Eating Out – waynealton

Al Forno

107 High Street, New Malden, KT3 4BP
020 8949 0055

This is one of the nicer places that I’ve been to. Each time it was lunch with Tim. I’ve been twice now and the food is always perfect, the service is good and friendly, and it’s reasonable value.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 18

Al Rouche

44 Preston Street, Brighton, BN1 2HP
01273 734810

Our first time ever at trying Lebanese food and it’s really pleasant. But the restaurant and the service was also very good. Nothing elaborate or stuck up, just a clean environment, enjoyable atmosphere and an unrushed feeling.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 18

Akash Tandoori

145 Stafford Road, Wallington, SM6 9BN
020 8647 4200

We have used this restaurant to both eat in and as a takeaway. They can be a little slow sometimes, but the food and the value are worth it. It hasn’t stopped us going there.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 18

Bar and Block Steakhouse

St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1AT
020 3727 0227

A great atmosphere and fun place to be. Cocktails and steak are the main event here. It’s spacious, clean, staff are great and the food is excellent.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 20

Beijing Garden

33-37 Malden Road, Cheam, SM3 8QW
020 8644 7873

I used to love going to this restaurant and the owner, Ann, is wonderful. Sadly, we were served so appallingly on the one occasion when we were trying to impress others, that it meant we could never return in the same way again.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★

Total: 14

Bill’s Brighton Restaurant

The Depot, 100 North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YE
020 4512 6636

Now, a part of the love that Jezz and I have for Brighton and features in most visits, usually for breakfast. Manager Tosh is amazing, food is consistently excellent, prices are fair. We’ve also had two gatherings there.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 19

Blue Bengal

140-142 High Street, Carshalton, SM5 3AE
020 8647 0286

Great service, great food and a good atmosphere. Can be a bit noisy, but that’s only because it’s busy. Quite good value.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 17

Botley Hill Farmhouse

Limpsfield Road, Warlingham, CR6 9QH
01959 577154

This is so quaint, low ceilings (even for me). The food and quality is stands out and is a favourite. Eaten here with Jezz and Vicki.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 17

Breakfast At Tiffany’s

22 North Rd, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1YA
01273 423201

It seems like just another café, but once inside, the service, value and good food sets this place firmly in The Lanes of Brighton. We’ll go there when we can’t afford Bill’s.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 17

Bun Club, The

29 Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5AJ
020 3345 5247

I really enjoyed our first trip here. The staff were so friendly, polite and helpful. The servicve was great, the food was good and the prices seemed to be fairly ok.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 16

Café La Cigale

23 Castle Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 1ST
07400 625082

Really cheap and yet great place to stop off for a bite to eat. No fuss, just simple hot food cooked to order.

Food ★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 13

Café Rouge

6 The Waterfront, Brighton, BN2 5WA
01273 091829

We used to go here frequently when David was alive. The food is always perfect. It’s not necessarily a cheap lunch, but the quality and experience is worth it and made return plenty of times.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 17

Café Royale

17 Tudor Drive, Morden, SM4 4PD
020 8337 2041

A good quality, non-greasy, great British caff. No nonsense, good food, great value, easy to park.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 15

California Sutton

267 Brighton Road, Sutton, SM2 5SU
020 8642 9799

This is such a shame. I like the food, service, and it was pretty reasonable for value too. However, you have to pay for the car park now. Huge turn off and not for me. We drove in, established that it wasn’t free parking, and drove straight out again.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 15

Derby Arms

Derby Arms Road, Epsom, KT18 5LE
01737 722330

This is quite an expensive place for a quick lunch, but the food is great, and the service is OK to good.

Food ★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★

Total: 13

Five Guys, Crawley

Unit 4A, Crawley Leisure Park, Crawley, RH10 8LR
01293 536053

Wow… mega-fantastic. Superb food and customer services. Made us feel really welcome. It’s every bit as good as a Wendy’s, but it is a lot more expensive.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 17

The Fountain at Fortnum & Masons

181 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London, W1A 1ER
020 7734 8040

This, of course, just oozes class. It’s a fabulous experience. Everything is so perfect.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 17

GDK, Epsom

60 High Street, Epsom KT19 8AJ
01372 664999

Hmm. Mixed emotions about this place. First time there, ever on Wednesday 13 November 2024. Self-serve screen excellent. Choice of food, average. A wooden fork and no alternative? No. Food ratio of freshly prepared over how cold it was wasn’t satisfactory.

Food ★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★

Total: 10

George Harvester, Morden

Epsom Road, Morden, SM4 5PJ
020 8648 4216

This was a very regular place to meet up with others, sometimes several times a week. Always at lunchtimes and very often the same table. Food was rough, tough, and cheap, but the cheap kept us coming back!

Food ★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★

Service ★★

Total: 10

Grange Restaurant

Beddington Park, London Road, Wallington, SM6 7BT
020 8773 8195

There’s nothing that stands out to make me want to return here, and yet, it is nice. A bit run-of-the-mill, but then the value is reasonable… I’d go again, if someone suggested it.

