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The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon), Kingston Town, Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1QT
Reviews of The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Old Boots left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
A biggish ‘spoons wide and thin in a grand building. Rear counter with two sets of six pulls, all different festival beers at one end, the standards including Jaipur but also both Doombar and Ruddles at the other. It is GBG listed and a wall near the counter is covered with pump clips. Quite nice ceiling and columns as befits a former music hall and cinema. Camra says there’s a bar upstairs but I didn’t check it out.
On 16th October 2026
- no rating submitted
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
The traffic roars around the one way system outside,the interior is thus an oasis of calm.The initial section has seating booths to the left and a two level seating area to the right with dining style tables.A dog leg gets you to the long servery opposite which are a series of height tables before the interior then widens out,again seating booths to the left,the rest an array of dining style tables.The loos are on the ground floor with a good photo collections of famous Kingstonians such as Roy Plomley,Dave Swarbrick and Sandy Denny which allows a first floor space for 200 seats.
The bar has two ranks of 5 handpumps the left side offering the Trio of Doom plus guests Bishop Nick Martyr and Thornbridge JaipurIPA (£3.20),while the second rank just offers guests which on my trip were Kirkstall Three Swords,Loch Lomond Bonnie & Blonde,Acorn Old Moor,Stewart Ka Pai and Loddon Talon APA.I thought that was a decent list,conditioned well and hence would make this worth a visit for the ale if caught having to shop in central Kingston.I would certainly revisit.
On 16th January 2026
- rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Kings Tun (JD Wetherspoon)
After a lengthy bus journey from Carshalton, I was desperate for a wee and being near the bus stop, this branch of Wetherspoon's was an ideal stopping point before meeting friends in a nearby hostelry. Indeed, there was also just about time for a swift half before moving on.
The King's Tun is a typical branch of the chain with the usual mix of alcoholic old blokes and a handful of shoppers. I'm not a shopper, so I guess I must fit into the former category.
The usual Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar were all on. 6 Guest beers were Pheasantry Black Pheasant, Thornbridge Jaipur, Oakham Citra, Loddon Dragon Fly, Adnams Ghost Ship & Hook Norton Old Hooky. There was no real cider that I could see.
I stayed on the ground floor of this former music hall/cinema. As you would expect, it's quite spacious. With its central location and plenty of real ales, this will always be a popular option for the Kingston drinker.
On 17th March 2023
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No - just the 50p vouchers - last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 17 March 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 05 July 2016 by Quinno _
