Crown Inn in North Dorset

Great place to eat and stay, huge thanks to Mark and breakfast gentlemen (sorry I didn't get your name) for the friendly and efficient service . Great menu plenty of choices using local sourced ingredients. Stayed in room 5 wonderful bed immaculate linen complete with fridge, fresh milk,water, tea,hot chocolate and kettle! If you're in the area give this place a visit.

I've been in for a drink before and decided to give it a go for lunch. Very friendly staff got us sorted out with drinks and menus quickly. I really liked the menu, lots of choice, and Hallelujah - an establishment that offers a light bite option on the meals. We both chose the calves liver, a light bite size for me and full size for the companion. It was really excellent. I can't wait for my next visit.

We booked for a family lunch and I was happy to see some gluten free options on the menu. The pub is lovely, nice atmosphere, very friendly stuff and the service was good. My gluten free fish (cod & chips) was overcooked and there was very little fish there. Definitely not worth £19.50. The chips were nice. Other dishes were average. The cheesecake was served with some pouring cream that was a bit odd.

Our party went for lunch. Friendly staff and good service. We had a selection of starters. I had the scotch egg which is always one of my favourites but this version was definitely not on the list. Very overcooked, hard sausage meat and very hard boiled egg. Also, a strange sweet undertone. Oh well we thought, onto the mains which looked to be a good selection on the menu. Unfortunately reality did not live up to the expectation. The half a piri piri chicken was massively overcooked and was so hard that it was difficult to cut the chicken. It felt like the meat had been double-cooked. The other disappointment was the main of goats cheese salad. One small slice of cheese and a few leaves and apricot slices for £17 was short change. For desserts, had run out of lemon meringue pie which was a shame. I hate writing negative reviews and frankly, I wasn’t going to bother here but what changed my mind was that within an hour of leaving, I started to experience stomach pain and have had an extremely upset tummy for the next two days after. I had no breakfast on the day we visited for lunch and I can only think it was something I ate here. Maybe we picked a bad day but I can’t recommend.

Great Burger! Delicious Steak Pie and beers 🍻 What else would you want? Btw… you should add your steak pie gravy to the fries! 😋😜

We had dinner there and were shocked at the price. £24 for a mediocre rump steak. Our bill for two adults and two children under the age of 10 was £178.65. They are a pub, not a restaurant. Service was slow and not good. We can eat at other pubs for half that price and not be disappointed. Would not recommend or even visit again.

We stayed a weekend Friday to Sunday, the bar was great and friendly on Friday night and the food was amazing the pasta marinara was out of this world..mark was so helpful and friendly ..I can't recommend this place enough I really missed it xx

I wouldn’t normally review a pub meal but this one deserves it. We’re spending a few days near to The Crown and decided to have dinner there. It was fantastic. Five of us had the Sunday roast and one (who always chooses the most expensive meal on the menu!) had the fillet steak. The quality was excellent, the portion sizes were generous and there was a varied selection of vegetables included with the potatoes and meat, not just the usual choices. Friendly service, great location and perfect for a sunny Sunday evening. Anywhere that gets the vocal approval of my kids (aged 11 to 30) deserves a good review.

Stayed O/N in our VW with BritStops and popped in for a couple of pints. We were warmly welcomed by the owner, staff and some locals. Tried a number of beers (all of which were great) and chilled in the bar, admiring the great country pub decor. Dog friendly bar area and all round great atmosphere. Didn’t eat there but the food we saw looked great and we will definitely come back for a meal.

Slightly apprehensive having read recent reviews, but so glad the four of us ventured to the Crown. Good varied menu, but as it was curry night 3 of us chose from that menu. Two courses £20. Excellent Indian starters, curries spot on. Nice welcome and attentive service from Niamh, cracking pint of H&W Hazy IPA. Too stuffed for dessert. Wife’s light bite fish n chips good too. A grand evening, keep up the good work folks.

