The Carlton Crown in Waveney

I would 100% recommend & rate this as the number 1 best pub in Suffolk. This pub used to be a restaurant unfortunately didn’t take off very well. So the owner Derek (who is a lovely man) turned it around into a full scale pub. With a pool table,dart board & big TV’s and nice seating areas in and outside. I’ve been going to this pub only for about a year or 2. The service is 5* every time without fail. Staff are a o friendly. Even the locals are welcoming. They have a nice play area down the bottom with a swing and a slide to accommodate kids. The atmosphere is always very chilled and relaxed in there which brings a nice vibe in the pub but probably not for business. But overall I cannot rate this pub anymore. Well worth a visit and to recommend to family and friends!

For some reason the Crown have decided not to serve food any more. They have installed a pool table and darts. They will be putting music on. Sad decision. We, as a group, loved going there.

A nice basic menu with a good selection of foods for all - however, WELL worth checking the Specials board - I found locally smoked un-dyed cod (Anchor House, Lowestoft) to be very tasteful.

Excellent Sunday lunch lamb cooked to perfection nice touch stuffing sausage and bacon veg superb hosts excellent and all staff friendly home from home

A few relatives and I recently stayed at a Hotel nearby for a family funeral. We dined at The Crown for 2 nights and were thoroughly looked after. Sending big Thanks to all of The Staff, Considering the circumstances, we had a lovely evening.... We Especially enjoyed the B52’s ;)

Called in for an evening meal. Warm welcome from our waitress .We both chose a starter of pate and leak and potato. Both presented nicely. However there was quite a wait. But worth it. The soup was nice and thick. Very tasty as was my pate. Nice size portion accompanied by a lovely dresses salad.Our mains....huge portion of lasagne. Dressed salad and chips and a trio of sausages (good quality) mash.peas and lashings of gravy. Our waitress then brought a bowl of vegetables. Beans cauliflower leeks carrots broccoli and carrots. A real great selection of vegetables. All nice and hot. Sadly we both struggled and could not eat all in front of us. No starters next time.With drinks and a lovely cup of tea the bill came to a little over £30. Such great value.Thankyou to our professional waitress.

Pop in before going to Hopton for weekend away food was good and great value for money ! Fish and chip was fresh good choice

Was recommended by the local Hotel not disappointed! We dined very night for our 3 night stay every meal came up piping hot freshly cooked and very generous portions you certainly wouldn’t go out of there hungry! Plus the desserts OMG delicious!

It was ok but only 1 member of staff on to run the bar and deliver food which was a long wait and it was as soon as they opened. Food was average but won't go again

Quite disappointing. I asked for the skate...allegedly it was to come with capers in a brown butter sauce, so the specials board states.I received a lump of deep fried battered skate that made it appear the chef was a bit lost as to how he was suppose to even cook it, so covered it batter and deep fried it lol.Lots of microwaved food. My partner had the Lasagna. Over microwaved, freezer burnt slab.Friendly waitresses who were streessed and overworked for the amount of customers.Over a 1 hour wait.

Went for quick evening meal. Not impressed. Bar busy with “ merry” drinkers. Was happy hour ordered meal waiting a while for it to be served. Ordered steak and ale pie with boiled potatoes peas and seasonal veg. Meal was swimming in gravy making pie lid soggy. Peas were tasteless potatoes were tasteless think they were tinned. Seasonal veg never arrived. Don’t think will return.

Really nice pub with good food and good value. Very friendly and efficient service too. Plenty of parking.

Often have a lunch and recently took my staff for a night out most enjoyable with a wide choice of food

Just dropped in on the off chance for lunch, Waited about 25mins but well worth it. Brilliant roast beef, Yorkshire pudding to die for. Even my wife enjoyed it. Really happy and helpful staff.

The Food and Service was exceptionally good, I could not find a singe thing to complain about.. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We were lucky to get a table it was so busy. Everyone was very friendly. Great food and excellent service.

Table booked for 12:30, finally finished our meal and paid at 15:40. With 2 small children and a hungry mother-in-law this was less than ideal.

