Stovells Chobham - Woking

We had a delicious meal with fantastic service. we had the feeling that the place has become a bit ashamed since our last visit. the table in the bar area was sticky and dirty, my weinglas at the table was covered with fingerprints and the cutlery was not clean. we were surprised.

Mediocre food, don't stay for dessert. Expensive Clit

A lovely evening at Stovells we were looked after superbly by Richard and his team, and the food was superb.

I 've been a massive fan of Stovell 's for years and this was the first time I 've been back however for a couple of years. We were massively disappointed in our visit and can only assume there is a different chef and different owners. The care, attentiveness, food quality, and preparation quality used to be excellent. However, not this time. The produce used, from the bread on the table to the quality of meat, was incredibly poor chewy lamb and steak; browning beef carpaccio; stale, store bought bread. Service was endearing from a young, untrained staff seemed like little management, and certainly not attentive. No follow up if we were enjoying our meal etc. Cocktails at the beginning were obviously not made by someone who knows how to make cocktails. Such a shame that we have lost a great out of town restaurant.

Through a transition of new property and management, but standards still high as they have always been. I look forward to seeing the outcome of the planned changes.