We have visited and stayed at the pub several times and always loved it. Unfortunately we weren’t able to stay at the pub this time as it was way too expensive (for the price of the room we managed to stay elsewhere and have a drink, starter and main each), but decided to still go for dinner, what a disappointment. I don’t know what’s happened with the quality of the food?! You definitely don’t get what you pay for. For £8, I had a slab of pâté but small triangles of brioche. I’ve never had pâté with brioche? My husband had a buttermilk chicken for a starter, smallest portion again for £8. The worst was the main, chicken caesar salad which wasn’t even one.. no sign of a lettuce leaf but included all the salad that is normally scraped to the side of a plate, bacon burnt to a crisp, the smallest egg, hardly any dressing and the smallest shaving of parmesan. My husband did have the tomahawk which he said was nice but quite expensive for what you get. We didn’t even bother with dessert. It was such a shame to see how much the food quality has changed and what was a tradition will probably now change as just can’t justify the amount we paid for the quality we got.

It wasn’t until we got home my wife told me we had been charged twice I paid when we arrived and when we left my wife was told I hadn’t paid

A family reunion spoilt by very poor food and extremely over priced for what you are served. The duck leg red cabbage and mashed potato was priced at just under £20 . The first duck leg was small and over cooked and dried up, the second leg was not much better, very stringy, the red cabbage and potato was barely luke warm and the smallest pub food portion as you can see below. The steak and red wine pie had more gristle than meat in it, the chichen in the curry hard and the Lasagnes were mush. We refused to pay for two meals. Shame on you 😕

GREAT FOOD GREAT ATMOSPHERE GREAT STAFF. Came to our rescue after being let down somewhere else. Will go again and recommend them.

Enjoyed a lovely family evening at this pub in marnhull. Friendly staff. Food was reasonable and good service. My only gripe was the cheese bourd on offer it was tiny . 3 tiny bits of cheese crackers and chutney. Way overpriced at £10.50 certainly wouldn't order that again. Apart from that a good evening had by all.

The roast that is the most expensive in the area and what do you get for the extortionate price and what’s it like: 13.95 for chicken and 18:95 for beef 1) The smallest stuffing ball. About the size of a ‘Rollo’ sweet. 2) 1 carrot 3) A tea spoon of Swede 4) 4 of the smallest potatoes (the size of a sprout) 5) Red cabbage that tasted like it had been washed in vinegar 6) cauliflower cheese that was cold and bland 7) Gravy that was so watery it was the worst I have ever tasted 8)Yorkshire pudding that was actually ok All that with the worst service ever by a waiter that smelt strongly of smoke with brown nicotine stains on his fingers, yuk. One to avoid!

My friend and I visited The Crown today for a roast lunch. We were SO disappointed! We both ordered the roast pork and were looking forward to a few succulent slices carved from the joint and some crisp crackling. However, we were presented with a dry looking pork loin steak with thick fat on the edge. Clearly not carved from a joint of pork! We told our waiter this was not what we were expecting and asked to change it for the roast chicken. He was very defensive, but agreed. When the plates were brought back, we had been given a chicken breast portion each, again clearly not carved from a whole roast chicken. The chicken was dry, the roast potatoes appeared to have been reheated, the carrots tasted like they’d come out of a tin, the Yorkshire pudding was soggy, the cauliflower cheese was mushy, there was one small stuffing ball (probably from a frozen pack), the mashed carrot and swede was tasteless, the red cabbage was acidic and rather slimy and the only green items on the plate were a couple of over-cooked spears of broccoli. We agreed the whole thing reminded us of a bad school dinner! We paid our bill and told the member of staff how disappointed we were. Again, she was very defensive and said that they had only had good feedback ‘from everyone’ (implying it was us who had the problem). No attempt to apologise or offer any kind of discount. Needless to say, we won’t be returning. Such a shame, as the Sunday roasts used to be excellent.

We had evening meal here on a Monday night . We booked a table but there was plenty of room anyway. I found plenty of vegetarian options a but settled on the Sunday roast vegetarian version. The prices were about average for the area around £17 for a main course. The service was good and the staff were polite and cheerful. The pub has a thatched roof and the car park is large. I have no hesitation in recommending this pub for a good meal.

Gorgeous food and good service. We will definitely return as this is better than anything back home!

