The Bluebell in Waverley

We had booked a table for 8 and were luckily handed the snug, which was so nice for a large group. Felt really private and the decor including the fairy lights was particularly pleasant. The food was so good, and really felt like you were in a country pub with the choices of game on offer (pheasant/venison). We also had an array of starters including whitebait, Camembert, halloumi, olives which were big portions. The staff were absolutely lovely and it's dog friendly so really accommodating. One of my favourite pub restaurants now.

Visited for the first time after recommendations Wonderful atmosphere with a wood burning fire going. Very welcoming staff. Attentive service Food was incredible. The venison and stroganoff were Outstanding,generous portions served piping hot and presented beautifully Very good prices well worth every penny It's not very often that two professional chefs eat out and can be so incredibly impressed We will definitely back Thank you

Been here a few times and never disappointed. Just had the most amazing lamb curry. The chef certainly knows how to do a curry as the Thai green curry is equally a nice. Lovely staff too. Love The Bluebell.

What a lovely pub. Food was in generous portions and really tasty. Staff really really helpful. And not forgetting watching the three resident goat. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely place for a family catch up and the food was delicious.

A lovely pub with great atmosphere, good local beer, friendly & efficient service and a great menu, which has standard items and daily changes depending on what's available. We had Philly steak ciabatta and stuffed breat of pheasant on roast root vegetables - delicious!

Had a B-E-A-utiful roast here with the family last weekend, I'd usually have taken a photo or two but the sights and smells once the food was put infront of me overtook all other senses. Really, really worthwhile visit.

A great find! A good selection of classic pub food and reasonably priced. Staff were very friendly and service was great, even on a busy Friday night.

A spur of the moment lunch at The Bluebell in Dockenfield. Table pre-booked on the morning of our visit and it wasn’t too busy when we arrived so had a choice of sitting indoors or outdoors and any vacant table that took our fancy. We had whitebait starters - naked without batter or breadcrumbs and very tasty in addition to being served in a dish rather than a small metal basket or baked bean tin as often happens in some pub restaurants. We chose to go out of our comfort zone, of burger and fries or fish and chips, for a lunch and chose the herb crusted shoulder of lamb served with red cabbage, parsnip purée, water cress and roasted new potatoes with a rich meat gravy too. It was very nice. Lovely food in a lovely setting and two very lovely bar ladies who also waited on our table. Would I go again? Yes, very much so! Thank you for a lovely lunch!

Great food in a lovely setting.

Been here approximately four times and never been disappointed. Gorgeous garden on a nice day. Another beautiful meal with fantastic service, thank you

Gorgeous atmosphere on a sunny day in the pub garden! Loved the unique seating. We had the Sunday Roast, I loved the thick gravy, nice meat and yorkshire pudding. However, it didn't come with enough vegetables and the potatoes were not crispy. Will definitely be back!

Stunning garden, great space for kids to play whilst adults catch up!

Fantastic hidden gem just up the road from Alice Holt. Found it on a bike ride a couple of months ago and vowed to check out the garden when the weather improved. Food fantastic and well priced, nice selection of local Alton ales and standard lagers. Great beer garden, dog friendly and great staff.

Had a very enjoyable afternoon celebrating our parent’s 60th Wedding Anniversary. The food was delicious and the service was fantastic. Lucy was a pleasure to deal with and answered my emails very promptly. Would highly recommend visiting. We’ll certainly be back. Thank you.

