The Inn On The Pond in Tandridge

Have used this pub many times over the years. Always a lovely atmosphere. Calm and relaxing. Went there last Friday for lunch and wasn't disappointed. Excellent service and food and a very jolly and welcoming barman.

Excellent in every way possible ww even stayed in the carpark over night as was travelling

This pub stands out for its exceptional management and outstanding food. The manager’s expertise is evident in every aspect of the experience, from the welcoming ambiance to the seamless service. Guests are treated like regulars, and it’s clear that every detail has been thoughtfully handled to create a warm, enjoyable atmosphere. The food is nothing short of exceptional, with a menu that balances creativity and comfort. Each dish is prepared with high-quality ingredients, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. Whether you’re stopping by for a casual lunch or a celebratory dinner, this pub offers a dining experience that feels both elevated and inviting. It’s a place where quality and hospitality truly shine, making it a top choice in the area.

Had a lovely lunch at this beautiful pub. The surroundings are wonderful, the staff were friendly and attentive. Millie's service was great and made our experience perfect for a birthday treat. Highly recommend the Oven Baked Camembert, it was delicious.

Had a great night in this pub. The food was amazing. The Australian chef even came out to see if everything was OK. The service was attentive and young Lizzie was funny and polite. All in all everything was great. The only negative was the country music......you can only listen to Dolly so much!

Service excellent..especially by Millie, very attentive, delightful. Downside was food..Two of us had fish and chips expensive at £20 and identical fish which ws quite clearly frozen slabs, exactly same size and shape. Disappointing.

Nice enough place but I was expecting better food. Service was great and friendly staff.

Very friendly and attentive staff. Charismatic chef and bar manager. Food good and tasty, and delivered promptly. Would definitely visit again.

I run a monthly open mic at The Inn on The Pond as well as frequent it to meet up with friends for drinks and the occasional meal. Great pub with warm and inviting management and staff. Great place to go. Fully recommend it

A great sunny spot for lunch and a walk. Service and food was excellent. The best chunky chips in Surrey!! Highly recommend.

Phenomenal roast. Crispy roast potatoes, delicious veggies, gravy was top tier & juicy meats (also love that they had a mixed roast where you could try them all!).

Used to be a favourite pub. Not been since recent change of ownership. Enjoyed sitting in sun today with lovely view. Service from staff member doing her best on her own was good but food was very disappointing. Presentation was lack lustre with dry piece ofchicken just plonked on the plate with some unappetising looking brown leeks and a pile of mediocre daphonise potatoes. Tasted better than it looked but certainly not worth £17.50. Reluctant to return. Great shame as used to enjoy food here.

Despite the picturesque location near Mercers lakes and the indisputable charm of the pub, our experience was far from great. On my way to the ladies’ restroom, what I believe was a curtain bar, near one of the stairs, fell off and slammed on my baby’s stroller. Luckily, my baby was unharmed as the stroller took the hit. The young waiter that works there saw what happened and said ‘it happens all the time, it’s a design issue’. I was shocked by the safety negligence and the staff’s dismissive response. Food - mediocre at best. We ordered a beef burger which was quite dry. Service - disappointing. We politely asked the waitresses for cutlery after she served our food to which she responded that we can find it inside near the door. The place was not crowded either, so we should not be expected to get up and bring it ourselves. Overall, I would not recommend this place and we certainly won’t be back.

Great place to be! Lovely food in a great atmosphere, good drinks and a reasonable price! We will come again! Also we stayed with our motor home there for one noght after asking the owner. Thanks for a great evening and a silent night!

Slow taking and delivering orders but it was a busy Sunday lunchtime so perhaps to be expected.Tasty roasts . Very dog friendly.

Two of us arrived last Tuesday, drinks & meals ordered by 6:30pm. Took drinks to table & waited for food, after 1/2 hour no food & told our meals had gone to another table - our food promised shortly. Still no show, next excuse was a mix-up in the kitchen. Refunded for food and left. Staff more interested in their social groups than customers. If you enjoy poor service & incompetent staff - this is the pub for you!

