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Team

Nick Stafford – General Manager

Nick is a pub enthusiast through and through. He has run very busy food pubs in recent years and before that ran the bars at an exclusive golf club in Sussex. Now fully ensconsed in Claygate village life and loving running the Hare and Hounds with the help of his loyal team. In time off he still plays a surprisingly high standard of squash giving the amount of research he also carries out on other local pubs and eateries! Nick is married and is also the owner of Sophie the pub Golden Retriever.

Veronique Loux – Assistant Manager/Restaurant Manager

Vero has been at the pub for 3 years and is the face of l’Auberge. Hailing from the South of France, Vero has experience in many top class restaurants including her own French restaurant in Ewell that she sold when she started her family. Vero is married to a chef so there is no fooling her in the kitchen either. The epiphany of ‘mine host formidable’ you will delight in Vero’s charming service and her enthusiasm for the pub.

Lawrence Fugle – Trainee Manager

A Claygate lad, Lawrence is new to the industry but has it in the bag already. A keen sportsman and socialite he enjoys life to the full when off work and is a brilliant barman and waiter and is learning the management ropes with aplomb...

Jissin Jonny – Head Chef

The calmest and most pleasant chef you could ever wish to work with, Jissin controls the kitchen and his team beautifully. Born in Southern India and holding a degree in hospitality he is a very experienced young chef having trained and worked in two French restaurants before taking up the reins here. You will delight in his food.

Rajkumar Kumble – Sous chef

Raj is of the same mould as Jissin, very quiet and calm, a talented chef with great things ahead of him. Your perfect sous chef, solid as a rock!

Gaby (Cantona) Boba

Gaby followed Jissin here as they are great friends and work together very well. He has just passed his chef qualifications and is a star of the future. Don't get caught into the trap of drinking Vodka with him though, many great drinkers have come a cropper!

Sian Tegan – Bar/Kitchen

Our latest recruit, Sian has been a customer for some time using the pub after her hard day’s work looking after the local horses down the yard or so she told us! Anyhow now that horse school has finished it’s time for her to join the real world and get a job, fortunately she chose us. The life of the party and then some but also a real keen recruit who is learning both front and back of house ropes with great enthusiasm. She even has a pink chefs jacket!

Luis Pinto – Kitchen Porter/Cleaner

Luis is our lovable KP and cleaner. Always keen to please he takes on the worst jobs with a smile and is a well known character in Claygate! You will learn to love him too...