Lava Lounge, Epsom

Worth the slog uphill from the station in the summer heat, a pleasant bright and welcoming place. Hancocks HB, St Austell Tribute, Brains SA, Batemans XB, Adnams Explorer and Abbot Ale on today. A side room contains a bar billiards table and juke box, there is a piano in the L shaped main bar. A seperate rear room was set up for a party later on. The rear walled garden is pleasant with a decked area, the remainder grassed. Generally traditional table and chair seating with a couple of chesterfields by the front entrance. Papers and board games available. Leaflets in the bar advertise jazz on Thursdays but an earlier post says different so probably worth ringing ahead. A beer and cider festival is advertised for 22-25th August. Opening hours should be noted, Monday 6-11 and Sunday 12-9. Rest of the week 11-11/12. No food Mon and Tues according to the sign showing the hours. Free WiFi available for those who need to take their laptop to the pub with them.