Crown Inn in Herefordshire, County of

The perfect English pub! This secluded place in the centre of the Woolhope Dome is in a unique location, too, as geologists and geographers will appreciate. The food and the service were friendly and excellent. The atmosphere inside is the epitome of the classic English pub. The views from the front are lovely. Approach it from the west on the narrow road over the hills and through the fairy-tale-like Haugh Wood. The Crown Inn and Woolhope are worth a trip to visit their own right.

Celebrated with family for a meal, we were all looked after so well, attentive staff and a great selection of drinks enjoyed outside in the gardens before moving in and having a delicious meal, kids had pizzas, I had the belly pork which came with new potatoes, local organic leaves and 2 beautiful salads, I also had the padron peppers ( cooked perfectly) and cajon spiced corn on the Cobb. Couldn't fault at all. We questioned the bill at the end because we expected it to be more, one of my favourite eateries in Herefordshire. Excellent menu, perfectly cooked and served by lovely staff. 10/10

Meat was inedible and then charged 10% on top Half out party didn’t get veg in their table The service was slow and the food was poor

Recommended to us by friends and our first visit today for Sunday lunch. Food was excellent. Service was superb. We definitely recommend and look forward to our next visit.

An excellent Sunday lunch menu. Great service and lovely food. The Garden Kitchen served wonderful chicken kebabs with flat breads. The roast beef was delicious and the venison daube was first class. Wonderful local beer and a lovely view. A super afternoon. Thank you.

El propietario de este pub Mat es un Ledgened, si lo pides, te dan! Si no es en el menú él lo hará de todos modos para usted y sabe increíble. El pub tiene un gran país sentir y está ubicado en el mejor lugar con fantásticas vistas, volveré seguro.

Mi esposa y yo visitamos este precioso país buscando pub de estilo en nuestro primer aniversario.Tomó un poco de encontrar, especialmente porque era una noche de Halloween, pero niebla bien merece la pena.El pequeño bar tenía una bonita colección de cervezas locales y sidras (recomiendo los reyes tamaño sidra, hecho "en el aparcamiento" del pub. . . . Preciosa).Nuestra mesa reservada era comprobar para nuestra llegada en frente de la encantadora chimenea y un conjunto de menús llegaron poco después de estar sentados.Lunes por la noche es noche de curry y olía deliciosa (aparentemente una mesa cercana había pedido), pero preferimos tener entrantes de las ofertas especiales. . . Que eran deliciosos..Para mi principal tenía la cerveza Bacalao cornish, que era fantástica, pero podría fácilmente elegido cualquiera de las 4 especialidades de la junta.Mi esposa eligió la carne del menú, que de nuevo se veía perfectamente cocinada.Por desgracia el plato iba a venir con 'carne patatas fritas gruesas caseras gotear pero fue servido con patatas fritas.Mi esposa no decía nada, porque pensó que ella debe haber malinterpretar el menú como el otro bistec en oferta no tienen patatas fritas como el acompañamiento.Para el postre de peras escalfados desastre ella lo eton era fabuloso. Elegí la creme Brulè (aunque al principio era entregado de ruibarbo, que tuve que enviar de vuelta y señalar su error) que era absolutamente delicioso.Sin duda recomendaría el Crown Inn y me hubiese dado el completo examen de 5 estrellas si no hubiera sido por un par de errores con nuestra comida.

Cuando fuimos por primera vez en el pub de octubre almuerzo, parecía bastante poco prometedora: un pequeño fuego, unos pocos clientes, una no especialmente llamativo de la habitación, pero el personal acogedor: sin el barman, quizás nos han dejado. Qué pena que hubiera sido! La comida era magnífica: sabrosa y bien servida. Podría ser el mejor besugo que he probado jamás. Nuestro grupo pequeño de cuatro realmente disfrutamos de nuestra comidas individuales y¡lo recomiendo.

El pub estaba a tope! Muchas caras sonrientes amable joven y viejotenía el almuerzo de domingo!Fue magnífico faisán y jamón terrina de cordero pierna shock con un increíble fresco veganos más verdadero desierto encantadorsi quieres buena comida honesta, excelente servicio es un deber!

Llegamos alrededor de las 3. 40:00 un domingo por la tarde y nos preguntó si podíamos tener una mesa. Nos dijeron que normalmente tomamos los últimos pedidos de comida a las 3 pm, pero la señorita dijo que se lo consulte con el chef.A nuestra gran sorpresa y deleite, nos dijeron que si queríamos estar dispuesto a esperar hasta 45 minutos, podríamos tener una mesa.La espera sin duda no era tanto y los entrantes fueron presentados a nosotros después de aproximadamente 20 minutos.Mi marido y yo elegimos paloma en black pudding como entrantes y jabalíes como plato principal. La comida era deliciosa, muy bien preparado con maravillosos sabores.Estábamos cerca y hubiera elegido para cenar en el Crown más a menudo, pero teníamos nuestro perro con nosotros y el único permiso de perros en el jardín.Sin embargo, probar nuestra última noche allí, pero por desgracia para nosotros, fue una noche de degustación, así que no fue, no importa - la próxima vez.No obstante, recomendamos encarecidamente el restaurante, especialmente si no tienes un perro a cuestas!

My better half wanted to try this local pub, it was very nice both courses, my only niggle was I'd like to have had a richer gravy in the steak & ale pie but that's just me and we will be going back.

