The Admiral in Guildford

Absolutely shocking the management are so rude and ignorant never in my life have I been made feel so unwelcome being told to be quiet in a public house is a joke and they promote there pub as dog friendly but you will soon find out the only dogs they actually like are there own and seeing two very large hairy dogs coming out of the kitchen was enough to stop me ordering food well I won’t be going there again shame as it has been my local for a couple of years

I'm a musician passing through Ash Vale and stopped for a bite to eat. I was met with a welcome smile from a young lady behind the bar. I asked if they were still doing food as time was getting on then told they were. I ordered scampi & chips and a coke and cost me £17. I grabbed my coke and got myself seated. Within 5 minutes my food came it was lovely and hot and the taste was even better. I would happily pay £25 for what I had so all I can say if you are passing this way pop in and grab your your self a meal for a great price. There was also great banter from the people in the bar. Over all it was a lovely clean pub with very well kept toilets run by good people. Compliments also to the chef. What ever your doing guys your doing it right. From Kev Maxwell From Long Eaton,Nottingham

Nice friendly place. Very welcoming good range of drinks

Amazing choice cooked really well dessert out of this world staff very friendly and welcoming a great experience highly recommended

Sunday roast at its best. A very warm welcome, great service and food was fresh, hot and delicious and very reasonably priced. Here’s to next time.

nice vibe. clean . good polite services.

Had a lovely family lunch here, child friendly, service was great, food was lovely, would definitely come again

*update* been back March 2024 and Sophie is back. It's back up it's glorious great value roast. Wow! A stunning Sunday roast at unbelievable value can be had here. Booking is advisable as it was very busy. The roast beef, was restaurant quality. Amazing. Perfectly cooked. Up there with the best roast beef I've ever had. The vegetables were also good. Potatoes and parsnips nice and crisp. Lots of gravy and a great big Yorkshire. Everything was piping hot which is a rarity in many places. Plating and service must have been very efficient. If I'm being picky, the cauliflower cheese could have done with being a bit more cheesy and was screaming out for a bit of nutmeg and more seasoning. However, it was only a tiny gripe because it was included within the price of the meal,and not sold as an extra (like most other places). It is a well cooked roast made by a very good chef that loves their food. I can't believe the price, as I've paid much more locally for far less quality. Highly recommended.

Had my sister in law wake excellent food ,service couldn't have asked for more very reasonable price

Had sunday lunch here today and the only fault I could find was that the dinner beat me. Every mouthful was delicious. Thank you to Sarah, Ian and the team.

Very good run pub, welcoming to everyone. Fantastic food, fantastic service. Wouldn’t want to see the owners go

I’d just like say what a lovely experience me and the family had. The staff were amazing and the food was to die for. (Best roast potatoes I’ve ever had). I recommend trying the real ale. Lovely pint of London Pride

Birthday party, they were very accomodating for our large group

Lovely little Pub found by chance on the way home from south coast. Ian made us feel very welcome, our compliments to the chef Sarah who created a lovely meal. This pub is definitely a little gem. Lovely atmosphere made to feel welcome straight away. Thanks Ian and Sarah

Had such a lovely lunch, my wife had just lost her mini golf tournament final and everybody was so lovely and thoughtful. Food was perfectly cooked and we’ll be back there in no time at all. 6 stars if I could!

