The Plucky Pheasant in Guildford

A lovely dog friendly cafe with fabulous walks nearby with views across the Surrey Hills. The dishes were tasty and generous with plenty of options to choose from. A great place to meet up with family with the dogs part of the family too.

Nice weather, great views, good walk and then breakfast. Had booked which was good as they were so busy. I was worried about the service given how busy they were but nothing to worry about. The staff were friendly, helpful and attentive. The menu appeared comprehensive and I was so impressed with the quality. Thats a great way to spend a Sunday morning.

Sunday brunch after a dog walk at Newlands corner. We had booked fortunately as it was busy. Popular spot and easily see why as staff were friendly, food tasty and high quality.

Nice staff and looked like a great selection of things to eat, although just stopped by for coffee today. Super location and lots of parking

The avocado toast tasted too lemony and wasn’t good. A bit pricey, specially the cakes. Blankets provided although will be nice if they could wash them as my one was completely dirty in different places.

Incredible food, great location and view. Stopped to a quick bite to eat but we’re amazed by how tasty the sandwiches were. Lots of homemade and local products used. The garden was lovely and has extensive views.

A great little cafe with a good amount of seating both inside and out, with a covered area outside as well. The coffee was nice and lunch options varied. There is a good selection of cakes to choose from. Lunch, coffee and cake for 2 was just over £40. Would definitely recommend in the area. A great place for lunch.

Lovely spot for breakfast - the coffee and food (with great vegan options) were delicious, the service excellent and the people very friendly. Nice cosy indoor seating as it was raining but the outdoor area looks wonderful for a sunnier day.

Great place to go to for a Tea/Coffee and midmorning cake after a lovely walk or have lunch as I did. The menu is varied from sandwiches to salads and hot choice as well.

Slow …ordered a coffee and cake….however cake arrived and had to wait 10 mins for the coffee…come on how long does it take to make 3 coffee’s

Disappointing experience. Chaotic service with confused menu orders. Very expensive for the quality, quantity and presentation of food. Had better breakfasts cheaper and better presented more or less anywhere. Very helpful waitress but I suspect the kitchen got everything confused and there were only seven people in our party! Would think twice before going again.

First ever bad review, sadly this goes to the Plucky Pheasant for the arrogance from the staff. Incredibly rude, unprofessional and ill mannered.

Wow, what a find. Just happened to find as we were staying near by and so glad we did. Excellent food and very different choices .. followed by some super cakes. Great Service too from super friendly staff Call its worth it

Good food but overpriced plus they add 10per cent service charge won't be going back

Best scorn ever! Serving waitresses were very polite and friendly.

Won’t be back. Toilets are battered and dirty (reminded me of camping toilets). No high chairs. Floor outside is dusty and full of leaves, dirt, dog hair. Car park is limited. Servers are miserable.

Great food, great location, great service!

We had a great experience here the other day. This cafe restaurant was busy so we had to park a newlands corner across the road. The staff were friendly and even though it was busy the service was quick. We both ordered burgers for lunch, which cost £16 each. My own burger was the plucky pheasant beef burger, with cheddar and chilli jam. This was a mighty burger, that had a great taste, texture and was filled with toppings. It came with crispy french fries and a salad. Loved this burger! My other half ordered the Southern fried chicken burger which was also good, though not as epic as the beef burger. Worth knowing this is a dog friendly cafe, and at busy times like this there were about 10 dogs in the tented area where we were seated. All well behaved and a joy to see 😀 Updating based on our second trip here, as ever great atmosphere and place to get some excellent food. This time around I had a Moroccan lamb sandwich which was superbly tasty, my other half had the chicken panini which she wasn't too impressed by. The salad dressing looked a bit strange but worked well flavour wise . We sat indoors to order lunch, it was cosy, the staff were friendly as usual and food arrived promptly.

Fabulous place , scenic views of Surrey hills

Delicious food and drinks, only 30 seconds away from the Surrey Hills. Pet friendly too!

Booked a table a week ago and noted on the booking that I had a baby and a buggy. So on a colder day today when we visited they reserved us a table outside! I mentioned this to the waitress (Rachel) and said that I have a baby and she couldn’t have cared less. She did end up finding us a table indoors in the end but then walked off, not directing us to the right table and was very rude when I mistakenly sat at the wrong table (when actually the reserved sign could have just moved to the table I was meant to sit at). The service was poor and when my friend noted her nut allergy it seemed more of an inconvenience for the waitress than it is for my friend ordering something! It’s a lot of time/energy and coordination to go out with a baby and today’s experience was very disappointing. Food was delicious as usual but note the venue is not accommodating to pushchairs so avoid unless the sun is shining and you can sit outside.

Absolutely amazing food and atmosphere! Highly recommended!

