There are those times when you just want a bit of the American dream in your life, a little taster…read moreof what the traditional American diner is like. Being the only American themed restaurant in guildford it is always busy especially in the evenings. You might find you need to reserve a table if you happen to be in a large group (+4) The food is great, with a great variety of dishes from ribs to vegetable quesadillas, the menu provides for EVERYONE! I absolutely love the atmosphere in TGIs the staff are so friendly and are happy to help whenever. The scenery is also fantastic, adding more of a story to your meal. The best time to go to TGIs is on a someone's birthday, you will get a complimentary slice of cake (although by the time you've filled up on your main you will have to force it down :D) and a cute balloon hat made by the waiter right in front of you, mean while all the staff gather round and sing to you, great experience, rather embarrassing, but so much fun. TIP: If you like burgers may I recommend the French Canadian; best burger you will find in guildford.

If you like Americano and burgers you'll be ok here. It's not bad, just 'meh'. There are plenty of…read morefar more decent restaurants in town for burgers or steaks. I'd suggest Byron Hamburger's instead, a couple of minutes up the high street. To be fair it is a popular choice for kids and families. Also in other news they do have a good selection of cocktails as well. So, go somewhere else to eat and come here afterwards for a couple of tasty cocktails.

Family-oriented, 1950's American-Italiano style restaurant with a diner feel. It's large and always…read morefull of families and children. Great for your pizzas, pastas, calzones. It has beer so that's a win and lots of old style photographs. Roomy with huuuge menu selection, my eyes ran wild with delight. There were so many options, I almost got a little nervous deciding between them. (Too much selection makes my head spin). Modelled after the eateries of New York, there are burgers and hot wraps, and salads, and hot dogs, and just a ton of appetizers. And sometimes, this American girl needs the option of a hot dog. Sometimes you just gotta have a hot dog. It's on my 'to-eat' list for next time. I finally settled on the New Yorker Calzone, which was fantastic and HUGE. Very American portion sizes. And while most calzones I get are quite crusty and sometimes overbaked on top, this was was almost omelette-thin. The inside was meaty (Pepperoni, ham, bacon) and the Neopolitan sauce was great. Yum Yum Yum.

This is exactly what you would expect from a Frankie and Bennys its great! The menu is american…read morethemed and the prices are reasonable and the food is lovely. The starters range from £3.25 to £5.95 and then you have the choice from platters, pizzas, pasta, burgers, steaks, chicken in fact there is quite a large choice and something to suite every taste. The staff are helpful and efficient and its definitely worth a trip if you are in the area and are hungry!

It's pleasant. It's quiet. And it's free membership to play Pool, Snooker and, hell, even darts to…read moreyour heart's content.

Absolutely fantastic. I ordered 2 superfries and 1 medium fries, and I received two medium fries…read moreand only 1 superfries, went back and asked for the other superfries and got them free! So I ended up with loads extra fries. By far the best fry experience I've had. Loses one star because my mom's tea had bits floating in it, she said it was the worst tea she'd ever tasted.

Large pub, judging by the other photos. Didn't get a chance to check it all out, but the bit I did…read moresee was very good. the staff were friendly and polite. well worth a visit.

Popped over with work colleagues for what we thought would be a decent pub lunch, but ended up…read morewaiting nearly 1 and a half hours for our food. Better yet, each individual in the group received their order one at time. This would have been ideal had we come with the intention to just watch each other eat, however we were all on our lunch break, and quite famished. What was most surprising is that the place wasn't even buzzing...the area we sat in was empty, and there were maybe 3-4 (5 tops) tables occupied. After all that wait, we were expecting decent food, however to our dismay, our dishes (the sandwiches) were minimal in ingredients and less than sub-par in taste. I wish there were more honest reviews of this place because the time and money spent could have been easily reduced with a trip to the nearby Waitrose, whipping up something tastier.

