Hop Blossom Pub & Restaurant in Waverley

Man this pub could be so good. It’s got a great location, nice looking building and parking galore. But the pub is crying out for TLC and service. Two people at least serving drinks, cleaning tables, taking orders. Tidy up the function room so visitors can sit there, with a ‘hoppy’ ambience (ie) pictures, equipment, hops on the wall. Serve some basic food. Arrange the odd music night. Jeesh wake up the sleeping giant of Farnham please.

Busy with a good friendly atmosphere, good pint

Nice town pub, off of the high street. Friendly great staff

Great service by very friendly bar staff. Amazing open fire.

Excellent proper local with great London Pride. I wish I lived down the road.

Cosy little pub with friendly staff,a log fire and a good atmosphere...perfect👍😁

Despite having trip adviser adverts on their tables they made it very clear they do not like tourists. I thought it was a bit strange as it's a very nice venue but no smiles, I always take my glasses back to the bar when I leave as I'm civilised but only frowns. Later my wife told me that while I was in the washroom they said loudly in front of her " this is our place" so I would advise anyone visiting Farnham to frequent many of the other venues which are so much fun and way nicer.

It really is the best real ale in Farnham

Nice pub. No food, but beer was good

Lovely little pub in. Farnham went for a wake for our dear work colleague and it was lovely

We just called in here for an early evening drink with friends. This pub is timeless and over the years I have been calling in the only thing that has really changed is the saw dust they had on the floor is no more. It is a real character place and always seems to have such a good following. We were actually lucky on Friday evening at 6pm to find a four seater table in the bar area. Drinks are perfect here and at realistic prices. Certainly worth a visit.

I recommended this pub to my daughter and her boyfriend . Unfortunately the barman was rude and told her her Driving licence was fake (let's put down the HR professional down In front of everyone attitude. So she went to the lost boys where Staff were literate and kind.

Unfortunately a quite drink was spoilt by a group of 3 gents who had to be heard above any other conversation, and their use of foul language was excessive, bar staff did not ask them to watch their language

Went here as its said online they did food, and had a pool table ect. Was very dispointed. The guy behind the bar got the drink wrong when I asked for half a pint. He poured the beer wrong. The male toilets smelt very bad and toilet seat was moving/not attached. The atmosphere was not pleasant, so we left.

Used to be a great Pub. Poor beer and out of date snacks. It needs a sort out!

Not a nice atmosphere, said food served no food, horrid wine, Tables not cleared except by customers Like the idea of a traditional boozer, but not this one

Monthly book club is hosted here. Always fantastic atmosphere and service in the pub. Great drink and bar snack selection.

Great place to meet and have good time highly recommend 👍

Nice pub in a quiet location but only a very short walk from the town centre. Good feeling to it, nice selection of drinks, friendly staff, clean facilities.

Always good after Farnham carnival

Nice local pub. Friendly staff. Good selection of beers. Will return.

Lovely little proper boozer, a perfect secret corner of Farnham

Pleasant place to drink very well kept real ale.

Quiet local pub. Decent pint at a reasonable price

Traditional pub in the centre of the town. Open fire, various beers. Dour landlord.

Good old fashioned drinkers Pub. Reliable food and drink. Served well by very polite Bar Staff. Well worth a visit. Cheers Greg Hall LR MRICS and Architect.

Five of us called in here for a quick drink before heading off elsewhere. I hadn't been in here for years but as soon as you walk through the front door the historic and warm atmosphere hits you. The open fire was lit and was beautiful to view. The place was quite full with people have a nice quiet relaxing evening. Service at the bar was slow but the lady serving was on her own so that is understandable. Drinks were superb and we enjoyed our short visit. Would certainly call in here again for a quiet drink.

Great atmosphere as usual, log fire and London Pride on tap

Quick pint, something new I hadn't tried before, Hop Tropic, very good.

You can't miss "the hops', down an alley from castle Street you will find this classic pub on the corner.

One of the nicest dog friendly pubs you'll find anywhere. Lots of great beers and snacks with a very good group of locals. Highly recommended if you're in the Farnham area

My husbands choice at it does real ale seems to be a locals pub. Perfect if you want a beer but not much interesting choice for non drinker who is not keen on soft fizzy drinks or fruit juices. Maybe stock an Alcohol free gin or beers for those of us who drive or don't drink.

Love the Hop Blossom, great atmosphere and great staff!

The Hop Blossom is our local pub......brilliant, friendly staff and locals are so warm and welcoming. Very pleasant pub Paulie & Chris

So nice place. We love it. So good atmosphere. Really, really enjoyed drinking over there. If you are near you must go there. Definitely we will come back

Great place for real ale fans, London pride was excellent and friendly customers

Nice local pub up from the old town down an alley.

Had a lovely couple of pints after shopping at Waitrose with the wife. Proper old pub.

It's a great little pub with a great atmosphere along with a lovely real wood open fire.

