I would give zero stars if possible. My husband booked a table on line this morning. We arrived and we're told we couldn't have a table when my husband said we had booked for drinks only. The woman waved pieces of paper at us telling us "I'm sorry but all the tables are booked for food, you haven't got a table for drinks. You can drink outside" It is pouring with rain.We declined that 'offer' and began to leave. We weren't out of the door and we could hear her talking about us.Very rude.
Michael Moore
Great old pub restaurant great food friendly staff lots of history attached to this pub used since I was a lad ..second world war .as its very near Kenley aerodrome .smashing pubParking: Parking opposite pub
John Read
Good food, reasonable price. Big
Will Smith
Both myself and another had a meal at this pub and both had the same. I had food poisoning and the same of my guest. I will never eat here again, the authority has been informed. Having been informed you are forewarned, we were so unwell from this kitchen. A real shame standards have dropped.
Clementa Monedero
Nice and friendly, food nice. Remote location with 3 hrs only free parking if using the pub seems odd given location and dog friendly pub.
Catherine K
Have been here before. Was really disappointed with the service. Ordered two vegan desserts which came out not vegan with dairy cream and shortbread biscuits (despite expressing it was an allergy which required no dairy). When I questioned it was treated as if I was bothering them. Staff were mainly sat on their phones at the bar. Will not be returning. Maybe some allergy training might be considered as allergies can kill. If a product isn't vegan it shouldn't be listed as such.
Alan Samuel
Warm, friendly with a great ambience. A proper pub! The team are welcoming and more than helpful!
Ty Smith
Just go somewhere else!Went last night for dinner, terrible. When we asked about seating the bar staff shrugged an said 'if u can find a table sit down' then walked away, found a table only to be screamed at by this very unpleasant older woman that we couldn't have a table and 'go sit over there' gesturing to a couple of chair in the corner.When we finally got a table and ordered my partner got sausage and mash which he said the sausage had a funny taste and were crunchy and the mash was like rubber and couldn't eat it, where as I got the hunter chicken which was somehow over and under cooker at the same time, it's supposed.to be BBQ but it tasted like lasagna and the cheese was basically burnt into the dish yet my chips and peas were cold.Desert was no better we ordered apple crumble but what we got was apple pie filling covered in dry oats and flavourless custard.We were so disappointed and just left but by the time we got back to our hotel about 20 mins away we both felt very nauseous and unwell.
Rosie Smith
My partner and I visited on Friday lunchtime, for the first and last time. We're not from the area and had traveled 3 hours to see our young nephew for Christmas. I had booked a table the day before via telephone and explained to the man who took our call that we had two small terriers. Upon arrival we were not greeted by either of the two young women stood behind the bar; we didn't even get a smile. This was a very different response to the friendly and helpful telephone call with the man I spoke to the previous afternoon. I let them know about our reservation to which one said, 'I didn't know about your dogs'. We were pointed to a table and told to order at the bar; we had to ask for menus and then ask again for a children's menu. As a vegetarian, there weren't the most options and at 36 weeks pregnant I just wanted something light. My partner went to order me the mozzarella, tomato and avocado sandwich to be told first there was no avo, then no mozzarella and finally none of the focaccia. We asked for a vegan cheese substitute as mentioned on their menu and what arrived was a cheese and tomato on white bread. The cheese was like a white crumbled feta consistency and completely tasteless. My nephew was upset by the lettuce and ketchup added to his burger which wasn't mentioned on the menu. We scraped that out and he enjoyed his food. My partner rated his steak sandwich too, so they were happy. I treated myself to a dessert, as lunch was so disappointing and just wish I hadn't bothered. The chocolate creme brulee fondant topped with strawberries and chocolate brownie chunks is not what arrived. The chocolate is just a cold custard, not fondant, the strawberries were less than one quartered and just on the side of the plate, and the brownie was 3 tiny pieces of diced millionaire shortbread. Despite the discrepancies with both dishes, we were still expected to pay the price on the menu, which seems pretty cheeky when it's not what you're getting. The pub became very busy, with a lot of dogs and there was a very near miss between two, right next to our table which was distressing. We overheard after ordering that they were not taking orders for 20 minutes, to allow the kitchen to catch up, which I've never experienced anywhere before. Had our nephew not been with us, we'd have left at the point of ordering, but we persevered for his sake and didn't want to make a scene. I was also exhausted. My partner enjoyed his food, but mine was very disappointing, and the atmosphere and service was terrible. One of the women staff was bordering hostile and spent a lot of time on her phone behind the bar. We were initially excited to find another dog friendly pub with a kids menu that we could go to when visiting our nephew, but after our experience, we will not be going back.