Un pub en el país, alcanzado en la principal será 4224 por estrechas callejuelas país. Amplio y luminoso con un agradable bar y comer ares, con chimeneas de leña cuando estuvimos allí. Hay una buena selección de comida y la calidad es excelente, aunque los precios están por encima de la media, £9 por un queso baguette con patatas fritas.Sin embargo, el servicio es muy lento, todos nuestros campos tardaban años en llegar, incluso el té y café al final. También tuvimos que perseguir un supuesto budín que no había sido entregado. El personal era amable y dispuesto, pero los retrasos que parecía estar en la cocina

Our food took 1:30 hours to come not pleased bad service as well, menus were not given to us and had to get them ourselves not happy

Had a fantastic meal .my daughter goes to lots of London restaurants and said her steak was better than any she had had there. The chef clearly takes a pride in his cooking !

Muy de acuerdo con las observaciones presentadas por otra persona el 29 de agosto, relativa a la inaceptable esperar por la comida y la actitud de miembro masculino del personal que parecía estar a cargo en el momento de nuestra visita. Mi esposa y yo pedimos baguettes, ambos con relleno frío junto con la piel de patatas fritas. Después de una hora fui al bar a preguntar cuando nuestra orden llega. Me dijeron que estaba en su camino. Diez minutos más tarde, pregunté de nuevo y me informaron que era uno de tres órdenes sobre a donde ir. Volví a nuestra mesa fuera y fue seguido por el miembro masculino del personal, no para servirnos, sino para señalar que "solo he estado esperando 45 minutos". Él dijo que iba a traer el recibo de la bajada para demostrarlo. En su lugar, me produjo mi recibo que demostró claramente que, de hecho, esperamos más de una hora. Cuando pregunté por el dinero, su respuesta fue decir "no funciona así, señor, nos preparamos la comida ahora. Una actitud bastante sorprendente y indicativo cualquiera de mala formación o un total desprecio por la atención al cliente. Sospecho que esto puede haber sido una ocurrencia, donde había sido personal inexperto a cargo de servicio y claramente no está a la altura.

Obligado a escribir esta crítica esta noche como nunca antes he tenido que esperar tanto tiempo para una comida ni he he dejado un lugar debido a una horas de espera por tres postres. Comida principal era bueno, aunque tuvimos que esperar más de 45 minutos/hora para las tres comidas, dos de las cuales eran de carne y papas. Entonces me saco los platos, después de otra hora o más desde cuando pedimos postres decidimos irnos antes de que llegaran. Al llegar a las 7 de la tarde y todavía estamos esperando por el desierto en 9.30pm no podíamos esperar más y a la izquierda...Para rematar, disculpa, sólo muy poco un hombre joven detrás del bar tratando de justificar por qué se ha tardado tanto tiempo... Mi consejo sería que capacitar al personal para disculparse con gran profusión y decir no más, emplear a más personas, también mantener al cliente informado de lo que está pasando especialmente por cuánto tiempo es probable que tenga que esperar y luego puede decidir si pedir o no ... servicio al cliente básico era cuestionando falta... Muy, muy decepcionados.

Popped in here on recommendation from B&B near How Caple and wasn't disappointed. Reasonable selection of real ales in good condition coupled with very tasty food that is freshly cooked made this a nice lunchtime visit.

Stopped for lunch. Varied selection on the menu. Food was delicious, freshly cooked and great value. Friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommend it.

Stopped in here for lunch and it's as good as ever. Delicious food, great beers, lovely atmosphere. Can't fault it - well worth a visit!

Great food. I had steak baguette for my lunch. Just delicious. Very friendly staff, nice atmosphere . Good size car park. Clean and tidy. Thank you.

This pub is everything a pub should be. It has a good selection of real ales and ciders, it offers good service and has a lovely rear garden.As a party of twenty two, out for a Sundy morning ramble, we had telephoned the pub about a week before to ask ifthey could accomodate us for Sunday lunch. They were more than happy to take our orders at that time and the food was ready when we arrived.Fantastic service ! Highly recommended

The Crown is in a pretty village deep in the Herefordshire countryside and it has won awards for its drinks, especially its range of ciders, including their own make. And very good it is too. They make a feature of this and also of their food, much of it locally produced. They're better at producing cider.The menu includes light bites, lunchtime deals, a la carte and specials - all a bit confusing. and when you get down to it, they're mainly a variation on steak, fish and cheese-y meals. For all that they make a feature of the Herefordshire steak, my partner's rump was decidedly tough and not that flavoursome. (OK we're spoilt because our local butcher, Andy Creese in Newent, is a five times winner of "Cotswold Butcher of the Year"). I just wanted something light, and settled for a baguette - not the steak, fortunately, not the cheese, as I'm allergic, so went for fish goujons. But why serve battered fish in a big bready baguette? With chunky chips. Just too much carbs. Additionally the service wasn't great. OK, we were a party of 16, but they knew that in advance. Even so we waited well over an hour for the first course and had to ask for someone to take our order for desserts (the ice cream's lovely). Waiting staff were very pleasant, but the pub wasn't busy and in the end we left more than three hours after arrival.The cider was very good, however.

Well it was a late decision in the afternoon to go out and eat, not been to this place in many a year, but I have to say was well worth the visit, very quaint little village pub with some great food, I would say the menu is a little light on choices but what they offer is good, not the cheapest either but when I enjoy the food as I did on this visit then I don't mind paying a bit more.

