Crown Hotel Restaurant in Dumfries & Galloway

Went to the crown as on passing I saw the Seafood awards it had received. So was looking forward to it. Unfortunately the food was really below average. I paid £8.00 for a boiled ham sandwich that was less quality than I would send my kids to school with. Basically two slices of bread cut into triangles…. Not worth the money at all. Cullen Skink was ok… nothing award winning about it. Overall an expensive Meal and it was seriously nothing special. Will give it a miss next time. Over priced and underwhelming

Nothing really wrong but had two variable experiences. Went for dinner on two occasions during a recent 3 night stay in the town. The first time the bar person made us feel welcome, explained how to order and where to find tables etc. We were impressed by the extensive menu, choosing venison casserole and mackerel quiche, both were excellent, waiting staff attentive without being intrusive. The second time the restaurant was busier and this maybe contributed to a reduced level of customer care. The good bar person from previous visit was not in. We waited at restaurant door for some time before a member of staff approached us. Tables were marked as reserved but they removed one of these markers to seat us. No-one turned up for the other reserved tables while we were there. Husband ordered pork loin from the specials and I had Cumberland sausage. Both were OK and sauce with pork loin was excellent, gravy with sausage should have had redcurrants in it but I didn't detect any. Vegetables served on a separate plate, is this really necessary? We were impressed with them having Moretti on draft and enjoyed this with our meals. The first experience of dining was better than second but would still return.

I ordered the Cullen Skink dish as a main meal with 2 rolls, I expected more smoked haddock and leaks in the dish. There were plenty of sliced potatoes in the bowl, but only 5/6 15mm cubes of fish and tiny shreds of leak. Back in August I enjoyed a hearty seafood pancake with fresh veg that I couldn't finish.

Decided to eat in here, food was nice, only issue for me was the mushrooms in the steak pie. It didn’t state this on the menu and I wasn’t expecting them to be in it. Staff were very pleasant and provided great service despite being under staffed.

This review applies only to the bar and not the hotel which I cannot comment on. This place could be great…..but the staff are awful! Rude! Disinterested! No banter! Devoid of personality! Won’t be back!!!

Came across the Crown today on our trip to Portpatrick and ordered 2 fish and chip meals and a portion of chips to take away (as we had dogs to go home too) 20 minutes later (not too long a wait) the three small boxes came out with tiny portions inside and looked so unappetising. Got home it tasted alright but stingey portion sizes. Not impressed for 40 pounds. Wont be back.

We ordered 2 plates at 20 quid each, 1 x scampi and chips, 1 x cod and chips. We would have got better at Iceland or farm farmfood.

The children meal cost £9 and was a tin of Heinz macaroni and refried chips. It went back as it was inedible and a rip off in cost. Also the prices of a cheese and ham roll was £14 just felt ripped off for a small village in Scotland. Appalling for the tourism trade in this part of the world.

Sadly the food was very expensive. We ordered the cod and chips at nearly £18 and two haddock quiches at £16 each. The cod was ok but the quiches were supposed to come with their own chips. A single bowl of chips was bought out 'to share' but was in no way two portions. When we asked for extra chips we were told that we would need to go the bar to order them. Really not the quality nor service you would expect for those prices. Luckily our trip to Portpatrick was salvaged by some lovely coffee and cake at the Port Pantry just round the corner. Wish we'd had our whole meal there as the food looked amazing.

When we first tried to book it was heaving & couldn’t get in, so we booked ahead and weren’t disappointed. We had the scallops to start, & prawn cocktail. The mains were huge, local made sausage on chapit potatoes was so large i took some home for breakfast!, we also had the pork in cream sauce, the steak filled pudding, thai noodles & salmon & prawn platter which was huge & fish & chips. Only 2 puddings, but the kids loved them both

We had dinner in the restaurant at the rear of the lounge bar area and it was busy, but the service was great. The very large pancake/crepe was stuffed with salmon, small prawns, haddock and possibly cod. The creamy wine sauce complimented the stuffed pancake with a little roasted cheese on top and couldn't manage the potato and broccoli side dish. My wife had the Tomato Spiced Chicken and Chorizo Tagliatelle dish off the specials menu and was equally impressed.