All our food was amazing and service was outstanding. Beautiful garden area to sit and enjoy the view and great food. Would go back every time I was in Guildford. Highly recommend.

Had a Cajun chicken sandwich was suppose to be on cornbread. In the south we don’t make sandwiches with cornbread and the e Cajun chicken was not Cajun. It was a good sandwich but please remove Cajun. I’m Cajun and your sandwich is not

A wonderful place for brunch. My daughter loved the marinaded tofu in her veggie breakfast.

Lovely place for a quick bite and nice and friendly atmosphere. Lovely garden! Amazing staff

Our favourite brunch spot in/near Guildford and in the hills. Great location with lovely views

The lunch menu looks interesting, but that's where it ends. The quality does not live up to the description. My avocado was a brown sludge, and the poached eggs were hard. My friends food was better but dull. No one came to check how it was, and it was difficult to catch their attention. The waitress did agree to take my lunch off the bill, very decent. However, this was somewhat spoiled by the manager glaring at me when we left. The location provides a good view over the surrey hills. Food is over priced.

Delicious soup, friendly, helpful staff. A real favourite.

The best food,best service, and dog loving staff..

Great spot for a breakfast of lunch. Always busy but the staff seem to cope. Small car park adjacent but plenty of parking across the road in the National Trust Newlands Corner car park.

Great cafe on Newlands corner with excellent coffee. There is a good selection of home baked cakes, traditional and they are so good. On this occasion we only had coffee and cake but I can vouch for their healthier menu choices too. Friendly team.

Had a coffee with a friend and enjoyed sitting outside the the gazebo :)

We come here often and have never been disappointed! The waitresses are always so lovely. We love the lunch menu, the food is always wonderful and they do great coffees and smoothies.

English breakfast with reasonable price. Nice staff and atmosphere that worth to try.

Always a great pleasure to come here. Friendly staff and good food. A lovely English breakfast available up to midday. Their soup and half a sandwich is a good healthy, filling option.

Food was good. We had sausage roll and cheese melt. Service was adequate and staff rather perfunctory which was a shame.

Fast service at this busy café in the middle of Surrey Hills, a stone throw from the outstanding views from Newlands Corner. Large portions from a mainly burger oriented menu with a Korean twist.

Nowadays, it is really difficult to find a place where staff is all smiley and friendly, the food is delicious and the atmosphere is great. The Plucky Pheasant ticks all the boxes. It was my first time stopping by at The Plucky Pheasant - and I have to say I’m already looking forward to going back. A very lovely place, with great, warm and friendly service.

Loved this place today! Great breakfast, coffee and friendly staff. Veg and vegan options to which was good.

Great range of cakes including gluten free.

Pricey cafe that amazingly allows dogs in the restaurant, madness and unhygienic.

Poached eggs on toast and a coffee. Most eggscellent. Stopped while out cycling. Good service. Could do with a few more places to secure your bike. I was so eager to eat I forgot to take a photo.

Best breakfast diner in Surrey Hills

Lovely setting when the weather is good

Can be really busy would be worth reservation of table

A lively buzzy place. Lovely staff and delicious food. Some unusual choices made a refreshing change.

Amazing chicken burger and nice cuppa tea

Excellent breakfast! Very good quality food, well cooked. Gristle-free sausages!!! Perfect 'over-easy' eggs! And no piped beat-noise!!!

Lovely food, lovely staff, lovely cozy cafe. Great for a summer's day cake, or a winter's day cuppa! Update: despite spending over £200 on a birthday breakfast for 14 people, you are not allowed to eat, or even CUT! A cake on thier premises, I will not be using them again for a birthday breakfast, not a thing was mentioned during our booking, arrival with our cake, only once we had eaten and the cake was requested!! So disappointed with them for this... we had to stand on Newlands, cutting a cake in the wet!!!

Very cute place, the staff is cute and polite, pet friendly ☺️. I'm giving 4 stars only because the coffee was a little bit burnt, other than that it was brilliant, I'll come back soon!!

I was on a trip to Guildford and this place was highly rated online. The food is fantastic and "The B-B-Q" sandwich with sweet potato fries is what I would get again.

First time visiting the cafe with friends and our dog. Very warm welcome even with a mucky pup, excellent service, delicious food, great options for gluten free, delightful ambience. Such a beautiful walking area and then a perfect place to stop for a bite to eat. Highly recommended by us!

Just love this place! It's my favourite 'go to'... Today had a fabulous gf lunch, a walk then back for coffee and cake, with some lovely friends. We'll worth the 35 min drive from home. I just keep going back. Great salad. Fantastic range of cakes - too good a sized portions! If you can't park in the cafe, just across the road is a huge free car park.

Lovey venue, with both indoor and outdoor seating. Dog friendly. Visited for breakfast, good quality breakfast, served hot and in great time.

