Dining Room

I have dined in plenty of ‘top’ London restaurants and have to say The Dining Room is as good if not better. The food is exquisite and the wine very nice (we tend to stick to the lower priced ones and they are never disappointing). The service is very good. Yes it is a little pricey but in my opinion in this case you get what you pay for. Very much recommended for a special occasion. One thing — if you can, sit in the front area of the restaurant, I think it’s nicer than the side/​back area.

If you can afford it and have no style or taste whatsoever, you’ll love it, other than that it’s over priced, and completely pretentious!
The food is always just OK and no better than that and the atmosphere is non existant.
Just give up the pretense and either make the effort to go to London or just nip up the road to the Gurkha Kitchen!
If you really have to visit this place then don’t admit it to anyone.

I’ve always had a brilliant meal here, each time fighting with myself whether to try something new or have an old favourite, as we only go when it’s a very special occasion. Last time we went, I had the tasting menu with wine, and the only complaint (if you can call it that), is that if I’d drunk all the wine it came with, I would’ve been just that, drunk. Each course was blissful, exquisite for not only the mouth but for the nose and eye. I can honestly say I’ve never been anything but thrilled by the food served here.
One problem (which keeps it from being five stars for me) is that The Dining Room isn’t very intimate, something I’d appreciate with a restaurant with its price range. Let’s face it, this is a special occasion place for most people (we rarely got out for under £150 for two), so I’d prefer to feel like I was in my own little space rather than alongside the other punters.
Along those lines, The Dining Room suffers from the same problem Reigate itself does – a lot of people with new money (or more money than manners) who like to show it off, often in a loud and (once, anyway) obnoxious way. I’ve found that each time there was at least one table for whom the night was obviously just another meal, so were taking the opportunity to be loud and showy, ruining the atmosphere for those looking for a nice, intimate dinner.