The Happy Man in Runnymede

Super friendly welcome. All the staff were cheerful and helpful. One of the only local pubs to serve hot drinks. Many tables were reserved later in the day so obviously a popular pub for eating out. Upbeat music in the background. Lots of tables and corners to sit in. Large bar and outside area.

Lovely beer and great food, I love it. Had a beer festival in their beer garden in March, great selection of ales and ciders

The Guinness at this pub was outstanding it definitely made me a very happy man

Nice ambience and vibe of the place

Fabulous little boozer with a surprisingly big garden

What a fab pub. Really good beers, good large selection. Fantastic old school pub vibe with darts and The Best Jukebox! Amazing welcoming staff.

Decent vibe but bar staff too busy loving themselves. Bad service

Fantastic pub with a great atmosphere

Excellent old style pub, generous food, good atmosphere. Very handy for Royal Holloway but very much a local pub

We only ate snacks and tea, which where very tasty, the service was very good. Nice local pub atmosphere.

Lovely place with amazing food and friendly, inviting staff team.

Absolutely top pub! Cracking little pub. We were visiting my daughter who is at Uni there. We booked a table and went Sunday lunch time. Roast dinner is the only food they serve on Sunday. The pub is one of those little gems you find, you know what I mean! Great atmosphere, friendly staff and at least one local sitting on a stall with a pint on the bar. The best! When we booked a table, (definitely recommend booking a table as it is a popular little pup!) they asked you what meat you want (a choice of one or two meats) I chose chicken and beef, my wife and daughter chose just chicken. When we arrived the bar lady directed us to our table and after getting drinks we waited for our food to arrive. After a short wait, the food arrived. On the plate the meat portions are very generous and came with roast potatoes and parsnips and a separate bowl of veg. The food was excellent, a really good Sunday roast. If I was being really really picky, I would have preferred a few more pieces of parsnips as I only got one piece. Like I said I'm being really picky. The meal isnt over priced and definitely worth it. Our daughter has told us they do other foods like burgers etc throughout the week. We plan to return on another occasion to taste the other food they do there. Apparently, the burger is to die for. Can't wait until we return!

I had a very lovely time here. Lovely food. Lovely staff, there’s a duke box too.

Came here for Sunday roast and it was absolutely delicious! Chicken was beautiful tender, Yorkshires were very fluffy, potatoes nice and well done and an alright amount of greens. Decent price too. Would definitely recommend.

Came in yesterday for a Sunday Roast which was outstanding as always. This is a real proper pub with a good selection of ales & they even had the rugby on! Long may they continue to flourish, as they surely deserve to. We are looking forward to next week already!

Very disappointing visit food service and atmosphere well below par

A great pub with a warm and inviting atmosphere and friendly staff.

Nice little pub with decent food

I love the Happy Man - a great basic British Pub!

What a little gem, love this pub. Feels like a place I’ve been in so many times! Really friendly and relaxing atmosphere! Excellent

Such a lovely pub. Friendliest staff. They make you feel so welcome and the food is outstanding. Really worth a visit. I had haddock and chips, served with side salad. Beautifully cooked.

My favourite pub by a long stretch, great food, super friendly staff, food very well priced, booking advised at a weekend as it is snug (in a lovely way), and very popular, if you have a big group I'd say to book too, I highly recommend.

Excellent friendly back street pub with a nice courtyard garden. Very good selection of home cooked food and a choice of real ales from small breweries. Can't wait to try their Sunday roast which I hear is great😃

Quintessential English village pub. Top quality staff. One of the best! Highly highly recommended.

A lively pub with good mix of customers. Great ale.

This is my local and is a proper old fashioned pub. 3 - 4 real ales changing regularly and they're always very well kept. There's also quality food at very reasonable prices including a lovely Sunday Roast (Beef, Pork,Lamb, Chicken) with one or two meats. I heartily recommend it.

Typical British pub but amazing Sunday roast! The food was amazing.

Delicious food and great service! Keep up the good work!

What a lovely little pub! Great music , great atmosphere.

