Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623

About us

The Hare and Hounds in Claygate is a lovely friendly village pub, offering great English and French food, ale and wine. We have a wonderful outdoor dining terrace, safe family garden and a private dining or meeting room.

Our dining room also makes the perfect Private room for special occasions with its own delightful deck overlooking the garden.

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Beer gardenCar parkDisabled facilitiesDogs allowedFamily friendlyFoodFunction roomOutside areaReal aleReal fireSmoking areaWiFi freeLive musicQuiz nightsFootballRugbyTerrestrial TVCask Marque

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4.4/5

William Stanway

2 months ago

Really nice place, food was tasty and reasonably priced and the staff were all friendly. Also had a great playlist going on the sound system

Kevin Warner

4 months ago

We booked a party of 21 including young kids for a Saturday afternoon at the Hare recently. Having got our pre-order in a couple of days before, the food was served on time with no issues, and was enjoyed by everyone! As ever the service from the staff was excellent! This is a great village pub with plenty of space inside and out, right in the heart of Claygate. Would recommend it to anyone.

Harihar Patel

6 months ago

I didn’t want to write a bad review but I am going to be really honest here. We are long time customers of the hare and hounds and will not be returning. 1. Prices are too high now, you’ve raised them from February 2023 and we can’t afford to pay this for what we get. You are charging £18.50 for a main. 2. Portions are significantly smaller than 6 months ago. This was your draw and for some reason you’ve cut the portions. Doesn’t look good when charging £18.50 for a plate. 3. You have taken items off the menu that many people liked. I assume cost cutting but then again this doesn’t look good. 4. Service was appalling, other than the French lady who is always nice. No one even bothered to take our order. Bit strange, you did seem short staffed today but the pub wasn’t particularly busy. This place needs a turn around, you may have noticed less customers than before. Please address those 4 points above. Honestly this used to be a fantastic pub, I’m not sure what is going on. If you think any part of this review is inaccurate please let me know.

Josh Miller-Smith

10 months ago

Stooped by The Hare and Hounds for a quick bite and pint after returning from Richmond Park for a stroll. Very pleasantly surprised by the quality and speed of service in the food department. So well cooked, just like your mums roast potatoes. The price is misleading. It seems a bit cheap for the quality! Not every day you can say that! Well worth a punt if your in the area.

Stacey Palfreyman

2 years ago

We had a really lovely experience here after some very hit and misses (more commonly misses) in the surrounding area while staying here for a week. The lady that served us was French and brought with her that air of hospitality as a career rather than a job that continental Europeans have that makes for really nice service. Efficient, polite and warm but unobtrusive. We hadn’t booked but were seated easily although it was a fairly busy Thursday night. Lots of outdoor and indoor seating available and a kids play park. I was so so happy to see the menu. A few carefully curated items rather than a huge menu (which I always avoid where possible as you just know it’s either done badly or isn’t fresh). I was surprised to notice that despite the appealing choices on the menu, literally everyone around us seemed to be eating burgers or fish and chips! Each to their own I suppose but I had the confit duck, my husband the lamb cutlets and his father the mussels. We all thought our food was incredibly tasty and were so happy we went on and had puddings which were also yummy. We would definitely be regulars if we lived in the area highly recommend!

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Opening Times

Mon10:00 – 23:00
Tue10:00 – 23:00
Wed10:00 – 23:00
Thur10:00 – 23:00
Fri10:00 – 23:00
Sat10:00 – 23:00
Sun10:00 – 22:30
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Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623