Posted by pop at Aug 9, 08 03:08 PM
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We have been waiting quite a long time for venue to pop-up in Dorking that would tick the boxes of:
a) not an old man's pub
b) not a young man's pub
c) preferably called a 'wine bar'
d) has good nibbles
e) isn't pretentious
Finally yesterday we managed to test out the new Wine Bar on South Street along with the in-laws. Though the bar has a light food menu, we concluded that we could always order in multiples to be sated.
Food
Between the four of us we ordered four 1-person sized platters, namely 'seafood' (smoked salmon, roe, prawn spring roll, mackerel) 'charcuterie' (ham, chorizo, salami, jambon iberico) 'hot and spicy' (spicy chicken, sausage, very powerful chilli sauce to dip into) and 'crumpini' (homemade crumpets topped with cheese, tomato salsa, scrambled egg and mushrooms) and some chips. The chips were good I might add.
It was all rather lush and made for a very social meal, not unlike tapas.
Wine:
Yummy Beaujolais, light on the head, warming to the heart. The wine list was comprehensive enough to keep us entertained for a long time..
Ambience:
Chilled, mix of older furniture with warm red wall and a funky red chandelier. We weren't totally convinced by the choice of music (cheesy 60s stuff) and would recommend some Northern Soul to cure that.
Staff
We were really well looked after and made to feel at home - no rushing and a little bit of background on the crumpini made by the owner's mother - she makes good crumpet :)
The Conversation
Waterboarding, execution, family gatherings...but not all in the same breath
We will be going again soon, but next time for some late afternoon scones and jam.
Go there/Don't go there??
Please do! But what is it called - does anyone know?
Posted by pop at Jul 9, 08 04:18 PM
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Scoop opened during Easter 2008. I love it!
What a great idea to have something like that near to Dorking Halls so you (or your little ones) can get an interesting ice-cream or pick-n-mix (don't worry its not like Woolworths). They serve Italian ice-cream (fruits of the forest, banana, mint icecream and apple, pear mango sorbet to name but a few) and make smoothies with fantastic names.
They also do hot food and drinks (paninis, coffee etc), which is probably estute for the autumn/winter months.
This is a really great addition to what was the 'duff' end of town, which is gradually moving in the right direction.
Grab yourself a cone (with free sprinkles) sometime!
Posted by pop at Nov 10, 07 01:50 PM
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The Brockham Bonfire is one of the largest in the country. Brockham itself is a gorgeous little village between Dorking and Reigate with the classic village green and is overlooked by the Surrey Hills. This annual event is a big deal here - they shut down the local roads and you have to walk a mile or so before you reach the village.
First-off was the parade...perhaps someone from Brockham could explain, but there was the 'Brockham Fire Engine' (a painted wooden cart) and lots of locals dressed-up in strange outfits (harlequin-like smocks) all carrying fire-sticks walking around the village. We joined the procession half-way around which was all very tribal (see pic below) though trusting teens (some intoxicated) with any sort of naked flame is risky. As the torches started to burn out and smoke profusely, we each inhaled our entire annual carbon footprint, until each torch-holder bashed their torch on the ground scattering large glowing cinders on the tarmac. These glowing embers attached themselves to shoes and trouser hems along the way. The only incidents we spotted was a yoof who somehow melted his headphones wire with is torch and got tangled up with it (but luckly for him they still worked, "even though they were melted - cool!" and a girl whose eyes were rolling around and pointing in the wrong direction as her friends helpfully propped her up and called other friends to tell them that they were waiting for an ambulance as "Vicky is totally wankered."
Then came the lighting of the bonfire. Procession goers placed their torches at the base of the biggest bonfire I have ever seen (check out Fink Angel's 'before' picture here). It must have been about 30 feet high and apparently took 6 weeks to build. A large Guy Fawkes was perched at the top full of fire crackers. It went up with a woof, and made me wish I had some moisturiser as I gently cooked in its radiant heat. Then there was a succession of announcements with a firework for each - a proposal (Wayne proposing to Jane) and endless others for lovers and the deceased. Finally the fireworks commenced with ferocity. Here's my best picture:
All in all plenty of walking involved and a very cute village atmosphere about it. I'd do it again, but not the procession - I walked with trepidious concern that my hair would catch on fire courtesy of one of the many young buffoons surrounding me.
