The Donkey - Menu

The Cyder House Inn

➤ Peper Harow LaneShackleford, GU8 6AN, Godalming, United Kingdom

Menu • Kebab • Pizza • Steak • British

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"Not local to this area, I chose this restaurant from the consistently excellent Tripadvisor reviews, and we were not disappointed. For starters we had the salt pepper squid, which was tasty and cooked just right. For our main courses we had Lamb Bunny Chow and Cyder battered fish chips. The fish was haddock, my preference, which was moist and very nicely cooked in a light crispy batter which wasn’t greasy. The accompanying side dish of onion straws was lightly seasoned and very nicely cooked, which made them very tasty. The Lamb Bunny Chow was very tasty, and such a large portion, that we took the unfinished remains home with us. The vanilla crème brulee was delicious and had the light crispy top that a brulee should have. The service was very good, from friendly and helpful staff. We had a table for two with two funky comfortable wing backed chairs. It was quiz night, but we had considerately been placed in an area separate to the main quiz area, so that we were not overpowered by the event. However, we did have a go at answering the questions ourselves, which was fun. The overall décor is a rustic style, with comfortable dining chairs which I appreciate. We will definitely visit again when next in the area."

The Spotted Cow

➤ Bourne Grove, Waverley, United Kingdom

Menu • Cafés • Asiatic • Seafood • European

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"The staff were happy to accommodate our large group consisting of people, outside and away from other diners. We were seated promptly and a waitress took our drinks order. We were also given menus. The drinks arrived and some of the glasses had bright red lipstick marks on them. Yuk. We politely asked for some replacements. At this point we were still deciding what food to order. When we were ready the conversations went something like: Us:”I’d like a Hawaiian pizza please”. Waitress: “oh no, there’s no pizza today because the pizza chef isn’t here”. Us: “oh okay, why didn’t this get mentioned minutes ago when you gave us the menu?” Waitress: shrugs. All the teenagers had to choose another option. Us:”I’d like the sea bass please”. Waitress: “oh, there’s no sea bass” etc etc. While we totally understand there are staffing issues and supply issues in the food business at present but couldn’t see why they didn’t tell us on arrival or at least when the menus were handed out? The food arrived and it was pretty good. One of our group nearly got her risotto in her lap as a young waitress was only on her second shift. I’d only ever heard good things about this pub but based on this experience none of us are keen to return. The restaurant industry is on its knees and while I’m totally sympathetic, they need to be more organised and ensure the staff are briefed and more dynamic."

The Duke Of Cambridge

➤ Tilford Road, Waverley, United Kingdom

Menu • Pub • Cafés • Steak • British

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"It was a hot day which is never easy in a kitchen or for waiting staff which I know from experience. We were a table of four dining for a special occasion. Two dishes arrived with several missing components as is advertised on the menu, the shortfall was made up with a ton of chickpeas. This has to be communicated and wasn't. The green salad appeared to not be dressed, I asked the waiter who then brought oil and vinegar to find the dressing beneath the salad at the base of the dish and not mixed through. Now a double dressed soaking salad. There was no salt, pepper or sauce for our chips. The waiting staff didn't notice, I had to ask, the chips got cold. This is basic training and awareness from waiting staff and communication between themselves and the kitchen. Let's be clear, this is not cheap pub grub and on multiple levels there were failings. The manager was polite and apologetic and for 2 dishes we were not charged. A point in note is that all front of house staff were very young, including the manager which could be fine if well trained and switched on. Perhaps this is cheap labour? Frankly I would expect a lot better on a number of levels."

The Barley Mow

➤ Littleworth Road, Farnham I-GU10 1NE, United Kingdom

Menu • Pub • Cafés • Grill • British

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"Where to start! Normally, if I have nothing nice to say, I tend to say nothing! However, the waste of money and rude comment at the end of a bad evening in this place, has been playing on my mind, so I am going to be honest and relay our experience as it happened. We were holidaying in the area, spotted this quaint looking pub and decided to go in for dinner. We received a friendly welcome from the lady working behind the bar. We sat out in their nice garden as the weather was fab. The lady came promptly, served our drinks and took our order. We had a busy day exploring and were all starving! Two of us ordered what the menu described as a pasta with prawns and seabass, in a creamy white wine sauce . One ordered battered fish and chips and sausage and chips was ordered for a child. The food was delivered to the table very quickly. Perhaps too quickly for anything to have been freshly cooked. But that could be acceptable. We have all had frozen or pre-prepared food. It 's not the end of the world! and we were all so hungry that we were very open minded. Frozen, packet, even tinned would have done, if it was edible! Unfortunately, the food was awful and would you believe? it was actually inedible! I have never been in that position before. Where every member of our group found the food so disgusting, that none of us could eat it! Imagine! 3 adults and one child, all unable to tolerate the taste. We all tried, because of hunger and well, you just do don 't you! When food is served, even if you don 't find it particularly tasty, you still manage to pick away at it and make a fair impression on the plate. We couldn 't! Seriously it was terrible. The pasta was tasteless, mushy, clacky, the prawns were rubbery and cold. The white wine mentioned on the menu, might have helped to cover the awful taste, but they must have forgotten to add that. The battered fish had a very strange taste and the raw gloopy flour oozing from under the outer coating was simply too off to eat. Even the child 's sausage and chips tasted terrible. Maybe the oil needed changing? I don 't know. But when child wouldn 't eat it and we couldn 't eat ours, we all dived on his chips! Big mistake. They were not good. I actually felt embarrassed when the lady came to the table to do a service check. All the plates were full. So I apologised! I said I was really sorry, but none of us could eat the food as we did not like the taste. I guess what has egged me on to report our experience, was her response. Oh I 'm sorry and off she went! She didn 't care to find out what was wrong, why an entire group of 4, with 3 different dishes, did not eat any of the food. She didn 't make any effort to see if she could rectify the situation, offer a slice of toast, a drink, nothing. That left a bitter taste. We paid the same lady, who made no further apology and we left. Then to add insult to injury, as we were walking to our car, through the hedge we saw and heard a different member of staff, I presume the cook, giving out about the waste of food at our table! She was asking who did we think we were and what did we expect, that it was a f.....g pub! No embarrassment there on her part! Did she think that her customers went away happy with that waste of food? It would have been more palatable if we had heard her cringing at the waste of money for those customers! It 's a poor show when you sit in one establishment for dinner, eat absolutely nothing, pay for it, walk out like it 's our fault! and then have to go and find somewhere else to eat on the way home. So anyway folks, in a nutshell! Zero stars for The Barley Mow if I could. We can all have an off day in the kitchen! But own up to it and don 't blame the customer!"

The Woolpack Elstead

➤ Milford Road, Waverley, United Kingdom, GU8 6HD

Menu • Cafés • Pizza • Steak • Italian

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"Booked here for a lunch to celebrate my father-in-law 's 92nd birthday. Always a challenge to find somewhere with a menu to satisfy all in the group but this did it. 2 of the chef 's specials were tried. The King prawn and salmon pasta (very good) and the liver and bacon (excellent with particular mention to the perfectly steamed veg as well as the great meat). The fish and chips went down a treat and 'the birthday boy 's ' ham, egg and chips was greatly appreciated. Puddings selected from a sweet trolley (not seen one of those for a while) including a candle in the guest of honour 's lemon meringue pie All in all an excellent meal and very reasonably priced even before the20% off in September deal Service wasn 't the fastest but fine and a really friendly and helpful serving team."