The Old Plough in Elmbridge

The best place we tried in 3 days in London. Very kind staff, excellent food and perfect prices. For us Italians abroad it is difficult to feel comfortable with food but here you will feel at home. Advised

Visited The Old Plough on a busy Sunday and sat by a lovely window seat. It’s always bustling here, which is a good sign! As you can see on my receipt we ordered food at 5.24 , We ordered drinks and two courses—main and dessert—but shortly after ordering, around 5.45 (20 mins after ordering) , a woman (who seemed like the manager) dropped a blackboard on our table stating “Reserved from 6PM” without a word. I was caught off guard, especially as we hadn't been informed about this prior to ordering and getting comfortable, so I had to chase her down to clarify that we'd already placed an order. To their credit, the food arrived quickly and was absolutely delicious—definitely a highlight. However, after finishing our mains, we were asked to move to a different table for dessert, which was frustrating. I understood they might need the table, but the table was free once we had arrived and ordered our food but the lack of communication and the fact that we were clearly paying customers (who had spent over £100) felt a little disrespectful. We should not have to suffer due to the lack or your logistics in house. We moved, but the new table just didn’t have the same atmosphere or comfort as the first one. While they offered us a complimentary half-pint of beer each, it didn’t really make up for the inconvenience, especially since we were already ready to leave after the meal. Overall, the food was great, and the location is perfect, but the customer service and the way the situation was handled left a lot to be desired. We felt like second class citizens and that a table of 5 were far more important than us.

A little gem of a place, excellent food and ambience in a historic building in the Surrey countryside. Very friendly service and great selection of wines. Tip: try the North Macedonian Pinot Noir, it's amazing.

We have consistently been coming here for well over 10 years, so somewhere between 70 - 100+ meals with family and friends. We have never had a bad or average experience. The food is always of the highest standard, the staff are always friendly and accommodating and the selection of food and drink is just right. I believe between us we had tried everything on the menu and we always leave in a great mood. When we're planning on meeting old friends or new ones, we always try to book here first. Even in winter with the heaters on outside, it's a warm and very friendly place. Our children and their friends love the place as well.

Absolutely brilliant such a lovely restaurant with excellent food and truly exceptional staff. Simply faultless we can’t wait to return as soon as the M25/A3 interchange is completed. Thanks.

Fab meal on a very busy Friday evening! We had a works celebration here for 16 people! Service was really good and the food excellent

Stopped in for a quick coffee just after opening to take a work call. Very friendly staff, welcoming and great coffee. Many thanks

The food was outstanding and the service impeccable. Been here twice now, on a Saturday and for their famous Roasts. Thoroughly impressed both times

A beautiful restaurant which will always hold a special place in my heart. I can't think of a more scenic place to enjoy lunch on a warm summer's day in Surrey. The food is very good, it has a wonderful atmosphere and the staff are usually friendly and on hand, rarely keeping you waiting.

Been here multiple times and always busy, always great food and wonderful staff

We are regular customers to this wonderful pub, we had a wonderful Sunday lunch today with our friends today, the food, the service, and whole experience was first class, it's a real pleasure to come to this wonderful pub. We thank all the staff so so much.

Every one's a winner! So lucky to have this Fabulous hostelry so near my home.

My friend and I meet at least 4 times a year (have been doing that for a long time!). Never ever does it fail to disappoint. We both love every aspect of The Old Plough. Food, wine, ambience and above all, the staff are just the most efficient, friendliest people ever! Always the same faces which in itself, speaks volumes. ❤️

Amazing experience, lovely staff, great food and overall brilliant time! We turned up on time and received a good reception. The London Pride on draft was the best that I have ever had. The food was incredible,the staff totally lovely and wow, what an awesome experience. Hugely recommended

A lovely reasonably cheap place to spend an evening with friends family kid all sorts. The staff are kind and very happy to talk highly recommend