Excellent tasty menu and most things can be made gluten free. Would definitely go back again next time I’m in Port Patrick.

Looked busy and we could see a couple of good looking meals. However it was hard to find anyone nice to sit inside as it was quite smelly, lots of kids and tables packed too close together. We sat outside where at least the air was fresh. We noticed it was expensive £17.95 for scampi/ fish and chips but it was a one off. When they meals arrived they were massively disappointing. I got a tiny piece of fish and underdone chips. The small pot of coleslaw was the cheapest shop bought stuff and actually tasted off ( hanging round a warm kitchen I bet). My sons fish was the same. He ordered peas and it came with a small spoons worth of tinned processed peas. Mum ordered gammon sandwich on white bread. Made with cheapest white sliced bread. Had a garnish with an orange slice that was black on the peel. Few chips in a big bowl. All in all an embarrassing lunch. No one came to ask if everything was ok and what can you say really if they are happy to serve that sort of standard and charge those prices.

Came here to eat. Evening meal. I ordered cullen skink ( you have to in Scotland). Absolutely lush. I ordered for my main the haggis stack. Wow. Huge. And absolutely tasty. Couldn't eat it all but thoroughly enjoyed it. 👌

We enjoyed a delicious meal sat outside in the sunshine. The special Smoked Mackerel and leek quiche was beautifully cooked and full of flavour. The steak ale pudding was generous in its portion size, all served inside a giant Yorkshire pudding! We will visit again.

Been here before and really enjoyed my meal. Tonight however was a different story. I had fish and chips. The fish was either frozen or re-heated and very small. Was not pleasant for £17.95. Would not recommend.

I ordered the Smoked Mackerel quiche, which was with salad and chips. Quiche for a start had a couple of wee pieces of fish, thick pastry meant looked like it was decent. Chips were brought out on a side dish, looked like the remnants from...

Scampi and chips £17.95 outrageous for a few prawns in breadcrumbs. We always loved visiting portpatrick but the price in this pub are just taking the proverbial. Price of a of bitter was £5 We visited Garlieston next on our trip, he local pub had...

Nice open sandwiches. Chips are brilliant. Coleslaw needs improving though, which wouldn't be hard.

Really expensive - food quality is good but unfortunately the service does not match. No extra bowl provided for mussels so had to put shells on the table, no finger bowls. Bread rolls commercial and not in keeping with the seafood cost. We got moved...

Super tasty fresh fish! Exactly what we were looking for. The service was fast and the food was so fresh and homemade. Really pleased with our visit here

Great food, vegan friendly. They are happy to tailor dishes according to allergens and likes and I had a fantastic vegan battered Tofu and Vegetables.

Visited for food twice on our three night stay. Good Golden Hen beer and plenty of food options, the ones we had were very tasty and wholesome. I’d say this is a pub with rooms rather than a hotel with a bar thankfully. Good outside...

We popped into the Crown for an evening meal on Tuesday 20th. We chose to go inside as it was so hot outside and I thought we'd be pestered by flies. The only seats we could get were in room to the left It was...

My wife and I had lunch in the bar. I had the seafood platter of lobster, crab and mussels and my wife had the breaded cod. The food was very average - my wife commented that her fish tasted as if it had been bought...

Brilliant pub food , great value for money, lovely pub food selection, pretty location , excellent service and dog friendly.

Very disappointing Soup salty I had a special quiche with mackerel and leeks - vey dry lots of bones Coleslaw sour and acidic Chips greasy No one came near to ask how or meal was so couldn’t express disappointment Staff didn’t seem interested

Lovely food, great service, friendly and welcoming Landlord. Great portions too. Doggy friendly. We'll be back.

This was our ‘local’ during a short stay visit to ‘The Port’. The most beautiful harbour setting and possibly the best ‘pub grub’ we’ve enjoyed in years.

Great friendly vibe. Enjoyed several evening meals, with drinks. All meals were as described and very satisfactory.

Visited on Sunday with our 3 Basset Hounds and then again on Tuesday for drinks. Sunday food was great, hubby had Cullen Skunk and I had the hot seafood chef special. Both meals were really hot and fresh and HUGE. Arrived within 25 mins and...

