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Hours
Sun
12:00 - 22:30
Mon
12:00 - 23:00
Tue
12:00 - 23:00
Wed
12:00 - 23:00
Thu
12:00 - 23:00
Fri
12:00 - 23:00
Sat
12:00 - 23:00
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PRICE RANGE
£6.00 – £18.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
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About
The Phoenix has recently been changed to a new management. We now serve a range of well kept beer and lager. We have put a carefully selected wine menu in which offers a range of wines by both the glass and bottle. We have totally redesigned the menu and now offer a selection of freshly prepared dishes including home made pies and burgers as well as Tapas. We hope you enjoy the changes we have made. Hope to see you all soon.
PRICE RANGE
£6.00 – £18.00
CUISINES
Bar, British, Pub
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Seating, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Family style, Non-smoking restaurants
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35 reviews
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Sunbury155 contributions
Aug 2020 • none
I love the Phoenix for it's riverside decked garden and choice of drinks, however the food left a lot to be desired. The menu seems to have changed since I was last there, not a bad thing in itself, however the selection of pizzas contained some interesting choices and the tapas I had was distinctly average. I had the chicken satay which was luke warm and a very much cheap, slightly gristly cut of meat. The sauce was nice and not too overpowering but due to the chicken I left a fair bit of the meat. I would return for drinks but not food.
Written 11 October 2020
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glennie49
London60 contributions
Aug 2020 • friends
Went for lunch on the eat out to help out Had the Burgers which were pretty average and glad it was £7 pounds instead of £14 thought it was overpriced, and not presented very well. Garden is very nice sitting by the river, but wouldn't want to sit inside. Won't be in too much of a hurry to go back
Written 27 August 2020
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LukeGrainger
Walton-On-Thames1 contribution
Jun 2024 • couples
Came here on the 17th June- lovely setting and garden next to the river- staff were somewhat accommodating. Given the prices of the food I assumed it would be of high quality. I ordered the burger and my girlfriend the chicken Caesar salad. Waiting time was somewhat okay, would have thought it would come a bit quicker considering the place wasn’t very busy at the time (I’d say around a half an hour wait). The burger came and it was a very small portion with a miniscule piece of bacon inside- very small portion of chips too. The salad was also very small in a small bowl: considering it costed £14.90, and the burger £16.90. It was worth about £10 honestly and the salad £8. The beer is good but I would not recommend this place to eat as it’s nowhere near the value for money. It’s a shame because it’s such a great location in the depths of lower sunbury along the river. If this is how it was when it wasn’t busy I can’t imagine what it’s like when they’re packed in here. Will not be coming back to eat unless there’s a change. Ended up spending about £60 on food and drink and not satisfied.
Written 17 June 2024
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Wolfgang P
Greater London113 contributions
Jan 2020 • friends
Really missing it during lockdown! Was only saying last Monday to a good friend after having met first time under social distancing rules outside in the sun on the riverbank that under normal circumstances we’d surely proceed for a pint in The Phoenix - still obviously a dream! During a zoom video chat with old colleagues on Thursday when we all agreed to meet for a drink ASAP after lockdown I mentioned The Phoenix and even sent links to their website for further info on my fav pub in Sunbury! Have visited many times, last was with a good friend at the end of January 2020, going for a couple of beers and a bit of food, the burgers and chips were freshly prepared and delicious as always! In particular during the summer in nice weather the beautiful terrace they’ve got directly by the river Thames, even with it’s very own mooring for a boat, is a beautiful place to be. Lovely atmosphere in a truly ancient cosy old building, quality food and very friendly staff make it a very welcoming pub and their outside beer garden terrace hard to beat! Can’t recommend it highly enough and can’t wait for the day to come to enjoy it again! Hopefully before summer is over... let’s pray for the very best in these uncertain times.
Written 24 May 2020
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Jules E
3 contributions
Aug 2020 • none
I cant recommend this place enough every time we have eaten here the food has been delicious. The staff are always friendly and really helpful to deal with. The steaks are particularly amazing.
We got our steaks mixed up the other day husband has medium rare I have well done by the time I realised my steak had been eaten by my husband which upset me a bit and was funny however what stood out for me was the way that the manager there tried to resolve it and offered more food, it was really appreciated and we did not take the food as it was really out fault not the restaurants but the lovely gesture was there and for that reason we will always go back to the Phoenix and support their business through these difficult times.
