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The William Bray

3.7 (3 reviews)
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The Farmhouse - The Farmhouse

The Farmhouse

(8 reviews)

Five colleagues and I, at the end of an amazing week at a work conference, we're in desperate need…read moreof some food. Getting in a little late to go to London, we turned our attention to something close to the Gatwick airport. After finally sorting our Uber rides, we were off to The Farmhouse. First impressions were of a traditional British pub experience, which was a good start. Our clumsiness of grabbing a table and figuring out whether we needed to go to the bar to order or wait to be served, surely gave us away as "not locals." Our server was friendly and provided us with our menus and took our drinks order. The one shortfall was that the menu had a number of items not available and with an assist from a customer, two of us needed a rethink on their meal. In all, it was 4 Fish & Chips, One Farmhouse Burger, and a Battered Halloumi burger, plus an order of calamari, and 4 tomato and garlic soups. There were zero plates taken off the table that were not empty! I had the Halloumi burger, which had a great, crispy batter topped with some guacamole mayo with a red sauce on the side. Really good. Then we doubled down and hit the dessert menu! Two warm chocolate brownies with salted caramel ice cream and four plum tarts. We asked for some custard on the side because who doesn't like custard?! Save for the debate about whether it was more a pie than a tart, another set of empty plates were the only evidence left. Would definitely recommend The Farmhouse!

A few years ago, I had an 8 hour layover at Gatwick, so we decided to pop out and go to the nearest…read moreplace for fish and chips. They were out of fish but the chips were excellent. We also go the Camembert, olives, and some ciders. This was definitely worth the effort to leave the airport, get an Uber, and then return to the airport. Cute place with good food.

The Queens Head - Whole Baked Brixham Place - Excellent!!

The Queens Head

(2 reviews)

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The Queen's Head is one of the things I love most about the countryside- namely that the local…read morevillage watering hole is exceptional and well above the average pub-turned-restaurant in the city. -Starter: Caramelized onion and sweet red pepper tart which came on a bed of new potato salad with pesto that balanced the goats cheese well. Fabulous choice without an overly heavy crust and presenting a perfect blend of flavors (and plating design). -Main: Rare beef salad with diced tomatoes and chorizo paired with a gorgeous combination of dressings and salad leaves. Perfectly done beef strip with a creative marriage of background flavors. We came here with our friend's family who we knew we could trust to deliver some outstanding dishes in a quaint, well furnished pub setting. The waitress was fast, helpful, and friendly throughout. The seasonal menu has clearly been meticulously chosen, leaving something for everyone and leaving no one out. The new spring menu features traditional with a twist favorites such as Tempura black pudding with red onion marmalade, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce for starter along with steak, Red Mist ale and mushroom pie with red wine gravy for the main. The prices are very reasonable for the local, fresh produce and expert execution of the food.

I visited as part of a 4 adult group. The place is nicely decorated, and spacious and offers…read moreoutside seating as well as inside. It was cold and so outide setting was not considered for us! We found a choice of tables available many of which had a leather sofa in place of the seats on one side. Very comfortable but in my view not practical to eat from. We were served at the table for both food and drinks. Nice choice of ales including Hoggs Back TEA. The menu offers plenty of choice and it is home (pub) made from fresh. 2 of my group went for beef roast. I chose an steak, ale and mushroom pie, and my partner chose a cumberland pie. Prices ranged between £10.50 and £14.50 (for the roast) for our meals which I felt was a little pricey compared to many. The food was served adn was absolutely first class. Everything was cooked to perfection (the meat, mash, roast potatos, vegetables etc) and was hot. It really was absolutely delicious, as was the desert afterwards (where even the cheesecake was home made). We gularly sample Sundays lunches at pubs and this is up there with the best.

Kinghams Restaurant - Table decor

Kinghams Restaurant

(6 reviews)

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Possibly the most delicious, and most elegant lunch I have ever experienced was here at Kinghams…read more The day was a little overcast and chilly, so we ate indoors, but please note there is a lovely patio garden with several tables. Inside was warm, quiet, relaxed. The service was faultless. We started with Kir, then wine, then enjoyed our four course meals. Plates are small to accommodate 4 courses, but each plate contained a portion of sufficient size that one could truly enjoy and even share a bite if desired. My selections were (1) Foraged wild garlic & potato veloute with cottage cheese Chantilly, (2) Pan fried hand dived scallops with dashi, salt baked turnip and furikaki butter, (3) Wild seabass with purple sprouting broccoli, salsify and lobster bisque, and (4) Forced rhubarb cheesecake with rhubarb sorbet and caramelized white chocolate. (See Photos) All was delicious. The restaurant is pricey, and, in my viewpoint, worth it. Diners can be dressed casually in jeans, or more upscale--truly as you prefer. Reservations are highly encouraged.

Kinghams is recommended in several dining guides and my sister and I headed out into deepest…read moredarkest Surrey to dine here. It is situated in a little village and the journey is quite an adventure in itself! Although its location means it must be a destination restaurant, it retains a locals' restaurant feel with all eyes trained on us as we entered. Perhaps they don't see oriental people in this part of the world very often! The menu at Kinghams is concise but has nice options on it. The prices are certainly on the higher side - £7.95 to £9.95 for starters and £14.95 to £22.95 for mains. The best surprise of the evening was the bread - a whole freshly baked, still warm from the oven round loaf arrived and with butter melting into the warm, fresh bread, it was divine. My starter of smoked duck breast didn't have enough smoky flavour for me and I can see the concept of the sweet papaya and melon timbale to offset the rich duck but the balance just wasn't right for me. My sister's seared scallop on filo pastry with artichoke cream, watercress puree and parmesan crisp saw the classical marriage of some ingredients that eat well together. For main course, I seized the chance to try goose, which you don't often see on menus. The breast of goose was served with confit of goose leg with a rhubarb compote and brown bread walnut sauce. It was well cooked and as far as birds go, nicer than turkey but not as nice as duck. My sister's trio of Welsh organic lamb with an aubergine and parmesan tart was nice but nothing special. The faggot of lamb shoulder and kidney was particularly disappointing as we had expecting it to be bursting with flavour. At the prices we were paying for a main course, I wasn't happy to see that we had to order side dishes at £3 each. The large bread course had filled us too much to try dessert. The food was probably 3.5 stars but the bread pulls it up to a 4. However, the remote location of this restaurant means that we wil be unlikely to be returning soon for above average food at high prices

The William Bray - british - Updated May 2026

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