The Crown Hotel Bar & Restaurant, Blandford Forum Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "All the staff that we encountered were excellent, always friendly, helpful and welcoming."
• "Friendly staff and the best coffee in Blandford."
• "Excellent customer service, starting with a friendly check in experience with Helen."
• "The staff couldn't do enough for us. They were just so attentive and helpful."
• "Every single one of them was amazing and really couldn't do enough for you."
• "Really pleasant staff always happy to help with anything."
• "The staff are really lovely, as always."

Cons:

• "We waited 20mins+ for service, similar for drinks and then again for the bill."
• "Very nice although upon our first visit for breakfast, a biscuit was dropped by the staff in the middle of the bar area walkway, rather than pick it up the staff kept minding their step as they walked around it."
• "Maybe if the waiting staff were told not to walk back in empty handed."
• "The plates were hot but the food was only just warm which is a shame."
• "The food menu is basic which is fine for one night but probably not more."
• "Place looks great and so does the food, but just about the worst service I’ve ever received."
• "The poor girl didn't really know what you had and didn't have and a lot lost in interpretation."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lovely food & drink in their beer garden."
• "The food was very good and the service excellent."
• "The breakfast the next morning was amazing."
• "Came to have lunch today at the restaurant. Really good well flavoured food and generous portions."
• "Really enjoyed the food which was good value and reasonable portion sizes."
• "The food and drink are reasonably priced and tasty."
• "The food was hot, we had ordered steak and fish and chips."

Cons:

• "The bacon was far too fatty and all the topping had to come off to be able to take the bacon off."
• "Had the worst steak today I’ve ever had!"
• "The Crown used to be my goto place for a meal no longer."
• "Lovely pub, excellent service but the food is mediocre at best."
• "£16.95 for a double cheeseburger, no salad and lukewarm chips is not what was expected."
• "King prawn cocktail with one tiny prawn, tired salad and lots of sauce was not worth the name or the price of £5.50."
• "The steak and ale (tanglefoot?) pies were dry and had a sense of mass produced....but the real let down was the potato mash which was more margarine with some potato."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The indoor communal areas were great, well looked after with lots of charm."
• "Lovely garden to sit in and enjoy a drink in the evening."
• "Surroundings were clean and well maintained."
• "The crown Hotel looks really nice and the garden is fantastic to sit in during the summer."
• "The hotel is very pretty, situated in magnificent grounds."
• "Rooms are beautiful! Lots of place to sit outside and have a drink."
• "The beautiful dated interior was incredible."

Cons:

• "Noise from street car park space directly under our window."
• "Room was pleasant but sound proofing not good."
• "Noise underneath room noise from people coming up from bar & restaurant."
• "The wooden tables & chairs need a bit of TLC."
• "They were too busy filming a promo video."
• "Limited parking but located in town so more parking elsewhere."
• "The room faced onto the main road, so we were concerned about noise."