The Bear in Elmbridge

A very pleasant experience on Mothers Day 2025. A lovely pub, with a friendly atmosphere, good service and nice food! Sunday Roast Beef.

Eva was fantastic. Knowledgeable, friendly and super attentive. The food was lovely and super quick too! I'd certainly visit again!

My whole family (8 of us) went down to the Bear for Mother's Day and we had a great time. The sun came out and we enjoyed pre-drinks on the terrace. Eva, who served us was lovely and so attentive to our table. The Sunday roast was fantastic, if I could change anything I would say the carrots could have been a bit firmer (personal preference). BUT the showstopper for me… the brownie! It was out of this world!!! I am always disappointed by brownies when eating out, but I really wanted something to satisfy my sweet tooth. The Bear brownie blew me away, so fudgy and delicious! I’ll be back for it again! Thank you!

Nice ambience, atmosphere and good food! Compliments to Ryan, GM and Chef!

Great venue, great staff and excellent service!

Had a lovely Mothers Day lunch at the Bear. Food was delicious and service was fantastic. Our server Jack was amazing and very attentive. Would highly recommend.

Very good service and lovely food. Booked the private room for a 90th birthday party. Very well looked after. Iryna the server was brilliant

One of the best pork belly dishes I've ever had! This was my first visit, and I was very impressed with the service, food quality, staff attentiveness, and overall atmosphere. We went there for Sunday roast, and I can honestly say that I will drive again two hours just to enjoy their food again. The food and drinks prices were also reasonable. I loved how welcoming the place is and the terrace outside. Thank you and I'm sure I will return.

The pub has a lovely ambiance, but the food quality needs significant improvement. The hummus, despite its attractive presentation, was bland and lacked flavour. To my taste It was also excessively acidic, which detracted from its overall taste. I recommend to remove the molasses and pomegranate and using a high-quality extra virgin olive oil instead. Perhaps Finish it with Maldon salt flakes, pine nuts or a couple of falafels for added flavour. The chicken burger was supposed to be cornflake-breaded, but it arrived thin, dry, and only resembled breaded with regular breadcrumbs. The beef burger was equally disappointing. It was bland and lacked flavour. These are not complaints, but rather honest feedback with the hope that you will take them into consideration and revisit your food offer. The staff is friendly, and I am confident that with a small improvement in food quality, you can achieve great success as the venue has a lot of potential. Best of luck to you and your team.

Great pub. I’ve been coming here for the last 5/6 years and always a good and professional friendly atmosphere- I’d say best pub in Oxshott

My husband and I looked up somewhere to eat on our way home. We came across The Bear. Lovely place. Service was good our Roast chicken was great. Plenty of it.

Great friendly staff and good food and a good price.

Very good good and service was top aswell zaira was very good polite and a great smile.

If you don’t mind being robbed £7.25 for a pint crack on 👍🏼

Visited for lunch today, possibly the best burger I've ever eaten. The pub is lovely and cosy with a nice relaxed atmosphere which is perfect for a quiet drink or dinner with friends. Ryan and his team are amazing and nothing is to much for them. Brilliant people, brilliant food, brilliant atmosphere

We enjoyed a delicious and leisurely dinner at The Bear. The service was exemplary and swift. When the time came to leave we couldn't believe how long we had lingered as we were so relaxed in the cosy and comfortable dining area.

We have been coming here for over 10 years and they are great with dogs. Only gripe is only two Vegie options sadly. The Squash salad wasn't very good and was soggy! but the Veggie burger was nice . Staff friendly.

Grrat pub and friendly service. Also good with dogs

Really good experience at the Bear as always

Great atmosphere and excellent service

Cosy atmosphere and very polite staff

I'm giving 3 out of 5 , the pub wasn't very busy however service was very slow. The menu on their website wasn't available since it was changed a few days ago. There wasn't any light bites and me & my guest didn't want sandwiches so we ordered from the special lunch menu one was a very small plate of mussels which came with bread. I was shocked at the price & later found out i could have had with fries. The communication was very poor & sadly I won't be returning

We arrived on a cold wet day and saw a seat by the fire, but two men walked in behind us (two women) claimed they booked the warm fireside spot and we were moved away so they could use the ample seating area to watch the rugby. In fact it was booked an hour before, but they were late it transpires. Nonetheless, manners and consideration towards others counts for so much - very disappointing experience :(

We were warmly welcomed in and looked after especially well by a very smiley and friendly Zaira. The food was lovely and didn’t take long to come out, no complaints at all. See you again sometime.

