The Cricketers in Mole Valley

Next door was a pizza place. Always a nice friendly pub. Dorking has many good pubs. Some are still in Dorking.

Popped in here for a quick pint today and was delighted to see cask ESB on. And what a cracking pint it was. This pub obviously knows how to take care of the ale - so many pubs don't care any more. The ESB was superb. My only regret was that I could only have one as I was driving. This is a proper, unpretentious pub. The lady who served me was extremely pleasant and welcoming, perhaps the manager. No short pints here, which also seems to have become the norm everywhere else. Hard to believe the majority of pubs used to be like this. This pub was a real breath of fresh air - I will be back - without the car! Soon.

Best pub in the world. Hope it always stays a 'real' pub.

Proper traditional pub, loads of wood panelling and tasty ales in a snug and friendly atmosphere. Please chitter chatter hangs in the air and the bar staff are always very friendly and personable. Recommended if you enjoy a traditional boozer

Seems a good friendly local. Beers from the Asahi stable.

Nice friendly pub with a warm atmosphere, good selection of Beers.

Great staff and a good old-fashioned pub 👍

Nice small bar which also has a garden, staff that were on really good.

It’s been at least two years since I was here, however in that time it’s not been spoilt. A cracking pint of Fullers The place is proper pub.

Great pub, staff are always happy and friendly

Traditional Fuller's pub good beer

Best pub in Dorking, full stop.

One of the best in dorking, lovely staff, fair prices

Nice local pub friendly people and helpful bar staff

One of the best pubs in Dorking. Great beer that's well served. Traditional beer vibe with a nice area out the back for sunny days.

Lovely old pub. Good to have a pint or two

The pub in my opinion, sells the best real ale in the town. The draught beer is always as hoped for, and the staff are very friendly and professional. Good outside drinking area too. For Dorking, the prices are fair also. If you are a real ale drinker, it is a must!

Nice, quiet traditional pub in town. Great place to chill out over a pint.

One of the best pubs in Dorking. Great beer that's well served. Traditional beer vibe with a nice area out the back for sunny days.

My old local, friendly staff and great beer.

This is a lovely pub! Great selection of real ale also do nice sandwiches 😀

A drinker's pub. No meals served. No TV screens. Pleasant atmosphere when we were there for a Saturday afternoon drink.

Very kind staff and cosy place.

Lovely old pub just outside town ,great beer and lots of character

Nice pub, good selection of beers, groovy rock/beer garden with gazebos, outside heating and even a big TV.

Traditional and friendly pub in Dorking. I intend to return.

On balance, a pretty decent pub. Fullers / Dark Star beers. Sadly at 2 pm on Sunday, there are only two others here. One is drinking lager. It’s probably no surprise then that the pint of ale I have (Dark Star Hophead) is at a good temperature and looks the part, but is devoid of life and character. It is inoffensive, but lacks what makes a pint of this fine brew special. 5 real ales with the turnover evident right now is sadly too many for them to be at their best. Interesting to see the two other customers vaping at the bar. It’s the first time I’ve seen it in a pub, oddly. It doesn’t create an unpleasant atmosphere, so it doesn’t worry me. I would not have noticed had I not seen it. Their conversation with expletives every other word is actually quite entertaining.

Good local in Dorking. Nice people and cozy.

Lovely homemade traditional pub grub. Good prices (food and drinks)

Had a pint here. It was quiet and cozy.

Lovely friendly staff, welcoming and dedicated landlady, great selection of drinks and a very nice sun-trap garden out back. Plus dart board and selection of board games. Spot on.

Grear atmosphere. Good selection of beers and terrific food.

My favourite after work drinks pub in town!

Great boozer, comfy place, make a big effort for its customers. Took one off for lack of nice outdoor space. Try Queens Head or Falkland Arms for better gardens.

