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The Coach & Horses, Chertsey
Chertsey
KT16 9DN
Served areas
Reviews of The Coach & Horses (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about The Coach & Horses
The Coach & Horses is a long traditionally decorated wooden floored Fullers pub with a raised central bar where a U-shaped serving counter lined with bar stools sits on the rear wall. Premium keg was available alongside Brew Dog’s Wingman and two banks of three hand pumps were doubled up with London Pride and ESB, the third pumps being unused. To the right of the bar is a seating area with banquettes around the walls and to the left is some standard seating. A dartboard is found in the far left and the two other customers were betting on horse racing that was being shown on the television. Out the front are a few picnic tables behind some planters and at the rear is a car park. The service was polite, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to revisit.
On 21st June 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 6168 recommendations about 6131 pubs]
Pub SignMan left this review about The Coach & Horses
This is a pleasant, traditional pub that looks like it used to have a two or three bar layout, but now comprises a single space with the servery in the middle of the back wall. The opening out of the pub has resulted in a U-shaped room with exposed floorboards, low lincrusta covered walls and plain painted or wallpapered uppers above a dado rail. The bar has an angular tongue and groove panelled counter, a matching canopy covered with blackboards detailing accommodation options, and a smart, mirrored bar back. To the right is a slightly lower-level seating area with padded benches around the perimeter and low stools in support. A single bench stands in the front window opposite the bar, but no table has been provided here as the space is too narrow, with more tables and chairs eventually emerging in the slightly larger left-hand side of the room. A brick fireplace dominates the end wall and some sort of overspill area extends beyond here, but it was in total darkness on this visit. An elaborately framed mirror hangs above the fireplace and some bold vases of flowers line the mantlepiece, whilst over in the right side of the room, old advertising mirrors, portraits and other such traditional décor adds colour to the wall space.
This is a Fullers house, but they only stock a limited range of their beers on draught, with the cask options limited to just London Pride and ESB. The barmaid was very friendly and served me an excellent pint of the ESB, although as per the current herd mentality, most punters were on the Guinness instead, which might help explain the limited ale range. The pub was doing a good trade ahead of an evening kick-off at Chertsey’s nearby football club, with seating in short supply and a lively atmosphere building.
I found this to be a bit of a basic pub, clinging on to a few traditional features but ultimately wiped out by the opening up of the interior. They compensate for a limited ale range by keeping their beer to a high standard and I can’t fault the welcoming service either, all of which makes the pub worth a look in passing, although I preferred the Old Swan and would make that my pub of choice if I was a local.
Date of visit - 12th November 2024
On 20th February 2025
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3361 recommendations about 3361 pubs]
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Quinno _ left this review about The Coach & Horses
Straightforward Fullers local of the type I assume they will sell off now they are nothing but a pubco. An elongated L shaped interior by virtue of knock throughs and despite the generally decent decor it lacks anything quintessential. The left side serves as a quasi-public bar (darts here) with the right being tighter and more homely. Six pumps with two Fullers ales; a pretty drinkable Pride (best of the day), ESB plus a cider. A solid - if unexciting - local. 6.5
October 2006
Three Fullers handpulls (Pride, ESB and Chiswick) which were in good nick. Pub itself was a bit devoid of atmosphere, a bit sterile for my liking and was almost deserted compared to the Crown. I didn't really warm to it. Rated 5.5
On 6th February 2019
- rating: 6
[User has posted 5657 recommendations about 5638 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes - Pavement area - last updated 08 August 2017 by Graham Coombs
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 13 September 2015 by hondo .
- Function Room : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 20 February 2025 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 20 February 2025 by Pub SignMan
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 20 February 2025 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 06 February 2019 by Quinno _