A very welcoming pub, lovely staff and friendly locals. Perfect for a quiet but great value-for-money supper.Loved it!

I am not sure I was at the same pub as the previous reviewer as my experience was completely different - We were booked in for 1pm for a Fathers Day treat with my family - We were welcomed by the owner and his bar staff who, when asked, recommended we try the Kings Cider (produced by the pub itself). It was delicious - worth a try!As it was Fathers day, we decided to push the boat out and have all the courses - My wife had Welsh Rarebit from the specials board, and I decided on the Crispy Chilli Beef starter - Both were excellent - The Chilli Beef is now a firm favourite (and apprently you can have it as a main course size - a definite for next visit!) - The food did not arrive quickly -(This isn't fast food - take time to chat with your lunch/dinner guests - enjoy the experience) - but it arrived in good time for something that is prepared to order. Another round of drinks after the starter was enough to smooth us into the main course - We had the traditional Sunday roast - (Beef+ Lamb mixed for me, Pork for the wife, and Chicken for the kids) - This was presented well with an array of sauces and different gravy according to the meat type (eg. Rioja Wine Gravy for the beef) - with plenty of veg. - It was was hot - pan to plate. Puddings were also very good - Creme Brulee did not look huge, but was rich and tasty - I did not need any more after finishing - Overall, a very pleasant and gratifying experience -

Late booking (booked Saturday for Sunday), fit us in no problem, table of 4.Arrived at 12.20 and sat down, ordered food and drinks, at 1pm I was done with my drink and ordered another, at 1.30 our lunch finally appeared, not good at all, they really were not very busy, but seemed to be a bit all over the place, not a very good experience.When the food did arrive I think that they (The staff) thought it was fantastic, to be honest it was average, clearly a lot of it had been pre prepared as it was cold, so why it took so long was beyond me.Also to have a menu and charge extra (£2) for beef when it’s a Sunday lunch I think is really very poor.Needless to say I will not be going back in a hurry (if at all), pretty poor service and overpriced, and there are better places for Sunday lunch in Hereford.

Popped by here for dinner on a sunny evening. We sat outside in the garden area which has been well thought out. Staff were friendly, cider was great and the food was really good! A great example of an English country pub, in a traditional village setting. Keep up the good work!

We had a delicious roast - really tender meat and my parents very much enjoyed sampling all the cider. Our 7 month old was made very welcome even when he made a mess. The whole pub was very laidback with pleasant, friendly service. A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon! They did serve their meat rare, which is correct and suited us, but an elderly lady nearby was very vocal about her lamb, so if you do prefer well done just ask (the menu clearly states it's served pink!)

Got here just as the kitchen had closed but very helpful staff and chef did us a baguette and chips which was all we wanted. Lovely garden at front of pub where you can sit with dogs. Barmaid was very friendly and did all she could to welcome us. They also brew their own cider.

Have been told about this pub/restaurant by a number of people and thought we'd better try it for ourselves. A lovely lunch with rather slow and inattentive service. If you're not in a hurry and fancy a leisurely 2 1/4 hour lunch then this place is certainly worth checking out. The food was really nice for all three courses. The wine list was rather limited but a nice glass was had by all nevertheless.I guess our only slight gripe was the slow service. We had to ask for dessert menus and then wait a further 30 mins for them to be served, having already waited 30 mins for the main course, waiting to pay, and generally feeling unattended to. However, we had a nice lunch on a lovely day. Reasonably priced at £25 / head for three courses and drinks.

We ate lunch here twice last week after two different 2-hour circular walks - just perfect. The interior has character and is immaculate; plenty of outside bench tables too. Friendly, efficient service and a good range of wines, beers and cider; Stowford Press is local and our favourite. The menu offers something for everyone, well prepared and presented. The fish and chips and the Sunday roast beef and chicken are the best we have eaten for years. Roasts are served with all the traditional accompaniments and several vegetables, piping hot and cooked to perfection. The prices are appropriate too. We highly recommend this pub.

I'd had an outstanding Sunday lunch here at £20 per head last year. So the thought of the thursday 5 course taster menu was a good bet. The food was nice but tiny portions and with the costly parts of the menu (meat) were literally only "slivers"!A breaded egg...lovelyMonkfish gougons ... ( TINY portion enough for a 3 yr old)lovely lamb (2 small forkfuls...again OK for a supermodel diet)Nice rhubarb dessert (normal size).we went home and ate a block of cheese n crackers to fill up.PS My family worked in catering for 40 yrs so Im familiar with the value to quality ratio)

This is as fine a country pub as you will find. Beer special by the week from Wye Valley and Leadbury, among others...just hope the Leadbury Dark is available...King Cider and Perry await when the need arises. And then there is the food. Do try the asparagus risotto, or the fish pie or anything else on the menu. It's all great. Inside or outside this is the place to stop on a sunny day. At little out of the way, but well worth the ride.

myself and my husband visited for sunday lunch we had booked. we were shown to our table and left a good while before ordering, after ordering our food it took 30 minutes for our starters to arrive but they were worth the wait i had the shredded beef my husband had the mushrooms, we waited about 10-15 minutes for our plates to be cleared then our mains came out fairly quick i had the beef it was cold when it got to the table and no one came to see if everything was ok bar staff were just stood chatting!

