The Surrey Oaks in Mole Valley

We went here for lunch on Monday, great atmosphere, very friendly service, huge selection of real ales, ciders and spirits. Delicious starters of Moules, followed by a tasty Haddock and Chips and Pasta with Chicken. All very reasonably priced. Have taken their Christmas Menu and will book it up very soon! Strongly Recommended.

Google asked me to update my review... It's still my favourite local pub to which I'm loyal, but it's losing its drinker's pub charm with more of a restaurant feel creeping in. Beer choice and, more importantly, condition is slipping, hence it's lost its CAMRA status for the first time in many years. Bustling nights of excited drinkers discussing the various beers have given way to strangers dining with little interaction. It's a difficult trade to be in but I can't help that a mainstream shift in direction has resulted in a loss of distinction.

Beautiful environment. Service was amazing. Food was divine. Food came out so quick! Will definitely be coming back!!

Delicious traditional pub food and genuinely great service.

Great food at a realistic price.

Great place to meet friends and family. Has an outdoor play area which can be a bit muddy but he kids loved it. Outside tables under cover.

We both had sausage and mash. Turned out to be the best meal we had in England!

Have eaten at the Surrey Oaks a few times before but disappointed at our latest visit as the quality appears to have declined with the New Chef. The roasts are served with a big Yorkshire and large roast potatoes which were not crispy and hard in the middle, perhaps cutting them smaller would have been sensible and the small amount of Pork would have been better if not so much fat. A bit shy on the amount of vegetables served. We also had the Cod and Chips which is served on a small plate with about 10 chips which is poor value at £18.50 and looked more like a kids portion so a little disappointing how things have changed. And yes we did ask to speak with the Manager who came to our table but didn’t appear interested and just walked off.

Lovely staff and a great covered outdoor area with heaters. Food was delicious!

Went here for a meal with my wife on our minimoon for a Sunday roast! Amazing food, cozy pub, attentive staff and great selection of beers. Thankfully we live close as we will be coming back!

Probably the best meal I’ve eaten at the Surrey Oaks. Gave they got a new head chef? Very well recommended

Have been going to this pub for many many years and have always enjoyed the food, the garden and the friendly service. Took our son here today for his birthday and although most of us enjoyed our food…there were a lot of us, the roast dinners were just meh …meat not brilliant and very dry Yorkshire pud. The plate was very small too making it a hassle to cut food up without it falling off your plate. Other meals included fish and chips and burgers and all were thoroughly enjoyed though. When the bill came we were really annoyed to have been charged over £20 service charge when we had to go into the bar to order our own drinks..we were all sat in the garden so had to make a list take inside the pub and then we were told we had to order our own food at the bar again so another list had to be made for our food order. At no point did anyone come and serve us..except to carry the food to our table!! When we have been many times in the past our food order has always been taken at the table so no idea why it wasnt the case today. We left feeling disgruntled and disappointed today…which has never happened in the past. The Surrey Oaks has always been on our top 5 places to go …sadly the service let it down big time today.

Went there today for a family birthday lunch. Service poor, waited ages to be served at the bar. The table was booked for 12 people but we were presented with three tables that we had to move ourselves and the name card had the name wrong. Again waited and waited for someone to bring the menus and the meals took forever to be served, one end of the table were finished eating before the the last 3 were served . My Greek salad was just a bowl of diced cucumber few tomatoes and olives and a few pieces of onion virtually no cheese. Deserts were miniscule for the price. Definitely won't go there again

Very nice country pub, great food and very friendly service, will be returning for dinner in the future!

A beautiful country pub at the top of its game, food is excellent and the welcome from the staff and management makes you feel nice and relaxed. Very clean and tidy with a wonderful atmosphere, would definitely recommend and return often.

Staff are incredibly helpful and welcoming, just the right amount of attention and very quick to respond. Food is delicious I highly recommend a visit to a very pleasant place to be. 😘

Nice pub, lots of vegan options! Excellent chips. Loved the vegan garlic mayo.

Can’t honestly say it was much more than “OK” at best, outside was quite rough, the wood chips on the ground were dusty in hot weather, and the furniture was well past its best & tatty. Prices were definitely on the steep side for what you get.