Very cosy place in the middle of nowhere. We usually walk there from merstham. Nice stop to have a drink and some food. Friendly staff

Stopped for a bite of lunch during a Saturday walk. Delicious homemade sandwich, said it was fish finger, i was expecting some golden sticks, but even better these were homemade fish fingers, great homemade tartare sauce salad. Amazingly tasty and exceeded my expectations. Sat outside watching the cricket being played in the adjacent field. Fantastic!

Simple, authentically decorated Inn with hospitable service and delicious honest dishes. Small menu with big taste.

Great place, i went back a 2nd and a 3rd time on my holiday trip. The staff were amazing, they allow dogs out and inside, amazing location, very quiet too, not rowdy at all. Food fantastic too.

Thank you for the one night stay in my small campervan. Peaceful and quiet in nature. I made a beautiful stroll around the lake. The beergarden is beautiful. Greetz from the Netherlands

Dreadful place. No bread for sandwiches. We got given baguettes and were expected to believe it was a bloomer sandwich ! Very expensive and they had the absolute nerve to add 10% service charge. Not sure what service they think they provided . Save your money and eat somewhere else

Lovely pub , food menu pretty limited , not the best food either imo, however staff and service was brilliant.

Don't go here for lunch if you're expecting the choice of food as shown online. The menus shown on line are apparently their "winter menus" and all you can actually get is sandwiches, baguettes, fish and chips or 4 different types of burger. No starters of any description and none of the other meals listed on line. The service wasn't much better than the rubbish choice of food. Certainly won't be going back and I wouldn't recommend this pub to anybody for a visit unless you like fish and chips which was, apparently, quite tasty which is more than can be said for the burger.

Having been to the Inn on the Pond on several occasions as it is near to our son's house, we visited once again. However, we were so disappointed. The menu has massively shrunk and then some choices were not available. Apparently the pub has changed hands, which has not improved things at all. To add to our disappointment with the food options, when we had finished our main course and were selecting desserts, we were told that the kitchen had shut! In all the years we've been eating out, and working in the restaurant business, we had never been told the kitchen had closed half way through our meal! The chef did agree to 'do us a favour this once' and offered again a reduced selection. I cannot see us ever choosing to revisit the Inn on the Pond for a meal again, which is such a shame as it was our 'go to place'. We can only hope that others leave similar reviews and that things change for the better! 🤞

My family and I had a lovely Sunday lunch at this pub last Weekend .The landlord ,was very welcoming and gave us a table with ample access for my wheelchair bound father. The portions were very generous and had a vegan menu for my vegan diet daughters.A good time had by all and reasonably priced too. The only negative was that the outside looked unkept and would have benefited from a session with a strimmer and lawnmower,that said ,we’ll be back .

Should have paid attention to the latest reviews. Poor customer service. I'm very understanding of slow service due to staff issues if I'm provided an explanation in advance as it allows me to still make a choice. Serving lunch an hour after its ordered is poor. Even worse, one dish of the three arrived 15 minutes before so one party was finished with lunch before the others commenced. No apologies forthcoming until we complained. This after one table already demanded a full refund for a late food order with another table making a similar compliant. The situation could have been avoided with better customer attention.

Nice little place. The staff are friendly and the open outside area is a nice place for groups to sit and relax.

Excellent location and the occasional live cricket match in season. Went back today. This is such a wasted opportunity. Freezing dining area. No variety on the menu, no proper snacks. Only one beer on the hand pump. Shame this place was a gem no wonder people stay at home for entertainment.

My brother and I had a very good meal at this picturesque old English pub. Antoinette made us very welcome - it’s so nice to be greeted with a warm smile when you walk into a new pub. It’s obviously a pub that serves walkers as we tripped through the beautiful Surrey countryside l- I’m sure the locals in Nutfield love it too. Burger and chips highly recommended!

This place is a great little find, I was visiting a friend in the area. Food was supurb, great atmosphere and friendly staff. You couldn't ask for more. Worth a visit!

Very cozy pub, with a nice outdoor area, located directly on the bike path.