There was one other table for lunch but the food took 40 minutes to arrive and it was all distinctly below par and guaranteed to positively discourage a return visit. This pub and all who think big, fat chips with the skin on taste better than the skinny variety need a reality check. One of our party had steak which she ate but I felt sorry for her choice which looked drab. Drab seemed to be the word of the day as the one member of staff visible seemed unconnected with us and his job and catering in general. The cidre cooked ham was one slice submerged under the tidal wave of dry chips and not nearly enough for the price given it gave the dish its name. Deserts were all bought in and drab too. Woolhope is a semi picturesque spot and deserves better. So did we on that day.

Quaint little country pub with a superb menu. Excellent meals had my all, great selection of beers and ciders that are well looked after, very homely and welcoming with a good atmosphere.service was excellent and all was very clean and hygienic. there is ample parking and a well cared for garden at the front if you wish to sit outside.Recommended

We visited for a friend's birthday on 30th April. The food is amazing. So much thought has gone into each dish , the flavours and presentation are superb. The pub is very historic and has a lovely atmosphere. It's definitely one of our favourites. Thoroughly recommended.

Went on two seperate occassions recently. Firstly with childreen who are young adults for Sunday lunch which was thouroughly enjoyable it being a pub that caters for all walks of life. On the second occasion four of us all around our early 50's for a relaxed lunch. Friendly staff, regularly changing seasonal menu, wonderful atmosphere and setting.

Fantastic choice of Menu with good variants. We all went for the Steak which was 1st Class all round . The steak just melted in our mouth we all come back again some day

Well a tale of two halves. After great experieces at some of the excellent places near to our new house in Bridstow...eg The Lough pool, Moody Cow and yhe Green Man we saw that this was a quite recommended place to eat lunch.Jane had a delicious seafood pie. Nice chunks if fish and really tasty. The vegetables consisted of simple frozen peas and could have been a bit more exciting mix of local item/s.My Steak and ale pie was a major disappointment. The steak was simply a few overcooked threads, a few mushrooms to complement. Not a single piece of meat was evident. No Ale noted at all.I complained to the owner and he replaced it immediately with a small steak. However the rest of the plate was the same rather sad collection that had been on the plate before.Seasonal vegetables were simply....very very over vinegared red cabbage and a broccoli shoot. The creamed potatoes lacked any butter flavour and resembled Smash.So as I said, very much a tale of two meals. Quiet on the day but nicely furnished. Good beers.Such a shame really.

A group of us (3 couples) ate there on a Friday evening and it all started well with good ambience and excellent beer. Soup was the only starter we had and although very tasty, the bowls should have been fuller. The main courses were not so good, the duck was no better than average, the rib-eye steak was woeful, very greasy, over-cooked and under-sized. Because it was so small, the waitress brought another one out, but it was exactly the same! To their credit however, they did knock the price of the steak off the bill. Desserts were very small and quite pricey too. Never say never again but it will be quite a while

What a gem! After a delightful Spring walk in local woods a last minute decision took us to the Crown for lunch. An excellent choice. We sat in the garden in the sun enjoying their choice of ciders and lagers. How to choose from the wide ranging and interesting menu? Very difficult.No one was disappointed! Succulent steak baguettes with herby salad on delicious granary bread. Home made horseradish sauce mmmm!Spicy chicken curry!Puddings - fab! And you can select a half size one!! We'll definitely be going back! Need to work our way through this menu and try it all!!We met the land lord and landlady - both pleasant, friendly and chatty! It made a great day!

Our wedding anniversary this year (2016) fell on a Sunday .. so we returned to The Crown at Woolhope. It's in a picturesque country setting .. very welcoming jolly host - good service. Another delicious meal - their soufflé starters are to die for - followed by roast beef for Julia and roast lamb for me - yum! yum! Decent wine selection and a rhubarb and apple crumble to finish, confirmed that The Crown has retained its high standard of cooking and service - we shall return!!Ron and Julia

Visited the Crown for Lunch. It was great!!! Lovely pub with great staff, Food was very tasty and well presented. Nice log fire!Will return soon!!!

Our first time to The Crown for lunch with friends.On a chilly spring day, the log burning stoves and an open fire created a warm cozy atmosphere. Good choice of real ales and excellent menus with fast friendly service.Lunch menus offered an interesting and varied choice on all three courses, supported by a specials board.Every course was well presented, home cooked and delicious. The Crown is Certainly one to add to the list of favourites.

Heard good things about this place so thought we would try Sunday lunch. On arrival, pub looked very nice, not packed but busy. First thing I noticed was the price was higher than the website information, but not much, so not desperate, then realised that as a vegetarian, if I did not want the fish option on the specials board the only choice for me was the meatless roast. I had seen on the website sample menus the option of a lovely sounding nut roast so assumed (wrongly) this was what was on offer. Didn't want fish and chips for Sunday lunch so ordered this. Was so disappointed when my plate came with just roast veg, Yorkshire puddings (I did get 2) and a large portion of stuffing! Roast potatoes where hard and tasted like Aunt Bessie's, the extra veg was quite mean for 4 people and those who did get meat, only 2 thin slices, available only pink. Not sure why extra charge for beef as what came did not warrant it. All in all, sadly did not live up to the first promise and we left feeling overcharged for what we got.

We went here last Friday for our last night in the area. We's had a pub lunch at another local pub and were not that impressed so we tried here. Looks a traditional English pub (which I like) and the night before had spotted the food while having a pint and thought we'd give it a go. Restored my faith in eating out. I had ribeye, wife seared chicken. We both enjoyed the food and would go back and recommend a visit if you're out that way. Staff were pleasant and courteous as was owner. Ledbury bitter was my tipple and I'd recommend that too.