Arriving at the Old Plough it's popularity is obvious when you cannot get a parking spot. Not that the car park is small and luckily there is parking on roads in the area. We had a warm welcome at the bar and were quickly shown to our table amidst the throng of people having lunch. Only one small negative is that conversations are hard as it so busy and everyone is chatting. We had drinks and then ordered from the extensive menu offering full, filling lunches with specials on the board and also light lunches for those with smaller appetites. I think that is so refreshing as often light lunch menus (inc sandwiches etc) are restricted to certain times. Friendly staff, efficient service, we didn't have to wait long for our mains and they were all very good. The prices are reasonable and match the general cost of food in restaurants/bars in the area. Coffee service was a bit slow, but we were in no real rush. The desserts on offer were wide ranging and very tempting. The Old Plough has a very comfortable atmosphere, is clearly very popular with locals and visitors. I would definitely recommend to friends and would return again. Mind you I think when booking a table for lunch it might be wise to go early or go late to avoid the crowds (and get a parking space).

Excellent place well worth a visit

Good selection of food, including offers for vegetarians. Excellent service. Atmosphere in barn is ok but not as cosy as in the restaurant. Great garden for the warmer months.

If you're looking for a pub experience that feels like a warm hug from an old friend, The Old Plough in Cobham is the place to be! I recently popped in for a pint, and let me tell you, it was like stepping into a cozy sitcom where everyone knows your name (or at least pretends to). The decor is a delightful mix of rustic charm and quirky knick-knacks that make you feel like you've wandered into your eccentric aunt's living room. The beer selection is top-notch, with enough variety to make even the most indecisive drinker happy. I went for a pint of their finest ale, and it was so good I almost considered moving in. The staff are the real stars of the show here. They're friendly, funny, and seem to have an endless supply of witty banter. I half-expected them to break into a comedy routine at any moment. Service was quick, and they even laughed at my terrible jokes, which earns them extra points in my book. The atmosphere is lively and welcoming, with a mix of locals and newcomers all enjoying the good vibes. It's the kind of place where you can strike up a conversation with a stranger and leave feeling like you've made a new friend (or at least a drinking buddy). In short, The Old Plough is a gem of a pub. Whether you're in the mood for a laugh, a chat, or just a really good pint, this is the spot. I'll definitely be back, and next time, I might even bring my own jokes!

I had just visited Brooklands museum and wanted a pub with good food. I found the pub by searching ‘good food nearby’. The reviews were all excellent. The car park was full and the parking in the road was full too, it was clearly popular. There weren’t any free tables (booking is necessary) we managed to get a table in the bar area, however only had an hour. The staff work incredibly hard and quickly. The food was excellent, I had mackerel pate to start, husband had prawn cocktail. I had roast chicken for my main course and husband steak and Guinness pie. The roast potatoes and the quality of chicken were exceptional. I cannot recommend this pub enough. I am very much looking forward to returning. Thank you for such good quality food and service.

Only had snacks there when cycling and found them good and went well with a pint of bitter !

Always receive excellent service and food... It's my favourite place to eat

Went here recently for my birthday lunch with my parents, who visit regularly. The food was excellent but the waiter was really over familiar, at one point he even lent over me and picked up one of my birthday gifts to look at! My parents might be regulars but we're customers, not friends 😅

As always great food, atmosphere & good service.

Love this pub. Great food and wonderful people, very nice outside seating area in good weather.

All round a very nice experience, Very clean , Good food will definitely be going back 👍🏼

We love this place! Fantastic food and service. Wonderful find and we visit regularly. Always busy but excellent staff and great atmosphere.

This was just lovely. The food was excellent and servers were very kind and friendly. Service was very fast. We only thought the fish and chips were a little bland, but next to that no complaints at all.

This is second time, we loved here. The place is fantastic, Very clean, easy parking, Clean Toilets, super friendly Staff and with “Good Food” as well.

Chosen as a halfway point to meet up with family for Sunday lunch, we were very happy with the meal and service. Despite being very busy the staff were friendly and personable. We felt that the meal was excellent value and of great quality. Would definitely recommend.

The food is stellar, British fare with world class flavors blended together. Desserts, especially, the Brownie was delicious. Mind you, if you are American it’s not a real brownie, but more like a melt in your mouth lava cake. The pub part itself is worth a visit. Cute cozy environment. The wine is pretty decent, but the wine list could use some refining.

Really nice pub and lovely food, very reasonable priced drinks for the area.

