Poacher's Restaurant at The Crown Inn in Shropshire

We arrived at 1.45 and there was a private party occupying the entire pub. We asked if we were able to check in and were told in no uncertain terms check in was three pm. The manager was extremely rude. We purchased a drink and found a corner to sit in, there was no WiFi or phone signal. After overhearing one of the party guests saying “we’re leaving soon as this will get messy later” we decided to forgo our stay.

Together with a few friends we thought we’d take the plunge and try The Hopton Crown’s Burn night celebration. A three course meal with a whiskey. I have to admit that the haggis , neaps and tatties aren’t my usual go to food. But wow what a meal. ( I ordered the veggie option) it was stunning. Soup was creamy and delicious. The main course was rich and very very tasty. The dessert was perfect sweet and a little tart with the fruit. Everyone who ate thoroughly enjoyed their meal and in fact some three days later still talking about it. The whiskey connoisseurs would probably have frowned at the tipple served. Whiskey and Cointreau. As most of us weren’t huge whiskey drinkers this suited us well. And it was surprisingly delicious and quaffable. But I’m sure the single malts they have at The Crown would have been great accompaniment for those whiskey connoisseurs. The staff were , as always , attentive with great service the food piping hot. I hope they they celebrate Burns night again next year. I will definitely be going again. Photos of veggie Haggis ( I started to eat it then realised I’d not taken a photo ) and dessert.

Dreadful breakfast experience. Slow to serve and we only asked for tea and American pancakes. Took ages to even get the tea and the pancakes eventually arrived but they were dry and rubbery like from a packet. Had to request maple syrup to go with them. No orange juice and the toast/cereals table was empty and clearly not being replenished for 9.00am breakfast guests. Poor service. Left to get a proper breakfast on our travels. Room was fine however.

Lovely weekend stay here. Beautiful, clean and comfortable room. Great service, staff very friendly. Good food, great breakfast.

We had a lovely relaxing stay. My Mother especially liked staying in the cottage room, although she could have done with a step to reach the wardrobe hanger! Breakfast was delicious. One of the best we have had. Love the coffee!!! Staff were lovely, welcoming, friendly and helpful. Drinks in the bar were great with a good choice. The beds were very comfortable. plenty of parking. We will hopefully be returning in the future. It is also handy for a number of places, i.e. Ludlow, Leominster, Kidderminster etc.

We are currently staying here as mature couple with our young flatcoated retriever for three nights . The room is outstanding , the breakfast is of great quality , and we knew the Crown was on,y offering a limited menu as waiting for a new chef , but we enjoyed our fresh cooked fish and chips , minted crushed peas and home made tartare sauce on our first evening . Great news that a new chef is now engaged . We will return .

We went Sunday 2nd July for a roast dinner. We were taking my mother out for lunch. Our meals arrived and my husband and I immediately sent them back as they were cold and the potatoes were rotten. My mum said hers was fine as she didn’t want to complain but I could see that hers was cold too and the potatoes were covered with black spots, she was being polite as it was our treat. When ours returned, it seemed the exact same meal, still cold and still with rotten potatoes. I was told they’d run out of Yorkshire puddings but 5 minutes later a table opposite had Yorkshire puddings ! I could not eat mine, I complained to the manager and she tried to defend that there was nothing wrong with the potatoes (I will upload a photo if possible) Honestly it was disgusting. The waitress let slip that the chef had walked out! There was also an event going on. We paid but felt aggrieved and complained via email but did not get any response. We would still like our money back! At 18 pound for a main, I feel it was dealt with very badly. We spent 40 pound on drinks so all would have not been lost if they’d refunded our food. We all went home to eat. Awful!

The food arrived cold and the potatoes were off, we complained and they took it away and it looked like they brought back the same food and it was still cold. I complained that the potatoes were off (we have a picture of a disgusting one) but the manager proceeded to argue with me that they were fine. It was awful.

