Reviews The Volunteer

Visited here for my husbands birthday lunch and the food was delicious. The beer battered fish was crispy and full of flavour. My husband had a huge burger filled with bacon and cheese which he was very impressed with! We both had chocolate fudge cake with ice cream for dessert and it was perfect. Set in the gorgeous setting of the Surrey Hills this pub is full of history and well worth a visit.

Nice country pub with large garden (and good views), a little stream running through. Arty decor inside with really good value food. Friendly staff and very dog friendly (our dogs got offered roast beef today). Will be coming back.

A rare pub truly worthy of the gastro-pub name. The food is simply outstanding. We had an amazing pork platter to share that I'll never forget. Great beer and cider options too, and all very reasonable in a beautiful location. Can't wait to go back.

Had the Sunday roast beef. It was one of the best I've had at any country pub. Spacious and relaxing outdoor seating.

Great pub with well kept beer and friendly staff. There's also a nice beer garden.

Lovely views, friendly staff, lots of parking spaces. Excellent for a family day out.

Stopped here mid bike ride when the heavens opened on a Sunday afternoon. The staff were friendly, very attentive and helpful. They were very bike friendly which is always great to find. The food was top notch and quick too. Thanks for looking after me guys.

A friendly place, good choice of pizza and bites as well as mains.

The location is lovely and quiet. They cater for vegetarians better than the menu lets on. We went on Sunday and there were at least a couple of vegetarian mains, but no roast. I asked if I could have the veggie burger pattie with all the sides of the beef roast, and they were very happy to do that. Furthermore, they only charged the veggie burger price (I offered to pay the price of the roast) and they even made vegetarian gravy for me. The whole thing was so good. The veg, gravy, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire pudding, etc. And the veggie burger... I would not have been disappointed if I had that on its own and I am fairly picky about veggie burgers. Somehow they've made the inside creamy. It seemed to be quinoa and veg on the inside, and then the outside was crispy but without being too crispy, like take-off-the-roof-of-your-mouth hard. Really impressive. My partner had turkey roast, and he said it was very good, and the portion size was generous. It even came with a sausage too. He also enjoyed the ale he had. They are taking Covid precautions and rules around alcohol seriously. I'd read about this in other reviews (the precautions) and really, they are highly diligent from everything I saw. We wanted to sit outside because we're just not comfortable yet sitting inside anywhere. We had hoped to sit on the nice picnic benches on the grass at the back, but with the heavy rain lately, they explained that it's a bit too muddy at the moment. The grass looked pristine though, so I bet when they reopen it, it'll be very nice. Instead we had a choice of several tables around the perimeter of the building. Since the village is so quiet, this actually worked fine (we had been a little nervous about how often cars would be passing by and we needn't have worried). With being the only ones sitting outside, there was a risk that we'd be forgotten about, but everything was prompt and they checked on us regularly. All the staff we encountered were friendly and attentive. (Also, the Ladies loo is directly across from the front door, which is kept open, so I was easily able to use that without feeling like I had to go through a lot of the pub.)