Server: Zaira, nice, quick and efficient.

Really lovely evening. We both had the specials. The sea bass and the fish cakes. Food and service was brilliant. We were looked after by Sahin who was great 👍🏻

The vegan burger was average - although glad they had vegan options . When I asked the waitress to describe the other vegan dish she was clueless and went to ask the chef - but came back without really being able to tell us exactly what it was ! Why aren’t the staff aware of what’s on the menu ??

Amazing food and wine selection, amazing kind service from our hostess Zaira. Made my mother's birthday meal out feel extra special by going the extra mile with a candle with the desert, and offered to sing happy birthday too. Would highly recommend visiting. (Booking ahead is best).

Food was ok, the plates look a bit sparce, the service received was terrible. We asked for sources and desert menus and nether turned up. The table we sat at told that we had to be off of 30mins into our meal as it was booked, didn’t have the option to ask for another drink. Didn’t feel overly welcoming

The Bear is a brilliant venue and has a great atmosphere. Very welcoming initially by Ryan the General Manager, and served by James, extremely helpful and whilst busy, had time to speak to everyone.Will definitely make this a more regular place to visit. Shirley Lavis

Excellent restaurant, a surprise for lunch on the way to Dover. Delicious dishes, very friendly service, highly recommended!

Great staff, always a great atmosphere. Outside space is great, always the regular choice.

Attractive surroundings, good food, attentive, professional and friendly staff …. a lovely experience (& we were a very large party with a wide age range and dogs!! )

Visited The Bear a few weeks ago. The food was very tasty and the server Zaira was very friendly.

Lovely Sunday lunch, Brilliant staff lead by Ryan,general manager and James our waiter and the girls.Very tasty food.

Lovely birthday lunch for party of 10 today. Many thanks for setting it all up so well. Food was lovely too.

Really rubbish service, rude person serving And really bad attitude from the owner, no sense of customer service

Nice spot for food. Had accidentally booked the wrong day, but they were more than happy to accommodate us. Meals came out quick and were tasty. All the staff were friendly.

Good food and service, parking good too.

Menu not a lot of choices, could be much more.dont think we will be going back. There was 8 of us and the bill come to 410.00 pounds.

Very nice pub. Great atmosphere, pleasant staff. Fast efficient service, nice food. We had a varied selection in our party, and it was all enjoyed. My one moan is over a problem that can't really be solved. Parking is a bit of a gamble. It looks like there are more than enough parking spaces, but on busy days, you realise that isn't the case. So I had to park blocking someone in. But the manager let me know as soon as someone left and a space became vacant. Other than that, it was all good. We'll be going again.

The Bear is a Pub’s pub. Their menu, choices of alcohol, kids’ entertainment and service are hard to fault. We had both a casual Tuesday lunch and Sunday roast there over a month apart and the consistency is to be mentioned.

The food was lovely, and the service was quick. However, it was a bit lax in coordination (missed cutlery, too many different waiting staff), otherwise a very pleasant visit.

Food took a long time for a fairly empty restaurant. The cornflake burger was well over cooked and was missing the mayonnaise and pickles.. The waitress was very apologetic, and the burger price was removed from the bill before I was going to ask!! I'm really disappointed as I expected more from this pub restaurant. Unfortunately I will not be visiting again anytime soon.

Absolutely loved our meal here, the food was superb and the service was excellent too, a nice friendly and warm atmosphere. Thoroughly recommend to anyone.

We had a fabulous evening here teaching a Christmas wreath workshop, lovely atmosphere, Ryan and the ladies behind the bar were so nice and welcoming.

What's the measure of a good meal? Five empty plates and me wishing I could lick my plate! The second measure is if puds are ordered and all five of us did. I normally go for the lemon tart but was tempted by the double chocolate brownie and oh my goodness, it was so gooey it was already sinking under the weight of the scoop of ice cream atop. The menu isn't huge, clearly they've decided to do a less dishes well and they've succeeded. I would have liked more options in the veg side orders, but that is the only complaint I had. Beautiful food.

Food is average. Service is abysmal.

Enjoyable lunch and good service. Only let down by tinny music coming from speaker sbove us. Would be better with no music or better/better quality/instrumental if there must be something.