Met for a family lunch, pre booked for 12. Sadly the food was shocking. The starters were poor, overcooked and very small portions. Those that had the ciabatta’s were in for further disappointment. Only 2 of our party had proper ciabatta the rest had only what could be described as stodgy bread rolls, the fillings were below standard.The chips were definitely oven chips and served lukewarm. We were reluctant to complain as some of our party were staying overnight. However I did mention to the waiter that the meal was very poor. He thanked me for bringing it to his attention. I then ordered tea and coffee and thought that at the very least this would be complimentary, sadly this never happened and the bill arrived with no deductions. If it had been under different circumstances I would have complained further. I would say the servers were polite and that is the reason I’ve given the review 1 star. I will not be returning.

We stayed for two nights to explore Ludlow and the surrounding area. We had our dog with us which meant we had to eat our meals in the bar area (which we were more than happy to do). However the locals who were also able to use the bar seemed incapable of forming a sentence without using the ‘f’ word about six times in each sentence!! Such a shame as the staff were lovely and the service was good. It’s the only pub for miles so it will probably always be popular with locals but if you’re looking for a nice, quiet getaway this is probably not it (unless the management sort out their clientele!!)

This was the worst lunch I have ever eaten. We paid well over the odds for it and it was basically inedible

Very disappointed with breakfast There was a delay from order being taken and producing it. It was 7.30 only a few people around When it came on a cold plate, all food cold apart from sausage and beans. No time to complain as due at a meeting.

What a find. The rooms were really comfortable and spacious. The food was excellent both in choice and flavour. The staff, Jess & Vic were friendly, helpful And could not do enough for us. This was topped off by an excellent breakfast cooked by Jo. If I could give 6 stars I would. Thank you for a lovely stay.

We arrived around 3-4pm. We decided to eat in the lounge not the restaurant. I saw a waitesess bringing out fish and chips which look lovely, so that's what I ordered. My partner wanted the a belly pork roast. My partner requested crunchy crackling, which the waitress said we would get. Mine arrived and was great, crunchy batter and a large piece of fish. If I had to be critical for the price I would of expected real chips, but otherwise everything was fine. My partners arrived absolutely no crackling it had been cut off. The gravy had already been poured over the meal. On the plate there was 2 strips of parsnips, which my partner really dislikes. The waitress asked if we needed any sauces, and I requested salt and vinger, surprisingly neither was on the table. I also requested some tomato sauce. In my opinion we waited a considerable time and I probably ate around a third of my meal. Overall the fish and chips were very nice. I would suggest going forward for the roast lunch customers are asked what vegetables are required to avoid food and also that customer don't have items on their plate that they don't like. Regarding the crackling, If it wasn't available the waitress should have come back and stated it wasn't available and give the option of something else. The fish and chips were very nice. The roast dinner was average and a number of simple improvements could you been made to the meal and the service.

Lovely dining room and staff. The Sunday lunch food however was sooo disappointing. Firstly, ithe menu was not representative of the menu advertised on the website. I had decided beforehand that roast turkey would be lovely, as I don’t eat red meat, however it wasn’t available on the day so I ended up with just roast veg. The piccalilli served with the starter was so heavy on the mustard it was practically inedible. The main course veg were all undercooked and lukewarm, and the beef was so tough my husband tried various knives and gave up. On the plus side the yorkshire pudding was great. Decided not to bother with dessert and left. Apparently chef had left and the kitchen was in the hands of very inexperienced cover. Will not be back.

On arrival at 2.20pm we tried to order some lunch as the website stated lunch finished at 3pm. We were told due to a busy lunch service they had finished serving and we had to find another pub which kindly accommodated us. Not a good...

Excellent tasty quality Sunday lunch fabulous beef a real tasty roast!…The only slight constructive criticism we had was on arrival at the table the two water glasses displayed were really marked dusty and looked dirty we also ordered a nice bottle of wine and when...

Another outstanding meal by a outstanding chef service excellent ,friendly atmosphere clean and did I mention the food we had ribeye steak which was amazing and to complement that with the best chips which my wife could not stop eating keeps a awesome pint as...

We went with friends to the Hopton Crown for a meal yesterday evening. The service is informal but extremely friendly and there was a great atmosphere. Really good, imaginative menu with plenty of choice. All dishes were excellent and it was a shame we had...