Posted by pop at Nov 10, 07 01:30 PM
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I have always intended not to bring fish and chips home, and stink out the house, and Superdish in Dorking has a little cafe style restaurant next to it's fish bar.
Last weekend we went to Brockham Bonfire and Fireworks but needed some quick food to take with us. While waiting for my fish and chips, a man walks into Superdish and leans against the door to the counter and addresses a member of staff at the far end, saying:-
"Did you know that a diabetic nurse is coming in here for fish and chips tonight?"
The staff carry on serving and cooking. The man then decides to speak to the guy serving me, and said:
"Did you know that a diabetic nurse is coming in here for fish and chips tonight?"
"Did you know that a diabetic nurse is coming in here for fish and chips tonight?"
"Did you know that a diabetic nurse is coming in here for fish and chips tonight?"
The serving guy focusses very strongly on his customer care skills and completes my transaction in the face of the other man saying:-
"Did you know that a diabetic nurse is coming in here for fish and chips tonight?"
"Only joking"
I decided it was time to leave, before I went crazy and promptly left with out a couple of those little wooden fish and chip forks. Ooops.
At this point I should mention that the fish and chips were quite acceptable but not overwhelming in nature and that I like Superdish because they have a very old fashioned wall-mounted menu (I'll have to get a picture for you soon).
Posted by pop at Nov 8, 07 11:31 PM
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Husb decided we should take dinner at The Parrot after our trip to Horsham. The Parrot is part pub, part restaurant part farm-shop and ticks many boxes next to words such as snug and friendly.
Picture courtest of the Parrot website
We found a particularly nook to sit in, but realised there was a bit of a gale blowing down my neck which forced me to order a cup of tea, and another, and another. Fortunately when food was being served we managed to nab the table by the fire from a group of local business men (farmers?) who were just working through the last item on the agenda - at least one pint of ale. We began to warm up nicely. The shop section looked rather good, but was closed at that time of night. There were large blocks of homemade quince paste, freshly cooked muffins on wire racks and plenty of fantastic looking cheese and meats in a chiller.
Starter: pork terrine/pate with toast and salad leaves
Mains
Me: Pork Rib Eye, puy lentils, carrots and cabbage (meat rather dry but otherwise good and very filling)
Husb: Free Range Chicken breast with a mushroom risotto (lovely risotto, chicken tender)
Dessert
Me: Banoffee Pie with chocolate coated strawberries (in terms of proportions, in my opinion there was too much cream, not enough banana or toffee)
Husb: Sticky Toffee Pudding with Sticky Toffee Sauce (the pudding was more chewy and dry than sticky and would certainly get a thrashing from almost any other STP we've ever had)
Overheard Conversations
Mostly relating to farming equipment and tractors and a group of men raving about watching war documentaries
Overall I have to say we were a little let down by The Parrot - the concept is excellent, the building is gorgeous, but maybe someone had their eye off the game that night. Maybe next time?
Posted by pop at Nov 7, 07 01:10 AM
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I have never seen such a vast Steamer Trading in my life. Mostly this meant a huge variety of stock, but it also meant there was space to swing a cat, which is often what is missing in this chain.
I gawped at the Marimekko, the Norman of Copenhagen, the Alessi and Gaggia...but came away with a non-stick milk pan, a heartshaped cookie cutter and a non-stick tart thing. Oh well, next time maybe...
image courtesy of Steamer Trading, bless 'em
Posted by pop at Nov 7, 07 12:22 AM
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Today we decided to go to Horsham, as it is close, and we fancied a wander around. Parked in the Swan Lane carpark (shudder) and wandered through a lack luster shopping centre and onto the streets of Horsham.
During the drive from Dorking we predicted that it would be like a cross between Farnborough and Farnham, and I guess we weren't far off. Though nothing could prepare us for the most obscence piece of sculpture I have ever laid eyes on. Angela Conner's Shelley memorial, "Rising Universe" (as in the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley) consists of a giant metallic globe with a bronze shell as a water feature with four revolving baby globes surrounding it. To our horror it is capable of suddenly rising on a plinth and gushing water out of its undercarriage, like an incontinent horsechestnut. It makes Woking's Martian look positively adorable. I've read that it was before its time when installed in 1996, and now I'd say its had its time.