Awesomely friendly service and yummy food to boot! We didn’t have to book and got a comfy seat in the gazebo!

Good food with great friendly customer service 👍

Popped here for coffee and cake one afternoon. Coffee was nice and the Rocky Road we had was good too. Staff were friendly and served us quickly.

Get together enjoyable. Would rather there wasn't a service charge though.

Stunning scenery. Great food. And very attentive service. I had the sausage roll. I can recommend it strongly. The sanwhich melt was also excellent.

Nice friendly casual cafe with good quality food. Breakfast served til midday is excellent! Little on the pricey side and 10% service charge added automatically although they do say it's optional, personally would rather choose to add this myself rather than the other way round so just be aware.

Great place, staff know how to give the TLC. Chef, high quality some imagination and delivers in taste. Job done. A regular drop in for us.

Lovely place for coffee. Even in the pouring rain! Service top class 👏 👌. I will definitely be back.

Massive portions and really good quality food. The perfect place for a spot of lunch before a leisurely walk in the wonderful surroundings. Very busy so might be worth booking in advance.

The full English breakfast was very nice. The staff were very attentive and friendly.

Really lovely cafe with a great view from the garden. The food and drink were great quality and very enjoyable except my poached eggs as I could taste the vinegar from the water they were cooked in. Staff were friendly too

Lovely cafe, been here many times, my only objection is a service charge for two coffee's which if I had noticed before paying I would asked for it to be removed, we will be back though

We had a lovely tea here and we're very grateful for the impromptu ice pack they provided when one our party was injured.

Amazing buffalo chicken burger with chips.

Lovely little cafe, lots of tables, quick service. Much more varied menu than I expected for a little spot that is kind of out of the way. Enjoyed a great hot chocolate, vegan salad and sweet potato fries.

A very busy place. On busy traffic A25 Right opposite Newlands corner car park entrance. Wait-to-be seated.... no attention from overwhelmed staff. So we wandered it. Beautiful selection of cakes, very delicious. We sat in garden. Wonderful wide ranging views when you stand up. Sadly, as Newlands Crn is a bikers mecca, a constant flow of motorbikes revving their engines made it difficult to talk. Didn't stay long.

Nice food, in a nice building with beautiful walks/views a few metres away. The burgers we ordered took a little time to get to us, otherwise I'd consider giving this cafe 5 stars instead.

Excellent as always. One of the best breakfasts around! Parking can be tricky but park opposite and (carefully) cross the main road. It’s worth the bother.

Absolutely fabulous I had no booking and just in today and the food was extremely good.. And the staff were all lovely. But the pretty blonde that served was extremely pleasant abd I want her to have the tip I left not to go in the tip jar.. She is a real asset to your business. Thank you for being you,,

Lovely coffee and cake in a really cosy spot :)

Good service from the staff,well presented food, however not keen on dogs being there,but they were well behaved. About 18 months ago a dog did open it's bowels on the floor by the counter/toilet doors which I wasn't to pleased about,I do remember it was a staff members dog( I seem to remember she came in and was talking)🤣

Went on a rainy day and sat on the covered area of the garden. Lovely good, exceptional service. Would recommend the Louisiana Crayfish Sandwich and the breakfast tea

Excellent friendly service with a smile. Was busy but nothing was any trouble. Coffee was excellent and hot definitely visit again.

Charming little restaurant that is great for breakfast or a light lunch. Been a few times for breakfast. Always been good but not amazing. The setting is lovely at Newlands Corner and they are dog friendly. It felt a little expensive for what you got, hence not 5 stars.

Super service from friendly, welcoming staff. A great selection of cakes and pastries available. The view over the Surrey Hills is super, but unfortunately, being so close to the road means traffic noise can be a little intrusive at times. However, this is not a major concern and we would happily return.

Great cafe stop for coffee and cake. A bit on the pricey side but lovely views of Surrey Hills

We waited as the sign said to be seated, then got handed a menu and told to find my own table which we did, then all the staff ignored us so after 20 mins we walked out, I do find the very poor service and rude. There better places to eat locally

We are frequent visitors over many years and also visit the Dabbling Duck. The service last weekend was really poor. We weren't offered a menu/or welcomed at all. We had to get our own menus. I ordered 2 portions of chips and specified that each of my children would have the chips, they arrived on one plate. Our server did not look happy about having to get another plate. We were not offered any condiments, we had to get our own. No one asked us if the food was okay or if we needed to order anymore drinks. Everyone seemed to be abandoned outside after they had ordered their mains. For the prices of the mains it would have been nice to be offered some tap water. Obviously we had to go in to get our bill as no one would have asked us if we wanted it. Then the sting of having a nearly £5 service charge automatically added to my bill. I have definitely been when you have been busier, there were surplus ladies standing around the kitchen area looking lost and bored. I sent an email to the manager last week and no response.