Overpriced 15.95 for a shop bought vegan burger a generic bun and a couple of wisps of greenery. What a misleading picture difficult to see the Salad on the plate. The other meals a small quiche .. home made flacidchips invisible salad. A burger all...

DO NOT EAT DINNER in this restaurant. Poor quality and very overpriced. My wife and myself ate here Thursday 25 May. The hotel’s website undoubtedly is strong on marketing (hence the reason we were seduced into eating here) BUT the product offering itself was shockingly...

Really should be more friendly to visitors, sat at an empty table for my husband to call over that the table was taken, message from barmaid , no sorry just it’s already taken . Does the pub have no reserved signs? Here for 3 nights...

Food was lovely and the service was very efficient. Well suited to families and general dining. Would dine here again.

Life used to be so easy ! I have lunch at the Crown once a week or so and have always plumped for the Mussels - not just because I'm a creature of habit, but mainly because the Mussels are consistently delicious. The dish is...

We visited the Crown a couple of times during our short break - both didn’t disappoint! Excellent food, service and ambiance - thoroughly recommend- food quality was very good

Great pub. Fantastic food & service Nothing was too much trouble, even gave us a pint of milk to take home for the morning coffee & tea “Crowned a great day!”

Really disappointed. Nice spot in a pretty port and friendly staff but the food is seriously overpriced and to be honest just awful. I thought fish and chips would be the obvious safe choice, especially at a few pence under£18. How wrong I was. Also...

Had a great meal here with the wife The food was very tasty We ended up staying the whole night watching the entertainment. And chatting to the other customers Had a great night overall. Will be returning soon Thank you

Great meal great portion a had scampi salad and real home made chips huge plateful and delicious and partner had 3 meat salad roast beef chicken and ham amazing food great service will defo be back

There were 9 of us (4 adults and 5 children) and we hadn’t reserved so we were glad they could accommodate us. We got a table in the larger rear portion of the pub which was OK but it didn’t have the quaint, olde pub...

Went here for lunch on a Tuesday was busy couldn't get a seat in the front of the bar so was at the back of the bar area the table was sticky and the menu had food marks on it . We both had roast...

lovely sea view room, great customer service, brilliant shower, oh so comfy bed, shame about the chips,

Excellent two night break, classy refurbishment, clean and tidy. Staff very helpful, nothing too much trouble. Breakfast varied menu and quality food. Excellent value

I haven't been to The Crown for a few years, but I remembered it as good food in a good atmosphere. So we took advantage of a snap visit to Portpatrick to return for dinner. But what a disappointment. We had to eat in the...

Lovely spot in Portpatrick Harbour. Buzzing little place, lovely friendly staff and really good food.

This place does amazing food at a great price, had the seafood pancake. They don't hold back on the portions, were staying here the night so expecting breakfast to be just as amazing

Pub good.......hotel accommodation.......very, very sad. We stayed in a Premier Inn as an overnight stay afterwards. Room in Premier Inn was warm and comfortable, EVERYTHING WORKED FAULTLESSLY. No sign of any personal care at the Crown.....room was cold and not even made over for us...

A second try at this place and just as disappointed as our first visit several years ago. We chose safe option, difficult to mess up a burger and chips, right? Wrong. Cheap supermarket sesame bun was wet and soggy underneath, a gelatinous mess of orange...

We staying in Portpatrick for a week and we ate here three times could not fault the food ! Friendly staff and cost atmosphere !! We will be back !!

2nd visit to the Crown in two years. Arrived early but the room was ready. Room 5, nice sized room,big bathroom. Comfy big bed, great sea view. Minus points, needs a bedside table on the left, nowhere to put a drink or anything, shower is...

Where to start: Onion string inedible - flowery Surf and turf cold Crispy chicken burger - no crisp at all Best thing was chips and garlic aoli. Offered a pudding or coffee but just wanted to get out. We eat out in many fine dining...

We have been to the Crown on several occasions. There is always a warm friendly welcome and a lovely atmosphere. The food is always great and the sea food is to die for. I will be returning in November for a seafood platter which is...