Anyhow, back to the food bit. We spotted the most adorable little shop called Town & Country Weigh, which was full of jars and bags of interesting bits and bobs - herbs, spices, jars of condiments, curry pastes, old fashioned sweets (do you remember 'winter mix'?). Here I found the best thing anyone could buy for £2.30 - a giant bottle (we are talking trade-size) of sweet chilli sauce...the evidence speaks for itself, next to a large pinneapple:-
Isn't it magnificent?
The place was run by an Italian guy who apologised for the creaky floor (the tradesmen hadn't put down underlay under the squeak).
Posted by pop at Nov 6, 07 11:39 PM
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I am very pleased to see that the Westerley has now won the excellence award from Rémy Martin in the
Harden’s UK Restaurant Guide 2008. Well done to them, and read the Times article
Posted by pop at Nov 3, 07 10:48 AM
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Having both finished late 'at work' (I was working, Husb was drinking in a bar at work which is not the same at all) we squeezed onto a puny train home and decided to test out the Gurkha Kitchen. I was a bit worried that the place would be empty, even on a Friday night, because the previous restaurant occupants were (but that's another story). The place was packed - condensation on the windows told me that before we could see through the windows properly. It also told me that they need to sort out their air conditioning!
All seemed good (though tropical) and we ordered our food (no starters, we didn't want a casual extended meal) and drank water (glug), and ate crackers (hmm) for while*. Eventually our food arrived:-
What we ate
Kiri Duck (sliced duck in a creamy tomato sauce)
Knuckle of Lamb with chickpeas and a spicy onion sauce (we had no idea that lambs had knuckles of this proportion, it was vast and the meat was melt in the mouth)
Pumpkin something (mashed, tasty)
Cheese and spinach (slightly spicy)
Bread (hot, fresh and lovely, a bit like peshwari naan, but lighter)
Rice (favoured, with even more lamb in it, as if we needed any more!)
Atmosphere: lively, busy, steamy
Service: s-l-o-w* but friendly
Going again?: yes, but maybe not on a Friday night for a while
Verdict:: slow but good, go there!
*Call me tolerant - we waited a very long time, but maybe it was the (selfish) slow-cooked lamb that caused the delay
Posted by mattc at Oct 28, 07 10:40 PM
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The Gurkha Kitchen in Reigate was bursting at the seams with diners on the ground floor, but lucky for us there was an upstairs too. Nepalese food...
This is a very late blog, so all I can remember is how good it was...but not what it was, so take my word for it and go there! Or go to the new Gurhka's Kitchen in London Road Dorking. It will make you happy.
Posted by pop at Oct 28, 07 03:55 PM
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Just showing you this picture of the sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce.....
Posted by pop at Sep 1, 07 10:11 PM
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Gossip Lounge opened a few months ago, and is, to be fair quite unusual in the sleepy Dorking. Quite adventurous in fact.
It serves "fusion tapas" in a funky/retro environment. Perhaps they are trying too hard, but I like the decor. One wall is papered with vertical stripes and actually undulates along to the back wall, the remaining areas are painted dark purple, with highlights of danish-design white light fittings hanging from the ceiling. The tables are low and the idea is to chill and knock back some margaritas. Music is cranked up and of a distinct danciness that should really draw in crowds tired of the typical High Street fare.
The menu consists of some typical spanish tapas (tortilla, chorizo etc..) together with all manner of dishes served in the tapas format. The most delicious being the 'devilled duck' (devilled wild boar also available). Served in sticky blackened sauce bursting with black peppercorns and chilli, it is quite marvellous. Other quite random yet lush dishes include deep fried goats cheese with onion relish, butter chicken, courgette and cheese tortilla and chilli paneer. When you choose your tapas, you can stick with traditional, or go for something quite different as I said before, Ideally you'd be grazing while drinking. Service is friendly and efficient and happy to help.
Though not in the most ideal of locations, particularly as South Street seems pretty dead past Waterstones, I hope that more people will discover this place - it is so nice to have somewhere a little extraordinary in this neck of the woods. Go there!
Posted by pop at Aug 28, 07 08:40 PM
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This place used to be Need the Dough, and I am still a little cross that it isn't, even after all of these years.