We came for drinks and it was lovely in the garden with a nice view. Will be back to try the food next time. Carpark is a bit small as I had to squeeze in a small space but other than that it's nice.

I love it here. All the staff are so lovely and well organized. It's the perfect place for brekkie or lunch any day of the week - I'd highly recommend the pancakes!

Ate here on a very busy Saturday but service and food was so fast. Veggie burger excellent and dog friendly premises. Huge and impressive cake collection. Blankets for sitting outside. Will go again.

Went for the first time today. Really helpful pleasant staff, nothing was too much trouble, what a breath of fresh air. The Plucky Pheasant breakfast was tasty, hot and wet presented. Have already recommended to friends. I will see you again soon 100% .

Not as good as I thought it would be, but that was down to a young waitress who didn't listen to my questions about the food & answer them correctly. Other than that, it was good.

First visit to this place, when we arrived we waited outside by the sign to be seated and chose to seat in the garden. It is in a lovely location with great views. It was early afternoon so we told the waitress we were there for tea and cake, she brought us the menu and there were no cakes in it so we chose to have a scone each. In handsight, we should have asked about the cakes but as we explained that we were there for tea and cake I thought mistakenly that there were none! I did wonder if we missed the cakes in the menu, but it wasn't that big. A friendly person brought us a large teapot of tea and plenty of milk, unfortunately, my cup was dirty, with tea in it! She was very apologetic and brought another teacup that was clean, but it wasn't pleasant to be given a dirty cup. The scones were ok, the cream did not taste great, I am not sure if it was clotted cream but I did not like it or tasted like what I know as clotted cream The jam was nice. When we were ready to leave, I walked inside to pay only to realise that there were loads of cakes!! I wonder why the waitress did not tell us about it, I think she assumed we had been there before. I paid around £16 for a pot of tea and 2 sconnes which was ok but all in all, the service was very poor.

Only reason for 4 star was we ordered soup to share and main dishes but all came together! The soup was excellent but had to leave some otherwise our main dishes would have been cold. If you want dishes separated, make sure you tell the server. Plucky pheasant burger excellent too. BTW plenty of servers and they were all attentive. Will be returning here.

Great, homemade food. Attentive service. Nice surroundings. See you soon!

Four adults and two children for breakfast. The food and service were both fantastic. The staff were particularly helpful and engaging. We sat outside in one of the covered seating area which were very well presented and homely. I would certainly recommend this place.

Yet another eatery that thinks burgers are fine to populate 90% of the (main meals) menu with when there's so much more to consider. We chose the only other main dish, fishcake, granted it was made of real fish but with a meagre salad + fries it was just about 'ok' Burgers have become trendy not because they're anything special but because they are cheap. Made of the bits they can't sell and minced up with a bulking ingredient and soaked in fat. So, two fishcake mains, two milkshakes (one with squirty cream) came to £47 Inc SVC CHG. So, the atmosphere nice, service good and pleasant and the food was passable. Expensive and trendy. Expensive and really good I have no problems with, but this did not please.

The food was very nice, the vegan burger was interesting, made with real ingredients. Would say it's overpriced at £17 but the location is great near Newland's Corner.

A great place for brunch or lunch. Coffee is excellent and they’re dog friendly. They also serve dog sausages and puppuccinos so your doggo wont feel left out. Cakes are always amazing. Highly recommend it as a stop if you’re in Newlands Corner. Just be careful crossing that road!!!

Delicious food and excellent service. Will definitely be back! 🙂

Amazing location, great food and drinks and the best service

Visited for lunch after walking at Newlands Corner which is just across the road. A nice sit-down alternative to the 'window service only' place in Newlands Corner car park. The welcome and service was excellent, the food was good. Lunch menu consists mainly of hot/cold sandwiches and burgers. Slightly expensive for what it is - £3.40 for tea with oat milk and £16 for a burger with fries, £5.50 for small portion of sweet potato fires. £8 for a childs meal plus £2 for a small carton of kids juice, so essentially a tenner per child. We sat inside and our visit was spoiled somewhat by multiple wasps landing on our food several times. They have wasp traps outside but we didn't spot anything to deal with this problem inside. We may have been unlucky, but they could do with doing more to address this problem in the summer. We'd return.

Really fantastic salads and cakes. Very busy at weekends so worth booking but fantastic venue for before or after a walk in the beautiful surrounding area.

Me and my husband stopped for a late lunch here after a hiking trail nearby. Had the beef burger and pulled pork burger, all nice. Dog friendly. We arrived half an hour before closing and they still served food for us, very accommodating and friendly. Gorgeous outside area! A nice drop in.