The Crown in Epping Forest

Probably one of the best dining out experiences for a long time. Good honest food at good honest prices. There were 15 of us in all for my wife’s birthday lunch. Because we have 7 grandchildren we wanted somewhere that could accommodate us in a family friendly atmosphere. Kirsty was our hostess for the afternoon and from the moment we arrived up until we left she was all over it. She instinctively knew what we needed and sorted us out accordingly. She was brilliant with the kids and nothing seemed like too much trouble as we trawled through the menu deciding what we wanted. My eldest son is a celebrity Tv chef and even he could not believe the level of service we received. A big THANK YOU to Kirsty for looking after us and the other Kirsty in the kitchen for the fantastic food and Simon for making sure the birthday cake was looked after until we needed it. All in all an excellent experience.

The place is nice located Been there few times with my girlfriend but honestly whenever I go to the casher alone without my girlfriend , I feel so offended and sad That they don’t treat me nicely just because I’m foreign I mean I were very polite tried my best to be nice but just been treated not nice , and not feeling welcome when I try to order because it’s not first time that happened ,the staff really needed to be educated with all due my respect , we are all human deserve to be treated the same way

Very good pub calm and peaceful and a good atmosphere pub on a Friday afternoon

We had a lovely roast dinner and burger at The Crown. Kirsty our server was lovely and very attentive. It's a lovely atmosphere and great views of the boats on the river. Good portion sizes too :)

Picturesque location, friendly staff. Nice food.

Lovely service and food could do with a makeover doesn't do the staff or food justice

Had a great Sunday lunch here. Nice food with friendly and efficient service.

Lovely Sunday roast, great service for a big table of us. Cosy for a rainy day in the middle of winter!

Lovely food and very friendly staff. Great place, would highly recommend!

Had a Sunday roast was absolutely delicious 😋 hubby had Hunters chicken 🐔 😋. Staff friendly and help full. We shall be back again. We have eaten here b4 and it's always nice x And dogs welcome in some parts and that's a great bonus! X

Great pub Very friendly, helpful staff. Really good food and plenty of it. I would highly recommend giving this a try and we will see you again!!!

Visited over the weekend. The food was great, service was very good, our waitress was Chloe, she took our order quickly and was always checking if we needed anything else. Would recommend for a nice pub lunch

Lovely Sunday Roast and really friendly wait staff. Would definitely recommend. Also great gluten free and vegan crumble!

Popped in today for a spot of lunch. Really lovely, warm, inviting atmosphere. We were served by Tess, she was really friendly and professional. Will be back!

Tess was brilliant very helpful couldn’t have done anymore for us ! Thanks for a lovely meal !

Megan was very friendly and polite. Food was good

Lovely staff and food and great service. Our server was Megan.

Megan served us today and was super lovely and helpful. The food was great. Will come back again.

Fantastic meal at The Crown, served by Tess who was amazing! Such fun! 10/10 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Tess was so lovely and accommodating for a huge table with lots of different allergies and questions. We had a lovely meal here. Thank you!!! ☺️

Tess was a cracking waitress couldn’t ask for better service!!! Food was fab Cheese cake was to die for

We stopped by on the off chance of getting a table and were warmly greeted. Tess took excellent care of us during our lovely lunch. The food was delicious. Highly recommend!

Lovely atmosphere, staff courteous and friendly

Amazing place, had the best roast served by lovely Tess, highly recommend it

Nice old pub, in a lovely setting.

Great food and service. Welcome to take dogs which suited us and they have water for the dog.

Great lunch after a walk around River Lee walkways. Signature burger and the pie were great

Great food, great service, great fire. Cozy Sunday lunch!

Really good food and fantastic service. That combined with an open fire ……….pub heaven

Lovely lunch by the fire great setting for drinks or food

Great riverside pub in Broxbourne. Decent prices and a good selection of drinks. Two log fires in the main pub. Big outside area. Food was excellent. I had a brisket sandwich with onion rings and chips and my son had a sirloin steak. Both were excellent. Staff are excellent and very friendly. I will definitely be back.

Very welcoming, friendly staff, really nice food.

Superb roast dinner and service. Dog enjoyed the visit too

Nice pub food. Had roast on a Sunday and I can be picky but it did not disappoint. Might have not looked like the best cooked roast but it tasted it. Pork was beautiful. Menu said came with crackling but it didn’t but that was probably good for my belly and teeth. Large tasty calamari portion to start too. Good friendly staff and atmosphere.