Very limited gluten free options. Had to wade through a huge folder of ingredients to find a suitabke dish. Ham was very dry

Only one person serving food so great delay in getting the meal.

Excellent Sunday lunch, loads of tasty food, great beer and super friendly staff.

Great place good food, and a warm welcome Thank you Zaira

Nice spacious dining area, not loud as everyone has plenty of room around them. Food and service both excellent.

Wish I had read these reviews beforehand. We used to regularly go to the Bear, but no more. One meal was cold and had to be sent back. My chips were cold. Hardly any gravy on roasts. Poor quality burgers. All food disappointing. Service dreadful, almost non existent and then tried adding £28 service charge to bill. Waste of money. We did make our feelings known to several staff and told staff how disappointed we were.

Thanks to Mae & Ryan for looking after us so well

The Bear was amazing, we both had Roast dinner and food was exceptional. Team were friendly

I’ve had better food in a Weatherspoons. Service virtually non existent. Very disappointing lunch time visit we will not be returning. I’m surprised the parent company is allowing this standard in what could be a great pub.

Good food, pleasant environment, helpful staff. Have visited several times, would recommend

We waited ages for our food despite it not being busy. The menu wss very diappointing and overprifed for what you get. They gave us s cheeseboard of 3 wafer thin pieces of cheddar and some brie with a few grapes and toast. Definiely not as described on the menu. Luckily they did put this right. Wont go back. Shame because the lovely area does not match the food.

I never leave reviews, but feel I must for this. Went here yesterday , 4 of us, for roast dinner, very disappointed. Hardly any food on the plate, almost no vegetables, the potatoes were worse than aunt Bessie's frozen ones. The only nice thing was the Yorkshire pudding and celeriac puree . had to ask for more gravey, as hardly any on plate,and for more vegetables. Then got the cheese plate for dessert, again , very disappointed, small piece of cheddar and small slice of brie, with rock hard , over toasted , crackers that nearly broke a tooth !! Then was charged service fee automatically of around £25. A wasted £215 on a very low quality meal. Wine also well over priced. Will not be visiting again.

We had a really lovely dinner, we had the sunday roast and it was cooked perfectly! Service was excellent!

Well what can I say. We ordered our food and drinks. Starter arrived before our drinks. My sirloin steak was so tough and had so much gristle at the edges and through the middle. It was clear that the restaurant have bought food from a poor standard supplier as I have never eaten sirloin so awful before. Also the sticky toffee pudding was virtually cold. We asked for the bill, they charged us for the sirloin so we asked if there was something that can be done about the charge for the steak. Rhe waitress came back with the charge taken out but the cheeky manager added service. All in all a bar experience. No wonder the restaurant was empty.

The atmosphere with the fire going was very nice. Tables spacing was also just right. The service was attentive and professional without being intrusive. Unfortunately the roast was not great. The serving size was fine. Not much in the way of greens. The chicken skin wasn’t crisp , a bit squidgy the chicken was bland, the Yorkshire pudding was very dry, overcooked and obviously been sitting warming for a while . I’d definitely return to the Bear but sadly not for the roast.

A lovely atmosphere with friendly and helpful staff. As a gluten free vegitarian Sahin was knowledgeable and helpful to ensure I enjoyed my meal. The Bear is an excellent place to eat if you are unable to eat gluten.

Food was a little on the average side but wouldn't hesitate to order again

Sunday evening dinner here .it was not good.my roast pork dinner looked and tasted like it had been cooked 6 hours previous..cheese board old and sad .sausage came with no mash as indicated on the menu .nobody came to ask how is your meal. Dont go here .waste of your precious money

The ambience is lovely in this 28th century pub. Excellent gluten free burger for lunch. GF knowledge was spot on!

Had a lovely meal at The Bear and our waitress Iryna was friendly, attentive and efficient. Had a very enjoyable evening.

Exemplary service from Zaira coupled with super food. Would help if there was an outside light to assist returning to the car in the dark.

Zaira was an absolute sweetheart! She made us all feel so very welcome and she was so very cute

As usual - good, friendly service and excellent food in a relaxing atmosphere

Easy online booking. Small car park but lovely outdoor terrace. Lovely atmosphere and tasty food. Check beforehand if it is a quiz night, as it is very loud and difficult to have a conversation. Dog friendly.