Always loved this pub since I played football for the pub back in the 80s. Great beer selection and hasn't changed a bit (apart from the prices) 😊

🍻🎵🎼🎶🙏👍💞😊Top Quality Old School Bozzer, With Top Class Real Genuine Honest Folks X 👏 👌.. Bestest Pub I've had the Pleasure and Privilege to spend time in in Century's XXX Massive Dignified Respect Tommie Mc XXX

This is my local pub - I visit several times a week. There are always 3 - 4 real ales which are very well kept, plus quality food at reasonable prices - all served by friendly and helpful bar staff.

I called up this pub to complain about a meal I had previous to that day . (Which can I add was horrific ) the manager then what I can only assume was a threat “well where are you now ?” Which made me feel intimidated. So not only do me and my husband feel I’ll . Annoyed and threatened . Will not be returning and won’t be returning! 😤

Went for a Sunday lunch: All four of us had vegetarian roast & felt very welcome. Our 2 elderly dogs were happy too. I don’t write reviews, but felt I had to make an exception as it was great to have tasty veggie options at such a friendly, down-to-earth local.

Remarkable pub. Cozy interior and friendly service

Everything about this place was nothing short of amazing. Had the Sunday roast, jacket potatoes, calamari and finished with a chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream. The food was on point and really tasty. The price is very very good. The locals were very friendly and accommodating. The experience was so good that we actually looked at house prices around TW20. Me, the missus and the baby will visit here again for sure.

My favorite pub in all of England, especially with James and Michelle

Awesome, cosy pub with staff that are so friendly. James's roast dinners are just simply, well, damn bloody tasty! The honey roasted parsnips were moorish to the point of "I would just have a whole plate of them".

Emily at this pub, organised a Christmas day Lunch for the elderly in the community nearby. 'Out of the Blue', we (As her daughter and son in law) received an invitation on hn her behalf. She is 99 and would not travel up to us in Worcestershire, despite us wanting to collet and return her. Big 'Thumbs Up' for Emily and the pub for what they did. How wonderful to know there are people like Emily around. I would suggest people support this pub as they have acted 'Above & Beynd' what others have done Merry Christmas to Emily and have a Wonderful New Year.

Great little pub! Friendly staff and friendly costumers with a good beer selection of beers with very reasonable prices. Had a pulled pork burger there which was very tasty. Been there more than once for a drink and will definetly be ordering food from there again.

Cool place to grab a beer and relax!

i visit this pub in a regular and refuse to go anyway else! the food is amazing and the prices are even better along with real ale that changes every time i visit the pub. the staff are amazing and the pub is so well managed!

I visited this pub with some colleagues for a work lunch. Due to my severe Nut allergy we rang the pub before and asked if it would be ok for me to bring my own lunch. I was told this wouldn’t be an issue and they were happy to accommodate. On the day however it was a different story. Everyone in my party ordered their lunch and I began to eat the food I had brought with me. Within minutes I was then rudely approached by a member of staff and told they weren’t happy with me eating my own food. When I explained we had already rung before and told it wouldn’t be an issue the staff member said that others would want to bring food if they saw me eating mine and I should have eaten before I attended. This is outrageous behaviour and I shouldn’t be made to feel excluded because I have an allergy. I wouldn’t have eaten my own food had I not of got the ok beforehand. I was really embarrassed and felt excluded from the group I was with. I hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else and that the pub can be more accommodating going forward.

It's a brilliant place for students! I always go with multiple societies and constantly have a good time. The staff are friendly and drinks are cheap! 10/10

The food is great, prices are really good and the staff are always super friendly

Small friendly back street pub with good beers and food. On street parking is limited.

My family and I enjoyed good food and good beers at The Happy Man. There was a really good selection of beers at a super price of £4.40 per pint.

Good food, good grub, lovely people.

This is a great little pub, the staff are very friendly and polite. The beer is kept well, and the pub has a great atmosphere. Well woth a trip too.

Great little pub. Landlord and regulars are all welcoming. Great atmosphere and nice large beer garden. Had a really nice experience. The inside of the pub is small but adds to the atmosphere

Such a lovely place. Food is good and atmosphere is amazing. Staff is friendly. Highly recommended.

Such a great pub with excellent, high quality food, friendly atmosphere and service with a smile. A proper little gem of a place.