Popped in here on Christmas Day after being out for a walk pre lunch.. Great atmosphere . No music no distractions just what you want for a drink with family. So refreshing to visit a traditional friendly pub.

Lovely local pub with friendly atmosphere and delicious Fullers beer

Lovely atmosphere, lovely pint. Great service. Open fire too.

Hidden gem. Welcoming with good beer.

No food, but a great local town centre pub. The staff are welcoming and the regulars are real characters.

GOOD PEOPLE AND Good local pub. Great beers

This is a great local pub, very clean and tidy, friendly staff and customers. Perhaps a little pricy, but worth it.

Liked it here, we had fun & a giggle, very pretty flowers outside, set on a corner, nice barman, seemed popular with customers

Great pub. Lots of atmosphere and plenty of locals. Worth a visit if you like real pubs

Nice quiet pub with good selection of ale.

Great staff. Clean. Good beer. Friendly vibe

Great pub, friendly staff and lovely dog!

Great friendly pub with great real ales

Visited while staying in Farnham with friends. Well maintained local pub, with lovely display of flowering window boxes. Maria behind the bar made us feel very welcome and Martin the landlord was very friendly and chatted with us. Good selection of beers from Fuller's, including three cask ales on draught, well kept and served perfectly, including a decent head.

Very friendly, Martin the landlord is a very nice guy

Lovely log fire and good beer. Great atmosphere.

Very nice little pub, owner/landlord clearly cares. Hidden gem, in Farnham town. Usually quite quiet due to location.

Nice for a chilled one and a chat

I liked so much about The Hop Blossom. I dropped in for an impromptu pint. The beer was beautifully kept. I sat on a settee with the warm spring sun on my back. It was a moment of calm on a Saturday lunchtime.

Very quiet with a lovely fire for the cold days

Lovely old fashioned pub in a nice part of Farnham

Visited this pub on a Sunday with a group aged 28-35. One person didn't have ID with them so the whole group were unable to buy an alcoholic drink. Lack of common sense from the bar man really. Would a group of 30 year olds really have a 17 year old tag along? Struggle to believe that if it were a family with teenagers who didn't have ID, the parents would be unable to order a drink? Needless to say we won't be returning.

Visited this pub on a Sunday with a group aged 28-35. One person didn't have ID with them so the whole group were unable to buy an alcoholic drink. Lack of common sense from the bar man really. Would a group of 30 year olds really have a 17 year old tag along? Struggle to believe that if it were a family with teenagers who didn't have ID, the parents would be unable to order a drink? Needless to say we won't be returning.

Good atmosphere liked it to be recommended

Came for drinks with friends on Boxing Day - nice choice of wines. Good value and lovely service Also very clean

Log fires, good ales & convivial company.

Great atmosphere, good choice of ales, friendly "traditional" pub!

Clean pub mature and respectful clients and staff

Proper boozer, albeit pricey. I am quite fond of this pub albeit not a regular.

It's a pub!! Service fine. Nothing outstanding except the adorable dogs allowed in.

A friendly back street boozer with a great range of decent ales. Very handy for the high st restaurants and a short walk up the hill to the castle and park beyond.

Great little boozer round the back street, A reputation for top notch beers, especially the London Pride, you wont find it better anywhere else, always have a warm and friendly reception when we visit here. I cant believe some have written negative feedback about this pub, its got great ambience. If you looking to eat expensive high class restaraunt meals theres plenty of places in Farnham to go, respect this boozer as a what it is, its a PUB and its reputation for its ale is one to behold. Had a great night with friends as we always make this our first call for start of the evening, always end up saying half way round the other pubs, "Should have stayed in the Hop Blossom". Not pretentious in here.....This is how Pubs used to be until they get a white washed make over that looks like a Dentists waiting room, dont spoil our proper pub, keep them like this.... Friendly

I have been frequenting this pub for sometime now. I knew the previous landlord called Jim and got on well with him, food was good. Since the new landlord took over not too many things have changed, although at the moment food is not on offer, I am told the landlord is looking to find someone to take care of that side. He told me he is taking his time as he wants to find the right fit. He has and is gradually repainting and refitting the pub and what he has done so far is very pleasant and easy on the eye. He is gradually removing old furniture that has been in the pub for many years and putting in furniture that works with the unusual layout of the pub. The beer is probably the best in Farnham without a doubt, I said beer, as I do not drink lager often. The London Pride is excellent and he always has two or three guest ales as well as ESB, a nice beer but a little strong for me. The ambience of the pub is that of a small back road pub. Usually there are up to a dozen regulars at the bar and other people sitting down in the pool room or near the fire place. This usually triples on a Friday night and creates a lovely busy atmosphere. These regulars have been drinking in the hop blossom for many years and obviously still like it despite three new pub groups opening pubs in the last year in Farnham. There seems to be a steady influx of new customers who pop in for the odd pint to meet friends and chat, there is a little quiet music in the background which is rather nice, better than the blaring music that is in many of the local pubs that kills any attempt at conversation. The nice thing is that it is run by a local person, nice regulars that create a welcoming atmosphere

Did the Farnham murder mystery yesterday. The weather was awesome. When finished needed a well deserved drink. We went to the hop blossom. Was a very busy and relaxing pub. Lovely drink.