Really good pub, with a fab menu. The food was so nice, big high fives to the kitchen team. We had halloumi Burgers, Lamb skewers with baba ganoush etc, it was excellent. Friendly team too... thankyou

Food was miserable, no effort and dry. Peas were grey and shrivelled, sons burger was like a lump of charcoal

Great hidden gem of a pub with ample outside space and undercover outdoor seating area. Tried the flatbread with lamb and tzatziki for lunch, but the lamb was a bit chewy unfortunately. My husband enjoyed the Sunday roast dinner and had chicken. Overall, it could do with more seating in the garden and parasols for shading, but it’s worth a visit just for the out of this world giant glass of Pimms! Summer in a glass ☀️

Lovely place, Sat and had lunch in the garden. Service was amazing and nothing too much trouble. Food was fantastic and lovely portions. Certainly worth a second visit

What a find! Great surroundings, friendly service and excellent (sensibly priced) food - wish we lived closer! Thank you Lucy & the team

Great food, generous portions. Fab service.

Booked a family meal fir 14 of us, staff were very accommodating, friendly and excellent service. Food was so good and plenty of choice for gluten free. Highly recommended 5*

Great selection of beers on tap, and wonderful food and service! Worth a visit.

Great food - steaks were cooked to perfection! Friendly staff and good outdoor dining area. Thanks

First visit here, and we will be back. Had to find an eatery for wheelchair access. Was recommended this place. Staff amazing, food fab. Infact, we both had a starter, which was huge, main also large. Which meant no dessert. I'll remember for next time, no starter and will have room for dessert.

Lovely pub with good food. We only had starters for lunch but it was sufficient and tasty. Staff are friendly. Plenty of seating and parking.

Great food and friendly service

After a day at the beach, we chanced this pub on the way home. It was lovely, we were 5 minutes late for the food, but were offered if we were quick, we had a look at the menu but weren’t hungry. Definitely going back for the roast as looked really good! 👍

Always a reliable place for good food, service and atmosphere. Not pretentious. Pretty country pub. Lovely big garden for summertime.

The Bluebell is such a great pub. Great location, indoor and outdoor seating, great food and the staff are always really friendly. They are great with allergies and know everything that's in their dishes. The serving staff are always happy to check with the kitchen and make small tweaks to dishes to accommodate.

Lovely pub, sadly too loud for my Mum with her hearing aids. The noise left her unable to hear anyone talking in our group. The food was lovely and tasty too!

Lovely meal, with great service. Great pub food.

Had a lovely Birthday meal, we were a large group all having roasts and the food and service was great, everyone was friendly and helpful. Lucy went above and beyond to help with booking our group and making sure we got our Sunday roast. Dog friendly, lovely pub, definitely recommend

Return visit after a long gap away. Lovely atmosphere. Didn't eat but hopefully will next time. Cheers RBS

Excellent food, excellent service, what more could you want??

This place needs to invest £20 in an automatic door closer. They are not spending enough on the heating (what had gone off when we arrived) to allow the doors to remain open. I had to get up 4 times during my meal to shut the door left open by people coming in and out so as to stop my food going cold and being uncomfortable there. When I spend £100 on a meal for 2, I shouldn't have to be closing the door every 2 minutes. Not in a hurry to return I'm afraid despite the ale being lovely.

Popped in for a beer and a snack on a Sunday afternoon. A friendly welcome - all tables booked but were lucky to get a table by the cosy open fire. Snack were very tasty too, hope to visit again for a full meal and a walk in the area

Delicious Sunday roast & great service

Very professional food and service. Good for the start and end of a walk and not silly prices. Excellent and polite staff. Very impressive. Thank you

Good food & excellent friendly helpful staff. Would highly recommend

What a hidden gem! Was looking for a decent pub around the frensham area and found this. I did go on a weekday so it was a little quiet, but on the flip side I had great service and prompt delivery, the food was great with that extra bit of care and attention towards the food from the chefs. Beer selection was good with a solid range of local beers and ales to suit any taste in that department. Compared to my local (Cornwall) prices were a little inflated however considering the location I think they were still pretty reasonable. Unfortunately I can’t say I’ll be back anytime soon cause it’s so far away from me, but if I’m up this way will certainly pop by!

Perfect. A quiet spot nestled away in the countryside with a great vibe - as a warm, welcoming, and traditional country pub. Very attentive and friendly staff. Unpretentious, authentic and genuine, with good food and great service that's a credit to the youngsters delivering it.