We visited here yesterday for lunch, we haven’t been for a couple of years due to moving to Norwich. The standard here hasn’t changed! Food was fresh, hot and large portions plus they have started doing steaks again at lunchtime! Honestly you won’t find a better meal in the area.

Not very often you can find a restaurant with salad on the menu in February. Just popped in for Lunch and not only did they have salad on the menu but is was one of the best prawn salads I have had in a long time.

Visited for an evening meal. Pub was very quiet with only two other tables occupied but despite this, the food took over 30 minutes to come out of the kitchen. The lasagne was dry and burnt and the gammon steak didn’t come with the egg or pineapple. No offer to redress the issue. Card machine also not producing a receipt. Very poor food and poor service too especially when exceptionally quiet

Had skate pan fried with capers ( asked for chips but received boiled potatoes) my mother had “OAP” roast turkey this was huge and I helped her with this , fish cooked to perfection

We had lunch which was delicious and good value for money. Delightful staff offering good service with a smile.

We visited this pub/restaurant just prior to Christmas. We had booked a table for 1400 and arrived at 1345 to be told our table would be ready shortly. The barmaid was excellent, very friendly. We sat down at the table at 1355 then sat, and sat, and sat. Finally I’d had enough at 1445, having not been offered a menu, never mind a drink, I went to find the waitress. The order was taken and food eventually arrived. Whilst the food was plentiful it wasn’t of good quality. The “roast” potatoes were obviously just fried, boiled potatoes and the Brussels were practically raw. My wife had the wrong meal presented but as we had waited so long she elected to take it. However, the food was not the real concern, the beer was awful. Having tried one ale, which was very poor, we tried another; which again was very average. We decided to revert to the John Smiths, which is always a good reversionary option, this was frankly awful! Vinegary and sour.

Just home from a delicious meal from the specials board. Meat just fell from the bone vegetables cooked just right. Fab dessert. Friendly attentive staff. Would recommend a visit.

We visited here for an evening meal and found the food good and the staff were very welcoming, if you want a warm welcome and homemade food I recommend this pub.

Just had a great Sunday lunch, starters brilliant. I had the pork which was fantastic and perfectly cooked, my wife had the beef and was equally impressed. Great pint of 6x and we would highly recommend.

Absolutely lovely. The food is good, the staff friendly and the atmosphere relaxed and quiet. The Yorkshire Puddings and gravy are to die for.

I went here with my partner because I won a meal voucher in a raffle. I didn't know what to expect because of the mixed reviews.

My friend and I stopped for lunch here last Sunday as the pub we had intended to eat at in Oulton Broad was too busy. All the staff were friendly and made us feel very welcome. Our drinks were brought over straight away. We both ordered the beef roast. I can honestly say it was unexpectedly good. Plenty of thickly cut beef, nice roasties and three types of vegetables. The puddings looked lovely but we were both too full up to try them. Maybe next time!

Food very fresh and very tasty. Massive portions. Friendly staff. Freshly cooked proper food not the usual microwave food pubs serve. Drfinately reccomend this venue

Had eaten here once previously and had been impressed by service and food so decided to bring along some family members for lunch including 2year old granddaughter!

Been twice on two separate nights.I am ok with all food. This is the best food around Lowestoft without doubt.Portions are a bit to my liking a bit to much, but great value.staff great especially Stacey, so friendly.Had a good hearted banter with chef.See you next year!

We were back visiting my birthplace and had 2 meals which my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed. Good Food and great staff we will be back again next year.

Very disappointed today, young girl, had no idea about serving people, main meal came out we had to ask for vegetables had eaten mist off meal before veg came out, then hard potatoes, and black , not good

We came here for lunch on Saturday without reservation. No issues getting a table. Staff very welcoming and helpful. Food was really good, no complaints by anyone, good sized portions. Will come back again.

Went here with a friend. Lovely surprise to see the specials board full of different choices. We chose the lemon sole which was superb. We go here quite regularly as it is a lovely laid back place and we are never rushed. It was really refreshing to see the new chef had put his own ideas into the menu which although is a nice menu it was time for a change. This has been achieved by a good specials menu. The restaurant was very full and the new chef came out and checked that we enjoyed ours meals, so rare nowadays but a really nice .touch. The service was great and the waitress very friendly as usual. We enjoyed our evening and look forward to returning.