Oh Dear! What a difference 2 weeks can make. 😌 My daughter (who lives in Farringdon), and I, visited on 21st April and had a lovely meal in a very pleasant environment. Fantastic, we thought, somewhere lovely that we can get to easily from Merstham station, and it accommodates dogs. So, when my daughter and her partner came for a visit on Friday 3rd May, we rushed to get there in plenty of time (kitchen closes at 20.00), and arrived at 19.15 having already read the menu and having decided on our meals. Unfortunately this was a completely different dining experience. No-one came to take our drinks order so we had to go looking for a member of staff. We found the staff having a very sociable time - with each other- but with no-one engaging with the customers to ensure all was in order. Our waiter was lovely but clearly inexperienced and getting absolutely no support from the 'team'. Two of our mains were incorrect, and after a 20 minute wait for the missing portions of chips, we decided that we wouldn't bother because we had eaten the rest of the meal. Our desserts were very obviously micro-waved - not a problem - but were delivered to our table in stages, and the final plate of sticky toffee pudding was returned because it was cold. Desserts that had been specifically ordered with custard were delivered with ice cream. 😕 It was now 21.15 and so we decided not to push our luck and didn't have coffees. When my husband, and then my daughter, approached what appeared to be a more senior member of staff, his response to their concerns was blasé and very unsupportive of his team - throwing the chef and the waiter under the proverbial bus, in front of customers, is not the best way to manage a customer service situation. We alluded to Fawlty Towers all evening, and fully expected Manuel from Barcelona to show up, but after a while the farcical humour of the situation wore very thin and spoiled our family get-together. Such a shame - but we'll definitely be swerving this 'restaurant' (unless the owners take control of the situation and engage in a very robust training session with the staff).

Dirty fries are fab. I rarely eat fries. I wish I'd taken a pic.

2 dirty cups of coffee served & a rhubarb and apple crumble with raw apple not a good experience at all and my friends good memories of this place dashed such a pity

We were a party of 9. Squashed into a table suitable for 6 for birthday meal. Were seated in busy bar area when there was an empty dining room available. Could barely fit the plates on the table and when neighbouring table became available, some of our party felt the need to move. The service, while friendly, was disorganised and slow. Couldn't get bar service at the table. Some food arrived cold however they took it back and reheated it. Had checked when booking about vegan menu but limited to only one dish. Very disappointing.

Bit smelly in here, probably due to all the dogs inside. Staff a bit over-eager to take your drinks, even when you haven't finished them! Much better in the summer, when you can sit outside

Ordered crudités which was on the menu as carrots, cucumber, celery and beetroot hummus. A plate of cucumber and celery with sweet chill sauce arrived. No explanation apology or alternative offered when I politely asked if they had any carrots or hummus. For £7.50 I felt this was a terrible rip off. The dirty fries were really poor-completely drowned in processed squeezy cheese. Really disappointing lunch out.

Had Sunday lunch here today the 4 of us had roast dinner. Friendly staff great atmosphere cosy pub in nice country location. Reasonable prices will come back if local again

I am a 64 year old male and have never done a review in my entire lifetime, I always thought people that gave negative feedback were just whingers. We were a group of 9 adults and 3 young children, it was Easter Sunday and had booked a table and pre-ordered our food several days before, for 1 pm. ( That's the good bit done) We waited and waited , asking several times if the meals were on the way, the children getting hungry! We were finally served at 5 to 3 nearly 2 hours later , the plates were stone cold and one meal consisted of a burger and 6 small chips, the food itself was passable, though after waiting so long we would have eaten anything! When we finally got the bill we were overcharged £34 for two extra chicken roasts that were never ordered, or received, we had to go through the whole receipt saying what we had individually had, eventually they could see that it was their mistake, but we're not offered an apology ( make sure if you are in a large group to check the bill before paying) , I don't think we will be going back!!

Has to be one of the best pub lunches in the area. Menu is top notch, great roast and brilliant service. The pub manager ain’t bad either ;)

Delicious Sunday roast and Burgers . Friendly staff and accommodating to friends needs. Difficult to find somewhere where you have a meal on a par, with cooking at home with a wife with culinary expertise ! Will definitely return

What a lovely place. One of the best fish & chips I have had. Family friendly pub. Will definitely be returning.