Pat Kelly
Lovely pub, great staff, clean, good food and a nice atmosphereKid-friendliness: Kids made welcome
Quiet Friday lunch. Very pleasant staff, food and atmosphere nice.
Kevin Sadler
Popped in after walking the dog at the Aerodrome , had only ever had a drink here before but stopped for lunch…we received a very warm welcome …we had the venison and beef pie , and a steak and caramelised red onion sandwich. Both were delicious and the 2 puddings were really lovely. We had 2 pints and the total bill was £48 which we thought very good value. We will definitely be back
Libby Cohen
Just back from a delicious lunch at the Wattenden Arms. Gino, as usual, did a great job of the food and I’m looking forward to visiting again and again. Thank you to the whole team who are always so welcoming and
Kevinsadler1965
We had only ever been for drinks before , but , after a dog walk at the aerodrome, decided to pop in for lunch. There was a great atmosphere with lots of full tables , and we received a warm welcome . We ordered the steak and red onion sandwich and the steak and venison pie , both of which were delicious…we had 2 lovely puddings and 2 pints and the total was £48 which we thought was very good value…..we will definitely be going back
Debra Sparham
We often visit on a Sunday evening to take part in the quiz. Today we all had a roast which was very good and have to make special mention to the lovely chef Gino- always get a warm friendly welcome at the Wattenden Arms??
I would give zero stars if possible. My husband booked a table on line this morning. We arrived and we're told we couldn't have a table when my husband said we had booked for drinks only. The woman waved pieces of paper at us telling us "I'm sorry but all the tables are booked for food, you haven't got a table for drinks. You can drink outside" It is pouring with rain.We declined that 'offer' and began to leave. We weren't out of the door and we could hear her talking about us.Very rude.
Great old pub restaurant great food friendly staff lots of history attached to this pub used since I was a lad ..second world war .as its very near Kenley aerodrome .smashing pubParking: Parking opposite pub
Good food, reasonable price. Big
Both myself and another had a meal at this pub and both had the same. I had food poisoning and the same of my guest. I will never eat here again, the authority has been informed. Having been informed you are forewarned, we were so unwell from this kitchen. A real shame standards have dropped.
Nice and friendly, food nice. Remote location with 3 hrs only free parking if using the pub seems odd given location and dog friendly pub.
Have been here before. Was really disappointed with the service. Ordered two vegan desserts which came out not vegan with dairy cream and shortbread biscuits (despite expressing it was an allergy which required no dairy). When I questioned it was treated as if I was bothering them. Staff were mainly sat on their phones at the bar. Will not be returning. Maybe some allergy training might be considered as allergies can kill. If a product isn't vegan it shouldn't be listed as such.
Warm, friendly with a great ambience. A proper pub! The team are welcoming and more than helpful!
