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The Spotted Dog, Dorking
Dorking
RH4 2HQ
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Reviews of The Spotted Dog (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
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Moby Duck left this review about The Spotted Dog
A fairly basic straight forward pub, L shaped with varios seating, some set for casual dining.
Three pumps with Doombar,Hogsback TEA and Otter Poppy Otter available. Although the pub is rather average the beer garden is particularly impressive ,well planted and spacious accessed via a decked outside terraced area.
On 1st July 2016
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Spotted Dog
A fairly nondescript L shaped pub that nonetheless boasts a large and impressive grassed beer garden with nice views of the Surrey Hills. The left area is the nicest, with some cosy touches and a dart board whilst the right is more of a public bar style area with TV sports. External pool room to rear. Selection of newspapers available. Three ales, Wychwood Piledriver (spluttered and died), Pride and a lacklustre Doom Bar. Everything seemed a bit haphazard (exemplified by the tables not being cleared of what looked like Ollie Reed’s last drinking session). There’s enough here to make this a good pub but my visit didn’t overly inspire.
On 30th October 2014
- rating: 6
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Spotted Dog
This pub is a bit of an odd mixture of traditional and modern, both inside and out. For example, contrast the old-fashioned bay windows with the cantilever pub sign design which would look more at home above the door of a gastro pub. Inside, the formerly separate bars have been opened out to form a 'L'-shaped layout, with a single step dividing the two parts. The interior has been heaviliy refurbished at some stage, with the furniture and decor being quite light in colour. It also has a modern decking terrace at the back, with a nice view of the Surrey hills above the town roofs and some distinctly old-fashioned gents toilets. Darts board. Three real ales on handpump - Pride, Bombardier and a decent pint of Courage Best (£3.20). Overall, I thought that the atmosphere had significantly improved since my previous visit in 2008 when I found it slightly characterless.
On 19th January 2012
- rating: 7
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Dorking Deepdene, 0.89 miles, 17 min walk (show)
Dorking, 1.12 miles, 21 min walk (show)
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- Bar Billiards : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Darts : Yes last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 October 2019 by paulof horsham
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 06 October 2019 by paulof horsham
- Pinball : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes last updated 14 February 2022 by paulof horsham
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 31 October 2014 by Quinno _