Dorking Restaurants

Green Rooms at The Inn on the Green, The

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An ancient inn, on the old Roman road from the coast to Dorking, offering well-presented food in surroundings that are forever England, with menus that keep pace with the seasons. The Inn on the Green and the Green Rooms perpetuate all that is good about the village inn, without in any way inhibiting its reaction to change, where clam chowder could replace brown Windsor soup but the villagers' dogs are still welcome, and stories of local ghosts are regarded with interest rather than disdain.

• Address: Stane Street (A29), Ockley, Dorking, RH5 5TD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern European, Traditional
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £20.00

Wotton Hatch

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The Wotton Hatch is an old coaching inn, now transformed into a spacious country pub and restaurant, with large open areas and numerous alcoves. The interiors have been tastefully done up using generous amounts of copper, suede, raw wood and leather, to create a thoroughly pleasant whole.

• Address: Guildford Road, Wotton, Dorking, RH5 6QQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Bryce's Seafood Restaurant

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The ebullient Bill Bryce, a somewhat larger than life character, created Bryce's 17 years ago, bringing new meaning to the term 'pub grub', and revolutionising the standards of eating out in this part of Surrey, at Ockley, on Dorking's doorstep.

• Address: The Old School House, Stane Street, Ockley, nr Dorking, RH5 5TH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £33.00, Dinner: £38.00

Kings Arms, The

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The Kings Arms is off to a good start with its location in a fine old English village, but at the heart of the entire operation is genuinely good food, wine and beer, all served at reasonable prices with charm and efficiency.

• Address: Stane Street, Ockley, nr Dorking, RH5 5TS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Gastropub, Pub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Rialto - Dorking

• Address: 55 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2JX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Café
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £24.00

Cafe Rouge - Dorking

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

• Address: 170-172 High Street, Dorking, RH4 1BG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £26.00

Drakes on the Pond

Drakes on the Pond was awarded the Home Counties Newcomer of the Year Award in 2002 but then capped that by gaining a Michelin Star in 2003. It is another cottage restaurant with London connections and this charmingly presented place has all the signs of success.

• Address: Docking Road, Abinger Hammer, nr Dorking, RH5 6SA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £61.00

Emlyn Restaurant

The 4 star Mercure Burford Bridge Hotel is at the foot of Box Hill, and with the Mole River meandering at the bottom of the spectacular gardens, it exudes a relaxed kind of charm that serves you well whether you are visiting for a weekend of leisure or business.

• Address: Mercure Burford Bridge Hotel, Boxhill, Dorking, RH5 6BX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £30.00, Dinner: £45.00

New Curry Garden

Originally established in 1965 - New Curry Garden rapidly became popular, especially as it was one of very few restaurants serving genuine Indian/Bangladeshi Cuisine in the Surrey region. The restaurant has attracted a vast number of people - from the local residents of Dorking and the neighbouring towns/villages to well known politicians and film stars; among their famous customers have been the late Oliver Reed, one of Britain's all time great film actor who used to be regular diner (and drinker we assume) and the Sultan of Oman, who still has his take-out for the family.

• Address: 41 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2JX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £24.00

Pizza Express - Dorking

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 235 High Street, Dorking, RH4 1RT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00