My Son took me there to lunch for an Early Mother's Day Meal. We had a lovely time. The food was excellent, Antoinette was very welcoming and friendly. The service was great. I don't actually know how much my son spent probably about 80.00

Well my friend and I went for Saturday lunch. The waitress clearly didn’t like working there, most sullen service I ever had. My friends meal was very good steak and ale pie. Mine which was halloumi burger could have been nice but was overloaded with salt and the French fries also covered in too much salt were very well done. We also had a desert which was acceptable but stodgy. This is the first time I have not left a tip.

Lovely staff. Lovely venue. Great atmosphere. The Sunday roast was not great though. I don't recommend it.

We arrived about 530pm for a quiet drink. However, there was a man in the restaurant area playing car racing games on a console at HIGH volume. Ge continued until the friendly bar lady asked him to turn it down at our request. This is the first time we've been in since the new management and were disappointed.

Very friendly and helpful staff.

Really good Sunday lunch only problem we waited over an hour for it...the manager was very apologetic and gave our party of 8 adults and 3 kids a free round of drinks. Would go back

Super beef burger ! Steak haché de très bonne qualité. Endroit cool et convivial ! Service attentionné. Nous y étions pour une pause au milieu de notre rando. À recommander !

A little gem. Staff are great. Food is great. Love it.

Lovely pub and lovely management team they were friendly and helpful

Looking for somewhere new to eat. Found this pub and was delighted. Can't fault it in any way. Food was fabulous. Wine was my favourite brand too. Will definitely re visit.

Lovely managers of the pub welcoming and helpful - our first time here and they had a lovely warm fire 🔥 on a cold day which was just perfect, thank you

Great food, great people. Had the fish and chips (Cod Almighty) - and even that staple exceeded my expectations (and I came from Cornwall!). Thanks to the team - had a great evening and will always recommend coming here. Cheers pards

What an amazing meal we had. The roast beef was cooked to perfection by Gino. All the trimmings were lovely too, lovely veg, crispy potatoes and huge Yorkshire puddings. All served by the lovely and friendly Atonette. A beautiful pub, friendly regulars, fantastic wine list, nothing to not like. Will definitely be back soon!

No more vegan menu. We do eat fish but told was not delivered. Only option was Halomi burger with fries. Burger consisted of a cheap roll not toasted. One thin slice of tomato. Slither of lettuce. Uncooked lump of cheese and no relish. Only one bitter on tap. We were local frequent customers but fortunately there are plenty of decent pubs to visit

On Saturday 9 of us went there for dinner, there was only one young gentleman serving all food and drinks and i cant fault him. However four of the main course where not elidable!! The burger was so dry my friend couldn't eat it and the lasagne was basically seven layers of pasta sheets with nothing in between! When we mentioned this to the young gentleman, he asked did we want to speak to the chief which we said yes, however when he came back he said the chef was too busy to speak to us. The unbelievable bit was that there was only one other table of a couple that had already walked out after complaining about the food!! This is all such a shame as it has been taken over by new management and new chef. I did call on Sunday to speak to the manager and was promised a call back, to date I have heard nothing!! Basically DO NOT EAT HERE!

Such lovely staff, they went out of there way to help us and we had a delicious Sunday roast. What more coukd you asked for.

After visiting this pub for the first time. We had to wait over an hour for our meal. When it finally arrived it was virtually inedible, needless to say we won’t be returning.

Very nice and cosy place. The food is delicious, nice service, good parking area, nice views.

