The Swan Hong Thai in Kingston upon Thames

Such a disappointment! We were really hoping Big Smoke would turn this pub into a great local, but it’s not looking good. Firstly, the pub absolutely stank. It was better at the back, but as soon as you walk in there is a sewage smell. The service was really standoffish - no ‘how are you?’ or niceties, just very perfunctory. We were given dirty cutlery, and when we asked for clean she literally polished it and gave it back to us. We ordered a few small plates and they were disappointing. Fried potatoes were actually frozen roast potatoes! And ‘whipped feta’ tasted like cream cheese. Don’t bother with the food.

So disappointing. First time back since the takeover. I really was hoping an established business would fix it. We popped in for lunch, but by the time our drinks arrived, that was cancelled. The smell of sewage in the bar was very unpleasant. No way could I eat there nor order a second drink. It has a fireplace, but on a cold Saturday, it was unlit. Not sure there was any heating at all. The cold is not helped by double set of front doors failing. Every time a smoker comes in or out, they wedge open, allowing the arctic blast off the Thames in. That said, it was fresh air that just afforded me time to finish my pint. Service wasn't great. Staff not exuding hospitality, let alone the Christmas spirit. Understandable as I wouldn't work there. Luckily, this fail led us a few hundred yards away to a warm bar with great service, nice food, and most importantly, no sewage smell. Avoid.

Went last night for first time since they’ve reopened and refurbished it. Pub was rammed, great atmosphere with live music singing carols. Felt warm and cosy and food good price! Nice outdoor area with electric heaters. Can’t believe the transformation. Felt like Hampton wick local hub. Can’t wait to go back

Hello! This is my best bet of contacting you, I believe your pub alarm has been going off non stop for a few days now. I live across the street, tried to call the pub but have a feeling you have closed. I asked 101 and they asked me to try and contact you directly, I am not on social media and can't find an email address, please can someone pass this on, and have a look? The noise is starting to worry the neighbours! All the best, Emily Kuipers

Thai food great, service attentive and friendly. Plenty of space and child friendly. UPDATE: Now closed. Not sure of timeline to reopening.

Advertised a band playing on Saturday night, so we turned up and the place was closed. 🤐

Come here for the dirty fries 🥰

Great food, chefs are wonderful. Bar staff are all lovely, great service. Toilets are grim.

Looked good. But was cashing up.

This was a great pub but now the management has changed it's gone downhill. Pretty poor now. The live bands are all old men, nothing decent. The Foresters over the road is much better.

Terrible service, everything was overpriced, lack of atmosphere was astounding and the only time the place felt alive was with the young bands playing every so often. Don't waste your money here there's a better place down the road.

This pub is really special. Had a wonderful evening here. Amazing food, great vibes and a really well kept pub. Emma, Josh and Tom were fantastic, and served us with style and grace Would recommend to anyone who passes by

First visit since it's reopened for us...and very happy😊 we were made very welcome... As was our pup Luna. beautiful home cooked roast dinner...good bk ground music, friendly helpful staff and special thanks josh who was serving us today...looking forward to band nights too.🤩😊

Great experience, food and ambience!

Great pub to have drink by the river, I hadn't eaten at the Swan for a while but just had an absolutely amazing burger.

Drinks were reasonably priced and lovely atmosphere

Did not eat here but nice clean and polite bar staff. Not over priced.

Popped in for a quick pint during karaoke night and it was a vibe😎

Great night out, great music and atmosphere.

Friendly staff and visitors . Nice pint

We went to listen to a band called "Eel Pie Two" who were very good. Enjoyable evening, and they were popular as the pub was full. They even let 2 of us join in with a couple of songs! 🎵 We couldn't rate the food as we did not eat there.

The food was amazing!!! Our table got a few different dishes to share. The sausage extravaganza, loaded sweet potatoes, breakfast hot dog, and vegan nachos were to die for. Staff was nice and accommodating!