I was there as a guest at a wedding reception, there was a giant gazebo, well decorated, with good lighting, a play area, and a wooden bar. The staff were friendly, and professional. The first time I had been there, and is recommended to try.

Paid an unexpected visit on Monday, during the festival so the pub was closed and it was outside bars and food trucks. Firstly the level of service was shocking and purely on this basis I would never return. Virtually every item was out of stock, and what they did have was vastly overpriced. The food truck looked just ok with burgers but they were the most anemic chips I've ever seen claiming to be cooked, again very overpriced. The seating outside was in serious need of maintenance or replacement! The only saving thing was the singer, she was really entertaining and gave great energy hence 2 stars not 1. Don't waste your money, you work hard for it and they definitely do not deserve it. *** Edit *** Thank you to the owner to try to bully me into changing my review!!!! Yes I am very aware of what an honest review can do to a business. I had seen lots of advertisements on Facebook. I now know how false/wrong they were. As a venue I wanted to visit, the experience was horrible. Deal with the honesty

Big Thanks to Ella. Huge help to us

Lovely staff, especially Ella and Grace!

We are all having such a super time, sun, great food and music, a fantastic variety of drinks - what more could you want! Thank you Surrey Oaks!

Shout out to Ella for remembering my order. Very handy when walking up. Also Nathan and Grace for their help behind the bar in the lager tent

Lovely afternoon spent in the garden listening to great music. Good selection of beer and cider.

The festival has great atmosphere, lovely staff, and great music😁

Great Venue, amazing music and multiple drinks options available from ciders to dark and light ale so many choices and the food was great, would recommend for family’s or just a cheeky drink

Great food, fab atmosphere, friendly staff.

We had Sunday lunch here yesterday. Food was good, portions great, although Yorkshire puddings were stale. But expensive for what you get and their prices are different on their website to in house, so be aware of that. Kids loved playing the play area, but the swings had been wrapped around the top bar, so couldn’t be used. Wasps were a persistent problem.

good beer shere drop nice roast lunch one of our favorites

Nice posh place, they've got a nice garden too

Best selection of cider and beer, far better than than any other pub. Great for someone who loves a pint of something. Something for everyone Lager, Ale, Cider, Stout and more. Food is basic but perfectly good. Staff are friendly. Large garden with plenty of seating in summer, cosy pub in winter. Great local pub, love it. Recommended 👍

Went out mid week for the pizza deal. Two pizza’s for £20. Pizza’s were really tasty! Only bad thing about the evening was the weather! We were hoping to sit outside as it is so pretty with the lights. All the bar staff seem very nice and friendly.

Unfortunately was recommended to go here after being on route to another place saw the car park was busy and decided to change plans. The waiting staff are 1st class shame about upper management .need to show more a smile and at least act as if they are bothered if you walk out or not .it teaches the waiting staff your worth working for.

What a delightful way to spend a sunny afternoon! It was great to eat outside in the sunshine. The roast lamb meal was the best I have ever had. The wine list is extensive, and the wine I chose was a perfect accompaniment to my meal. The service was excellent, and all the staff were personable and friendly.

My sister and I were at the Surrey Oaks back in 2018, pre Covid, and made sure this fabulous pub was on our itinerary when we returned to the UK for a visit. It did not disappoint today and we had a fabulous lunch. The food was delicious, service was fast and the server very friendly and professional. We wish we had pubs like this back home in Canada - we would be regulars for sure.

Great venue, great drinks selection. Sadly, things went very badly downhill from there. Staff couldn't run a bath, and the food was very disappointing if it was available at all. Apparently, the kitchen didn't know about the new menu ??? Didn't receive a starter despite ordering one, 1st choice main wasn't available, and only part of our dessert arrived. Apparently, people can't have drinks with their food unless paid for when ordered. Bizarre!! What a massive disappointment. Most clientèle appeared to be there for a quick drink whilst they waited for their food order from the establishment opposite. Clearly wish we had done the same.

Popped in for a few sunny day beers, great selection of beers, both ales and craft, huge outdoor space, perfect for a sunny day!