Really lovely place. Got some drinks and dinner for my boyfriend’s birthday and the staff was amazing with making it special. Thank you!

I ate here alone while away with work and will definitely be back. A warm welcome, excellent service and really, really good food.

Visited on a Sunday eve. We all had Sunday roast. 3 of us had beef one had belly pork, it's the veg that let the meal down. It was served in a small bowl not the usual dish. So it was all squash together. Red cabbage, which was not nice some cabbage and under cooked broccoli. Tasteless. We feel with had end of evening veg. As on other tables, they had carrots and poss swede in the normal dish. The starters were fine except I had a burt piece of toast which was replaced. It's put us off returning.

Our favorite place to enjoy a good atmosphere and drinks and good food close to home 100% recommended.

After my disappointing experience in December, the Management Team welcomed my friends and I to dine again as a gesture of goodwill. We had an excellent meal, and will return in the future.

had the most lovely lunch here ...food amazing service impeccable and as there were 14 of us no one had to wait all the food came together and everyone was very happy great deal on a Sunday for 2 courses staff are so friendly and accommodating couldn't ask for more

Restaurant was packed on a cold January Friday lunchtime which tells you everything! Service was excellent, friendly and helpful. The food was fabulous, every course!! Have already booked to come back in a few weeks for a Sunday lunch. Highly recommend!

Came for Sunday lunch with high expectations from the reviews, but had a very average experience. Service It was nice of staff to accommodate us earlier than our booking, but we had to ask to be served. The pub was busy but of the many wait staff none made eye contact or acknowledged us as we waited to order. We then had to chase our cold starters after waiting 25 minutes for service. Mains arrived in good time. Food We had the two course Sunday lunch for £25.50 each. Starters of mackerel paté and Bang Bang salad were good but nothing special or memorable. The roast lamb was well-cooked: very tender and tasty, served with enough gravy to please a sauce-lover. Yorkshire pudding didn’t come included, but when requested was served promptly, fresh out of the oven and very good. The meal was sorely let down by the insipid potatoes which were more baked than roasted, lacking seasoning, flavour and texture. The vegetable sides were not seasoned or buttered; the squash was watery and bland, and everything else just boiled. When the star of the plate is cooked so well, but you come away knowing you’ll forget the meal very quickly and wouldn’t want to come back, it’s a real shame.

So let down by our visit today. We spent over £50 on the visit but were spoken to like dirt by the Manager. We were told to move table even though no signs had been placed on the table to say it was reserved. As a party of 4 were told that we could move to a table of 2. We asked for 2 extra chairs and waited for them to be brought over (otherwise we would have just been stood holding our drinks.) The Manager then reappeared and rudely said "I'm ACTUALLY going to need this table now!" to which we replied we were waiting for the extra chairs. An eyeroll later and we were told to move to another table. Such a let down since we have visited many times and it is our local pub. The bar staff are very friendly but she ruined our experience. We will go to The Bear next time. Much more welcoming. Everyone has a bad day but don't take it out on customers.

This place is fantastic, Very clean, easy parking, Clean Toilets, super friendly Staff and with “Good Food” as well. It was so good “we went twice”, so we could try what we didn’t have the night before. This place should have a “6 Star Rating” it’s that good.

Fantastic pub. Absolutely buzzing. Love that brethren are light bites as well as mains. The liver and bacon in sour dough was incredible.

Lovely friendly staff, delicious food. Excellent.

Lovely pub with a nice atmosphere. I had a 3 course Sunday lunch. Roast beef was fantastic as was the chocolate brownie. However the prawn cocktail starter was very disappointing, not many prawns or sauce. Great service.

Great local pub with very solid good and a great buzzy atmosphere. Always busy

Top notch Sunday Roast with great service and the Apple & Cranberry Crumble with custard was a 10.

The Old Plough and Staff never fail to perform. A great place to visit for a beer or food or both 🇬🇧🥂🍻

Took my daughter for her birthday lunch. She is very, VERY fussy with food and hardly eats anything, but this is a lovely pub with a lovely setting. I decided on the special, which was ribs and when it arrived, it was 3 racks of ribs which were superb!! My daughter only had garlic bread with chips (boo!) but we were well attended to. Service was great (although the manager took our drinks order when we sat down and promptly forgot them!). The only slight downside on the day was it was quite noisy. It was busy with quite a lot of 'older' people and it was the week before Christmas, so excusable really.

