horse and groom in Guildford

I went to the Horse & Groom Merrow Pub on Sunday night to celebrate my birthday, but unfortunately it wasn't a completely satisfying experience. I had booked a table near the fireplace, but when I arrived I discovered that there was no fireplace with real wood lit, only a sort of fireplace with a light on, which was more reminiscent of those in the cemetery. The food was quite good, but overall I wasn't 100% satisfied.

Absolutely superb, great staff and superb food!

Lovely pub with friendly staff and wonderful food. Great place for an after work meal or Sunday drinks!☺️

Service has gone down hill took the waiter 20 minutes to come over and ask us for a drink. Was there for 2 hours and never got offered another drink one of my sides came out by the time I finished my meal. Also the waiter dropped a knife on my leg and did not apologise

Great food and service as usual.

Love this pub! Excellent location with a nice country pub vibe. All the staff are so welcoming and there's a good selections of drinks. Food is excellent and a good few options for vegetarian and vegan.

This pub is one of the best in guildford, especially since it’s beautiful refurb. I have made it my new local! Roberto and his staff are always efficient, friendly and helpful, especially Ashley who does a great job of running the bar and is always smiling!!! Highly recommend!

Lovely food, warm atmosphere, definitely recommend.

Lovely atmosphere and fire place. Very attentive, efficient and friendly staff. Service was faultless. My mistake is that I don’t visit more often. Special shout out to Roberto. Sorry for butchering my delicious prawn & chorizo linguine with cheese (:

The Sicilian gentleman who served us was very warm & friendly, food delicious, decor stunning

Good beer friendly staff and good atmosphere

Nice atmosphere with open fire. Great food and good price point. Dog friendly and made to feel very welcome with our Dexter-dog

Lovely pub really nice. Food was excellent! Service was a little slow and felt as if the waitress waiting our table was inexperienced looked very nervous and made mistakes on our bill at the end but Roberto the manager sorted the problem quickly and professionally... I would definitely recommend a visit for the Sunday roast! The pub itself is very well kept and has a cosy feel to it with a nice fire pit to sit next to inside.... will definitely be returning in the near future.

Food tonight was spectacular. Five star service as always. Roberto is a great manager, very friendly and professional. We love coming here.

The horse and Groom is an absolute gem! The atmosphere is warm and inviting, the staff is attentive and friendly, and the food is nothing short of amazing. Every dish we tried was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. It’s clear that great care goes into every detail. Highly recommend for a memorable dining experience!

Excellent service, very good food and a really nice atmosphere. A very enjoyable pub experience all in all. Would highly recommend for food as well as drinks!

Great meal on Friday, pub is looking great - thanks to Roberto and his staff for looking after us all, Slovene family loved it!

We went as a large family group on Boxing Day, the service was excellent and the food amazing as always. A really enjoyable afternoon and look forward to returning soon!

Great place to stop after hiking the area! The pizzetta for starter is amazing, and the roasts are great too!

The atmosphere is very pleasant and relaxing, and it's a very well kept place. The food is definitely worthy of the gasto-pub label, superb! And the staff are very friendly, brilliant service to top it all off!!

We loved the experience at the Horse & Groom Merrow. They were able to find us a table at the very last minute and what a lovely surprise it was! Starters were amazing, I highly recommend the pizzetta and squid. We had the pork belly and the roasted chicken as main, and we loved it too! I saved this place in my Google Maps profile, I will definitely come back.

Very lovely atmosphere inside, and the food is absolutely delicious! As an Italian, I really cannot recommend the pizza more, simply spot on!

Had a really lovely lunch here with a friend and her dog, they were so friendly and welcoming, very accommodating with my dietary requirements and allergies, and so friendly with the dog, made a real fuss of her, which she loved! Also was sent a birthday voucher which meant my meal was free with the purchase if another!

A nice boxing day meal, good food an great service

Excellent bar and restaurant offering wonderful menu and wines all set in an historic building. Thoroughly recommend.

Only eaten here once but enjoyed the food and would return at some point

Staff were excellent, food delicious, atmosphere lovely

I could not fault the service as all of the staff were excellent and the food was very good with a varied menu.

Very pleasant decor, food and service.

I had an amazing experience today at the Horse & Groom in Merrow. The food was truly delicious, the atmosphere was cosy and the staff were friendly and professional. Recommend.

