The best restaurants serving Default food in Claygate Elmbridge South East

You know this is a great cafe when you go with friends two days in a row and you still want to go again! The menu is fabulous; wholesome, interesting and beautifully presented. The coffees are the best around, especially the cortado. The staff are always welcoming and friendly. Perfect spot for brunch, lunch or just a coffee & cake; highly recommend!

We arrived early on Halloween and had the place to ourselves. The crew doted over us and made us feel like the real deal. As the place filled up they didn’t skip a beat. Families with small children, so called grown ups like us alike, the place was bustling with laughter and good times. The food was classic Italian and done to perfection. I had the carbonara and it was silky smooth and delicious. My wife’s clam spaghetti was fresh and the pasta was cooked perfectly. And the truffle pizza did t disappoint. Last but not least, no words to describe the deserts… so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Good prices, amazing food and friendly service. Loved it!

I really enjoyed the pizza Today. The perfect amount of toppings, crispy , but soft. It arrived very quickly - which I appreciate as we were very pressed. We will order again soon. Thanks to the team Averna.

Genuinely nice family running the shop. Very friendly atmosphere, mum and daughter are very chatty. I went on Friday evening just for some chips, they were excellent and fresh. However they only take cash payment, which is fine by me as I'm old school. Do check if they are open in the month of August as they close the shop for holiday.

I had been working away in Epsom all weekend, so popped in on spec, having not booked a table, and I was fitted in no problem. Pleasant staff catered for me very well. The food was excellent, I had a vegetable Pathia, and poppadums, with mushroom pilau rice.

Whilst it offers other food and drink items, this place is all about it’s great coffee! Mentioning no names but it’s far better than any of the local competition and, in my view, offers much better coffee than all the expensive central London posh coffee places (at a fraction of the cost!). Staff are great offering a local/ friendly vibe and superb service. Support your local independent traders!

The best pizza around. High quality and delicious ingredients. My family now won’t get pizza from anywhere else! Excellar also sell a great selection of wines from carefully selected vineyards. Buy 6+ bottles to get 20% off. There’s a larger place in Surbiton and I hear there’s one coming to Kingston soon. Can’t wait to visit!

This restaurant is always very quiet but we decided to give it a go and we are so pleased we did. The decor is not at all upmarket but reminded me so much of days long past hanging around back streets of Hong Kong. Service at Ume comes with a lovely smile, which seems rare when eating out in the Esher area. The food is cooked fresh and is delicious. We went for the set menu with duck, beef and prawns - £25 per person. Very reasonable. We will be returning. Highly recommended.

This is where u go for the pukka grub, top service top geeza

Lovely food, good wines, and a very pleasant atmosphere.

Really good time at the pub quiz. Lively atmosphere and the host Joe was entertaining. Food was nice too. Also there is parking which was handy

THE WORST DINNER EXPERIENCE EVER My family booked a table for my 70th birthday and it proved to be the most appalling evening. The service was beyond terrible: we sat down at 1920, the starters were served 45 minutes later!!!! The main courses took a further 1 hour and 10 minutes so it took 2 hours to get our main courses!!!! The food was very poor, I am Greek and a runny moussaka and some chicken thighs are not acceptable. Also,when did falafels became a Greek dish? Beyond bad. After finishing the main courses we decided to have the desert and leave that dreadful place but we were told that we have to wait an hour for the desert!!! You cannot make it up As for the Greek music and dancing this is what we got: A random guy appeared wearing a wig, ran around the restaurant smashing5-6 plates and then a Greek song came on. The waiters grabbed few customers from the tables, jogged around the tables (believe me it was not Greek dancing) and after the ONE Greek song ended the rest of the evening we had Viva Espana !!!(it is a Greek restaurant) Rocket Man (???)and other songs but not a single piece of Greek music. It is also important to point out that the tables were very close to each other for large groups so we were constantly pushed and elbowed as people were trying to get through. The noise was incredible, virtually impossible to have a conversation so we decided to leave without our desert to escape the worst restaurant environment ever. I am Greek and it takes a lot to criticise a Greek restaurant but my advice is if you want to enjoy Greek food, Greek music, Greek hospitality and customer care, this is NOT the restaurant for you. Parking: Difficult to find a parking space nearby

Great coffee, fab food. The bacon rolls and carrot cake are 👌Lovely staff and dog welcoming. We are local and this is our favourite cafe

Still recovering from being charged £7.30 for an ice cream. They've obviously removed/wiped off the pricing given they’d have sold zero if they hadn’t done so, probably assuming people wouldn’t expect two normal ice creams reach double figures.

Nice locals boozer. Went there as part of a 3-pub crawl around the town. Beer in good condition. Doorway to other bar has 'mind your head' sign on one side, but not the other. Be warned! My mate completely forgot about it and banged his head returning!