Great if you're not a vegetarian

Had a family members birthday here in the barn. The staff were super helpful and caring nothing was too much for them they all went the extra mile. Food was great and lovely location. Top marks guys keep up the great work

I work for a group of nurseries and I hosted their managers Christmas lunch at the pub, there was 14 of us in total and the staff were absolutely amazing! We decided not to go with the Christmas menu as there are a few very fussy eaters in the group so we ordered from the main menu and the restaurant was packed and all of our food come out hot, didn’t have to wait too long and DELICIOUS! The atmosphere in the pub is lovely and the staff were accommodating and kind. Overall a very very nice lunch and will definitely be going back next year!

I was part of a group of friends who get together every year to celebrate this Xmas time of year. The table was booked in October, well in advance. We had to choose our food from a set menu, which we completed and duly returned. When we arrived, the waitress had no idea what we had previously ordered. 4 of us had ordered Prawn Cocktail, which was the most horrendous pre-chilled straight from the fridge starter, I had ever experienced. Absolutely no flavour, 3 small prawns, one whole prawn, no lemon, and pea shoots in abundance, all in a watery white sauce. Disgusting. The main courses were thrown together, and clearly not up to their usual standard. I have been a frequent customer for many years, and have always enjoyed the excellent service and high standards of food. I’m so upset this establishment has followed in the footsteps of so many other successful restaurants by disregarding the customer and dishing up inedible food. By relying on their former reputation as being a first class Gastro Pub, I do hope the warning signs will be a wake up call and return to how their core customers expect the same high quality food of the past.

Just a quiet midweek lunch snack and beer but all 100% good. Check it out..it's worth it

Beautiful place for a Sunday lunch or early dinner with the family.

Had our Christmas ‘do’ here. Amazing food all served by lovely staff. Thank you

Great Sunday lunch for the family. Nice to go to a busy pub, but this was almost too busy. Rammed by 12:30 on a Sunday.

Excellent food and service. Top value pub fare with friendly owner. Specials daily. Most meals with fresh vegetables and all of high quality at affordable rates Give it a try

What a lovely pub the Old Plough is. The atmosphere is great and everyone was very welcoming! We sat on the terrace at the back and it was very beautiful. Drinks had reasonable and affordable prices. Would totally recommend to anyone and will surely return when I'll be back in Cobham.

Weve never been before but will definitely return, Brilliant friendly staff, Fantastic food and great venue. Well done 😀

Excellent customer service and I enjoyed the my server she cared for us. Would be nice if you could give her some sort of recognitions. Rebecca I would come here again just because you were very welcoming. Also, I would like to point out that’s she did for every customer she served which was fantastic to see.

All good and very busy for Sunday lunch, fortunately we were seated in the barn outside. Service was brisk and to the point and getting some attention was not easy sometimes. The only real negative was the state of the gents, the floor was quite wet and the room was very smelly. How much is a bottle of bleach and a quick mop around?

Really nice dinner with great service. Despite the restaurant being packed everything was perfectly executed and we had a great evening. Good burgers at lunch also.

We had never visited The Old Plough before, and were tempted to try it by a special offer of Game Pie and a free glass of wine. We were bowled over as soon as we walked in, by the delightful room and the warm welcome we received. The meal didn't disappoint either; a proper pie (not meat with a separate pastry top), accompanied by delicious mash, red cabbage and roasted carrots (exceptionally tasty). The free wine was a generous glass of red Shiraz of good quality. Encouraged by the very enjoyable first course, two of us opted to have a Dissarono Affogato for dessert. Again, this did not disappoint, being two generous scoops of ice cream with a cup of espresso, a measure of almond liqueur and amaretto biscuits. This was the best eating out experience we have had in a long time, and we can't wait to go back.

