Banningham Crown Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was spot on, this is a very well run establishment."
• "Waitresses were very friendly and more than willing to accommodate our particular dietary requirements."
• "We were waited on but a very nice waiter called Will. He was very attentive and could not fault his attitude and helpfulness."
• "Stopped in for dinner. Excellent service. Children's menu had great variety and even has starters."
• "Service, from the get-go is perfect, staff are so polite."
• "Service is always friendly and really polite."
• "Service was efficient, friendly and polite."

Cons:

• "No offer to pay the cleaning etc or any management to apologise."
• "Served by a rude lady behind the bar."
• "Sometimes the service can slip a little when they're busy."
• "The service was polite but due to the pub being quite busy the service was somewhat uncoordinated at times."
• "The service was again fine, although the servers use notepads rather than digital touchpads, and ours forgot one of our orders."
• "Booked table for 7.15. Eventually got starter at 8.15. Got main course at 8.55."
• "It took 1 hour to bring our food out. (Over 2 hours for main and pudding in a pub that was half empty)."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was as tasty as it looked on the menu online."
• "The Steak & Kidney pudding is proper good. Traditionally made and cooked to perfection."
• "Very very happy with food and was a nice surprise having our dessert with a candle in it to celebrate our 30th wedding Annie.x"
• "The food was excellent quality and diverse choices."
• "They serve restaurant quality food at little more than pub prices."
• "Lovely restaurant with excellent food."
• "The food quality and presentation is exceptional."

Cons:

• "The main course of seafood crumble was disappointing, it had been heated to the extent that the fish was so dry it had welded itself to the dish."
• "Food was simply ok nothing spectacular."
• "Just been to Banningham crown for the Christmas menu, usually our favourite place for a meal, which we have had for at least the last 6 years, but what a let down!"
• "Dishes came out very salty and out of 6 of us none finished their meals fully."
• "It does not feel it was Al Carte foods when it's stated Al Carte Menu. It was normal pub foods."
• "When our food arrived it was disappointing, it filled a hole but was definitely nothing to rave about."
• "The burger looked very sad, nothing like the photos in the reviews I've seen."

Ambience and Location

Pros:

• "Tucked away near Aylsham in rural Norfolk, the Banningham Crown is a superb place for great food and a quiet drink."
• "Such a lovely setting, cosy and warm pub with lots of interesting things on the walls."
• "Lovely setting for an 'Olde English Pub'."
• "What an absolutely wonderful experience."
• "The atmosphere was warm and cosy and not too warm despite the warm temperatures outside."
• "And to top it off it's in a lovely location in a quaint little village."
• "A lovely old 17th.century countryside pub just off the main road."

Cons:

• "Very low lighting but private which was nice for our celebrations but not good for guests with bad sight."
• "The inside decor is a little dated by today's standards."
• "The place was a little tired and dated, could do with a bit of modernising."
• "However, it was perhaps too dark."
• "Unfortunately the background music is awful and hasn't changed in years."
• "The seafood mornay the next week was terrible it was dry with no taste as was the potatoes."
• "We were kept waiting an hour and a half for our starters."