The Crown in Isle of Wight

Great location. Nice friendly local people.

This place is just amazing I had so many good laugh s in there the staff are fantastic always see you with a smile can't wait to come back over to see you all

The crown is one of rydes older venues and is still going. In prime location in ryde. The center of excellence. Great service and food at reasonable prices. The rooms are dated. But cheap and on the heart. Good for beer, music, sports and many a good lock ins....

Some staff just ignore you 😕 and serve their obvious aquantancies first , not good

Hasn't changed in years still the same layout and staff are very polite and security staff are really helpful and friendly :)

Staff friendly, great location,

Rooms are small and simple, but clean and handy for the town. It’s noisy at the weekend so be prepared with earplugs. The staff are so helpful and friendly. The bar is lively & Aug Bank Holiday sees a great lineup of top northern soul djs Thursday through Sunday.

Just back from another weeks holiday in the crown where i must say i had the most pleasent stay. The staff behind the bar and also the owner of the hotel are so kind and welcoming. Would highly recommend this hotel where there are plenty of cafe's resteraunts within 5 minute walk and the beach is within 10 minutes there is also a superb bus service which services the full island with frequent buses running to all parts.

This entire pub gave me the onimus feeling you could be stabbed at any moment, however i get the impression that is the image the owners/managers wish to cultivate

The bar area was cheap and the staff were friendly however there is a distinct smell of weed, and the average clinetell looked and acted as though i could go to them to get drugs from if i needed

We always drop into The Crown when on a night out in Ryde. They have a good range of drinks, the prices are reasonable and the staff are friendly. It is a bit of a “rough” old pub but it has atmosphere and character!

Well a dark pub that's sells alcohol cant say I was impressed with Italian street food menu 4 different panini disappointed so left

A pub that sells alcohol.....ticks the boxes. Shows live sport, could do with updating toilets disgusting, but apart from that it’s ok.....

We was staying in the hotel next door, and whn we asked for the closest availible bar, the staff member lent to one side and pointed! from door to door it took about 8 seconds! This has a old style atmosphere which is now a rarity in the pub trade! Cheap and friendly!

Popped in for a few drinks while the foodball was on. Friendly staff, BT sport on offer, pool table. Cant comment about food as they dont serve it on a Sunday. Will pop in again for a drink when back over on the island.

Great pub, rather this than the local spoons! it has a old pub atmosphere! which is nice in this day and age!

Great value for money, tasty, freshly cooked food and a lot better than a number of local cafes can produce. Based on the Breakfast I will have to try out a Lunch or Dinner.

Passing by the deals on food looked good. The food was 10/10 with excellent customer service both behind the bar & from the waiter/chef. Would recommend to anyone passing by or in the ryde area

We did not stay at this hotel, only had a meal. Excellent food and service by Tim and his staff, very welcome atmosphere and very busy, I would highly recommend a visit. Nearby is Ryde pier, great exercise after a great meal.

Our local publc house serves a good selection of fine wines and spirits situated on the corner of the high street which is excellent for a refreshing hour after an afternoon shopping at all the various surounding shops.

Have been in for drinks at The Crown several times. Good prices, decent range of drinks and friendly staff. Traditional pub in a good central town location.

Myself, partner and daughter popped in for lunch. The food was fast and not too bad. Also reasonably priced. Unfortunately, the language and behaviour of the locals was intimidating and upsetting. We were there 12.30 on a Saturday afternoon and witnessed two couples walk in and walk out again. It's a real shame because it could be a lovely pub. I can't blame the staff because there is no way I would have wanted to challenge them about their behaviour. They were truly disgusting.

very popular bar, for food and drinks in the day, football when its on. and a nice bar at night great staff

Comí aquí recientemente y encontramos que aunque me gustó mucho la comida y las bebidas que tenían un precio razonable que me sentí un poco intimidados y asustados por algunos de los otros huéspedes escandalosos!

Called for drinks only on a wet and miserable day. The young lady behind the bar was very helpful and we had a very pleasant time.