Landlord accommodated our running group of around 25, sorted an area of the bar for us and gave us the back garden area for use. He kindly stored bags for us and fed and watered us on return - runners (walkers and joggers) all very happy with the food and beer. Personally I had a guinness or two as did others and enjoyed them a lot. Pub is down to earth, not fancy and perfect for our needs. Landlord was lovely as were the staff. Its a good live music venue too.

This spot has "local" written all over it! Good vibes. Live music on Saturday nights. 🍻

It’s a shame. Used to come to this pub regularly with friends drinking, talking and interacting with bar staff. But unfortunately, since the landlord has changed, my opinion has. Recently came here with friends to watch some live music but got demanded away due to one of my friends emotion support animal. After trying to inform the manger of the situation (emotional support animal) he rudely declined a civil conversation to discuss said relationship between my friend and her esa. Disgusted by this behaviour and the intolerance to maintain a conversation (to which he instigated an argument from), the only thing I could take away from his aggressive babbling was “the animal can leave or you guys can”. After understanding the manager’s strict intolerance towards people with esa and mental health issues. The only reason why I gave this and extra star is because they had Kronenburg on tap. I wouldn’t return to this pub.

Grate little local pub in Hampton wick. Grate place to watch rugby.

Friendly place. Family friendly pub. Food is average.

Great pub with an awesome live music vibe. The new landlord is doing a cracking job. Decent beer on tap and a good pub menu as well. Highly recommended!

Now just an average pub. Good interior and garden. Good location, but fairly average otherwise. Shame the staff are not better and the beer selection is poor..

Lovely local pub! Hosted a super open mic night, I brought a dog and there dog friendly for well behaved pooches! Very pleasant evening at the swan!

Lovely pub with great hosts. Thumbs up and good luck to Jack and Rupert with The Swan 👍😄

As a pib, it wasn't very inspiring. (I understand there is shortly going to be a new Landlord?). As an Open Mic venue, it's great. We need more of these in the area...preferably on the other side of the river!

i visited this bar on Saturday night , such a lovely bar but sadly this goes unnoticed due to one of the most ignorant, bad attitude and poor hygiene of the overly obese bar man. He was completely rude and politeness was definitely not in this guys character. the other lovely bar man was so embarrassed at the behaviour. if he could ring the bell any louder behind the bar, I would probably here it while taking underground the

Lovely stuff best Thai I have had in a long while.

Good music, friendly staff. Great music

Things did not start well when we visited The Swan Hong Thai for dinner last night. I phoned ahead to confirm what time the kitchen closed and was told 9pm but it could be earlier depending on the mood of the chef. On arrival I pleased to see pad krapow on the menu, a favourite Thai dish of mine & I asked if it was possible to order it with a fried egg on top as is the norm in Thailand. The server went to ask the chef who said this was not possible. We then ordered a selection of starters & mains, the moo grob was very good but when we asked if we could replace the rancid dipping sauce it came with, we were told his wasn't possible. The rest of the starters were average at best. We ordered mains of red curry, green curry & pad krapow, a friend then arrived & tried to order a main and was told the kitchen had closed, the time 8.46pm. The curries were passable but the pad krapow was basically a chicken & veg stir fry & bore no resemblance to the dish at all. A pad krapow without basil let alone holy basil is not a pad krapow. That said the pub itself is very nice & our server was excellent. The standard of the food was similar to many Thai restaurants up & down the country, why do Thai chefs think farangs are only interested in the same old backpacker favourites, most of us can take a good hit of heat & a funky dose of kapi kung, don't play it safe offer us what you would eat back home!

Excellent! Lovely hosts catered to all needs and more. Highly recommended!

Good food. Open mic night was on which was nice too

great open mic, the vibe was lovely, reasonably priced. i haven't tried the food hence why i haven't given it 5 stars if it was good but from what i'm told its delicious. will come back again soon

The open mic nights are fantastic

Very friendly and welcoming service. We enjoyed a couple of drinks here but didn't eat. Super Aperol Fizz cocktails! Lots of drinks choice. Very much enjoyed our time here. Thank you.