Myself and my husband checked in yesterday 10/9/2022 in the afternoon. On arrival I informed a member of staff that I was gluten intolerant and asked if that would be a problem at breakfast. The staff member came back after speaking to the chef and...

Absolutely gorgeous food, clean, friendly staff would highly recommend for foodies. I had the treacle soaked beef with cod cheek the Jus and sauces took this to a whole new level for me. Husband had the venison with a croquette I had to taste omg...

Staff very welcoming and smiley, quick service, staff very attentive. Visited today with my partner to meet up with friends, the menu was varied, lots to choose from, food was served quickly and tasted very fresh. Food was maybe a little more on the pricey side but totally worth it. We had wild mushroom tagliatelle and sticky toffee pudding for dessert . Could not fault it. Delicious. Passed this restaurant many times but will definitely be back! Restaurant nicely decorated and toilet facilities very clean. 100% recommend!

We stayed overnight having been walking in the Shropshire hills with family over the bank holiday. This the the perfect stop off! Friendly and helpful staff and fabulous food. Our evening meal was fabulous. Rooms were clean and simple, with whites and greys for restful...

Another incredible meal! The Dogs got a bowl of Roast beef before our lunch from the Chef. I had Roast Beef with loads of trimmings and lashings of Gravy .My Wife had Roast Pork Belly , again with all the Trimmings. I cannot believe it...

Visited the Hopton crown on our way home from Hereford and Ludlow had an evening meal well what can i say absolutely amazing we had scotch egg to start awesome Dinner was Sirlion Steak and treacle fillet it was amazing will definitely be back ....

We had a special celebration at the end of May and we had a wonderful day. The food and wine/toast were delicious, as were the Canapés. The staff were great, really accommodating and professional. It was a little hot in the room for some of...

This was in essence a disaster. The website says open on weds. when you ring they say closed ountil thursday. They replied to my e mail saying yes youre booked for the weds but did not send the confirmation promised. The full menu was off....

Sunday lunch - not going to write a long review, just give feedback I hope the owners take note of. The food was good, portions fine, quality was high and well cooked. The frustrating (very) part was the service. The staff individually were all polite,...

Went to the crown for Sunday lunch, my wife had fish and chips and I had a beef roast dinner and the kids had fish fingers and chips. Have to say the food was fantastic, the atmosphere was really good and service was also really...

We planned a walking trip to the Crown but when we arrived I was told that the pub was shut (after being ignored for several minutes whilst the barman was on the phone). In fairness, he did subsequently explain that they were having technical issues...

Had a brilliant weekend being superbly looked after at The Hopton Crown. We have 2 dogs so stayed in Clee Hill Cottage which was very comfortable, spacious and we enjoyed the hot tub. We ate breakfast and dinner and both were delicious. What I'll remember...

The dining room is rather sparse and unwelcoming although the staff were very pleasant and the service was good. The food was extremely tasty and well presented but the portions were mean, and expensive for what we were served. The starter we both had was scallops and smoked mackerel which consisted of two small scallops, a tiny piece of smoked mackerel which had been cooked and a tiny blob of sauce. It was tasty and well presented and cost £9.50 per portion! My main course was duck breast which was perfectly cooked but very small, a portion of potato the size of a fifty pence piece, two pieces of stem broccoli and half a carrot. My husbands fish was excellent and reasonable size but the rest of his meal was again small. I had creme brûlée which was perfectly cooked but served in the tinniest ramekin dish which was then only half full, three spoonfuls at most. It was served with a huge thick dry shortbread biscuit, perhaps trying to compensate for the lack of volume elsewhere. It’s such a shame that excellent food is served in this penny pinching way. I do not expect mountains of food and obviously prefer quality to quantity, but this was just mean. We had two starters and main courses as described, one dessert and two coffees, a glass of house wine and two pints of Guinness and the bill was £88.90 For this type of meal that is what we would expect to pay , anything up to £100 but for that we would expect a reasonable sized portion, these sizes were tasting menu sizes and because of this it was very poor value. I did mention to our waiter when we left that the food was vey good but all of the portions were too small. I doubt if we will return.