So we visited this afternoon and I have to say the food was unreal. Full of flavour and cooked to perfection, I couldn’t fault it. They also had some festive extras on the menu which really complimented the meal! Not expensive and absolutely worth every penny. I will be returning very soon. Thank you team

Still a good pub for a meal but clearly trying to move more customers through and the care over the food has dropped some. Tasty but overdone. Beer range and atmosphere still great on a cold winter night

Had a lovely meal. And was so cosy and relaxing.

Awesome food as always, big improvement on the atmosphere from a year ago. Clean toilet👍

Very enjoyable group lunch today, ordering off both the festive and regular menus. Tasty, well presented food, great service (thanks Emily) and a welcoming atmosphere. We'll be going again.

We have had a really nice Sunday lunch. The manager is very welcoming and so it’s the staff. Food is great. Our dogs loved the place too. If you are in the area, definitely you should check it out.

Lovely area where our large family group could meet for a long lunch - aged 2months to 90 years. Delicious food and friendly professional service.

Great meal! Festive menu is a must and the staff is very nice and accommodating

Had our Xmas Party here. The Staff were really friendly and the meal was superb

Atmosphere, waitress and drinks were good. Food was not up to expectations. The “raclette” cheese on the burger was almost nonexistent and disappointing. The recommended crème brûlée had the wrong texture and didn’t taste of real vanilla. The most annoying part was I signed up for the newsletter that gave me AND my guest a free dessert only to see on the bill that only one had been taken off!

Great menu quality food and service. we've been with a large and smaller groups and it's always great food and service. keep up the good work!

Fantastic service, amazing food and wonderful atmosphere. We highly recommend 👌🏼

Was given great service by Shakira very helpful and prompt with all our needs will deffo be going back there again thanks guys keep up the good work

Fantastic place and fantastic food! Great meal and service!

Visited the pub restaurant four times before I write this. It’s definitely a hidden gem and truly deserves a five star rating. Menu options are aplenty. I tried both lunch and dinner options. Service is impeccable. Environment is very relaxing and clean. Parking is free .

Lovely feel to the restaurant, food was excellent. Sadly the service spoilt our experience. Our server seated us and we didn't see him again. Waited 30 minutes to order a drink and our meals. Our Sunday roasts arrived without yorkshires, had to get up and go and find someone to ask for them. Halfway through main course drinks had run out, no-one in sight to order more. Would have liked a dessert but based on the service received so far we decided to pay and leave (took a whole to get the attention off someone to bring our bill.) Overall a real shame because the food was excellent, unfortunately have been put off returning again. It's not acceptable to dump somebody at a table and forget about them, ultimately you lost out on further drinks and orders.

Highly recommend the bottomless lunch. Great food and unlimited cocktails and prosecco for £35. Great service.

We hadn't been here for years following a few uninspiring meals. Decided to give it a try after it's refurbishment. It is now owned by the same company that own The White Hart at Pirbright. Welcomed by a young man, followed by very good service. The food was very good, well cooked and a reasonable portion. I started with the cheesy mushrooms, which were surprisingly good, followed by the pork belly, very nice. My wife had the sea bass, which was also very good. They obviously have a good chef. We will definitely be back again.

Very nice meal, well cooked with reasonable portions

We visited this restaurant for my birthday and we stayed in the area on route to our next destination. A variety of options to choose from and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, the service was also very very good. Don’t hesitate to book!

Fantastic food, great service, very good prices. Parking also good. Can’t complain on any front. Edit: Jeff was fantastic served us and checked in. Really good pub, they don’t mess customers around. I really respect that. Shows quality and class.

Emily and the barmaid made us feel very welcome . I phoned in the afternoon and Emily was so helpful and welcoming we decided to book for a meal in the evening . The table was all reserved as requested and we had a great meal and a number of drinks from the bar !!! Where the duty barmaid was also very helpful

It clearly changed ownership when compared to 3 years ago. Today is an outstanding atmosphere to have lunch at, with the most delicious octopus starter (special of today, so you won't always find it) and sublime British steak and malbec pie. Excellent.

Great steak sandwich on lunch the menu - my waitress Emily was super lovely and attentive. The other staff were super friendly also.

Jeff sigma was great, good experience.

Very pricey main courses average out at £20 and sides £5. Pint of Pepsi max £4.50. Very few light lunch options. Menus hidden behind the bar. Friendly staff but as there are so many lovely places on the area this doesn't stand out.