I only come here once a year when visiting a friend, and I've always enjoyed the food. I ordered a meat pie with vegetables and in the past their meat pies looked and tasted home made and came with a selection of freshly cooked vegetables. This time the pie looked and tasted like it was heated up from frozen and the vegetables consisted of some peas mixed in a mash. Also the staff were less attentive - they had forgotten that we hadn't yet got our drinks when they later came to take our food order.

Amazing food. Fresh, tasty, perfectly cooked. Great service. I would definitely recommend this place. Give the chef a Michelin Star!!

Been few times food was excellent , not been there since January and went tonight for a special Father’s Day meal and what a let down … I cannot believe we were eating at the same pub, I wondered if it had been taken over .. the food was expensive and awful quality. We used to love there homemade pies but the one we had tonight was awful … such a let down . Sadly won’t be wasting my money there again.

Returned for a business supper after some time of events taking place elsewhere. It has the benefit of being open on a Monday evening. The food was declared excellent by all except one of the six of us. The service and drinks were dealt with quickly and efficiently and the food arrived without any delay. The bar was pretty full and it looked like another group booking was taking place so people voting with their presence and cheerful atmosphere. A good evening.

Called for dinner as had previously been whilst in the area visiting family. Will not be visiting again due to the high prices and below average quality of meals. Not a patch on previous visit although this was over a year ago.

Food was very tasty but the restaurant was dominated by dogs including one sat right next to our table and another barking most of the evening. Completely unhygienic and unacceptable. Dog owners setting the agenda

Very disappointing Sunday lunch! We ordered small Sunday roasts. The meal appeared to be microwaved - small portions of meat, seriously overcooked (burnt) roast potatoes, frozen mixed veg, two small very unpleasant carrots on each plate. It reminded me of school dinners of days gone by! The pub is very quaint, but our table was so close to the next one that we overheard everything that was said. It was also so noisy that we found ourselves struggling to have a private conversation. Some of the staff seemed almost robotic. This was our first, and probably our last visit!

We are a family of nine and visited on a busy day. The best food I have had for a long time. A busy day but despite this the service was first class and although the pub was busy it felt as we had individual attention.

Staff friendly and efficient but the food was terrible! The Guinness and steak ale pie was so salty I couldn't eat it, the "new potatoes" were mostly black and rotten with dried up veg. The hunters chicken was reheated and dry. Overall disappointing and we won't return. They did however not charge for the pie.

Visited for first time in several months with my wife. Had another good meal, very well cooked and served. No issues as far as we could see.

Came today as a first time visitor with a large group of family. The roast and vegan roasts were AWFUL. Substandard and not worth the money. 3 meat roasts were served with 2 types of meat instead of the 3 advertised with tiny very poor cuts and portions, the veg was either overcooked or raw (the brussel sprouts were black!) The stuffing was burnt and dry. The vegan option (vegetarian 'wellington' was more of a pie with almost 1cm thick pastry which was raw in the middle)... The customer service was appalling not a smile in sight.... one meal was ordered without gravy when given had gravy and the server stated 'its only a little bit!' With an air of attitude....plates were stone cold as was the gravy meaning the food was cold because of this also..... had high hopes of The Crown Marnhull but won't visit again..... disappointing to say the least....

What has happened to The Crown? Not a smile from any member of the staff for the whole time we were there having lunch. This is a hospitality business and the front of house welcome was bland and quite cold. There was a sense of...

We chose to have lunch here in the run up to Christmas as the previous year visited on Christmas Eve and enjoyed a delicious lunch. Sad to say this visit was not as we had hoped for. Clearly the quality plus quantity of food served...

Used their takeaway menu which I have had several times before---emailed the following day to comment about the hunters chicken which was covered in a spicy salsa The reply I got told me I didn't know what I was talking about and they have never...

My husband and I were down in Marnhull looking at local property and the prospect of re-locating from the Midlands to this area of Dorset. The pub is always the best place to to find out about the local people and community and we therefore...

We sat down with a pre-booked group of people. We had to pre-order our food presumably because there was a good few of us. No problem. Customer service was very good. We had a younger lady which served us. very polite and helpful. The main...