Amazing burgers and fries. Service was good. Expensive but worth it. It was very quiet but it was…read moreprobably the time so I recommend go at 6pm

I previously wrote in a review that fast food would never get a high review from me... well, that…read morewas before Five Guys. We had an American Five Guys in California [reviewed previously] and it was the best burger I'd ever had. I was delighted (although a little skeptical) when I heard that they had made it across the pond and that they would be opening in Guildford, one of my favourite shopping haunts. We visited in December and it was just as good as the burger we had in the American branch - excellent. We had learnt from our previous mistake and only ordered one small fries to share - this was more than enough. We got the plain ones because even though we love spicy food, their spicy fries just don't hit the spot. My only complaint is that it was quite expensive. We paid £25 here for two burgers, one fries, and one drink and $22 (£14.50 in today's money) in America for two burgers, two fries, and two drinks (more food + drink). So it is quite pricey compared to America AND of course expensive for a burger, but it's not somewhere we will go to more than two-three times per year, so it's worth it. I was pleased to see that the decor was the same, the help-yourself peanuts were present, and the 100+ varieties of help-yourself unlimited drinks machine was there. It was all very authentic. Top notch.

My burger was delicious and the presentation was amazing. It also came out pretty quickly. Only let…read moredown were the fries which were cooked perfectly but smothered in enough salt to make them inedible, and the brioche- taken literally burger bun which was too sweet, soft and buttery for this burger (this was not a biggie though- I ate it aalll!) I was really disappointed not to get the mojito I ordered because "it wasn't the time for them". There was no time specified on the menu and it was 7.30 on a Friday night. I don't know what the real reason was (maybe short staffed and didn't have time to grind ice manually? Out of mint? ) I can understand those reasons but hopefully it's not that they just don't know how to make them because that's ridiculous. The server also mistook my veg burger for a steak burger and looked annoyed with US when she was trying to find out who they were for. Small mistake, but know what food you are carrying and don't get annoyed with the guest when you've got it wrong. I'll be back though- I don't like complaining, but I'm mentioning these things that really got to me in the hope that someone there reads them and fixes the can't-do attitude. Because they seriously downed my first visit here. The food saved the day.

The fish and chips were excellent. Looking for fried greasy goodness? The fish and chips are where…read moreit's at. The fish spans your entire plate so come hungry. The chips are steak fries, super thick and really cooked well. Some soft some are crispy. The wine was ok, although they couldn't understand my American accent and I couldn't h set stand theirs so I ordered a wine less complicated to pronounce. It was ok, a white Pinot Grigio. The ambiance is loud and lively. Someone will likely tap you on the shoulder to chat, but there are quiet nooks to grab a table if you want to eat in more seclusion. I enjoyed the loud bar and the rugby games playing in the background. But really the fish was fresh and the beer batter is sooo good. If I didn't care about my weight I would eat here a couple times a week!

Now up for sale maybe still trading waiting a new buyer, possible best to check it out , before…read moreproceeding!

Quite a nice, modern fresh feel to this Gastro pub. It has changed its name many times now…read more Slightly more geared towards the eater than just the drinker. However i'm sure you could grow to enjoy this pub, beer ranges from Theakson to Greene King IPA.

It's not often I frequent a fast food joint; as although I do love the meat flavoured chemistry…read moreclass in my mouth, I suffer severe shame and disappointment in myself upon finishing the pseudo meal. I tend to avoid burger king even more as I think their chunky chips suck. But alas, I had some vouchers and it was supposedly quick and easy. Note, this is a very large burger king and it's also on a large shopping business park and it was 6pm so very busy. Entering it felt like walking into an indoor childrens playground with the racket. Soooo loud and very busy. The place seemed very under staffed or incredibly inefficient as they took ages to get through the queue and even longer to provide the food. THIS WAS NOT FAST FOOD. I was having a laugh with other pturbed customers about ordering dominoes whilst we waited. The redeeming factor of this place is they have one of those 100 flavoured drinks machines with every flavour of lemonade you never knew or cared existed. Rumour has it they have free refills. Take that as you will...

Quite why Burger King are so much more expensive than McDonalds is beyond me. The meat in the bun…read moretastes good but the rest is just grim IMO, especially the fries. The restaurant decor is naff and the whole place felt rather greasy and unpleasant. I won't be going back to this or any BK restaurant in a hurry. The food is crap IMO and certainly not worth the prices they charge.

Good service and good food in a nice environment. Smart casual and professional. A nice place for…read morebreakfast and coffee or for lunch. Relaxing and spacious inside. Recommend.

I am afraid I find that the owner is a nice enough chap but cannot control his staff WHO are surly…read moreand patronising Not good for a restaurant catering for rather wealthy people and you are on a fiver an hour But maybe that is the reason Food merely averagePaul Mangan B.A. [Hons.] [Dunelm.] 20 Church Close Milford Godalming Surrey GU8 5HQ paulmangan4@hotmail.co.uk