Crown Inn in New Forest

Een gezellige pub in het centrum van Fordingbridge, gastvrije bediening en gasten, maar helaas niet erg lekker eten. De fish and chips waren wat ons betreft niet van erg goede kwaliteit, en de plakkerige tafels hielpen ook niet mee. Ik zou hier terugkomen als ik met vrienden biertjes zou willen drinken, niet om met mijn gezin uit eten te gaan

Fantastic Sunday lunch for £12 each. Food was very tasty with a great selection of veg, including roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, green beans and tender stem broccoli, and cauliflower cheese. Massive Yorkshire too! Amber was behind the busy bar working so hard, an extremely friendly and professional member of staff, a real credit to the pub. Will definitely return next time we visit the New Forest.

Honestly will not be returning, was the worst experience I’ve ever had at a local pub. The pints were poured terribly I also saw roughly 3 rats run straight from next to the kitchen then down the side of the building, the staff there are not inviting at all didn’t make me feel welcome at all. I definitely do NOT recommend, go to the ship next door it’s much nicer

Slipped in for a pint after a dog walk. Football was on about six screens in the pub - that's fine. Beer was just what was required. KIds playing pool in main body of the pub were a bit sweary, but I can cope with that (as long as they're not swearing at me). Fitted the bill just fine for a short, sharp eye-brightener. Thanks

Recieved a free lesson in how not to customer service.... No welcome No acknowledgement of our existence whilst we were waiting at the bar No notification of a prolonged wait due to a barrel needing to be changed for the previous customer No niceties No respect for the 'first come first served' system employed countrywide by pubs (to the best of my knowledge) - seems if you're a local, you will get served first (big respect to the customer involved here, they deferred their advantage, thanks) No chance I'm ever going here again No way I'll get that hour spent here back Would suggest you go to The Ship, they seem to actually like customers coming in.

Although very friendly staff. A very long wait for food. Arrived, some food over cooked. My curry had a long hair in, which I almost swallowed!. On telling waitress, who was very apologetic, nothing was resolved! Was not a nice experience!!

Sating at Sandyball and wanted to pop into town to catch some of the boxing day football. After much confusion about changing the games to the game we wanted, we settled down with some nice cold beer and enjoyed the atmosphere. Gutted it was closing early as we would have been happy to stay and catch another game.

We ordered Roast Turkey for lunch. I thought 'how lovely'...they have added Gammon meat also...until my friends commented there was no gammon and this was raw Turkey!! I'm not sure the waiter realised how serious this was...and we never saw the chef to explain. We did however receive refunds x 2 for the Turkey but that is not the point! I don't cook much but even I could do Turkey and I pretty much know that it is white when cooked...not red!! It was really hard to cut because it was raw, despite me having eaten some and not realising until my friends mentioned! The service was not great despite the place not being full and I would definitely not go there again. Sorry Crown Inn...really bad service and food hence the 1 star ( which is generous)

We were supposed to 3 nights but it got to unbearable no heating in the room no hot water to wash with but shower worked then all plugs in room stopped working so could not make a hot drink or put TV on lights on the wall either side beds did not work and we're loose and it smelt musty

Stopped off for a bite to eat and the woman behind the bar was very friendly and took orders for two ciabatta sandwiches. There was another couple there but apart from that no one. Took half an hour to bring out a roast beef ciabatta and was told that the other was just coming. This was another 10 minutes and was just a cheese and ham sandwich. The hard cooking cheese that was grated and falling out. The bread seemed to be a standard CO OP loaf. When I pointed out this wasn’t what I ordered the person just stared at the menu board for answers. Then said they would sort out a refund. No sorry. No can I change that, although I don’t have time to wait again. Won’t be going back here.

Fantastic experience. We had the calamari, nachos, trio of butchers sausages and the homemade burger - we were so impressed! Amazing value for money, lovely menu and selection of drinks, and the service (thank you Mia!) was so friendly and professional. Highly recommend.

Lovely afternoon at The Crown. Lunch with drinks, all of the staff were friendly & professional. Good beer and lovely food.

