity to really make something of it,

We have waited so long for a non-nutter to take over the Dukes Head. We have lived for many years in Beare Green without a well run pub/restaurant to be able to walk to. As some of the earlier reviews confirm, this establishment was run by a series of managers who had no idea how to run a pub, or a restaurant, or a 'hotel'. The only 'locals' that would go in there, were the ones that were in there every night - loud, deadbeat, permanently inebriated. Anyone 'new' walking in was treated with disdain by these 'locals' and largely ignored by the manager(s). Unless you drank in there 8 nights a week, you were unwelcome.So when the dump was re-furbished, we looked forward to a bright future of leisurely walks to the Dukes Head; a few drinks and a pleasant meal.The 'refurbishment' took a long time - hard to see why, as nothing much has changed. It doesn't look a lot different to how it looked 25 years ago - just brighter lights.The draught beer I ordered was 'off' on both visits we made - and rather than suggest an alternative, I was met with a blank, enquiry stare.And the food? Out of six of us eating - two starters were wrong; two main courses were wrong; one main course was cold; one sweet was forgotten. Question - how can a 'home made' pie have a questionable puff pastry cover and have the mark of the 'Brake Brothers' dish on the bottom?But it was soon after they re-opened, so we gave them another go.Wish we hadn't. Admittedly it was busy - something called Mothers Day? But a one hour wait for the starters (with no apology) and only getting the main course after some serious pushing, is not the way to treat customers. It became obvious from this visit, that a lot of the food is not 'home made', but cooked from frozen.And the locals? They are still there - woe betide anyone new who trespasses into their bar.And the new manager/owner? Scruffy, unkempt, bearded, out-of-touch. Get a shave and some 'smart casual' clothes - don't dress like the 'locals'! Will we go back - not until we hear better reports.What a shame!

Came in for lunch as it was the nearest place. I knew that the pub had been taken over and had Sunday lunch a few weeks ago, but did not know what to expect midweek. Nothing much in terms of custom until just before 1pm, but it picked up then with several tables in the restaurant occupied. Food quality was better than expected, decent pub food at a good price and hopefully they will build up the customer base that their efforts deserve,

My wife won a compiton with Radio Jackie and the prize was a meal for two at the Dukes Head,we were greeted upon arrival by Malcolm who explained everything to us about the meal.We were seated at a reserved table nex to a wood burning stove which gave the restaurant character,we both had tiger prawns for starters then sirlion stake for the main meal then ice cream for dessert,all the food was very tasty,the steak was cooked to perfection and was presented on a wooden plate with chips,peas and salad which gave the meal a nice touch.Malcolm was very helpful and polite with made the evening very pleasent,we will be going back soon.