Chick-fil-A, the US fast food chain known for its chicken sandwiches, is opening its first London restaurant in Kingston upon Thames on Thursday, March 5. The outlet will operate Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm, but will remain closed on Sundays, a tradition dating back to founder Truett Cathy.
The menu features classic, deluxe, and spicy chicken sandwiches, grilled options, nuggets, waffle fries, salads, and milkshakes. Sides include waffle fries, side salad, or fruit cup, with sauces such as Chick-fil-A sauce, barbecue, and sweet & spicy sriracha.
This is Chick-fil-A's second UK restaurant, following a Leeds launch in October 2025, and a location in Belfast. However, the chain's expansion has drawn criticism due to past donations by the Cathy family's WinShape Foundation to groups opposed to same-sex marriage. Chick-fil-A has stated it no longer funds those organisations, focusing instead on education, homelessness, and hunger.
Campaigners from the Peter Tatchell Foundation recently picketed the chain's London head office, calling it 'toxic' and 'not welcome here'. A previous Chick-fil-A outlet in Reading closed in 2019 after similar backlash.