Great meal and good customer service

This was our second visit to this pub. This was Saturday evening 26/10/24, the menu details were not good as my wife had the banana blossom stew, which contained peppers, but this wasn't mentioned on the menu. Also, my son's pudding came with ice cream and we asked to swap it for sorbet, however, when we checked the bill later, we realised we'd been charged extra for the sorbet. This won't stop us returning because we had a good time. Regards

Fantastic birthday meal, all the food was spot on, and well.rpiced conpared to some other pubs. everything looking nice after the refurb. Can't wait to return.

The menu filled us with so much anticipation, we thought we were going to be disappointed. We weren’t. It was delicious. The lemon tart was too fussy and lacked a proper crust, but no matter, it tasted good. Would go again.

We visited the horse and groom for a birthday meal the first time since its refurbishment. As always the food was delicious. We enjoyed fish and chips, prime cheeseburger and a children’s sausage and mash for dinner. Followed by the famous chocolate bomb, a creme brûlée and ice cream. The service was friendly and attentive, care and attention was taken to ensure no allergens were present.

Really nice pork roast. A few items missing that we had to chase but this was quickly rectified by a nice member of the team. Kids portion was a bit small especially for the price (my 4 year old was still hungry after the fish and chips), but a lovely family friendly pub.

Bit of a let down and a shame from management. Booked a table for some Sunday lunch and a few drinks, was told after 90 minutes they needed the table back and we had to move upstairs if we wanted to carry on in the pub. When we got up and left our table - there were loads of spare tables around the pub both upstairs and down. We stayed a while longer and it stayed this way. Wasn't really sure what the big rush was about - don't see why we couldn't have stayed at our table. It was uncomfortable forcing us to move and open a new tab and I'm not a fan of anywhere that rushes and forces you to eat and drink quickly. Should change the system so that your table is guaranteed for longer. But of course that would mean less money.

What a great Sunday lunch at this beautiful establishment. My new wife had a stunning lamb shank, my roast beef and shin of beef roast was fabulous, And my vegetarian father in law was well looked after. Friendly staff who couldn’t do enough for us. Will definitely be coming back ( even though it’s not exactly local )..

A fantastic evening spent at the wonderfully refurbished Horse & Groom in Merrow. Brilliant food really delicious and presented perfectly, compliments to the head chef Dawid and his team. The service was excellent and very attentive particular thanks to Roberto & Ashley and the team for looking after us so well. A great evening with good friends spent in a brilliant venue thank you!

Friendly staff,good service and great food.

Very impressive. Recent upgrades excellent. Couldn't fault total experience for the money.

Great place for Sunday lunch & a family catch up. We found the service to be attentive & the roasts to be delicious.

Came in for lunch and a few drinks. Price was very reasonable and food was so tasty and warming! Also Mohammed made sure we had an amazing time!

Had a lovely meal with fantastic service. The food was absolutely delicious especially the scallops and mushrooms for starters. Well done.

Very nice atmosphere and good drinks. Bar staff are very kind especially jeffery, would recommend.

Great pub to spend with mates on the weekend with a delicious Sunday roast. Jeffrey did a great job looking after us - will be back again! Thank you for the great service and atmosphere.

Great atmosphere and pub! love the selection of drinks and bartenders were very welcoming and attentive, especially Jeff.

Great food and drink, special thanks to Jeff for looking after us!

Came in for a Meal with the family. Food was delicious and Mohammed Looked after us! Will definitely come again.

We stopped off here for a late afternoon drink on a miserable wet day. I think it's just been refurbished and looks fab! We went outside to an under cover area which was warm and comfortable, very nice place 😊

Very nice pub and lively environment. Good food and good/friendly bartenders + servers. Bar staff Jeffrey was chatty and made a fantastic Long Island iced tea.

Brilliant pub! The bartender Jeffery Taylor was great.

Brilliant Sevice from Jeff! What a guy!

Good place to hangout. Amazing food

We had a roast dinner yesterday with our friends from Switzerland, 6 adults 4 kids. We had a great time and we weren't rushed to leave after we have finished our food. Out friends loved the design of the restaurants too. Staff were very kind and helpful, courteous, they seemed a very good team who made the restaurant atmosphere very welcoming. Food was fabulous! Desserts looked very pretty and they were divine. Great portions good value for money. The owner was around too, who came to our table and checked how the service was, to me it means he cares about his staff and clients. I couldn't recommend highly this restaurant.