Excellent service and outstanding food. The whitebait starter was hot fresh crispy and delicious with a lovely paprika aioli. The star was the wild turbot with scallops and shell fish bisque. It was scrumptious, beautifully cooked and my only suggestion would be more bisque , it was so lovely. Lovely pub in great setting with a cracking chef and team.

What a find! We booked in here for lunch thinking it may be busy after lockdown 2 recently ended, but sadly we were the only people in for lunch. That didn’t stop it being one of the most delicious pub lunches we’ve ever had! The lunch menu is excellent. We selected the beef and pork belly and both were perfectly cooked and tasted exquisite. The desserts were equally as good. The pub has clearly worked hard to keep tables distanced whilst maintaining a cosy and welcoming feel. I couldn’t recommend this highly enough if you are looking for exceptionally good food and a lovely environment. Thanks to the waitress and chef who looked after us very well today! We will certainly be back.

Great to see the new team at the Hopton hitting the ground running! Fantastic food and easily accommodated dietary requirements. The scallops and sea bream were cooked to perfection. Great quality produce for sure! The staff are taking all the COVID measures seriously and wearing masks so we felt super comfortable. Great wine list. Couldn’t have asked for a nicer afternoon with friends.

We have just enjoyed a fabulous meal at the Hopton Crown. Lovely to see that the new head-chef, Rav is working his magic in yet another kitchen. Absolutely faultless service from the friendly waiting staff and, of course, amazing food. The goat's cheese with arancini and beetroot starter was scrumptious, the mains were divine and the brownie dessert was heavenly! Finally, we felt very reassured at the professional way they have managed to both encourage and adhere to the strict social distancing guidelines. We will definitely be back!

We decided to stay in the UK this year, and found this delightfully refurbished restaurant bar with rooms.

booked a table for myself and a small group of friends for a Saturday night. We were staying in Cleobury Mortimer for the weekend and this looked like a really nice pub to go to for dinner.It turned out to be a really odd experience. Nobody seemed to be particularly interested in the customers and we had to work really hard at every point of our meal to get noticed and get some service. We were not greeted upon arrival, and we were left hanging around not really sure where we should be. Once we were seated, we were left for over 20 minutes before anyone even came to take a drinks order. It was a reasonable amount of time for the food to come out, but we had issues with two of the meals, yet nobody came back to ask us if everything was okay (as I would say is standard restaurant practice) and even though we tried to attract attention, it was like we were invisible. The staff did a really good job of never looking in our direction or walking around really fast and looking busy with other things. Once we'd finished eating, we were left sat with our empty plates in front of us for nearly half an hour. The staff were either somewhere else entirely, and when they did pop up they made a big show of being incredibly busy getting the other tables ready for their breakfast service whilst keeping their heads down and just simply not looking anywhere near us or acknowledging our presence. It was so bizarre. There were only 4 tables, including us, in that night and one of them left not long after we arrived. So they weren't rushed off their feet - they just didn't seem to want to talk to us. Once they finally came to collect the plates the two people who'd had issues with their meals decided not to comment as we were just totally fed up by this point. Not that it mattered, because the waitress didn't ask how our meals were anyway. Some of us decided to have dessert, and again, we were just left alone once finished. We needed to pay and leave as we had a taxi booked, but there was no one to speak to. Then, the bar man came through and rather gruffly said "Last orders, ladies", (at 10:15pm but nevermind). It just felt like we were an inconvenience and they wanted to get everything shut down. So we asked for the bill, but we were overcharged so we had to sort that out before we could leave. We got in the taxi and related our experience to the driver, and he said it wasn't the first time he'd heard bad things about this place.So overall it wasn't a great experience. There aren't many options in this area, so if you do go here, make sure you leave plenty of time for sitting around being ignored, and hide your own bottle of wine in your bag so you can have more than one drink all evening.

Saturday night booking. Waited for a while to even be seated (no greeting with a smile & no information on daily specials etc) then a further 20 mins for a drink order to be taken. Waitresses were very lethargic and aside from bringing our drinks and plonking down the food we had no service. No one to feedback to, no one asked how the meal was. The waitresses seemed to be in another room or chatting focussing on set up for breakfast! No warmth in the small amount of service we did have. Just after 10pm a guy from the bar with no cheer told us 'last orders at the bar'and just walked off! There was only us in this area of the restaurant. When our bill arrived that was wrongThe food was OK but aside from a great play list there was zero atmosphere. Superb modern decor & clean but that's nothing without good staff right? Would we go again... Certainly not.