Pub itself is alright, but not what it used to be

Nice little pub Friendly barmaid. Nice food. Well kept cask ale.

strange pub..... but very friendly staff lovely atmosphere and good beer.... thank you for our journey (pub crawl)

Visited for lunch through the recommendation of a friend. We walked in as a customer was bizarrely swinging a tennis racket around and went to jokingly hit us with it. Slightly bemused we said hi to the girl behind the bar who ignored us. The place was very tired and dirty with odd objects dotted around which didn’t seem to fit in with the old charm of the pub. The menu looked uninspiring and due to the lack of any friendly atmosphere we left and went to the Queens Head a mere few meters away, which was lovely.

Great little country pub with atmosphere. Excellent home cooked meals and service. We had meals here twice during a stay in Surrey and were welcomed back- host even recalled what we had ordered previous week.

Cosy pub with a quirky layout and beer garden. Good pints poured though so that's all that matters at the end of the day.

Excellent! A proper pub. You can go on just for a drink and not be surrounded by big meals

Great pub. A REAL pub. Landlord keeps the beer very well.

Quiet Tuesday lunch time. Traditional pub interior, family run tenant business from Fullers. London Pride was therefore very good. Also on hand pump was ESB, Lacons Encore and two beers from Dark Star (owned by Fuller's) namely Hophead and American Pale Ale. Menu with several options and at very reasonable prices. Chicken and chorizo pie, mash, peas and onion gravy for £8 is not half bad, hot and tasty too. Staff were friendly and pub is well worth a visit.

What a great little pub with great friendly service

We were meeting up with some friends who recommended The Cricketers for a drink. The pub is quite cosy, very friendly and has a good selection of beer and other drinks.

We found a 'Golliwogg' on a shelf in this pub. After we took the disrespectful symbol down from the shelf, a member of the bar staff asked us to leave saying "her close friend made this for her". The fact this member of staff tried to defend this item of controversy is appalling and ignorant.

We found a 'Golliwogg' on a shelf in this pub. After we took the disrespectful symbol down from the shelf, a member of the bar staff asked us to leave saying "her close friend made this for her". The fact this member of staff tried to defend this item of controversy is appalling and ignorant.

Probably the only traditional pub left in town

Great beer & ale selection and welcoming feel and staff

Beer festivals are very regular,& seasonal great beer garden for a small pub it's very friendly & hospitable great pub try when you're nearby or next in Dorking without the car no parking but bus stop 1min walk away

Fab pub in Dorking. Brilliant landlord, super friendly. Beer festival was on so cracking live music.

Friendly local pub with much going on for the community. This place has a +++++++++ rating in my view.

Great place great staff and big garden too! Cannot be more pleased!

Nice pub with central bar. Some interesting cricket memorabilia including large mirror on one wall with etching of Sir Jack Hobbs

pub au top, personnel sympa, ambiance chaleureuse et conviviale, bonne bières. je recommande vivement

Such a good pub, really friendly owners and staff and always a good time

Pleasant old world style pub with chatty landlord.

Perfect pub. (Except no food at weekends)

Lovely pub. Traditional style. Great beer!

One of the best Pubs around - Beer always on Top Form

A cosy local pub with Georgan patio garden , dog friendly!

Great atmosphere and a great choice of craft beers and gin.

Real ale paradise and well looked after

Always a warm welcome here. Good beers and lagers. Nice atmosphere. Nothing flash but all the better for that.

Lovely pub. Great beers. As a Dorking resident, this is the go-to pub for a drink. Lunch time sandwiches look good but never tried them.

Brilliant local. Friendly staff and customers. One of my favourites.

Quaint little pub with a lovely atmosphere

Have been here a few times while visiting from Australia, and have found the locals and Staff to be very Friendly and Helpful. Have tried a meal here as well as the Beer and Mulled Wine in Winter. Superb 😊

It was a private function ad it was great fun!

This is what they used to be like. Cosy, welcoming, great Governor. London Pride well served. My favourite pub in Dorking.

Really friendly local pub, great selection of drinks and a very friendly landlord that always makes you feel welcome.

Best pub in Dorking. Well run. Nice selection of beers and whiskey. Good for rugby and football. Annual beer festival on rear patio. Pub is focused on drinks though there is some basic food. Well kept Fullers beers.

