The Canbury Arms, Kingston Upon Thames

Great food, superb wine, and yes slightly noisy (it would appear others have discovered this place as well as myself)

I was amazed to find such a gem in my local area! Having been used to travelling a fair distance for good food and wine i was impressed that having moved to the other side of kingston such a culinary delight existed on my doorstop (i previously lived in surbiton and was used to commuting to windsor, esher and ripley for dining).
If the menu is limited (as i have read in others' commentary) it is because, in my belief, rather than bewilder the cleintele with numerous half-hearted creations we were offered a careful selection of well balanced and beautifully crafted dishes (both my girlfriend and i were well cartered for, her being a vegetarian whilst i have more carnivourous tastes). So impressed was i with our meal we dined again within the week, where we were greeted with a completely different, but no less appealing, menu.
Another plus was the wine selection, amazing to say the least, and all available from their shop (alas we weren't allowed to drink our purchases in house, but they were enjoyed in the comfort of our own home, c'est la vi�). Enough rambling on this find however, unfortunately my boss is staring over my shoulder and has suggested I go into the marketing/promotions business as opposed to my less colourful role in i.t., otherwise this may have turned into a review worthy of R. Parker Jr. A definite must see..

19 Dec 2005 14:12