Visiting with friends from overseas, this was our first time here. Can say immediately that we will want to return. Having booked a table online for Tuesday evening we arrived early to find an already busy restaurant with lovely atmosphere and nice ambience. Fairly limited range on the menu plus a couple of specials but more than enough for us to find very good main courses; Keralan curry, calves' liver and duck with desserts; all nicely presented, perfectly cooked, hot and tasty with some lovely desserts. Prices are reasonable and the staff were attentive, friendly and efficient. We would certainly recommend it.

Been here a few times, it's always packed and the food is great.

Kat looked after us and she was great. Service was fast and friendly. We sat outside in the garden area. Our food was hot and delicious

Convivial place with great food, and gf options. Draft beer (bitter) too. Always seems to be a busy restaurant.

Great pub restaurant , wonderful atmosphere. We will be back

Held my daughter’s 30th birthday party in the barn last weekend with 26 of us having a late Sunday lunch. The barn itself was warm and comfortable for an October afternoon, with heaters and all enclosed. It had very pretty fairy lights all round creating a cosy lovely ambience. We were free to put up a banner and balloons and they very kindly arranged the tables in a U shape which worked really well. Having the barn to ourselves made it extra special. The staff were absolutely fantastic. From all my emails and calls prior to the day with Joe and Michael and then on the day itself. Nothing was too much trouble and they made us feel very welcome and accommodated us brilliantly. I can’t remember the names of everyone sadly but each person who was attending to us in the barn were just lovely. We could even bring a cake for which they provided plates and brought it in to the birthday girl with candles ablaze. I find the food here is always amazing, which is the reason we chose to have her celebration here in the first place, but I wasn’t sure how such a large group booking would go.. they did not disappoint! Their amazing starters were just the ticket as always but the Sunday roasts!! Arrived with huge Yorkshire puddings, very generous portions, roasties to die for, an abundance of veggies and next level cauliflower cheese.. it was superb! Everyone had a fabulous time and we can’t thank them enough for making our special occasion so wonderful. I highly recommend the place.

Despite the location itself is a bit inconspicuous [parking spaces in the backyard! you don't have to do street parking...], the Old Plough is one of the best restaurant/pubs in the Walton-Weybridge-Cobham area. Great service! Fantastic food [soups, burger, vegi] (!) and very much classic but stylish English country club interior.

Food is absolutely incredible, but the service 100% lives up to the same standard. Had the best time with family & friends, all 27 people were delighted by their food & very impressed with the team & their service. Thank you!

This is a very successful Pub of that no doubt. Today though a very long wait for mains to arrive! I suspect kitchen was short staffed. Well handled by the waiting crew. On final arrival the Calves Liver was huge hit. Burger very average

An all round amazing place to eat and drink. I highly recommend it.

Reasonable food & friendly service. A bit too noisy.

What a wonderful find! Booked last minute and we were well looked after. Excellent food and service. Highly recommend. A special mention to our waiter Kieran. ⭐️

Near faultless service during a very busy Sunday.

Such a lovely place! Incredible food, very different from any other restaurant, attentive staff, and the dessert is out of this world. Highly recommended for special occasions!

Excellent menu with matching food quality and service, at reasonable prices* in a very attractive environment and pleasant ambience. Highly recommended and will visit again when in area. (*Wines prices somewhat on the higher side, but food is genuinely very reasonably priced v quality and service).

Lovely environment , friendly staff and delicious food. X

Really nice family meal at the old plough, efficient service and healthy portions of very tasty food across the board.

We went here for an impromptu late lunch, having been here before and based on that worth coming back. We had to wait for a little bit just because the area we wanted to sit in hadn't any tables available. So we had a drink in the picnic table area. When we got sat, only 10mins wait, the service was swift and attentive. Now the main thing: the food. My otherhalf had the steak pie special and I went for the rib eye steak. Pie: good size and its actually a pie, not a stew with pie crust on top. Good fluffy mash and nice gravy. My steak was cooked to perfection. I am normally not a fan of thick cut chips but these were lovely. Side of veggies were crunchy. Well worth the visit.