I've just returned home from a fabulous Christmas lunch with a friend at The Admiral, Ash Vale and felt compelled to write a review. I arrived a bit early and was met with a friendly welcome from Charlotte and Ian. Charlotte showed me to our table which was set up with festive napkins and crackers. My friend arrived and we were asked if we'd like our food straight away or like some time for a drink first. Due to time constraints we decided to go ahead and have dinner straight away. We'd both pre-ordered the two course meal, and both chosen turkey and all the trimmings for mains. This was brought out to us, served piping hot with a generous jug of gravy. The meal was a delight, I can't fault anything on the plate, even the red cabbage was delicious even though it was not something I'd usually go for. The part of the meal that stands out the most was the roast potatoes.....oh my gosh, they were amazing, beautifully crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside.....Jamie Oliver would be jealous of those. We were told that Sarah was the chef responsible for the roasties.......well done Sarah, they were the best spuds I've ever had. For dessert my friend had the Christmas pud served with custard and I had the kir royale sundae. The sundae was delicious, a mixture of ice cream, sorbet fresh raspberries and crushed meringue, topped off with whipped cream. We also took advantage of the free fizz offer which was a wonderful addition to a fantastic meal. All this for £19.99, incredible. I would thoroughly recommend The Admiral. I'm not local to the area but I wish I was, I'd be there every week for Sunday roast. A huge thank you to Ian, Charlotte and Sarah for an amazing Christmas lunch.

Great pub, great food and the beer is spot on too. Sarah and Ian are lovely also

Reaalllly great pub , the food is amazing and so are the staff. Sarah is very friendly and welcoming , i almost feel like we are family ,she treats me like a sister . Ian is also very friendly and full of knowledge and makes a really tasty glass of water , nice and fresh. A very welcoming pub that i will definitely 100% return to, i cant wait to go back, can't think of a better pub to go to !

Amazing atmosphere great value for money. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. There's a nice spacious beer garden the enjoy a beer in.

It is an amazing place to eat with kids, family and friends. All we ate was amazing and the service was exceptional.

Had a wonderful birthday meal at the admiral ,great atmosphere .Staff very friendly and helpful .The new managers Sarah and Ian are both very friendly .Thanks for making it a wonderful day .Will be back soon .

Had a meal with friends and honestly was such a great experience! Great staff lovely food and the new owners clearly know what they are doing and I wish them all the best! Sunday roasts are smashing too

Realllllly good food and amazing atmosphere, Sarah and Ian are super cool and run the pub with accepional standards. They are very warm and welcoming. I almost feel like we are family,she treats me like a sister, which always makes the place feel like a second home. The second I step out the door i miss the admiral already. Ian pretty fun and gets me a good glass of water, super fresh and always very friendly. I would defo 100 and 5 % recommend coming here it really has great food and people!!! #IloveTheAdmiral

Lovely place to eat and my friends come here all the time for lunch, amazing food, very delicious and service is great, lovely atmosphere, I love it!

Just had my first meal here with friends and was amazing love the decor and the staff extremely welcoming the new owners are the loveliest and clearly know what they are doing, all the best to them.

Brilliant place for food and drink. Staff are welcoming. Highly recommend

Nice place and refurb, but service was bad and disappointing that the new owners are very boastful about how good they are but clearly don’t have much of a clue.

Great service, warm welcome, lovely time

Friendly pub, go there regularly....

An amazing pub with great atmosphere. 10:10

I have been here preciously a few times, although good never great. Went today for a roast and I have to say they must have a new chef as the food was amazing! I had roast beef and it was cooked perfectly, the roasties and yorkshire puds were obviously home made and delicious. Veg came in a side dish and was piping hot, asked for more gravy and it came out straight away, again piping hot., Will defo be going again.

Brilliant Sunday roast so fresh.love not having to cook 😋 Fredlly staff and great atmosphere. 5 star

Just had a great roast, best for some time. Proper gravy and real Yorkshire puddings. Kids eat free Monday to Friday so will definitely be back during the week.

The Admiral is a quaint little pub! Was nice and quiet with lots of places to sit. Nice and clean pub. Staff at the bar were very friendly too. Ample car parking spaces however this is a Thursday lunch time. A little expensive in comparison to other pubs in the area £36.88 for two burgers a larger top and a tomato juice, still not bank breaking but I think a lunch menu works good was really nice! We had the ranch Reaper burger and the signature desperados nacho burger. 10/10 got to day! Overall a great experience-I bet it is lovely on a sunny day to sit out in the garden. Strong recommendation 🙏

Great food really hot (temp) and tasty. Beaver town in which is my favourite. Staff could not have been more helpful. Definitely worth a visit xxx

First visit and very impressed with the staff and customer's were all very friendly and will be back

Great local pub serving excellent value fare. We went for a 70th birthday and the staff were great, helping with our cake and even joining in the singing..