So we have just visited the inn, we are local and are very pleased this has been taken over and not made into an alternative establishment. Visited here with my husband and son, service good, lovely polite young man, didn’t catch his name but he was good, friendly and attentive. Food, starters, we ordered all 3, pate, nice, served with a chutney and small side salad (not enough bread, asked for more) chicken wings, lovely, and salt and pepper calamari, fresh and tasty. Main courses, hubby and I ordered the roasts, me beef, him the 3 roast option, son, fish and chips…..Course arrived swimming in gravy, looked ok, one large whole parsnip and carrot roasted, 5 large roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, cabbage/broccoli/green beans underneath two huge slices of beef. It actually looked quite appealing, but meat was so chewy only got through one slice, ate the greens and a bit of the potatoes, but gravy was cold and very gloopy, such a shame was really looking forward to a nice meal. May have been better to give the gravy on the side. No Sauces offered. I had to ask for horseradish. My husband wasn’t offered, Apple sauce/mint sauce or horseradish for his 3 option roast! Whole meal was cold..ordered wine, wasn’t offered any wine list so had to ask. My son said the fish was dry and over cooked….A real shame. We didn’t complain as it’s very early days for them, but I hope they read this review and take note. Of course we will be back, it’s our local!

Probably just a blip in this usually lovely pub. Loud Muzak playing , at odds with the demographic of the customers.A TV showing horse racing has been introduced at odds with the decor and ambience.Two youths serving at the bar seemingly disinterested in serving the customer and more interested in chatting to each other. Overall a deterioration of its normal high standards.

Great Friday lunch at the Inn on the Pond. The pie and the liver were both done very nicely.

Amazing food on Sunday, party of 10, we all had roasts, absolutely delicious. Gino the chef came out to check everything was good, Ritchie as always couldn’t do enough for us. Fab bar staff. Would thoroughly recommend. Also the curry evening on a Monday is fabulous.

The best word is WOW. The chef here has serious talent. I had a last minute order just as they were closing the kitchen. The food was amazing and way out of the usual "pub league"! Definitely going back!!!!

Had the most amazing Sunday roast here! The new chef Gino is a fabulous cook, roasties were perfect and meat cooked beautifully. All the trimming as well! 👌🏻 Would 1000% recommended to anyone looking for a lovely place to have a meal and a drink or two 🤩

Good menu of pub food which was well presented and cooked superbly. The staff were welcoming and helpful making for a good night out.

Sunday Lunch, often not so good for a vegetarian, however the Nut Roast option with all the trimmings definitely hit the spot, a generous helping and very tasty. Nice down to earth atmosphere with friendly service made a relaxed and enjoyable visit. We will certainly be heading back again soon.

Me, my partner and two friends stop for a late Sunday roast on the 12/11/2023. We ordered two chicken , two beef roasts, with lots of extra requirements ( fussy eaters) have to say all our needs where met with no problem , the roasts are full of flavour and the size of the portions for the price are superb. We all left feeling like we had eaten a feast. Would defiantly return again for a roast, probably one of the best you’d find in the area .

My friends and I went to The Inn On The Pond for Sunday lunch which now has new ownership and is open 7 days a week for both lunch and dinner. The Sunday lunch however is beyond your expectations. There are options for both meat and vegan customers, overflowing not only with quantity but flavours that take you right back to a home cooked meal. Don't get me started on the desserts. Delish from start to finish.

Delicious roast on Sunday, polite service and great atmosphere, we got seated next to fireplace. Despite busy times staff did not stop smiling and provided perfect service. Thank you

The pub offered a pleasant ambience, but our Sunday visit proved crowded. The highlight was the excellent dirty fries and well-paired beers. However, the BBQ chicken arrived undercooked ( they cooked it properly after our request) and a disappointing wait of 1.5 hours preceded the news that the lemon and thyme roast chicken, our main choice, was unavailable.

Grt place,especially summertime👏👏

Easier to find than you might expect for somewhere which looks quite remote from pictures, lots of outside seating which were full of dog walkers taking advantage of the countryside . The menu was quite varied and enjoyable, the service was friendly and attentive, would certainly visit again if in the area

Great little pub in an awesome setting. Food was fab and recommend the pie 🥧 😋 Great stop for walkers and cyclist as just off the national cycle route.