Lovely little play area in the garden, good amount of garden seating. Nice cold wine on tap. Lady behind the bar was very nice too! Would visit again.

We visited as a family, at the bar we had a guy behind us spoken to before we were. The server then stopped taking our order and went and seated some other customers. Once served drinks we sat down to order and one of us had plaice and chips, which I can only describe as inedible. The plaice was watery, if in fact it was plaice, and smothered in that much batter we had to hack it off with a knife. Six chips on a plate I wouldn’t really call adequate either. Our other member had liver and bacon. The mash was frozen and stone cold so got sent back. The liver was inedible too which is a shame, there was plenty on the plate but it’s just frozen horrible food. I will say the goats cheese salad was good, but you can’t really go wrong with that.

We are regulars of this restaurant and from last night are very pleased that they now have a new chef. The menu has been brought up to date which is such a relief as the old one was getting very stale for regulars. The chips are now fresh hand cut chips and we had liver which, while being oddly mushy, was really tasty. My husbands gammon was excellent. The salad I saw coming out to another customer looked really good, unlike before when it was so bland I could not order it any more even though I love salad. The prices are still reasonable, and the whole presentation of the meals has vastly improved. Hopefully now we will be regulars for many more years.

Very poor service and even poorer food. All complaints ignored. Will never go again. When it came time to pay the bill even the ladies on the next table to us told the staff they agreed with our assessment and felt so sorry for us they almost offered us their leftover vegetables. The management could not have cared less. As for the fish, I would not have let it touched my lips. Didn't look like fish, didn't smell like fish. Don't know if it tasted like fish as would not risk it.

This is your average so called 'Pub-Grub' with a large menu, nothing standing out. In a word 'okay', but not on my list for an early revisit. I was part of a large Birthday family get together. I started with Liver Pate, definitely not home made. Followed by Lamb Shank; the Lamb itself was very tender, but it and the plate was only just warm. It's difficult to complain when you are one of a party. The vegetables were al dente, which is how I like them, but they were tasteless, as though they had been left in hot water for a long time.

We visit the Crown often but unfortunately the last three visits haven't been great. First time we were telephoned to cancel our booking as the chef hadn't turned up. Second time we popped in on the off chance of a table and were told that the chef had failed to show up again. Third time, we went in for lunch, I asked for the monster burger which I have had many times before, well cooked without any pink. Burger came and unfortunately was too pink for me, I asked the waitress to cook it a bit more, the waitress was very polite and said she would. After a few minutes another waitress came out and said that my burger will be another 20 minutes but will still be pink because their burgers are now homemade and can not be cooked well done. This wouldn't have been an issue if they had told me when I ordered it, I would have chosen something else.

Went Friday lunch Quality superb , my mom had hunters chicken perfect!

I called them at 8:15pm to find out what time they finish serving food the lady on the phone said 9pm. We arrived at 8:25pm and they refused to serve us. I mentioned that I had called only 10 minutes ago and I was told that she didn't realise I mean today. Complete joke

We have been to this restaurant on a few occasions and wanted to book for an evening meal for my birthday. We hadn't experienced any problems on our previous visits but after reading some of the reviews we were very dubious about going. We were attended to quickly, drinks order taken and it wasn't long before Beth came for our meal order, 3 Surf & Turfs and a Lamb shank. They all arrived together, the steaks were cooked to each persons request and all the meals were well presented, tasted lovely hence 4 empty plates! We were asked if everything was ok a couple of times. Staff were all friendly and attentive not only with us but with other parties as well.

We were staying at a nearby hotel where the food was expensive so we went to the Crown. We received a warm welcome and the food was delicious. We ate there again on the second night.

Booked 2 weeks in advance for 1pm 14/01/18. on arrival was told they were not taking orders as they were so busy (looked approx. 70 covers, only half full and 8 people eating and 8 people finished main.) 1.20 order taken with a warning fish orders would take 40 minutes. No fish ordered but 2 starters to be shared took 40 minutes. Had to ask for cutlery for starter. asked for a sauce for whitebait, waitress ignored and had to ask again at the bar (don't order halloumi, very greasy. mains ( no fish) arrived. 4 simple roasts, average quality veg was nice and fresh though. a couple on a near table had their veg arrive when they were nearing the end of the meal. Generally not a great experience for a simple roast lunch after booking in advance.

