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| The Norbiton & Dragon was a pub in the [[Locale Norbiton|Norbiton]] area of [[Locale Kingston|Kingston]]. It closed down in early 2017 and the premises were taken over by a different pub company which reopened it as [[Norbiton, KT2 6PW|the Norbiton]]. |
A reasonable pub in [[Locale Norbiton|Norbiton]]/[[Locale Kingston|Kingston]], part of a chain (a subgroup of the [http://www.orchidgroup.co.uk/ Orchid Group]) which includes the [[Cock And Dragon, EN4 9HU|Cock and Dragon]] in [[Locale Cockfosters|Cockfosters]] and the [[Green Dragon, N21 2QP|Green Dragon]] in [[Locale Winchmore Hill|Winchmore Hill]]. |
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The information below is retained for people who want to know what it was like as the Norbiton & Dragon. |
Seats can be very narrow — some can be a bit of a struggle to fit into — and they have those stupid knee high tables round half the bar (the other half is bar stools and high tables). There's also a beer garden out the back with picnic benches, some sheltered with umbrellas. |
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<div class="old_info"> Pub in the [[Locale Norbiton|Norbiton]] area of [[Locale Kingston|Kingston]]. |
When [[Kake]], [[bob]], and Richard visited in August 2009 they had London Pride (£3/pint) and Old Speckled Hen on handpump. |
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The interior is dominated by the central bar <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26257154215/ photo]</small>, with seating and a narrow strip of standing space all around. Due to the size of the bar, it's not quite as spacious as one might expect from outside. Much of it is lit by the tall windows that wrap half the space, though there are a couple of darker, cosier areas around towards the back of the bar. Flatscreens are mounted at opposite ends of the room. |
They do Thai food as well as a selection of standard pub food. [[Northern Steve]] has visited on various lunchtimes during the week. On one visit, I ordered sing chow mai (£6.45), which was quite nice and reasonably spiced. |
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The floor is bare boards, and seating is a mix of low stools, high chairs, and padded benches. A separate dining area, ready laid with wine glasses and cutlery, looks out past several more tables on the exterior decking onto the beer garden at the back. |
[[Northern Steve]] would imagine there being no atmosphere in the evening as the whole thing feels like the bar section of a restaurant rather than a bar with a restaurant attached. |
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[[Kake]] and Shuri visited on a Wednesday late lunchtime in March 2016. There were half a dozen other people in when we arrived around 1:30pm, and music was playing quietly. Snooker was showing on one of the flatscreens and a news channel was on the other, both with the sound off. |
Accessibility: One rather high step up to get in. A smaller step down to get into the beer garden. Didn't check the toilets. |
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The six handpumps on the bar were clipped for Sharp's Doom Bar, London Pride, Twickenham Naked Ladies, and Fuller's ESB. A pint and a half of lime and soda came to £2.40. They do Thai food <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26257154445/ photo of menu]</small> as well as traditional pub food <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/25984302390/ photo of menu]</small>, and according to a sign seen in March 2016 offer both takeaway and delivery. Accessibility: A large step at one entrance, and a smaller step at the other. Doorways are a bit narrow. |
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* [http://kingstonpubguide.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/norbiton-dragon.html Kingston Pub Guide review] |
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* [https://whatpub.com/pubs/KIN/7026/ WhatPub entry] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and Shuri, March 2016.</div> </div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Northern Steve]], 20 November 2008. Opening hours taken from the Norbiton & Dragon website, November 2011.</div> |
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A reasonable pub in Norbiton/Kingston, part of a chain (a subgroup of the Orchid Group) which includes the Cock and Dragon in Cockfosters and the Green Dragon in Winchmore Hill.
Seats can be very narrow — some can be a bit of a struggle to fit into — and they have those stupid knee high tables round half the bar (the other half is bar stools and high tables). There's also a beer garden out the back with picnic benches, some sheltered with umbrellas.
When Kake, bob, and Richard visited in August 2009 they had London Pride (£3/pint) and Old Speckled Hen on handpump.
They do Thai food as well as a selection of standard pub food. Northern Steve has visited on various lunchtimes during the week. On one visit, I ordered sing chow mai (£6.45), which was quite nice and reasonably spiced.
Northern Steve would imagine there being no atmosphere in the evening as the whole thing feels like the bar section of a restaurant rather than a bar with a restaurant attached.
Accessibility: One rather high step up to get in. A smaller step down to get into the beer garden. Didn't check the toilets.
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Last visited by Northern Steve, 20 November 2008. Opening hours taken from the Norbiton & Dragon website, November 2011.
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