Great spot. Just off the national cycle route. Had a belting pie 🥧 😋 Would highly recommended. Great little spot 😎

Not one to usually complain, just felt I had too. We went here for lunch 1/11/23. I ordered the chicken salad, I had to send it back as the lettuce was brown, it looked disgusting. The waitress said that it was the sauce from the chicken ! the chicken had actually been grilled and did not come with a sauce. I also requested not to have the dressing, yet when it arrived the dressing was all over the salad The waitress took the plate of food back to the kitchen and retuned to the table stating the chef said it had oxidized!! it was clearly rotten. My sister ordered the fish and chips that also was returned to the kitchen, the batter was soft and not at all nice. The waitress did ask if I would anything else to eat. I declined as unfortunately the other options came with salad or chips. Why would I order salad again which was clearly inedible. We asked for the bill, however, when the waitress bought it over it read £35 minus my £12.50 salad, no actual total was on the sheet of paper, not really a bill at all, she went away and provided a itemised hand written bill on the till roll. Apparently, the pub has recently changed management. We will not be returning and would not recommend.

Great food location spoiled by noisy dogs and children running around . Staff really friendly and accommodating. Service also really good and if it wasn't for the noise would come back

Went here Friday with my family for a meal. Managed to get a table and the staff were lovely. Great food and a cosy little pub. Will be returning.

This is the first time we have visited here and unfortunately it will be our last. One order was incorrect and the service was extremely slow, and it wasn't very busy either. My daughter ordered an alcohol drink and I noticed there was something black floating in it. On closer inspection it turned out to be a dead fly. I spoke to a member of staff, who did apologise, but said she forgot to check the bottles like they are supposed to do. We were a party of 8 so did spend quite a substantial amount of money. The staff were very friendly and the food was nice enough but a very limited menu. From reading the reviews I understand it has recently been taken over so maybe this is just a blip.

A great stopover on our return from France, friendly staff and a great atmosphere. A place we will go back to on future trips.

New people running it who don't really seem to know what they're doing. We gave up waiting and walked to Merstham as we decided it would be quicker.

Lovely place to go. New owners have breathed new life into it. Service was great and staff so friendly. Will definitely be going back soon

Went here for a nice pub meal outside as its recently been taken over the menu was very slim but a good little variety of food and Me my partner chose the burger with fries and a side of onion rings it took around 25...

I don’t usually go drinking outside of Reigate, however I’m sure to make Inn on The Pond a more regular pub in my rotation. Good selection of lagers, although I’ll be hard pushed to go anything other than San Miguel. The pizza was fantastic and...

Lovely old pub with tables out the front by the pond and good pub food. Stayed the in car park overnight in our motorhome (rang first), they have security cameras, and had a very peaceful night. Had a nice walk round the nearby lake in...

Fantastic little pub with lots of walking or cycling routes nearby. Stayed overnight in our motorhome on the level car park with 4 other vans. Food and service was excellent and very reasonably priced. Definitely on our list to return to in the future

Lovely Sunday lunch outdoors and glorious weather!

Spent £48 in total for two people and was really disappointed, food was same as you would find in a cheap burger joint and took half an hour to come. Asked for triple cooked chips and wasn’t given them but still charged! Pub was empty at 7pm on a Friday night and service was still slow. Really sad as it was meant to be a date night and has spoiled the whole experience. If you’re going to charge £16 for a burger it has to include cheese and at least be better than a burger van.

Very friendly staff,dog friendly too,well worth a visit.

Good food, very dog friendly. Waitress and chef were friendly and helpful. Quiet, cosy environment. Lovely views outside of the pub. Plenty of parking.

Ordered toad in hole and the Yorkshire pudding was so burnt it was inedible ( the rest was nice) . Having taking the offending item back was offered a drink on the house ( fair) . When discussing with the manager after I had never...

Love this place, food is always good, never had a problem. I keep going back for more.

Great pub with friendly staff and a banging Sunday roast. Bit on the expensive side but we were allowed to stay over in the van in the car park so it made up for the cost.

Nice country pub with lots of outdoor benches. I was only there shortly for lunch.

Great pub, good food, good beer and a warm welcome.

Looks picturess in the picture, scrap car outside over grown can't see the pond disappointed

Awful...! Ham, egg & chips... ham was GREY, eggs solid, chips were OK, but we were done, couldn't eat it, left immediately..... don't bother with the food!!!!!

Really lovely view outside, great walk to get there and always wonderful staff