Drake's Restaurant

Been here twice without any fault. Fixed price menus ridiculously good value. Imaginative, delicious food thats thoughtfully presented. Tastefully decorated space with some tables having a view of the very pretty walled garden. A gem outside of the overpriced and over-rated London market. Save the train and taxi fare!

It was clear that everything on the plate had good purpose to be there. Steve Drake managed to make the most of the flavour of every ingredient that graced the plate of each course.

Great execution in all from well balanced canapé, to a layered amuse bouche (cold pea veloute with a complementary citrus fruit layer, which I think contained satisfyingly salty stock from the ham hock component of a pork main course), to perfectly cooked scallops matched with cep and chicken wing plus chutney, followed by a satisfying belly pork dish with squid. My partner’s venison main course tasted divine (two heavenly mouthfuls were forfeited for my benefit). Bread could not be overlooked and incidentally proved to be an accurate indicator of the standard to follow.
A comprehensive wine list and attentive service added to an enjoyable evening mid week Dec 08.

This restaurant is an oasis for gourmets in an otherwise poorly served area. I understand it to be one of, if not the only, Michelin starred restaurants in Surrey. The food is innovative, exciting and always of great quality. The service in the front of the house is friendly, efficient and yet unobtrusive. What neither my wife nor I can understand however, is that the atmosphere is really quite flat. The pictures on the wall, furnishings etc are of eclectic taste and don't really seem 'to go'. In our view the restauarant lacks some light background music and can appear a little too 'hushed' when it's not busy. Nevertheless, our overall assessment is very positive and we regularly return for anniversaries, birthdays etc. A must to try is Steve Drake's signature dessert: Creme Reversee with Granny Smith sorbet.