Lovely waitress but very disappointed with the food. The lamb was practically non existent just 4 one inch squares of fatty lamb, loads of peas but not on for £16. With such good restaurants in Ludlow The Crown will have to do a lot better.

My husband and I are on holiday in the area and called in here today. Fantastic young lady behind the bar - made sure we were looked after and the dog had a water bowl. Food was amazing - a treat of a find!!

We went for dinner last night and the food has improved tremendously. We were hosted by the very personable Maddie and Tyler, both are assets to the pub. We had starters, main and a good bottle of Malbec at a very reasonable price. The highlight of the meal was the duck, breast of duck and a duck roll with a chocolate jus. It was absolutely delicious. We will definitely be back. Well done.

4 weeks ago Sunday Beef was silverside now wow wow wow ! Great sirloin and great vedge to match roast chicken needs to be servered with stuffing try this place the beef is superb !!

To say I was disappointed is an understatement. Pub looks very good, the refurbishment is very good. Menu at Christmas time time looked really good so we went with friends. Menu has gone from restaurant food to pud food. Not that I mind that, if it's good pub food. But you don't charge restaurant price for small, less than average pub food.Started were ok, although ladies said the sauce was missing with bon bons. Mains.... Well this is where the let down began for me. Fish & chips, well more like a mini fish, 9 chips and a thimble full of mushy peas. Not worth the price. Now to the pie, well a stew with puff bit of pasty on the top of it. To me it's not a pie. It was ok but presentation was poor.Saving grace was the lemon sole, looked nice and was very good. Puddings were average but it's a shame none of them were homemade.Now the really good bits, the 2 girls waiting on were friendly and helpful. We will try it again but not till something is changed. Manager said new chef was starting soon so let's see how that goes. The bar side is cosy and good selection of drinks.

came here for my mothers birthday. All ordered our starters, all of them came out bar my dads, 10 minutes later, the waitress came back to ask if he had ordered a starter to which we said yes, after nearly all of us finishing our starters, my dads starter eventually arrived. Most of us were going to order steaks, asked what sauces they had available, to which we were told none, not sure what sort of restaurant doesn't have sauces for steaks, to which a few of us said no then we didn't want them as would be very dry. I had the chicken and bacon pie, which was lovely but the sauce was very peppery, to the extent i couldn't finish the pie as all i could taste was pepper, the peas that came with it were so overdone they looked grey, and all our chips seemed to be already salted. Really let down by this meal as had such a lovely meal at the baiting house.

Having lived locally for nearly 20 years we often go out for a meal during the week. On this occasion we decided to try the Hopton Crown following its recent refurbishment.We have had many enjoyable meals at local pubs in and around Cleobury Mortimer, all of which have offered excellent value for money. The menu here is very expensive - this is not an issue if the food/experience matches. My wife ordered a ribeye steak at £24.95. When she asked for a sauce, she was told there was red or brown, as the only options!I asked about the pie of the day ( which required the waitress to go and find out what it was). When I asked for some gravy to accompany it, she said this would be a supplement but there was none available. The young service staff were polite and keen but clearly not trained to a level to support the prices charged. The food was actually very nice but to me the steak should have been £15.00.There was little ambience inside and we were rushed to order. The meal arrived very quickly afterwards. The entire experience lasted less than 30 minutes, from entering the building to leaving (one drink and main course each). The bill was just short of £50.00.To summarise, decent food at top restaurant prices with a McDonald’s experience. We left feeling a little ‘cheated’.

Lovely welcome Great table in the bar as we had the dog with us. One fish special and two pie specials. And then we were delighted to find that one of the ‘normal puddings’ was gluten free. Result.

A late Sunday lunch at the Hopton Crown was even better than our hungry tummies anticipated. The beef was really tasty with good Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes and parsnips but this was almost surpassed by the creamed leeks and cauliflower cheese. A shared warm chocolate brownie was almost a step too far. Friendly, smiling staff too.

