The City Arms in Elmbridge - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely little pub, nice views , nice atmosphere, had my nans wake there n was very nice 👍

The waitresses and food are lovely(unless landlord cooks then it is a shambles) The landlord on the other hand..... The landlord is called Tim. He likes the fosters abit too much and often works drunk. He shouldn't be allowed to run a pub as landlords should be kind and friendly. He is rude to clients and a general nasty piece of work. How he got the job who knows. He also sleeps with customers wives.......don't go there!!! (Sorry Phil but he's filling your wife) Avoid like the plague plenty better pubs about!!!

Relaxed couple of pints after watching the Wimbledon Final, prior to the EC Football Final. Decent outside area which gets the late afternoon Sun. Chilled out, tidy and quaint inside.

Good food well served. Bit of a busy road but location by the river is great.

Genuinely one of the nicest curries I have tried, homemade curry comes with a lovely popadom and naan. Staff are very friendly and polite. Worked 2 minutes from this place for 5 years and never been in, will certainly be in more often after this experience!

The sun is shining and having not long moved into near by area, I stopped to have a bottle of wine in the sun. At first 4 people behind the bar looked manic and disorganised for a very empty pub. I waited whilst a bald gentleman who was in the middle of a conversation with 2 patrons to at the least acknowledge me, he never did.Even though he saw me walk in. 2 younger female bar members ignored also. I guess taking a leaf from the male. After one of the female bar staff was flustered about the Pepsi foaming up as another member of staff advised they had just changed it. The older of the 3 females who had done this change, was bubbly, smiling and acknowledged I was waiting to be served at an empty bar. I’m not looking for handstands when I walk into a a bar but a simply hello would be suffice. This certainly won’t be my new local and judging by the lack of customers I can see why.

The sun is shining and having not long moved into near by area, I stopped to have a bottle of wine in the sun. At first 4 people behind the bar looked manic and disorganised for a very empty pub. I waited whilst a bald gentleman who was in the middle of a conversation with 2 patrons to at the least acknowledge me, he never did.Even though he saw me walk in. 2 younger female bar members ignored also. I guess taking a leaf from the male. After one of the female bar staff was flustered about the Pepsi foaming up as another staff member of staff advised they had just changed it. The older of the 3 females who had done this change, was bubbly, smiling and acknowledged I was waiting to be served at an empty bar. I’m not looking for handstands when I walk into a a bar but a simply hello would be suffice. This certainly won’t be my new local and judging by the lack of customers I can see why.

Ellie’s Joe great company and great service

Fab Sunday roast & fab staff. 1st visit today (17-03-2024 travelled from Mitcham.

Convenient Good food Nice atmosphere

Benjamin Hedley made me feel very welcome, great service, good atmosphere

Owen was sound, great service and attitude

Excellent! And beautiful Christmas decorations.

Booked a table for 5 people turned up and table was not available. Bar staff did not care and said somebody was there and nothing they can do. Rude and would not waste your time. Please be careful if you book

Great experience! Lovely food, nice music, cozy and warm and the staff is the best part of it all! I received a warm welcome, great service with genuine kindness. So lucky places like this still exist! What a gem🤩I recommend the garlic bread.

A pleasure visiting the City Arms. We could not fault anything here as the staff are very welcoming and friendly. The menus are good pub food ncluding snacks and main courses eg sausages, scampi, curry. Restaurant prices are reasonable and portion size good. Drinks prices are normal for a pub n this area but not extortionate. We will be going back.

Welcoming staff Great food dog friendly

One of the best Sunday roasts I've had. Food was exquisite! Maria and the serving team were all fantastic Overall great experience

Miserable staff, wouldn’t change over the American football to the footy - this is England mush. Irish geeza said he’s going to call the “cops”, yet again this is England mush get good

Nice food, good service, friendly staff.

Took ages to get some food on the table for a large group. Half of the dishes on the menu were not available. Ambiance and location are perfect.

This is the best Bar in Surbtion! Perfect food, comfortable environment. The locals are very friendly. Spacious garden. It's in beautiful surroundings close to the River Thames. The waiters and chefs are very friendly! This is my favorite bar. I would love to come here every week with the ones I love!

Lovely place, nice and simple traditional English classics. We had a very nice e experience with the Sunday roast. Tip: must order the chips topped with cheese and ground beef... thank me later.