Visited on Fathers Day and food had to be pre ordered. Upon arrival, establishment looked nice and inviting. All of our party didn't arrive all at the same time. Table had been reserved for us which was great as outside. As soon as the initial guests sat down the food was served up when not everyone was there! So it was sent back. Once everyone had arrived we all looked in anticipation for our food. Sadly we had to wait an hour and quarter for our food. On two occasions we had to ask where our food was. Other patrons sat down after us and their food arrived before ours! It may have been father's day but the service was slow. I can only assume it was the manageress, whom thought we had had our food so as a gesture gave a round of drinks to us. By then it was too late to win us round. I'm sure on a good day, service is 100%! Roast dinner was excellent. If you take kids avoid fish fingers as we ordered for one of the kids. It was basically battered fish. To me it was posh fish fingers which was wasted and not eaten! Such a shame we had this experience as we are not local and won't be going back there.

Lovely place for outside wedding venue. Staff very friendly.

Such a beautiful and relaxing venue. The owners and staff are absolutely amazing, so friendly and helpful, nothing is too much for them. They hosted my son's wedding and it was absolutely perfect.....if I could give you more stars I would! Thank you for such an amazing day, you all really went above and beyond!

My daughter used this venue for her wedding meal and evening bbq food, the food was very fresh and delicious, the service was excellent , efficient and polite, I’ll definitely be coming back and would certainly recommend here either for a meal or an occasion!

I phoned up on Saturday to book a table for Father’s Day, I spoke to a young girl who was very helpful and booked us in for 12.15 took my name and number to confirm booking, she said she had booked us inside but if the weather was nice then we were welcome to sit outside. Upon arrival I was greeted by another young lady who said she would check if it was ok to sit outside, then came back out with who I assume was the landlady/manager to my disgust of being spoken to like a child in front of my family to say there was no way I phoned up and booked a table they wouldn’t of taken a booking. She was rude patronising and quite frankly made me feel like a complete idiot! I have the phone record of the call to them the day before there was no apology or anything just pure rudeness. We used to go there quite a lot for food and drinks but after ruining Father’s Day and being spoken to the I was we will never return here again!! If I could give it a zero star rating I would

Our go to place for Sunday lunch.

We went to the annual bank holiday beer festival, which is very popular. They restrict access to outside only but they have a very large beer garden. There are plenty of tables and chairs. The atmosphere is great with lights strung up and firepits in corners of the garden. Children and dogs are welcome. They even have a children's play area. As it is so busy the service can be a little slow but they do put on a lot of staff to accommodate. The food during the beer festival is a little limited due to the numbers they have to accommodate, but they still cater 1 vegetarian and 1 vegan dish. As it is all cooked fresh there is still a wait. The choice of ales is vast being a beer festival. They also did a couple of low/non alcoholic versions. Entry was £4 on the day and £3 pounds in advance. There is also the option of weekend passes. To keep you entertained there is a variety of live music all weekend. The limitations are parking due to the popularity. The car park is full almost immediately so you resort to parking the length of the quiet road the pub is situated on. Great country pub. Well maintained. Very popular and lovely staff.

Large selection of interesting beers

Fairly average pub grub, nothing special. Very dry and overcooked pork with a decent, albeit small, bit of crackling. The cauliflower cheese was watery and the sauce had zero flavour, also needs more cheese. Quite disappointing really

Ate here during the early May bh weekend. Decided to pop in whilst passing for lunch, it was ja packed but the staff made every effort to serve everyone with a smile. Cannot remember our waitresses name, blonde her and bubbly, she was run off her feet but did an incredible job although we hadn't booked a table. Probably the best gluten free burger I've had!

Best burger I have had in a very long time at the beer festival!

Authentic British pub with low ceilings and exposed beams. Menu has tasty alternatives for vegetarians.

Stopped off for a few drinks and they had a great range of IPA and still ciders. Saw they have a beer festival coming up. Cannot wait for this. Didnt have food but bar snacks were great. Little bit pricy for the drinks but very very good.

Good pub for kids, food is nice BUT people taking orders have a clear preference for native English. I was waiting by the till but she decided to take an order by a person arriving after me....and even when I asked the reason she refused to change her mind.