Great food and service, they welcome children too.

Great brunch with excellent service

The staff is so kind and attentive. The taste of beer is so good. This place will enhance your spirit.

Amazing secret garden tucked away just over Kingston bridge. Tanya cooks the most amazing Thai food from her own home receives. Sofia front of house is an amazing hostess

Awesome to see the Swan back open again. Great Staff and friendly service.

As a takeaway during lockdown this did not disappoint. Very quick in terms of picking up ( 20 minutes) and the flavour of both the curries was amazing, authentic and delish!

Love this pub. Has eating platform over the riverside. With llighting.And riverside views.

Mixed experience eating here last night (the day that London was going to be moving into tier 2 covid restrictions at midnight). When we walked in it smelled like paint as something was drying in the entrance area propped up in front of the bar. Social distancing was good as we were seated away from others, most of the team members who served us were wearing visors however one lady was walking around and serving us with her visor lifted up and no mask (it's currently mandatory to wear a face covering and they were asking all customers to wear one when not seated). One man I saw behind the bar was not wearing a visor or mask at all. The Thai food was fairly nice (hence the 3 stars) but the cocktail we ordered wasn't good. Wouldn't rush back anytime soon.

Have been a few times and the service is absolutely brilliant, food even better. Will definitely be back!

Just back from a lovely evening at The Swan. I am not a huge fan of the riverside eateries in Kingston so a 2 minute walk over the bridge was well worth it. This is a lovely, genuine, family run pub which has the benefit of having an authentic Thai restaurant built in. The pub area is great but I particularly liked the ambiance of the dining area. The food was faultless. Our first Thai in a while and well worth the wait. We booked, intending to sample the £15 for the 3 courses menu but decided on the full menu. Nice wine. Great Guinness and a pleasing bill. The prices are so much nicer than the riverside. We had a very well spaced table even when they got busy. Service was excellent with all staff wearing visors and being on their game. If you like Thai food and fancy a treat I recommend it.

Me and s lips popped here on a Dishi Rishi special of a Wednesday evening and yeah it was alright. The pre subscribed menu gives this gaff max return on the Dishi special with only a £10 three course option available. We were sat at a two seater but one of the seats was basically a high up cushion on a windowsill. It was too high for the table, a bit uncomfortable and not good for one’s back with all the leaning forward. Either they were going for an arty look or they had recently painted and not removed the paint blodges off the seat with white spirit. Only they will know. We were offered prawn crackers and accepted and these were not on the menu. We therefore assumed they were included as you’d expect any items you’d pay for to be priced on the menu for brevity. Not a biggie but getting charged three bar for something where the price isn’t advertised is not ideal. The food wasn’t too bad. We shared the chicken wings and prawn tempura. The mains were pretty average with one red curry and one green curry consumed. They were a tiny bit tasteless but passable all the same. Then came a token ice cream dessert which was a bit unnecessary and we could’ve done without, but it was included so we get obliged. Apparently a bottle of Singha was included for spending over £20, but I had to ask for another drink that wasn’t available before this was disclosed so I’m still unclear as to the deal there. The bill came and 12.5% was added for service which again wasn’t disclosed on the menu. All a bit cheeky I think and a bit of transparency wouldn’t go amiss here. All in all the atmos was nice but a tad uncomfortable with the seating arrangement, food just about ok and there were some hidden charges. They have worked out how to rinse Rishi for all he’s worth which is fair play from a business point of view. However, offering the normal menu like other places are at half price would’ve been a better deal for the customer and you wouldn’t overeat that way. There’s a lot of places nearby with better food and better customer approaches than here. I wouldn’t hurry back.

My running club Little Feet meet there every Monday night and they are very thankful for the additional custom after our run at a time when there's hardly anyone in there. This is reciprocated by the restaurant (and pub) providing first class Thai cuisine, complimented by second to none service. All the staff there are welcoming, friendly and efficient and I would thoroughly recommended this establishment. Some of the best Thai cuisine I have tasted!