Just go somewhere else!Went last night for dinner, terrible. When we asked about seating the bar staff shrugged an said 'if u can find a table sit down' then walked away, found a table only to be screamed at by this very unpleasant older woman that we couldn't have a table and 'go sit over there' gesturing to a couple of chair in the corner.When we finally got a table and ordered my partner got sausage and mash which he said the sausage had a funny taste and were crunchy and the mash was like rubber and couldn't eat it, where as I got the hunter chicken which was somehow over and under cooker at the same time, it's supposed.to be BBQ but it tasted like lasagna and the cheese was basically burnt into the dish yet my chips and peas were cold.Desert was no better we ordered apple crumble but what we got was apple pie filling covered in dry oats and flavourless custard.We were so disappointed and just left but by the time we got back to our hotel about 20 mins away we both felt very nauseous and unwell.
My partner and I visited on Friday lunchtime, for the first and last time. We're not from the area and had traveled 3 hours to see our young nephew for Christmas. I had booked a table the day before via telephone and explained to the man who took our call that we had two small terriers. Upon arrival we were not greeted by either of the two young women stood behind the bar; we didn't even get a smile. This was a very different response to the friendly and helpful telephone call with the man I spoke to the previous afternoon. I let them know about our reservation to which one said, 'I didn't know about your dogs'. We were pointed to a table and told to order at the bar; we had to ask for menus and then ask again for a children's menu. As a vegetarian, there weren't the most options and at 36 weeks pregnant I just wanted something light. My partner went to order me the mozzarella, tomato and avocado sandwich to be told first there was no avo, then no mozzarella and finally none of the focaccia. We asked for a vegan cheese substitute as mentioned on their menu and what arrived was a cheese and tomato on white bread. The cheese was like a white crumbled feta consistency and completely tasteless. My nephew was upset by the lettuce and ketchup added to his burger which wasn't mentioned on the menu. We scraped that out and he enjoyed his food. My partner rated his steak sandwich too, so they were happy. I treated myself to a dessert, as lunch was so disappointing and just wish I hadn't bothered. The chocolate creme brulee fondant topped with strawberries and chocolate brownie chunks is not what arrived. The chocolate is just a cold custard, not fondant, the strawberries were less than one quartered and just on the side of the plate, and the brownie was 3 tiny pieces of diced millionaire shortbread. Despite the discrepancies with both dishes, we were still expected to pay the price on the menu, which seems pretty cheeky when it's not what you're getting. The pub became very busy, with a lot of dogs and there was a very near miss between two, right next to our table which was distressing. We overheard after ordering that they were not taking orders for 20 minutes, to allow the kitchen to catch up, which I've never experienced anywhere before. Had our nephew not been with us, we'd have left at the point of ordering, but we persevered for his sake and didn't want to make a scene. I was also exhausted. My partner enjoyed his food, but mine was very disappointing, and the atmosphere and service was terrible. One of the women staff was bordering hostile and spent a lot of time on her phone behind the bar. We were initially excited to find another dog friendly pub with a kids menu that we could go to when visiting our nephew, but after our experience, we will not be going back.
Lovely pub, great staff, clean, good food and a nice atmosphereKid-friendliness: Kids made welcome
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Quiet Friday lunch. Very pleasant staff, food and atmosphere nice.
Popped in after walking the dog at the Aerodrome , had only ever had a drink here before but stopped for lunch…we received a very warm welcome …we had the venison and beef pie , and a steak and caramelised red onion sandwich. Both were delicious and the 2 puddings were really lovely. We had 2 pints and the total bill was £48 which we thought very good value. We will definitely be back
Just back from a delicious lunch at the Wattenden Arms. Gino, as usual, did a great job of the food and I’m looking forward to visiting again and again. Thank you to the whole team who are always so welcoming and
We had only ever been for drinks before , but , after a dog walk at the aerodrome, decided to pop in for lunch. There was a great atmosphere with lots of full tables , and we received a warm welcome . We ordered the steak and red onion sandwich and the steak and venison pie , both of which were delicious…we had 2 lovely puddings and 2 pints and the total was £48 which we thought was very good value…..we will definitely be going back
We often visit on a Sunday evening to take part in the quiz. Today we all had a roast which was very good and have to make special mention to the lovely chef Gino- always get a warm friendly welcome at the Wattenden Arms??