Lovely helpful staff, exceptionally tolerant chef & great food. We were warmly welcomed on a very cold evening! We challenged the poor chef but he obliged magnificently... thank you for a lovely evening.

Came here with some friends for a Sunday lunch hoping for something special but it was really very ordinary. Typical Sunday roast of beef or turkey for most of us but I was hoping for something without meat. The option was cod or a vegetable wellington - as I am not a fan of cod I had the other choice but it wasn't very interesting and was served with roast veg which I was trying to get away from.

We were pleasantly greeted on arrival at this newly. refurbished inn.We ordered drinks and were offered menus.The waitress was knowledgeable and helpful.The choice wasn’t enormous but each of our party of three had different meals.All were well presented and delicious.All in all a lovely evening

We had the bell fingers dinner at The Crown. The first 2 courses were wonderful! Unfortunately the Sticky Toffee pudding was dry and served with very little sauce and too much custard. The service was first class and everything was selflessly clean.

Very quiet at lunchtime....inevitable after the Xmas/New Year binge. A limited menu, but the steak and fish'n chips were both excellent. There is current trend for tarting up bread and butter pudding ....my old Mum would turn in her grave, but the end product was good enough however the crust was very 'firm'. Decent selection of wines by the glass. The regular chef was on a no doubt well earned leave, but his stand in did a good job. This place is fairly local to us and we'll be back to sample the evening service.

Pre Christmas Sunday lunch at this restaurant with my husband & our friend. The service & menu choices for both meat eaters & vegans were superb. I chose the Vegetable Wellington for main course which was delicious. We also ordered 2 pate starters & 2 meat main courses. The helpings were very generous as were the accompanying vegetables. I left enough room to try one of the vegan desserts & the chocolate coconut torte with ice cream was also delicious. We were really impressed with the quality and value for money. We will definitely return.

this been recently refurbished and upgraded and looks very inviting. all the staff were very welcoming.

The restaurant offers a limited but interesting menu. Our food was well presented, of great quality and well served. The ambiance in the restaurant and bar was friendly and genuine, with and large choice of ales, beers and spirits.

Having stayed overnight we headed for dinner in the restaurant. The meals were excellent fare and good value for money. The staff team were very attentive and locals welcoming. An enjoyable experience well worth a visit.

Sorry to say we would never return for food..very let down

Warm and welcoming friendly staff Good food well served in a delightful period setting. Well cooked and hot to the table...

Good food Good Beer Friendly attentive staff The best value is the early bird menu which we ate off one night but we can also recommend the bars snacks

Having just written a restaurant review for The Crown under its hotel status, I was the led to a link to the restaurant. So for the actual review, please see "The Crown at Hopton".

The meals are SUPERB, nothing else to add. We stayed on 2 occasions, and are in the process of booking again

Some good value offers, decent food but nothing out of the ordinary, service was ok but we probably wouldn't dine there again

Lovely country inn between Kidderminster and Ludlow. The food is plentiful and excellent and the service attentive without being overbearing. The early bird menu is quite extensive and offers wonderful value for money.

Their is a amazing chef at this hotel, and varied menu ,they do a fair priced early bird menu .and all the staff even though they work tirelessly ,are very friendly and professional .

I thank my lucky stars I found this fab place,

We stayed here fir 2 nights and we ate un the restaurant both times including breakfast

Ate here two nights in succession and one both occasions the food was both plentiful and delicious, as were the breakfasts too.

Had a great three course meal, the food was excellent and service very good. Exceptional value for money.

The range and quality of the Food was very good, Staff -helpfulness, Local Beer and especially the Value for Money were 5 star! We tried the Soup of the Day several times, various main courses (fish & Chips, Steak Medallions, Rolled Pork Belly Sunday roasts) were excellent. We were full most nights, but the night we had a dessert (Apple pie & custard) was very good.

We visited the crown for the first time for lunch. Was greeted by a very friendly and helpful Claire. We had cream of mushroom soup to start and my husband said it was one of the best he's tasted. The pork and apple pie was delicious, though next time I will ask for the gravy separately because I don't like too much. We enjoyed it so much that we have booked to go back and stay B&B so I can enjoy breakfast too. A very pleasant and helpful Shaun saw to our booking. We're looking forward to our next visit. Well done Shaun and claire.

