The Kingfisher in Spelthorne

As has been my experience with all my previous visits to The Kingfisher , the food and service were absolutely excellent. Our waitress was both professional and personable and struck the balance perfectly between being attentive without rushing us at all. It was, as ever, a throughly enjoyable dining experience and, as always, excellent value for money. In terms of improving, I really cannot see many ways in which you could. I will mention two things but, would stress that these are very minor indeed and, are purely from a personal perspective. The first is actually on behalf of my wife who, as a vegetarian, felt that the options were a little limited compared to other places she has visited recently. She absolutely loved what she did order though! The second is regarding the background music being played. As it was relatively quiet when we first got there, the volume felt a little loud and, I felt, should have been adjusted accordingly. It certainly didn't mean that we couldn't talk comfortably with one another, just a bit distracting is all.

This is a lovely pub! The drinks food and service are all fantastic!

Wonderful cosy pub with a great atmosphere. Amazing location with a stunning view of the river. Had a delicious coffee and served by a very hospitable Alice. Will definitely be returning!

Sunday roast for 5 people - Chicken, and Yorkshire puddings were dry, lack of gravy and seasoning with food - it's was disappointing to be honest as we had better meals at Kingfisher in the past. The service was good but then again, the food is what we came for and it did not meet our expectations on this occasion.

So incredibly anticlimactic, first of all the food didn’t even fit at the table so i had to eat at a weird angle, not ideal. Incredibly odd waitress, we asked her to not serve us one of the sides that came with the meal to prevent waste because we werent going to eat it and she brought it anyway and laughed about it. Whilst the meat was the only saving grace the sides were all so disappointing, stuffing balls with the texture of pva glue, roast potatoes somehow both soggy and burnt, cracking that looked like it came from the treat isle at pets at home and veg that was more grey than green. For £48 you’d expect far better.

Overall disappointing, had a booking for what was meant to be a nice evening out with my partner. The waiting staff are lovely yet the obvious nonchalant attitude from management is horrendous. When ordering 60 pounds worth of food for two people, you expect the chef to give you some respect with the quality of food prepared. But as we ordered we asked for no cauliflower cheese and If possible to change it to something of the same value on the menu. The fear in the waiters eyes, of the thought of speaking to the chef to do a simple item change makes it very clear that they have no care for the food they produce. At this price for what you get in the Roast sharing board, is comparable to throwing some lack lustre trimmings including the most over cooked veg I have seen ! At a plate that from looks alone has not seen the inside of a dishwasher in 10 years (ALSO IT DOESN’T COME ON A BOARD)

Excellent lunch at Kingfisher served by a lovely waitress Ella who was charming, gave excellent service and was the most polite and friendly person .

Good quality pub grub with excellent service. I would go again.

I took my nan out for her birthday dinner here. Food was excellent, especially the cheeseburger. Our waiter, Denis, was extremely pleasant and very welcoming, offering advice on personal favourite food, too.

great experience!! great staff!! lovely food!!

Awesome selection of drinks, food always fresh, relevant and up to date menu. Excellent differentiation from the staff to dietary needs. A thoroughly lovely pub to visit.

We love this pub! The food is exceptional amd there is a plethora of drink choices. What makes it stand out however is the kind, efficient, knowledgeable staff, always on hand to answer questions and go above and beyond for their customers.

We used the private dining area for a birthday party! The team were very flexible and organised and really looked after us. Food is always great too!

Staff were very very polite and welcoming. The food was exceptional and would definitely order again. And the warm cosy atmosphere inside makes it a very nice place to come to!

Great food, food service lovely atmosphere. Would definitely come back again anytime.

Never disappointed when visiting here. Food is great, staff are friendly and venue is very warm and cosy

Riverside location, ample parking. Very cozy inside with various seating options.

Sunday roast was outstanding and service was exemplary, especially Alice who delivered great service for the duration of our trip, highly recommend visiting.

Food not that great,My wife had yhe steak pie,A lot of it was chewy grisel, Expensive as well.Staff were great though. Very good.

Always love coming here. Warm welcome, lovely staff and really good food. The atmosphere is always buzzy and you never leave hungry!

Nice place to drink and eat , great if you get a view over the river .

Here for Sunday lunch ( Again), we both had the duo of beef roast . Delicious as always , great lunch , the gravy amazing. We also shared the trio of desserts, outstanding. Also we were looked after by the lovely Grace , just perfect .

We had a wonderful meal here this evening, service was great and the food was excellent.

