The Wobbly Whale Public House will open Saturday in the former home of the Kings Head British Pub. | The Wobby Whale Public House
Published on October 1, 2025 at 2:50 pm
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A new pub will open Saturday on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine, a year after a popular British pub shut down there after a 32-year run.
The new Wobbly Whale Public House that took over the former site of the Kings Head British Pub at 6460 U.S. 1 N. It will have a limited menu to start and, in an Instagram post, promises “amazing beers” on tap from England, Germany and the U.S.
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First Pub LLC bought the Tudor-style pub in January. Company manager Sean Hassan said the Jacksonville-based group loves its community and “wants to do something special with the pub and property.”
Renovating the pub
In the Instagram post, the new owners said it has been a long road since they began renovating the classic British building earlier this year.
On Saturday, they said, they will focus on beer and a limited menu that includes fish and chips, bratwurst, a Bavarian pretzel and a few other items.
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British pub owner Anne Dyke and then-husband Michael began building the British pub in 1990 on a then-empty patch of U.S. 1 about 8 miles north of downtown St. Augustine. The pub closed in September 2024 because of rising costs and staffing issues.