Had booked a table for five in advance on a Sunday evening at 4.30pm, 3 of us arrived first and got drinks and myself & my sister arrived 5 mins later. There was one large party and two smaller tables when we got there. We sat at our table waiting to be offered drinks but saw that they were bringing out food for the large table so waited for them to finish. 30 minutes later we still hadn't been spoken to so we approached a member of staff who was particially rude. She didn't apologise for the wait or even say hello, just told us that they were out of meat for the roast dinners. We then placed our food order and had to go to the bar for drinks as she walked away before we could ask. I had ordered cheese & potato pie. She came back a few minutes later and said they were out of stock. So I requested a roast dinner without the meat. She then came back and said they were out of veg. I then asked for halloumi (a starter) .. out of stock. In the end I asked for a bowl of chips. She said they had none and it would take half an hour to prep them. She then left and someone else came over, She told us the reason they were out of stock was because we arrived "so late" (we were there the whole time waiting to be served). At this point there wasn't anything else that I could eat (There isn't much on the menu anyway!) So we left. I would've understood if they were short on stock and we had walked in but we booked 10 days in advance. And it was only 4.30pm! Won't be going there ever again.

A warm welcome greeted us, there is an extensive menu of standard pub grub. Food arrived promptly & was satisfactory but nothing special I would say an average pub meal nothing to shout about

Well what can I say . Worse meal ever . Two of my family had steak my husband never moans but he said steak & chips tasted like dirty fat I had liver & so called bacon. Never saw one bit of bacon . Veg came up 10 min later when dinner was cold . When your 7 year old grandchild says my dinner tastes greasy then there is something wrong . Red wine also was cold when we complained the boss said that's how we serve it. REALLY. I've drank red wine in years & always at room temperature the boss was very rude there was no sorry to be honest he was a bloody pig . The girls was nice & we felt sorry for them they got £20 tip but will never be going there again

Fed up with a tasteless carvery, we tried The Carlton Crown. All fresh vegetables and very tasty, a good home...

Went out with family 6 of us ordered meals they came up liver & beacon no bacon on both of...

We visited for a relative's birthday on a Sunday lunchtime. All of the meals were good with a selection if...

Booked a table at short notice and restaurant very busy. We had to wait a while for food which we...

The Carlton crown, Good service , well priced, super food , good setting great beer and wine selection

We visited the Carlton Crown on a Friday evening and there were seven of us (five adults, two children). We had pre-booked, which was a good idea as it got very busy later on.

We went here on the off chance that they would still be cooking, it was mid afternoon on the Bank Holiday Sunday. We were greeted with politeness and told , yes we are still cooking, where would you like to sit. We gave our order for Sunday lunch took our drinks to the table. First impression, very nice, clean tidy and well presented. We didn't wait very long for our roast, huge portion, and a separate dish of locally sourced veg. Lovely. Couldn't ask for more. If you don't have a huge appetite, ask for childs portion, I will next time!

My parents and I had a lovely Friday lunch.It was a very good menu with lots of choices. We had the monster burger, cod and the hunters chickenAll we're tasty and good size portions. Chips were tasty too.Definitely recommend

This pub is just round the corner from my home and is very well attended so booking is advisable at weekends. The food is home cooked and very ample sized portions .The menu is varied with a wide selection of english meals . Great for taking the parent for Sunday lunch.

Not been to this restaurant for many years but have now realised what we have been missing. Have been twice this week with one group of 14 and one group of 4 and both cases all ears were really good. Portions are excellent and quality very good. Staff very friendly and prices good.There is a fairly extensive menu plus specials board too.Would recommend and will be back for the rhubarb and apple crumble!Outside seating area available too plus comfy lounge area for an after meal coffee

This was a Friday evening, the service was very poor. no one on reception ,had to go to bar and ask directions.Very poor and limited menu. when we were given it to view and were asked if we required drinks. The gravy was lumpy and poorly mixed from powder.The sweets when we finaly were served, some of the so called fresh strawberries were bad and the cheese cake had been quickly defrosted. When we complained there was no questions but we were given a refund for the sweets and drinks.