We booked ‘Brunch with Santa’ and went this morning with our 3 children. Hands down the best Santa experience we’ve had. No queues, waited on hand and foot. Santa made sure he spent time with each table. We felt so welcome and so spoiled. Would highly recommend. Will definitely be booking for next year.

My wife booked us the breakfast with Santa and what can I say amazing staff was brilliant Father Christmas was brilliant we will be booking again next year really made our Christmas thank you from the Stokley’s

We had breakfast with Santa and it was great. The Santa was really friendly and patient which was amazing as my son is a little shy. The food was lovely and the staff are so helpful and attentive. We would definitely recommend and will be coming back next year.

I wish I could give more than 5 stars for service. Kirsty was an absolute legend. What a wonderful way to spend my Nanny's 90th birthday. A superb meal and incredible service.

Breakfast with santa, brilliant, great interactions, games, and the kids had the best time. The food was delicious too.

Santa breakfast was great kids loved it.

Had an amazing breakfast with santa kids loved it thank you

Kirsty was very helpful and accommodated lots of changes to the menu. The food was delicious, will be returning.

Breakfast with Santa: we come here every year and we love it. It’s so fun and relaxed for my daughter, she really enjoys it. Kirsty is brilliant, so welcoming and great with the kids, she does a great job every year. Breakfast was also lovely too :))

I've eaten there many times over the years. Always, good food, good service, super duper friendly and helpful staff. 100% recommend. Also, it's dog friendly. I like to park up, walk my girly dogs along the river, then go for the best pub luncheon I've ever had. 😁😁😁😁😁😁

Very friendly and helpful staff. Decent choice of food. Traditional pub atmosphere. Nice location by the canal.

I’m great start/welcome with one of the waiting staff. Food quality also excellent. However unfortunately service slow with lots of unneeded glasses and dinner plates etc left on the table for a long time before being cleared. Also booked email states service charge was discretionary however server advised it mandatory. Service was £20 on the bill however we wanted to leave £10 cash which we thought was a fair reflection of service.

Had a lovely roast dinner this evening, food was amazing! Thanks to the team for the wonderful service and cosy atmosphere.

We had a lovely birthday lunch with my elderly brother in law. As always cosy, friendly staff, nicely cooked food. We were not hurried out and had a good natter. There’s a pleasant canal walk that goes from the pub and dogs are allowed. Couldn’t recommend this place more highly. We spent about £25 each

We cycled yesterday along the river lea came across the Crown pub great atmosphere the staff was very friendly I had the lamb shank done perfectly my mate had Steak pie again done perfectly with big bits of steak, I would Highly recommend with a open fire.

Staff fabulous. Everything was great. Definitely would recommend.

Very good food with ample portions served by waitresses who were very efficient attentive and friendly. Good menu choices. Interesting atmosphere that had good choices of dining layouts for all dining parties of various sizes. Also dog friendly.

Have been here a few times in the past. Food is nice but the last time there was a long wait for a table and when in the que got overlooked and was spoken to rudely. Will be a while before I go there again. Shame

Cracking small plates, best I've had in a long while. Bar staff are so welcoming and log fires on both sides. Best couple of hours in a pub for a long while. Would recommend the halloumi bites, sausage roll and scotch eggs

Lovely Sunday roast and pint in the garden on the river!

Lovely food and amazing friendly service from Kirsty ❤️

Dog friendly and amazing food. Great service.

Lovely food. Really good friendly service. Very welcoming to dogs :)

Lovely food, great service and dog friendly! Even had little dog treats

Lovely lunchtime meal Lovely staff and food

A wonderful place with great staff and a lovely vibe

Wonderful lunch, service, food, atmosphere brilliant. Plenty parking, just remember put your car reg in the machine inside or you get fined. Highly recommended wine lovely to.

Even better in the winter! Cozy log fires and some new dishes which went down a treat

Out of the way canalside pub that has ample outside dining

Very warm and welcoming atmosphere Staff very friendly and helpful Great food Service was relatively fast

Thank you Kirsty for looking after n

Very friendly service and beautiful Guinness. Thank you Tess x

Good service. Very friendly and welcoming staff.

Great location, great service, Sunday lunch was amazing.

I'm a local in the area and there is so many walks and activities near the pub, service is good but nothing really good or bad about it. The landlord is really nice and helps with costumers who need to leave, leave. The waiters are very polite aswell.