Solo miramos en un par de tragos. Zona de bar limpia y ordenada y era muy amplia. Personal agradable y bastante relajado. actitud El menú en la frontera tenía muy buena pinta y muy tentador.

Endte her etter å ha ruslet rundt, - og stanget i kø i en kjedepub lenger nede i bakken. På dagtid er da stedet en oase. Rolig.Hyggelig betjening. Hamburger middels med mer potetchips enn jeg noen gang har fått..to personer hadde ikke klart å spise opp alt..

This pub is mainly patronised by younger people. The meals are of very good value for money, and there is plenty of outside seating.

At first glance not the sort of place we normally go with Sky Sports and single middle aged beer drinkers at the bar. However, we had a lovely lunch which was incredibly good value in this centrally located pub. The service was good and responsive. My wife enjoyed the scampi and I had an excellent value ploughman's lunch. It is centrally located in St Thomas Square and we would happily go there again. Good for family groups.

We ate here last year on holiday and were very pleased to find helpful staff who went out out of their way to help us choose a suitable gluten free meal for my wife and son.Sadly when we returned this year with another family standards had dropped.Allergy advice was awkward and contradictory, choices limited and although we were initially told that the chips were cooked separately and gluten free, when they arrived at the table we were told they were cooked with other wheat coated curly fries and so no good for gluten intolerant/allergic people also the chicken breastfeeding served with them wasn't cooked properly, I took it back to get it sorted and was told "it's fine, the chicken is all precooked" eventually we got it replaced and the fries swapped for a jacket potatoe.My son and i had chicken burgers which arrived quickly and were OK but very dry, but the other family with us waited 45 minutes for their club sandwiches which was odd as the pub was empty.Generally speaking not a great pub, we would have been much better off at the Weatherspoons 200m down the road as it's much better value and a lot cleaner (visited that one last week for dinner)We won't be returning.

We called in here for something to eat while visiting Ryde for the day, at first glance it is probably not that appealing. However they sell John Smiths so my husband was hooked! We ordered food we both had omelette and chips which when it came it was served with a lovely fresh salad garnish. The food was fab no complaints. Staff were very friendly

Seems a bit of a bloke pub as it has a lot of sky sports showing all the time, but always serves a good pint and can be a lively place at special times, not sure about the food as I have not eaten there. This is one of the only pubs in Ryde where you can sit outside and watch the world go by.

Good location, rooms are clean staff friendly. Great hotel to base yourself on the island. Stayed there for the last few years for August bank holiday

A spacious and clean and central pub with a limited menu (not food led) but the go to venue for sports fans With most SKY programmes available and a decent selection of cask and keg beers available there are also more than one viewing areas and often screens more than one match/sport 'The staff are polite and efficient and the the overall ambience is good and the loo's clean and fresh prices are about on a par for a seaside outlet on my visit there were no children in but i do believe they are allowed when supervised.Overall not a bad experience

Just up the top of the hill. Room excellent and clean. Food in the bar great. Central for exploring ryde.Now a new Travelinn opened next door. Still a good location.

Dropped in with friends for food and a pint. Good pub food, reasonable price and good choice. Ale was likewise. If you want a proper pub this is the place.

Two of us looking for a short, cheap break late in the year, got the ferry on Tesco clubcard vouchers and found a 'hotel' with a twin room booking of £80 for 3 nights. I have to say that this was way out of season (December) so should not be viewed as a typical review of the Crown. This is very much a pub first, boarding house second and eaterie third. During our stay we did not actually eat here because they tended to close far earlier than the advertised times due to lack of custom although we did enjoy a quiet early evening drink in the bar on several occasions. There is a good selection of ales and lagers and the bar staff are extremely friendly. On the downside, the room was a bit pokey, but the beds were really tough on someone who has physical disabilities. I'm used to a firm mattress but these mattresses would bounce you out of bed if you sat down too quickly. I didn't get a lot of sleep and rose each morning with back pains. One contributory factor was that most of the other residents were not actually holidaymakers but building site workers who would enjoy the bar rather loudly until the early hours of the morning then proceed to rise at 05:30 and slam every fire door (and there were a lot of them!) in the hallway as many times as they could before leaving at 06:00. It didn't seem to be malicious I just don't think it occurred to them that people might actually be sleeping (or trying to) at that time of the morning. After three nights I really appreciated my own bed but the price in comparison to the competitors was so much cheaper that we couldn't really complain and I had a fantastic whistle stop tour of IOW.