Very accommodating and friendly staff & delicious food. It was so nice we went 2 nights in a row when staying in Hampton Wick for the weekend.

There were 9 in our party. A mix of friends and family. Wine selection was limited but well thought out. Food was very well prepared and spiced well for those not familiar with Thai food. Fish sauce and appropriate seasonings are available on request. If you're in the area check it out. Yummy.

My partner and I love this local pub! The lunch menus is our favourite, perfect portions and very reasonably priced! The staff are brilliant, great atmosphere and live bands at the weekend :)

Don’t rely on the Trip Advisor map to find the place, totally misplaced on my iPad. Went on a whim for a meal on one of those can’t be bothered to cook nights. We were greeted with a warm welcome and shown to table. An extensive menu was full of tempting delights. We shared a starter and a very generous portion of prawn crackers and ordered a main course each. I have a healthy appetite and was completely stuffed after a very delicious Green Curry. Portions are very generous, service was excellent. A very slight criticism was that the dishes were a little over sweet compared to what you would eat in Thailand. Prices were fair, not cheap but not bad. We will be back, so many delicious temptations on the menu.

Great Thai food in an easy going pub. Nice bar staff and friendly locals who are happy to chat to random solo visitors! They run open mic nights on Tuesdays and have live bands on Saturdays, but also show sports matches in the bar area. Nice seating away from the bar, if the entertainments are not your thing. Despite visiting only occasionally, the friendly barman remembered my name and my drink by my third visit and always greet me by name. Authentic Thai food. Don't miss the Prawn crackers though!

Took a chance and booked a table at the last minute. It was a Wednesday night and got a table no bother. The menu is extensive and we took our time deciding. Food was excellent. Starters very generous. We all ordered different mains each was delicious and again the portions were generous but the food was so nice I ended up finishing everything. The downside, it was a cold night and I sat with my coat on all night. I got a draft every time the door opened. Must have been lots of smokers. The staff were very friendly and helpful nothing was a problem. A definite return visit the next time I am in the area.

The Swan Hong Thai is great for a laid back yet very nice dinner with pub atmosphere. The spring rolls with peanut flavour and sweet potato were very good. Their curry tastes nice and a must is the duck with tamarind/ginger sauce.

Good value lunch of a tofu noodle salad starter and a prawn curry main with coconut rice for under a tenner. Tofu is something that needs to be prepared 'just so' for me to enjoy...and would you know it they cook it excellently here. The noodle salad was just the right amount of spicy and the tofu was excellent. The curry was perfectly fine too, good quality king prawns, so for the money you really can't ask for much more.

The best meal I had in 3 weeks traveling the UK. Pad Thai with scallops. The pub itself is nice and welcoming. Friendly staff and reasonably priced. Only ate here on the spur of the moment and wished I’d tried it out sooner.

We were looking for somewhere to have a meal with friends and then go somewhere else to listen to some music. My friend suggested the Swan pub which is actually just up the road from Hampton Wick station. Saturday night they had a Bowie tribute band together with their stunning Thai food. We arrived at 8pm and had some drinks before sitting down. The menu is great for all tastes including gluten intolerent. We had some crackers with a chilli dip and some chicken skewers with a peanut dip to start. The girls went for thai green curries, one with chicken and one with prawns. The boys had stir fried beef sirloin and a lamb shank. All the food was delicious but only have starters if you are hungry because portion size is good. We had a couple of bottles of pinot grigio and a couple of pints of morreti and the bill totalled less than £120 for everything. The music was very good and everyone had a great time. The waitress was friendly and helpful and we were not rushed at all. Highly recommend this place!

My boyfriend and I ordered from Hong Thai on deliveroo. I chose the pad Krapow nua that was priced at £20. At that price you'd expect to be very happy but what I received was an overcooked, small over sweetened dish that did not at all match it's description. I'm sure there are better more appropriately priced items on the menu but I was left still hungry and disatisfied.