Visited the Crown for the first time and was very impressed. The atmosphere was great, staff very friendly and the food was absolutely on point with decent portions. Would highly recommend this to anyone passing by.

Loved it here, dishes with a difference. Fish pie was really good, although it wasn't what you expect. Would return. Orange and chocolate pudding was amazing.

This pub was friendly, clean with a varied menu. Some polish dishes on offer. We had fish pie which was delightfully different and untraditional. Very very tasty. Puddings were also scrummy. Would return and check out the rest of the menu.

When sourcing a place we stated breakfast and parking when we arrived to be told no parking had to use public carpark so had to be out of bed before 8am to put a paid ticket in the car, we then get told there was no breakfast. The room was small covered in cobwebs, sheets smelt dusty, no hot water in sink, the mattress was smaller than the bed frame so pillows fell through and very uncovered, the stairs to room was like a spiral definitely not good for people with leg problems as quite dangerous we definitely won't book again

Visited this pub and I have to say everything was spot on. Friendly staff, good beer and proper pub grub. Well worth a visit and they’ve done loads of work to make the experience better outside to the rear of the pub. Well done.

Really bad room, very dirty, odious short fat man as front of house, locals love Saturday night fight night, if that’s your bag The Crown in Fordingbridge is for you.

On walking in felt slightly ignored whilst locals were served at the bar first. Also seemed to be the only name on the Track and Trace list despite a large group sitting watching football on tv? Beer was good though and beer garden nice and spread out. I’ve been in worse pubs!

Very limited menu which did seem over priced for quality of food. No track and trace in place which was concerning when there were large groups of people gathering. Hopefully as this becomes a legal requirement they will review their procedures.

What a treat to visit a pub in the midst of Covid that has a lovely friendly barmaid (all the way from oz) & a limited but tasty menu. We had a burger with bacon & cheese and a chicken burger with chilli .. wow a pair of the best burgers ever with a side of "proper" onion rings ... yes actual onion battered & fried not taken out of a bag. Congrats to the chef & the lovely staff we will be back

We were camping nearby and wanted somewhere dry with food. It’s child and dog friendly and we found the staff very friendly and helpful. A group of people gave up their seats for us when we arrived which was very nice of them. The food was appreciated by all and with the Eat Out offer incredibly cheap. I think even paying full price would represent good value. I’d recommend the Crown if you are in Fordingbridge and fancy a drink or food.

Went in here for some lunch. We were greeted with a warm welcome at the door. It was well decorated to a high standard. We had dirty fries which were amazing. There was a lot of different tempting options. We felt safe because of the covid measures but also still felt well looked after by the staff. The television/ football was on quite loud however, this is personal preference. Overall, would recommend!!

We stopped for dinner here one night and the food was ok, but there was only one vegetarian choice. Good value.

Decided to go out for a drive in the sunshine and have a roast lunch without cooking. Found the bar manager at the Crown very welcoming. Acknowledging our arrival immediately. Taking our details for Covid and recorded our details. Husband said the beer was excellent. We ordered the roast beef. Beautifully cooked and well presented. The leeks in a sauce were exquisite. It all seemed fresh not frozen or microwave food. I want the recipe! For those leeks! It was all served piping hot and with PPE in place. Will definitely return. I wish I had taken a photo but I just tucked in it was so good!

We visited twice from 4 July. Great protocols for covid. Friendly staff, great landlords. Nice vibe. Pulled pork hot dog was yummy

Try the home delivery service and sample quality draft beer and wonderful homemade pies in front of your own fire! The steak and mushroom pie and the two pints of Doombar were particularly good

A nice proper pub. nice atmosphere with a wide range of beers and guest ales. Good menu offering home made pub food at a reasonable price. Definitely recommended, and would visit again

The crown is what I call a proper pub.Friendly atmosphere jolly staff and a great place to stop in for lunch/ dinner. It's not fine dining as many pubs are these days but good quality home made pub fayre. It's not often these days you would find a real pub like this

We had 6 adults and 4 kids, this place was so welcoming. The food range was good and all came up together with the kids meals. So we could organise them first.