As a regular visitor to this great village pub I was keen to bring along visiting family from Hampshire to show them a great Herefordshire pub. All of us had lovely food and the service and ambience, as usual, was just first class. This place is a real treasure. Thank you Crown Inn - you didn't disappoint.

Booked in advance for a table for four for Sunday lunch. Kept waiting for well over half an hour at the tiny bar. Yes, they were busy - great! - but felt like they were doing us a favour by eventually seating us (table wasn't laid, only three chairs - we sorted things out ourselves). Waited an age to be served and had nearly finished our drinks and bottle of wine when we asked the manager about waiting. " Yeah, it's coming!" was his reply. We expected at least a reasonable standard of service. Sure, if you've been greedy and accepted too many bookings for the kitchen to handle, then at least keep customers happy with some bread rolls or complimentary drinks when things go wrong. None of that here. Rack em and stack em. Food was okay. Pay extra if you want beef (even though it was like thinly sliced sandwich beef you can buy in a supermarket). Not sure about this place. Always confused when pubs want to masquerade as fine dining restaurants and charge their prices without having the care and attention to keep customers coming back. A shame.

We went on a groupon offer £29 2 courses inc steak sirloin and either starter or dessert with pint of house cider each. BARGAIN. But let me just say.....we left after having 3 courses and pint of cider each and a pint cider shandy each with just extra payment of £14. 3 courses and two pints each £43. Could not do that many other places. The food each course was FULL of taste. Great choices off menu inc specials board. Lovely character local village pub. It was full on a Thursday evening X 2 seating areas. Young folks. Older folks. We shall be going again. A definite even if we pay FULL price for each course. Big thumbs up Crown Inn Woolhope.

I NEVER leave reviews but I have to say that this one had to be done. What a fantastic pair of meals we had at The Crown! Everything from the attentive and friendly service to the attention to detail with the meals, it was all spot on. I especially liked their Steak Frites idea of giving you the basic "French" meal of the steak and the fries and then offering you the many and varied options to add to it, such as the different butters, the options of greens/salads, etc.... All of which were locally sourced and homemade. One of us also had the Venison Burger, again with all of the options, which made a nice change from the norm of a beef burger in a stodgy bun.A great place and one that we will definitely be going back to.

We went easter monday for my dad's birthday, as we had seen on Facebook beautiful pictures of fish they had on offer...so we arrived at 6:45, the bar staff took our drinks order and left us with the menus. The menus are very simple and very expensive, basically posh ham egg and chips was £11. There was no fish on the menu except for battered cod so I have no idea where the fish was that was on Facebook. So we waited and waited for our order to be taken, to the point where another customer pointed out to the waitress that was serving him that we had been waiting a while, the waitress then came over and took our order, at 7:15 so 30minutes after we had arrived. We then waited until 7:55 for our dinner to be served, so 40minutes. I really wish I had taken a picture because we ordered the 6oz steak for £11, which says it comes with chips, and it was literally just a plate of French fries with a steak on top, no salad, no tomato, no mushroom, nothing. They put no effort into the presentation at all and for £11 you expect an onion ring or two! So please read the menu carefully because what it says is what you get. The staff were busy chatting to each other behind the bar so obviously could not apologise for the delay nor could they come and ask if we wanted anymore drinks whilst we waited. We were really disappointed and we definitely will not recommend the place nor would we ever go back which is such a shame as we'd been meaning to go and looking forward to it for ages!

My elderly mother and I visited this pub for my birthday this week in the evening at 7 pm.As she is vegetarian , she'd rung up and asked if they had vegetarian food and was assured they did besides the curries that she can't eat. She had fish that was poached instead of battered ( she can't eat battered fish) and unfortunately it was very dry as if it had been standing around for a while.My curry was very average - cauliflower and spinach . It was nicely presented though naan was dried out and like cardboard.We did both enjoy the deserts and had the smaller ones. We particularly liked the amaretto ice cream with honeycomb though the banoffee was also nice.The evening was partly spoilt by very loud opinionated conversation from a customer at the bar concerning US politics, EU entry, Cheltenham races, local gossip etc. It was hard to carry out a conversation between ourselves as this was very intrusive and we did consider leaving at one point as it was so loud. I know it's difficult to control this sort of behaviour in such a small pub. We won't be going back and won't recommend the pub. Shame, as in 2013 when we went for Sunday lunch with my now late father, the meal was excellent .

We had a fantastic meal. The quality of food was very good. The menu had good choices with many different takes on the standard meals of other venues but, don't let that scare you off. The variations were all good moves. The Wild Boar pork chops with sour slaw were amazing! Quite often where the food is good, service is lacking, false or overzealous. That was not the case here, they managed to get the attentiveness right without being too much. We are looking forward to returning.

Excellent food, freshly prepared from top-notch ingredient.Speedy and efficient service.Lovely pub atmosphere.Very reasonable prices - what more can one ask for?

Arrived to see this place heaving. Great to see a country pub so busy. However we booked a table but we're left waiting at the tiny bar for half an hour along with many other families. Felt like they were doing us a favour by finally seating us at a cramped table. No apologies. We were starving: uncomfortably so as they left us waiting and waiting. Lots of people looking around. Service slow and clumsy. A basket of bread with butter would have cost them peanuts and would have done a lot to give some breathing space on very slow kitchen service. No such foresight here. Took over 2.5 hours for two courses. Again no apologies. No atmosphere. No music. No special thing for a Mother's Day token: a rose, a choccie, a calypso coffee? Nout. Did they even know it was a special day for mums? Left feeling really dissapointed, nothing special. Food okayish. Not cheap. A real shame. I have no doubt they will have had a super day's takings but think in the long term they may lose out.

