The Crown Inn - JD Wetherspoon Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Steak was absolutely delicious."
• "Steak night! Well worth the money as always, friendly staff."
• "Good was alright, usual weather spoons dinner, tasty."
• "Good ale, good food and good price as expected from J D Wetherspoon."
• "The food was fantastic, the place was very clean."
• "Had a lovely meal lamb shank mash and gravy. Beautiful and well worth it."
• "The food we ordered was very good and arrived very quick."

Cons:

• "Not many chips on the plate though."
• "The food has gone massively downhill. In quality and the price has risen allot for a bear and a burger."
• "The food was foul!!"
• "Cold stinky food and overcooked chicken with a coleslaw portion the size for a baby."
• "Fish & Chips very poor tonight completely overcooked and dry."
• "They had no pizzas so ordered Southern fried chicken stripes and chips the chicken was dryer than the Sahara dessert."
• "Had Christmas dinner, it was awful, Turkey was reconstituted Turkey roll, very little meat, it was mainly stuffing."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was friendly and quick."
• "We were weary about going out to eat but the pub was clean and very well organised."
• "Needs more staff poor girl was run ragged. She was serving at the bar which was busy. Clearing tables serving breakfasts while under pressure she still remained very pleasant and polite apologising to each customer she served."
• "by far the friendliest 'Spoons' in the area with great food and real ale selection."
• "Staff are really friendly and helpful."
• "Very friendly staff. Great atmosphere."
• "Staff seemed friendly, ordered via the app with no issues."

Cons:

• "Really disappointed with the cleanliness, service and poor quality food."
• "The staff are unhelpful/rude, unclean & extream foul language in earshot of customers."
• "Our table service was very poor. After 25 minutes my husband could see our drinks on the bar and went to collect them himself."
• "The staff then proceeded to serve their friends after hours."
• "Service bad asked the manager to clear the table he said he would see to it but didn't."
• "The so called manager with pink red hair was extremely rude and abrupt would not recommend this place to anyone."
• "Worst service ever, in fact lazy service."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Toilets facilities are clean and spacious."
• "Enjoyed treating my Daughter, partner and grandson to a Weatherspoons breakfast. Very good atmosphere and surroundings."
• "The place was very clean."
• "Safe and friendly, with the nicest ladies toilets I have ever seen, not just for a spoons!"
• "Very well kept pub. Clean and tidy throughout."
• "Beautiful interior. Nice clean toilets."
• "Lovely old building which invites you in to this friendly busy Wetherspoons."

Cons:

• "The only things that let it down for me was the inside which was smelly and run down."
• "Pub was very grubby & needed a good clean, social distancing was a joke."
• "Cheap food and drink just the normal wetherspoon, although lacking in cleanliness, table's left with food and empty plates."
• "The place is absolutely disgusting."
• "How can a pub like this operate like this? Loads of tables kept dirty with no attention given to them from staff."
• "Tables not cleared rubbish on floor under tables."
• "Filthy, unhygienic and terrible service."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Really nice Wetherspoons in the high street. Attractive beer garden with access to the street."
• "Lovely Wetherspoons- full of character with lots of nooks and crannies."
• "Outside area at the back of the pub if okay if its a sunny day."
• "Lovely pub in a lovely village of Knaresborough."
• "Small beer garden and more space inside than first thought."
• "Very nice traditional type pub, tastefully and sympathetically decorated, with plenty of seating areas."
• "Nicely laid out interior, only a brief walk from the railway station."

Cons:

• "Place looks grubby and in need of decorating."
• "Just a shame that the carpet could do with a good clean."
• "Found a few of the tables had a sticky feel to them, even after a clean."
• "General decor starting to look tired."
• "Only negative was the downstairs decor it lacked the usual wow factor that you expect."
• "Not one of the better Wetherspoons.. too many tables close together .. wasn't good for disabled people .. it was scruffy, pots everywhere, had to clear tables yourself to sit at one!!"
• "This is more like an airport departure lounge than a public house."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "As with any Wetherspoons pub, cheap, cheerful and consistent."
• "Competitive prices as are all Wetherspoons."
• "Otherwise good beer, excellent curry at very competitive prices."
• "Relaxed comfortable and, as always, you know what you are getting."
• "Excellent atmosphere and a great experience yet again, Wetherspoon can always be relied on for good quality food and drink at sensible prices."
• "It's a friendly homely atmosphere, the staff are both polite and friendly plus it's brilliant value for money."
• "Good bang for your buck."

Cons:

• "Getting quite expensive for some of the meals on the menu."
• "Prices up. Quality down!!"
• "Unfortunately you get what you pay for, which at wetherspoons is next to nothing."
• "Stingy portions. Mash tasted like dried mash mix."
• "I've paid £5 less for bigger burgers at McDonalds."
• "90%+ of menu unavailable or out of stock."
• "Despite none of the tables were tidied the whole time I was there, the soft drink measures less than stated, uncut garlic bread and lack of wrap filling."