The Crown in Camden

Terrible service, food Ok for a Pub, but took too long, such a bad choice

Girl serving at the bar was awful and miserable - didn’t seem like she wanted to be there at all. Terrible service.

evil and evil The service is terrible. Slow and absent-minded. First you pay, after 1 hour they give you the food, then, after a while, the cutlery and then the drink. It took us more than an hour to eat a sad chicken sandwich. The pub smells bad and the food…basic at the level of fast food. Also expensive.

It's best you can get KAYLA AND Krzysztof make best of it !!! we were services with fantastic attitude and Smile !!!! Thank you, guys, for making our day amazing!

Nice pub in the very beautiful Bloomsbury area. The pub is much more beautiful and atmospheric on the inside than what you'd expect from outside. It has great atmosphere, it feels historic and is spacious and neat. The food was not absolutely fantastic for its relatively high price, but it was still good enough and tasty. We had fun. And the neighbourhood is beautiful..

Cozy place. Great Fish & Chips!

Fantastic pub, great staff and food. Great atmosphere, Love it ! Oh yes, also check out the fireplace its amazing !

Great beer and food ,highly recommended

Quiet pub. Very nice waiter. Variety of craft beers. Very nice terrace.

Nice cosy pub and the bar staff are very friendly and helpful. Had a great time there. See you all soon.

Nice pub with good beer and better service

Went on a quiet Friday evening, sat upstairs next to cold drafty windows. Asked for table to be cleaned and served overcooked dry fish and chips cold lukewarm mushy peas followed by nuts barely discernible from masses of spicy dust.

Siri, no internet, don't sit around, fish and chips are good.

Good beer and food would definitely visit again

Yet another awful Sam Smith pub. The beers are truly awful

Bar staff ain’t got a clue what they’re doing, miserable, rude, and just generally have a ‘I don’t care’ attitude. Was here in May 2024 and was much better then than it is now. I remember having a lovely chat while sat by the bar with the manager Nikola, to my disappointment she isn’t there anymore which is such a shame and I won’t be returning here because of that……this new management who have taken over need a real good reality check coz they ain’t got a clue what they’re doing…..Bring Nikola back…..lol…….Sam Smith you lost a fabulous manager……hope she comes back one day!!

Upstairs really needs a good deep clean. Carpets look like they haven’t been cleaned in decades or hoovered for that matter. Tables sticky and gross ( baring in mind it was basically empty when we went up) Miserable staff Bland food Toilets were gross No fires lit or heating on despite it being freezing cold and winter Downstairs wasn’t any better either. Staff more interested in their phones and gossiping with eachother than actually doing their jobs! We spent a lot of time here last year (2024) in the summer months between May-August and there must have been a management change or something like that as this place has really gone downhill and changed for the worse😔 The landlady before was far better than whoever runs it now.

They never go upstair so all tables are dirty. We stayed for more than an hour with the last clients beers on the table. Not very comfortable to eat there.

Terrible food and service. The bar staff got no idea what was asked of them, and served you whatever they've heard without asking for a clarification. The food is way overpriced for the quality, pies are overbaked.

Amazing quaint pub, and no music, which I like.

More than 1 hour of waiting for food and drinks Service was really bad BUT, they give us free drink and desserts Burger was not that great sadly...

Such a lovely find! Came here with my friends for some bites and a drink. Kayla was super sweet and she walked us through the menu, explaining the tasting notes of each beer. She was very knowledgeable and patient with us. We are planning to return really soon as the drinks and food were very good

Great service and great hospitality, the staff were very polite and friendly. I highly would recommend for get togethers.

I dropped by for a drink but stayed for more than one because of the atmosphere of this place. Super service, food too

Amazing pub! All the staff are so friendly and lovely to chat to! Cant wait to come back and would definitely recommend :)

This pub is rubbish, service and food is absolutely crap, rude staff. Food is cold and awful.

Guy behind the bar was totally lost - others left and we didn’t stay for a drink or food as too much of a shambles.

