1877 Restaurant at Wotton House

Name: 1877 Restaurant at Wotton House
Address: Wotton House Guildford Road, Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom, RH5 6HS
Telephone: 01306 730000
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 3.5

3.5

138 Reviews

£26 to £40

British

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Our 1877 restaurant is an idyllic setting to enjoy your dining experience. From intimate tables under our olive tree to sharing an evening with friends and family at our contemporary bistro table. We take safety measures very seriously and have adjusted the way we serve our guests to ensure your peace of mind. We might be doing things a little differently right now but rest assured our charming atmosphere will make you feel at home and your meal with us will be a memorable one.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

5 Dec 2023

19:00

Booked 1 time today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 07:30–10:30 Bar Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30–23:00 Fri, Sat 11:00–00:00 Dinner Daily 18:00–22:00
Phone number
01306 730000
Website
https://wottonhouse.co.uk/dining/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Leonard Mesquita
Private party facilities
For more information please call 01306 737 462 or email Saleslead@wottonhousehotel.co.uk

Location
Wotton House, Guildford Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6HS
Area
Dorking
Cross Street
Wotton Drive and Guildford Road
Parking Details
Hotel Parking
Public Transit
13-minute drive from Dorking Station
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Outdoor Smoking Area, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 138 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.5

3.5 based on recent ratings

3.6Food
3.4Service
3.5Ambience
3.4Value

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138 Reviews

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ralphdans
Hertfordshire
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Fantastic food and service, Really lovely venue. Will be back again very soon
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leannea
Kent
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 11 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic food and service. Would highly recommend.
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VictoriaC
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 11 November 2023
overall3food1service4ambience2
The starters were ok, but the main (onion risotto) had zero flavour and was very stodgy. The manager was pleasant when we told him that it was almost inedible but it really shouldn’t be on the menu.
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Barclay123
Surrey
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 6 November 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely staff, great food, spectacular surroundings for a birthday dinner. What more could you want!
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AlisonC
Surrey
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 31 October 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Tasty, very good value, great service, friendly staff and delicious meal.
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Dawn
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 28 October 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My partner and I booked for a special occasion, and we really enjoyed our experience and meal, and received excellent service. I especially liked how the tables are not jammed together, with space around us for privacy. I would recommend this restaurant, and be happy to visit again.
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Orion7
London
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 26 October 2023
overall1food2service1ambience4
It took 15-20 minutes from arriving to the restaurant (on time for the reservation made) to be seated. Once seated, it took another 20 minutes or so to be offered to have our drinks/food orders to be taken. It then took another 30 minutes for the starters to arrive for the children (which was hummus and sliced fresh veg!). When the food arrived, there was no salad for this child's burger. The butternut squash dish had vegetables that were undercooked. We felt sorry for the service staff as they were clearly overstretched. We won't be dining in the restaurant again I'm afraid.
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ChloeL
Kent
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 23 October 2023
overall3food3service2ambience2
Good not worth the money in our opinion. Flickering overhead lights for the entire meal which ruined the ambiance for us as we both left with awful headaches. Service was very slow.
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MarieW
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 21 October 2023
overall3food2service3ambience5
The restaurant seemed to struggle to remember items ordered and also not cooking meals as requested. It was disappointing since it wasn’t just one item but several items for our table. Beautiful restaurant with prices that would suggest better quality then what we received
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MariaH
Surrey
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 16 October 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Lovely food & excellent service, thoroughly recommend. Thank you
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OpenTable Diner
Dorset
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 25 September 2023
overall3food2service4ambience4
Good helpful staff and pleasant but food lets it down. Dinner menu was disappointing for a hotel of this standard. Asparagus in September! No roll served at table. Main course satisfactory only. Desserts very run of the mill. Breakfast was excellent.
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JamesM
London
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on 27 May 2023
overall2food3service2ambience1
Only bar menu was available, this was not made clear. Service was super slow, nearly an hour wait for a salad and club sandwich.
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Hells
London
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 26 March 2023
overall2food3service2ambience2
