Epsom Social

During our visit to Epsom in Surrey, we made sure to stop by the Epson Social Food Hall. We had previously interviewed Peter Farrell on a podcast and wanted to experience the venue ourselves. We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of offerings, not just in food but also in entertainment and upcoming events. Alex even took a tour of the space. If you are in the area, we recommend stopping by for a bite to eat.

Always has a nice atmosphere in there and nice to see live acts playing. The bar has a good selection, but not many big brands on tap. 3 pints of Neck Oil came to £20 and expect to pay £10 for a double G&T. Food is always top notch, really tasty but expect to pay £10+ for a main. Toilets are clean if you go at the start of the evening but tend to get a bit gross towards the end of the night.

Great little foodhall in the centre of town. About 6 food stalls to choose from and a bar area for drinks. There's a stage for live music which I assume is played on the evenings at weekends. And there is a pool table and a photo booth. We had the sharing tapas platter for two from the Venezuelan food stall and really enjoyed it. Nice place to hang for lunch or dinner

Went to Tasty Kitchen for dinner. We ordered a variety of options, and the food was amazing, flawless. People are very nice and helpful and service is very fast. The Siu Biao was very yummy, crispy bun and the filling was sweet, with barbecue pork flavour. Nasi Lemak is a traditional national Malaysian dish, had it many times in Malaysia. Their dish immediately reminded me of the trips I had Nasi Lemak in Malaysia. If you want authentic Malaysian cuisine, this is the place to go.

Today was our second time, todays visit was different to last time. Only 4 food vendors remain from when we went at opening, very dark today, most lights turned off for some reason. No music playing live or recorded, most of the tables we looked to sit at were dirty and place not busy at all. We had four dishes from the Korean kitchen, kids and I loved the boneless chicken with soya and garlic, also the Korean Corn Dog. Very tasty, hot and would love to have again. The vegetable dumplings were ok, a little chewy, the loaded fries were ok too but didn’t taste Korean. We had some churros from a different kitchen, the Cheeky Chicken. They took ages and place was not busy, we had to go and ask after them after 20 minutes to be told was on the counter ready but the buzzer had not been sent. They were warm, slightly greasy and the sauce was very odd. There were plain, no sugar or cinnamon on. Would not have again or recommend. Hopefully some more kitchen come in soon. Sad to see it so empty already. Edited: Email sent as requested in the reply, but still not heard back via email. Over 1 week now.

This is a nice new addition to the Epsom food scene and brings something a little different to other restaurants in that you are able to choose from a variety of different vendors to suit your tastes. I’ve visited a couple of times and had the arancini from Sicily Streats (I highly recommend the large ones with Burrata) as well as a lamb wrap from Beyroots which was average. You order at the vendor and most of them give you a buzzer to let you know when your food is ready. It’s card only which for most people isn’t a problem, but I have read and heard people wanting to use cash, so perhaps this could be an option in the future? It’s a very loud place as there aren’t any soft furnishings to dampen voices so it’s very hard to hear each other when it’s fairly full, especially when the live music is playing. The toilets aren’t well signposted and they are mixed gender which I know a lot of people wouldn’t feel that comfortable with (plus there is a lot of empty unused space in the toilet block which would easily accommodate more toilets). And the seating feels rather unstable as the benches wobble a lot and don’t seem like they’ll last. I’d also like to see more sweet options for dessert (we had to go elsewhere for dessert) as well as more non spicy options. Overall it’s a nice social place to visit with friends and family with a decent amount of choice but there are some improvements that can be made to make it even better.

I was keen to visit this place when it opened as I was interested in trying some of the street food businesses offerings! I managed to go there before the real launch and we were treated to a surprise discount on all food and drinks which was a touch! :D For my starter I went to the Fuko Korean Style food stand and had a really tasty pulled pork bao bun! It was full of flavour and all the ingredients worked well...lovely treat to kick things off with! :) As my main I went to the Venezuelan food stand called Pabellón and went for the beef brisket pabellón, which for me was the complete meal! It had rice, beans, plantain, avocado, tomatoes (pico de gallo), half an arepa and the very tasty and satisfying pulled beef on top...awesome! Finally for dessert I had some churros from the Taco Electrico stand...they were fine, just a bit salty...which I thought was odd. So, overall a really good experience here...just one thing missing, a dessert stand! Could do with a gelato or a donut seller as most like a sweet treat and either one of those would kill it in there in my opinion...if it's done right! Might be something worth thinking about. Defo give this place a go...it's always busy with a good crowd and the food is all to my liking! Easy 5 stars.