The Seahorse in Guildford

We had a bit of a rollercoaster time at the Seahorse. We arrived early so asked to sit in the bar area (with our dog) but informed them we had a booking for dinner. We had lovely cocktails that were delicious and well presented. At the time of our booking, we asked to move to our table for dinner but were told to stay in the bar area as the restaurant was not dog friendly - however, the booking we had made on the website was specifically for “The Restaurant Area (dog friendly)”. The bar area has a few dining tables (rather than bar tables) and so we asked to move there to eat. We presume this is the area our booking was actually for but are not certain. From there we had to order food at the bar which was not a problem however the gentleman behind the bar came across very rude and we felt like an inconvenience despite disclosing that we had a dog when making the booking and booking a specific dog friendly dining area. There was a great singer playing during our stay but as we were in the bar area it was very loud for a dinner. We had delicious starters (scallops and prawns). For mains, I ordered the Duck and Pineapple salad which had NOTHING on the menu to imply it was spicy, however the pineapple was incredibly spicy and I was unable to eat it. I mentioned this to the restaurant staff who promptly and kindly offered me an alternative. It was slightly frustrating as I had to wait for my food whilst my partner ate and visa-versa, however the alternative meal was very tasty (rotisserie chicken). I would like to say that Narren our server was a lovely man, extremely helpful and dealt with the issues very well!

Absolutely wonderful evening. Naren was an incredible part of the evening, so welcoming and provided incredible service to us all. Highly recommend

Saturday evening plenty of parking in overflow carpark which lead use down to the garden entrance on first impressions outside tables not cleared of glasses, cups,plates . Bar area ok & service very pleasant. Got shown to our table which to me felt to close to the other table there was a large group in so very noisy couldn't hear yourself speak. I felt the menus to big for the small square table. Had to be carful not to knock the glasses over. The table we sat at looked like the inner piece of wood had shrunk & left a gap which had food crumbs all in it. Young lad that served us was very pleasant. Food was all very nice & didn't have to wait to long. We then ordered coffees & one baileys which when it arrived I was surprised to see it in a shot glass not as I expected it to be in a small tumbler over ice. So disappointed with this. When checking the bill was shocked to see this baileys had cost me £6.05 .But we had a very pleasant evening & lots of laughter .

Amazing atmosphere. Extremely fast service.

Narren was a pleasure, went and above and beyond!

Great venue for a relaxed family lunch. We were made to feel very welcome and the food was delicious. The staff were very attentive and the proprietorwas very focussed on giving us a great experience.

Very good food and service by the staff and Naren was excellent

The staff are very welcome and nice

Brilliant hospitality from narel and staff so friendly

The hospitality and service is second to none . All the team and special mention to Narel . Always made to feel so welcome and food is beautiful

Definitely a good place to go if you are nearby but can't suggest it as a go to. Service slow, food above average, a bit expensive

Our new favourite place! Darren and staff really friendly and food fantastic, welcome dogs as well and easy access for my elderly mum, we will be back!

Really nice food and excellent service. Really enjoyable evening with my family.

Amazing lunch. Thank you so much to Narren’s team!

Exceptional ! We had the seafood sharing platter, beef croquettes, pork and scallops and billionaires fries between 3 and all dishes were absolutely delicious ! Wonderful ambience and the manager Noren was a joy :) would highly recommend

I was absolutely blown away by the varied menu, the quality of the food, the attentiveness of the staff and the ambience in general. Naren was extremely welcoming, made us feel very special and clearly cared about our experience and happiness. Cannot recommend highly enough!! Xxx

Went with my two small children and dog and could have been better looked after by Narel, amazing service! Food also fantastic!

Lovely little place, Darren the waiter was fantastic and made our time perfect. We both had the steak sandwich which was amazing with the beef dripping sauce! Will definitely come back again!