We attended the pub for lunch last Sunday, but when getting there our booking wasn't there and the pub was solid, but the pub still accommodated us ,even though there was, 6 adults, 1 child and 2 infants. They really went the extra mile to accommodate us. The food was nice but not brilliant, fish fingers were good, as were the chicken wings, and the roast was very good, but the burgers were ok, and should have come with skin on chips, and they were only normal French fries, also the haloumi fries were nice, but very little sauce. All in all a ok experience which was made much better with the service, 3 stars for food and 5 stars for service. Price was exceptional £342 with quite a few drinks

Good food, Great atmosphere, good value, pleasant staff

Great food and beer. Staff were so helpful, great atmosphere. Good vale for money Really enjoyed the fish fingers sandwich and the steak sandwich, and the cheesy chips were amazing

We busted here as it was local to where we were staying. We booked a table at 7 on 02/05/2024 when we arrived our drinks order were taken then our food order was taken which was the vegetable Thai curry with chicken, the chicken tasted like cold char grilled chicken just chucked in and the curry was just like a brown soup, we ordered more drinks after a 10 minute wait I went to the bar to see what happened to our drinks to find they had forgotten because the young girl that had taken our order was to busy talking to a table full of young lads. We asked for a desert a menu to again to wait for 5 minutes then get there attention as they had forgotten us again. I ordered the sticky toffee pudding which was like warm and my partner order rhubarb and apple crumble which there was a lack of apple and bowl was hotter then the contents. We had to pay a £5.95 service charge but did not get the service, a tip should be earned and not just charged. The 3 young girls that were working had no clue on people skills or how to give good service yet you had no choice but to pay for poor service!

Supper pub, one of our favourites, returned for Sunday lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The service was excellent staff could not do enough for us. The choice of ciders and beers is amazing. The Sunday roast was, as usual, yummy with generous portions. My grandchildren loved their hamburgers. Thank you will see you again soon.

Lovely atmosphere. The menu looks good. Definitely, I will come back to have something to eat.

Every time I visit the Surrey Oaks it is outstanding! Amazing food, fantastic service, friendly staff, clean, best country pub for miles!

Loved the menu, food excellent and service great. We will be visiting here again.

Absolutely loved it here, food was amazing, (we had the steak) service was efficient without being rushed. Will definitely be returning.

It was lovely to visit a friendly, cosy, busy pub on a Friday night. Staff were helpful and food was excellent. Very high quality. My husband and I both had steak with peppercorn sauce, didn't have to wait long. Tasty dessert too. Will definitely recommend.

My inlaws have lived nearby for 20 years. We have driven past on many occasions. We popped in and was pleasantly surprised how busy it was. Lovely atmosphere and food looked good

So charming, very good menu and nice atmosphere and people.

We had a really enjoyable dining experience at The Surrey Oaks. The service was really prompt and friendly and the pie I had was most definitely worthy of a special mention. Beef and mushroom wrapped in beautiful shortcrust pastry and served on a bed of mash with savoy cabbage and lashings of gravy, I mean what’s not to like?! It really was a 10/10 from me. The couple who joined me both had scampi and chips and thoroughly enjoyed them too. We’ll be back!

Visited here for Sunday lunch for the first time recently. Tables very tight to each other so felt a bit on top of each other. Sat down at 2.00pm as per booking and had to ask for menus as nobody came to our table after 6-7 minutes. Sat for a further 25 minutes with menus being ignored. By 2.35 nobody had been to our table to take our order, so we told the person behind the bar we were leaving and just got an “okay” couldn’t care less response! Shocking service and plenty of other decent pubs doing good lunches with service to match, so shan’t be coming back here.

Sad to see that some other folk have had a bad experience here, we had dinner on Friday evening with 4 other friends and I can honestly say I can't remember a better dining experience in a pub, It was very busy but service was great as was the food, for once a proper pie and not a dish of whatever with a pastry lid from Brake Bro's !, vegetables great , and the landlord even rustled up a pudding on our request, just speaking as I find and rarely leave a review, we will return !