The place is Fantastic and it has plenty of parking space. The space has beautiful flower basket arrangements and great seats outside. They offered a full range of drinks but not cheap. The desserts were catered and not that great, but I still have not tried the food. Great place to visit with friends and family!

Went to the bear to have a few after-work drinks. The barman, Sal, was very friendly and made some delicious cocktails. Very dog friendly, very nice vibe. Would totally recommend!

Walked in and the first thing I was greeted by was the very friendly Bar man - Sal. He whipped up a lovely passion fruit martini for myself and made some beautiful Guinness art for another customer as well. On top of that, his service was excellent as he kept on top of our orders to make sure that the food came out as soon as possible. I ordered the steak frites which was delicious, however the steak was ever so slightly underdone. All in all, great experience and will definitely be going back!

I was attended by Zaira and she was very kind. A very good service, nice place and very good food.

First visit and not our last. Grest food and service from Sophie. She was very welcoming and courteous. Thank you

This place is absolutely stunning with top tier food. Our server Iryna was very attentive and didn't skip a beat. Definitely recommend this place.

Fantastic pub! Friendly staff, great choice of beers and awesome food! Also the big man Tom was super helpful!

Lovely big place to go and enjoy the country, proper selection of beers and the food is just the best: serves Vegans nicely as well. A must if in the area-also the big boss man Tom is cracking company.

Pub lunch done right. Great experience at The Bear for lunch with my family. Tasty, fresh food cooked really well. The Bear burger was delicious, the risotto was fresh and full of flavour, the buttery mash with the pie was creamy and buttery and so delicious. The veg was perfectly cooked, vibrant green with a bite. Lovely attentive and friendly service. Couldn't fault it. Well done The Bear!

Fun pub, and great as Young's pub they have Deya Steady Rolling Man on tap! Didn't have the chance to eat there, but other people's burgers near us looked amazing - will be back! Also plenty of free parking at the back of pub, in addition to the spaces at the front near the road.

Fantastic pub with friendly staff and great food, would highly recommend to anyone!! Tom was really helpful!

We visited The Bear recently for a meal with the family. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals and the service from lovely friendly and efficient staff. Would highly recommend! We will be back very soon.

Came here for food and a few drinks the other evening, the food was lovely with a great selection of beers to choose from. The service was great and the staff were very welcoming and catered to all of our needs. Would highly recommend.

Had a fantastic dinner at the Bear recently. The atmosphere was cozy and welcoming, with friendly staff especially Tom who made us feel right at home. The bear burger was delicious, cooked perfectly and full of flavour. The drink selection was impressive too, we finished our meal with a sweet cocktail. Overall, a great spot for a relaxed and satisfying meal. Definitely worth a visit! Will be back!

Lovely clean & tidy pub near Oxshott. Friendly staff & very nice food.

Over 1 hour wait for lunch during the day is not ideal

Lovely pub in the leafy village of Oxshott. Stunning inviting terrace to the front of the pub, a perfect spot for a quick bite to eat in the sun. Classic food offering, but served with a smile and nothing was too much trouble

We had such a lovely lunch outside on the deck. Great food, lovely staff and a great atmosphere. Well done guys.

We were fortunate enough to enjoy my baby shower at this beautiful pub with such friendly welcoming staff and a warm relaxed atmosphere last year in July … well we loved it so much we came back to celebrate our daughters first birthday party. We love the option of having the front of bar area as well as a decking section for family party’s. We chose the bear board and cheese board and it was delicious. All of our guests commented on what a lovely atmosphere The Bear holds. Thankyou so much for everything we will be back <3

Lovely staff, food always on point!

Great pub lovely staff can't fault it

Fantastic pub. The food was phenomenal and service so attentive and very very helpful. A great choice of beers. A big thank you to Tom who recommended the specials to us. Will defo be back.

Food was amazing definitely recommend the Sunday roast ! Service was quick and the staff are all so friendly and inviting. There is a great atmosphere created in the pub. Will definitely be returning for another Sunday roast soon !

Amazing location and atmosphere the food was amazing and Tom made us feel very welcome. Will definitely be back and a must visit for lunch if you are in the area.

Slow service, very few people in the pub. Food was very nice.

Really enjoy the quiz on Thursday night. Food was good but didn’t quite get the salami slices on the broccoli

Lovely place, nice terrace, friendly staff