We visited yesterday for father in laws birthday which I ordered hunters chicken when baught out looked all lovely but cutting into my chicken and it was like jelly and had a few blood vains going through it which put me off as I'm really funny when it comes to meat. Took it to the lady serving and she took it to the kitchen and was told they couldn't refund me due to the chicken being precooked and probed which I think is wrong shouldn't matter weather the chicken is pre cooked its how they served it to me!!

All ways a great time great food and drinks children and pet s Are most welcome great

A great place for a get together, as we did. We've rebooted to go back.

Lovely pub for a quick lunch in the beer garden. Good selection of beers.

A very nice and friendly pub will definitely be back again 👍

Lovely food, bar staff and land lady friendly and welcoming. Great band.

Friendly staff, a nice menu, food was good.

Nice pub, we didn't eat but had a few drinks, they have live music some time, which is always a plus

Lovely food and very courteous staff and service

Great atmosphere amazing landlady so warm and welcoming

Lovely family pub that goes out of their way to please. Had a very late Sunday lunch after normal hours, great food and service at very reasonable prices.

Good food. Excellent new neighbours.

First time here and was very impressed. Staff were super helpful and the food was tasty hot ( temp) and served promptly. We will definitely be back.

Popped into to watch the England game Lovely roast huge portions and great guinness

I have been using this pub as my local for many years. Always liked it here, it’s had it’s ups and downs, but once again currently it’s being run very well and has a new lease of life to it.

No online booking and nobody answered the phone (midweek) BUT turned up Thurs lunch and it was great. Good value, basic pub grub. Beer selection limited.

Great food at Great prices. New landlords gave really turned tjis place around

Lovely Owners, Service, and Overall a Great Experience!

Great food and even better service, highly recommend.

Lovely friendly pub with a great staff and menu

Really lovely food!!! Nice little pub to eat/drink at. Fairly reasonably priced. Standard pub menu but cooked really nicely.

Great food great entertainment karaoke tonight was good fun Sophie and her team run a great pub Food is awesome and good value this pub is well worth a visit go try the Sunday lunch

I visited this public house with my wife and other family members on the recommendation of a friend and we had a thoroughly enjoyable lunch. The atmosphere was great; the staff were very friendly and efficient; the food excellently prepared and served.

Called Sunday morning to pick up 3 roasts to drop at our 100 year old uncle. It was a bit of an unusual request but delt without any problem. Thank you so much. He couldn't find anything to moan about 🙂

Delicious food and delightful staff

Never been before, we looked up "dog friendly pub". Nice friendly local. Lively staff. Simple "pub grub" menu which was very decent food. Toilets SPOTLESS (female one) and good atmosphere. Nice! Thank you

First visit to this great pub! Such friendly welcoming staff especially Sophie the landlady. The whole Sunday lunch menu was excellent. Service was prompt and my choice of roast was perfectly cooked and presented. Really good value too! Will definitely return.

Great little local pub in Ash Vale. Excellent selection of beers, friendly staff and warm inside. Was there for a funeral wake and the food buffet that they put on was good quality, plentiful and well cooked.

Friendly local pub with welcoming vibes and awesome food - freshly cooked with quality ingredients at a good price.

Nice pub, very nice lady gave us table service, tv's available if you like, did think it was a bit expensive though, sign of the times probably.

Great food great friendly service highly recommend

I sometimes meet friends at the Admiral as we always feel comfortable there. The landlady is very welcoming and friendly to everyone, as are the staff. If you choose to eat there, the food is well presented and tasty, cheerfully served and excellent value for money. They go the extra mile and they don't mind dogs being brought in. There is a nice lawned outdoor eating area for when the weather is nice. The Admiral is one of the nicest pubs in this locality; they really deserve to continue to do well - I wish it were near enough to be my Local!

