GOOD FOOD Recommendations

This is a guide to local eating houses compiled by club members.

The star rating is a complex reflection of value for money. The price is for an average meal including drinks and service.

The French Table, Maple Road, Surbiton KT6 4AW 020 8399 2365	* * * * £45
Classy and pricey French café with very high quality nosh.Very good value at lunchtimes. Highly rated by epicurean croquet players. Booking essential.They have just added a “coffee shop” next door – coffee, cakes and snacks. Closed Sunday dinner and all day Monday

L'Esperance, 158 Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 6HE 020 8390 7564	* * * £30
French “bistro” with a short menu and good value daily specials on the blackboard. Attentive service can be slow when they are busy but you shouldn’t be in a hurry in such a place. Very handy for the club. Tuesday to Saturday lunch time and evening. Closed Sunday evening and all day Monday.

Carluccio’s, Unit 2, Charter Quay, Kingston (behind Natwest Bank, off the Market Place.) 020 8549 5898	* * * £35
Clean and clattering with good value real food and boisterous service but it can get very busy. Booking is advisable. Close to Frère Jaques. Monday to Saturday 09.00 – 23.00 Sunday 09.00 – 22.30

Frère Jacques, 10-12 Riverside Walk, Bishops Hall, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1QN (next to Kingston Bridge) 020 8546 1332 www.frerejacques.co.uk	* * £30
Good value French style food on red checked table cloths. Cheap menu up to 19.00. Superb river views. Good fun. Booking advisable. Close to Carluccio’s. Open every day 12.00 – 23.00

Joy Indian Cuisine, 37 Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 5LR 020 8390 3988 www.joy-restaurant.co.uk	* * * * £30
Subtle and restrained delicacy mark out this smashing curry house. Clean and bright surroundings and a shortish menu. Open every day 12.00 – 14.30 and from 18.00

Superfish, 25 The Broadway, Tolworth KT6 7DJ 020 8390 2868	* * £15
Chippie/restaurant nestling (almost) beneath Tolworth Tower. Fish and chips and mushy peas for around £6/7. Short and cheap wine list. Nippy service. Open 11.30 –14.00 and 17.00 – 22.30 (closed Sundays)

Pisces, 3 Central Parade, Surbiton KT6 4PJ 020 8399 0956	* * * * £15
Probably the best chippie in Surbiton. Close to the station. Superb fish and chips to be consumed with wine or Italian beer. Open lunch times and evenings but closed on Sundays

Fish! Restaurant, 58 Coombe Road, Kingston upon Thames. KT2 7AF 020 8546 2886	* * * £25
Up-market chippie with take-away and restaurant. A short menu and interesting daily specials. Fish soup particularly recommended. Youthful and enthusiastic service. Good value House white by the bottle or by the tumbler. Near Norbiton Station. A good place. Open 12.00 – 22.00 Tuesday to Saturday

Sarab, 284 Ewell Road, Surbiton KT6 7AQ 020 8972 1152	* * * £15 (not including wine)
Very fine Persian café. Exceptionally good value place with a spectacular bread baking cabaret. Go for the mixed starters and the mixed grill platter. Not licensed but BYO from the off licence opposite – they will give you a discount if you say that you are going to Sarab. It looks closed but that is because they have moved next door. Open all day from noon

Jamie's Italian, 19-23 High Street, Kingston KT1 1LL 020 8912 0110	* * * * £25-30
A good value “Italian” with excellent service and half sized portions! Short and exciting list of daily specials. No booking (unless you have a party of 6+) and you may have to wait if you don’t get there early. Open daily at noon

Coronation Hall, St Marks Hill, Surbiton KT6 4LQ 020 8390 6164	* * * * £10
Large (Wetherspoon’s) with outstandingly cheap (by Surbiton standards) beer and very good value food. A fine and cheap night out. The only minor quibble is that the beer is a little cold for English curmudgeons. Opposite Surbiton station Open all day

Lamb, 73 Brighton Road, Surbiton KT6 5NF 020 8390 9229	* * *
Fine, old fashioned, pub with a small range of authentic (not cheap) English beers. A board of English cheeses complements the beer and the cows which produce the cheese are known to the owner. Lots of character. Open from noon till late.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen, 42 – 46 High Street, Kingston KT1 1HL 020 8546 1649	* * * £15
Kingston’s branch of a chain providing interesting and tasty stuff, several cuts above what is normally provided in burger establishments. The price includes optional Kiwi beer – sold at English temperatures. Originally kiwi owned but recently taken over by the Nandos empire – they have a branch just up the road. Open until about 22.00.

Positano 165 Ewell Road Surbiton KT6 020 8255 6768	* * * £25 – 30
Friendly local Italian very close to the club. Attentive if leisurely service. Quite small and restricted opening hours so booking is advisable Open Tuesday to Sunday – dinner only

Sorabol 180 High Street, New Malden, KT3 4ES
020 8942 2334

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£20

New Malden has the largest expatriate population of South Koreans in Europe so, inevitably, a concentration of Korean restaurants. Sorabol offers a friendly welcome (important because you will probably wish to rely on the waitresses for advice on what to have). Best to share lots of little dishes and drink Korean beer. If you have a spirit of adventure, try it.

Lunch and dinner daily except Sunday

Updated 22.i.11