Great pub with outdoor seating when the weather cooperates. Samuel Smith’s rarely goes wrong but know it’s on the expensive side

Very good food came quick and bartenders were lovely to me <very happy

Only came in for a quick glass of wine. Been to most of the bars around the area but first time in here. Glass of large wine is over £10, I didn't ask for a premium glass just a standard wine - most expensive bar in the area - very misleading as it has the look of a basic pub but has posh bars pricing. No drinks menu with prices - would never pay that much if I'd known

Apparently Shakespeare would visit this pub so we had to go visit! The beers are and food were great and the staff were super friendly and helpful. Loved it

Good staff, good booze, good atmosphere. What more could you ask for.

Classic traditional pub, great atmosphere. The place only serves Samuel smith beer on tap, which are all very good, especially the Taddy Lager.The place is severely short staffed, on a Friday night around 6pm only one bartender, doing double duty taking food orders and serving food. The bar packed (people just drinking not ordering food) and the poor guy was running around like crazy. The food was overall very good, especially the burger and meat pie. That said it took around 50 minutes for the first 3 mains to arrive and then another 10 minutes for my burger to arrive (at which everyone had finished eating), so we skipped dessert as I was too afraid it would be too long. The table next to us waited an hour and waited over an hour for their food and wanted to leave and get their money back. Indoor and outdoor seating.

I'm sorry but reading the reviews we had very good expectations and we went there for lunch and I was disappointed Excessive air conditioning, we had to put on our jackets for lunch. The very inattentive waiter, we had to ask him to bring us the cutlery, then he only brought water for one, not for all... The services are very neglected, very dark, the water from the cisterns is not working, not very clean. The food was not bad but nothing out of the world. The tomato salad with burrata, for example, was watered down.

Met the loveliest fellow named Daniel that works here and I look forward to becoming a regular at a pub that employs such great folks. See you soon!

I have loved every second in this pub. I love the atmosphere and the staff! The food and service is phenomenal. Big shot out to Ross, Sam and Matt for making my experience brilliant.

The worst pub I have ever been in London.

The menu is made terribly and the staff just don’t wanna do there job properly

It was good because it was there. Otherwise the service consists of two slow and inanimate people. Damage

Hidden little gem of a pub! The barman was friendly and actually offered to give us tasters of the different lagers (they were lagers so all tasted of nothing of course 😂), this is almost unheard of in central London! The drinks are reasonably priced a (it’s a Sam smiths pub) and the place was quiet and good for a sit down chat, with no music or sports on the telly. If you want to get away from the madding crowd in central you could do a lot worse than this boozer!

Good Fish & Cips, burgers paid for with ingredients not brought, waiting an hour with no other table present, coke finished, non-existent service, unpleasant waitress, two stars given away

The barman acted like he didn't want to be there and made me feel like a nuisance. The inside of the pub was empty with a sign saying We Are a Digital Detox Pub. Yes, I agree face to face communication is imperative but the notice made you feel uncomfortable. I paid £17.80 for a pint of unheard of lager and a pinot. Fortunately, it was a lovely day so we managed to sit outside and enjoy. I will not revisit.

Poor service - the guy behind the bar was a miserable sod and was clearly not wanting to be there. Tried to serve us a coke with a half pint glass full of ice - asked to remove some ice and he started being heavy handed with everything and practically threw my change at me. Definitely wouldn't visit here again! Also the whole idea of the non digital environment doesn't work Sam Smith...fair enough with phones but cash payments, really? It's 2024, not 1924!!!

Awful service and atrocious food. Not only did the cost of £16.50 for a burger seem overpriced...but it was also burnt and in a stale soggy bun! When I took the food back to complain, I was met with the most obnoxious and juvenile behaviour from the bar staff, who said that if they refunded me, it would come out of their wages. If you want to ruin your evening; go here for dinner. Otherwise, stay well away and find somewhere else.

Stopped off at The Crown Holborn old Victorian pub, chose sharing platter Halloumi chips, nachos and wings for £20 very quick and tasty. Lovely pint stout, Monday lunchtime so very quiet which meant quick service and easy getting a table.

A renovated old pub. Friendly staff and a nice relaxed atmosphere. The food is delicious.

The staff were friendly and polite and the food was delicious and I enjoyed it.very well done to the staff and the chef for making the food in such a nice and quick time.

