The Bear in Elmbridge

Lovely place with character. Love everything about it. Staff really friendly.

One of our favourite places to stop by from time to time. But our last visit was very disappointing. The place has a good atmosphere and the staff are very friendly which made it all the more difficult to tell the waitress that the food was just bad. Tiny over priced portions that did not reflect the menu description imo, some dishes were dry, others over cooked and some were supposed be chargrilled but drowned in tasteless sauce.The staff reacted graciously and struck the food from the bill despite offering to pay in full. We ended up having to go down to Coppa for dinner instead.TLDR to Management please fix the food quality and prices, we like this pub a lot and is somewhere we like to bring family when they are in town.

Very family friendly. A lot of space inside and outside. Heaters for the outside area to keep you warm. Very convenient. Food was also good. Small menu, but good food was served.

Hit and miss. Nice place. Good service. Enjoyed the mains - juicy burger, decent fries - but the starters were greasy and the adult and kids desserts let them down (uncooked fruit). If we’d stuck to mains we’d have given 5 stars. Family of 4.

Lovely staff... food lacking? Something... for example, if menu says charred leeks, one should expect charred leeks! Not thinly sliced, slightly undercooked steamed? leeks... prices could do with a review too!

Only stopped off for lunchtime drinks but was very pleased with the place. Nice open fire and the staff were very friendly and quick to serve.

Rowdy fun work Christmas 6 hour lunch recently and I could not fault anything. Lovely cosy pub interior, a warm welcome from the staff and great food served on time. Would like to visit again sometime.

We booked a private room for a 40th Birthday family lunch. On the day, we arrived to decorate the room we had booked and discovered it was absolutely freezing (this was end of November). We were informed the heating was broken and they were waiting for it to be fixed the following week. The staff were aware that the heating had not been working, I don't know how they thought anyone could sit in a freezing cold room. We asked to be moved to the main pub, which still wasn't a comfortable temperature as there was a draught from the other room. The food was very average. We told a member of staff that the burgers were dry and tasteless but there was no apology, just an "Oh, OK". We decided to skip pudding and get home to the warmth. Rather than kick up a fuss on what was supposed to be a nice family gathering, I decided to email the pub after the event to provide feedback on our experience. I emailed them 6 days ago and have not received a response, which is disappointing. We will definitely not be going back.

I have passed this place many times and have always wanted to go in. I was glad that I did finally pop in.I sat outside with a great view onto the water and mill on the other side of the road. The building itself is wonderful to look at. I didn’t venture inside but from what I saw it looks like a genuine countryside pub.My tasty club sandwich served by very friendly staff.A really nice experience.

Great to eat out with 4 friends! Sat outside with a beer as one was a bit late. Great table inside for food but it was seriously dark! One was using the torch on his phone to read the menu. My fish and chips was good. No complaints from the others. Photos are poor because it was dark and the lens was a bit dirty.