There are times when you have such a good meal in a restaurant that you start looking around for the small things to put into a review to make it look 'balanced'. I'm sorry to disappoint you but in the case of the Surrey Oaks for Sunday lunch there were no small things. The 'big thing' was the size of the portions for the main meal. I had roast lamb (done to perfection) and my wife enjoyed the roast chicken. The vegetables were al dente (wonderful!) and the Yorkshire pudding was vast and very eatable. An then there was the gravy. Just so rich and viscous. I could still find room for an apple and rhubarb crumble and wife enjoyed her ice creams. Total bill around £50 with no alcoholic drinks. What else to say. The parking area is vast, and there was room on the road outside for a coach and four Shire horses, joined later by a coach and two. That's also an indication of how little traffic there was on the road. It's that sort of pub. There are a number of comments in the reviews below about the level of service. We found the service to be responsive with a lot of smiles even though there was a party of eight and a party of twelve. Very decent wine list. The pub is around 15 minutes from Horsham, Dorking and Reigate and we thought it was a) absolutely worth the drive and b) absolutely worth planning to return ASAP Ah. Just remembered a small thing - sharper knives please.

Lovely pub, unfortunately my daughter made a booking for mother's day, it was chaotic, arrived at 11h45 put in our order 2 of the party ordered starters which arrived timeously. Waited an hour for mains to arrive food was very good but the deserts arrived without cutlery and eventually had to go to bar to collect it ourselves.. Eventually left the pub at 15h15. Very disappointed we will return but never again on a special day.

We had an excellent lunch on Mothers’ Day at The Surrey Oaks with all the mothers in the family. The food was imaginative and cooked to perfection. Terrific atmosphere!

Great Beer ,good service ,shame about outside seating areas getting very shabby ,come on management sort the garden out.

Had a great Mother’s Day Sunday lunch. Food deliscious and staff were super friendly. Thanks so much … had a lovely experience there

Wow!! what a brilliant place..went here on Mother's Day and although they were so busy, staff were all so efficient and super cheerful.. delicious food too and easy parking!! A special well done to their manager, Thyra who was brilliant!!

My daughter and I had a beautiful lunch, starter delicious hollandaise asparagus tart with poached egg Parma ham, main the lamb roast which was outstanding! Better than mine!! Staff were attentive even though the pub was absolutely chocca! We sat under the veranda until our table was ready, as obviously you cannot predict how long each table are going to take to enjoy their experience. It was well worth the wait and will definitely be going back!! Totally would recommend!

Went for Mother’s Day with 2 young boys. They were an hour late to seat us. Took another hour to get any food. Our booking was 2pm got to 5pm and the pub was getting absolutely packed with people waiting to be sat for the dinner sitting. Was 5pm and we’re still waiting for our deserts. Was carnage just had to give up and leave without deserts. Menu was limited what food we got was ok not great. Basically they overbooked far over their capacity absolute greed worse restaurant experience I’ve ever had. Avoid I will never go back again !!!!

Been using this lovely Surrey pub for years, hope Angus is having fun in his new adventures, always a pleasure, the location, food and drinks are all epic, try the pie, the pie is amazing , always a treat to go

Wonderful experience in this English pub, when asked what typical food to eat, the waiter was happy to recommend their Chicken Pie, a chicken and spinach pie on a bed of mashed potatoes and vegetables surrounded by a delicious sauce. Happy to having had dinner in this pub next to the fireplace with a good Guinness. Top staff. A thousand thanks

Out with friends and family looking for the best Sunday roast. Our first outing took us to the Surrey Oaks a traditional country pub, it was busy when we arrived and we were seated at a large table in the low ceilinged old section of the pub. The roast selection was great 3 meats on offer and a veggie roast option. As it was busy the service was a little slow but the atmosphere and company made up for the waiting time. The roast was good perhaps a little too big (tried the trio meat roast). The Yorkshire puddings were a little too crispy, but the veg selection was good. For those who could make space (kids mainly) the deserts were really good, plenty of choice. Slightly more expensive than their peers, but on a par for quality of food. Altogether a very pleasant afternoon.

This was our visit to The Surrey Oaks today for Sunday lunch and we loved this place. Delicious food 😋 nice generous size portions and good value for money 👌. Highly recommend this place and we will be back. Thank you for great service.

