The King's Head Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Decor is great as is the atmosphere."
• "Love this place, my local pub and has been recently refurbished to a very high standard, very cozy with loads of sofas, pillows and a stunning log burner."
• "The Kings Head is a great gastro pub in Winchmore Hill in North London. It has a very warm feeling and very friendly service added with gorgeous Sunday roast lunch, copious portions and exquisite food."
• "Beautiful big, bright pub."
• "The decor was charming."
• "New Renovated decor is now Properly 'on point'."
• "Nice pub in a scenic setting. Atmosphere was good and indoor and outdoor areas were well presented and tidy with nice touches such as outdoor heating and large screen TV in the garden."

Cons:

• "As it was a Saturday afternoon/evening it was very noisy at times but that was to be expected."
• "This used to be my second office for years but stopped when the current owners did a modern refurb and the staff changed. The place was just not as cosy and friendly."
• "A very odd Friday night crowd, and a weird atmosphere in a pub that likes to sell itself as a high-end establishment."
• "We went on a Saturday evening and it was loud, busy and the clientele was pretentious and loud."
• "Music was put on by staff for their pleasure, as there is an older clientele wanting to talk and often work on computers."
• "Very noisy shouting table of guys swearing and drinking while we tried to eat our meal."
• "The clientele though could be to blame for that. It resembles a pick up joint some nights with 'greek princesses' looking for the next rich husband."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Visited the kings head for our son’s birthday. Laura is the best waitress you can ask for."
• "The team were amazing from start to finish."
• "Food was amazing and the service matched it!!"
• "Such a lovely local pub. The staff are super friendly and accommodating. The food is good & reliable."
• "Very good and polite staff."
• "The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful."
• "Staff is extremely friendly and unspeakably helpful and kind with the greatest attitude, passion and enthusiasm that I have ever come across in Hospitality."

Cons:

• "Strange experience - decent food but put in a corner with health hazards."
• "Customer service good and staff were polite but busy to pay any attention when you have been waiting very long."
• "Surly staff was the highlight of this visit. Just monosyllabic, unwelcoming and bordering on outright rude."
• "The staff are efficient but some of them seem to be in the wrong industry."
• "All staff was very rude to us, didn't want to explain the situation as we explained ours and how this made us feel."
• "Service was really slow."
• "The service was a joke literally."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This place keeps improving every year. The menu is consistently good, the place is clean."
• "Food very tasty - chickpea and sweetcorn burger - and was served very quickly."
• "The food was gorgeous and absolutely delicious."
• "The food is fantastic as well.as good value."
• "Delicious food, I had the chicken, mushroom and leek pie which was really nice!!"
• "Food is impeccable."
• "The food was beautifully cooked with lots of flavour and good portions."

Cons:

• "The food however was underwhelming and expensive. My cured trout starter was bland and quite meagre. My bavette steak was too chewy to be enjoyable."
• "Steak was just pathetic. Cold, pre cut, and only enough there for a toddler."
• "Since re-opening after the refurb, it feels like the quality of the food has dropped off a little."
• "The food is dreadful....poor quality and over priced ....combined with bad service."
• "TERRIBLE FOOD, TASTES SO BLAND I AM ACTUALLY RATHER SURPRISED PEOPLE EAT HERE."
• "Ordered Scotch egg and came refrigerator cold, meat inside congealed and breadcrumbs soggy."
• "Service was poor and food was even worse (the beef loaded fires were soggy and liquidy)."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I highly recommend this space for any celebration and would definitely hire it again."
• "It's pet friendly too and as my local they can do no wrong."
• "The Kings Head is a great gastro pub in Winchmore Hill in North London."
• "Great food. The kings head is one of my favourite pubs in London because it ticks all the boxes."
• "The entire pub is clean, staff are helpful and friendly, food is 10/10, portion sizes plentiful."
• "The food was wonderful - our guests were very complimentary about the quality of the food and particularly their vegan dishes."
• "5* Would recommend on a positive experience 👍🏼"

Cons:

• "Little on the expensive side but we all love to treat ourselves for a good time."
• "Rip off prices, and wasn't made to feel welcome as only booked a table for drinks and desert."
• "The cocktails contained no alcohol and were too pricey (considering the fact that they had no alcohol)."
• "Ok if your a bank robber, twice the price of a Witherspoon 30 quid for 4 drinks is stronging it a bit in my book."
• "The only issue for me was the prices, which I found steep - £36 for 5 drinks."
• "Pint of Youngs was £4.90 which was a bit steep but the food was overpriced."
• "It’s the most expensive pub in Winchmore Hill."