Wheelwrights Arms in Kingston upon Thames

Very friendly staff. Inexpensive Beers Lagers etc. Highly recommend this place. Even just to pop in while shopping. Update 10.12.2021. I just love this place with an amazing owner and staff.

The Wheelwright Arms is probably the most central pub in Kingston. We just fancied a drink and it was convenient. It is small and narrow and could do with some updating. We believe they sell food here but we did not eat here, The service like the pub was average. It just suited us at the time because of its location

Horrible place. Bar maid took an instant dislike to us, not sure why. We were apparently too loud and were very conscious of our noise level after that.

Came in 12:10 kitchen was closed due to member being late. Came in again 14:30 they said they have closed the kitchen although their kitchen is opened 12:00-15:00. Absolute disappointment especially on a Friday lunch time and a lot of people in the area. i think you need to review this, and if you cannot serve food then shouldn’t advertise it as bening available 12:00-15:00.

Told NO FOOD when you advertise food upto 4.00pm on a Sunday.Noticed couple were eating KFC but i was told you cannot bring in a take-a-way.

Nice little pub right in the centre of Kingston. Proper traditional place. Great for chilling out with a drink, also show the football. They still have the cartwheel which has been turned into a chair. Very cool.

Excellent bar staff and service and pricing

I was regular customer for number of years ..typical pub football atmosphere.. good 🍺 But some personal behind the bar is poor .. very poor after some misunderstanding about my comment outfit , positive as compliment reaction was absolutely stupid … so I left chips and beer I order it and left pub ..I will never come back

Today me and my friends have been in the pub since 11am, it is our first time here and we have been treated wonderfully, the whole team are brilliant and have both accommodated us whilst also making sure we respect the pub and the other customers experiences, they are all personable and polite and this is a pub we will all be coming to again, the owner has done a good job picking the right staff to create an amazing pub environment

Quiet. No atmosphere. No food. Try somewhere else

landlord/barman was so miserable! it also smells of farts

Never met such rude and miserable staff in all my life

Went to watch England playing, pub was quiet as early afternoon, but enjoyable non tue less

Great! Good beer/lager nice sandwiches. Great hospitality. Pity we don't live here,I'd make it my local!!!

Popular for sport when we visited excellent pint of Guinness.

Says ‘friendly’ sports bar on the website but the place smelled of urine and was full of the town’s ‘village idiots’! Once I heard the ‘c’ word a couple of times I realised that it wasn’t the place to watch the football with my wife. Sad but I think that’s how the landlord / owner probably likes it ….rough and geezeresque. All in all the place needs a clean to remove all the ‘smells’!

A good pint to be found here, in the centre of the busy high Street

Popped in to write my Christmas cards. Lovely little authentic lady cal pub, I was made to feel very welcome by Gemma, and enjoyed my time there. Thankyou x

Great place to stop for a drink no food on my vist as the deliver hadn't arrived

Nice little pub,. Good staff n food.

Conveniently located near the Travelodge, it is a bright good looking pub with nice traditional feel. Good range of beers at a good price. I was made to feel most welcome. Enjoyed watching football with the locals.

Really like this pub. Home from home.

A lovely pub in the centre of Kingston with many tv's covering all sports, the choice of beers were cheap compared with many of the other pubs in the area. The staff were friendly and helpful and the place was a very friendly atmosphere. One to visit on your visit to Kingston.

Good choice of beer's and food looked good

Nicest pint of moreti I've have for some time.

Good place for watching weekend football.

This is one of those pubs I've always wanted to go into but never quite plucked the courage to do so. Then once you're in, you wonder why you took so long. Tucked away behind a row of barbers, banks and takeaways, it survived the history destroying ring road creation that encases Kingston. It sticks out despite being hidden, as a building that doesn't quite belong in this part of town. The saloon type doors give way to the bar, a TV on opposite sides of the wall, there's a symmetry to the place, and you're spoiled for choice for where to go. You could people-watch at the right side, a prime spot, quite literally watching the world go by. Or you can go to the left, a favoured position of the locals, presumably due to the proximity to the jukebox, slot machine, toilets and "terrace". I perched on the corner of the bar, couple of pints of Fosters. Cash accepted, both pints south of a fiver. Unfortunately I'd missed the cut off for the sandwiches, genuinely gutted, few places offer this fine line between "pub snack" and "pub food". Intrigued by the need to specify the quality of the 50/50 bread. Sausage and onions will be the priority next time. They show all the football here, a worthy escape from the town centre to sneak in part or all of a game. That being said, I'd probably make a point of coming here specifically for the game. The pints are cheap, the staff are friendly, it's spacious and quiet. It has a predictability to it, a calmness, depending on your objective - whether it's many pints or recovery mode, this place could tick both boxes. Pubs like this are a dying breed, this one has even been knocked down and rebuilt further back (c.1950), had it not, the ringroad would've obliterated it. As so much of Kingston's history gets sold off to make luxury flats and questionably affordable housing, I don't think we'd ever get a say in the matter if this were to go. But I'm glad I've been now, and I'm looking forward to going back.

