The Black Lion - Kingston upon Thames

Central location Fun friendly helpful Fabulous hosts friendly regulars Fun nice place to stay We will be back Rob and Reka

I can’t say how many times I’ve been to this pub but it has that wonderful mix of ordinary boozer, great live music and exceptional service which are hard things to find in one place. Please visit any night but particularly a Saturday night when...they have great live music. You’ll have a good time and make friends if you wish

Booked via a recommendation from a friend and wasnt dissapointed. Lovely pub on the corner of the high street. Friendly team who allowed me to check in early and showed me to my room for the night. Perfect for an over night stay. Would recommend...for a short couple of nights visit. Not to far from the river too.

Used to come here regularly and after a while popped back on a footy day. The first round was and then the second was with a very mild variation for the two drinks ordered. A friend joined for the next round and it...had become over for three drinks. Turns out the chap behind the bar had been charging for doubles for a Malibu and prior to that a Disarrono for rounds two and three. I challenged them after the third round once the penny dropped and they I said it was my responsibility to make sure the prices were right. They refunded me which was an admission of guilt. The sad thing is the drinks were only singles so it wasn’t as if it was a double by mistake. I saw the chap pour them! All in all you can’t trust this lot. But is a shame as was always a good pub with decent food. Now the menu is just pizza which looks pretty grim. All the staff pop out and get fast food from KFC or Maccie D’s to eat which says it all really. Would avoid these days as they now rip you off and the things that used to be good are no more. Sad times for a once good pub.

My daughter and I stayed overnight at the Black Lion. We'd been at a concert in Kingston and my daughter had booked the room, as a surprise for me, so we didn't have travel home late at night. The member of staff who greeted us...didn't greet us. She gave us the key and said the bar would be open for a little while longer. We paid and then I asked for a drink and she said it was now shut!! She led us out of the pub and through a dilapidated wooden gate, past a dirty kitchen prep area and up a few flights of stairs, which were covered with dirty, dusty carpet. She then pointed to our room, gave us the key and left. Upon entering the room we were welcomed'by the same dirty dusty carpet that was on the stairs but this one had a massive stain at the entrance!! The room was dingy and in desperate need of updating. We were tired and went to bed. My daughter realised her bed was on a slant and I investigated only to find one leg was missing at the head end. I also noticed lots of rubbish and dust under the bed. We both looked under the other three beds and found an unopened packet of Durex, cigarette papers, more rubbish and dust! We were both pretty sickened by what we'd seen but it was now and rather late for us to find a better quality establishment to stay in. I walked back to my bed and stood on a cable clip which was one of two that had been left by my bed. My daughter tried to open the windows as it was hot and stuffy in the room, but the secondary glazing was not fit for purpose and had been hung horizontally even though it was made to be hung vertically!! I could continue but, in short, we were mis sold. Our room looked nothing like the bedroom photo on booking.com and yet when we left in the morning, the rooms next to ours did! We couldn't even gain access back into the pub to hand the key back as no staff were around and the door was locked at I eventually got a young lad's attention who was hoovering and gave him the key and the cable clip. We were so glad to get home, shower and cleanse such a horrible experience for us both. Oh and yes, we complained but Lindsay says she couldn't see anything wrong with our room!!! The cleaner had maybe heard us moaning about the room when we left and covered her tracks or Lindsay was in the wrong room. N.B Please request that you aren't given room when you book.