Fantastic Mother's Day Sunday Lunch, Matt & Annalisa we had a superb day, lovely to be greeted by yourselves, the personal touch. Very attentive waitresses and delicious fresh, tasty, homemade food. Chef catered for us brilliantly, with mum having a nut and sesame allergy, they were very knowledgable about the ingredients in the food and they also prepared mums meals away from any allergens, highly recommend love from a very happy and stuffed party of 6

Roast lamb delicious but too tough for 95 year old due to connective tissue in her portion. Had to go to bar to ask for salt &pepper and steak knife. Staff busy chatting.

This must be the 5th or 6th time I've lunched here. The food and service cannot be faulted. That's why I keep going back! Delicious light souffle starter and a truly zesty treacle tart. My guest was equally delighted with his choice. Service excellent. Good wine list though on the pricey side. The Crown has just been voted the UK Cider Pub of the Year.

My husband and i booked our groupon meal for two at midday, we were looking forward to the meal and travelled some 20 miles to get there, my husband is disabled and doesnt get out that often.On arrival (early) we noticed a marquee and my husband asked the chap who was outside the pub cutting roses if he had a function on, we were then informed it was a funeral of a very well liked local man and most of the village would be attending. We were aghast at that and felt disrespectful and intrusive by being there and felt that we couldnt enjoy our meal at this sad time, it was made worse by the fact that the pub was next to the church. We cancelled our meal via groupon and the pub, and said to the young lad if we had been told there was a funeral at the time of booking we certainly wouldnt have come but chosen another day. A completely ruined day and no phone call from the management to apologise. Customer relations......???????

Called in on Groupon deal at lunchtime. The food was perfection, the drinks especially the home brewed cider, delicious. Made a very nice end to our short break in the Forest of Dean. One minor niggle was my wife is tee total, and they would not swap the offer cider for a pot of tea. Question of 'jobs worth'? I bought the tea , and drank her cider, so no real loss, Well worth the visit and we will call again.

We visited on a Monday night, excellent friendly welcome, super service, lovely food and a great atmosphere, we will be back, thank you

For me it was ok, service was good if a little slow on a weekday eve where it wasn't that busy.....food ok but had I have paid full price I don't think I'd be that happy....not very comfortable seating & quite loud in the bar area...that the staff were friendly. It's a country pub not gastro pub I get that but with the butchers arms just up the road I think I know where I would go next time...worth a try as I may be fussy!?

Had lunch with two friends. Not a large menu but something for most tastes. Have eaten here before and the food is always good. The fish was excellent as was the steaks which are available in two sizes which is good if you have a small appetite. Both the service and the food was excellent. Good selection of beer and ciders. Well worth a visit.

Another fantastic Herefordshire pub - restaurant. Very friendly service, always made to feel really welcome. Great food, can definitely reccomend the balsamic strawberries with basil icecream! A must to visit if your in the area.

Arrived at Woolhope and opted for a pub tea rather than cook on first night. Well worth the visit. Great food and a lovely pub. Their own cider is fantastic

Visited today and had a delicious lunch for 1. Cockle Popcorn followed by Ham, Eggs & Beef Dripping Chips. Brilliant. The service was superb and sitting outside made the whole experience even better. Looking forward to visiting again of an evening.

We ate here Tuesday lunchtime, no booking required. Dogs are allowed in the garden areas but not inside. The food was delicious, lots of local produce. You can have half size puddings, my daughter had 2 because she couldn't make up her mind which one to choose. We had a long wait till the food arrived but were given complimentary bar snacks and a free bottle of the same cider we were drinking. Thoroughly recommended.

We visited here after it was recommended, we were looking forward to a good meal after a busy day visiting local attractions, the staff were pleasant and attentive, we ordered 3 steaks and a fish dish. Sadly our expectations were soon shattered, the steaks were terribly tough and to be quite honest the whole meal was just average and rather tasteless, maybe we just got unlucky however I don't think we'll be visiting again!

Had a great meal last year whilst on holiday so was looking forward to visiting again. This time we paid £30 for a Groupon voucher and saved it to use on our last evening, saved the best until last, however on booking I was told that they wouldn't accept the voucher because they were up to the limit of vouchers and they were too busy. They told me that I could book and pay the proper price on the menu. I explained I'd already paid £30 for voucher and Thursday night was only time I could use it as i was returning home but they were not interested and the Manager refused to speak to me or take my details. So if you have a Groupon voucher don't bother they STEAL your money but don't give you the goods. Total scam.

The homemade Crispy beef starter was top quality. My sirloin steak was delicious with the pepper butter, my husband ordered the extra pepper sauce to accompany, it was plenty to share, but I found it was a bit too strong with red wine, and was perfectly happy with the butter. The dripping chips to accompany were tasty, and the onion rings good too. My husband was a bit disappointed with his lamb shank pancakes for starters, the pancake had an odd texture and it overall was a bit bland, but he had steak too, ribeye, and it was lovely. My sister and bro in law go there often and love it, my sister loved the cuttlefish croquettes for her starter, and her steak and blue cheese sauce too. Annalisa was very helpful when ordering our meal.It was our first time. I'm already planning a trip back! A nice, country pub feel.

lovely evening, we ate outside as the weather was great. A fantastic pub in a lovely village setting. The food was all excellent with steaks cooked to our liking. The home made cider was also really good. Cannot recommend highly enough, we were really impressed.

