The Garland, Redhill

A proper old-school pub and still serving Harvey's beers to boot. The interior shows signs of once being several rooms but is now all in one arranged round the bar, with traditional furnishings and even a bar billiards table. A covered outdoor area is provided to the side and there is live music on Saturdays. Definitely a good pub for drinkers and my only gripe is that the Old Ale was not on. There are not many things that might draw you to Redhill but this is one of them.

Official site of The Garland - www.harveys.org.uk

Official site of The Garland - www.harveys.org.uk

Disappointed by the irritating commercial radio playing behind the bar yesterday lunchtime; I like music, but not adverts and banal DJs. Come on Garland, can't believe your target clientel appreciate that intrusion. Previous review of great pub and beer still applies but this visit lasted for only one pint. 21 January 2007 Had a good crawl round Redhill yesterday thanks to pub selection inspired by BITE reviewers, but a future visit would require more time to be allotted to the excellent Garland. Somehow, pubs serving Harvey's tend to be my kind of place and that was more than the case here. Full range of outstanding Harvey's ales, friendly bar staff (guv's son), well laid out seating, even a dart board tucked away nr the loo, a generally nice pub feel. The regulars are lucky to have this pub; heard some of them were on a day's jolly to Harvey's homeland of Lewes but I was given a taster of one of their fav mixes - Harvey's Old & Christmas Ale(8.2%) - not for a session methinks.