The Cricketers, Downside, Cobham

A busy car park on a quiet weekday afternoon indicates this is an eating pub, and so it proved to be. Around the bar area there is a fair bit of old pub, but it has been much extended and generally done up in modern rustic style, even the old parts which were genuine rustic. There are still some good corners where you can avoid the diners though. Ales on were TT Landlord, Tribute and Doom Bar, in good condition and not too overpriced.

Official site of The Cricketers - cricketerscobham.com

Official site of The Cricketers - cricketerscobham.com

Was refurbished in the Autumn of 2011. The outside seating was the main difference with modern square tables in place of the more cosy wooden types that there used to be. There was also a very strange false green turf in place of the real grass. The design was too trendy and lacked much warmth. However the food was neat and nicely presented and came in very reasonable proportions. Very Gastro compared to the old style British Pub it used to be, the real ales are still pretty handy with generally at least 4 or 5 on plus various other interesting beers. Worth visting still.