Hotel we were booked into had no gas. Ended up here for 2 nights instead. Lovely people, fantastic breakfast, really nice lunch and dinner. Rooms had lovely view. Singer on Friday night was good fun. All in all we had a blast

The staff were very rude, almost if they were scared to look at you never mind speak to you. This created a very uncomfortable environment/ atmosphere. We went for food; The pate was served with a plain slice of white toast (in my experience this...

Ate here recently twice during a weeks break and the food was very good, service was great, great Guiness and Beer too. Would recommend. Seafood recommended definately

This was a trip down memory lane as we used to go here regularly when on holiday 20+ years ago and food was superb.. Went with some hesitation reading the most recent reviews.. We both ordered the seafood crepes and they were ok plenty of...

The burger mountain looked as though it had fallen on the floor a few times. The scary part was the coleslaw, you know the kind, 20p for a kg, nasty stuff. Beats me why places like this don't have a real chef, I'm saying that...

My partner +i were advised to visit here for a meal..We were very disappointed..The fish +chips looked like they had been fried at least 4 times before it was served to myself +my partners chips were exactly the same..The batter on the fish was so...

Went for a family meal. Service was up and down. Smell of urine in restaurant doorway. The burgers are poor. Real burger van material. For that sort of money, I'd expect a lot better. I had a head chef in my party and I was...

We have been visiting this restaurant for many years and always had great food at a great location. Unfortunately it seems to have gone downhill as some of the other reviews indicate. I ordered the cod and chips and frankly the cod was frozen and...

We called into Port Patrick yesterday and found that the Crown served Gluten free meals along side the normal menu. Great Choice and 4 very tasty meals eaten including beef and veg in Yorkshire pudding a Thye chicken dish a roast chicken dish and braisedlamb...

Has a couple of drinks here on a sunny afternoon. Lovely views across the port and drinks were nice, if a bit pricey - just short of £12 for a pint and large wine. Food was disappointing. I had burger and my wife had sea...

Visited one evening to dine, place was very busy as football was being viewed on the TV ordered two meals and whilst they were very good I felt that they were a little pricey . Service was good

Nice dinner, well cooked fish and chips with mushy peas, not remarkable but tasty, losing one star as feel it is pricey compared to many other places we have visited this year.

......and from that 2004 "Best Seafood Restaurant" award. Commiserations to the chef having to work with - from our 2 visits - poor quality produce, much of which appears to be frozen. 1st visit, cod loin - very dry, very peppered, veg - fine. 2nd...

Had been told Crown was the place to go for seafood in portpatrick but was disappointed. Scampi very bland and suspect frozen. Fish and chips average . Seafood pancake was nice. The vegan meal was a cheap frozen burger between 2 small slices of gf...

We had an excellent meal at The Crown Hotel. There was a group of us and we ordered scallops, fish and chips, lobster, a sea food medley and more. We also enjoyed a number of bottles of white wine. The service was quick and friendly...

Visited for lunch with my wife. She had the salmon and prawn salad, she was happy enough with that. I had the Steak Pudding. It was terrible to be honest. A few bits of steak sitting inside a seriously over-cooked Yorkshire pudding. Some swede and...

We have visited this Hotel Restaurant for 20 years and it has always lived up to its Award Winning Seafood status. A wonderful menu of sea food dishes and wonders. ALAS NO MORE. A much reduced menu selection and definitely a far lower quality of...

We stayed here a long time ago and at that time was fantastic one of the best places to go in Scotland. This is no longer the case. Although it is Quirky little pub with lots of atmosphere. Sitting in the bar is lovely. But...

Always busy but didnt have to wait long for our meals which were enjoyable and good value. We ate there 3 nights out of 5 during our stay so it must be ok!

Fantastic place to stay. The room was great and reasonably priced. Breakfast was good quality and delicious. The staff were friendly. For me the highlight was the scallops and lobster I had for an evening meal. They were fresh, delicious and generous. I can’t recommend...

The food was incredibly greasy! Unacceptable my kids were upset because their food was dripping with chip fat and grease.

Main hours was OK. Coffee was tepid and we had to wait a long long time for dessert My sticky toffee pudding was still cold in the middle so couldn't eat it. I did mention this when I was paying but no apology. Will probably...