Busy obviously very popular Great menu service and ambience will be back very soon 😀

A really super place! Happened upon the place by chance and wish I could return very soon as it is an excellent establishment. As we hadn't booked we were given a table in the garden and our drinks arrived very promptly. Our order for food was taken and again both out courses arrived very promptly .Food was delicious and staff were very attentive even though the pub was heaving. 2 courses on a Sunday is £25.50 which was unbelievably good value. Highly recommended

My friend and I went in It was quite busy (we hadn’t booked a table) and asked at the bar if we could eat. The helpful man directed us to the restaurant maitre d” (friendly chap on the till in the restaurant) who quickly found us a table. We then asked if we could move outside as it was busy inside and quite noisy and again it was no problem and he quickly and cheerfully found us another table outside. We were shown by a lovely waitress to a table outside undercover and ordered drinks and food - letting the staff know my friend has an allergy to nitrates in food. We were asked to choose and they would speak to the chef about how our choice might be able to be changed to accommodate her. What a FABULOUS attitude to allergens. I chose the fish platter as a main and my friend chose the salmon. The chef offered to make a garlic butter sauce (nitrates free), which was such a refreshing change to many places where you just have to go without any sauces/mayo of the item containing nitrates. So all in all. Our food was absolutely delicious. The service and welcome we recieved FROM EVERY MEMBER of staff we encountered was exceptional - Nothing seemed to be too much trouble and all done with a smile. The chef and staff were extremely accommodating regarding my friends allergy and to top it all we had the smiliest and cheeriest of waitresses :-) The pub has a lovely ambience and is very welcoming. It’s very rare to go to a Restaurant/pub/gastro pub where everything is perfect - But it really was. They nailed it!

Came here for easter lunch. Lamb roast only had two slices which was rather disappointing and didn’t even come with a Yorkshire pudding, we had to ask for one on the side. Starters and deserts were great though.

Well made, tasty food, been here a few times now and it never disappoints.

Beautiful traditional mid size pub with middle age to older crowds, good value and delicious food.

Still great beer and good food.

Great food & people...we will 100% recommend this place.....had a lovely dinner visiting from Switzerland

Had a lovely lunch in the outdoor heated area.

Called in on off chance as local restaurant we had booked had let us down and was closed. The Staff at The Old Plough were SO accommodating. From the person at restaurant entrance/maitre 'd'..the chef regarding my friends Nitrate allergy and the waitress was a cheerful delight. Service and food superb 👌 Absolutley can recommend and will def return. I had the fish sharing plate as a main and my friends had the salmon.. The chef made her a garlic butter sauce as she couldent have the mayo that came with the dish... Could not fault anything about our lunch and the staff 😋

Lively but lovely pub with nice atmosphere

First time I've been on a Sunday and the roasts weren't great - it felt liked they'd sat there from lunch until teatime. Service was perfect as ever!

We had dinner here this evening and the staff and food were fantastic! We had a mix table of vegans and normos and the staff made us feel exceptional welcome and did a fantastic job of catering to everyone's needs. I'd definitely recommend you come for a meal here!

Food was disappointing, but good service and selection of beers

Really excellent Sunday lunch today. Very extensive menu choice and good wine at reasonable prices. Really good to go somewhere where the service comes with a smile.

As usual, no complaints even being rammed packed

Just had dessert, sticky toffee pudding. Wonderful. You should go just for that. Went with my daughter for lunch yesterday. We had excellent bar food, prawns and squid, chipolatas in honey and mustard, pork belly and chips with peppercorn sauce. Ya gotta try it.

Beautiful find online, looking for a lovely lunch place . The menu was perfectly created for Sunday with a wide range of choices to suit most palates. We were warmly welcomed entering the bar and proceeded to have drinks on high table in the bar area. The place was bustling inside and out in the beautifully kept garden. We were seated outside on a table under a covered terrace . Our food choices were easily picked and arrived swiftly. The bang bang cauliflower and tofu salad was amazing great sauce and perfect portion size , my husband chose the chicken version. He followed with Roast Lamb for main and I opted for the falafel and halloumi burger , although not a vegetarian I chose because they attracted me on the menu straight away . Too full for a desert but had a lovely liqueur coffee in the bar before collected our daughter from Gatwick. What a great find , would love a repeat visit when next in the area, the surround areas are beautiful.