Best fish and chips I’ve had. The creamy mushroom was so good too. Nice service, nice view. 10/10 experience
Beautiful pub, lovely staff and brilliant food, I had the scallops and a side of mash potatoes the only thing I would say is the "diced" tomatoes where quite rough and needed peeling otherwise it was perfect, I will be back!
Christmas Day Lunch was a disgrace. When my partner and I arrived we were taken to our table and, shortly after ordering drinks, our first course - as per the menu, an amuse-bouche, - was plonked down unceremoniously and without explanation. It was a tiny flat dish of (mainly) cold, grey, soggy mushrooms which looked as though they had just been defrosted. They were chewy and tasteless. Turkey main consisted of badly carved slabs of meat dumped on the plate, glutinous fat attached, and underneath the meat I found as a bonus an extra stringy, greasy piece of fat all on its own. Also on the plate were greasy, soggy, cold roast potatoes which looked as though they’d been sitting around for some time. The side vegetables were Brussels sprouts as per the menu: one small one for each of us, rock hard thus inedible, and definitely not sautéed. There were two greasy roast carrots and two similarly greasy parsnips. There were also some unidentifiable, tasteless shredded “greens”. That was it. My partner’s lamb was almost impossible to cut into - even with a steak knife and it was sitting on a block of glutinous, tasteless and cold mashed potato which was described as ‘dauphinois’. The food was cold to lukewarm, the dishes they were in - and our plates - were cold. Everything was tinged with grease. Puddings: pavlova was a mound of bought-in meringue, a handful of berries and juice and a lot of bought-in squirty spray cream. It was tasteless and not restaurant-worthy. Christmas pudding was a cold, rectangular slab surrounded by a sea of lukewarm custard - reminiscent of school dinners. It had no indulgent luxury about it whatsoever. And little taste. I could continue….service, crackers with a Charades game to play (at the table?), frozen, rock hard truffles, greasy, off-white, fatty pigs in blankets, gravy poured over food, an extra charge for coffee..….. It was very upsetting, especially since this was my partner’s Christmas treat for me. I don’t eat out that often. But I have been eating at the Wotton Hatch - by choice - ever since I arrived in Dorking around eight years ago. I had recommended the Hatch to my partner who doesn’t know the area or the pubs as well as me. I was ashamed and upset that we had the experience we had. I have excellent memories of the place and its food. But I cannot ever see myself wanting to go back based on this Christmas Day experience. And will not be recommending others to give it a go. What a shame and what a waste of its wonderful setting which deserves better.
What a fantastic country pub! I have been here a couple of times now and the food, service and atmosphere is really great. The Sunday roasts are good, we made sure we booked a table though as it gets busy. Inside there are many restaurant tables and a cosy bar area with a fireplace. The toilets were clean. There is also outdoor seating for the summer months, plus free parking available at the back. The staff are very friendly and polite, and the service is good. If you're looking for traditional pub food I would highly recommend The Wotton Hatch. If I lived more local I would be eating here every weekend!
We can absolutely recommend the Wotton Hatch. We were positively surprised by the quality of the food and the fair prices. The cocktails were also pretty tasty and the staff was friendly. We would recommend their meat dishes a bit more than the salads but all in all very nice ambiance.
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