Latest reviews from Weybridge
| 68 /100 139 OATLANDS DRIVE “Visited in May 2022. Spacious place with a garden, located a good walk from any train station. Lots of Big Smoke beers on keg, one on cask + some less interesting choices.“ |
| 70 /100 139 OATLANDS DRIVE “It opened yesterday. Best choice of beers in Surrey for certain. That includes 7 of Big Smokes own (4 on a second visit). They've spruced up what was attempting to be a gastro pub with Greene King ownership. Still got GK Noble on tap - a contractual requirement? It's still only 15:00 So perhaps not a surprise that the punters are 80% OAPs but it's the busiest I've ever seen this place. The dry roasted peanuts were odd... greasy and included random almonds. In my second visit I had a lovely fried chicken burger with average home cut chips. The two young barmen assumed I was fresh to craft beer. Warned me a beer was 6.5%. Did offer tasters. This place is promising but a 30 minute walk from the nearest station and out of town so intrigued to see how it does. Loyalty cards provided.“ |
| 50 /100 Wine Rack (Weybridge) (Beer Store) 3 & 4 TEMPLE MARKET “The West Byfleet and Bupham branches are pretty good so this was a disappointment. Much smaller array than the other two. but I guess it is a smaller shop. More of a standard array - some UK craft, some German options but nothing particularly interesting. The kid on the till was very chatty. Invited me to their Friday tasting evening. Explained that they'd wanted to stock beer by the now defunct locals Decent but couldn't get a low enough price. Lost them points now for his farewell call of, "Piece out." Not bothered going back.“ |
| 56 /100 Hand and Spear (Youngs) (Bar) OLD HEATH ROAD “This pub is next to the station so can kill time in it if nothing else. It has improved in terms of beer options. 6 hand pumps - but today only the Twickenham Grandsand was of interest. Otherwise it three Young’ s options, Doom Bar and Bombardier. However there are the some craft options (is this standard for Young’ s now?): Beaverton Neck Oil, two Camdens on tap and Gipsy Hill and Mondo bottles. The building is an interesting pub/hotel built as a summer house but converted when the railway opened. Now styled as a luxury bar and boutique hotel, which is stretching the truth somewhat. It’s been refurbished in a completely soulless bistro style. Can get busy. Lots of TOWIE top knots and city types, which is a drawback in my opinion. The garden has astroturf, which doesn’t add to the luxury. Food is average.“ |