Looking for early dinner before a cinema trip, drove by this pub and decided to try some Thai and a cheeky wine. Great service and food. Friendly staff and they explained the menu options clearly. big thumbs up.

A tidy looking place in a top location. The drinks were on the top end of my price list and mainly people seamed to be drinking with one couple eating. I am not a fan of people sitting at the bar which you have to order over which was the case. TVs for sport and a good sized outside area at the back. I also noticed a large number of Band dates if you like your live music.

Having lunch with friends. Good food, good drinks, nice atmosphere, very lovely service lady from Poland, trying here best to make this a nice evening. Anytine again

We had a takeaway last night ordered at the bar and had a drink, 15 minutes later our food was ready. We had Chicken pad thai and Beef massaman, just delicious, we will be going back! Friendly polite bar staff as well.

I wouldn’t say I am an expert in Thai food to say it was authentic or not (although I have been to Thailand) however the food was delicious! We had the chicken pad Thai and the green chicken curry. Portions were just right and the service was also good.

I went on a Sunday evening and the place was very quiet.

never been in this pub before but it was recommended by a friend because of the thai food served. tried it at 8pm friday evening. pleasantly surprised it wasnt full. ordered a selection of starters which were excellent. fully recommend this restaurant / pub

A great place to eat away from the bustle of Kingston town centre. Just head across the bridge. Right now, a hidden gem.

I have eaten here several times and never been disappointed. To find a pub that can serve up better Thai food than most restaurants is incredible. Recommended......just avoid live music nights if you want to chat over dinner!

We really loved our Thai lunch here. We took the two course menu for £8 which offered a number of choices for starter and main. We chose a variety of dishes but can recommend the chicken satay starter followed by green chicken chilli or the red prawn curry. Delicious.

Not many places where I have worked my way through the menu but the food was too good not too. Good beer, good food, all reasonably priced. If hungry go for the lamb. Tom yum soup if you want a tasty snack!

Thought I'd drop in for a quick pint in a nice looking pub. Big mistake. Large venue, furnished almost exclusively with dining tables - no-one dining (it was early); place like a morgue. Sofa and easy chair and one high table comprised the 'bar area'. Draught beer was vile. No handtowels in the gents. Not a pub and should stop even pretending to look like one. Don't think Hampton Wick HAS a pub any more

I was been tempted to visit the Swan seeing the descriptions of authentic Thai food on their blackboard and our initial impressions were good. We were greeted warmly and throughout the service was excellent - friendly, helpful and quick. The food however was such a disappointment. The vegetables added to the Tom Kha soup were raw (large chunks of raw mushroom, raw cherry tomato and the onions were only slightly cooked). There was a pleasant lemongrass flavour to the soup but no layers of flavour and absolutely no chillies or chilli oil in sight. The Panang Curry was described as a 'large plate' and the plate was certainly large as was the pile of rice. But the actual curry was tiny - 5 pieces of chicken in a little sauce. Again no heat or chilli. Whereas the Pad Thai was so over flavoured with tamarind that it was hard to eat. Such a shame. If it was a local I would go again for a drink but not the new Thai gem I hoped for. Service - 5 stars. Food - 1 star.

The food is lovely, fresh and super tasty. A particular notice for the papaya salad: as good as the one I had on a remote beach in Thailand. Love it!

A Big thankyou to Simon and the gang for providing an excellent Thai Buffet for my birthday celebrations. ...loved by everyone

Came here on a Saturday night and was almost empty. We were shown to a table that had been reserved for someone else but told it would be ok only to be told five minutes later that we had to move. We then sat at another table but were moved on again because a band wanted to set up. We finished our drinks and left.

Have eaten in the pub and had a takeaway and the food was good. We will definitely go again. Nice friendly staff too.

Fantastic place. Staff unfailingly efficient and friendly, superb authentic Thai food, what a difference from before. Apparently they have a popular acoustic jam session every Tuesday, which I'm definitely going to check out. Really delighted that the Swan in Hampton Wick is firing on all cylinders again, just what the Wick needed.