Darren served us for an impromptu lunch after moving to the area. We cannot fault the service or the food. Cannot wait to come again

Brilliant food and accommodating experience for Sunday lunch- definitely recommend for anyone looking for a proper roast!

Excellent food and attention to comfort of the table

Great food, reasonably priced. Friendly service, nice surroundings andvplenty of parking.

We had a lovely lunch! Food was amazing and Darren provided great service 😁

Lovely time, helpful happy staff and AMAZING food. Thanks for a great time

Really enjoyed a Sunday roast here with my friends - great portions, left full and happy, thank you very much

Always a good meal whenever we come to Seahorse and the service from Naren and team was impeccable.

The waiting staff were lovely and the food was delicious but… I ordered a surf and turf for £38 that arrived sans surf. This was remedied reasonably quickly with the addition of two king prawns; I hope that for this price they were actual prawn royalty. The chap waiting our table and who dealt with this was professional, apologetic and polite, no complaints but he did state that I’d already been undercharged, I questioned this and had actually paid full price - fine, the food was nice, but just inaccurate. There was no formal apology or offer to refund anything - I’d paid in advance, which is okay but a polite gesture is the norm. As an aside, the apparent manager, not in the same clothes as everybody else, I think called David, served my wife and I separately; we both commented how we felt like an inconvenience when he dealt with us. These are first world problems, granted, but it’s not the first time I’ve been underwhelmed. I hope our waiter doesn’t suffer as a result of this review, but the management could perhaps revisit their complacency.

Lovely beer garden and great service from Naren. Great food

Great country pub, lovely efficient hard working staff, love the new guy Naren, a great addition to the team, very dog friendly if you're on a walk, cheers guys.

Naren was very helpful and made sure that our wake was very well looked after. Thank you.

Naren was lovely, he stopped for a chat and was very attentive with great customer service!

It’s a very yummy lunch time, am very happy about this birthday celebration of mine. The staff are all very friendly, especially Narel, with very kind and responsive gestures. I enjoyed much at Seahorse with my husband.

Nice pub offering a good selection of food. Good range of starters, I had the squid which was very nice has the main I had the chicken leek and cheese pie again very tasty.

Thank you so much Darren for your lovely service! We had a wonderful time with some great food :)

Have been for lunch a few times and once for dinner. Food has always been great, friendly staff, good offers

Lewis the bartender was very attentive and helpful

We had dinner and drinks at the Seahorse a couple of weeks ago and we were served by Lewis. He was very friendly and very knowledgeable. The inside of the Seahorse feels very homely and I would highly recommend it and we will definitely go back.

We came here for lunch on the off chance as we were looking for somewhere a little outside of Guildford and were really impressed, not only with the food but also the bar, service and open fireplaces. Lewis did a great job looking after us, would definitely recommend this place, especially for anyone looking for somewhere outside the town centre. Big car park also helps.

Callum was very good, recommended

Enjoyed a leisurely lunch with friends, excellent food and service from Callum. Many thanks

Family dinner for 3 on 27 Feb. Took advantage of February offer with Premium Country Pub (40% off mains). A most enjoyable dining evening promoted this review. Not been for a while. Nice table. Excellent professional and attentive friendly service by our waiter (sorry didn’t take his name). We had mains and desserts. All had steaks. My surf n turf fillet was superb, cooked to perfection (medium rare) as requested, full of flavour, well presented. The other medium rare fillet was also enjoyed, as was the large tender rib eye. Tasty side veg extras also perfectly cooked, presented and enjoyed. Apple tart dessert and ice creams. Nice cosy atmosphere, clean table, appetising and tasty food, nice wines, and served with a smile - what a treat!

Excellent food, Fillet steak was perfect, great atmosphere & service

Food was very nice, service was excellent by this young chap called Darwin and would definitely come back.

Came here with my family, food was fantastic as were the waiting staff. We were served by Darwin who was very attentive to our table and made the whole experience great

Food was excellent and Darwin was an absolute gem-catering for needs! Couldn’t praise him enough, overall Lovley staff and great food. Very pleased I came!

