The Bear Hotel, Esher

"I love coming here after a walk and for special occasions. Fantastic food and service every time. We came for my boyfriends birthday in December and his mum loved it so much she wants to come for her birthday too! X"

"This is my Second visit with my partner, with our intention of celebrating the New Year Eve with Family, this trip was entirely based on the wonderful experience and staff professionalism and friendly attitude from our initial visit, the location is ideal, the decor and atmosphere has improved immeasurably, so our compliments to the Manager. On arrival the welcome was once again prompt, professional friendly efficient and a credit to the Bear Hotel."

"Had a delicious meal at The Bear. The menu was full of familiar favourites with some playful twists. The only negative was the Lamb Scrumpet portion size. Could have done with two or three times the amount of lamb, which would have justified the cost of the dish. Otherwise, a lovely evening."

"Just your average, most basic pub food with very, very glorified names in the menu. That’s it. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but an average burger is still an average burger, even if you try and dress it up with a slightly more sophisticated name. Chips were dripping in oil, most likely from frozen (it’s a 4 star hotel). Gravy watery and fatty and you’ll see very quickly that everything came from a pack straight out of the freezer. Inflated prices for stuff you’ll find literally anywhere. No thanks"

"The rooms are well appointed (even with the sloping floor) and it's great just having to walk up the starred after a few beers and a meal. The Chicken and Mushroom pie was fantastic. The welcome at reception (which is upstairs) could have been a bit warmer as we were greeted with a very quiet hello and no eye contact (the guy is obviously very shy but perhaps shouldn't be front of house) but not enough to spoil our short stay. Oh and the real fires were on too - lovely"