The food is delicious they must have a great supplier for their meat as it is always perfect and cannot recommend their food enough
Written 13 August 2020
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DJF135
London58 contributions
Aug 2020 • friends
This pub has gone from the worst pub in sunbury to the absolute best thanks to Flavio and Alice. It has a strong Spanish theme (the owners being Spanish) selling amazing tapas and washing it all down with a refreshing jug of sangria. It’s all been cleaned up and the garden looks great, so much colour with their gorgeous hanging baskets, with the added river location bonus you’d actually believe you are in the med. Have been there a few times since lockdown lifted and they are taking it seriously with lots of common sense rules in place. My pub of choice from now on.
Written 3 August 2020
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Sherril L
1 contribution
Jul 2021 • family
Amazing food and lovely view of the river.
Staff went above and beyond to make my birthday lunch a memorable one even bringing me out a cake with a candle and sang happy birthday too.
Highly recommend this establishment
Written 7 July 2021
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Johngolden1234
1 contribution
Apr 2022 • couples
We went here for drinks and a meal before going to a comedy night. The food was not cheap ( for pub grub) I had the liver and bacon and mash, which was just ok
My husband had the fish and chips , over cooked chips and the fish was awful, the batter was soggy and yellow in colour . We sent the chips back and the next lot were not much better, so we asked for a refund . He didn’t eat any of it.
Written 2 April 2022
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Jan A
Cheshire16 contributions
Mar 2024 • friends
Went for dinner and was placed at nice cosy table without a booking! Upon recommendation of the waitress I ordered the fish and chips and my friend ordered nachos. The nachos were average but the batter on the fish was inedible. Was asked early in the meal was all ok and said yes but the chips were just frozen and reheated and I could not stomach the batter! On collection of full plate said the batter was awful (greyish colour and rubbery texture) the waitress agreed. The manager then came over and asked why I said it was ok and that 4 other people had said it was fine, she asked if I wanted something else or some drinks, I declined food but ordered another 2 drinks, she said the meal would be deducted. When we got the bill not only were charged for the drinks at a very high price but she had deducted only £7 off the £17.99 fish and chips and was misc on bill when questioned she stated this was compromise. Very rude and terrible customer service by the manager the other staff were lovely however. Do not bother!
Written 16 March 2024
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phiewe
Felpham188 contributions
Jul 2021 • family
We reserved a table in the garden in advance. Upon arrival the staff were aware of our booking but said to take any table in the garden. We had two tapas dishes and a burger, the tapas was lovely but very over priced. The burger was pretty average. Staff were friendly enough. Lovely view of the Thames but wouldn't rush to return nothing stood out unfortunately.
Written 13 July 2021
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Phil D
Key Largo8 contributions
Jun 2023 • family
Friendly staff, great location on the river, great food. I regularly order the tapas. The satay, patatas bravas and prawns are delish. I'm prompted to write this by the review I just read here giving the tapas a low score. I've brought several people here for the tapas on half a dozen occasions and they all loved it.
Written 14 June 2023
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Alec P
1 contribution
Jul 2023 • couples
Very disappointing. Viewed the menu on the web page but on arrival found the three best things had been removed, leaving a very limited choice. The Linguini was too spicy and stodgy. Lovely location, shame it was let down by the food.
Written 25 July 2023
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Birdgod
London37 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
So I live local to this pub and have visited it many times. The menu regularly changes and previously the food has been good. However on my latest visit we ordered three dishes from the Tapas menu namely the nachos, satay chicken and halloumi. Upon arrival of the nachos the chef had made the cardinal sin of using sauce out of a plastic bottle to replicate sour cream, salsa and guacamole. The fact that this was rank sauce was squirted in three lines across the nachos made the dish inedible. The satay chicken was good but again the sauce had obviously come out of a bottle. The halloumi was passable. Tapas should be bog standard for a chef and not thrown together by taking short cuts and replacing fresh products with muck from a plastic bottle.
Written 22 July 2024
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Pat W
12 contributions
Mar 2024 • friends
Celebrated my birthday with a large group of family and friends. Food was reasonably good especially the pie, garlic prawns not that good, but overall my evening was excellent. Service was very good and the atmosphere great so had a lovely evening. The only negative was the price of the drinks very expensive but as it was a special occasion didn’t affect the enjoyment of the evening. We have been to the Phoenix a few times before for lunch and it’s been very nice especially as we can take our dog. For a lovely setting and good atmosphere would recommend this pub.
Written 1 April 2024
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AHK
London4 contributions
Jul 2022 • none
Went there for lunch with foreign visitors, today. The service was excellent, the food was fantastic.
There was a confusion around the order. It was corrected without fuss.
Although, our visitors could have been more gracious; the Manageress and staff responded with total professionalism.
We will go back again, definitely. But won't take same guests with us next time.
Written 31 July 2022
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