Popped in for coffee and hot chocolate but will never be going back. I didn’t see how the hot chocolate was made but I can honestly say it was the worst ever had, just hot water poured onto chocolate powder and not stirred properly. No milk, no froth, no taste, and quite a small cup. The wife said the coffee was not up to much either.

Callum was great! Great food, great wine, great evening!!

Amazing service from Callum! Thanks so much x

I was meeting a friend of mine who was staying with her son, so I wanted to find somewhere local to have lunch. Having done a Google search, I came across The Seahorse and decided to book table. A very pleasant place to visit, with plenty of parking onsite. Staff were friendly, attentive and helpful, with the food being very good indeed. Whilst I don’t live locally, I would be willing to drive over and have food here again anytime. Great atmosphere, and on a cold, damp, dark lunchtime, bring seated by an open fire was an absolute treat. Definitely will be back, even if on my own.

Nice foodie pub, which served us a very nice valentines day meal. Service from Kevin was superb, food could have been just a little warmer but was still good. We will be back. Note, looks like dogs are welcome, although we did not bring ours. 👍

I was meeting a friend of mine who was staying with her son, so I wanted to find somewhere local to have lunch. Having done a Google search, I came across The Seahorse and decided to book table. A very pleasant place to visit, with plenty of parking onsite. Staff were friendly, attentive and helpful, with the food being very good indeed. Whilst I don’t live locally, I would be willing to drive over and have food here again anytime. Great atmosphere, and on a cold, damp, dark lunchtime, bring seated by an open fire was an absolute treat. Definitely will be back, even if on my own.

I went today for valentines with my partner. Callum (our sever) was truly an asset to the company. He was attentive to our needs. The food was as great, we will come again.

Three of us had lunch here last Saturday excellent food and service

Great food. The scallops were perfectly cooked.

Excellent food with a great atmosphere. We shall be returning! We had the lovely Becky look after us, she could not have been more helpful.

Lovely place amazing service we were served by Becky and she was incredible. Lovely chatty girl who’s always helpful. She’s the perfect example of great hospitality.

Visited here a few weeks ago for dinner. Lovely pub with lots of parking. Our server, Becky, was very attentive and walked us through the menu! The cocktails were delicious, especially the spritz. Food was hot and tasted amazing, worth the price. Highly recommend!

Great food great service great fire.

We stopped for lunch whilst walking the beautiful North Downs. A large fronted establishment facing onto the main road with an unprepossessing entrance around the side. Once through the door you are welcomed with a large central bar surrounded by a number of rooms some laid out for dining but plenty of room for drinks in the bar area. Only one cask ale on offer the day we visited, but it was well conditioned and served by friendly staff. We ate in the bar from choice .. lots of character ... If a little dark. The belly pork was excellent. Service quick. Worth another visit. A little expensive ... But it is Surrey!

I had the pleasure of being served by Lewis recently, they were super friendly and made sure we were enjoying our time at the The Seahorse

Had a lovely time here, the bartender Lewis was very polite

Great place! Lewis was a fabulous server👍

excellent lunch and delicious food!

Came here around a week ago and had the steak special (Cornish ribeye steak on the bone) - it was top notch and really nicely cooked. 👍 to the kitchen staff there

Good value food. Also, a bonus for the EV charging facility in the car park, which can be a bit temperamental though.

Becky provided great service, lovely evening.

Called to ask what time kitchen closed and told 22:30 and got hung up on, only to get there 9:45 and told oh it was 21:30 thanks for the wasted journey and miss information

Absolute lovely dining experience. We were served by a young chap with curly hair called Lewis who was very attentive and made sure we were always catered for👍. All the food was delicious so really do try as much as you can. Everytime I think “heavens above” as us old folk like to say, when in fact it's right in front of me on that plate.

