The Kingston Gate, Norbiton - pub details
Address: 204 London Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 6QR [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 56) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Norbiton (0.2 miles), Kingston (0.6 miles), Hampton Wick (1.1 miles)
Chain: John Barras
Pub facilities/features:
- Pool table (1), Quiz machines (millionaire)
- Children allowed (before 7pm)
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> Current user rating: 3.8/10 (rated by 37 users)
other pubs nearby:
Norbiton and Dragon, Norbiton (0.1 miles), Willoughby Arms, Kingston Upon Thames (0.2 miles), Alexandra, Norbiton (0.3 miles), Albert Arms, Norbiton (0.3 miles), Canbury Arms, Kingston Upon Thames (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Kingston Gate, Norbiton
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| Saw this pub was in the Good Beer Guide. So I decided to give it a go prior to a visit to Surbiton. It's a fairly large pub on a roundabout in the Norbiton area of KIngston. There are 6 ales. But I was disappointed that none were dark. The selection was Park Gallows Gold & Driftway, Twickenham Naked Ladies & Spring Ale, Wimbledon Copper Leaf & Truman's Knees Up. There were only a handful of other customers there, including a couple sat outside at the front. The barmaid started pulling a pint when I'd asked for a half. Luckily I stopped her in time. Not sure I'd hurry back. blue_scrumpy - 23 May 2018 19:10 |
| Sorry meant "Now the Black Horse." This is the original name of the pub, rather than Kingston Gate which was misleading as it isn't even the nearest pub to the Kingston Gate of Richmond Park (that would be the Park Tavern). rainlight - 6 Jul 2016 07:08 |
| Now the Kingston Gate, very much improved, Gallows Gold and TFA Naked Ladies on. Burgers and chips (so it hasn't gone gastro) looked very nice. Outside seating area is much improved by having a fence to hide / mute the passing traffic. Is disabled accessible as we found when taking a temporarily wheelchair-bound friend there. rainlight - 6 Jul 2016 07:08 |
| Visited this pub which was my old local a week or so ago. Used to drink here virtually every day but moved away from Kngston in 2010 so not so easy to get down there anymore. I was saddened to hear when I visited that the landlady Sue, who is a local institution is leaving the pub to be replaced by new management. Sue must have been there for 14 or 15 years and is part of the furniture. This pub has not always attracted the best reviews on here many of which are in my opinion a bit unjust. It is true that the clientele are a little 'salt of the Earth' and you are far more likely to meet a Lee or a Sharon here than a Rupert or an Arabella but the atmosphere has always been friendly and I have seen very little trouble here. In fact there is more chance of seeing a punch up in any of the Town Centre pubs or bars than there is in the gate and this is testament to what a fantastic job Sue does in running the pub. The pub is due to close for five weeks after Sue goes for a (probably needed) refurb. I just really hope that this remains a proper pub like it is in its current form and carries on showing sport. The area doesn't need another gastro pub. A number of the other locals such as The Albert and the Canbury Arms have gone this way in the past decade and The Norbiton, whilst not as gentrified as the others I have mentioned is still not a pub in the traditional sense of the word like it once was. If the gate goes this way then this will only leave the willoughby as the last bastion of boozerishness! Watch this space!! BeerGutt - 31 Jan 2016 20:23 |
| My old local and one I miss to be honest. Used to be in here every Sunday for the football without fail. Used to also go some Friday's or Saturdays if there wasn't anything else on and was a good spot for mid week drinking (when I could actually go out in the week and still function the following day) Recent visits there shows me that nothing has really changed. Pub still looks the same and still has the same small but loyal following. The 'dregs of society' as the previous reviewer so succinctly put are nowhere to be seen. Admittedly, there did used to be the odd unsavoury character in there however, the landlady Sue runs a tight ship and these types were moved on from there some years back. I hope that this pub has enough of a following these days to make it a viable business. It is a fairly cavernous place and rents must be astronomical in this part of SW London/Surrey. There will always be a piece of my heart at The Kingston Gate! BeerGutt - 6 Sep 2015 15:33 |
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