We took my husband's Mum & our son for a Sunday roast and we're not disappointed. We had reserved a table & were welcomed by genuine friendly staff. Drinks great. Delicious fresh food. Excellent quality. Perfect portions. Excellent choice. Amazing desserts. Great value for money. We will definitely visit again. The only negative was a family of five that arrived before our desserts arrived with children playing Thier devices too high & adults in turn talking loudly over the children. We asked could we move which was dealt with smoothly. Thank you City Arms

Great quality meat roast dinners that come with fresh vegetables which were cooked perfectly! Staff are attentive and very friendly. We had a lovely Sunday roast and will be back for more. Highly recommend

Had some superb food for Sunday lunch at the City Arms in Long Ditton, Surbiton, Surrey. We had four roast dinners and four deserts. The roasts come in standard size and an option of a smaller adult portion, which is very sensible. Traditional, well cooked, and pretty generous all for a very reasonable price. Definitely worth a visit. Attentive service and polite staff, highly recommended.

Popped in for a pint and something to eat. I couldn't fault the real ale and decided on the cod and chips which was freshly cooked and tasted great. Staff were welcoming, polite and friendly.

Friendly pub with good staff. Food very good, comfort food. Desserts great.

Outstanding pub with excellent food and drink. Friendly staff and outdoor seating. Dog friendly.

Visited the city arms with my family for a Sunday roast. We were greeted by a friendly Hungarian lady who showed us to our table that we had reserved. A young girl then came over to take our drinks order, she was extremely rude, no please or thank you! We ordered a chicken, beef and pork roast dinners, and proceeded to wait an hour for the food to arrive. I wouldn’t of minded if it was busy but it was extremely quiet! Whilst we were waiting all we could hear was the chef in the kitchen constantly swearing, which was not very nice when your sitting as a family. When our meals eventually arrived, we were all very disappointed. The chicken was very dry and chewy as was the beef and pork; the roast potatoes were also hard and appeared to be reheated and the vegetables were to hard. Overall this was the worst roast we have ever had! And to top it off, when we were trying to pay the bill the young girl working kept dismissing us. She said she was to busy to take the money, we left the money and walked out, we won’t be back again!

Lovely spot by marina, Maria and team v welcoming

We spent two wonderful evenings at City Arms while staying in the area. The young waiter was very nice and friendly and he even made a special playlist for us :) We hope to be back some day, thank you!!!

I had to witness appalling behaviour of this pups guest. Some 4 to 5 male where screaming and shouting abusive language towards a young lady passing by. If you tolerate this harassment at your business you shouldn't have a business.

This was my first visit to the City Arms. Having been up to London, I was heading for a client appointment, but had arrived a bit early. I looked the City Arms up on Google, and seeing I was less than a mile away, decided to stop for a drink and a snack. Staff were friendly and helpful and I was delighted to have been able to order a panini, chips and a drink, even at 7pm. Onsite parking was perfect, and I will be back again for sure, when next in the area. Definitely a pub I’d recommend anytime.

Nice quiet pub on the river Thames, sat reading the daily newspaper for an hour or so, with a couple of pints of craft bitter, watching life on the river pass by Idyllic afternoon Thank you very much

Pleasant couple of hours for drinks in this very relaxed venue. Service was friendly and affable, and there has always been a pleasant atmosphere inside. A good, traditional PH.

Really lovely staff! Bottomless brunch was amazing!

A nice place looks as though it will be great in the summer time.

We liked this place, but then realised different staff charged different prices. The price then went up. Too expensive for a basic if pleasent pub.

Impromptu visit last Friday night with old friends. Very good quality food, very reasonable prices including wines. Good service and atmosphere.

We had a lovely evening celebrations my Mums 95th birthday & the food was excellent!

Quick early afternoon drinks with my father, in this venue. Friendly service from the Hungarian lady who works there. Pleasant venue with a relaxed atmosphere.

Five Star Pub with nice staff, good beer, and excellent food.

Had our corporate business bottomless brunch meeting here and loved it. Great value for money. Lovely staff. Went above and beyond. If your stomach is bottomless then this is the place for you!

We walked into the City Arms on a wet and gloomy day looking for some good food and atmosphere. What we got was an average Sunday Roast, it was good but average. We initially had a server who didn't seem very interested in us, however we then had a change in server and our second server was Fantastic. She was enthusiastic and made the rest of the afternoon much better. The building definitely gives you the whole old English Pub feel which was also great to see.

