Harden's says
This 17th century Cobham inn by the Common has been renovated and relaunched thanks to Brasserie Blanc's pub company The White Brasserie Company, serving French brasserie fare as well as British pub classics.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“A favourite because it’s so consistently good”, this spacious old pub in a beautiful setting on Downside Common is part of Raymond Blanc’s White Brasserie chain, and has a menu that runs from baguette with dips to (royal butcher) Aubrey Allen steak and chips. A recent makeover has spruced things up a bit.
Summary
Part of Raymond Blanc’s White Brasserie chain, this atmospheric and rambling tavern on Downside Common achieves “a high standard, embracing good real ale and generally good food” – with a menu that runs the gamut from tartiflette and escargots to beef & ale pie. There’s “plenty of space”, and a “nice ambience in the period building, or eating outside on the green”.
Summary
This big, “wonderfully positioned” inn, on Downside Common offers “a great formula which feels truly local, despite being part of a growing chain” (Raymond Blanc’s White Brasserie Co.). Service is “friendly and efficient” and provides “a great combination of high-quality traditional pub food” and some “good-value brasserie-style items”.
Summary
This big, “wonderfully positioned” inn, on Downside Common offers “a great formula which feels truly local, despite being part of a growing chain” (Raymond Blanc’s White Brasserie Co.). Service is “friendly and efficient” and provides “a great combination of high-quality traditional pub food” and some “good-value brasserie-style items”.
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"Very buzzy pub with an above average menu."
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Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £20.95 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.35 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £4.95 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Downside Common, Cobham, KT11 3NX
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:15 pm, 5 pm‑9:15 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑9 pm |
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