Honestly of the best experiences i've had, the food was spectacular and exceeded my expectations and Lewis has been an absolute sweetheart to my entire family.

My husband and I took our family to the seahorse and we couldn’t have had a better time! The food was amazing and the staff were super attentive, particularly our server Lewis!

Food and atmosphere all ok, as you would expect from a up market chain of restaurants. The staff can make or break a premises and the tall barman, I think his name was Tom certainly helps make the Seahorse a place to return to, professional, attentive and very likeable. On a separate note my wife and daughter were more taken with how good looking he was. Many thanks to all for a very pleasant and enjoyable experience.

Lovely place, bar guy is a legend... Nicky P I think his name was

Nice garden, friendly atmosphere

Frozen is frozen you can’t have a pub with 15 degrees

Great food, great beer. Visited for a Sunday roast and got one, wow. Possibly short staffed as it was very busy. Little things like no condiments on the table, didn't take the menus away, leaving the table cluttered. Saying that, they all did very well. Will return for sure.

A great find. Loved the food. Good service, Delightful atmosphere.

Really nice late solo lunch after a final work meeting in the morning. Had been recommended this venue by four of the very nice staff at The Grantley Arms, the evening before. Starter of Mushrooms was delicious and outstanding. Plant Burger main was very good. Excellent service throughout by highly fastidious young member of staff, Darwin. A very good lunch.

Lovely pub with friendly stuff and comfortable seating. Ordered some chips and fries to share, both very good.

Chef Christian cooked me some very good food was very happy with everything and there was very good service and vibes from the pub

Christians food he made me was so good will definitely be coming back for more

I had a really nice meal with my family and the service was brilliant, the staff were amazing and excited to come back and have the seabass again. It was perfect!

Lovely visit. Was a phenomenal experience! Great staff. Very good steak cooked by Chef Christian

Chef Christian cooks great steak! Was elite service

Great service. Class food. Class atmosphere. Especially good food cooked by Chef Christian

great food, gave my thanks to the chef (christian) lovely time and nice and cosy atmosphere

Very nice day out, great food from Chef Christian as per usual

Enjoyed my night thoroughly, very nice steak too from Christian, cooked to perfection!

Thank you so much for a perfect late family lunch on Boxing Day. The food was delicious and the service was brilliant, very sweet staff. It is very rare to have such a great experience locally, especially as a large party!! We will be back.

Our Christmas dinner at this restaurant was far below average, and I left feeling very disappointed, especially considering how overpriced it was. To start with, our table wasn’t ready when we arrived, and we had to wait nearly 30 minutes. Despite the menu promising bread, butter and accompaniments on arrival, none was offered to us and from looking around it didnt seem any table received this. The starter was bland and completely failed to live up to expectations—it didn’t even contain most of the ingredients listed on the menu like the prawns, crab,capers or the gremola crumb, it was just the scallops in a bland a cream sauce. Things didn’t improve with the main course. I specifically chose this restaurant for the Beef Wellington, but it was overcooked, chewy, and lacked any of the quality I was hoping for. To make matters worse, there was no stuffing, despite it being advertised. The vegetables were clearly boiled not roasted and lacked flavor, according to the rest of the table. I personally didnt try the veg as there wasn’t enough for everyone at the table. Each course took an unreasonably long time to arrive, which only made the experience worse. While the gravy was tasty (a small silver lining), it wasn’t enough to save what was otherwise a complete letdown. Given the steep price, I expected much more from this restaurant. The extremely slow service, lack of attention to detail, and disappointing food left me feeling let down on what should have been a special afternoon. I wouldn’t recommend this place for Christmas dinner. Its unlikely I will be coming back to this restaurant again.