Another perfectly formed sam Smith's pub

Didn't try any food as the visit was quite fleeting, but the menu looked varied and catered to a fair few dietary requirements. Drinks were priced on par with the area, but I liked that it was a brewery I personally wasn't that aware of. Proper old school pub decor, plenty of spaces to sit and obviously popular. Friendly staff and a nice relaxed atmosphere that appeared to be popular with tourists and locals alike.

Good fish and chips, big portions

The girl at he bar was obviously not in mood to be there. Went I came to the bar she didn’t bother to say hello , grumpy. As I didn’t know the beers as asked a taste of one. She gave me literally 10mm of beer, better foam, visibly annoyed. It was my first and last time in this pub.

Meh. Nowhere cosy in this pub. The front door and back door were wide open, so with the breeze, and the furnishing, the whole place felt like a corridor. The upstairs did look better, but was reserved for food only. I did sit in the back yard (which was a cornered section of the pavement, sadly shadowed by the massive development opposite), to look for another pub.

Noisy at first bit quietened off

6.4 a pint. Not worth that much but the beer is good

Had a meal, sat outside, beautiful outside area. Food tasty. Staff incredibly friendly & helpful. Thank you!

We stopped for a drink before going to Mrs Doubtfire. I had a double gin and tonic and my partner a small bottle of beer £19.80 I couldn’t taste any gin in my whatever the tonic was. The drinks were not good.

Sam Smith's pub. Didn't use the restaurant but the cider was fine and the whiskey good. Excellent service. N.B. Sam Smith's beer mats warn you about using laptops or phones in their pubs so to be kind to the staff the picture is of the outside.

A miserable and very expensive place, don't bother.

“The Crown” Covent Garden Have abusive and Rude management They verbally abuse staff! They fire you if you complain or engage in an argument. Coming from kitchen staff who has been fired over standing my ground in a argument. I was accused of putting gerkin/pickle on a club sandwich which was a mistake and I apologised however that wasn’t enough after carrying on insulting and verbally attacking me over how many times Iv made this dish how can I make mistakes I had enough and in the same tone of voice I was being spoken to said that’s enough I said sorry you want to fire me or get over it and move on I was told to leave. After 3 months of dedicated work I was fired over a slice of gerkin on a sandwich and standing my ground in a verbal attack. Samuel and Smiths Managers STEAL ALL tips I have not received any tips in the kitchen besides from 1 occasion when a new staff member was working so I know they stealing the tips. They don’t give staff food but treat the kitchen like their personal kitchen using and eating as they wish. Overall disgusted as a ex employee I will never recommend this pub to anyone.

4 of us, asked for 2 Mojitos (listed on the cocktails menu) and 2 lemonade. Barman says he doesn't know how to do cocktails ? Then changed 1 mojoto to IPA ... no IPA ! Pfff.

Serveur (Alex) très accueillant et sympathique !

An atmospheric place and absolutely lovely bartender !

Incredibly rude staff. Not had that kind of bad service from multiple people in many years.

The Crown is great for sitting inside or outside on the renovated Princes Circus between High Holborn and New Oxford Street facing Bloomsbury Baptist Church with its famous Rose window just across the road food is served untill 8pm upstairs except on Sundays.

Most horrible customer service. I went there on 19 May 23 and the guy (maybe Italian) who refused to give his name was incredibly rude and vicious.

Nice, usually quite pub. Where I go when The Angel round the corner is full

Great pub, very nice bar staff, and fine beer. I enjoy the fact that it’s a digital detox pub. It keeps out the mobile zombies.

We stopped in for lunch. Head upstairs for food. The service is excellent and we can vouch for the fish and chips!! Finished it off with a cherry organic beer, perfect accompaniment.

Came across just wandering after evening meal. No WiFi, no mobiles/tablets, just talk to friends which is pleasant to do these days.

Service was very quick as was the food... quite delicious. The chairs appeared a bit dodgy but were comfy enough to make up for it lol. I'd recommend a burger.

Went to lounge upstairs. Fairy quite as it was Monday at 1900. No irritating music! Good atmosphere. Definitely go back there

If the super boomer "digital detox" rules don't get you, the suffocating damp smell on the way to the bathrooms will. I was actually choking on my way back up (I live with asthma, not a good time). Absolutely swerve this place. Used my phone a bunch and nobody said anything btw. It's almost as if it's impossible to police that kind of thing

One of the loveliest pubs I’ve been to in London with a gorgeous warm and traditional interior. The beers were very good and the company of the barman, Dan the Italian New Zealander was superb. He was everything you’d want and more from a bartender and was a super knowledgeable, talkative friendly face too. I’ll definitely be visiting again soon.

