Inn on the Lake, Silvermere, Cobham

Official site of the Inn on the Lake - www.innonthelakesurrey.co.uk

This is the bar/restaurant of Silvermere golf club, and is open to the general public for drinking and/or eating. On walking in it seemed well-appointed, and consisted of a long room with large bar along the right hand side, and a terrace outside along the left, overlooking the mere, hence the name. A wander along the bar revealed a wide range of tap offerings, and a single bank of ale pumps somewhere in the middle, with Masterbrew (twice) and Spitfire. My Spitfire was fine. Main courses started at about a tenner and we ate here: our food was quite decent, but nothing to write home about really. On the plus side, the staff seemed particularly friendly and helpful, though that might have been partly through lack of other customers on a Sunday evening in late October. I had hoped this might turn out to be one of those really good, slightly out-of the ordinary establishments one occasionally chances upon, but it didn’t. The location must make it a delightful venue to spend a summer afternoon on the terrace, but it felt like it’s trading more on that than anything else, In fairness, I will probably give it another try in the summer, and will refrain from rating it in the meantime.

Official site of the Inn on the Lake - www.innonthelakesurrey.co.uk