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Surrey Yeoman, Dorking
Dorking
RH4 1QR
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Greene KingReviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Moby Duck left this review about Surrey Yeoman
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Now a Freehouse but relatively unchanged inside, three beers on, Dorking DB One,London Pride and a rather average tasting Dark Star Hophead.
Feb 17
A Greene King pub in Dorkings High Street,the inside is slightly raised from street level,thus the opened out multi area interior has a low ceiling creating a relatively cosy effect, mixed seating as described below.There are five handpumps,unfortunately all were GK derived,two were badged as coming soon , these were London Pride and Surrey Yeoman Best Bitter,leaving available IPA,Old Speckled and Yardbird, to be fair the latter was half decent.I quite liked the pub itself and it didn't feel too chain- like on my visit but the beer offerings will probably prevent me making a return visit.
On 19th July 2019
- rating: 5
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Pub SignMan left this review about Surrey Yeoman
This is a fairly straightforward town centre Greene King pub set in an attractive building on the main High Street. The pub has a split level layout, with the entrance taking you into the upper section, primarily a seating area with a fair bit of standard and comfy chair seating centred around a nice fireplace, but arriving in the failing daylight of a spring evening, we found this was a pretty gloomy part of the pub with overly muted lighting making it too dark to settle down. The pub runs to the rear on both sides of the room, split in two at the front, but opening out to the rear with the simple servery down the right hand side. The bar area has a quarry stone floor which extends down steps opposite into a space with high tables and stools and a few benches with standard chairs. Bright, contemporary photography has been put on the walls, brightening the space up a bit, but adding to the bland, generic feel of the décor - a feeling further enhanced by countless Greene King promotional crap that confronts you with every turn you take. We stopped off here for a quick bite to eat and ordered reasonable food from the cheap and cheerful Greene King menu, although it is worth noting that the kitchen staff's competence might be called into question when my other half's duck dish was initially brought out without the duck!
I didn't make it to the bar on this visit, so I failed to note the ale range beyond the fact that they had Greene King IPA and Morland Old Speckled Hen plus three guest ales. Sadly I was driving and only had a soft drink, so I can't comment on the beer quality.
This is a typical town centre chain pub that can't shake off its corporate feel and thus has very little character or charm. The ale range was promising and the food was cheap and edible, but there wasn't much to raise this beyond the realms of mediocrity and I'll be exploring elsewhere the next time I'm in town.
On 26th July 2015
- rating: 5
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Quinno _ left this review about Surrey Yeoman
An attractive building with some hung tiling externally, this is a made-over GK outlet (was Hogs Head) that to be fair is quite well done. A number of multi-area’d knocked-through levels, all low ceilinged and with a bit of faux-traditional charm (beams, flagstones, tiles etc). Five ales on at the bar; GK IPA, OSH, TT Landlord, Thwaites Wainwright and a pretty good Oakham JHB (though had a faint GK tang to it - more pipe flushing required!). Negatives were a slight smell of plaster damp and super-sticky tables (NASA might be interested in their adhesive qualities). Not bad but a bit more care could make this a must-do in Dorking.
On 30th October 2014
- rating: 6
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Malden man left this review about The Surrey Yeoman
This is a split level GK pub with low beamed ceilings and a feel that it might genuinely be quite old. Although it has been opened out to a fashion it still has a sense of three separate areas, helped by the need to step up and down as you move about. Two entrances, one gives level access to the bar, using the other on the left you are greeted by a large inglenook fireplace with chopped stacked logs. The different areas have a mixture of finishes, the bar area has a stone flagged floor, other sections are boarded, carpeted and quarry tiled. Standard seating plus a few armchairs and bucket seats. As well as the beams and posts, some exposed brick walls and columns add character, décor is the usual framed local prints including several of nearby Pippbrook, an old house now home to Mole Valley Council plus Leith Hill tower. Food is served, there are menus on the tables and chalkboards advertise cheap meal and drink combos.
Greene King but with a guest ale policy, IPA, OSH, 1799 ( a porter) plus on this occasion Thwaites Wainwright (£3.75).
There were signs to a beer garden at the back but this was not an option on a miserable drizzly day.
The first town centre pub you encounter if walking from the main stations across the A24, an ok spot for a first pint of the day.
On 11th November 2013
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Surrey Yeoman
Quite an attractive Greene King pub, which whilst it has been substantially refurbished there is still some character inside. The original multi-room layout has been partially opened out, leaving various different seating areas (some up or down a couple of steps). Four real ales on handpump - IPA, Abbot, Rocking Rudolph and Okells Goodwill as a guest (£3.20 and a bit cloudy but tasted OK).
On 7th January 2012
- rating: 6
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I L left this review about The Surrey Yeoman
This is the first pub you come to upon entering the town centre from the A24 roundabout on the esst side of town. A pleasant pub that has changed inside a few times over the past 10 or so years. Was a Hogshead pub for a while.
Now has quite a few large TV screens around it these days but there is a reasonable range of ales on, the ones we tried were well kept.
On 18th August 2010
- rating: 7
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Philip Carter left this review about The Surrey Yeoman
Very nice pub, real ale on sale 5 pumps. Wood interior which steps between areas, but does have disable access to the bar. Very friendly staff. worth a visit.
On 13th April 2007
- rating: 10
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