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The Kingfisher, Chertsey
Chertsey
KT16 8LF
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Quinno _ left this review about The Kingfisher
Riverside dining pub. Interior has been knocked through and significantly extended in a ‘farmhouse from John Lewis’ style. All very light, airy and middle class. There are a number of sections but ultimately it doesn't hold much intrinsic charm, though the slab paving by the bar was nice. Five pumps with two on, Hogsback TEA and an apply-tasting London Pride, bleurgh. It isn't somewhere you'd stop just for a drink based on what I saw, but I guess it depends on whether the latest fly-by-night manager is any good in the cellar or not. 4.5
On 5th February 2019
- rating: 5
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Tom Fairburn left this review about The Kingfisher
The Kingfisher pub will appeal to the 'older' patron, it is a traditional pub with a nice long bar, that you rarely have to wait long at. :o) They've had a change of management and a 'shake-up' since the biblical floods early in 2014 !! The food menu has changed (my friends say its not as good as before, but that is only one opinion. Last night the food I saw looked well presented & smelt good - lamb chop on bed of mash potato, with parsley &gravy, quite yummy-looking!) and the wine list has had a revamp, introducing new wines like 2x New Zealand sauvignon blancs, which is a good addition to the wine cellar. For a Friday night, it was quite busy at 8.00pm and most of the restaurant tables were full. There was still room in the 'bar area' for casual snacking & drinking, which is good when you turn up on speck! Which is why I like the Kingfisher, you can most usually find a table, or seating sufficient for your group. The Kingfisher CAN cope, where other pubs cannot cater for more than 4 people in a group. I did notice the majority of the staff now are quite young, compared with a year ago. That is not a bad thing, so long as they are trained well, keen, and know a little about 'customer service'...and the staff I saw were just that (8/10 for the new staff)! Well done Kingfisher!
On 15th November 2014
- rating: 7
[User has posted 78 recommendations about 59 pubs]
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Kingfisher
Large purpose-built Vintage Inn eating house in the typical 'farmhouse' style, with lots of brickwork and distressed wood. A reasonably cosy feel and layout has been achieved however, although why do the toilets always have to be half a mile away upstairs? A nice bank of handpumps dispenses good quality if slightly uninventive beers - Doombar, London Pride, Speckled Hen, 6X and one I've forgotten; Cask Marque registered. Ouside tables look across to river and lock.
On 4th September 2014
- rating: 7
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Addlestone, 1.69 miles, 32 min walk (show)
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 01 December 2020 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 05 February 2019 by Quinno _