This feeling has worsened recently, as the chefs don't seem to know how to cook a burger to a medium order anymore...zero pinkness detected. And the buggers have changed the balsamic mayo'd breadcrumbed mushrooms into some kind of pimento pepper mayo sham. Shame on them!
Last time I went, with some friends (the lovely W & L) we spotted to our surprise a rather vast, unhappy dragonfly resting on the dark wood ledge behind W. We asked the staff to get something to pick it up with, and they thought that free food would help, though we never actually got any. Its an endangered species for heaven sakes! Though admittedly I am not clear how it could have got there, and if indeed it was a native species. This readers, is something I am getting checked out at work.
Anyhow, back to Schmos....its lost favour with me. I can't be bothered, but will probably be seem there sometime soon as W has an uncontrollable Schmo fondness. Bless her.
Posted by pop at Aug 15, 07 10:49 PM
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We've now been to Two to Four three times, and each time, we leave very happy (and full).
It is an independent restaurant headed-up by ex-colleagues of Tony Tobin, who for a time owned The Dining Room in Reigate (desperately recommended as well!). Suffice to say, all is very well at two-to-four, service is the best in town and the attention to detail and innovation applied to the modern British menu is very well received.
Situated on Dorkings infamous(?) "antiques road" the building is old and charming. Internally, the restaurant is small and very front room-like with a large seating area upstairs (beams everywhere). Service is imaculate and you are made to feel as though the experience will be special from the moment they take your coat.
I won't bang on about the dishes - just go and see for yourselves. You'll won't be disappointed. Do it!
Posted by pop at Aug 4, 07 01:27 PM
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Along with The Dining Room in Reigate and Two-to-Four in Dorking, this place is the pollen dusted bee's knees in our area. In a previous blog I described a gorgeous meal at the Stephen Langton pub in Friday Street and then a second attempt to go there only to find it had changed owners...and then coincidentally in the same week, on attempting to go to the Sweet Potato in Reigate, we found that the owners had left the former and were setting up the latter, but hadn't quite opened up at that point.
Well now the Westerly is alive and kicking, and we've made two or three visits. Reviewed in the Guardian in May, you will see that the menu is varied modern, french inspired british food and what lands on the table is fresh and packed with attention to detail - particularly the combination of flavours.
Be seen there, sometime soon. But don't drink beer before hand on the train, then a margarita on arrival, then several glasses of wine - you won't thank yourself for it.
Posted by pop at Jul 6, 07 11:03 PM
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Having driven past this place a few times, and wondered what on earth a curry house was doing in a place where only Happy Eaters dwell, when the urge for curry came along one day, we took our chances. Having made a day trip to Sutton (well, it does have a TK Maxx) and then on to Epsom (oh dear) for dinner - which we gave up on due to a lack of restaurants, we booked a table at the Red Chillie.
On the telephone the guy told us that it happened to be Elvis Night there that night, and we could get a table at 7pm. On arrival, we also discovered that due to Elvis's enormous popularity, they were only offering a set menu of about 5 run-of-the-mill dishes. After giving them sad puppy dog eyes and saying that we had not been told about this restriction, they surreptitiously slid us a couple of standard menus, carefully looking over their shoulder to make sure nobody saw them do it.
Now, I have to be fair, it can't have been anything other than a good curry, as I'd have remembered otherwise. The main thing that sticks in my mind is Asian Elvis visibly syking himself up behind the kitchen door before his grand entrance and then bursting out into the restaurant after what seemed an excessively long build up. Sadly we had finished dinner before he had even thought of squeezing himself into the rhinestone studded white jump suit. I managed to get a few snaps...I'll post them when I have figured out how :)
Go there if you have a curry emergency on your way to Horsham....
Posted by pop at Nov 1, 06 07:32 PM
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When put on the back foot, we went to the Wotton Hatch as Husb had said he fancied trying it when seeing it from the road (Guildford Rd). This place looked grandiose and hopefully tasty. As we walked around from the carpark, the aging clientele by the window looked happy inside as we experienced the alternating wafts of food/excrement/food/excrement/food/excrement (repeat to fade) until we got inside (the perils of the countryside).