Lovely friendly atmosphere and good food.

Very pleasant Sunday evening drinks with an elderly friend from Hinchley Wood. Pleasant, traditional pub with relaxed atmosphere inside. Very decent and friendly service.

I sent a mail for reservatiom and nobody answer....

Amazing service and drinks were lovely! Would definitely come again. Would recommend the tiki sunrise absolutely fab

Happy little pub beautiful food , good selection of drinks and lovely atmosphere 🍾☺️ x

Fabulous location. Outside seating area. Views of Thames ditton marina. Cosy, friendly. We had the Sunday roast and it was the very best I've ever tasted. Absolutely fabulous oldy worldly. 🍽🍻☕️🐕pet friendly.

The roast was great as usual, would highly recommend, lots of meat and loads of veg, perfect

Very pleasant and quaint pub, with a warm interior. Very nice atmosphere inside, with friendly service. Decent seating outside, looking on to Thames Ditton Marina. Drinks well priced and food - good, hearty and traditional.

Roast lamb tasteless and cold…potatoes the same…Yorkshire pudding dreadful..boiled tasteless vegetables…

We’ve drive past The City Arms in Thames Ditton on the Portsmouth Road countless times so decided to give it a try It’s part of Mclean Inns which is small family run group of hotels pubs and restaurants located in the South West London which has many years experience in the licensed trade/catering industry. The City Arms is situated next door to Thames Ditton Marina by The River Thames. Whilst they don’t have a large Car Park if you go at less busy times you’re sure to get parked. There’s a partially covered outside seating area which overlooks the water. Inside it’s a very traditional Pub which makes a welcome change. We had a nice Bar snack and a drink and sat outside. It looks like they have a lot going on and the Pub Menu had lots of variety. The young lad who served us was very helpful.

Great roast dinner ! Lovely staff

The staff there are really great. Happy to go there any time Sharon

Friendly staff and worth a visit just for the Murphys stout.

Its pub food but well cooked, tasty, good portions and very reasonable prices. Brilliant Sunday lunch. The monthly music evenings are just fantastic but you need to book early

Great service. Good range of beers

Small and cosy, they have tables outside facing the river. Lovely pub.

The staff are amazing- so friendly and kind with my twin 1 year olds!

Sunday lunch was surprisingly very good, considering the fact that it was so inexpensive, really didn’t expect much at all but it was “ definitely be back there again” good ! All excellent size portions, Fishcake starter was nice and tasty, be a tad better with Panko breadcrumbs but hey this is no gastro pub, it’s your little understated local that’s not trying to pretend to be a contender to the Fat Duck or anywhere else for that matter, it’s just a wee gem of a place, a proper local, with cosy interior, good seating outside, good service and very welcoming staff. They have some nice wines at very fair prices, and dish up a tasty tender roast beef, that’s not pretending to be sirloin, like some pubs do. All served with a good Yorkshire pudding, ( not a massive one that looks brilliant but taste like styrofoam ) a generous side plate of vegetables and a gravy boat brimming with extra gravy, The steamed pudding was delicious as was my crème brûlée that’s was as good as the Fat Duck ! Well done everyone at the City

Really nice. An honest roast dinner

Descent prices, amazing service. Factualities cleaned and alright. The wasabi nuts are incredible. 10/10 will drink again

Final pit stop for drinks on a Thursday afternoon. Relaxed and pleasant atmosphere inside - quaint and well maintained venue.

Heavily food oriented pub, the food looks good at a price. Two real ales on the bar. Comfortable enough and has its own car park

Really lovely food and wonderful staff. Thanks again for all your help yesterday.

Nice friendly and cosy local / community Pub.

Had Christmas lunch here on 25th Dec, nice food, big portions and we were looked after very well

A proper old school "local" pub. Impressed they had non alcoholic Heineken on tap as I was driving. Small car park, by the river, able pub food.

Always great food. Good ale. Friendly and helpful staff.

Local friendly pub offering simple dishes which are very nice friendly staff well worth a visit by the Thames

Lovely view of river and nice food

This is an absolute gem of a proper pub. Great beer, great food, friendly staff with a view of the river. The kind of place that makes life worth living!