I had been to the seahorse many years ago and it was very good. I now have to come to Guildford hospital at least once a month so in September we came to you for the first time for many years and the service and the meal was very good so we booked another meal and then we had a pre-Christmas meal with you and then today had our Christmas meal. Today I was totally the opposite of the past very disappointed in the service. You were half an hour late taking us to our table and the service from there was very slow. We were with you for just over three hours which I don’t find to be acceptable. The starter was good but very slow to come out and then we waited quite a while before our main course came out, this was disappointing as there was very few vegetables. We had two sprouts each one piece of carrot each and one piece of parsnip. Once we finished this then there was then a further 35 minute wait for our pudding to come out and I had to chase the waiter at that point to receive this. This was our first meal out at Christmas ever and it hasn’t made us want to come back to you at Christmas again. We will be revisiting and see if the experiences we’ve had before will be continued but I am left feeling very disappointed along with my wife and son that came with us today.

We had an amazing family Christmas meal here. The festive atmosphere was perfect, and the staff made us feel so welcome. The food was outstanding—delicious turkey with all the trimmings and incredible desserts. Everything was beautifully organized, making it a stress-free and memorable day. Highly recommend for a magical Christmas celebration!

We booked our Xmas Day lunch based on our prior experience at this pub/restaurant (3x Sunday lunches). We paid £450 (excluding drinks and service) for the Xmas meal and, unfortunately, it was distinctly average. The menu stated we would be served artisan rustic breads with salted butter, tomato tapenade and house pesto. This course wasn't served at all! From what we could see, no table received this course. STARTER: The scallops in the thermidor were cooked perfectly. Unfortunately the sauce lacked flavour and there was no crab, as stated in the menu. The soup was slightly watery. No hint of pesto, as stated in the menu. Could have been a delicious, creamy, butternut squash soup but ....... nope! MAIN: Turkey was moist and plentiful. The menu stated it would be accompanied by lemon and thyme stuffing - it wasn't. The beef wellington was dry and the veg was boiled, not roasted. It arrived over 5 minutes after our mains. The gravy was flavoursome and plentiful. DESSERT: The chocolate bomb was OK. The dulce de leche sauce did not materialise. Chocolate sauce was served instead. It wasn't warm enough to melt the chocolate dome when poured over it. The sponge inside the dome was cold. The menu stated whipped cream would be served and this was absent. Margherita and espresso martini cocktails were excellent. We were seated 20 minutes later than we had booked. This had implications for our pre-booked taxi home. Had the pub served their usual Sunday fair, we would have left more than satisfied. However, the Xmas meal was overpriced and average at best. Why state ingredients in the menu and then fail to deliver?! We were rooting for this pub to deliver a great experience, based on our previous meals, and we would have happily returned year after year, however, unfortunately, we are not willing to pay in excess of £650 (including drinks) for mediocre food.

Shame you have put the prices up so much, but the atmosphere and staff are great.

Went for our Christmas meal and wasn't disappointed. Great food and service. We'll be back

Lovely atmosphere / setting. Very friendly, welcoming and attentive staff. Reasonable prices and glad that you haven’t followed the trend of imposing service charges.

Not very happy paying £51 for a bottle of wine and not being told how much it was untill the bill come so I feel that it was not right for that to happen so that put a damper on the evening

Served a burger that I wouldn’t feed to my dog. If you can’t do that right I won’t be trying anything else on the menu. Overpriced and just another chain masquerading as a “gastro pub” I was refunded and the staff were nice enough. Don’t waste your money on their food Update: they told me the would contact me to to discuss this, I tried to get in touch and left my details. They called me back once but I couldn’t answer as I was working and they sent me voucher via email. Compensation is great but they’re not going to make the burger better by giving their customers hush money

Had the belly pork. It was cooked to perfection. Highly recommend. Staff were very attentive. Will be returning!

My friend had bottomless brunch and I had a beer with a main course. Lovely pub great service. Our host Callum was fantastic. Really nice food. I had a cheese burger. Definitely recommend

Fabulous bottomless brunch. The goats cheese tartin is a must. Also, thanks to Callum for being an amazing host, brilliant service.