Husb looked slightly alarmed, but agreed to give it a go. This was mainly because there was a table free by a big roaring fire, and more importantly Husb had spotted a black cat baking itself infront of the flames. The cat was called Harry, and it looked a little cross but seemed to enjoy the attention it got from Husb. I pointed out that a maulling from the in-house cat, might not be that cool, so he washed his hands and we tucked into:-
Starters
Breaded mushrooms with a garlic sauce (crispy and light)
Mushroom Soup (v.v.v.v. garlicy - husband thought there should be snails in there it was that good).
Mains
Chicken Something (stuffed with ham and gruyere, served with peas and chips)
Beef Burger with Bacon and Cheese (infused with basil leaves = 'ok').
Mains were good in pub food terms, but perhaps not what we really wanted (The Stephen Langton!!). The fire kept us warm and we were definately full. Service was fast, and the average age of the drinkers and eaters was reduced by a clutch of yummy mummys (late 30s +) who cackled and gossiped next to us (presumably while their husbands were working)...what an assumption - kept women in the Surrey Hills? NEVER!
Posted by pop at Oct 30, 06 09:19 PM
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This week, instead of going somewhere warm and sunny for a week of annual leave, we chose to stay at home and investigate our surroundings (having got lost on the way home from Sainsbury's in the dark, this seemed sensible!)
Walking from Boxhill and Westhumble train station, after a few minutes, we eventually got to The Running Horses, a lovely old english country inn (pictured right). The interior of the bar is snug and dark, with a proper old school pub feel that I'm sure will go when smoking is banned in public places. We went into the small restaurant area and took a seat. The service was fast and pleasant. Clientele seemed to be locals and local business types out for lunch, suited and booted.
We had:
Mains:
Chicken Breast and Bacon Ceasar Salad with Garlic Bread (me)
Bubble & Squeak topped with ham and egg in a cheese sauce (husb)
Dessert:
Marzipan and Apple sponge with Cointreau Cream (me)
Cheese board with quince(?) chutney (husb)
The presentation was immaculate and it was all fresh and good quality. The salad was huge and was complimented by the bread and roast garlic bulb ready for spreading. I understand the B&S was superb along with the cheese. I have to say that perhaps I was not expecting the sponge to take the form that it did (more of a tart) but the cointreau cream was to die for!! I managed to remember to take a picture of it before gobbling it all down.
Overall, I'd totally recommend this place, and will probably be back with others in tow...
Posted by pop at Oct 28, 06 10:16 AM
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Having been to the Sweet Potato at least once in Reigate a couple of years ago, I knew it was worth going back when we moved to Dorking. Yesterday we headed to Reigate on the train again, and as it so happened to be lunchtime, headed straight to the restaurant. At once we were struck with disappointment - the SP had closed down!
While wandering around Reigate we looked for somewhere interesting to eat, and ended up having a not so exciting meal in Si - calamari and zuccini strips to start, calzone pizza for mains and three glasses of lemonade with lime (I was thirsty ok!).
I slightly envied Reigate's youth appeal as I walked around and also the lower average age of the populus. I suppose this was because there are larger businesses there compared with Dorking (I mean, Kimberley Clarke is there for goodness sake!). But Dorking's cuteness is still in my heart. That by the way, is me classifying myself as 'youth' still...that probably is debatable nowadays.
Anyhow, today we made our way to the lovely Stephen Langley pub in Friday Street, when SHOCK! HORROR! the same thing happened. They weren't serving food because there had been a change of ownership (despair!). On using our recently acquired 'talking to people we don't know' skills (enhanced and practiced since leaving Guildford a.k.a. "Big Smoke out in the Sticks") we found out that the old owners of the Stephen Langley were setting up a new restaurant in none other than...the premises of the SWEET POTATO!!! Well, once again, lunch must have been jinxed, but at least we are safe in the knowledge that at least one of these great eateries will live on!
Posted by pop at May 20, 06 11:10 PM
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We decided to chill this weekend (croissants & cappucino for brekkie, read the paper, get dressed at some point and then wander into town until something takes our fancy). Today we fancied trying Dolce Vita.
Located where the old Odeon cinema used to be at the top of the High Street, Trinity Gate is Guildford's most prestigious block of flats, er apartments, offering conceirge services and a gym (and a great view the drunks wandering around on Saturday nights).