The young lady who served us was really lovely she was so helpful as we didn’t know the area. She helped us to book ticket for a boat trip over to the palace and printed the tickets. Thank you so much ☺️ The food was lovely hot and tasty would recommend this place to anyone passing. Keep up the good work xxx

Very friendly service really chatty barmaid

This pub/restaurant was local to where we were staying and as it was pouring with rain decided to give it a try. Staff were very accommodating and friendly and checked that everything was ok (which it was), food was excellent. Enjoyed the atmosphere and if staying nearly would return.

Friends staff. Delicious panini with gorgeous chips.

Quick stop off around 8pm.Having lived in the North Surrey, immediate area, for 47 years, it was strange that I had never been in this pub before, in my entire life!Nonetheless, I’m glad I did.Excellent seating area overlooking the river and Thames Ditton marina…..…..they’ve done a nice job with the decking area additionally.Inside was a pleasant surprise to me. Smart, but traditional pub scene, to the left as you enter. Tidy and tasteful drinking and eating areas to the RHS.Drinks were well priced, staff affable, and the pub had a pleasant relaxed atmosphere.Food menu looked traditional but very appetising and apparently they sell many many roasts on a Sunday.

Didn't stay long as I was dropping my Son and wife to Watch Football final. Parking is good, plenty of outside tables. Staff seemed very pleasant.

Chose the pub as it had good reviews and was just across the road from The Crowne Plaza where we were staying. Attentive service from friendly staff and a good choice of pub meals with good portions reasonably priced. Would visit again and recommend.

Great friendly staff, good menu with decent portion. Would recommend if you are passing or staying near.

We have visited this pub for food a few times when visiting our family and always liked it here, unfortunately not today. I'm only giving 4 star's because food was ok, apart from the waitress that served us none of the other staff was wearing face mask that they are meant to be. This is unfortunately not covid secure place and even members of the public were also not wearing mask. We unfortunately won't be coming back, such a shame need to sort staff out.

Staff is really friendly and funny, it has a marina view if you strategically position yourself. Overall nice ace to go for a pint with friends.

Nice little pub, roast is ok, but the pub wasn't very busy so we didn't have to wait long,

Great!! Staff are lovely. Let us use the loo right away as we were bursting. Really good prices. One customer was a pain and commented about manners saying "please" before I had even finished my question, hope he isn't in there next time 😤😤😤

Good place for a pint and a chat.

Nice, lovely pub. Very friendly hosts. Will definitely go there again

Sat outdoors and enjoyed a nice G&T looking at the marina. A nice pub.

Great food as always. Well worth a visit 👍👍

A down to earth pub which isn't as crowded as the trendier places meaning you get a seat. No garden, but outdoor seats are next to nice plant tubs.

Comfortable roadside/riverside pub. Excellent food.

Back in business, good food, nice beer, friendly staff. Well worth a visit

Lovely beer, Food is really well cooked. Highly recommended.

Great place for food. And one pint is part of it

Great place great staff just great

Fantastic Sunday roast! Great value at 10.95. Fresh vegetables the best gravy I’ve ever had! Very generous portions! Service was excellent friendly polite and quick. A must for a Sunday roast in December!

One of the best places to casually go for a drink with your mates.You are guaranteed to get a place everytime you go there. Me and my mates go there 3 times a week. The alcohol that they serve is very good and their food options are wonderful.The Ciabata and Chips,Chicken Nuggets and Chili Beef fry are just lip smacking. The staff are very friendly and the pub is pet friendly. Overall its just a really good 5 out of 5 pub.

Booked family of four Sunday lunch. Covid measures strong. Decent setting on the river but it’s also on a noisy main road - it’s not one of those pubs with a secluded beer garden. Inside decor is neat and tidy. Daughter had Roast Lamb. For £10.95 it’s superb value. The Yorkshire Pudding and Gravy pot should have been bigger but they happily supplied another when asked. Son had the ribs and triple cooked chips, which was also demolished. Downsides: the warm goats cheese salad felt as if it had grit on the leaves. Whether it wasn’t washed properly it was hard to tell. I must also mention the butter served with the crusty bread: absolutely flavourless to the point of horrible. It was a double portion of Goats Cheese, so was too filing at the time. As was our Pate. We asked could it be packed but was told it wasn’t allowed, because of Covid. I asked for some foil and I would happily do it - but they declined. It’s terrible to throw away good food that is wanted - a kind of environmental crime surely! So the lunch ended on a bit of a downer, which was a shame as the food was good value and the service okay also. Advice: pack a bit of foil in the car/pocket in case you need to avoid good food being thrown away.