The Surrey Cricketers - Surrey Heath

So my partner and I love this place. The vibe always great, Daniella is so lovely , gave me a special glass of rose for my birthday last night, they really work hard at reinventing the dishes . The food is always great, service is friendly. It’s our go to pub ! Thanks Daniella for always welcoming us.

We booked a table for my daughter’s birthday in the patio area, when we arrived made to feel that we were being a nuisance by wanting to sit out on the patio, it appeared to have been closed off in preparation for the rugby. When we booked no one tried to make contact with us to advise us of this change. Food order taken , but the order was wrong. My daughter order the prosciutto truffle pizza with burrata, but she got a sticky cheese pizza with prosciutto (very good job she doesn’t have a nut allergy or we would be spending her birthday in A E as it had walnuts on) . The service was appalling , No one came to check the food was ok. Felt that we were ignored. We have used this pub on numerous occasions over the last 6 months including my mums wake following her death. And this the second time in a row that we have not been happy with the service or food. Very unhappy as it spoilt my daughter’s birthday (first one without her grandmother) so made it more difficult/emotional than it needed to be. When we got the bill , we mentioned the pizza was wrong, the waiter blamed the change of menu and the chef for the mistake and offered a free dessert not accepted.

Perfectly cooked meal, I had the halloumi fries to start which were plentiful and chunky, great value for money with a sensational sauce (unfortunately cannot remember the name), an all out medium rare 8oz rump steak with Red Wine Sauce, surf and turf, with truffle. The steak was cooked perfectly, the surf and turf was generous, and full of flavour, however the red wine sauce was average tasting more like a gravy, but overall was lovely including the chips. The wine, to start we shared a £25 Sauvignon blanc, which was average and slightly overpriced, but with my main I had a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon which was very nice and good value for money. The service was friendly and welcoming, however there was an added 12% service charge at the end which was of course non obligatory, just slightly frustrating that this has become the trend post covid, we left the usual 10% overall a very pleasant visit and would recommend to anyone passing through to make a stop and enjoy some good food and drink.

We booked to go on Friday night as it was my husband's birthday. The service was fantastic and the food was good and reasonably fast. We were blown away by the amazing singer/ guitarist Gavin and his Guitar who is there apparently once a month. He was fantastic. We found out he is playing on the last Saturday in September so will definitely be going. Such a shame he is only there once a month as he definitely seemed to draw a good crowd.

Pint of Guinness £6.20, ridiculous garden area very nice , since the Brickmakers has been misn-managed this pub is currently the best in Windlesham