The best restaurants serving British food in Kingston upon Thames London

When you walk in you will be hit by the overwhelming stench of oniony body odor. I have been coming here on and off for the last 17 years. I can confidently say the quality of the clientele has definitely declined, the decline correlates to the closing of the Cap in Hand. It has gone through many changes in management (thankfully there are no maggots in the beer with the current lot!), one thing stays the same. The atmosphere in the last 10 years is weird. Something is off about the place. Beer selection is okay, service is okay, decor is okay. Great garden (apart from the tables and floors being caked in bird poop). I would say it is easily the number one pub in Chessington though, but that's because there isn't much competition.

Sunday roasts were generous and delicious, the staff were very friendly and helpful, the view was pleasant - but it was a bit chilly. Miind you it was a very cold day.

Went with our family. Wonderful service and staff are amazing and so friendly. Gorgeous food and cooked beautifull!! Highly recommend!

Great pint of Ordinary and a very enjoyable jazz/funk/soul playlist :-)

Nice cafe with very friendly service. It's quite small but there's an outside window to order to-go from, which is a brilliant idea. Our food was ok. I ordered pancakes which were nice but not normal pancakes, more cakey. My mum ordered a cake and my review was that it tasted healthy. It's not bad at all, but there are better places for food in the area

I came all the way from Portugal to eat here

Top bar where you can expect good beer & friendly service from all of the staff. Always helpful in finding obscure sports too.

Had a very nice lunch here at Woodies today, excellent food and friendly and efficient staff. We shall certainly be returning

After 7 years absence and bad reviews we needed a late lunch and thought we’d risk it. Was delighted with the friendly helpful service, atmosphere and food. Will definitely revisit.

Food ok as long as you stick to a sandwich as the breakfast is awful. Also when I walked in on a Sunday morning at 10 o clock the staff member looked at me like i had two heads and when I asked her were they ready she replied bluntly “shop only” referring to the stale croissants etc. in packets. I have been at Kingston hospital all week and must have been in there at least 8/9 times and that’s how you get treated. I will never visit this cafe again.

If you love the steamed-up windows of a traditional chippy on a cold evening, and a paper wrapper brimming with tasty chips, Cod upon Thames is for you. The staff are friendly and chatty, the fish is good, the chips are even better (or should that been even batter?), and it’s only the stark décor and brutalist interior that denies this little local treasure the full star rating. Maybe it's the oil, or the way they cut them, but the chips are plump and flavoursome. Burnished metal walls make it feel like you’re in a shipping container, and the counter is so high it’s only possible to glimpse the staff. But let’s focus on the food. It’s the usual mixture of bangers (some in batter), chicken, burgers and fish ‘n’ chips. Standard fish and chips is under seven quid, pies are £2.40, and you can get chip butties (£1.60), cheesy chips for £3 and standard chips – a good-sized portion – for £1.80. Extras include onion rings, mushy peas and baked beans, and Cod upon Thames also does pineapple fritters and curry sauce. Soft drinks are housed in a large fridge at the far end.

Authentic Italian food, delicious and full of options for gluten free and vegetarian. I had fried cardoons -amazing- followed by delicious Marzara prawns pasta, but I managed to get a bite of many other things, including fish and pizza and everything was fantastic. Dessert was a variation of tiramisu with pistachio cream - and coda di aragosta with a cream of ricotta cheese. The best Italian place In London I visited so far. I will definitely be back!

We were passing by and saw that the guys have a fresh chicken doner ready to be cut. I popped in and asked for two wraps with first cut of fresh chicked doner. Guy said its fine, he will do it. There was few other customers and I saw that the guys who worked there had some chicken from previous skewer. I've asked the guy again to make 2 wraps with fresh cut. He said fine. After my wraps were done I saw that one of two guys who worked there started cutting the first cut from fresh chicken. I asked him third time if he made my wraps with fresh, first cut chicken and he confirmed that he did. Obviously, when I sat down to eat the wraps with my daughter, we discovered that it was an old chicken and not the first cut I've asked. I went to the counter and showed the guy that it was not what I have asked. Instead of saying sorry when he was caught lying, he started acting like an idiot! Started shouting to give the wraps back, nearly through the money at me and tried to put the blame on my like I don't know what I want! Absolutelly appaling behaviour. I will never go back there after being treated like this!

Lots of character in this pub - I love the vibe of the clientele and the vibe. However, the bartender couldn’t have been more disinterested in service. I politely asked if I could taste a beer. Her sighs were exasperating after my request and she reluctantly slammed glass on the counter. I felt like I was asking for a kidney donation. I brushed it off and thanked her profusely after my order, with a smile. Came back later for another round and it was even worse. At best, she was having a bad night but there are still basic ways of treating customers so they don’t feel like intruders.