Venture Bar and Tapas in Reigate and Banstead

Stated on the doors that the place was open until 23:30. However the jumped up Barman decided that he would lie and last orders were at 22:40. Suspiciously 5 mins after we arrived…Awful place, would not recommend it to my worst enemy

Food is okay, but good for a beer and to watch sports. It's often quiet though.

Eaten here twice and tapas is good. Score of 3 due to numerous attempts on different occasions trying to book a table on phone and email with no response. We turned up this evening after leaving a message asking for a table of 4 at 6.30. No idea rugby was on and obvious nowhere to sit so went hunting elsewhere!

Great little pub, it was heaving in there with the six nations on, got served by excellent bar staff very quickly and found a good place to stand and drink. Would have been happy to stay all night.

Great pub to watch the rugby in

Stopped for a drink prior to the restaurant. Since last time there it has been refurbished and was a very pleasant and cosy pub

Tapas OK but could be better. Beer OK. Didn't think there was much 'atmosphere'.

Great pub probably the worst mens toilets in Reigate

Not child friendly even though states that children are welcome until 8:30pm.

A boozer with food and a couple of ales. Good staff.

Come on people support this local business

They serve Cruzcampo, the best beer in Spain!!!

Had my works leaving drinks at The Venture Inn. Great service and nice food. Would recommend.

Less tapas dishes than there were a few years ago. Tapas was quite bland, not what I was expecting after previous meals here Still a good atmosphere and helpful and attentive staff

Great bar Great people Fresh beer

Great pub for Sports, good food and Jon the manager is v.good. Highly recommended

Brilliant pub, amazing selection of drinks and lovely tapas. Highly recommended

Good restaurant and food is delicious

My favourite pub in Reigate, warm staff, great selection of whatever you like to drink and tasty evolving menus. A real air-conditioned treat with loads of space for groups, I've had several parties and work events here and Ive always been impressed. Perfect for watching cricket, football, rugby and whatever else you fancy. Great beer, impressive cocktails and a general good time. Firm but Fair.

Nice place, enjoyed the old menu

Great beer choice, sport on TV And atmosphere on a Saturday night

John is a great host. Fab beers and vinos.

Such friendly staff, comfortable and welcoming decor, dog friendly (made a few new friends) and good food... The perfect place for a chilled evening drink with friends. I highly recommend a visit 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Nice pub with good range of beer including Timothy Taylor Landlord

Good layout, friendly staff and conviently located close to an excellent chip shop.

Only had a drink, friendly staff good beer choice.

Best pub ever. Best service, great music, perfect.

adVenture inn this place. Especially if you like watching live rugby.

Been going for years, won't go elsewhere.. Best pub going

Just had a drink , was late for food just before 9 , next time :-)

Great service, clean pub and amazing food

Really welcoming. Great service from the lady with shortish brown hair in a pony tail. She was lovely and friendly. Well set up to deal with covid and a good menu selection. Thank you x

Service was really good, drink orders done quickly... However, the food was on the slow side, not sure why because hardly any tables were full, even when we left. I got chicken burger and the bun was dry not toasted, definitely had been served left over chips (reheated) as all different colours and oily. My friend had Ceaser salad... Sauce was just mayo, not dressing! Couldn't see any anchovies or he didn't taste them! Chef needs to learn how to slice lettuce properly, I personally don't like chunks of lettuce in my burger or salad. Overall, I wouldn't return. Service was really good, just the food slacked and didn't wow me considering it's quite expensive!

Great service and friendly staff.

Was nice pub. Wait was a little bit long for food but tasted nice when it came.

Mixed feelings. Good selection of beers and a good place to watch live sports. However some drinks prices are expensive, even by Surrey prices.

Nice decor. Owner very friendly. Good food. Sport on TV.

Decent pub, good selection of beers and good food and they show sport. Only downside for me is you get a lot of family with young children in there.

Nice selection of ales, nice layout. Food menu a bit lame though (burgers or enchiladas)

Nice ambience, good beers and great burgers! A hidden gem!

Food is maily Spanish tapas, which is very nice. I have been a few times over the years and staff have always been friendly. Good selection of wines and all the usual drinks you'd expect. Decor is nice. Small critic is the table wasn't wiped clean. Would recommend for anyone passing by.

Great tapas & sangria with excellent customer service

OK pub but nothing special. Limited seating near TVs and no garden.

Very friendly and welcoming staff.

An excellent local pub with great Spanish food

Still pricey for me I am afraid. John who owns the bar is lovely. Great to watch rugby or football. A very popular pub with local Reigate folk. Food seemed popular when we were there.

It was a great experience. The music and atmosphere was great. I would recomended to people

Very nice atmosphere. Great service.

Had a great 50th birthday party! Lovely staff who were quick to serve with a smile

Good, clean pub with a good choice of drinks and food.