We ate in the Tapas bar and enjoyed:-
*Pan Fresco (poppy seeded white bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar)
*Judias verdes con pinones (green beans with garlic and pine nuts)
*Tortilla Espanola (Spanish Omlette)
*Croquetas de bacalao y alcaparras (cod fishcakes with spicy tomato dip)
*Pan de Ajo Frito y Chorizo (sweet chorizo and garlic croutons in olive oil and parsley)
*Sticky Toffee Pudding and Ammeretto cheesecake
*Glasses of Chardonnay & Pino Tinto respectively
The food was fresh and served quickly in a relaxed atmosphere. The cheesecake was light and interesting, so husband was pleased. It's not often you leave a restaurant feeling that you have eaten just the right amount of food and not too much!
Go there!
Posted by pop at May 18, 06 11:11 PM
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Ok, so I gave Zinfandel a beating last time...and now they are forgiven :)
Starters:
Me: Chicken Liver and Armagnac pate
Husb: Calamari "popcorn"
Mains:
Me: Cornfed chicken, melting brie, carmelised apple-butter, smoked bacon, watercress and mustard mayo
Husb: Oak-smoked salmon and baby crayfish tails pizza
Yum!
Fact: when I was small we used to keep two crayfish as pets, probably called 'Snipper' & 'Snapper'). I don't think that their tails would be much to write home about.
Posted by pop at Nov 20, 05 11:17 PM
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The Stephen Langley is found secluded in Friday Street near Dorking, amidst some idyllic countryside, which was quite Colarado-esque on that autumn lunchtime.
We weren't sure what to make of it at first...part traditional pub with log fire and locals propping up the bar with copies of the saturday papers, part dining room part modern art gallery. Not convinced by the decor, we were by the exceptional food. Hooray! Another decent place to dine in Surrey.
The four of us sampled the following:
Starters:
Broth, Salt Cod and Crab Fritters and a Country Terrine (bacon, pigeon and chicken livers)
Mains
Beef, Smoked Haddock, Duck and Roast Cod
Dessert
Dessert was out of the question - we could barely move!
Coffee:
One of the best cappucinos I've tasted in a long time
Everybody was impressed by their food, and I can certify that the duck was divine!
The restaurant was child and rosy-cheeked rambler friendly, the former were represented by three families, and two out of three silent and/or cute babies can't be bad going!
Thanks Andrea & Chris! (our benefactors that lunchtime:)
With all of this fantastic dining recently - supermarket food is looking seriously drab these days.
Posted by pop at May 11, 05 11:34 PM
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Strada according to TimeOut, is "simple but top quality Italian food at real prices".
Atmosphere: low-lighted, buzy, friendly/attentive service
We ordered:
"Aglio" @ £2.95 to share: a basket of homemade garlic and rosemary bread baked in our woodfired oven.
Verdict: lovely fresh bread, like a thin pizza bread, with rosemary, but perhaps a little too much salt. However it was yum!
"Quattro Stagioni" Pizza @ £8.95 (Tomato, mozzarella, piccante salami, roasted peppers, mushrooms, grilled artichokes and olives)
Verdict: a rather large but thin pizza, lots of toppings, all very fresh - not stingy!
"Florentina" Pizza @ £7.95 (Wilted spinach cooked with garlic, nutmeg and black pepper with mozzarella, parmesan, tomato and a free-range egg)
Verdict: you definately won't go hungry with this one, lots of fresh toppings and the egg was only just cooked (not dried out).
"Tiramisu" @ £3.95 (Savoiardi biscuits soaked in espresso and rum layered with mascarpone cheese, eggs and dusted with cocoa powder)
Verdict: delicious! A good sized square serving, good consistency....but I was lusting after the below on Matt's plate...
"Fondente Al Cacao" @ £4.25 (Warm melting chocolate pudding served with rum and coffee ice cream)
Verdict: very sexy desert! The chocolate oozed out from the centre, and as Matt put it 'this icecream is very rummy'...surprisingly!
OVERALL COMMENT: we enjoyed our evening, the food was nicely presented and served quickly, but not too quickly (Pizza Express?!!). The restaurant had quite a buzz - lots of people talking and laughing...we could certainly do it again:)