We visited recently with the family for a late Sunday lunch and really enjoyed it. Surrey Oaks is a lovely, cosy pub that is very welcoming and friendly. Lots of choice on the menu and the food was very good. Looking forward to coming back soon.

A quintessentially English pub, with fantastic real ale, warm fires, friendly welcoming service and a historic feel to the pub itself.

I visited for Valentine’s Day and the special menu was superb. They had a lovely selection of dishes for each course, each one extra special for Valentine’s Day with lots of finishing touches. All the food was wonderful and you could tell the chef puts so much care into his food. I had a tart to start and a vegetarian pasta dish for my main which was so delicious. The red velvet cake with strawberry mouse was divine and so beautiful on the plate. All finished with homemade champagne truffles! Will definitely be back!

Had a wonderful Valentine’s meal with the wife. Every thing was perfect. The food was amazing and the beer selection was very much to my liking. Can’t wait to return to try their Sunday roast.

A great traditional pub with amazing food, especially the monk fish..Great selection of ale and brilliant ale festival with live music on the bank holidays. Highly recommend.

Delicious roast lovely atmosphere

Just had the most fantastic Sunday lunch. So much of it super tasty and fresh. The staff are great and fab beer we so are going back.

We came here 'on spec' for Sunday lunch. It was exceptionally good. No problem with lack of booking, friendly attentive service without being overwhelming, great food with substantial portions - full choice of roasts, but also an imaginative list of starters & desserts. Convivial atmosphere and excellent value for money. One review said the service was slow - it's not, it's just relaxed, and just right for a Sunday lunchtime.

Really enjoyed excellent food in a beautiful pub. Burgers and halloumi for mains, and crumble and ice cream for desert. Brilliant.

Went for Christmas menu, Really busy and had pre ordered. Staff were lovely and food was good, lots of it. Recommend this pub to everyone. Extensive well presented menu.

It was a pub I used regularly when I lived closer, great beer, lovely staff.

Great food, terrific landlord/host, attentive service. Who could ask for more? Heartily recommended. We five will definitely return.

Thoroughly enjoyed a mid week meal there as part of a large group. It was a high quality 3 course meal with very friendly and efficient staff. Would go again.

Went for a light lunch on a busy Saturday afternoon. Place was lively with all outside seating taken. Order taken at bar and food served briskly even though there were many people dining. We both had bacon and brie baguettes and they were very tasty and well presented. Would like to see some more local ales on offer but that is am observation not a criticism. A local pub for me and I will return regularly. This place does things right.

There for a family Xmas meal. Absolutely amazing afternoon 3 days of good food 25/12 at my in laws 26/12 everyone at our place 27/12 Surrey Oaks 3 days of good food

The beer was superb as always and the staff were friendly. Sadly though there was a 1.5 hour wait on food (that we weren't warned about). The pub wasn't especially busy but there were plenty of phone orders coming through. Perhaps the pub should have prioritised customers in the premises over taking additional phone orders that clearly they couldn't cope with. A shame.

Half Price steak night is so worth it..

Went here for a Roast on Sunday it was absolutely gorgeous!!! The meats were cooked to perfection. Never had such tender pork (only ordered for crackling) it literally melted in the mouth. Beef was perfect, charred ends, rendered fat and med rare in the middle. Roast potatoes were a bit of a let down... needed another 30 mins on high, but overall it deserves 5 stars and one of the best locally, from Charlwood to Dorking👍👍

First visit and it wasn’t bad at all! The waitress was really nice. The food arrived quickly. I did find the portion rather large and the sausages were quite tough but it was nice enough! Also would have been good if the staff had of come over to see if we wanted anymore drinks after we said no a previous time, but 3 mins later we could have done with another drink!

Our walking group walked locally in Newdigate on Sunday 10th and then had our annual Christmas lunch at the Surrey Oaks. Nineteen of us and two dogs - fifteen of us soaked by a squall just before the end of the walk! The staff couldn't have been friendlier or more welcoming. The food was great and so was the service. We were a noisy bunch and completely filled our reserved room which made serving and clearing a bit of a challenge. Not a problem! We were a happy bunch.

Brilliant food and great selection of real ale 🍺 👌