I visited here today with a group of friends for lunch. Lovely food, served piping hot, beautifully presented and in fantastic time. The bar staff were very attentive and polite. The landlady and landlord couldn't do more for us and were accommodating to all food requirements and requests. Thank you for a wonderful experience, we will be back again!

Came here with some friends for a brunch. The food was amazing, everyone was happy including fussy vegetarians. I would definitely come back, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff.

A small nice pub for a good talk with friend.

The classic English pub serving English Ale and English Food

Booked for a group of fiends to eat there (plus the 3 wee doggies too - it's a dog friendly place). Lovely staff, I mean doubly nice. Great eye contact, attention to detail and couldn't have been more helpful. Onto the ales - those that had them said they were just right and I don't doubt their opinion. Food - Oooh it was very nice indeed. We had a variation of meals between the 10 of us. There were burgers of various types, all came with chips and some salad and were wolfed down without complaint. One of us had a steak and they appeared delighted with that. Then there was us scampi, chips and mushy pea-types. It was delicious. Everything piping hot from the kitchen to our table. Very nice and a big thank you to the team on duty at the Happy Man when we visited. You're one of the smallest great pubs I've ever visited and your food and hospitality are really rather lovely.

Lovely little bar but a bit expensive

Great beer and good reasonably priced pub grub. In term time is full of "I'm an individual!" heavily styled students. Oh to be young again.

Expensive for a Pub around here, plus Armstrong is Cheaper and Better imo

My personal choice for the best pub in Egham. The atmosphere is always great and the staff are very good. The food has also been spectacular everytime ive been. The roasts on a sunday are excellent and a bargain at the price they are. A must visit for any uni student in the Egham/Englefield area.

As a new customer to this pub I am beyond impressed with it. Great staff who are friendly and so knowledgeable on the area and the roast beef on sunday was absolutely to die for. I dont eat roasts out usually but this was just like my daddy's 😁

Lovely pub great food. Grateful that they were able to turn the speaker off where we were sitting. Wasn't expecting to be listening to System of a Down on Saturday night. Hence the reason to cut short the evening. Pity

Good choice of beer! Made to feel welcome!

Typical English Pub. Friendly bunch and the baked potatoes were awesome.

An excellent traditional English pub. A mix of locals and visitors. Great beer from standard tap to real ales. Definitely worth a visit for the English pub experience.

Probably my favourite pub uk the UK, friendly and knowledgeable staff, fantastic selection of beer and solid pub food. Cannot recommend enough.

Absolutely awesome barstaff. So friendly and welcoming.

This is a great little pub. A few friends and me use it as a central meeting point a few times a year and it is convenient from those in Surrey and London. Good choice of guest ales and decent food. If you are used to London prices this place is a steal - it’s easy to have one or two more! We met up for the beer festival last weekend, good selection of beers and ciders in the garden. Staff are able to walk you through the selection. Heaters over most benches and a curry was rolled out about 9pm. Indoors is a great atmosphere in the evening with the music playing some form of classic rock with a bit of cheese thrown in. Ubers are plenty even late in the evening. All in all, a great old fashioned boozer in a world which is turning into gastro pubs and wine bars. If you like ale and good music then you can’t really go wrong.

Fantastic local pub with a great selection of ales, good food (esp Sunday roast), and beer festivals!

Excellent selection of ales and ciders. Lovely staff. Great pub overall.

My local hostelry for over 29 years. Good food, excellent choice of ales and always a friendly welcome. James and his team have done great things with 'The Man' without changing the atmosphere or 'feel' of this cracking little pub. Well worth a visit if...

Great Pub with food. A great and constantly changing selection of Real Ales that are very well kept. The staff are friendly and smiley and the customer base is diverse in age and background. Really lucky to have it in Englefield Green

I have been drinking in the Happy Man since the 70s. Although I use the Armstrong Gun more the Man is great for a change. How good is it to have such a choice. Good Ale, great banter and brilliant staff. Always first in with...

There is no better place in the area than The Happy Man. Such a welcoming place that really feels like a home away from home. I left uni 2 years ago and I still go back to visit. Not only are they great people, the...

The Happy Man is the epitome of what a great pub should be. I cannot fault the friendly staff, welcoming locals, delicious food and lively atmosphere. I highly recommend the Sunday Roast - great value and super tasty. There is even a jukebox where you...

