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Gastropub in Kingston.

The decor is very bare, with exposed floorboards and wooden tables, and it's quite obviously a gastropub. A piano sits in one corner. A couple of what may initially appear to be open fires seem from the pipework to actually be gas. There's a marquee/conservatory-style extension to one side, with an adjoining courtyard space (this can be booked out for functions).

Despite the gastro-ness, there are five handpumps on the bar, stocked with reasonably interesting ales on both our visits. In February 2008 they had HSB (£3.10/pint), Doom Bar, Sussex Best, Scrum Down, and Landlord. In December 2011 they had Hogs Back TEA, Surrey Hills Ranmore (£1.95/half), Timothy Taylor Landlord, St Austell Tribute, and one other (possibly from Otter brewery), as well as a couple of ciders (Stowford Press and Aspalls).

Kake visited on a Wednesday lunchtime in December 2011. It was quite near Christmas, so a member of staff stopped me as I was entering and warned that most of the tables were booked; however he managed to find me a small table to sit at. I was probably lucky that I got there relatively early (a little before noon), since the place did fill up during my visit.

As of June 2012, food is served noon-3pm and 5pm-10pm Mon-Fri, noon-10pm Sat, and noon-9pm Sun. The menu is quite interesting, and there's a specials board too; see Kake's photoset including menu photos.

In December 2011, Kake tried one of the lunch specials, pork hash with fried egg (£5) photo. This was very good for the price; a generous portion of both meat and vegetables, a rich onion gravy in the bottom of the plate, and a nicely runny yolk on the fried egg. I detected parsnip and carrot as well as potato, and the meat was a mixture of sausage and pork cuts, possibly also a bit of bacon. The vegetables were a bit haphazardly cut, leading to different levels of done-ness, and it wasn't clear whether this was on purpose. I'd happily order this again though.

Ketchup was provided in a kilner jar, and tap water in a swingtop bottle. No service charge was added, though, and I ordered and paid for my food at the bar.

Child-friendliness: Children under 8 are welcome until 7:30pm, and older children later. The child-friendliness policy is usefully made very explicit, with a full page of explanation in the menu photo and transcript, and they also have a separate children's menu photo and transcript. One of the cubicles in the ladies' has a pull-down baby changing table and a nappy bin.

Accessibility: A step to get in at both entrances.

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