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Wattenden Arms, Kenley, Greater London

Wattenden Arms

4.5
4.5
66 Reviews
£25 and under
Gastro Pub

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7:00 PM
Booked 3 times today

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Dog-friendly
  • Good for groups
Join Landlord Stuart and Head Chef Helder for breakfast, lunch or supper at the Wattenden Arms. Built over 150 years ago we are a hidden gem close to the famous Kenley Aerodrome. Our “finest hour” was most definitely during the Battle of Britain in World War II, when we were commandeered by the RAF to serve as an auxiliary mess for Fighter Command at RAF Kenley. Today we serve a refreshing range of lager, ale & wines and a menu that reflects the great British pub, using fresh ingredients all cooked to order. We welcome the local & wider community, walkers, cyclists & four legged friends.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, British
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Thu–Sat 10:00 am–8:30 pm Sun 9:30 am–7:30 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Helder Pereira Roque

What 66 people are saying

Wattenden Arms reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Surrey

    Great for brunch

  • Surrey

    Great for live music

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Wattenden Arms offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere with "excellent service" and "delicious food." Patrons appreciate the friendly staff and the live music enhancing the dining experience. Notable dishes include the Sunday roast and breakfast options. Some guests noted occasional service hiccups, but overall, it's a "lovely pub" with a "great atmosphere."
66 Reviews
  1. Tina

    Surrey2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service with friendly, efficient staff. Sunday lunch was excellent! Started with salmon on sourdough, followed by turkey roast with a side of cauliflower cheese. No room left for a dessert. Will definitely return.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded 1 day ago
    Thank you Tina, 5-Stars, very much appreciated. we look forward to serving you again soon.

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  2. Paula

    Oxford1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I was in there on Tuesday for a friend's birthday. We had a lovely lunch with superb service. Although they didn't know until that day it was to celebrate a birthday they managed to do a cake with a candle. Our waitress was very helpful, pleasant and cheerful. Today although the food was excellent the two men that were serving were very miserable and hardly spoke. This put a damper on our lunch there seemed to be an atmosphere. This was such a difference to Tuesday. I am not sure I want to return. Such a shame when the surroundings and food are so good.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 17, 2025
    Paula, we are so sorry to read this. I was one of the two gents on shift yesterday and I didn't serve any tables. On the floor I had our experienced Maitre D' and one of our super young ladies. We do hope you do return as the experience you detail is certainly not our standard. One of the young ladies from Tuesday was on shift and would've welcomed this feedback directly so that we could've resolved your unhappiness prior to leaving.

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  3. Karen

    London6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 14, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food good in general but chef cooked wrong meal for one of our order. It was, however, quickly remedied. I would say though that the ham hock sharing plate doesn’t really work - personally I wouldn’t have it as a sharing option. It is a nice pub inside and staff were welcoming.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 17, 2025
    Grateful for your review Karen. I know there was a problem with your dish - Chef prepared the gammon and eggs and not the ham hock. The ham hock sharing plate is a popular dish normally and I am sorry that the confusion resulted in you not enjoying it as you should. I hope to welcome you back again soon.

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  4. Sean

    London1 review

    3.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Mostly a good experience but let down by poor communication between the bar and kitchen. Quite a lot of what we ordered was forgotten. Also…. Very noisy… too noisy.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 11, 2025
    Thank you for the review Sean, we are so sorry. Unsure when you came in to the pub - we were showing rugby over the weekend in the bar area and the garden was also very busy. The poor communication comment has us baffled - we hope you spoke to your server about it and we will follow up with the team on site so we can try to understand what happened. If you want to call the pub to give us a full explanation it would be helpful as we want all customers to have the best experience with us. We do hope to see you again.

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  5. Rachel VIP

    London4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 7, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious food and great service. We had a really enjoyable evening
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 11, 2025
    Huge thanks Rachel, such a positive review means a lot to us. See you soon!

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  6. Greg

    London3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 7, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great pub, new chef that has really taken to elevating your experience of breakfast and meals. Lovely staff, great atmosphere and overall a great place to chill and enjoy. Pop in and enjoy, you won't regret it.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 10, 2025
    Thank you Greg, this means a lot. We are really pleased you have enjoyed your visit and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

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  7. Cynthia

    London6 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 2, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Conventional Sunday roast, but not desperately flavoursome, with slightly underdone vegetables.
    Wattenden ArmsResponded on March 3, 2025
    Cynthia, we are so sorry to read this. I have passed the message on to Chef. Food is of course subjective and we do generally receive positive comments on our flavours. I do hope you told your server as we should've made this right for you. We pride ourselves on using fresh ingredients every week; chosen and prepared with our customers satisfaction in mind. As an independent food business we don't like to read of customer dissatisfaction. Your scores of 2 all round show that we failed on service and ambience also, despite us having a much loved local singer in the pub too. I hope you give us another try!

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  8. Gill

    Surrey11 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 20, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Good local serving good pub grub and fair prices. Friendly staff

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  9. Marilyn

    London8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great Sunday roast with freshly prepared food. New owners are making this pub into a new favourite for us. There was also a really good live singer at just the right volume as background music and gave the place a lovely atmosphere. Good to see The Wattenden thriving and busy.

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  10. Andy

    London4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a delicious family Sunday lunch. The staff were lovely and friendly, and the food was fantastic. The live guitarist/vocalist was also really good.

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Wattenden Arms is rated 4.5 stars by 66 OpenTable diners.

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Old Lodge Ln, Kenley, Greater London CR8 5EU

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Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Purley
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Wed 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Thu–Sat 10:00 am–8:30 pm Sun 9:30 am–7:30 pm
  • Price
    £25 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, British
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Helder Pereira Roque
  • Additional
    Beer, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine
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