We graduated from Royal Holloway a number of years ago yet still visit regularly purely for The Happy Man. A wonderful place where great company and outstanding food and drink is guaranteed. I truly believe pubs don’t get any better than The Happy Man.

Fantastic local pub, everyone welcome and the most amazing selection of fresh, real ales. The Sunday roasts are my favourite as they are delicious and excellent value and plenty of other good pub classics during the week. Friendly staff, great music and a good vibe...

I visited the Happy Man on a Thursday afternoon for a few drinks after a short period of illness (nothing serious). Four different ales on (as usual) so I of course had to try them all (as usual) and all were most enjoyable. Charlotte was...

Great pub - no nonsense food, really good and well kept real ales, mixed clientele, friendly. Just moved to the seaside and having difficulty in finding a decent pub that comes close. Landlord is smart and knows how to deal with award customers! Best pub...

With the power outage in Englefield Green last night it was so good to pop in for some great beer and food whilt the electical teams fixed the probelms from the storm. Always a warm welcome.

We visited the happy man and couldn’t be happier with our evening out. The choice of food was brilliant and so tasty. We will definitely be retuning to this fantastic cosy local pub very soon. Thank you James & Team x

What's not to love about this local pub? Multiple real ales at all times on draught, excellent value food including huge Sunday lunches, friendly amenable staff, and a genuine welcoming warm atmosphere from the locals throughout the week. An absolute gem of local well worth...

The combination of wonderful ales, rotating on a daily basis, superb food and a convivial atmosphere makes this a go-to venue. I have taken many a visitor there over the years, all of whom remember the place with fond memories. A very well run business...

Friendly local :) friendly prices :)

Stumbled on this place after visiting Windsor Great Park, so passing trade. What a find! A proper pub with super friendly staff. Then there's the regulars, who are nascent stand up comedians. It was a Sunday and I had the three meats roast. Absolutely great. Recommened.

I have been using this delightful little local pub for years. The staff are always welcoming, Charlotte looking after me today made time to engage in conversation, James the landlord always makes all his guests welcome. It has a fantastic choice of real ales changed...

I have drunk at the happy for 33 years and is my most favourite pub I drink in. The pub landlord sells great food and the drinks are excellent. Combine that with friendly locals and a warm welcome, its a terrific pub to drink in...

Great friendly local pub. Always excellent food with a varied selection of beers. Wide age range of customers but everyone made welcome by James and his team. Highly recommended if visiting the area.

We were recommended The Happy Man by local friends for a Sunday lunch after a walk around Savill Garden. What a gem of a find! A real home cooked style roast beef dinner with plenty of veg and gravy to die for. Our children had...

Lovely refurbished, family friendly pub, with such a relaxed friendly atmosphere, always a new local to chat to, interesting history as the pub has passed through the generations, with a good balance of students and locals. And the Fish & Chips was amazing!

I have been eating and drinking in this pub for many years, staff are always friendly and welcoming. Menu changes a few times a year to add variety. I have entertained many work colleagues here all want to come back on the next visit, weather...

Genuinely the best pub in Englefield Green. James and the bar and kitchen staff are always incredibly friendly and kind, putting an admirable amount of effort into cultivating a friendly local community. The food here is some of the tastiest with great variety and a...

This is now my favourite place, a warm welcoming atmosphere every time you come in, the food is outstanding and the staff are always friendly and ready for a chat, previous reviews seem to be written by an extremely bitter local who is banned from...

I’m assuming all the students who gather out back of this dump are studying catering - can’t think of another reason why there’s so much white powder flying about. Is it baking powder, flour or something else? Visitors are greeted by the sight of a...

Are a long days work it's always pleasant to have a drink at the happy man. The staff are friendly and it's pretty well priced.

It's a nice place for a decent pint and glass of wine 🍷 etc. Choose your drink 🥂 that fancy s your tickel!!!

Booked a late lunch yesterday without knowing the area. Lovely pub, staff very attentive, locals very friendly. The Sunday roast was delicious, clean plates all round! Good beer. Would highly recommend.

A nice friendly pub. Can't go wrong

V friendly staff and atmosphere. Nice ales.