Quick possibly the best pub around

Had a great evening at the kingfisher! Atmosphere and the fire were great, definitely be back.

My New favourite pub/restaurant in the area! Lovely atmosphere, decor and food. The Beef Croquettes are divine!!!!

A beautiful pub with great food and atmosphere!

Superb... Delicious food, excellent staff (thank you Harriet!), and wonderful atmosphere. We will definitely be back. Soon!

good parking. Friendly greeting and shown to table Smiling and curteous staff . Good menu choice. Three meat roast was superb . The crumble was to die for and no problem when I asked for ice cream AND custard. Staff very attentive. Such a good venue and although busy nothing was too much trouble. EXCELLENT

Always a excellent meal and great service

What a great place! Alice was great and I suppose Megan's hot chocolates are alright!!

They serve Guinness, that's a 5 * Staff are legends and need a pay rise because they are so good. Yours sincerely, the Guinney boys. (They know who we are)

Lovely service from Tianna today! She was very helpful and made us crack up a few times while making us beautiful cocktails! We will definitely come again.

10/10 pub… Amazing staff, good Guinness and great atmosphere! We do honestly go to the gym, reserve our table every friday night 7pm onwards Thank you, love you, byeeeeeee Yours sincerely… the guinney boys

Harriet and Tianna are the best they go above and beyond in their customer service even when sat in the bar area they still provide table service. They highly recommend the calamari which was exquisite. The food is high end and I have not found one fault with the food or the surroundings. The ribeye steak is unbelievable I love this place and have recommended it to family and friends who frequently visit now

Although it’s kinda strange to go to a pub for hot chocolate.. this is the place to go. Get Harriet to make it, not Meg..

Great staff, Harriet made my visit lovely, amazing food, can't go wrong I would highly recommend, I will definitely be back again soon

The missus and I had the Delicious veggie burger and the butter chicken burger. The service was great and Harriet was so friendly, she made us feel very welcome. Great pub would recommend!

Roast without veg unless you count parsnips and 3 roast potatoes. Sirloin tough. Very disappointing. Fish and chips described by my partner as not very nice. Rioja was not of good quality although very expensive.. staff disinterested apart from one barmaid. Tables left with dirty dishes, music too loud. Expensive mistake......Avoid

We had an 80th Birthday celebration, the whole afternoon was Excellent, many thanks to all the Staff for making this a very Special Occasion......

Absolutely amazing food - all meals were 5 star

Late afternoon, so quite quiet. Food good, but I would have like a few more veg and cooked a bit longer. 4/5 beans and 3 long stem broccoli, bit too crunchy

Great pub to sit in sunshine filled garden and enjoy amazing food and cold drinks

Another excellent experience in the books. We all had a variety from the menu and zero disappointments. I especially loved the Banana Blossoms!

Excellent atmosphere and the Sunday roast was awesome, highly recommended

First visit to The Kingfisher and was a great visit. Food amazing - service brilliant will definitely be back.

Came for lunch for a friends birthday, first visit and we had such a lovely time The atmosphere was really nice, staff were very friendly, our waitress called Anaiya was kind, friendly and was very helpful with my friends intolerance - she even checked with the kitchen- amazing! The food was perfect, I had a starter of goats cheese with poached beetroot and poached pear in a blackcurrant jus - so light and tasted amazing and for main I had the fish and chips - battered was crispy, fish lovely and soft, chips were crunchy and the peas were minty - thank you and we will be back

We firstly requested a drink off the soft drink menu for an under 18 year old and got told that we were not able to have this as it promotes under age drinking, (we asked for a passion fruit and blood orange soda). Our server then informed us that it wasn't her or the restaurants management's rules, and that it was the company policy. She then said that if this was her choice she would serve the drink to us. The server then become overly defensive. During our ordering of our main course, our server offered to exchange the peas on a meal for vegetables which we were charged for without our knowledge, as well as this we were billed £2.50 for no more than a desert spoon of peppercorn sauce. At the end of our dinner we asked her for the bill where we waited for 15 minutes to receive no bill. We then went up to the counter to request the bill again, where our server then avoided contact with us whilst we paid for the meal with a different server. This made us feel unwelcome.

Love place looking out to the river food excellent and service

Starters were good, sea bass and roast fine. 2 fillet steaks ordered were badly cooked and inedible. Most of meat taken home for dog. Not what you expect for most expensive item on menu

It is good here. I think that is it, it is good. The food sometimes lack something.

