Foresters, Hampton Wick - pub details

Foresters
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Address: 45, High St, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 4DG [map] [gmap]

Tel: 020 8943 5379

Website: http://www.myspace.com/foresterspub

Nearest train stations Hampton Wick (0.1 miles), Kingston (0.5 miles), Teddington (1.2 miles)

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> Current user rating: 5.4/10 (rated by 45 users)
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Railway Tavern, Hampton Wick (0.0 miles), Swan, Hampton Wick (0.1 miles), White Hart, Hampton Wick (0.1 miles), Old Kings Head, Hampton Wick (0.2 miles), Bishop Out Of Residence, Kingston Upon Thames (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs

 

user reviews of Foresters, Hampton Wick

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The atmosphere is certainly very pretentious! Everyone knows that people who are really at the top of their profession and get smartly dressed to go to work do not want to have to dress up to go to their local pub. Personally , I like to relax at a pub and it takes more than a gastro-pub to get me to dress up. The Chef is certainly excellent, but there are no interesting ales.

The owner has offended many of the neighborhood people and also has a huge turn over of staff because he is so mean to them. There is almost always a help needed sign. Personally , I am always worried about eating somewhere where the staff are angry.

A local and very well loved neighborhood person was insulted and turned away a few months ago because he looked too scruffy. Locals are turned away because of private parties

I once ordered a White Russian and the barman was not given the authority to mix drinks. I ordered a kaluha and milk, and the barman said he could not do it because he didn't know what to charge me for the milk! I ordered a kaluha on the rock and then went to the off-license across the street to buy a small container of milk, it was SO silly.

The owner seems to be doing a good business though so I guess there are enough yuppies with no taste in ales who are willing to wait forever to get served.
beth1970 - 23 Jul 2008 16:02
I wish that they would put some more exciting real ale on here. It is doing a lot right - but Pride as the only real ale choice is a disappointment.
MeurglysIII - 15 May 2008 23:34
Quite impressed with the Foresters, definitely your best bet in Hampton Wick. Barstaff very friendly, the general atmosphere is excellent. Food looked good, may return there for a bite to eat at some point.
parkhillian - 28 Apr 2008 17:22
Fantastic, vibrant pub run by a landlord who is very enthusiastic - especially about the food, which is excellent. He also appears to know the provenance and preparation of all the ingredients!!

If you want fast food go somewhere else as this is cuisine food, beautifully cooked and presented as a work of art. Yes it takes time, but well worth it. . . .

Only one real ale, but lots of lagers and cider.

We thought it was fab and will be back for more live music and food soon :-)


slugbreff - 3 Feb 2008 22:27
Had a weekday lunch here recently. The food was not cheap but was ok, there was a decent selection of drink but the biggest problem was it was sooooooo slow. For a main course and a pudding for 5 we were in the pub for 2.5 hours. It wasn't even busy, not by any stretch.

It's a decent pub but if they are going to do food they need to speed it up.
anonymous - 24 Nov 2007 22:45

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