Crown Inn Reviews Summary

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great location with lovely views...Good service & atmosphere. Dogs welcome."
• "The pub itself is spaciously laid out with a roaring open fire in one section."
• "Lovely garden on a warm, sunny day."
• "Nice atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere on a Tuesday mid day."
• "This Pub had a lovely setting and cool period interior."
• "Spectacular location. Go for a walk in the woods to work up an appetite for the delicious meal ahead."

Cons:

• "The only drawback is that it is very wheelchair-unfriendly - unavoidable steps everywhere, difficult toilet."
• "This is not an accessible for a wheelchair, steps and narrow openings prevent this."
• "I would say this is not accessible for a wheelchair, steps and narrow openings prevent this."
• "Whilst the building has not been adapted for wheelchair access due to its Listed status."
• "The door was constantly open which made it drafty."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Roast beef was Perfect, loved the Yorkshire pudding and choice of veg all served piping hot as promised!!!"
• "The food was delicious."
• "Great range of delicious and good value food."
• "The food was really amazing."
• "The quality food against price is Brilliant."
• "Great food and at a great price."
• "The chefs special the last time (venison and duck suet pudding pie), was spectacular!"

Cons:

• "Food & presentation was poor. Need a lesson how to serve Mint tea."
• "Portions were tiny across the board, completely not worth the money."
• "The food served to us last night was abysmal. Had to look very hard for the fish in the fish pie and the Caesar salad was just a huge serving of lettuce."
• "Disappointing. Poor choice of beer and the Timothy Taylor was not in great condition. Food was poor pub food."
• "Food was edible."
• "The roast dinner was a disappointment."
• "Food was ok, but it took 50 minutes for a standard main course."

Service

Pros:

• "Good service & atmosphere. Dogs welcome."
• "Thank you so much for hosting our wedding lunch yesterday, food and service was excellent."
• "The service was excellent, except for two drinks which were forgotten but on prompting they were speedily brought."
• "Lovely friendly pub with good pub food and pleasant staff, especially the Manager, Tracy, who has done so much since she arrived to make it a great place to visit."
• "Found the staff very attentive even though very busy."
• "Superb quality service."
• "Very helpful staff."

Cons:

• "They were clearly understaffed."
• "Staff shortages mean service is slow...poor management from head office to limit staff numbers."
• "There didn't seem to be very good organisation/communication between them."
• "Amazing food, however poor slow service."
• "Shocking service - table of 10 booked for 8pm on a Saturday - we found our own table having been ignored at first arrival....waited and waited."
• "Unfortunately, short staffed today so not a great experience."
• "Poor management from head office to limit staff numbers."