Kings Arms

Really enjoy the food in here. It’s definitely above well above average pub food and reasonable too.

Ein richtiges Pub (mit Garten), wo man sich als Touri nicht fehl am Platz vorkommt. Fish & Chips waren ganz gut, ebenso die Bedienung. Wer in Greenwich vorbeikommt und keinen besseren Geheimtipp hat (wie z.B. der Greenwich Market, der leider abends zu hat), liegt hier gut.

Do not go! this is easily the worst pub i have ever had the misfortune of going to. The staff cannot serve a pint properly. Even worse is the staff denial that they cannot pour a pint. staff have an attitude problem, and the pub itself is a bit of a hole. It has really gone downhill since i last visited. There are plenty od decent pubs in Greenwich, and this ain’t one of them!

Six of us enjoyed our morning and early afternoon of sightseeing in Greenwich. We were hungry for lunch so I pulled out my list of restaurants and found one near where we were at the time. The Kings Arms is a popular and traditional pub with a pretty outdoor patio that sits among a green garden. The place serves typical pub food from burgers to salads to a good variety of main dishes to puddings.
I had the fish (haddock) and chips with bread and mushy peas (£8.45); Tony had beef and Abbot ale pie w/​green beans and carrots and a side of braised red cabbage (£9.45).
Service was very slow, although we hit the pub at lunch time. Overall, a decent place to eat in a traditional pub. This is a good place if you don’t plan to have a quick meal.

Standard pub. Fine for few drinks in quite a convenient place — central Greenwich — near all the interesting bits, Greenwich market, Greenwich park, the queens house etc…
There are nicer pubs around but this one is fine.
The wine list is quite good and there are some good ales on tap.
Food is available but I’ve only ever had chips here — they were fine.
The bar staff are largely friendly and honest about the food and drink on offer. There will likely be some regulars propping up the bar and the occasional loud group of lads on a Friday/​Saturday night.
Everything’s fine,
Ian

I would say the picture for this place sums it up pretty well.
On the positive side, the portions are more than substantial. I can’t imagine eating the entire steak and ale pie by myself even on a completely empty stomach.
That said, the flavors were less than pleasing. I can honestly say I probably enjoy eating frozen chicken pies from Sainsbury’s more than the steak and ale pie I had here.
Besides that the place feels like a tourist trap — something about it felt really inauthentic.

During our tour of Greenwich, our group became hungry… REALLY HUNGRY. We wanted a cow each at the time. So, without much thought, we just entered the first restaurant our eyes set upon: Kings Arms.
It was a bad call; the food is terribly British. Yes, the phrase «terribly British» sums it up quite nicely. It was terrible because it was British. It was British because it was terrible. It was really British. It was terrible.
The only reason I can justify coming here was because it was a British experience for some hungry American college students. I’m starting to regret most of my «justified British cultural experiences» now…

I love this place on summer afternoons, they have a small but beautiful patio, that is very pleasant.
Beside the pub, on the left handside of the façade, there is a small alley with another patio… I have amazing memories of lazy sundays here, eating winkles, pickled eels and drinking pints. I think this stall has nothing to do with the pub though; last time I was here, they were serving apple pie instead of my beloved eel and when I asked to the bar tender, seems they didnt owned the stand and could not tell me where the winkles had gone ;(
Pity. Missing the seafood and the beer, what a great combination…
Still, good pub and awesome patio to relax during sunny summer days.

Bog-​standard pub in beside Greenwich park, its gotta good-​sized decent beer garden, but it ain’t got much goin for it after that£5.85 for a large glass of wine? Yowza.

An adequate pub that has deteriorated a bit in the last few years. That said it is pleasant enough to sit in the beer garden on a summer afternoon after a walk through the park. Best avoid sitting in the corner to next too all the bins though. Shame that they don’t see fit to fence that off somehow

Overall, this is a good pub. The patio outside is a nice place to while away a Sunday afternoon in Greenwich. The prices are reasonable, drinks are standard pub fare. I stuck to Guinness. Food is well priced and adequate. I’m giving this three stars because the nachos were decent. They had a strange tomato sauce but were good nevertheless.

Do NOT let the menu fool you. I have worked for this chain of pub. It belongs to punch taverns. The Food, like the Yacht is nearly all microwaved. The burgers that you pay 8 quid for, is yes 90 second job in microwaved. I can honestly say that neither of these pubs do ‘Homemade’ food. That is a big FAT lie. They may say it but it is far from it. The pies come in frozen. The only stuff that hasn’t sat in the freezer for 2 – 3 Months is the specials on the bottom of the menu.
Microwaved Roast Beef? mmmmm delicious. Especially when you see how it comes out of its packaging. definately not a place for food. The chicken comes in cooked yet in a slimy grease. That also gets cooked in the micro or oven till hot, again, itsalready been fricking cooked!
Most certainly is not quality food.
Nice beer garden yes.
Homely on the inside yes.
Other than that don’t expect a warmly welcome.

This pub isn’t too shabby. But I’ve never had a really brilliant night in here. It’s over the road from some student halls, but don’t let that put you off. They’re the halls for the ‘mature’ students, which surprisingly seems to make a difference. They drink ale.
The food here is pretty good. It’s homemade which is good, and they have a BBQ out back in the summer. Lots of seafood in the summer which is strange.
I don’t have feelings to this pub one way or the other. When I was a student it was great, but now I don’t ever come here. There’s nothing wrong with it, not at all. I just never seem to come here now.

The Kings Arms is a pleasant pub whether you’re grabbing a light bite for lunch, stopping for an afternoon drink after a stroll through the adjacent Greenwich park, enjoying a hearty dinner or socialising over evening drinks.
The décor is traditional, but not in the lifeless cookie-​cutter fashion of so many large, spacious family-​oriented gastro-​pubs. No; this place retains a sense of character. It is small, cosy and rustic, with fireplaces and quirky memorabilia on the walls.
It attracts a mixed crowd: older people, younger people, professionals, artsy types. This could well be because apart from a good atmosphere, they offer quality food. The menu has what you’d expect from any pub, but again, originality is retained. Why have a baked potato with beans when you can have one stuffed with cheese & mushrooms, or one with chicken and guacamole? While this isn’t a bargain pub where you get two meals for 7 quid (go to Wetherspoons if that’s what you’re after), the prices are definitely reasonable.
All in all, a civilised but unpretentious place. You can talk over the music, they have coffee machines, the service is prompt and the one or two plasma screens that adorn the walls neither distract nor blare in your face, making it an ideal place for a lowkey gathering with friends.

Another nice pub in Greenwich, after a long walk during the day, it’s worth popping in this pub for nice beer and good food. The garden at the back is so lovely, equipped with outdoor heaters and parasols.
Staff are alright, not too bad but not very impressive service