This is a lovely country pub restaurant that serves good food in a warm a friendly atmosphere. Their is warm welcome on arrival in the small bar area which is warmed by a roaring log fire. Drinks are reasonably prices as is the food, especially if you take the lunch time or early bird (6-7:30) special menus.

The food was fantastic. Good variety for each course. Good sized portions and tasted lovely. We all had 3 courses each evening and not a single complaint from any of us.

As part of a wowcher deal we had a beautiful 3 course meal at this lovely restaurant.The chef uses locally sourced game and meat and expertly works these local delicacies into scrummy meals.My husband had the beef pie and the meat was so tender that it melted in his mouth. With a rich gravy and lovely fresh veg it was lovely.I had the lasagne, which again was obviously home cooked and very tasty. The chips that accompanies this were nice and chunky.We both had the sticky toffee desert and were not let down, as again, another very tasty home cooked treat.Would very highly recommend!

Excellent value for money early bird offers! You can get 3 courses for £17.95 if you eat before 7.30pm on a weekday. The staff are so friendly! Lovely setting. Meals well presented! Excellent food. Good choice of specials if you don't fancy what's on the normal menu! Desserts to die for!

This is our fourth stay at The Crown Inn and as such we have been to the restaurant Poachers Restaurant on several occasions. The food and all the staff are second to none, Love it here.

Went this evening with my family, the service was very slow, we had to wait nearly half hour in between starter and main and it wasn't even that busy! When the mains did arrive we had gone past the hungry stage, we had to send my daughters meal back as it had lots of stuff in it which was not mentioned in the menu, had it been we would not of ordered it for her. The staff we nice and friendly but very slow and didn't see them around much, very disappointed with our visit and will not be returning.

We called here after walking Clee Hill on a Sunday evening. The restaurant was busy and had a nice vibe. We chose two of the specials, the Duck and the Sea Bass both were superb and followed by excellent value sweets of Tiramisu Gateaux and Pecan Pie.Service was superb from the young and very friendly and professional staff. Well done and we will definitely be back!

good service, good food, selected menu. Although busy we did not have to wait long for our order to be taken, and food was served very quickly. Very professional staff and excellent service. Front of house excellent.

Good choice of menu. However, they need to provide non alcoholic beverages and think about diabetics in the future.

We ate here on both evenings of our stay and really enjoyed the food. The first evening we had the early bird menu that came with our accommodation. We ate there on the second evening from the A la Carte menu because we were so impressed the first evening, and we were not disappointed.

The a la carte menu is fairly expensive but the early bird menu offers a reasonable £12.95 2-course alternative with a reasonable subset from the full menu.We ate for three successive days whilst staying at the Crown without needing to repeat ourselves. The Pie of the day did not change during our stay (steak and ale) which was a minor pity!

Whilst staying at this pub/hotel we had an evening meal, I can only say that the food was very good and the service was excellent

We had the poachers menu, which was three courses, the presentation was good, tasted good, good size portions. very friendly staff. would eat there again.They also do an early bird menu which is cheaper and other specials available.

Fantastic menu - huge portions served by staff who i can only describe as totally professional where nothing is too much trouble. The staff make this restaurant a must do.... fantastic

I,together with friends dine here on a regular basis and can honestly say I've never had a bad meal.The surroundings are pleasant,comfortable,and friendlyThe service is attentive and someone will always chat and pass the time of day with you

We chose the £17.95 set menu a very good choice , the rib eye was great , the sunday roast sirloin of beef another great choice.

Food was lovely, as were the staff. However when the meals arrived I was disappointed in the size in correspondence to the price. Portions were a lot smaller than expected and even the children's meals were inadequate in size.

Something that rarely happens, my wife and I chose the same food.The menu was a fixed 3 course with a reasonable selection of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes.For starter we had the advocado with smoked salmon which was served as a roulade.This was perfectly blended accompanied with a small salad.The main course was fillet steak with a delicious brandy and pepper sauce, well cooked fresh vegetables and dauphinoise potatoes.Desert was pears poached in red wine with a drizzle of chocolate sauce.A well thought out menu, excellently cooked and served by a very friendly young lady.Our only regret is we did not order a bottle of red wine to accompany, but we were drinking fine ale and cider and did not wish to mix drinks.