I would just like to thank you for this evening. My mate was just a little worse 4 wear. Thankyou 4 all your help.xx

Quaint little pub to watch sport

Allows small children but no dogs. Used to allow dogs but children not allowed. Food is very good but clearly trying hard to be a restaurant as well as a pub to boost their revenue, to the detriment of the drinking experience. Neuroticism about showing sport in the restaurant area makes the "drinking section" annoyingly cramped during big games. Used to be a quality sports bar but now trying to capitalise on the mums and kids market to the extent it's become so obvious.

First time I've been here for a few years and it was a real disappointment. Clearly spent some money on it but a miserable barman and less than average food means I can't see myself returning. Real shame as this place has always had potential

Friendly hospital staff. Nice beer and good food.

We went to have tapas to this pub, food is not from Spain. Padron peppers are from morroco like the octopus. Chef have minimum knowledge about higiene. Avoid if you going with children

So much better when it was a biker pub. Full of the usual reigate snobs. Horrible.

Good place to watch sport on big screens. Lively in the evening

Lovely pub with a good selection of craft beer.

Lots of good elements, but it seems a bit confused about what type of pub it's trying to be.

Nice local and lovely Thai food

Wow. A modern fit out but with a traditional pub atmosphere and warmth. There's lost of guest ales and the tapas menu is very well priced. They only need a small area for dogs to make it tip top.

Okay, so I understand that football was on, yet how utterly disappointing. The bar was clearly under staffed as we where ignored a lot of the time, however, we did manage to get some food, and it was okay, even pleasant.. but in reality, very overpriced and very small! It’s an okay place, just don’t expect anything special..

Good pub with a nice selection of ales. Mainly reviewing about the food - I used to come here on a fairly regular basis for a Friday lunch with workmates, and really enjoyed the move to Spanish food some time ago. We really rated the mixto sandwich - basically a three layered ham and cheese toasted sandwich with a fried egg on top with chips and salad - tasty, very filling and good value for money. However, over time the standard has dropped, replacing the bread, ham and cheese for cheap alternatives with fewer chips and salad. The last time I came, half the bread wasn't even toasted. Not what it once was, and we no longer have the same incentive to walk out of the centre of Reigate when there are other options much closer. That said, the tapas is generally really nice and something different!

Early evening chance stop, decent larger but the bitters were a bit ropey. The food was excellent, prawns, squid, potato, meat balls and a first for me, elvers, absolutely delicious. We are planning on taking some friends along soon and will probably just tell them to bring everything on the tapas menu, really could eat the lot.

Nice staff and good beer. Plenty of space and great location

They have a great room ideal for a small party. We met to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday.

I’m unsure which star rating to give our evening at the Venture. I’d booked a table for five on a Friday night and we were greeted warmly. We were pleasantly surprised when a lovely bubbly waitress came over to ask what we’d like to drink (we’d assumed it would be bar service) and consequently enjoyed some delicious gin and tonics from their decent selection (they had run out of some on the gin menu). In a bit ordered a range of tapas and a paella, and more gins. Half of the dishes were lovely and the other half not. The paella in particular was nearly inedible and the tortilla dry and chewy. It was really disappointing as some of the flavours were great! The patatas bravas were crispy and fresh, gambas nice and garlicy and chorizo in cider tasty. Our waitress however continued to be 5* and ensured that we had a great time and would return (just avoid certain menu items).

Muy buenas tapas y el trato agradable y cordial. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente 😋

We loved this place so much we visited it twice in one day. The staff were absolutely brilliant here, they were friendly and efficient. We loved everything from the decor to the food. The tapas really are delicious. I look forward to returning, I just wish I’d discovered it sooner

First time here, went for pre cinema tapas, the food was delicious a great selection of tapas, had 6 dishes and they were all cooked well and very tasty, the wine was perfect and all staff were very friendly and helpful, the service was quick, we will definitely come back.

