Reviews The Victoria

Lovely staff great food really recommend and defiantly go again

Very good food, friendly staff who were very helpful and great atmosphere. Will be back!

Loved this pub. During our recent trip, we ended up here for dinner once and late-night drinks twice. The staff was really helpful and friendly. The beer selection was perfect. The atmosphere was great because we could choose from sitting at the bar with locals, grabbing a sofa, playing pool or sitting at a pub-high table and watching a game on the TV. When we were planning our trip to London, this was the experience we were hoping for at a pub.

This Young's Pub occupies an impressive space on Surbiton high street, a mixture of vacant shops, vape shops and charity shops, only a stones throw from the station. Owned by Young's since 1897, it's vast inside with nooks and side rooms, and boasts arguably one of the best gardens in the area, one that was a frequent meeting spot during Covid with the firepit and bookable chalet style booths. Built around 1850, originally a beer house, it gained its licence and proudly served "tradesmen, mechanics and labourers". The glasswork you see on the windows survived a 1980s refurb and is original (I think), the dining room extension is a former 1890s billiard room, and in 2005 George Best was known to drink here as a regular, although did suffer a serious assault on one occasion. On tap, it's your usual Young's affair, it's pricey, as are most Young's, but the Pravha is decent, the Guinness pours well, the glasses are clean, and the Surrey Hills Shere Drop came in under £6 which is somewhat reasonable. The Young's on Tap app is available on all tables and out of all of them I've visited, this is the best I've seen it in action. It's also super family friendly, so this was a rare occasion not to find the front two rooms with prams and parents, it made it a prime opportunity for my empty pub requirement. The garden is usually packed out as well, just a few solo daytime wine-drinkers enjoying the quiet. No sport on unless it's terrestrial channels, so the vibe remains mellow and fun, it's a decent spot if you need space, food, drinks and good service. I popped in this time around because a certain customer wasn't there who seems to want to talk AT me whenever I seem to go there. He asked my wife "where are you really from?" on one occasion (London, parents are Indian), and compared wheelchair tennis (which I was praising the athleticism of) to "a freak show that belongs in the circus". It's not a reflection on the pub, maybe I should've said something. Maybe someone else did. Maybe he doesn't drink there anymore. I hope so, I'd visit more often.

This is now a warm and friendly pub for hip kids, cool families and business exec types alike. It's seriously changed since its days as an 'old mans' pub' (not that there's owt wrong with those, but this metamorphosis in a time when many establishments are struggling is a delight to behold!). The food is a little pricey but portions are good and the food, for pub food, has a healthy streak: home-cooked food with nutritional value in the main. The pub boasts a lovely outdoor area as well as a good whisky selection and you don't need to wrap up as though you're about to go on a trip to Antarctica when you head off to use the toilet (I am a fan of a warm ladies loo!). All-in-all, a pub deserving of support from clientele, we feel. Addendum: Nick makes a passable Negroni!

Even though it was Monday night had a very enjoyable evening here. The pub have done a great job of setting the place with plenty of seating areas. Beer and food good too.

I love this pub. It doesn't look much from the outside but actually, once you get inside it has a lovely bar area and the garden is just gorgeous. Gets quite busy but has a fantastic atmosphere, the staff are really good and a great menu too. Highly recommend a visit.

I booked a table online for a Wednesday night, this is quiz night at The Victoria. When I booked I got a lovely email from Nick explaining this was quiz night and it might be noisy. Really appreciated the email explaining about the quiz. Atmosphere is really lovely and I think this is down to the layout. We sat on the sofa and had a lovely evening.