Went for Sunday lunch with friends a few weeks ago. The roast beef was delicious & they didn't scrimp on the gravy when we asked for more! Served by Luca who was helpful & funny.

A meal for two for my boyfriend on a Wednesday for his birthday, it was busier than expected and we hadn't booked. They found us a table in no time. The food was generous and delicious. My boyfriend said it was like a nice pub with restaurant food 😀. Would definitely visit again.

Food was good, plenty of staff around so no long waiting times.

Welcoming atmosphere and good car parking

I go to the Kingfisher probably once per year only because we don't live super close and every time I go, I think "I need to come here more often". Today was no different. All staff were welcoming and smiling. Food was delicious. Drinks choice was great. Venue is clean & welcoming. Toilets are clean. I really couldn't fault it. So nice to go somewhere faultless! Well done Kingfisher team and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Lovely food and great location right on the river by the Chertsey Lock.

Surly disinterested staff. Nice coffee

Always a pleasure coming hear, naughty but chips are excellent, just need a few more.

Comfortable lovely environment Bit pricey. Service is wonderful. Only got a 4* overall as we were sitting between the kitchen and the bathroom entrance, so it was extremely busy and chilly with the staff wizzing by. If we were anywhere else, im fairly certain it would have been a 5

Fantastic service, food nicely presented and a brilliant selection of top end wines. Highly recommended to anyone passing or for company meals out.

Awesome Pub and restaurant. Just a bit pricey on the drinks 🍸.

I've been to the Kingfisher a number of times in the past, but my visit yesterday was really disappointing. Our waitress was sullen and unfriendly, 3 of the dishes we chose had sold out, and when the food arrived the presentation was poor and portion sizes were stingy. I'm hoping this was just a blip, as I've always been impressed in the past.

Typical English pub, where we ate really well. The plates were quality.

Lovely Sunday roast today, brilliant service from Anaiya, great pub!

Had a lovely roast dinner here. Would definitely recommend the duo of beef. Was served by Harriet who was really friendly, attentive and quick to serve us with our multiple requests for additional gravy 😂. Really nice place and great staff. Will be back again.

Nice place by the river. Staff were slow. £6.50 for a pint is ridiculous hence the low rating. Didn't eat the food so can't give a rating.

We hadn't booked and fancied a birthday dinner locally. We were able to get a table at 8pm on a warm Friday night in August. The food and cocktails were delicious, the atmosphere really nice and server was do lovely. We really enjoyed our visit and won't hesitate to recommend and visit again! We were really looked after by our friendly waitress Anaiya who was genuine, friendly and helpful. I had steak and my husband had fish and chips. The portions were generous and really tasty. The chocolate bomb dessert was fabulous! The only thing I would change is if I was to visit with my 78 year old Mum which I hope to do in September, is to turn the music down slightly.

Bad given menu but not told what was off menu until went to order first choice not available second would take approximately 25 minutes when other diners dished about 10 so no option but to go for salad unable to identify most of what was in it asa mush at bottom of plate When it came to dessert mini one was half portion on what looked like original dish and could not guarantee decaf coffee would not have traces of caffeine in as made in same machine Very disappointing especially as a birthday meal and pub chosen on recommendation I would not recommend

really lovely food. Alice was our waitress really friendly and always checking and taking care of our needs. highly recommend

I visited with my wife, lovely place. Molly, our waitress, was very attentive and served us perfectly. Chicken burger was delicious, and a great selection of beers.

Good food and great service from Cate

Cate was the most helpful, friendly waitress that served us. The food was fantastic and we really enjoyed our evening. 5 star all round

We had a lovely work meal out. Cate was our server and she was very attentive and made some great recommendations on the food. We will be back ☺️

Food was enjoyable... staff were attentive and polite..

We booked a couple of hours in advance online, when we arrived the host said she didn’t have the staff to accommodate us, it’s been a really busy day and she’d like to go home so please be as quick as we can, she said we could sit outside but we’d have to pull tables together ourselves, starters were brought over we then had to get our own cutlery which was empty, the food was mediocre and overpriced, I’ve eaten better chicken burgers from a supermarket and they were very over done and dark, it’s a lovely pub and the atmosphere is great, but management doesn’t seem to be, it was one of the warmest days of the year, the pub was quite lively when we arrived and there was no labour to be able to serve us? Poor planning. We’ve never felt so unwelcome upon arriving for a meal out, especially a meal out celebrating a friend’s birthday. Disappointed is an understatement.