On a recommendation, we decided to drive to this pub, located essentially in the middle of a nowhere small village. We were warmly greeted and then served delicious food - burgers with fresh beef, excellent crisps and then washed it down with some ale. It is a quintessential English pub experience with great service and food. I highly recommend this pub.

If you are in the area, do NOT miss out on the Crown. Lovely proper pub with a good selection of beers and countless local ciders and perrys.Then there is the food! Unique starters and mains based upon local produce sources - all the steaks are 28 day aged and all from the three counties.Welcoming and knowledgeable landlord , great staffI think I have now been there 8 times with both my wife and family

This is a friendly, well kept pub, with friendly service. Though the regular chef was away when I was there, the food was just right. The interior is well maintained, with cricket-motif decorations, and the outside tables looked comfortable. The menu had a good selection. The wine list is well planned and comprehensive. There are many ciders to choose from.

I have visited twice in the last few weeks. Both times I have to say that the meal was great. Really nice menu options from the safe option of a steak to more varied options. Service is really good - friendly but not intrusive. Beer is excellent with a good range of gins. Highly recommended.

We visited the pub for a Sunday lunch after looking at many pubs to eat. The Vegi roast was delicious but I have to say that the service was not. They kept mucking up our orders in which we had to send back which was a waste. There was not many items on the menus for vegetarians. The staff were very friendly. If we lived nearer, then maybe we would go back.

Fabulous food and service! Incredible views from the garden too. Great place to while away the day reading too! Cheese soufflé was yummy :-)

We were out for a walk in the area and happened to be in Woolhope around lunch time. The staff at the Crown found us a seat, even though they were busy, and we were pleased with our selection of local ales.The menu was quite limited for vegetarians, and the prices ranged from £5.50 upwards for a starter, £9 upwards for a main (and that was for a baguette), so rather pricey for a pub lunch. The soup was relatively flavourless, sadly, and the rib of beef baguette my husband ordered had definitely never seen a rib. However, the cheese souffle was delicious and very nicely done.Overall, it was expensive for what it was, and we wouldn't be keen to be back to dine again in a hurry. Perhaps better for non-vegetarians, but left something to be desired for all in our party.

Very warm welcome awaits .There is a good atmosphere which is matched by the choice of menu - suiting most pockets.Have eaten here many times and not had a bad meal .Consistently good in all areas.

4 of us visited last week. the menu offered want fantastic, lots of burgers, so we ordered steak, but it came with a butter rather than a sauce. the food was nice, but would have been better with a sauce. Puddings are expensive 6.50 is the average. Chocolate brownie and ice cream, fruit crumble which didn't have much taste, the lemon tart was ok, but they couldn't find the raspberry coulis in the freezer. We waited half an hours for pudding! we ordered two French coffees, one coffee with Tia Maria and one filter coffee. this took ages to come as well. they got this wrong and we waited for about 15 minutes before the filter coffee came and then another ten minutes to get the milk despite asking twice. they even put the bill in front of us before we had our coffee. busy they may have been, but it didn't do a lot for us. not likely to go back . sorry.

Had an excellent meal sat in the garden to celebrate a friend's birthday. Main course choice was brilliant, it took us ages to choose, will have to come back to try more of the options! Puddings were to die for and service friendly. All in all a perfect evening. We were even offered to come inside halfway through if we felt cold. Will definitely be going back.

Table of 5 Saturday 9 th may 2015What a shambles !!I ordered a rack of lamb !!Ended up with 3 mutton,fat ,chops !!Not even edible Certainly not what I ordered.£16 what a joke.We ordered 2 ham ,egg and chips ,enough to feed a child !!.2 -6oz steaks,tough and fatty ,poor overcooked chips ,and very little salad.The evening was a birthday celebration.Ruined by shabby poor food .We went to Hereford after to get a kebab as everybody was still hungry.Will not be recommending the crown inn again to anybody.

The supper was excellent - and the ambiance in the Pub was great - the service was first class but more importantly - we were given a voucher from Travel-Zoo which expired on the 31st March - due to various problems we could not visit before the 31st but the landlord sorted everything to extend our voucher - a very welcome gesture and one that is not practiced very often with gift vouchers Will go there again without doubt

had a great meal here using a tastecard downloaded from internet on a free trial this gave us half price food. steaks high quality puddings great service really good . the pub its self well decorated clean and we had a great time .

We visited this Pub on a busy Saturday night. I would agree the menu to be small, but there was a nice selection of choices. We had the Cornish Whiting Fish and Chips and Beef Burger with Goats Cheese and Bacon, and found them both to be excellent. Due to the very busy evening and a problem in the Kitchen, we had to wait some time for the meal to arrive. The Chef was aware of this and kindly bought us a round of drinks as an apology - this was a very nice touch indeed. The locally selected Cheeses on the cheese board were delight, just a little too cold. The guest ale was Crimson King - very very nice.Overall and very pleasant meal and we will be visiting again.

sat outside the pub on a lovely day. The lime and soda was a good price. We struggled a little with the rather limited menu on a warm lunch time. All the specials were fish, not something we liked so we were restricted to the main menu I ate ham egg and chips. The ham was delicious as was the homemade pineapple chutney. To be picky the duck eggs needed another minute cooking. My friend had the Hereford hop baguette. A good choice with lots of cheese and a really tasty baguette. We could really have shared this. Other choices were steaks, burger chicken breasts. I think the lunch menu needs light bites expanding. We did debate a starter with chips but otherwise stick with the bread! Sound cheerful service. Decent quality food.

