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The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon), Kingston Town, Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1QT
Reviews of The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
After a lengthy bus journey from Carshalton, I was desperate for a wee and being near the bus stop, this branch of Wetherspoon's was an ideal stopping point before meeting friends in a nearby hostelry. Indeed, there was also just about time for a swift half before moving on.
The King's Tun is a typical branch of the chain with the usual mix of alcoholic old blokes and a handful of shoppers. I'm not a shopper, so I guess I must fit into the former category.
The usual Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar were all on. 6 Guest beers were Pheasantry Black Pheasant, Thornbridge Jaipur, Oakham Citra, Loddon Dragon Fly, Adnams Ghost Ship & Hook Norton Old Hooky. There was no real cider that I could see.
I stayed on the ground floor of this former music hall/cinema. As you would expect, it's quite spacious. With its central location and plenty of real ales, this will always be a popular option for the Kingston drinker.
On 17th March 2023
- rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
Just a short walk from Kingston station, this large Wetherspoons started life as a music hall called the Kingston Empire, before going through a variety of uses and eventually ending up part of the ubiquitous pub chain. The place essentially has a two room layout, connected at the rear by the bar area. The right hand side has a split level seating area comprising, for the most part, standard tables and chairs with a row of nice banquette booths along the left hand wall. The area is smartly appointed and seemed quite calm and quiet, despite being packed out, with not a single spare table to be found. The servery runs along the rear wall and has a few limited seating options opposite. The bar has the usual marble counter and dark wood bar back hidden under a vast quantity of tinsel. The left hand side of the pub is larger than the right and therefore offers a fair bit more seating in a bare boarded room which has a nice tile floor strip running around the front section. More banquette booths run along the right hand wall and standard tables and chairs fill up the bulk of the remaining space but there are also some very comfy looking tub chairs here and there which are worth grabbing if you get the chance. The decor is fairly plain with a few portraits on the walls and several TV screens showing rolling news coverage acting as the main visual distraction, although the smart ceiling lamps are hung from some rather attractive roses. Stairs to the rear lead up to a first floor seating area and second bar, although I didn't get round to exploring properly.
I think I counted twelve hand pumps on the bar which had six guest ales, four 'Spoons regulars and a cider or two. The service was a little slow, but I eventually managed to get hold of one of their overseas guest ales which poured a little cloudy but cleared eventually and was a decent enough drop. I also enjoyed one of their half-decent curries as it was curry night and as usual it came nice and quickly and was perfectly passable.
This fairly run of the mill 'Spoons outlet doesn't really stand out from their countless other pubs but arguably offers the best ale range in central Kingston. This, combined with it's convenient location near the shops and station, makes it a pretty safe bet and certainly worth a look when in Kingston.
On 13th January 2018
- rating: 6
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Moby Duck left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
Formula spoons,canteen seating set up, 12 hand pumps split between the ordinary, slightly less ordinary and a couple of decent beers, Oakham Citra was very good as it should be, but the disinterested service in these places piss me off.
On 1st October 2017
- rating: 5
[User has posted 1872 recommendations about 1845 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
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- CAMRA Discount : No - just the 50p vouchers - last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 17 March 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