First time visit. Good variety of tasty food and tangy desserts. Will visit Marnhull and this pub again.

Mark the barman and waiter has a very good dry sense of humour. Food was great, as a table of 10 we pre ordered all arrived on time and more importantly at the same time. A lovely traditional country pub wouldn’t hesitate to recommend

Staying in the village for a few days and have eaten here twice. Both meals were excellent. A very friendly pub with a good menu and great beers.

Not a place I will ever visit again. Food was precooked warmed up, burnt and over cooked. I had a homemade pie don’t even go there. It came out almost black & so hard you couldn’t even cut it or bash it with a hammer...

The food was amazing. Good portion size and fresh. I had a really hearty pie (not a stew with a hat on). Some how we managed a dessert too, and the chocolate brownie and brownie sundae were both equally yummy.

Booked late for Father's day meal, was suprised to get a table for 6 with such a late booking but now I know why ! Friendly enough service, quick to serve drinks but food took forever with nearby tables recieving theirs even though we ordered...

We had friends call in to see us on route to Devon, we decided to " eat out "so chose the Crown based,on previous visits, on arrival we received a warm welcome and was shown to our table which was been thoroughly cleaned. Three of...

We visited Marnhull recently and the only thing disappointing we felt was the crown. The food was tasty but considering there were three tables with customers we found the service poor with the staff disinterested in our presence. We called to cancel our Sunday dinner...

Warm welcome, lovely place, friendly staff. The best steak we have ever had, melted in the mouth. Came with all the trimmings and the homemade sauces were lovely. Just when you think it can’t get any better.... Homemade cheesecake, to die for. We will visit...

Arrived and wasn't sure where to check in. Waited at the bar and spoke to a man who I considered rather abrupt and unfriendly; he didn't smile and spoke no more than was necessary to ask if we wanted the carvery and explain where our...

Relaxed olde world styled inn. Rooms cosy and warm. Staff helpful. Stayed several times . Food delicious and plentiful.

we visit here every time we go glamping on the sunday for there carvery settings food lovely and the vegetarians options are lovely to

My partner booked us into this lovely little place Clean and tidy,homely and very friendly staff Loved it so much we have booked to stay again in march

Hvis man er i området, skal man helt sikkert kigge ind og spise en af de lækre retter de har på aftensmenuen.Planlægger man en tur til området, book jeres værelser her, helt fantastisk hyggeligt og historisk inn, med små hyggelige værelser med eget bad.Personalet og ejeren er søde og super serviceminded. Maden er helt i top, og deres full english breakfast er et “must” bare en af morgenerne.

Went to the Crown inn for Sunday Lunch,food was good but it was like a cattle market were squashed in hardly any room to move,had to queue for ages Unfortunately it spoiled a very good lunch,the food was good and the staff diligent

Popped in as driving passed on Father’s Day - not expecting to get in tbh however we were told if we were ok to sit in the garden we could get in. So that’s what we did, great carvery, lovely different selection of veg and plentiful meat on the large portion. Drinks seemed expensive however but that is my only slight issue. Staff were lovely

Reading other reviews about the crown it says unless a local don’t go. I agree. Even as a local I came in with friends who aren’t local. Waited for service at the bar whilst the workers chatted in the corner. Once a grumpy man rumbled over I asked for a pint and the reply was ‘ it’s a hall and wood house pub, we don’t serve that’. Made me feel stupid for trying to buy a drink, in a pub. Ordered 2 drinks, total £10. London prices for a village. Throughout our time in the pub we were made to feel resented. Terrible atmosphere, terrible staff, terrible service. Would not recommend for anyone, even a local who hasn’t been in the pub for a few weeks. Worst pub experience I’ve ever had. They should change the staff or give up.

We stumbled upon this pub on a busy Friday evening. We received a warm welcome even though we had not booked. Despite being busy we were seated in the cosy bar area, our food was served quickly by polite friendly staff. The quality of the food and choice was good, one of the best home made pies we have had in a pub. Thank you we will be returning soon

Had an evening meal here whilst staying nearby on a solo cycling trip. Very old and traditional Dorset village inn

Made another visit and tried other options from the menu. Thoroughly enjoyed the pulled pork burger, tasted wonderful, my wife had a baked potato with prawns and loved it. Both came away fully satisfied.

