The King’s Head Holmbury St Mary — Restaurant in Guildford

The pub is in a beautiful rural setting with a friendly and comfortable atmosphere inside. However, my wife and I were dis-appointed with the food and service, as it was far from a “Fine Dining Experience” as stated on the website.

We were the first in the restaurant, early on Saturday evening, the waitress was not aware of the selection of alcohol-free beers (only 2), and had to retake my order as the Peroni I ordered was not stocked. She was also not sure what the pie of the day was. We both ordered the “Gourmet sea food pie - £19” for our mains, but again the waitress had to come back and apologize as the chief only had one portion left! I ordered the “Cod, paprika and nori mosaic - £22” instead. When the mains arrived, both were tepid in temperature and small in portion size, served in oversized plates. My cod was very small and lacked seasoning. My wife’s “Gourmet sea food pie”, was not a pie, but some sea food in a lobster favoured source, with piped mashed potato on top. Both dishes were overpriced for size and quality of the food. We did not stay...

This is a hidden GEM in the beautiful Surrey Hills of England. The owners Janet and Sandra are fabulous. Hard working, friendly, welcoming and have such a great staff. We took the 3 bedrooms upstairs and WOW- they were way beyond what we expected . Janet and Sandra have really thought of the best ideas to make the accommodation as comfortable as it was. The rooms are very spacious and clean. Love the sensor lights in the bathroom. ||The food was amazing- breakfast supreme, coffee choices were beyond the norm. We ate well, slept well and had a fabulous 2 night stay. |Dinner menu excellent- highly recommend the lamb pie, steak pie and lamb shank. Of course we had to sample two puddings- cheesecake and chocolate lava brownie. Sinfully delicious. |The pub also has a beautiful outdoor garden with plenty of seating . |OVERALL a very HAPPY family reunion. |Would absolutely return here. |PS:- my parents were married in the church down the lane 73 years ago- so wonderful nostalgic visit. ||There are lovely walking trails in the area for all...

This is a hidden GEM in the beautiful Surrey Hills of England. The owners Janet and Sandra are fabulous. Hard working, friendly, welcoming and have such a great staff. We took the 3 bedrooms upstairs and WOW- they were way beyond what we expected . Janet and Sandra have really thought of the best ideas to make the accommodation as comfortable as it was. The rooms are very spacious and clean. Love the sensor lights in the bathroom. ||The food was amazing- breakfast supreme, coffee choices were beyond the norm. We ate well, slept well and had a fabulous 2 night stay. |Dinner menu excellent- highly recommend the lamb pie, steak pie and lamb shank. Of course we had to sample two puddings- cheesecake and chocolate lava brownie. Sinfully delicious. |The pub also has a beautiful outdoor garden with plenty of seating . |OVERALL a very HAPPY family reunion. |Would absolutely return here. |PS:- my parents were married in the church down the lane 73 years ago- so wonderful nostalgic visit. ||There are lovely walking trails in the area for all...