One of my favourite pubs in Dorking. If you're after a decent and friendly pub that boasts a good atmosphere without the shoulder-to-shoulder sweaty kids, this is the place to go. The ales are fantastic and the people who own it are brilliant.

We popped in for a drink whilst passing by. What a fantastic little pub! Full of character and atmosphere. it was full of people enjoying themselves & the landlord behind the bar was fantastic! we will be back when we are next in Dorking!

We popped in for a drink whilst passing by. What a fantastic little pub! Full of character and atmosphere. it was full of people enjoying themselves & the landlord behind the bar was fantastic! we will be back when we are next in Dorking!

Great atmosphere and lovely simple food, a proper pub!

We are a young couple who moved to the area last year. This is one of our nearest pubs and we love it! The owner is lovely and the atmosphere is always friendly. They serve my favourite local gin which always helps.. we always bring visiting friends and family here as it's a great place to relax!

Great friendly local pub to drink beer in. I think they do sandwiches but pubs are for beer so if you want food I recommend Waitrose which is near by.

Excellent local, wonderful staff and great beer selection. A Dorking institution!

When you're just passing through it's fantastic to find a pub where you can feel accepted and part of the crowd. Even better when you happen to hit it on a special night where everyone is genuinely enjoying themselves and the owner and staff are going out of their way to make it fun. Last night was my first night on my own in Dorking and after having walked miles from one end of town to the other and through every footpath and twisting road to see where it led I was tired and hungry. Unfortunately, dinner is only served Thursday-Saturday. (No surprise there; I had forgotten it was a bank holiday and kitchens were closed in pretty much every pub in town.) No matter, I stayed to have a cool drink. It turned out to be movie night at The Cricketers. Now, I had just watched "Eddie The Eagle," which I had just watched twice the week before. I sat and I talked and Barman Alf and I did corny commercials for zessstttty Cornish Orchard Lemonade. Before I knew it, the movie started to a full house. A coffee house cup of delicious, slightly sweet popcorn appeared behind me and I held myself back from inhaling it. A few minutes later when I turned back to take a sip of my drink...fresh cup of popcorn!! That must have happened five times! I was truly amazed at encountering that degree of hospitality outside of a fifties sitcom. Not a soul left before the end credits. I saw tears on some male faces. I'd say all present had a great time and not just because Team GB did so brilliantly in the Olympics this month. Even now, I've been having a chat with the very intelligent and funny barmaid Carrie, so the staff last night was no fluke. Next time you're in Dorking, give the Dorking Chicken a pass and drop in here for a drink, a bite, and, if you time it right, a movie and endless popcorn.

Met friends here for lunch, or that was the plan, as there actually wasn't any food to speak of. Beer selection was good but not in great condition and landlord / manager really couldn't give a damn. Shame as it used to be a decent pub.

A lovely quaint pub with a nice interior

Had thought this was a great little pub, only do sort of bar snacks on occasions, don't go there. filthy , bar staff rude, landlord with attitude!

If you want a proper pub, that has great beers, food, welcoming and even dog friendly then this is it. I came here a few months ago after not being in it for many years (now live overseas), as good as ever, this is England.!!!!

A nice version of a traditional English pub, rather than one that has been "gourmet-ed" or "gastro-ed". They have movies on a Monday which is a good idea, but the main reason I would return are the simply amazing sandwiches. I am not particularly a sandwich fan normally but the Saltbox ones are delicious - pastrami was out of this world. A good range of beers and friendly service. It's not really a local for me but I would recommend it and return.

They have a new resident here after the success of the previous kitchen resident. The Salt Box Sandwich Co. is a former Parrot (Forest Green) chef doing his own NYC Deli style food, 100% freshly homemade and sourced from local farms and suppliers, it delicious!!

A warm welcome in a friendly pub. Always good real ale, generally a guest, knowledgeable staff, always willing to discuss the beer! On top if this regular beer festivals. The pub is characterful, offering papers, books, board games and film nights. A good outside area part covered is pleasant in summer. Oh and the locals will chat to anyone!