Excellent food and service. The Beef and Stilton pie was awesome!!!! Whitebait starter excellent. Highly recommend.

We ate here for Mother's Day lunch having booked in advance and given a time we had to vacate the table by in order for them to turn it.

Tried The Crown for the first time last night, had a nice evening. Fairly good, a large choice and very large portions. Overall a nice and a little bit of pricey evening.

I last eat at the Crown Inn more than 40 years ago so a return visit was long overdue!!. Booking a table on line was easy and a table was ready and waiting for us when we arrived. The Crown has an excellent menu with a number of interesting and tempting specials. The food was very tasty and the portions were generous but not too much (that said the size of the fish portion on a neighbouring table was more than generous!) The staff were helpful and attentive despite the pub being very busy early on. The cost was very reasonable and I will do my best not to wait another 40 years before I return.

visited the crown when we arrived at sturminster newton on the friday and decided to return on the sunday for their carvery. we were advised to book a table as there were 6 of us. we returned on the sunday for the 2 pm sitting. lovely atmosphere very nice friendly staff. we had the large carvery (3 meats - great choice, beef, pork, lamb, gammon or turkey). great choice of roasties and veggies too. lovely carvery - the queue was long at at the 2 pm timeslot so we just sat and had our drinks and waited till the queue went down about 2.30 p.m. plenty left and they did regular refills of meat and veggies as required. could highly recommend.

Not been able to get out and about much due to surgery so this was a lovely chance to get my eating out hat back on again. Excellent car very with wide choice of meat and large choice of well prepared vegetables. Very good value for money and the deserts and coffee were good too

Good food, wide selection, though not very imaginative for vegetarians.

Contacted the Inn prior to arriving about wheelchair access, found it to be fine when using the second entrance as all is then on one level (there are 2 steps to overcome if you use the main door).

We visited for Sunday lunch and all settled for the carvery. The choice was excellent and the food well cooked and hot enough. So far, so good. Our only gripe is that waitress was unwelcoming and sullen, offhand even. This is not at all the warm Dorset welcome to which we have become used, so rather disappointing.

The Crown was recommended by friends who had eaten there. I myself had a look online at reviews before I booked, the reviews online were all mainly positive so I booked a table for the ‘Festive Fayre’. Upon arrival my friends and myself were seated to a lovely looking table, the arrangement was lovely. Unfortunately it went down hill from there...Food began to arrive. As a table of 7 we had a mixed range of starters from the soup to the pate,they were just not good, especially for the price of the evening, the soup cold and lumpy and well it didn’t taste like what it was ment to be. We had said something but the gentlemen behind the bar didn’t really care about our problem! Then mains, they were okay I mean the presentation of them weren’t the best. However I did enjoy the break they gave us between courses. Personally my pudding was lovely but I no some of the others had problems with things such as lumpy custard and burnt brownie.

Visited for lunch. My wife had the smaller portion liver and bacon. There was one slice of liver and one rasher of bacon with mashed potato, all well cooked. The big but comes there were no other vegetables served even though it said so on the menu. When asked the server said that the seasonal vegetables were not served on the smaller portion alternative. My wife would have preferred less potato and some other veg. The menu did not say you would only get part of what was shown if you ordered the smaller portion. As the smaller portion was only a couple of pounds less than the full sized one this made it poor value for money. The menu should be amended to reflect what is not served if you prefer a smaller plate. This was a shame as my wife enjoyed what she had. I had the whitebait starter and a bowl of chunky chips. Both were well cooked and was the portion size was good. The chips were especially good, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Would visit again if they sort their menu out identifying what you were actually paying for.

This is a popular pub, so its worth booking a table in advance. There is plenty of seating inside, and they do some gluten free options, or the chef will try and accommodate your dietary requirements.(ie cooking a gluten free sauce to go with the salmon.) The food was of a good quality and plentiful, however the deserts were not as good, and appeared to be of a purchased catering variety (lemon meringue) which was cold, soggy base and certainly not freshly baked.