Pleasant pub. Barstaff could have been a bit cheerier.

Very tasty pie, cozy and lovely, wonderful fireplace

Went for a working lunch and had a few beers with a colleague doing so. Asked to leave because they’re having a “digital detox”. Was almost laughable.

It's a Sam Smith pub. Unfortunately when we went there was no alpine and no taddy so only stayed for one drink.

We stoped for a quick beer. Nice cozy place with different brew options, which was interesting. I did not try the food, but it looked good enough.

Alway great for a drink and chat with friends,

An enjoyable Sam Smiths stout in pleasant surroundings.

Old school pub, imagine it gets very busy

Probably the worst dinner I have had out in about 2 years. Most of the food was cold, Halloumi fries are the worst, first we had were over cooked and cold, second were over cooked and just warm. To be honest the food was just cold, and very disappointed, bar staff replaced cold food with unsatisfactory warm food but it felt like we were putting him out. We won't be back again . Poor.

Food was horrible - the meat in the steak pie was of questionable quality and the mashed potatoes were cold and burning hot at the same time. My friends ordered a few beers from the tap and they all tasted watered down.

Jonny is super charming and a great bar tender

The waitress was quite rude when we were trying to order drinks. The pub is digital free, we were informed by her in a impolite way (talked to us loudly, saying we cant use phone). The pub was quiet on a Saturday night with an unwelcoming atmosphere. Not recommend if you want to have a good time with friends.

Amazing old fashioned place. Cosy, snug and booth type seating. They don't open every day and there seems to be different staff when I go. Outside seating at the back and the square is being upgraded.

Good pub not a restaurant no gimmicks judt a good pub

Tal y como se anuncian, tienen los mejores “seasonal pies” de Londres. El lugar está muy bien para comer o cenar y en la parte de arriba es muy agradable y tranquilo. El personal muy amable y servicial, ¡Fui un par de veces! Los “pies” estaban muy buenos y las tartas deliciosas con precios razonables. Una buena opción en Londres. 5/5 Seasonal pies. 5/5 Variedad de cervezas. 4/5 Tamaño de la porción y relación precio valor. 5/5 Atención al cliente. 5/5 Limpieza y cuidado del local. 4/5 Precio por persona (29€) 5/5 Ubicación.

I went here because we were staying right up the street on our trip to London.Staff was friendly,tables in the front to people watch and enjoy a pint,outside patio to enjoy the weather in the back,and my favorite part is Sam Smiths brewery products.Try the old brewery bitter.It was excellent!My wife and I made it there every night to wind down and enjoy a couple pints after a long day of seeing the London sites.Good crowd and not too packed.

Sells only their own independent alcohol which was interesting

Sam Smiths pub so no branded stuff. Great beer and spirits. Will come again!

The good thing about the Crown is the outside seating and fair location for public transport. It's a Sam Smith's pub so only you will know if you like that. Interior is marvelously Victorian with alcove seating and cushioned round stools. Not a bad place to while away the hours.

Most charming wee pub in Bloomsbury Go here

Went in for a quick beer. I got a bitter and my wife a lager. Both were good tasting quality beers. The weird thing was that there were no music in the pub and it was really quiet.

Very friendly bar staff. Lovely food at reasonable price, and the Samuel Smith on tap is amazing 👌🏻 Right next to shaftsbury theatre so good stopping pohbint before/after a show

Sells independent Branded drinks.. Misses doesn't drink, but really enjoyed the bottled strawberry lager..5.1%. Needn't say more..

Very quiet ' Sam Smith ' pub. Barman was friendly and chatty. Couldn't fault the place really if you want a quiet, friendly, cheap pub in the heart of London. I had whisky and ginger which was delicious. Thanks 👍

Cosy and beautifully decorated. Great pints. Found this place by chance. Glad I did. Great bar staff.

Nice seemingly friendly place. Only had one pint here

Pie not very tasty,made with questionable quality of meat.