Great atmosphere watching the football

Myself and my boyfriend have eaten Tapas here a number of times and absolutely loved it, so much so we both raved about it to other people and I was suggesting it for a work night out. Unfortunately our last visit did not live up to the previous high standard and quality of tapas food we had come to expect... The Octopus was an absolute favourite of ours and even at £12 a plate we still thought it was well worth it. I can't stress how wrong we were this last visit! The "plate full" of Octopus was actually 6 small slices served on top of greasy sliced potato. Not only had the portion size reduced but the actual taste of the dish was nowhere near the standards previously. Unfortunately the other 5 dishes, including meatballs, ribs, asparagus and chicken we'd ordered all proved to dissappoint us even further. The portions were small, the theme of greasy potatoes ran through the whole meal and the previously smokey and delicious sauces and seasoning were now extremely bland and lacking. The only dish we enjoyed was the side salad that we'd asked for despite it not being on the menu. The "side" salad was a bowl full and was really needed and appreciated to cut through the grease of the other dishes! We cancelled the last dish we were still waiting for and gave our feedback to the waitress who proceeded to explain the feedback was appreciated and would we take the time to fill in a feedback form. We gladly agreed as thought it was valuable feedback as we'd really loved the food so much before the obvious change in chef that we hoped it might be taken on board and something done to improve the standards again. I left my phone number and email address hoping we would hear something back.... I've waited 2 weeks before leaving this review... ..still no contact from The Venture to apologise or even acknowledged our comments. So so dissappointed - this used to be one of our favourites but unlikely to return now. I've made sure everyone I recommended it to previous has been told the food quality and standard has dropped and I certainly don't feel it is value for money anymore with the Octopus being massively overpriced for what you actually get served.

Great tapas food and gin selection.

Too expensive but otherwise very nice

Good tapas and wide selection of beers largers and other drinks. Good sports pub.

Great food and nice real ales too.

Very nice pub first time been there but will go back again soon

Lovely pub. good for watching the football or just catching up with mates 👍

Lovely place with a great atmosphere and really friendly helpful staff.

Nice bat. Good beers. I still miss the Thai food they used to do.

There isn’t anything fundamentally wrong with this bar - it just has no mojo. Husband and I were sitting on the sofas trying to work out why last night it just doesn’t seem to provide a great experience. All we could come up with was the decor being a bit on the cheap side, the shape of the bar area (long and thin bit more welcoming that the main room area where widens out), and also the lack of windows in the main room. One thing that I particularly didn’t like was a Stella and Dot jewellery sale going on. Why????? This is a pub not a pop up shopping arcade. Have never seen this before so am hoping a one off. We keep going in to the Venture due to its location on the way home from town. Not somewhere I would ever suggest being a destination though due to the above.

Good food- outstanding fine ales, friendly service without being overbearing.Don'tlive in Reigate anymore but this pub used to be my local and I always makeca point of visiting whenever I am down.

I must have bought the wrong thing here because everyone is raving about the tapas and I went for a black pudding burger with skin on fries and coleslaw. Ok... it was alright but pretty bland.. I couldn't taste the black pudding but I could see it. Also couldn't taste any aleoli. It looks nice.. And I expected it to be nicer... but I didn't like the oil that the chips were done in and overall I thought it was just kinda greasy. The beer in there was ok but served to me warm. Second one was fine. All in all will I be back? Probably not... nigh on twelve quid for a burger is way too much.

Excellent pub was busy, comfy sofa and only had chips but tapas looked awesome and nice choices too.

Great choice of very authentic Tapas. The food is always well presented and tasty here. Helpful staff.Nice to finally have a replacement in Reigate since the Spanish restaurant close down.

Good beers, Spanish menu and nice atmosphere.

Shocking service, be prepared to wait a while to be served, as well as fiver a pint of standard lager to add to that.

Much nicer inside then it looks outside. Staff friendly and helpful. Tapas was delicious .

Buena comida a un precio justo servicio atento

My local pub - excellent beer choice, friendly staff, good service. Have had the food on a handful of occasions and bar an overcooked burger, all been very nice. Lunch menu is really good and certainly fair price. Overall it isnt cheap, but always a good experience. Will continue to visit regularly!

Sold me a bottle of wine and beer and then said the kitchen had closed early.

Spanish tapas buffet was superb. Great athmosphere and service.

Had only been here to watch the rugby before but came in for lunch one Saturday and don’t know why we haven’t eaten here before! The tapas was absolutely gorgeous. Highly recommend the chorizo in cider and garlic prawns - just order extra bread for mopping up! Child friendly during the day with high chairs provided and the little man loved the food too!

Lovely lively pub, great for sports

Good family friendly atmosphere, great place to watch the football and reasonable selection of beers.

Not bad....typical Reigate pub. Popular 'after work's venue. Good lunch time menus

I had not been in this pub for years until last week. Well what started as a couple of beers turned into a late lunch. Great selection of beers and lagers Oh and Gins but the food was brilliant. You have got to love the black pudding with quails egg tapas. Burgers were really good to. Great atmosphere pub with exciting food to tickle your taste buds. Keep up the good work we need more places like this where you can get something different to eat that is is of a good standard.

Well worth a visit, especially if you like Spanish food. I've eaten less authentic Spanish food in Spain. The sardines are good and cooked as they should be; the Gambas Pil-Pil spits oil and is fragrant and hot in equal measures. And the aubergine.....totally Spanish. Then just work your way down the menu it all hits the right spot. Just add a bottle of rioja and you have the perfect ingredients for a good evening.

They need to serve proper Heinz Ketchup not the weird cheap pink knockoff