Everything has been refurbished to a high and clean standard . The very helpful management comes out in the friendly and helpful staff . They serve you in a very acceptable and pleasant manner . I suggest you go and prove it for yourselves .

We ate here whilst stopping and the food was great, and VERY large portions. Come hungry. See our hotel review for more.

Went there for lunch on 23rd August. Overcooked burgers, lasagne was meatballs between pasta sheets. Pudding (£5.95) was straight off a Brakes or 3663 lorry with microwaved custard. Not good value, not good quality. Very disappointed.

Interesting old pub with serving great food with lots of choice, friendly staff , the puddings were amazing so make sure you leave room.

We went twice to this pub after reading the reviews, but on both occasions had to wait almost an hour for our food. We had no apology, but were just told that they were extremely busy. This stopped us from going again. Shame.

We stopped en route to family and had panini’s and wraps for lunch. The lunchtime menu, although slightly limited, gave us great options of filling and was reasonably priced. The first observation was the staff. I can’t fault the service or attention to detail. Now onto the food. Stunningly presented, despite being ‘simple’ food and, again, the staff were attentive and made sure we had all sauces/dressings we wanted.

visited the Crown with family and friends for 2 meals over the weekend, it was great the first visit we went back for more and it was just as good.

On the first night at Marnhull we needed a bite to eat. The other pub was closed so the Crown was the obvious choice. The menu was ideal and lots to chose from. The dog friendly atmosphere was obvious and our dog got lots of attention from the lovely staff. We had the white bait and chips. That was just perfect.

Not a lot of venues open in the area on Sunday evening. The Crown was open and offered friendly service, in olde world style pub.

WW had booked for Sunday lunch a few days before, when WW arrived it was busy with locals, I had sat down because I'm disabled, my husband stood at the bar for over 20 minutes, the landlord ignored my husband and served a local that was stood behind him then moved to the end of the bar, my husband was furious and said we were leaving and we did. We will never go there again. My husbands words not mine. Very disappointed.

We visit regularly and find the food excellent quality, great value for money and we never leave hungry.

This pub/restaurant suffers from poor management and staff. Have experienced several attempts under 2 landlords both terrible. 3 of us ordered steak. I ordered a medium rare sirloin steak. It came out overdone. I had to really work hard to cut into the steak, even with a steak knife! Cooking a steak isn’t hard. I can cook to perfection an Aldi steak (£4.50). I sent it back. Second attempt was ok but the steak was so tough and chewy it was inedible. When i complained the abrupt waitress said she would get the landlady. The landlady tried to defend the meals. I said that my steak after 2 attempts i wasn’t going to pay for. Then the unprofessional response was “Your assertive” yes i am as i am not going to pay for a £17.50 steak which has been sent back twice and was tough as old boots. The pub is nice but the service in the restaurant is poor, the chefs are unqualified and the landlady needs to be trained in customer service. We will never go back.

A beautiful old style pub in the middle of this lovely village. Food is lovely and the service is good...but beware the portion sizes! The pub offers two sizes for most of the meals on the menu, but the standard size is often big enough to feed more than 2 people! This was especially true with the Fish and Chips, where the standard size Fish and Chips had two what must be at least 20-inch battered cod fillets, a huge portion of chips and enough peas to feed four people. The food was excellent, but I didn't even eat a third of the Fish and Chips, simply because it was far far too big! I'm not exaggerating when I say a portion of Fish and Chips can satisfy three people!

Popped into the Crown at Marnhull for dinner whilst staying nearby. The pub/restaurant area was full and there were no tables free. However, the staff behind the bar were amazing - even though rushed off their feet, they were polite and asked us if we didn't mind waiting. Within 20 minutes we were advised a table was free and we were shown to it. The food was lovely with a great atmosphere.

My wife had been here for an evening meal on many occasions but we recently had the opportunity to visit the pub for a family lunch. The choices, the specials, the actual food (starters, mains and puddings were all tasted) were all of a high quality. Happy to return there for lunch at any time.