Wow. Superb. Taken here for dinner for my birthday. Gorgeous food. Fantastic service

A beautiful pub with a great team of staff and fabulous food

Lovely meal and service will be coming back

Lovely food, very friendly staff, cute little pub

Great menu and a superb setting for a fantastic pub lunch

Lovely atmosphere, really friendly, happy and obliging staff. Roast dinner really enjoyed by my husband and the curry was good but needed a little extra sauce, overall would definitely recommend.

Hard to find without sat nav,, need to cut the overgrown bushes at front to reveal the pub sign, we missed it cos it was so hidden.

Staying locally we needed somewhere to go for our evening meal. We found The Bluebell online and booked straight away. Nice rural location with great staff and great food. Very reasonable price will certainly return. Thank you.

They above and beyond, when I had to keep changing the reservation, really understanding and accommodating. The food was incredible, really hot and good portion size. And the biggest plus is it’s dog friendly! Definitely would come back

Perfect pub, from the rural countryside setting and large garden (with goats!) to the delicious food and exceptional friendly service. My first visit but will definitely return.

Great service and a beautiful garden

A really nice pub with friendly service. The food is good with generous portions. The waitress overheard my husband making a comment about it being my birthday, and minutes later brought out a chocolate brownie with a candle, even though we had declined to order desert. Such a lovely gesture and much appreciated.

The pub is very local to the area and hidden away. However once found, it is an amazing place to catch up with friends and families and unwind. The pub has great indoor and outdoor seating with a very welcoming, warm vibe. Since I am a vegetarian, the food options were very limited however it was good.

Nice pub, out of the way, friendly atmosphere, nice garden, small parking area, nice staff, decent pub style food not fancy but good quality.

The food is excellent, and the service is the best.

More like an expensive weather spoon than a country pub

Perfect peaceful location for a drink or a good 🥘

A very nice place with friendly helpful staff and a good menu including quite a few decent salads. The fish and chips was excellent!

This is an amazing pub - I’m coeliac and it’s really hard to find such an accommodating and helpful pub with excellent food and service. Nothing is too much trouble! Cannot recommend enough ❤️

Lovely pub and garden. Unfortunately the gluten free options are not suitable for coeliacs.

Went there for lunch Tuesday 23rd. Very friendly bar staff. Sat outside in the sunny garden. Our drinks and food were brought out to us. Both our meals were very good but the drinks were somewhat expensive. There are goats in a pen by the garden which is obviously good for children to view.

Without a doubt, the best pub in the area. Consistently amazing food, drinks and exceptional customer service.

Nice food and good service, though portions are small

Independent pub, local ales, great food, lovely location, attentive staff; everything you wish a pub to be.

Lovely family meet up at the Bluebell, great food, attentive service and relaxing garden! I'm very grateful to thr friend who recommended it...we'll be back!

UPDATE 28/4/23 I've updated the review from 3 to 4 stars. We went here recently as a big group and everything was nice, better than last time. The starters leaved a little to be desired, there really wasn't much food. Other than thag though, it was good. Ohh and the dessert are pretty big, but not complaining here!! We've had many good experiences here, however the last was rather disappointing. We stopped in for a final lunch, before leaving the country in the evening, all settling on sandwiches for ease. Unfortunately they took over an hour to arrive, getting to the point where we had to ask the bar what was going on! The food tatsed good, but it just seemed like a long wait for a couple of steak sandwiches and a cheese sandwich! I've given three stars (reduced from my previous 5) in the hope that this was just a one off! It has a lovely beer garden and some ncie goats now, so we will give it another chance

Mediocre food. Not as good as Weatherspoons.

Great food, good staff, nice beer..... what else do you need in a pub?

All the staff are amazing, a really friendly atmosphere and the food is prepared fresh daily, I would highly recommend it

Great coffee. Lovely cosy fireplace.