Good vibe. Friendly landlord. Well worth a visit 👍

Cheap drinks and friendly service

Stopped here for a few drinks. We were greeted by ‘ we are closing at 10 ‘. There was 13 other customers present. Throughout the pandemic, hospitality has been hit hard, so why close early. The pubs prime function is to sell food and drinks to its customers in a way that hopefully will entice them back. If you close early, we most definitely will not be back.

Went in today just for a quick drink on my way home from shopping staff were lovely especially Jemma thank you for making me so welcome.

Pleasant landlord Clean surroundings

Grate pub 2 go have a beer and chill out staff really good manager knows what hes doin and the local coumster are very welcoming thanks guys for the lovely weekend i had in kingston

Very friendly pub. A good local bar

Yeah it's was all right. I made my mate laugh to hard he almost puked and on a nice Korean man name Tom. He came out with us and i think he was a little out of his depth. No matter. Was a nice night. Need more scotch eggs through.

Very nice staff nice drinks and they serve a nice sandwich 🥪

Good pub for watching the football.

Very friendly with good service and a great pint.

Shows all sports. Nice and friendly. Small and convenient for town centre

What a wonderful warm friendly welcome from the staff and locals! This little pub is right in the heart of the town and is well worth visiting. It also has the sports events on their many TV so will keep fans happy. We will definitely be visiting again

Straightforward no nonsense pub for drinking and watching football. Nothing more nothing less

I can't say it is the best pub in the area but its ok. The staff was lovely though. It did smell bad and the floorwas sticky. We had our drink quickly and left.

One of my favourite pre-Banquet concert pubs. Always been served promptly and friendly, with a good range of beer on tap.

Good choice of beers and good food.

Not surprised they’re empty at 3pm on a Saturday. Incredibly rude and unhelpful. Rudely told me to leave as I had a child with me (no problem, rules are rules), so I asked to take my 3 year old to the bathroom first and it was agreed she can wet in her pants instead from the barmen and waitress in no uncertain terms.

Football fans ,watching a game on pub tv.They were loud and using foul language. It was uncomfortable with no staff attempting to quiet them down. We quickly moved to another pub far the evening. Not a pub I would visit again.

Lovely place, worth a visit if you are off to Prysm

Staff friendly but didn't offer food as advertised outside

Great staff, good prices ,great food. Always shows all the sports and you're always made to feel welcome.

Such a friendly and clean pub! Would 100% recommend

Doorman wearing a blue t-shirt made us feel as though we were being an inconvenience. Great service when Covid has meant that several locations are struggling (full sarcasm intended, of course). Reading other reviews really channels the exact same attitude of the place.

Cosy little pub beers expensive friendly staff they eat there

I was passing coming from railway station to the hotel so popped in. From the outside it’s a bit uninspiring and the inside isn’t much different. However I had a friendly welcome and was quite pleased with my find. It has its place and probably not many left like this. Attentive staff and was quiet when I visited. I’d happily go in for another pint too.

Nice helpful staff Good selection of beer and cider And reasonable selection of food

Used to be a great pub back in the day now it is boring and not very friendly. The hugs who runs it Nick is the most miserable host you will ever come across

We had Excellent Experience here. Kind champions. Really Amazing service. So far so excellent. Very good indeed. So amazing really. Absolutely lovely Jubbly! I miss marmite chips.

Staff friendly, pub was freezing and no food!

Been going here for over 10years....friendly staff excellant food and very good service

I have never been to such a rude place in all my life. The one star does not give justice to the place. Extremely rude doorman, ignored you & wouldn't allow me to enter to enable me to speak to people I'd arranged to meet there

a small but nice pub good beer and food the manager is a nice man they serve asmall but good menu and show most sports on tv

Lovely lady on the bar good people n the pub nice place

Lovely staff and great pub to have a laugh whilst keeping our distance

Nice place to drop in for a drink between shopping.My watering hole for over 40 years.Friendly Gov.and bartenders.