Excellent ales and friendly service. Great value; a dozen of us had a fantastic Sunday Roast from a well stocked buffet

We have been here several times now and it is a gem. Great meals every time, heaps of choice, the best carvery ever.

This was a happy meeting on the road from Mere to Gillingham. A large, warm and friendly traditional pub, with a large fire, and serving a wide range of interesting dishes. Pies, grills and soups. We took the sausages in Yorkshire pudding with gravy and the deep fried haloumi with chips. Both really good, and served by friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Visited the Crown for a dinner with family. Great selection of food and specials. Our orders were taken and food was served in a good time. The food was excellent and the portions large. I had the fish pie which was excellent but just too large a portion. The other 3 meals were first rate and there was a pleasant relaxing atmosphere.

a great warm and welcoming pub with a good selection of meals of generous proportions..comfortable rooms and large breakfast.

Our first time at the Crown during a visit to friends, we went with them to this establishment as they had booked in advance after a previous great experience that they had had there, and therefore highly recommended it, it was a great choice. initially a good laugh looking at the figure on the roof, he obviously does not eat in the pub!! The parking was great well looked after and easy spaces. A lovely warm welcome by both the staff and fire place belting out heat. On Sunday they have 2 sittings so we went for the post 2PM one and it was still busy but enough room for everyone too. We all went for the carvery and were not disappointing and the "chef" urged us to return for more veg if we wanted it , which I did, as it was so nice. Followed by a great selection of puddings, I felt well stuffed. .

Together with two friends, we returned to this very popular pub. We called in for lunch and once again left replete with an excellent lunch we all thoroughly enjoyed. What we like about it is the pleasant atmosphere, quality and quantity of food which gives excellent value for money. Again, we visited in mid week and there were plenty of diners enjoying not only the fare on offer but the open log fire, the smell of woodsmoke lingering in the atmosphere, lovely.

I have tried the carvery - great. This time visited with friends in the evening. Had full plates of good food, great. Just what we needed after a full day cycling, great. Cosy pub atmosphere, friendly helpful staff, great. Recommended.

This is a great old pub. Big portions especially the pies, our vegetables were very over cooked. Very good service.

A busy Sunday lunchtime but the staff where efficient and charming and the food was very good this will be the carvery of choice for the foreseeable future.

The trouble with reviews is that they are merely a transient snapshot, what is good this month may not last beyond the next. However when dropped into The Crown in Marnhull, it was definitely a good day, the welcome was genuine and the pub itself was rather lovely. Great decor, just right for a pub in Dorset with comfy chairs and a spotless garden.

We recently stayed nearby for our honeymoon & stumbled upon this beautiful country pub.... The food is amazing, the staff are very friendly & helpful. I would highly recommend coming here for food, especially for the Sunday carvery

We stayed in a family room for one night on our way to Cornwall from Kent. Room was lovely with a great bathroom for us all. We had a nice meal in the evening in the busy and friendly bar and had probably the best hotel breakfast we had ever had. Would highly recommend this place for a night stopover or a weekend stay.

We stayed a night here, so sampled evening meal and breakfast. Both very good. Nothing fancy, and suspect the chicken was not home made, but the steak was lovely and the chips were gorgeous. Service was very helpful, and friendly.

This place has always been good and I don't think I've ever had a bad meal there. In the last few weeks I've had Sunday dinner there (in the evening too, very handy) and their excellent community breakfast which they do about once a month. I'd definitely recommend it.

This is a real country pub. It's full of locals (including dogs) yet the dining area is handled with professionalism, Great extensive menu and loads of tasty specials. Food was great - although far too many chips. Service lovely and overall, a lovely cosy ambience. Long may it continue - too many of these little gems are disappearing. We were a party of 5 and had a great evening.

In the 16 years we have known and loved this wonderful place, tenants have come and gone. The present incumbents seem to put commercial success before customer service, and have made changes which do nothing to preserve the character of what is one of the finest inns in Dorset.

Popped in for lunch with friends, I love this oldie worldie pub with oodles of character and history, the fairy lights are a lovely touch, the food was great, plenty of choice on the menu, we had the light Bite size, which was rather larger than expected, I asked for extra chutney which was brought to the table straight away.