Me and my wife came to your establishment for a nice meal on route home and was amazing as always and staff were awesome keep up good work all of you

had a fantastic meal, really good portion sizes and good value for money. would definatley come again when in the area. wish we came earlier in the week to have the wine and dine menu

Good value food, service excellent, lovely ambience

I was very disappointed with my visit. There is no service, you order ourself. Food was so small, I had steak sendwitch, I could barely seen meat. The smallest piece I have ever seen. I seen this place always so busy, but I will not bother to come back. You have 2 of those squares, bread is massive, but nothing in there. This wasent just good.

dinner was insanely good, I had the chicken burger and it was delicious amazing service, food came out quick enough great location, very cozy inside

Excellent pub in great location. Good food. Nice environment. Harriet served us and was super

Nice food and friendly, helpful staff.

Lovely meal on the river. Great choice on the menu and a lovely atmosphere. Would definitely recommend and we will be back soon!

There's a lot of parking space, lots of indoor and outdoor seating, and although it's busy, the service isn't bad. I highly recommend the Lamb menu. The pork belly menu is not recommended.

Anaiya and Harriet!! Great service and a smiley face nice atmosphere she created. Would come again !!!

Came in with my friends, Harriet at the bar was so lovely and helpful

Lovely pub on the river. Food was excellent and came out quickly. Staff very friendly and the bar maid Harriet makes tasty cocktails. We will be back

Had a dinner with my friend. Food was excellent. Service was immaculate. Nice climatic music in the background. Our waitress Ella was helpful and attentive. Thank you. I will come back here many times.

Had a lovely meal here. Steaks were well cooked and great service

Absolutely wonderful pub , our second visit. Great service, all staff so efficient and friendly and absolutely delicious roasts …..the gravy 😋…..oh also had the trio dessert which was amazing!

When I say 11/10 I mean it, the pork belly with scallops was amazing, words can’t describe how great it was. Highly recommend to everyone.

Visited last week with my uncle who was over from America, food was fabulous & the service was unmatched, Ella with the long red hair was Amazing, nothing was too much and was always checking we were okay and checking if we needed anything, he had a lovely time visiting from the US.

Lovely food and cocktails. Harriet our waitress was very professional and worked hard to keep us happy. We will be back

We stopped here for a meal prior to me being dropped off at Heathrow airport, for which its riverside location is perfect. The pub is beautifully decorated and the staff were warm and happy to assist with questions about the menu. All the dishes we ordered were very tasty, delivered hot and in good time. We will certainly be visiting again.

Excellent menu. Food very tasty and staff helpful and professional

Great food,good choice of beers. A little slow on service, but food was cooked fresh. Would be 4 stars for service but was left waiting for drinks whilst eating

A bit slow starting to even get water, on hottest day of year. Drinks arrived before water.

Visited the restaurant on the 17/07 as my early birthday treat. Did not feel welcome, there was no wow factor in anything especially when you are charging so much. It was very quiet one other table other than us and 2/3 drinkers outside. It took 10/15 mins for someone to come over and ask if we wanted any drinks, the drinks took a while to arrive. I had to find someone to order food as my 15 month old baby was getting frustrated. I have ordered from the lunch menu I had the squid and steak sandwich, my partner had sticky chicken and linguine, my son had sausage and mash. the squid was chewy the chicken my partner has was nice but nothing special for the asking price. My steak in the sandwich did not taste or smell fresh, it was sour and you could tell i could tell it was spoiled. I have been a head chef for 12 years. There was no one around to speak to about this matter my son didn’t want to eat his food neither. My partner’s linguine did smell too fishy and the prawns did look raw. After we got up and we’re about to leave a lady walked past us my partner got get attention and asked for the bill which came up to just under £100. When we left there were staff members standing and talking amongst themselves when we said thank you goodbye we got ignored. This was a very unpleasant experience. I have spent all my night in the toilet. My sons belly is not looking too good either and now my partner stated his stomach is turning and hurting. I am so disappointed as it was my birthday treat and spending £100 for a meal out for a small family where there is only one provider it is a lot only to end up regretting it so much. We have heard all good reviews about the place so I thought I would choose it however I am really paying for it today.

Pub is nice enough. We stopped for a drink so can't comment on food, but what we saw looked good. Service not 1st class, we sat with previous customers empty coffee cups on our table for a few hours. But that wouldn't stop us using the Kingfisher