After a family recommendation we tried The Crown and can honestly say we are already looking forward to our next visit. Fabulous food and friendly staff in a very relaxed atmosphere meant we had a wonderful evening. Food was excellent value considering the quality - the hot cross bun bread and butter pudding was the best dessert ever!

I have visited woolhope a number of times and always used the butchers arms. Today we went to the crown and were delighted. Despite being Easter Sunday and packed, and we had no reservation, they found room for us. We had a great meal at a very reasonable price.Splendid service and a lovely pub.

We had eaten well at another pub in Fownhope the previous night and were expecting better at the Crown, given previous reviews. We were disappointed. Between the four of us we had a variety of steaks which were all good, although the serving of beef dripping chips was a bit paltry. For desert, my creme brulee was fine but nothing special as was the cheese board. The most disappointing aspect was the service: it was poor bordering on - at points - inhospitable. It was a Saturday night and the place was busy (but that's not unexpected!). Having been shown to our tables, we were left alone for at about 15 minutes: no menus: no order taken for drinks. We had to go to the bar to get someone to come across which they did, with menus. Having taken our drink orders and returned with our drinks, we decided on our choices. But no sign of a waiter/ waitress interested in serving us. We then had to go up to the bar again after 15 minutes to ask them to take some orders for our food. The food came 25 minutes later, so we'd been there nearly an hour before eating. When it came to deserts again we had to go up to the bar to get them to come across and take out order. Others - probably locals - seemed to be getting more attentive service (but perhaps that was just paranoia setting in on our part). I eat out in a variety of different places regularly but this was the poorest service I've had for some time. On this showing it's not somewhere I'd rush back to.

Visited on a sat lunchtime with a travelzoo deal, what a fantastic meal, lovely staff which were so very helpfull, had 3 courses all served with a smile and just the right amount of chat, steak was cooked to perfection and the beef dripping chips were to die for, cant recommend this place highly enough, we will definatly be returning. Nice selection of ciders and if you like gin ask for the gin menu

We had a lovely meal here, very attentive staff and good choice of menu, all local produced foods and home cooked. The Herefordshire Hop twice baked souffle was gorgeous!

Return visit to celebrate St Patrick's Day and my birthday. Once again an excellent meal in great surroundings !

Although this is a busy pub - we went on a Saturday night - the food is first rate and well prepared on site. Good local beer was followed by a brilliant souffle and a large aged rump steak with great chips. Wine choice was interesting and well priced. Service was attentive but not intrusive. Best pub/brasserie meal I have had in years.

Lunch for two, mid-week, pub not very busy. The menu was quite good with a varied choice and a daily board. I had the souffle with garlic mushrooms and it was superb. My wife had the garlic mushrooms and they were really good too with a large variety of wild mushrooms.We should have finished then because the mains were a great disappointment. I had the belly pork which did not have much flavour, One of the joys of belly pork should be the crackling. The dish was dressed very well with curls of crackling arranged over the meat. However I would defy anyone to have eaten this crackling. I did try every bit but I ran the risk of a trip straight to my dentist. My wife had the monkfish which again was very attractively presented on a hanging skewer over a bed of chick peas, a bit like the sword of Damocles. The fish was good but the whole dish was spoilt by an excess of chopped red chillies. Chillies are good but some folk don't like them too hot.The service was slow but that could be excused by the fresh nature of the food, the young man who did everything front of house was very pleasant but sadly the main courses spoiled the whole meal.Will we go again? Doubtful as there are so many much better pubs in the vicinity

My husband and I visited the Crown last evening for a belated Valentine's celebration. We both had steak - one sirloin and one rump - which were cooked perfectly. We were expecting good things from the chips as we had read a review in a national newspaper comparing them favourably to those served by Heston Blumenthal - and we weren't disappointed; they were amazing. Desserts were also fantastic - I would definitely recommend the banoffee Eton mess or poached pear. This is a lovely village pub serving food well worth travelling for - we would definitely return again for dinner. It would just be nice if they accepted well-behaved dogs at lunchtime as it would be the perfect place to stop whilst walking!

We had a wonderful lunch here today! They were so accommodating and served us even though the kitchen was meant to be closed. The barman/waiter was charming and recommended us a lovely cider made by the owner and was very sweet with our baby. The food was absolutely delicious. I would thoroughly recommend eating here!

Without a doubt, the loveliest dinner out in Herefordshire for a long time. Pigeon, poussin, steak all cooked to perfection - and my husband is especially fussy over his steak. And the most delicious creme brûlée. We are still raving over it all. We haven't been to try the monthly tasting menu but that's in our diaries now for March.

The pub was almost empty on a weekday lunchtime and lacked atmosphere. It seems to be more of a restaurant than a pub. Service was very friendly but the food was no better than average pub grub. The soup lacked seasoning. The fish and chips didn't have the wow factor. Unusually for a country pub no dogs are allowed.

My wife is annoyingly discerning and dislikes normal pub food. To hear her say yesterday that the lunch that she had at The Crown was the best meal that she has had for years needs recording. I also agree - the quality of the food, the presentation and the service was first class !