Under new management this pub has transformed into a really friendly, cosy pub with really friendly, bubbly staff who are very efficient with great tasting food and a Sunday roast I would put in my top 2. Sophie and the team have really done a great job here which will see us frequent regularly.

Family lunch, Service very good and the Burger and Sandwich where great unfortunately pizzas are not their forte the base was soggy, Soft drinks where pricey

Good reservation system, polite and efficient staff, very nice food and plenty of it. The fish and chicken platters were excellent in value and taste.

Great staff. The food is lovely and they have a great range of beers

Family Christmas meal - the best food I’ve had in a very long time!! Superb service and very friendly staff! Definitely coming back here!

Warm, welcoming, clean, a lovely local public house.

Good friendly local pub. Land lord and landlady very friendly new owners but still a good pub

Nice pub meal young staff were very friendly 👌2nd visit just as great

Popped in for an impromptu drink during a busy period this weekend, after seeing the food we decided to eat here too. The staff were kind enough to squeeze us onto a bar table near the restaurant, which was much appreciated Food and drinks were lovely and we really enjoyed the atmosphere!

Really welcoming, lovely and warm 😊 Roast beef cooked perfectly 🥰 yum

My wife and I had a lovely meal with my sister and her husband on Wednesday to celebrate her 80th birthday, good service and food

Comfortable surroundings and good service enjoyed our lunch , good variety on the menu ,would happily visit again .

Good service, good food and good atmosphere. What else do you need.

First visit, and I must say, really good. Staff lovely. Sunday roast, very good. We will return, on another day, to try regular menu

Good food and great atmosphere Beer a little pricey

Great little pub, good pub food, great service and good prices

Nice friendly pub with beer garden. Only stopped for a pint and it went down very well.

Delicious Sunday roast for our party of 4. We all had beef, which was very tender, and cooked perfectly. Delicious roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy and fresh vegetables. Did not have to wait long - service very friendly and efficient. Landlady very welcoming. Will definitely be going back.

Lovely food, attentive and friendly service. We have been back a number of times now and food quality and standards have been consistently great. Fairly priced, too. 5 ⭐️ from us

Very friendly staff. Perfect place for our Sunday lunch. Many thanks for being so accommodating with our last-minute booking.

Limited hours of their kitchen (often not open till 5pm or after). Limited parking.

New owners and what a difference lovely atmosphere and great food see you again very soon

New owners as of 28th June 2022 bring life back to the pub nice to see good atmosphere again after the old owner Wes had it, be my new local again 👌

Tried to book for Sunday lunch, but they dont have that system available, I sent an email, and 2 hours later I got a reply, saying booked, having read previous reviews saying Sunday roast was wonderful, plenty of meat etc, so was looking forward to our meal, on arrival ordered a drink, went to our table, place was empty, looked at menu, no Sunday roast, asked waitress behind bar about Sunday roast, told they used to do it, and will in the future, but not at present, looking at there menu, anything which has an egg, has been crossed out, apparently the manager has an allergy to eggs, ok, so alter the price of the meal, dont charge for items, not being supplied, we left, and had a wonderful Sunday roast, eat as much as you wanted for £11.99. This pub could be a gold mine if they got there act together,

Sadly burned scampi & cold chips. When hot chips arrived, they had a strange after-taste. However will try the place again as this might have been just one of those days in the kitchen

We stopped here on our way to a Unicorn Birthday party nearby. So glad we did. We had a really lovely lunch. Lovely big airey pub

First visit. Will be going again next time we visit my sister

Great food, drink and vibe. Top class pub

Good food clean warm welcome by staff as we used for wake

Nice place, lovely staff.. had gammon, chips and peas, gammon was cooked too much very dry and chewie. Have had many other meals there and been really good

I will not visit again. Booked prior to arrival, allocated a table only to find other people were sat at it eating. Food order arrived incorrect, main meals turned up before starter dishes were cleared. Dogs were allowed in the dining area, with one particular dog (not on a lead) running around under tables. Food was good, but the dining experience was very bad.