Food ★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★★

Total: 13

Greek Vine

24-25 Ross Parade, Wallington, SM6 8QF
020 8669 7272

This is the place to go when party is key and the food is… not! Atmosphere, music, entertainment were all great, despite it being way too noisy for me. A good night with no emphasis on the food.

Food ★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 14

Kings Arms

Market Square, Westerham, TN16 1AN
01959 562990

This was an awesome place. From outside, you could easily miss it, really. It looks more like a hotel but once inside, the choice of food, quality, and comfort of the restaurant are all amazing.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 20

Max’s Thai Cooking

2 Stafford Road, Wallington, SM6 9AJ
020 8647 9488

One of the best local places to eat… hands down. The food is excellent, fine quality and flawless service. And I really think it’s good value, too. Not cheap but worth it for the extra quality.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 19

Miller & Carter Mitcham

1 Windmill Road, Mitcham, CR4 1HT
020 8288 0491

When this was a Harvester, Jezz and I came here a fair amount. When we turned up, and it had changed to a Miller & Carter, we thought we’d see how it goes. It was the worst, most appalling change of business in a restaurant that I’ve experienced to date. Rubbish!

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★

Service ★★

Total: 11

Mint, The

Park Road, Banstead, SM7 3DS
01737 362785

For a couple of years, this was our pub lunch go to place, but for some reason, it became way too stuffy. It was awkward being asked if we had phoned prior to arriving and booked, when it was never necessary before. I think they got above their station for me, and all of us stopped going. That said, the food was always superb, it wasn’t cheap or anything out of the ordinary though.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★

Quality ★★

Service ★★

Total: 11

New Forge, The

Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norwich, NR11 6UD
020 8644 7577

This restaurant and pub is where we meet up with our fmaily in Norfolk. It’s a wonderful, quiet and yet busy place, ideal for Sunday roast lunch. It’s a carvery and it’s all really nice, decor, staff, food and value.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★

Total: 15

Plough, Sutton

224 Sutton Common Road, Sutton, SM3 9PW
020 8644 7577

This is just another ordinary Harvester, but it’s a good thing… no frills, cheap food and service.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★

Service ★★★

Total: 12

Red Lion, Redhill

48 Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1DP
01737 778 252

For Vicki’s 50th birthday, we tried out this very pleasant Thai restaurant, with inside the Red Lion pub, in Redhill.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 16

Royal Exchange, The

Liphook Rd, Lindford, Bordon GU35 0NX
01737 778252

This place was so lovely. Clean, friendly, warm, food was fantastic, staff were ok and the value not too bad.

Food ★★★★★
Value ★★★★
Quality ★★★★★
Service ★★★★

Total: 19

Sakura

4 Beeches Avenue, Carshalton Beeches, SM5 3LF
020 8647 8507

One of our favourite eating places. Been here so many times with just Jezz, just Kelly and as a small and large group, too. Everything is superb about this restaurant before it underwent a refurbish and now, it’s even better.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 20

Silver Spoon Diner

2a Tattenham Crescent, Epsom, KT18 5QG
01737 668049

One of my favourite cafés. Been here so many times with just Jezz, on my own and with Nik, Michele, Tim, Gary. I just love everything about it, especially the American style booths.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 20

Tattenham Corner Beefeater

Epsom Downs, Tattenham Crescent, Epsom, KT18 5NY
01737 351454

I had my 40th birthday celebration here with my family. It’s just still a really nice place. So glad it went back to a Beefeater.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 17

Taş

555 London Rd, Worcester Park, Sutton SM3 9AE
020 8127 4810

First time ever at this fabulous restaurant was for Michèle’s 59th birthday (April 2022). The atmosphere, food, quality, service were all so excellent.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 19

Tiptree Tea Room

Barleylands Farm & Craft Village, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex, CM11 2UD
01268 522619

Jezz and I stumbled upon this place whilst in Billericay, viewing the making of Elliot’s paperweight and charm bead being made at Ashes Into Glass. This wonderful café/tearoom was the hub of activity in the Barleylands village. Not noisy and yet busy with just the right amount of atmosphere. The food is exceptional, value great, service superb. Beautiful place and so are the staff.

Food ★★★★★

Value ★★★★★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★★★

Total: 20

Toby Carvery Park Place

54 Commonside West, Mitcham, CR4 4HB
020 8646 0028

I like this place for its unique individual rooms. You can hire a room for 8 or 16 or 40 people. It’s where I had my 40th birthday party with my friends and Dad’s 81st birthday, too.

Food ★★★★

Value ★★★★

Quality ★★★★

Service ★★★★

Total: 16

Well House Inn

Chipstead Lane, Coulsdon, CR5 3SQ
01737 830640

This used to be a fabulous place but like The Mint, it became way too classy and stuck up. Sure the food is great but it’s all gone a bit poncy. It’s a pub not a Michelin star restaurant.

Food ★★★★

Value ★

Quality ★★★★★

Service ★★★

Total: 14