Arrived for a Groupon stay, as I beleive so was everyone else! Simon (front of house) was very enthusiastice and informative. We had to upgrade to the poachers restaurant for our eveing meal as the alternative was early bird up until 7.45pm, which was a tad earlier so we paid the upgrade suppliment of £10 each. There was not much choice on the Table D'hote menu but the food was not bad at all.The room was very basic but we managed, that said breakfast was dissapointing the bacon was anaemic, the chipolatas were tiny, and the mushrooms boiled, the most flavour from this breakfast was the salt and pepper. The waiting staff were more interested in other things like chatting at the bar and during evening service the young lady with the long brown cardigan played with a couple of dogs that a local couple had with them, then went off to serve guests with washing her hands, Nice! In the morning both the young ladies wore either long sleev cardigans or fleeces during service which is a contravention of hygiene regulations. So overall either Simon needs to get a grip of training his staff properly or move on to somewhere where his enthusiam can make a real impact and be appreciated..The place was tired so we wont be returning any time soon.

We ate from the early bird menu on both evenings during our stay and thoroughly enjoyed the well cooked and presented food served in the poachers restaurant.Dogs are welcome in the bar and you can eat there if you wish We also enjoyed the full English breakfast on offer. The Crown is a comfortable old country inn with welcoming log fires and a friendly, helpful staff.

staff and service is very good with reasonable prices menu is good and the service quick.We were staying in the hotel so found it easy to eat there.

Stopped at this pub for lunch at 3.30 ish on a Sunday afternoon. I think the lunchtime (Valentines day) rush had gone as we were the only people eating. Although there were people drinking in the bar area which gave a bit of background atmosphere, the eating area was obviously a bit lifeless, and I think the decor and furniture could do with a bit of a spruce up. The food was ok, I had the beef & ale pie special, quite nice but a bit too salty, the meat was good quality and there was a good selection of veg and portion size was generous. My hubby had the roast which he liked. Kids had sausages which although were cooked all the way through were a bit pink on the outside which always puts me off a bit. Service was very friendly and attentive. I would say this pub is ok for a normal Sunday lunch, but not quite good enough if it was for a special occasion.

Dinner was dissapointing as it was small portions served not very hot and served on cold plates. Breakfast was barley warm and inadequate.

We ate here the first time as we were staying at the Crown.We ate here the second night because we had enjoyed it so much.Good quality home cooked food that is served piping hot and is good value for money

food on the evening we ate during our stay was ok good choice of food from varied menu, more specials would be useful, pleasant dining room in older part of restaurant. Reasonable prices.

What a lovely warm welcome and a truly country pub. The food was fantastic and we were really delighted to have found this spot. We arrived with a voucher ( our way of discovering new places) and found the prices very fair and the quality of food very very good. Service was friendly, witty and attentive. It is quite out of the way but well worth a visit. We would love to try an overnight stay in the future.

Food very good well worth the money apart from being served a dessert in a cracked glass dish. The main meals were very tasty and very hot.

So glad we decided to give the crown another try, it was a lovely day so thought we would go again as it is lovely there, well it was back to the standard of our first visit, the waiter was lovely he couldn't,t explain what happened last time as it was his day off again we had vouchers and could chose anything off the menu including a glass of wine, for starters 1had scallops 2 had crab an 1soup all delicious mains we had were monkfish,scampi an beer battered cod again delicious, the waiter was very attentive and friendlyso glad we gave it another go.

as I said in my last review of the crown we will be returning well we did yesterday it definitely was not as good this time the menus was different although the waiter assured me it was the same but a lot of the things on the previous one Were not on this one so was a bit disappointed the food we had was well cooked and tasty but could have had that choice anywhere not an hours drive from home we went for something different we went on a voucher but you can have a two course meal for £12-95 anyway so no cheaper last time we saved quite a lot that's the point of getting wowchers group on or any of the others