Pleasant Pub near to shopping centre Ideal for watching the big match on large screens Small terrace garden out the back

Have been going here for more years than i care to remember always been a great pub

Poor food tables were all sticky bit mucky place

Nice friendly welcome from the staff. Nice pint. 2 things more than you get from the 2 local chain pubs. I would recommend.

Best pub in Kingston...great ..😀😀

100% average but there's nothing wrong with that.

Very friendly bar with good beers and friendly staff

I've not been in here in years. It hasn't changed either. It was a convenient stop for my Brother as we wanted a nearby taxi, for later. Only stopped for two drinks. Friendly staff, reasonable selection of drinks. Smelly toilets.

Glad to see this pub surviving in Kingston as many have fallen by the wayside. Service pretty good. Choice of alcohol beverages good too. Food menu again quite good. Excellent for sports esp football as a few screens in here to view from. If I need a drink when in Kingston this one I like to go in to.Great for a quick beer or a stay for a bite to eat and a few drinks.

Nice small pub on a quiet back street. Hidden gem.

Good little sports bar in centre of Kingston Friendly staff Plenty of TVs to watch sport Big windows out onto street if you prefer to people watch Call marque credited Scored a four as deducted one as only one real on, on day of my visit, but good pub well worth a visit

Saturday evening 5th October and we visited here with friends for an after dinner drink. The bar was very close to the restaurant we had been to so it was convenient. It was not very busy so we easily found a table to accommodate the 8 of us. We ordered our drinks, which we thought were a tad pricey even for a town centre pub. Having said that we did stay for a few more drinks, found it to be comfortable and good service. In another local bar our normal 2 drinks costed £7.10, however here they were £8.50. The gents toilet was a bit of a swap, apart from that everywhere else was clean and tidy

Great for sports. Multi screen had two different matches on.

Nice place to grab a beer and watch some sports.

Regular pub. Best and tidy. Central Kingston. Good selection of beers. Sport TV. Friendly staff. Good place to have a mid - shopping trip refreshment😋😋

Great place to see and you can chilling in the garden , food are amazing and great atmosphere ! Well done

Basic pub, usual beers, all sport. Nothing to dislike really.

It's my local where I go for a drink on my break, and after work. The staff know me and greet me as a valued customer. It's like a 'home from home'!

Nice pub always got the footie on. nice and small with a beer garden. Beer is good what more can you want really.

Friendly staff limited menu great pint fantastic for watching sport

There's been a sense, in recent years, that the dear old Wheelwrights Arms in the heart of Kingston - not far from the famous tumbling telephone box sculpture - is just clinging on. It still gets a few customers at lunchtime, but in the evening it is the bigger, brasher pubs and nightclubs that the younger patrons aim for, leaving this as an old-fashioned, small, slightly cramped corner pub from a different era. The focus seems to be on TV sport nowadays. Long-term, you fear for its future. It's a prominent corner site that could easily be snaffled up by a bank or building society.

Basic menu but the food is good, lots of TV screens, always plays the football. Staff friendly and the beers good. The 👍

Good beer, great banter and great staff - love it!

Barring the Bricklayers, its the best pub in Kingston, foods great just enjoy. Keep the pubs alive

Excellent venue to watch sport, friendly bar staff with a great choice of Beers. Great atmosphere

Didnt stay long people in there very frendly good stop off

Locale pulito,cibo squisito ed economico, birra alla spina classica inglese

Ok venue, nothing to make it stand out. Facebook page very unresponsive. Nothing overly negative about it, just another pub that also has some live music on.

Small little pub in the centre of Kingston. Ordered thr Guiness - not the best. The frmale staff member was nice however the male (looked like manager / owner?) must not have read the book on customer service and barely acknowledged us even when we spoke to him. In fact, when asked if the bar had closed he didn't even turn around and dignify us with a response more than shaking his head with his back to us.. he did however seem happy talking to his regular. Would go back due to location and convenience only.

I would regularly meet a friend here and if I had to wait, felt comfortable to be a lone female here. Good location, reasonable prices. Decor could be updated but clean. Used to get decent service but just now had to shout above the noise of the TV for quite some time to get service from bar staff who was more interested in her phone.

Decent pub. Had a boogie with the locals

Small, not enough atmosphere for unfamiliar walk ins wanting a post squash pint

Its an okay run of the mill pub for drinking, but wouldn't recommend eating there

Although it is small the decor is nice and the location is excellent. However, I made the mistake of trying to make small talk with the member of staff drinking a pint at the end of the bar - we were the only 2 customers and yet he was unbelievably rude.

Working mans draw. No frills. Okay for a quick one.

Friendly town pub with good beer

Cheep food, friendly staff and Great location not very pleasant atmosphere tho