Me and my partner popped into the Crown for a bite to eat and a few drinks last night. We were welcomed by a warm and cosy feel to the pub with a great atmosphere. Asked for a table of 2, and the lovely young lady behind the bar (Mia) directed us into the cosy restaurant. A great menu, with a range of meals to choose from. We selected the scampi and chips and pie of the day (steak and kidney)! Both were lovely! Pie was absolutely stunning!! We will both be definitely returning and recommending this pub to family and friends!!

Visited for lunch on a Saturday. Found the staff friendly and helpful. Wide menu and very good value. Can highly recommend a pint of Flowers Landlord. Would definitely recommend to others and would visit again.

We have always had excellent attentive service from both the bar staff and the waiting staff in the ddining room. The beer is excellent and there is a good choice of wines.The menue has th usual pub grub, but also cheffs specials. having been to the pub to eat about 5 times, I can honestly say thet I have never been disapointed and we are going again in a few days for supper.

Nice pub and lovely bar staff. Meal was absolutely awful. Couldn’t wait to get out of there. Two meals out of four were inedible. Luckily the lovely bar man gave us money back for the meal that was inedible. Stick to drinks!

I was in Fordingbridge recently with friends and we popped in here on chance on a Saturday lunchtime and all had extremely good lunch. Very friendly staff and warm pleasant atmosphere and busy as well. There is a varied menu at very reasonable prices....plenty to choose from including 'on the board' , (the Steak and Kidney pudding was tasty and well cooked) Will definitely visit again !

We had lunch here and the food was superb, really quaint pub and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Thoroughly recommend this place as one to enjoy a meal.

Stayed with friends in the area and came in three days in a row. Great atmosphere in the evening and revisited on Sunday lunchtime for a roast. Portion sizes are big and proper roast potatoes and outlines were served. Vegetables were mashed swede, greens and braised red cabbage - the whole meal tasted homemade. Service great and cost reasonable too. Will definitely return in our next visit to the area!

My friends and I enjoyed a very nice meal from the Christmas menu during mid December. We were looked after by Millie who was very friendly and efficient

Never eaten but menu looks great and decent prices. I like it as a proper local to drink in. Cosy, pool table, TV, fire. All you need

Friendly welcome, selection of ales which were very good. Excellent food which were good value. Will definitely return.

Had extremely good lunch here with friends. Very friendly staff and warm pleasant atmosphere. Varied menu at very reasonable prices....plenty to choose from ( the lamb shank was amazing) Will definitely visit again !

I’d describe this pub as a ‘pubby pub’. Frequented by locals. Big screen tv. Pool table. Roaring wood burner fire. No fancy decor. Dog friendly.

We had been walking in area with friends and decide 'The Crown' was a good location to meet and have lunch. It has been recently completely reburbished and is under new ownership or management. Friendly Staff and Dog Friendly, we had great lunch thank you and will use again if in area

We stopped in several times for drinks during our stay in Fordingbridge. We enjoyed sitting by a roaring fire and the staff were very friendly. It seemed to be a lot of locals at the bar and they do serve dinner. They also have a large screen TV showing sports, and a pool table.

The owners had only been in residence for a week but the chef produced a very delicious Sunday lunch. The staff were very attentive good place to eat.

The Sunday roasts here are out of this world! With meat and veg cooked beyond perfection, there are plenty of roast potatoes and gravy. The atmosphere is great and hosts are friendly and welcoming. Definitely worth visiting.

We regularly eat here and find the staff are incredibly friendly and the food is fantastic value for money. Sunday lunch is great and their main menu is varied and equally good (the homemade chicken Kiev is a big favorite of ours).. If you haven't tried this place yet you are missing out.

We stopped here for a quick bite to eat on the first day of our trip. Very friendly staff and a nice old pub feel. Food was okay standard pub grub, filled us up after a long journey.

