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Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen, Crawley
Gatwick Airport
Postal town: Crawley
RH6 0NP
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Strongers . left this review about Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen
I visited Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen late on a recent midweek morning when it was very quiet, which was nice. This is a wide laminate floored bar with a mix of mostly high tables with accompanying banquettes and stools along its length. The kitchen runs across the rear to the right and there’s a white tiled and steel topped stool lined serving counter across the rear wall to the left where a back board lists Big Smoke draught options alongside Stella, Peroni, Mahou and Guinness. I went for a full English, which was very good, and a pint which set me back around £30. The menu is available from a QR code on each table, but there is the option to order direct from one of the waiting staff. There was some modern background music playing and televisions throughout were airing muted sports channels. I found it to be friendly in here and I enjoyed the food, so I think this will be my bar of choice next time I’m in the South Terminal, that is unless it has closed, or a new bar has opened because trying to keep track of airport bars is like trying to herd cats in shifting sands.
On 9th October 2026
- rating: 6
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David Walton left this review about Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen
Visited 22/03/26
No cask. Their own keg offerings were Electric Eye a Pale Ale, Cold Spark a Citra Pale Ale, Medicine Man an IPA, Runway a Pilsner and their Cider. Away keg offerings were Stella, Mahou, Guinness and Peroni.
After witnessing their venue at LHR closed on my visit there around a month ago I was pleasantly surprised to see they have a LGW outlet, airside in the South Terminal. It is a large venue, up a flight of steps from security on the balcony with all the other food and drinking outlets. The bar counter with a ceramic tiled skirt was against the rear wall on the left-hand side of the venue. Tall stool seating at the metallic bar counter. The rest of the venue is bare boarded and there are a lot of tables, regular, tall and booth and served by commensurate chairs and stools, also including some leather banquettes. Screens were showing the Man City v Arsenal cup final absent commentary, the sound provided by a poppy soundtrack. Too packed in and utilised to be a pleasant stop at my time of arrival, indeed unclear if I would have got a spot for just a beer if a stool hadn't become vacant at my time of arrival. I did return a bit later after I got bored with the airside JDW in this terminal and it was less crowded and more pleasant to sit at the bar.
On 27th March 2026
- rating: 5
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