Latest reviews from Farnham

“Owned by the same people that own the Alfred Freehouse. The Alfred is a pub that started off with a couple of guest kegs a fee years ago and now has 4 or 5. Would go their more regularly apart from the limited opening hours and it's not central. I was therefore interested to see that they were opening a craft focused bar in central Fanham. On the Friday before Christmas it was full downstairs, bit nipping up to the loo, there were then a few free tables upstairs. However after I sat down the place really started to fill up with people presumably having knocked off work early.for the holidays. Sat right next to the bar I was able to witness the confusion of the Christmas drinkers - no Guinness, no Doombar - 22 kegs and 6 casks of unfamiliar beers and ciders. Local and national. German lagers through to Impy Stouts. Enthusiastic staff were happy to provide recommendations. The building is the former town hall (although a reconstruction according to my Dad) and is quite olde worlde combined with a more modern layout. Buzzing. Great range for Surrey. Hope it continues to do well. Finally a reason to head to Farnham for beer. “

BeardedAvenger 142 days ago

“The building may have been a pub in the past but more recently I think it housed some restaurant chain or other. The pub co that also own Tilford Brewery took it over and refurbished the place to look like an upmarket pub. More pubaurant than gastropub. Standard beer plus a Tilford offering but that has always been one I have already. Previously they had a pub on the main road that is now run by Shepherd Neame. Presumably a restaurant unit in a more central location made more sense economically..not eaten here.“

BeardedAvenger 206 days ago

“A nice enough unchanged pub, which was barely busy on a Saturday evening. Happy enough to find a new untried cask even though it was pretty average“

Jerseyislandbeer 444 days ago

“A 14th-century pub near the centre of town which was busy on a Saturday evening. Choice of 3 cask's. A beautiful log fire separates the with 2 main rooms.“

Jerseyislandbeer 444 days ago

“Gastro pub on one of Farnham's main street which was very busy on a Saturday evening. Happy to find the very local Tilford range of cask beers“

Jerseyislandbeer 444 days ago

“Not a pub I had spotted previously but dropped in on the way to Farnham Station having spotted the lights down a road we we're crossing. It had recently been refurbished and was quite attractive. However on a Thursday in December the three of us were the only customers. No new ticks as it was just the standard range of SN beers. I guess it's more of a locals pub as is down a residential street. Not a RB venue really.“

BeardedAvenger 839 days ago

“Dropped in whilst my wife was shopping. I've been to this place on a Friday evening previously and it's been rammed. But only a couple of OAPs today but I can see that a number of tables have reserved signs. Really poor choice of beer - just two casks (Pride and Hophead) plus around 7 macro kegs (ciders, lagers, Guinness and the Meantime SIPA that was at least a tick). Despite being right on Farnham's main thoroughfare it had a slightly unloved appearance. Farnham is a lovely little town with some great cafés and restaurants but pretty much all the pubs put little effort in like this place.“

BeardedAvenger 1083 days ago

“Visited on a Saturday afternoon, not very busy, food was available on our visit. Very spacious bar area“

joe19612 1805 days ago

“Small and unpretentious. An L-shaped bar at the front and a narrow dining room to the rear. Has possibly seems better days. But then again it hasn’t been blandly refurbished. I would have possibly got a better impression if it had been livelier. As it was, it was me and two OAPs. They were chatting away to the barman. 6 hand pumps but only 5 beers on (London Pride, ESB, Oliver’s Island, Seafarer’ s and the Joules guest which I had). Nice old pub, would return to give it a second chance.“

BeardedAvenger 2634 days ago

“This is a decent little pub very close to The Lamb and also not too far from the The Waverley Arms, all three being relatively close to the station. Quite surprised that with four pubs in the GBG 2012 that this isn’t one of them, it’s a freehouse from what I could tell with a reasonably decent selection of beers. When we were there they had Surrey Hills Shere Drop, Fullers London Pride, Dark Star Original & Hopback Summer Lightning, they may have had another handpump available I cannot remember. The Surrey Hills Shere Drop was very tasty. This seemed the most likely pub that would appeal to someone on the lookout for the occasional interesting beer as the pumpclips across the beams suggested to show a good variety of beers coming through this place. Staff was pleasant and service pretty good. I quite liked this place.“

Fin 4451 days ago

“Visited here Saturday 10th March 2012. Large one roomed pub that is a Shepherd Neam house. Though I am not totally struck on Shepherd Neame beers I must confess the Kent Best was in stunning condition and one of my best beers of the day, as well as ~3 beers on handpump one of which was a guest beer there was also Spitfire on gravity dispense. The large screens showing Rugby were not really my thing and whilst it wasn’t exactly the sort of pub I would frequent, the service was good and the staff friendly.“

Fin 4451 days ago

“Popped in here for a half on Saturday 10th March 2012. Comfy town centre pub that seemed popular with people eating. This place also looked like it might get busy in the evening with music advertised on loads of posters where we were sat. Beer choice appeared to be 3-4 handpumps with two Fullers plus a Castle Rock beer and one other choice as I recall. Beer was fine, service good, pleasant place.“

Fin 4451 days ago

“We visited here Saturday 10th March 2012. It was a lovely sunny late winter/early spring day and we would have happily sat outside if there had of been another bench available, as it was we sat inside. There were six Fullers beers on handpump we both had ESB, it was decent but maybe my taste has changed over the years as I certainly didn’t enjoy it as much as I used to, however like I said it was very decent, good condition etc. Service was fine, atmosphere pleasant, all in all a good pub.“

Fin 4451 days ago

“The Blossom is as close to it gets if you’re after a country pub in the middle of town: no juke box, no games machines, roaring log fire in fall and winter, books (and not just for show !). On a chill winter night, there’s no better place to be.“

Grayham 4756 days ago

“The Hop Blossom is the most perfect example of a town pub that I’ve ever experienced. The pub is reached via a pedestrian close from the mainstreet of the lovely old Georgian market town of Farnham. It’s at the intersection of two alleys that form the "patio" in good weather. A crown of hop vines grow over the entrance. Since it’s a Fuller’s tied pub, the taps include Fuller’s ESB, London Pride, and Chiswick, as well as George Gale. The publican, Jim MacDonald-Good is regularly recongnized as a master cellarman, based on the condition of his casks. I can’t think of a better place to enjoy the conviviality and casualness that exemplifies this "pub as an Englishman’s living room" tradition.“

Strebs 4757 days ago