Always very friendly staff and happy chatty locals. Food very good and excellent service. Restaurant area small and cosy. Only downside it feels a little tatty and needs a little TLC. Restaurant area is nice needs to extend into main pub and the ladies loo is not very inviting. The entrance from the car park is not very warm and welcoming. Really is a minor complaint as it is a lovely place to sit back and relax with a drink or 2. Just needs a more warm and welcoming interior.

It is a normal high street pub atmosphere. A good place to stop for food and drink alcoholic or not. Quite clean and reasonably priced

Real village pub, lovely traditional pub food. Excellent Sunday roast with 'Topside' beef (sick of finding cheaper beef cuts in many places). Friendly staff. Friendly locals. Parking at rear or if full, a public car park a few yards up the road. We eat here every 3/4 weeks, and are never disappointed. Well behaved dogs welcome in bar area.

Visited last night for a meal & catch up with a friend. Bar staff have just the right amount of friendly banter

Popped in for coffee to get out of the rain. Very welcoming and friendly. Decided to stay for lunch. Scampi and chips very delicious and plentiful. Small omelette was normal size compared to some places, very tasty. Good value for money.

Very nice food so much so we are going back before heading back to Sheffield Service a little slow but it was quite busy with Sunday lunches but worth he wait as homemade

My fiancee suggested we go out for a meal together on sunday and suggested we try somewhere new...this was our first mistake.

A visited the Crown Inn a few times at the beginning of September whilst holidaying in the area. The pub is clean and homely serving a reasonable selections of beers,wines and spirits. I tried a number of the tap beers all which were clear and very drinkable and reasonably priced compared to the adjacent pub. The pub serves food although neither my wife nor I actually ate. The menu seemed good with reasonable prices. Worth a visit.

Holidaying in Fordingbridge and wanted somewhere to walk to eat. The Crown is a basic pub full of locals (who were happy to chat) which in my book is good.Spotlessly clean and a warm welcome from the the bar staff. I ordered the Wild mushroom tagliatelle with garlic bread which was lush...very creamy and good sized portion. The Merlot at £5 for 250mls was very good and excellent value. Oh and I could take my two dogs in which was a result.

Had a couple of meals here and the food was very good for pub grub. Particularly liked the Greek salad. More friendly and welcoming than The Ship next door, who completely ignored us for 20 minutes!

Great service and delicious food. Welcome children. Lots of homemade choices with good sized potions. Will return if holiday local again. Thank you Natalie for looking after our group and making us feel very welcome.

A nice meal the but the chips came out already salted and had to be redone other wise good meal and service

Nice little pub. Food beer and service all good. If we are in the area again we would use the pub again. It got very busy.

We've been here a couple of times when we've visited to run the Fordingbridge 10K and it's always been good.

The staff and food were all excellent at this lovely high street pub which does have plenty of parking at the back. When we visited, the sign said it was closed for the next 3 days as it was due to be decorated - not before time. The décor was somewhat dated but good to see it was due to be spruced up. Nice little pub for a stop for something to each and a walk along the nearby river.

Came in thisevening and the bar staff were so happy and friendly!! George and Tori are wonderful bar staff couldnt be any better!! Best pub in the new forest!!

We were staying just up the road and decided to eat out on our last night in the New Forest. We were in the town at lunchtime and booked for the same evening which was no bother with the helpful lady behind the bar.

Busy friendly pub. Cosy fire. Welcoming local people. Served food but we were too late. But people looked to be enjoying their meals.

This was our third Christmas meal/party with The Crown and they never disappoint, exciting menu, fantastic food and fabulous service. Highly recommend a visit, also great place to get together for drinks

We were on holiday and thought the Crown looked comfortable and we were right. The shared platter starter was fantastic as were the main meals, lovely staff, with good food and reasonable bill, and able to take the dog and children, what more could we ask for. Will definitely visit again when in the area latter in the year.

Visited today for a Sunday Lunch and it was fantastic - faultless. Usually I'm not a big fan of roasts from pubs but this was brilliant. Proper homemade gravy, crispy roast potatoes, perfectly cooked beef and delicious yorkshires. Win win! Great service too!

