Mole Valley
The Grumpy Mole Brockham

The Grumpy Mole Brockham

Brockham Green, Mole Valley, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Vegan • British


"We have visited the Grumpy Mole several times a year since moving to the area 7 years ago and it has always been one of our favourites. This year though the service has deteriorated and put a real dampener on our visits. We’ve been about 5 times already this year. And several things have happened in that time: we asked for some cordial juice suitable (for our 3 year old), we got served lemonade and lime! Then when we said no we got given the worst look in the world by the waitress we’ve waited over 40mins for the bill and then when we went to the bar the waitress was arguing with the barman (about getting another tables drinks wrong), and I had to stand there for a further 5 mins waiting my child’s ’crudities’ arrived (just cucumber, no carrot), we weren’t informed in advance and when asked we were told they’d ran out of carrots again the child’s Strawberries and Raspberries dish arrived with no raspberries when we asked we got asked oh did you ask for raspberries no we didn’t that it the dish! I’ve ordered the sticky toffee and date pudding to buy on something so hard (it wasn’t the stone but was just as hard) we’ve been served the incorrect drinks at least on 3 seperate visits Other than the above the food remains lovely food and when you get what you’ve ordered I’d highly recommend but it’s really clear there’s a big issue in the service levels since this year getting orders wrong, you get given stares all the time when your eating, when there’s an issue it’s not dealt with and instead all you get is attitude. I want to be really clear this isn’t the whole team and there are some great people there but it’s now got so bad that we won’t be returning anytime soon."

The Olive Tree

The Olive Tree

Ashtead Park Garden Centre, Mole Valley, United Kingdom, KT21 1HU

Cafe • Pizza • Coffee • Salads


"Have been here before and it was very average. With limited other options we came again recently and was very disappointed. The menu is pretty basic and uninspiring. And the food is very expensive £9.95 for a jacket potato with cheese and beans! . I went for the sausage panini with cheese and tomato chutney. The sausages must have been the most basic, budget sausages they could find. Probably from the Tesco value range. No texture, grey, processed to within an inch of their lives. Took one bite and left them. For a £10 sandwich, the least I'd expect is decent ingredients! My son had the kids pizza. Was ok. My wife enjoyed her sandwich and that did look good to be fair, but was still overpriced. £3.50 for a coffee and £2.75 for a can of drink, came to around £35 in total. I don't mind paying a premium for food, if the food itself and the ingredients are good. But this really wasn't. Also, the cafe/restaurant area was filthy. We sat towards the back where the tables have bench seats up against the wall. My young son dropped his pencil so had to get down on the floor to retrieve it. There was old food, napkins, dust, and all sorts under the chair. Hadn't had a proper clean for weeks and weeks. Not acceptable. This place feels like it's resting on it's laurels in a nice part of Surrey with a constant flow of people, they can charge what they like and people will pay it. Poor quality, expensive prices, and poor cleanliness means we won't be returning. There's hundreds of alternatives around where £35 will get your a great lunch. Visit those instead."