Coombe Lodge - Croydon

Lovely establishment. The restaurant was full, so we were seated in the bar area. Our waiter was George. A lovely guy who was cheerful and friendly. Tonight, he was the only server behind the bar. Yet we didn't have to wait to put a food order in. The food arrived shortly after. George let us know where everything was and we really enjoyed our meal. I hope when we next come back to eat, George will be serving us again :

Went to Coombe Lodge Croydon for Sunday Lunch. Our waitress Nicola was very friendly, professional and nothing was too much trouble. Despite being very busy Nicola always had a smile on her face which was nice to see.

We had a little celebration Sunday lunch today with my daughter who won a competition. We were seated in the back bar area as the front was too busy and the wait would have been an hour. Lucky us. It was fairly quiet and we felt like we were having a VIP private service, courtesy of awesome barman and waiter George. He made sure that everything was perfect, and he had a great sense of humour, too. Thanks so much.

I recently stayed at the Premier Inn Croydon South A212, and had dinner on two nights at the Beefeater Inn next door. The restaurant was full on both nights and the staff very busy, but no one had to wait for their food, no-one’s orders were incorrect or delayed, and service was impeccable. In particular, Mike was outstanding. He not only managed to keep the service going, but did so with a smile and great good humour. He also found time to chat to diners and to make them feel valued, and to ensure that no one felt rushed to eat and go, but could relax and enjoy their food. Thank you Mike

I met a group of friends here for dinner on a quiet midweek evening in January. There were nine of us, so we had a small room opening off the main restaurant, which made it easy to chat together in peace. The downside was that, although the rest of the restaurant was warm, our room was actually very chilly, to the extent that I wondered if a window was open. In spite of asking, we never found out why it was so cold no open windows, but with 2 radiators, only 1 was working, and it was only lukewarm. This certainly marred the enjoyment of the evening. Our food was fine, I enjoyed breaded mushrooms, followed by lasagne, then a brownie dessert. Although the restaurant was not busy, service was rather slow, no one ever checked if we were happy or needed anything else. We had to find someone to take our order, and later had to find someone to give us the bill! Annoyingly we were also never offered the Evening Set Menu, which contains some of the same food for a set price. I could have had the same meal for about £6 less! If dining here, suggest you ask for the set menus; there's a lunch time one also. A pleasant evening, but could easily have been so much better.