I came her at 6:30 on a Friday evening with my brother for some food and apart from a couple of tables the place was still quiet. we both ordered off the menu, my brother ordered sausage and mash and I ordered the Gammon. We didn't have to wait long before our food was served. I've got to say I was disappointed with my fayre. The chips were completely stone cold and didn't eat one of them and when I mentioned this to the trainee waitress I got the reply "oh dear!" and that was it. The egg was borderline cooked with some of the white still raw which in this day and age is a bit worrying. If you asked me to recommend the place I would say keep on driving and find somewhere else as I will never be back after my experience

Attended a private party this weekend. Great venue. Toilets clean. Indoor and outdoor spaces good. They did the catering, food was nice and plenty of it. Good choice of wines, beers, ciders and sports in offer. On the whole a great place for a private function .

No gammon, waited 45 mins for meal which was VERY oily and tasted as if the oil needed changing, bread stale not good at all, wasn't even asked if meal ok, waitress didn't seem to care, onion rings arrived when we had nearly finished

went in on the off chance of getting a table and we did, service was quick and food was very nice, i had lasagne and chips then apple crumble and custard, crumble was huge

First time here for a small pre-booked 90th party, 7 of us.Very clean, very welcoming and with a good solid pub menu, with enough variety to satisfy most people.Staff, very accommodating and friendly.Very ample portions of food, served with thought and at your pace.I made a point of thanking the chefs'As greedy local authorities strangle our traditional English pubs with fees, inspections, permits and extortionate rates, it is surprising that any still survive, but thankfully this one does!!!Big thank you to all the staff for making our party so enjoyable.The birthday girl is still buzzing three days later!The complaints I read below are a bit unfair, they show little understanding of the extreme difficulties of catering for all, especially when busy.It is a real pub, not the Savoy, be reasonable please.

We took our Nan here for her 90th birthday meal. She has visited several times with various family members/friends, and always enjoys her meal and the service.Nothing was too much trouble. I went earlier on in the morning and decorated the table with napkins, ballons etc., and we were offered a coffee while we were doing this.We were a party of 7, aged from 17 to 90, and none of us had any trouble selecting what we wanted from the menu. The deep-fried halloumi starter was lovely. Beware, the cheesey garlic bread comes in a massive portion, you might want to share one between two! The two youngster had lovely proper burgers, two people had the gammon stead, egg and chips, there was so much gammon it covered the plate. I had the special, pork chops in a creamy black pepper sauce, and my partner had a lovely steak and kidney suet pudding. And the chips were proper chips!Would highly recommend this place, a good place for a "proper" pub meal. Will definitely be returning.

We booked in advance to guarantee a table fair enough but had to wait over an hour for food as the table was bigger than ours but arrived after us and got served first and then undercooked food and although the waitress was very nice and pleasant the food quality was awful and to have run out of the food what was on the menu wasn't great

Basic good pub food and plenty of it. Friendly staff an good value for money. we've eaten there several times and will continue to do so.

We recently ate here for the 1st and last time. Had we realised the food is premade and then reheated, we wouldn't have visited. Microwaved food is never as good as freshly cooked food. It was very disappointing and we won't be returning.

Always great food and a good choice of drinks. You always get good service from the waitresses nothing is too much trouble for them. Food is cooked to your liking and always comes out hot.

I go to th Catlton Crown on a pretty regular basis with family and friends...usually 9 or 10 in number...for lunch. There is a pensioners 'special' menu at an excellent price and is brilliant food. Equally the a la carte is a wonderful menu with a variety of choice. Can't go wrong!

