Sorrel
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"Contemporary fine dining just off Dorking high street."
Overview
The setting at Sorrel may be a 300-year-old Grade II listed building with the dining room divided by a framework of exposed gnarly old timbers, but the glass-walled high-tech kitchen shows that its culinary heart lies firmly in the 21st century. Alex Payne has taken the helm bringing his own signature to first-rate seasonal produce delivered with excellent technical skills and first-class presentation. Among a salvo of snacks, a little tart of poached lobster, lobster emulsion and pickled pear gel in a thin crisp pastry case shows the precise style. Hand-dived Orkney scallop is sliced and topped with N25 caviar atop a sublime sauce with diced potato, mussel, fresh herbs and delicious morels.
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Ratings & awards
4 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
AA Notable Wine List
Our inspector loves...
Destination Restaurant - Situated just off the main high street
300 year old, Grade 2 listed - The restaurant features exposed wooden beams and is fill of character
Modern Innovative Cooking - First rate seasonal produce with excellent technical skills
Notable Wine List - A carefully curated list backed up by a knowledgeable team
Excellent Attentive Service - By the friendly, professional and well drilled front of house team
Features
- Facilities
- Seats: 28
- On-site parking available
- Food and Drink
- Wines under £30: 5
- Wines over £30: 80
About the area
Surrey is one of England’s most wooded counties, with over a quarter of the landscape designated as an official AONB and plenty of history evident in the countryside. You’ll find sandy tracks, cottage gardens and welcoming village inns, and on the fringe of Greater London you can picnic in Chaldon’s hay meadows, explore the downs at Epsom, or drift idly beside the River Thames
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