Very slow service, waited an hour between started and main course, only about 10 other tables in restaurant so not sure why it was so slow. Also after being seated and a drinks order taken no other opportunity to order drinks were made, meals were delivered but no check back. Had to get waitress’s attention to get any sauces. Food was nice but ruined by service, took two hours to have 3 courses being seated at 8.15 on a Sunday night.
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OpenTable Diner
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 18 March 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely fresh food, friendly staff, beautiful setting and fast service
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AlAar
Dublin
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 11 March 2023
overall4food5service4ambience4
Lovely meal , tender beef. Great value.
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AjuaM
London
5 reviews
3.0
5 reviews
Dined on 24 February 2023
overall3food2service3ambience4
Food was okay, but took a long time and was luke warm. Friendly service and nice ambience
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Chloe
West Sussex
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 18 February 2023
overall1food1service1ambience2
Service extremely slow. We spent 2.5 hours all in all in the restaurant. Starter of goats cheese was lovely, duck was okay. Burgers were pretty basic. Luckily we had a voucher but definitely not worth £16. Many people left mid meal. Wouldn’t return.
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deborahs
Surrey
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 14 February 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Lovely food, polite, friendly and professional service team. I think there may be a staffing issue though as we found we were waiting a long time to have our wine order taken and then a wait of an hour between starter and main course. We felt the decor and ambience of the restaurant was not in keeping with the rest of the hotel. The bright, very open plan design felt incongruent with the beautiful, tasteful & traditional hotel and grounds.
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AyeshaH
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 10 February 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food and service was outstanding - no complaints :)
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TinaS
Washington DC
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 4 February 2023
overall5food5service4ambience5
Food is extremely good, service was very friendly but quite slow
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KennethH
Surrey
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 28 January 2023
overall1food3service2ambience1
Unattractive restaurant , no ambiance and out of keeping with beautiful period Wotton House. More like a supermarket cafeteria! Understaffed with three staff trying to do their best. Uncleared tables, scratched table tops with worn out or broken chairs. Limited menu pub food at best, but top prices! Such a shame when the rest of the property is so nice. No reflection on the friendly staff who were run off their feet. As no other option to eat nearby, this would deter me from staying at this hotel again.
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OpenTable Diner
East Sussex
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 21 January 2023
overall1food2service1ambience3
Took half an hour before we even saw a waiter to order our drinks. I was about to leave.
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PBones
London
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on 21 January 2023
overall3food3service3ambience3
Nice food in a relaxed atmosphere but lighting could be dimmer (more in keeping with the hotel). Service was a bit patchy and wine overpriced but a nice meal
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SeanB
Surrey
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 27 December 2022
overall1food1service1ambience3
Following a reservation we arrived waiting to be seated, but were largely ignored by passing staff. After placing our order the food arrived 20 minutes but without our water and drinks. We ordered burgers, both were burnt. Staff lacked basic service training and received little or no direction from the floor manager. The restaurant markets itself to be a fine dining experience but for us at least this was not the case. A shame as the Wootton House hotel is such an amazing venue. Lost potential.
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christophere
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 20 December 2022
overall5food5service5ambience3
Excellent quality of ingredients, our cod was superb! Interesting range of deserts as well, would recommend.
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SarahC
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 December 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
On the most part it was very good only complaint was due to hotel being full at last minute with a cancelled flight full of people there was no breakfast left no cups n saucers no plates left breakfast was terrible poorly managed as paying hotel guests they should of put aside breakfasts for the paying hotel guests which there were only eight couples then not to have and cups n saucers to drink from or dishes to be given paper cups not what you would expect for a peaceful two day break away in a lively luxurious hall very disappointing all we had was a piece of toast not impressed at all
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JamesB
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 November 2022
overall4food3service4ambience5
Everything lovely. Duck starter wasn’t great could have been more adventurous for the value and in taste terms. Everything else very nice and enjoyed the free glass of Prosecco for our anniversary dinner.
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Kayla
Philadelphia
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 26 November 2022
overall3food3service3ambience3
BBQ squash was nice, maybe a bit overpriced. The chicken was very small and bland, £16.50 for what came out was a bit of a rip off. Staff were friendly but probably understaffed as service was slow.
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RobinF
Buckinghamshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 November 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
A nice experience, food good, except for vegan choices limited, service good, nice ambiance
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JulioG
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 19 November 2022
overall3food3service4ambience2
Nothing to call home about, just average "wetherspoon" level food.
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CErys
London
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 12 November 2022
overall2food1service5ambience2
Food was very overpriced and a very small menu. Definitely not worth the money. Grace was amazing who served us!
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RachelW
Surrey
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 29 October 2022
overall3food2service3ambience2
We and a good few others had to go back to the bar for a good half an hour or so as they couldn't seat us. No drinks were offered to soften the blow. When we did get seated our waitress was lovely but informed us that our main which was one of only two vegan options we could have want complete as they'd run out of polenta. We were offered French fries instead which made it a bit of an odd meal at a not cheap price. Would have expected some sort of compensation but had to pay full overpriced price! The restaurant isn't very intimate. It's very open and busy. Overall it was ok but we won't go back.
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PeterC
Los Angeles
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 23 October 2022
overall3food3service3ambience3
Three of the six starters were unavailable. Service was quite slow but the food was good
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JohnC
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 22 October 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Lovely ambiance with tables reasonably spaced so as to provide intimacy. Food was lovely and we felt very well looked after by the staff. A bit pricey but worth it if you go for something unusual.
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SteveM
Brighton
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 October 2022
overall3food3service2ambience2
Stayed at the venue for a wedding and decided to push the boat out and eat in the restaurant the night before. To be honest, there wasn’t anything wrong other than it was just “acceptable”. Some of our friends ate in the bar, where they had exactly the same menu and to be frank, a better ambiance. The restaurant is a little tired and the silly tree in the middle just doesn’t cut it. Service was acceptable but again, nobody seemed to go that extra mile for you, thus making it all rather average and the food was rather uninspiring.
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Boho
Exclusive
5 reviews
vip
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on 4 September 2022
overall2food2service3ambience3
Sadly not a wide range of choice Chicken and lamb dry Friendly waitress who tried hard Overall def not a restaurant for people who like nice food Just a basic hotel restaurant
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StuartB
Surrey
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 3 September 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Great food served in great surroundings. An interesting menu that certainly delivered. Served by pleasant and personable staff - well done.
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WendyF
Surrey
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 24 August 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was delicious and the waiting staff very kind and attentive.
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KarenR
Surrey
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 20 August 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Lovely evening meal good menu choice excellent staff knew what they were doing and very friendly were given a complimentary glass of sparkling wine for anniversary would certainly book again
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Sadlyunderwhelmed
London
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 31 July 2022
overall1food1service1ambience2
Sunday evening dinner for 2 - nothing special, and actually disappointing as this was to celebrate a birthday. Ourselves and 7 other tables. Flat atmosphere, food underwhelming. I have a food an allergy, to which I was not asked about prior to my ordering. When one of my dishes arrived, it was laced with the allergen ingredient, which I was then charged for on the bill, even after I addressed my allergy with the waiter and asked to see the ingredients list. We spent 1 hour and 50 minutes in a mostly empty restaurant having 3 courses. Very slow service. Overall, I would not go back. How disappointing as the setting is more impressive than food and service.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

1877 Restaurant at Wotton House is rated 3.5 stars by 138 OpenTable diners.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

5 Dec 2023

19:00

Booked 1 time today

Google Map for 1877 Restaurant at Wotton House

Wotton House, Guildford Road, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6HS

Additional information

Cross Street
Wotton Drive and Guildford Road
Area
Dorking
Hours of Operation
Breakfast Daily 07:30–10:30 Bar Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30–23:00 Fri, Sat 11:00–00:00 Dinner Daily 18:00–22:00
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
British
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
Hotel Parking
Public Transit
13-minute drive from Dorking Station
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Leonard Mesquita
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, High Tea, Outdoor Smoking Area, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://wottonhouse.co.uk/dining/
Phone number
01306 730000
Private party facilities
For more information please call 01306 737 462 or email Saleslead@wottonhousehotel.co.uk

1877 Restaurant at Wotton House

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What 138 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising

Screening

FAQs

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