We had a really good lunch here on Saturday with our two girls (9 and 11).

With an absolute glut of chain restaurants in Kingston it's so refreshing to find a fantastic owner run Thai restaurant in The Swan Hong Thai. It's primarily a pub but the atmosphere is great and decor modern yet cosy. The menu is small but what it lacks in choices it more than makes up for in quality. The ingredients were fresh, portions large and taste amazing so nothing more we could ask for. The Pad Thai was particularly good and one of the best I've had outside of Thailand. I've always thought that Kingston was missing a decent Thai, especially since some of the other pub Thai restaurants in the area went down hill really quickly, and I think I've discovered it. I'll definitely be back very soon.

This restaurant is incredible! The service is great and the food is out of this world. I've been there twice when visiting Hampton Wick and will be sure to make another visit soon. Both my dad and myself rate this place as the best restaurant in the area and we have explored the cuisines that Hampton Wick and Kingston have to offer quite extensively! Everything on the menu that I have tried has been excellent, but I can the scallops in particular are divine as well as the soft shell crab salad and the massaman curry!

We visited this pub after shopping in Kingston and is situated just over the bridge.

We headed to The Swan for a quick drink after work, and to try somewhere new and ended up staying for dinner. Lovely atmosphere, friendly management team and great value, delicious Thai food. We'll be going back, would highly recommend!

Hope this management stays long term. The Thai food is excellent. They even cooked me a dish not on any menu at any Thai place I've been to as its a dish mainly served for breakfast at home. Can't get more authentic. I visited a few times a week when I was in the area.

My running club have been using this pub for their Monday evening meetings for the last 9 months or so. Initially, the new landlords could not cope with the quantity of food being ordered and always got my order wrong or it was forgotten completely. It has since been taken over by a new young landlord who obviously knows his stuff and specifically got in a Thai chef all the way from Thailand. What a brainwave! It has completely transformed this pub into a gastronomic, Thai experience that prides itself upon a small, but top quality menu serving fresh food every time at a bargain price. Consequently, it has encouraged much local clientele and the pub is now thriving. Top quality food at a bargain price. Good for the odd meal out if you don't wish to spend much.

It's been done up inside an I'm sure the food is great but the state of the garden.... awful. The menu looked great n staff were friendly.

FINALLY this local pub is worth a visit! Love the new management, vibe, lighting, music and service. But wow wow wow the Thai food us fantastic! Fresh and with good quality meat etc, it's tasty and served fast. We've tried a lot of Thai but this stands up well. We'll be back.

Since the new management and the reintroduction of music it's become a very decent pub.

Me and my husband are local, and often visit the Swan. The new owners seem really lovely and have brought a Thai flavour to the area. We tried the new Thai menu and it is very tasty, and they have a good lunch menu deal which is two courses for £8. The pub is also child friendly, and they also show sporting events and have live bands on the weekend.

Have now tried the fish, beef and chicken dishes on the menu. The food is full of flavour, fresh and very reasonably priced. You're made to feel very welcome by the owner and staff. With a good range of beers and wines I'll be back regularly, thoroughly recommend this 'gem' of a pub.

Have visited the Swan a number of times recently and found the atmosphere really welcoming under the new management. The Thai food is exceptional and the service is great. I found the whole experience excellent and will return as soon as possible for more of the delicious food cooked by really good Thai chefs.

Food very poor service the same and prices expensive all it appears to pay for the refurbishment. Where was the music Asked a question of a waitress to get someone who either could not understand me even though I spoke English or who had no clue on what was happening asked for two liqueur coffees to revive one that was a mediocre attempt with whiskey the other we asked for one with cognac what did we get one coffee that had whiskey but cream was not floating properly the other arrived as a black coffee with brandy in it in a cup with no cream . Fish pie that had a teaspoon of fish in it not a pleasant experience