I often visit the Crown with friends where we enjoy breakfast and evening meals as well as good selection of drinks. The staff are always pleasant and the atmosphere always friendly. It's a charming pub which always delivers traditional values to its customers.

We had dinner in here last night, and the food was fantastic as always. Proud to call this a local. Staff are always friendly to new and old customers. A warm welcome awaits you.

Met old friends here for mid morning coffee followed by lunch. First ones in at 11 o'clock, warm friendly reception in a warm bar. Lovely staff and welcoming regulars. Couldn't believe the £50 bill for four including the coffees/tea, lunch and drinks - hadn't noticed that two of us had chosen the value deal!! Nothing fancy, just a good old fashioned pub with very acceptable grub, Wish we didn't live so far away!

I've been eating and drinking in the crown for years and the new owners really have it right!

Abbiamo cenato la domenica sera in via del tutto eccezionale ed abbiamo scelto il sunday roast. Ottimo salvo qualche patatina un po' troppo cotta. Buono anche il dessert. Ottima la birra

Stayed at The Ship Inn overnight but after 7 hrs in car decided to walk round the town despite rain & look at places to eat. The place up the road seemed expensive & by the time we got to The Crown the rain was getting worse so we ducked in for shelter. Very reasonably priced menu & serving TT Landlord... indeed a blessing to Yorkshire folk!

Popped in here by accident as we were intending to go somewhere else which turned out to be closed. So glad we made the decision to eat here as the food is really good. I had the home made southern fried chicken burger. It tasted amazing so full of flavour. Would definitely recommend this place to eat and the staff are lovely.

We popped in here for Sunday lunch and very good it was too.Good quality meat and well cooked veg.The service was friendly and the beer was pretty good as well.

We had the best Sunday Lunch, succulent roast beef with all the trimmings and extra veg, absolutely top notch grub!!!

The pub has a perfect feel - nice meals - happy crowd of locals enjoying themselves - service was great, good beer selection, was able to watch Wimbledonon one tv, the Tour de France on another, and the Euro cup on a third.

Passed this pub whilst looking for some good, sensibly priced food for lunch after a long walk. Board outside said burger and beer for£10, Monday to Thursday. All beef 1/4lb or southern chicken fillet burger with skinny fries and a pint of whatever beer, cider or my teenager had lemonade. Food excellent, hot and quick service. A bit dark and quiet inside, but friendly staff. A tenner each well spent.

Yummy food whilst watching the football! I ate of the fish specials whilst boyfriend had good hearty meal off the set menu. Not cheap and not expensive. Really nice staff and great service!

Pleasantly surprised by this high street pub, the food was excellent and reasonably priced and the service was first class!

Still serving good food and the usual friendly staff right in theheart of fordingbridge, a nice cosy pub

We called in on the off chance on a busy Friday night, and were given a table. I must say we expected fairly ordinary 'pub grub', but the standard of food and service was excellent. The menu choice was varied, the portion sizes were fair, the cheese board had been given a lot of thought and was far from the usual Brie, Cheddar and Stilton, one of the best I have ever had, not sure what was on it, but well done chef!! We will be back.

We found this restaurant on the off chance and were so pleased that we did! The pub is lovely and we had a small room to ourselves (as it was only 6pm) as it was not that busy yet. We shared the platter starter which was delicious and plentiful for four. All the main courses were beautifully presented, well cooked and delicious. I had homemade chicken kiev with a mushroom sauce and chips and it was really lovely. Only minor negative was that the salad was simply a few lettuce leaves and some tomato, cucumber etc would have enhanced it. Also a dressing had already been put on the lettuce leaves so I had to leave them as I did not like the dressing. My son said the steak and accompaniments were delicious and my husband enjoyed his belly pork and mash. Excellent food for a reasonable price and friendly, helpful staff.