Really great menu and my meal of pork schnitzel was. Lovely

Superb food, excellent, friendly service, and a gorgeous setting. And we loved the goats, which were in full view from our table by the window.

Very welcoming and friendly staff, good food, I had the Shashuka. Well worth a visit after a long walk around Alice Holt.

Great Sunday lunch, excellent service thanks

Great pint of moondance, and lovely ambience

We ate dinner on Christmas Eve, service was a bit slow but food was good and staff were very friendly. Heaters outside and blankets available for when it's cold.

Very warm welcome, great food and a lovely atmosphere. Can heartily recommend.

Nice pub. Nice setting. Nice staff. Poor selection of beer. Terrible food.

Had a late lunch here yesterday: four of us plus 2 Dogs. We received a warm welcome and the Dogs did too. Roast lunches were delicious and the service was friendly and attentive. Thank you very much.

Looks a bit unpreposessing from the outside, but was cozy inside. Food was good and reasonably priced, staff pleasant, cheerful and friendly. There's quite a lot of outside seating easy to imagine it would be a great place to go for lunch on a sunny summer day. Unfortunately it was a foggy December day, worth remembering it doesn't open until 12, we spent 20 cold minutes outside before it opened!

Stuffed pork roast.... One of three best roasts ever, thanks!

Lovely pub in the middle of lovely nowhere! Superb draft ale and tasty burgers.

What a great find! Fabulous food, lovely helpful, polite staff and in such a lovely setting. Will definitely return.

Reliably the best Sunday lunch for miles around, topped by superbly friendly and efficient service. We love The Bluebell and would recommend this lovely country pub to all who are passing the area... except that if we do, we would be giving away our best kept secret!

We had such a lovely afternoon at The Bluebell. We had a double birthday party. Lucy and get staff were so very helpful, attentive without being intrusive. The food was delicious. We opted for Sunday Roasts. All very lovely, we had pork, beef and chicken as our options. Yorkshire puddings very nice. Thank you for our lovely afternoon.

Had a lovely meal really fresh and hot . Staff were amazing made us feel welcome there were 20 of us nothing was to much brilliant.....

The Bluebell was a fantastic venue for my surprise Birthday party/meal. The staff were absolutely brilliant, nothing was too much trouble. It was clean and tidy and we all loved it. Thank you The Bluebell and your staff for making my Special day one to remember.

We had the loveliest afternoon today at the bluebell. The staff were absolutely amazing and made my father in laws 70th birthday so special. The food was delicious and every single person in our group of 22 would absolutely agree with me. Its in such a beautiful location with a fantastic beer garden. If you are looking for great food with friendly attentive staff this is the place for you. Thank you to everyone who looked after us today.

Great food and polite and friendly service all round excellent visit.

Lovely country pub with a big garden for the kids and has two goats to keep the little ones entertained. Really great menu and good for allergens. Gluten free food options and GF ale on tap. Brilliant service on top, what's not to like!

Recently had dinner with friends at The Bluebell, would happily recommend, the food was fantastic, especially the sticky toffee pudding! The staff are lovely, friendly and the service was excellent. Also fantastic value for money, lovely garden too.

Really enjoyed our meals in a relaxing setting, despite being rather busy the service was very good too.

Great setting in the north downs, pricey but thats what supermarkets have done to remote pubs, good beers and service.

Lovely pub and beautiful garden. There is a sectioned off children's play area so it's secure. There are also goats in an enclosure which is a weird but wonderful addition! Would definitely go back

Nice welcome by all the friendly staff, small menu but what we had was nice. Would revisit.

Great pub tucked away. Large garden with tree trunk tables.great biking destination

Great Pub! The Pub goats are a great touch!

We had a 90th birthday celebration Sunday lunch at the Bluebell today, great pub, friendly staff and amazing food, well recommended 👍