My Daughter and I went here this evening for an early meal I had the Lamb shank and my daughter had the gammon steak both were lovely. For dessert I had the millionaires cheesecake which came with a double scoop of ice cream and I was beaten and couldnt finish it and my daughter had the warm fudge cake which also came with double ice cream. couldn't fault it, reasonably priced and the waitress was lovely

Had a great time thanks. Good food and atmosphere. 9 of us in total and everyone enjoyed the night. Personally would recommend the surf and turf, ample portions and still felling stuffed this morning. Highly recommend

We were recommended the Crown by a relation and decided to go there today, when we arrived it was getting on for 2pm and they finish taking orders at 2.15. However, we were not hurried by the staff, in fact we were given time to pick our food, there was plenty of things to pick from. They brought our drinks were to us. My husband has lamb shank veg and chips he said it was lovely and really enjoyed it. Our son had gammon steak which was huge, peas salad and chips and a side of onion rings he ate everything and said it was very good. I had battered skate, chips peas and salad. The skate was excellent and so were the chips. My husband then had a piece of walnut cake with cream he said it was lovely. I had apple pie and custard it was the best I have had for a long while. We were not hurried at all and the waitresses were polite friendly and very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. They had some of the cakes in a tall glass cabinet which was nice to see them. The dining room was decorated nicely and had lovely pictures up and nice music was playing in the background and everywhere was spotless.The only problem I had was they do not have a website and I could not find out what the menu was like but when I rang the lady was very helpful It was a lovely meal and experience and will tell all our friends how good it was and will come again as soon as we canThank you for a great meal

Didn't rate the service or the food when it finally came, not really nice seating area to eat could do with modernising and making a bit entising

The food was awesome, I had the "Monster burger" and would recommend it to anyone. For desert I had the dime bar crunch which was amazing, they had a great selection of deserts as well as main courses. The staff were friendly and helpfull. The restaurant was very pleasant, with a nice atmosphere. The facilities here were also spotless and we'll looked after. Will definitely be visiting and recomeding to all my friends and family.

We are regular visitors here and yesterday we brought our Children for the first time. Children's meals are £4, they had homemade Chicken Nuggets and Homemade Fish and chips, both were a very high standard. My wife's Steak was the best she has had in a long time, the Steak and Ale pie I had is one of the best around, full of chunks of steak. This place is one of the if not the best for Pub Food in the area.

We keep returning to this restaurant as it is consistently very good. Lovely pub food, always tasty, piping hot and well presented. The staff are so friendly and the atmosphere is very relaxing. The prices are very reasonable for the type of meals served in this pub/restaurant.

We booked a table for 10 of us for a lunch time . The staff as normal were so very friendly and helpful the food was lovely served hot and not long to wait for it . We always recommend the Carlton crown as we know you always get a good meal and good service . The food and drinks are good prices so it is very good value for money. We go back again and again so what does that say.

Best ever terrace and food, near the magnificien North Sea Coastline. Really complete menu, for dinner and lunch. Evening special dishes served! Great!!!

We have never had a bad meal here and last week was no different. Good Pub meal good portions and hot served by friendly staff This is a family friendly place with a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere and god guest ales and reasonably priced food , well worth a visit. Clientele are the more mature type not youngsters. Would highly recommend!!

Went here last week with my wife 2 friends and there children. We sat out side the beer garden is very nice clean and tidy with a lovely children's play area at the back. The menu had a lot on it and we all had something different! It's was all good pub food and I would go back again! The staff very friendly and the beer fine....

A fairly average pub with a reasonable good value menu. The atmosphere is fair and the pub tends to attract a more mature customer. There are some caged birds outside at the rear of the pub which is either interesting or cruel depending on your point of view.

Having been in a car accident in the Thurton dip, my partner and I got the car all the way to the roundabout near this pub, only for it to break down. We were going to head to Tesco (just down the road) but were told it was shut, so we decided to try the pub.The staff in here are just about the nicest people I've ever met! We told them what had happened and they went out of their way to be friendly and helpful, asking how we were, making sure we had everything we needed, and generally being lovely.We both had their beef roast dinner, which was absolutely lovely, and came with plenty of gravy and vegetables for the two of us. We both had dessert also, and paid ~£30 for two roasts, two desserts, two pints of lager, and a pint of Pepsi - which I think is VERY reasonable!Overall, they made a truly horrible day somewhat better, and both my partner and I have said we'd like to go back another time under better circumstances!!