Fabulous experience for Saturday lunchtime with friends (7 of us.) Everyone loved their food. I had the steak and ale pie and it was excellent. It took us a while to decide because everything on the menu looked so good. Others had steak, scallops and the half chicken. All excellent. The welcome we received was great as was the service (really friendly!) It's recently been refurbished and the whole place is amazing. Thanks!

I had a beautiful rib of beef Sunday lunch with incredibly well presented sides and an amazing sticky tofffee pudding and hand made marmalade ice cream The staff are incredibly polite friendly and on point Altogether the perfect venue for a Sunday lunch celebration Definitely need to book Congratulations to the management and well drilled staff

Great pub, recently refurbished, good Sunday roast. Rio did a great job looking after us

Cozy, quiet place. Lastly renewed decoration. Great drinks and cocktails. Recommended!

Great food and service, reasonably priced.

Went here the other week and had the fish chips, they were exceptional, great taste and also a good portion size. The service was great especially an employee named Jeff.

Excellent experience at Horse and Groom! The food was absolutely delicious—everything we tried was fresh, flavoured, and well-prepared. The menu offered a great variety of options, and the portion sizes were perfect. What stood out even more was the customer service. The staff was friendly, attentive, and made sure we were well taken care of throughout our visit. Whether you're looking for a casual meal or just a few drinks, this is definitely a spot I’d recommend. Great atmosphere and even better service!

Good prices for the food, service amazing.

Excellent food, very good value and great atmosphere with amazing staff

Modern decor, lacking in character. Supposedly dog friendly, but tucked away in 'bar area' and had to go to the bar to order food. The service was quick, but food was mediocre. My wife had mushrooms as starter- quite good but small portion. My steak and wine pie was very average and my wife's belly pork was supposedly slow-cooked but was not tender. A disappointing meal for nearly £40 a head. Would not go back.

Wonderful food, lovely dining room and Rio our waiter was charming. Highly recommend.

Great food, as always! Newly refurbished interior. Friendly helpful staff.

An amazing restaurant while keeping pup atmosphere. Friendly and quick staff, had a chat with me and my dog! Food was delicious, I was worried about my gluten intolerance but they were so accommodating and I was able to have a sunday roast! (minus the yorkshire). Thank you!

Really pleased that the H&G in Merrow has reopened following a refurb - my family and I have been going there for years. New menu is great (we opted for the lunchtime menu) and the service from all staff was better than ever. Refurb looks great too. My dad has limited mobility and we were supported well throughout our visit. Will be going back again soon.

Hopes were very high but disappointed in several ways during our Sunday lunch. Having chosen our starters & mains the counter service at the bar was really slow with only two people serving and several people waiting for drinks or to order food. Then I was told one of our selected mains, not a roast, was out so back to the table to reselect, with some increasing grumpiness on my part after queueing so long. We had success on the second try. The food arrived fairly promptly but cutlery did not, absolutely no sign of it. Now more grumpy and slightly incredulous we asked for cutlery and they arrived with a single napkin for us both to share. The food wasn't bad, but certainly a fair bit cooler than we would have liked. There appeared to be only one salt & pepper set for the outdoor tables, which struck us as odd, but we were well into feeling a bit odd about the whole experience by the time we wanted any salt or pepper. All felt like a big disappointment but there were some things done really well - allergies are well handled and many of the staff were helpful. For the cost and the experience, it a thumbs down from us.

We had a fantastic team lunch at the Horse and Groom. From making the booking, giving pre-orders and our experience on the day - they could not be more professional, attentive and.. the food was lovely! Thank you for hosting us - we'll be back again soon.

We had a fantastic team lunch at the Horse and Groom. From making the booking, giving pre-orders and our experience on the day - they could not be more professional, attentive and.. the food was lovely! Thank you for hosting us - we'll be back again soon.

We had a very pleasant lunch and the service was good. My friend who had to have a gluten free meal said the fish dish was very tasty. The newly decorated interior was very lovely.

After the remodel the venue look amazing, food and service excellent, we hate sea bass, linguine with prawn and chorizo and a great t-bone steak cooked perfectly. Definitely we will return, it's our local pub restaurant and we never disappoint.