The best restaurants serving British food in Queens Park Tandridge South East

We (family of 4 or just us as a couple) used to visit fairly often - maybe once a month ish. However, we decided on the last occasion that we wouldn’t be returning anymore which is a real shame as we used to love it and we hoped it would become a bit of a tradition with the children. Unfortunately, there’s a few reasons - the quality and portion size has reduced whilst the pricing has increased. I’m all for paying an appropriate price for good quality food but one slice of basic toast with half an avocado and an egg isn’t it. They used to offer sourdough which is our favourite but no longer do. The full breakfast is, to be fair, a decent size and the boys are usually relatively happy with it (minus the super basic bread/toast) but the last time they had it, the scrambled egg was bland and unseasoned. We also ordered a side of bacon for 2 of our meals and I kid you not, we were charged £3 for ONE piece each. The coffee is also really poor (always has been but we overlooked it as the breakfast used to be fab). Generally it comes out at 1,000 degrees so the milk has burnt the espresso and there’s absolutely no difference in the flat white, latte and cappuccino. The atmosphere is always lovely and I’ve therefore marked that as 5 stars as the clientele are cheery and friendly. Sadly let down by the gentleman who is usually on the till or serving as he always seems rather miserable/ unhelpful and like he doesn’t want to be there. There’s also a lady that serves who’s pleasant though and the younger ones are always lovely and sweet. I think this little place could be a real gem if a bit more thought and effort was put in but for now, we’re trying to find somewhere new for our breakfast tradition.

I always enjoy my visits here. People to talk to or just sit for a quiet pint and read a paper. Occasional live music nights, poker nights, quiz nights or darts