Popped in for a couple of pints. Always fancied stopping after work. The usual Suffolk welcome wasn't there, exchange was pleasant enough. We ordered the dark and the light ale and sat down on the comfy sofas in the dining room and had a couple of sips. That was it couldn't even finish the pint, either bad pipes or bad beer. Plane pub and dated.

We have never had a bad meal here and tonight was no different. Our meals were very generous, tasty and piping hot. The staff as always were very friendly and attentive. This is a family friendly place with a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere. The broccoli and Stilton pasta bake was really delicious and very reasonably priced. All the meals we saw being served looked equally lovely. Would highly recommend!!

Me and my children visited here Sunday evening for alfresco evening.Children played on the play area spacious plenty of space to run about.My children had hot dog very big and a burger which was best burger I've ever tested couldn't eat it all so I helped.Pizza was also yummy staff welcoming would Def go again

Went in at 2pm because we were hungry and running late. Were greeted with 'kitchen closes at 2:30'.Decor is typical English pub. 1980s carpet, painted walls, brown woodwork. Absolutely no imagination went into decorating it.Food was also out of the 80s. Beef and ale pie had bouncy beef, suet pudding was equally appetising. I didn't suffer food envy over what the others were having either. Veg had been boiled to death. Toilets were clean and functional.Only plus point was the large play park behind the car park for kids.

We had arranged to meet some friends in here and although we didn't stop to eat and only had a couple of drinks what lovely friendly people they were. Will certainly be looking at eating here another time.

This was my local about 40 years ago. Boy has it changed. Tonight I was looking for somewhere to have our Friday evening dinner and drove past and thought, why not. Boy am I glad I did. Mother in law, my wife and myself all absolutely loved our meals. Proper Friday night meal. What a lovely change to eat something that tastes like it should, not swimming in salt. The pie tasted like pie, the vegetables tasted like vegetables, and the cabbage didn't taste like it had been cooked in sea water. We tend to go to the same place every Friday but I think I have found a new home for my end of week dinner. Will I eat here again?. You bet I will. Also must mention the staff. Greated at the door with a friendly smile and the attentiveness continued throughout the meal. Gave the impression that nothing was too much trouble without being overpowering. I'm already looking forward to next Friday.

We originally where to ivy house hotel, but lucky for us they weren't cooking, so we went to the crown, Great food, nice staff, brilliant service, lovely and clean,easy to park, food was amazing and my desert was lovely, Didn't have to wait long, will defiantly be going back, next time with our boys, as they have a lovely play area.If u are thinking of going here go for it won't be disappointed it's amazing

We have been going the Crown every Sunday for lunch for over a year. What more can one say. Food is excellent and staff are lovely, that is why we keep going.

This is a nice pub with a good value menu. Two of the items that I wanted were not available that day. The food I ordered was tasty, cooked well and was a huge portion. We only ordered a main course each but could not finish it. Two mains and two ciders came to £24 so was really good value. There is a large children's play area at the back of the car park so the pub itself was fairly quiet.

Lovely food with good service and comfortable surroundings. The staff were very friendly and attentive, very reasonably priced.

This is a really good pub with great pub food - plenty of it and well presented and cooked. The service is very attentive without being intrusive. The food (we both had the sirloin steak) was cooked to our instructions and was accompanied with a plateful of trimmings - all good. The price including a drink each was very reasonable. I will certainly be coming again.

Visited here with friends. There were 7 of us and the good was really nice and plentiful. It took a while to arrive but it was great and worth the wait. Nice selection of desserts as well.

Good choice of pub food classics, all well cooked. Lamb shank delicious. Vegetables cooked to perfection. Staff very friendly and efficient.

Ci siamo fermati in questo locale sulla strada a Lowestoft per il tradizionale pranzo della domenica in cui piatto principale è l'arrosto, scendendo verso Londra. Molte verdure cotte, cotte al punto giusto, ma da italiani abbiamo sentito la mancanza dell'olio di oliva per condirle. Ottime le birre proposte.

Good quality food and reasonable prices. The fact that this pub was full of customers is testament to the amazing food served. Friendly staff, fabulous steaks - we will be back!!!