Six Bells, Dorking

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The Six Bells is located opposite the Grade II listed medieval St Peter’s Church and a bank of daffodils that were a nice sight on a recent sunny Saturday lunchtime. Steps up to the entrance climb past a couple of picnic tables, more picnic tables are found up the left-hand side of the pub on grass covered areas either side of a large shelter full of seating. The entrance opens into a small wooden floored area with a couple of wooden tables with chairs a large fireplace to the left that faces a couple of armchairs around a coffee table. Steps to the side of the fireplace descend to two tile floored snugs, the one at the front with a large family dining table and the one to the left with a couple of tables and the reverse of the fireplace. The tables in both of these areas were reserved. Opposite the entrance some steps descend to the bar area and a serving counter that supports a mix of standard, premium and craft keg across eight fonts and three hand pumps, two of which were in use drawing Surrey Hills Brewery’s Ranmore and Shere Drop, the latter being very good. After being served by the polite barmaid she informed me that we could sit anywhere at the front of the pub as the rear is a restaurant, this explained the very big car park at the rear. With the tables in the snugs being reserved this gave us the choice of two small tables by the entrance where some very low background music was playing. I thought it was ok in here, but I think at busier times this place would feel more like a restaurant than a pub with the front ‘bar seating’ feeling more like a holding pen for diners.

On 29^th March 2025 - rating: 6
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