We eat here Sundays for their roast dinners they are lovely flavoursome well worth the money children portions are great as well highly reccomend eating there xx

The touring day around the Hampshire countryside centres on the lunch stop and uncertainty of quality venue and service....no issues here with the Crown it had everything we look for in a English Country pub!!!

We booked to have a family meal in The Crown Inn at short notice. Our party was large, 9 in total, but they managed to accommodate us. The menu was quite extensive and had a good range of food. The food was exceptional, really very good quality and reasonably priced. The staff were very friendly and attentive. We are already planning a return visit!

Great british ale, dog friendly. We arrived to stay at Sarah's House (booked on this site) and Hubby headed out for a pint with two dogs. He loved the atmosphere, he had a great chat with the local folks and enjoyed a convivial atmosphere.

The food in The Crown is lovely, home cooked and fresh. Very good value for money and big portions. Love this pub, great for a drink or eating.

As a family, we really love The Crown. We make a point to go for a meal there every year on our annual visit to the area.

We have visited this venue many times now. The food is always good, from popping in for a sandwich at lunchtime, to an evening meal in the restaurant and they do amazing Sunday lunches! We have never had a bad meal here.

The atmosphere in this pub is awesome. Great landlord and landlady who are hands on and very good home cooked food. Beer tastes great and just love drinking here.

Went to the pub for dinner to celebrate my birthday and had the Steak and Wine special deal which I have to say was absolutely beautiful, one of the best steak's I have ever had. our party also had the chicken kiev and fish and chips which were also very very good. we were visiting but will definately return when we next visit fordingbridge - I would recommend booking though as extremely popular unsuprisingly.

The best roast beef we had for a long time. Really welcoming and friendly. Traditional New Forest pub.

We were on holiday in the area and decided we would like to eat here as the pub was advertising “Friday night steak night” and the first World Cup rugby match 2015 would be showing on the large screen TV. We found a table in the bar with a good view of the screen and ordered our meals. The meals arrived promptly and looked really appetising, but we were really disappointed with the steaks. I couldn’t even cut mine as it was so tough. The cheerful young lady who served us walked by and asked if we were enjoying our meals and we said we were struggling with the steaks, mine in particular. She apologised profusely that we’d not had steaks to the standard they would like and immediately told us that fresh steaks would be cooked for us. We declined, as we fully understood that the staff/chef weren’t to blame, it was just bad luck we had one particularly poor steak. A few minutes later we were offered free desserts and coffee, which they really didn’t have to do. We were really impressed with how the problem had been dealt with and we had a totally enjoyable evening there. Nice friendly, efficient staff and a lovely atmosphere in the place. Would definitely recommend.

After recently having had some good meals here at The Crown we decided to book a table for Saturday lunch with a group of friends. We were not disappointed. Homemade Chicken Kiev was a firm favourite with us and the mixed grills were well executed although the steak was a little tough. Service was attentive and nothing too much trouble. Reasonably priced. Well kept beers. Good pub food served well, would recommend a visit.

Ate and the Crown Inn on Friday night. Sat in the bar area as the restaurant section was full. A good choice on the menu, with large portions and reasonable value. Staff were excellent particularly one lady who seemed to be serving all the tables single handed. Only lost a star as the food was pretty slow, but that was due to a large influx of customers in a short period of time. Above mentioned barmaid/waitress was very apologetic and accommodating.

We headed here recently for dinner. The pub was busy (which is a good sign) and the restaurant fully booked so we agreed to eat in the bar area which was not a problem (apart from the swearing from a couple of blokes next to us, but that isn't the pubs fault!) and ordered a starter to share and a main each. The starter was good and went down well and the mains average (mushroom sauce with my Chicken Kiev wasn't hot, and there wasn't a lot of garlic in the Kiev, so it was pretty much just a Kiev!) still, it filled a hole and the pub had a nice atmosphere so can't really complain :)

Abbiamo cenato una sola volta al Crown Inn e ci siamo trovati bene. Il personale era cortese, il tempo di attesa contenuto ed il prezzo pagato pure. Si trova lungo la via principale dell villaggio, al limitare della bellissima New Forset!