A party of 4 of us and we were not impressed! The scallop starter was way overpriced for the 3 scallops, hard bacon and some lettuce leaves. The smallest scallops and not well cooked. The cod was served with bland veg including turnip - a...

Good value food and came out hot and fairly quickly. Burger and chips was huge! Where we sat was a bit dark and very little distance between seats which would be a little too cosy if very busy. Altogether a good experience.

We had a nice dinner in the bar. My wife had mussels which were good, and I had the local pheasant which was I was very happy with. The pâté appetizer was very good. Service was friendly. For bar food, was excellent.

Yummy food, as always! Friendly staff and general all round great visit. Even the in-laws enjoyed the food with the only “complaint” being there were to many chips! Definitely not a complaint, just an excuse for us to help finish them. This was our 3rd...

last visited The Crown in 1991, had good memories so despite the advice of a colleague who lives locally and said to avoid the 3 hotels on the front ( who are all owned by the same person) I chose here for dinner tonight. We...

warm friendly wee gem on that wet windy day top grub tuna peninie with salad x 2 t for 2 £12 top people

Just returned from a 3 night stay at this hotel. En suite room was nice, toiletries, tea/coffee making facilities provided and replenished each day if needed. Fresh towels every day too. The management and staff are all very friendly and helpful, and nothing is too...

A delicious meal for two, husband had bacon cheeseburger and I had the Thai chicken which was quite delicious, we then treated ourselves to sticky toffee pudding again highly recommended

Not much choice for food in Portpatrick, so ate here on our first night, had vegan burger with fries and salad and a beer to wash it down, it was alright, nothing special, very small area to eat, everyone staring at others while they ate!

Enjoyed a few visits here to have something to eat in the evenings. Nice pub with friendly staff and a nice, cosy atmosphere.

After some 30 years we decided to return to Portpatrick and booked a weekend in The Crown. The hotel has been done up since our last visit and the layout hi and decor much improved. Covid restrictions were in force and the hotel entrance clearly...

Very nice and friendly pub which allowed dogs in which was a bonus, we ordered Sunday lunch set meals one was a three course and one was a two course meal which was tasty however when the vegetables came I noticed we had two small...

Wide choice menu, everything we have tried has been excellent. If you like seafood this is a definite must.

Decided to get a takeaway from here last night What an absolute rip off and disappointment. £20 !! For a handful of oven chips and two dry bits of breaded something masquerading as fish. What a let down We went there because their restaurant meals...

We had a lovely family meal on the back patio which is covered. Staff were lovely and friendly. Very accommodating of children which is lovely. Also appreciated that they knew how to pour a pint of Guinness properly (a rarer thing than you’d think!). Food...

Stayed a week In Portpatrick and ate here on three occasions. The place was always busy with locals and visitors and staff were friendly and helpful. There was a good choice of food and drink and prices were reasonable for the area.

Lovely seafood platter bit the rest of the meal was standard - if good quality- pub food. Not worth the prices being charged. Service good and atmosphere pleasant. Just a bit overpriced.

Lovely pub to eat and drink and chat to everyone passing through. Rooms were clean and nice for a 2 night stay. Seems to be the place everybody gravitated to. My wee mum LOVED the home made chips!

Absolutely delicious 3 course dinner with drinks which was really reasonably priced. Would highly recommend!

We stayed in Portpatrick for two nights and had dinner here on the first night. The food was good, and the service was also friendly. We then came back for drinks the other night, as it had the best atmosphere in the town. It was...

2 crab smoked salmon prawn salads One coffee £36.65 Coffee nice The rest pretty grim . Staff were nice . Businesses are struggling so they need to go all Gordon Ramsey and just do a couple of things really well .

On holiday at Ardwell chalets and the man had to come and fix our tv and he recommended this place. We were so glad he did as the food was amazing, I had the seafood platter,which is huge and oh so so good. The mussels...

Ate here a couple of times, ok food but sometimes lacking. Some staff are very friendly and communicate well, some not. The place is always busy but could always get a table, a little crowded. Always remember track and trace is still in operation in...

Really nice food, plenty of options and tasty. Two courses came to £50ish so good value too. Would recommend if you’re in the area, generally good atmosphere