I had a mushroom starter and a chicken and bacon with vegetables . A Pepsi Max i had as a drink . The view is of the River Lea with canal barges and other boats , which belong to the Lea Valley boat hire company.

Recently moved to the area from overseas and came across The Crown from posts on social media. Myself and my family love it! The setting (even more so when it’s nice weather), staff and food are all great! Our new “go to” for local drinks/food.

Visited yesterday and waiting a while to be seated once seated we was sat down and the same happened there was not served and had a young lady keep looking at us who worked there who clearly could see that we had not been served and yet she blanked us the whole time not making the effort to ask any one to see us so overall service terrible and ended up walking out !

Beautiful pub garden by the river, with nice cocktails/mocktails, and tasty food

Just nice to sit by the canal and watch people around. With boat hire, and plenty of walking areas.

Very pleasant staff Very nice atmosphere

Wonderful lunch for my parent's 59th anniversary. The food was delicious, the set menu was incredibly good value. We loved everything we tried. The staff were wonderful and nothing was too much trouble. I can't fault them. Parking was easy too. Dad doesn't walk well but we parked close to the entrance and there was even a lift to get down some steps inside so we could sit overlooking the river. We will be back for sure.

Be aware that if you want an evening meal here that the kitchen seems to close at differing times depending on what seems to be the mood of the management. This is a prime property in a prime location that could really serve the local community well, but they fail to do this with irregular closing times and a general unwillingness to be helpful. Woe betide you should you be here near closing time as they will make sure that you are out of the door ASAP. The fact that the evening trade here is virtually non existent, tells it's own story.

Very nice food, pleasant service!

Beautiful pub in a lovely location. The staff were so helpful and relaxed - made our family lunch a pleasure. Food was very tasty too - especially the desserts!

Good food,good service, will come again.

Great pub with lovely bar staff, everyone is very friendly. Lovely lunch, definitely recommend this pub on the River Lea. It's much better than the Fish & Eels for your local.

Always stop here when cruising through Broxbourne. First, I was told I could not order from the table as "We don't do it anymore", while standing next to the board saying "Order from your table" in big letters. Then my child ordered the Sunday roast beef from kids menu, which arrived with a single thin slice of meat hidden among the roast potatoes. It felt like the quality of the food has taken a dip in the last couple of years. We left as soon as the food was finished. Otherwise the beer garden is nice and there's plenty of space.

Great location, good pub food. A nice place to have lunch especially on a sunny day in the garden overlooking the river.

Love this place, always pop in when visiting our son, great food, staff and location, right by the water…

Good river side pub, friendly staff and nice big garden for the dog.

Had such a lovely meal here food was brilliant had excellent service from Tess

The staff took so much trouble to ensure my food was suitable for me as a coeliac,I feel they went that extra mile for which I am very grateful .

Nice menu friendly helpful staff.

Nice food, friendly and polite staff, reasonable prices, beautiful environment. What's not to like?

Tess was amazing very friendly and professional would definitely recommend based on the service we received from her!

Lovely friendly helpful staff Thank you Kirsty

Excellent walk stop with Timothy taylor ale, starters, main and pudding. Coffee was also nice

A nice afternoon, watching the world go by. It's by the river . Friendly atmosphere and polite staff.

Lovely old pub on the river. Good food. Friendly staff and plenty of parking.

Me and my wife had a lovely time, were welcomed as soon as we arrived and had some amazing food, will definitely come back with our friends

Really amazing atmosphere & garden lighting by the river. It truly is an amazing place except for customer service, very young staff which is good, but the friendliness could be a tad bit better. If the friendliness improved this place is 5 stars.

absolutely the rudest most unhelpful place ever. the attitude is you are lucky they are serving you!! absolute joke!! if you want to go for food suggest you bring a picnic as they feel an hours wait on a booked table.

Emily is a lovely waitress and very attentive

Lovely location. The staff are so friendly will definitely be back within the next few weeks. Also dog friendly so what a bonus !

Just had a lovely visit to the Crown and was looked after by Kirsty who made us feel very welcome. What a lovely person, a credit to the establishment. Food was delicious. Not very busy when we visited so food didnt take long. Drinks a bit pricey but the food was worth the money. We had a delicious burger which we enjoyed. Plenty of parking and in a nice spot by the river. Would definately return.