The Stag on the River

Not our first visit, but everything is outstanding. Food is excellent and the 50% off main courses makes it even more enjoyable. Service was excellent and friendly. The Bloody Mary prawn cocktail was outstanding and the sticky toffee pudding was to die for. Wine is a bit pricey, but there is a reasonably priced “house wine”

A huge Thank You especially to Matt....and of course all the team. Our experience from the beginning was exceptional... So, we arranged a family lunch get together for 20 of us and from making the booking which was easy to do and we were allocated outside space for our exclusive use meaning we had our own private space to eat in and use which was fantastic especially for the children to plsy together. The menu options offered a good selection for everyone including young diners,vegetarian and vegan. Matt was a superb host from the moment we arrived when he checked our orders and that was everything was OK to ensuring all the meals were served quickly and professionally which we appreciated and all of the food was Delicious! This is the perfect place to go whether as a couple or meeting a group of friends / family and we can't wait to return, soon hopefully.

We stayed overnight on a weekday on a dinner, bed and breakfast offer from the venue's website. It was absolutely excellent: the welcome was friendly and check-in fast, our room was fabulous (immaculately clean and with great linen and an oh so comfortable mattress), we enjoyed dinner on the festive menu (and the wine selection was impressive while still affordable) - and breakfast was incredible. We'd selected the full English but there was also a buffet to help ourselves from, including fresh fruit, juices, cereal, fresh pasties, and the most delicious yoghurts. We had simply needed a place to stay to break a journey - and it turned into a glorious break in itself! Our thanks to all the people it made this so!

The restaurant was very clean and tidy. There was a lovely cold fire and it was very cosy. The staff were very polite and helpful.. we both had a roast lamb Sunday dinner which in general was very nice the only sad part I have for the price of the meal it was just a child portion and certainly wasn’t value for money..

This was our first stay at the Stag on the River. We stayed two nights as we were attending an event in Guildford. Positives: - very convenient for Guildford, only a few minutes drive - very attractive building inside and out - see photos - our room was smart and well maintained though rather small (though I wouldn't describe it as 'boutique' - modern en suite with a good shower - staff very pleasant on the whole Could do better: - prices very high for standard of accommodation; have stayed in similar properties that have cost a lot less per night - designated parking spaces for guests staying in the hotel; there were very few spaces available on a busy Friday evening - a clear separate entrance for paying guests - a proper reception area for guests staying in accommodation; it felt very uncomfortable arriving with lots of bags and queueing up to check in on a busy Friday night along with locals having a night out; it wasn't clear what to do - noise from outside / downstairs stopped at 12.45am on first night. We were above the kitchen so this didn't help; woken up at 5.45am by fans coming on downstairs - no apology when gluten-free breakfast items unavailable in spite of requests during booking and after one night's stay Useful hints: - Breakfast portions rather tight - one sausage, one tiny piece of crozzled bacon. If you want more than this, write it on the breakfast form and you will be served what you requested. - Breakfast items rather haphazard: limited gluten free provision in spite of info on website, ie no granola available; first morning croissants available, next morning none; mistake made with breakfast order - sausage sandwiches served rather than bacon Overall I would give 3.5 stars for our visit to the Stag on the River. Better than average, but good not very good. It was a special occasion for my wife and I so we were expecting a lot for the amount we paid. Would we stay at the Stag again? Sadly not.

A very pretty and welcoming pub with friendly and helpful staff - full marks here. But the food was average - perfectly acceptable but not outstanding and certainly not cheap by pub standards. The steak pie had good quality meat but was not particularly well seasoned, and the lemon tart (the special of the day) was oversweet and too soft. Its a nice place to visit on a warm day, with a pretty garden by the river. But not a place to make a detour to just for the food.