I’ve been drinking in the Hop for many years - I’ve loved it as much for the good company than anything. The beers were good, the food basic but fine and the range of characters always amusing. I’ve always recommended it as the best pub in Farnham. A new landlord has changed all of that. The soul of the pub has changed, the beer tastes of chemicals and there’s a horrible 3 piece suit slap bang in the middle of the pub. The regulars are leaving in droves. So sad.

Friendly staff, pretty pub, needs a refresh.

Staff couldn't pour drinks don't have others not sure if younger staff need more training

We were charged 2 different prices for the same round, when I queried this, the young man behind the bar took issue with me and didn't check. Not good.

Great place, lovely beer and welcoming landlord and stsff

Friendly traditional boozer hidden on the backstreets of the town centre

Off the beaten track but a nice little pub and good food

Great traditional pup in the centre of Farnham Surrey

Lovely pub, serving mostly locals, but very friendly nonetheless. Good beers, and nice atmosphere.

Really nice vintage sun room and outdoor seating. Not a beer garden by any means, but a nice place to enjoy a quiet drink with friendly clientele and staff. Baby friendly too (although without changing facilities).

Lovely place, only disappointment was poor selection of beers, no local ones

Nice town centre pub. Friendly staff and good beer selection.

We went into the Hop Blossom with some friends as we though we'd give it a try. After all, it's right in the heart of the town and has been there for years (albeit a few changes in the landlords) so it cant be bad...right? Wrong....nothing much has changed and it really needs a makeover. Some would say old world charm.....others would say dingy. We got pestered by a drunken guy who should have been shown the door by most landlord, but clearly a "regular" drunk. With some investment this pub could be a winner....so why not? Now the main reason for a two star rating.....the ridiculous prices of their wine. Come on You Cant be Serious! At around the £30 per bottle you would imagine the place to be a fine dining restaurant or a trendy Gastro Pub, but it's neither it's a dingy old boozer catering for the local old boys and intent on frightening away any new customers that might like a glass of decent wine!

Nice place, good beer, solid pub, not too overcrowded.

Very nice, dog friendly pub tucked off the main street down a pleasant walk.

We went for a drink at lunchtime and I asked for a prosecco. We sat in a very strange dark room which was more like something out of the haunted house movie than actually being in a pub. The prosecco was terrible. Brand 'Moinet'. We took it back to the bar as I thought it wasn't right. The woman behind the bar said its fine as 'she drinks it all the time'. We had to buy another drink and there was no discussion around the prosecco being off. Upon leaving and taking the glasses back to the bar, I asked the barmaid for the brand name of the prosecco as we were going to look it up. The brand name was given and I said thank you, the woman responded 'see ya' sarcastically. Not surprised to see the pub empty at lunchtime on a Saturday with service and attitude like that.

Traditional pub in the heart of Farnham

Warm welcome and a log fire to match. Great selection of ales.

An old fashioned Fullers pub. Friendly service. Definite emphasis on old fashioned tho. Also, thick with smoke from the fire, leaving all clothes stinking after only one drink. Perhaps they’ll get the chimney swept at some point

Roaring log fire. Good beer. Great atmosphere

Lovely friendly traditional pub with good ales, tasty lunchtime food and winter log fire. A bit too dog and children friendly for my liking on this occasion.

Proper pub. Excellent atmosphere. Dog friendly. Good beer and open fire.

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere, great drinks and great people. Pool table, sofas, a fireplace and a good bar. 👍 10/10

Tonight I ordered 2 medium glasses of white wine and a pint. That's 21.60 please. I queried the amount and was told the white wine was 8.60 a glass! Is this a brexit effect. Across the bar a man came back with a coke for his wife, which was so pale it looked like meadow water. As they were leaving a waitress asked why they hadn't drunk it and what was it? When they explained she said oh we are having trouble with the coke. A nice pub, but it needs to have a look at itself.

Nice little traditional pub with open fire and good ales. Only serve food during the day 👌

Excellent local pub with friendly staff and a great atmosphere

This was my second visit to the Hop Blossom after about 2 years, the first being ok. We were greeted by the barman saying as we entered, that it would be a 20 minute wait for food. No greeting or smile. We dithered because of the lack of greeting, but we gave it a chance as it was around 1.40pm. I do wish we hadn’t. My partner had steak and kidney pudding which he enjoyed, but I had scampi and chips which I didn’t enjoy, the scampi was rock hard and tasteless. I felt that we were intruding in which was a town pub as the barman was concentrating on his mobile for most of the time. Something has to change there. I won’t be going again.