Nice restaurant, not overcrowded - barmaid really polite, without being over friendly. Good value meal - well placed in the centre of Ryde.

We stopped here for lunch as it looked impressive from outside. Inside it's dated and very much caters for locals. Having said that our lunches were fantastic. Fish finger sandwiches and chips. Full to bursting and cheesy chips delightful. Cheap and cheerful pub. Great friendly barmaid.

The barmaid was friendly and helpful but my meal was very disappointing. I ordered chicken and chips. All the chips for my family had black speck son that resembled pepper, but it wasn't pepper,just a mucky fat fryer. My chicken breast was disgusting! It looked like a leftover from the day before that had been thrown back in the fat fryer to warm up. It came complete with ribs and backbone and was quite repulsive. If I hadn't already paid for it I wouldn't have even got my purse out. This spoilt the last day of my holiday as I left hungry.

Had arranged to meet a friend at the cinema at 19:45 in Ryde, so decided to pop out early and grab a bite to eat before the film. We saw the pub meal deal offer poster outside the crown, and not wanting a big fussy meal decided to give it a go.We got to the crown about 19:05, found a table and menu and had placed our food order by 19:10 (thinking 35 mins would be enough time for them to cook, serve, and us to eat two burgers, how wrong we were).20 mins after ordering and having nearly finished our drinks we were wondering how much longer it could take, after 30 mins my husband asked how long it would be as we had plans, they said it was just being cooked... So we waited.... Finally our 2 burgers were served at 20:00... 50 minutes after ordering!!! We didn't have time to meet our friends and only just got to the cinema in time for the start of the film.So, to sum it up, The Crown is pretty drab inside, the tables weren't cleaned properly, the food was mediocre quality (yes it was cheap, but I still expect to enjoy my dinner even if it's on offer) and it took the best part of an hour to come to the table.I wouldn't go back or recommend it to anyone

Went into this restaurant whilst on holiday. It was very quiet, and probably in need of a little TLC but the food was hot, filling and good value for money. In fact we used a different venue the following day - a large pub/restaurant chain - and the atmosphere, food and staff were awful. We would not hesitate using The Crown again.

central location in the middle of ryde - pub prices - in need of renovation and deep cleaning - staff efficient -

Popped in for a drink during a stay in Ryde. Everyone stares as we walked in the door - we weren't locals, and the clientele in here certainly weren't up for welcoming visitors! There was a very, very drunk couple singing songs from the jukebox very badly, much to the obvious annoyance of the poor staff that were working there. We didn't bother finishing our drinks - we left almost as quickly was we'd arrived. Avoid!!

Had the roast beef dinner and chicken melt. Microwaved to bits and no taste. Don't waste your money here.

Just been to have lunch Ordered vegetarian cottage pie for £5.50. Posdibly the worst.meal I was ever served. The" pie" was nothing more than refried leftovers - even the server seemed aplogetic.The toilets stink and the bar is lousy. You ve been warned

Ate here on a day trip, beer was nice, food a bit of a let down. Some of my wifes scampi was not fully cooked, and my cheddar ploughmans consisted of a couple of nice big chunks of mature cheddar, quarter of a plate of shredded lettuce, one very small piece of crusty baguette (Which I thought was of the part cooked variety) and a quarter of a plate of Branston like pickle, which was far too much. My son had chicken with bacon, cheese and bbq sauce (not home made I think) which was ok (ish). I would not rush back there.

Had their Fish & Chips, not that great and obviously not fresh caught. The service was fast and friendly, ale was nice and cold.

Called into The Crown for a bar meal whilst on a day trip to Ryde, Iow.Great pint of 'Ale of Wight' , very nice, went down a treat. Had fish & chips to eat, quite nice, plenty on the plate, freshly cooked, hot. Had it on the 2 meals for £9 offer, well worth it.Service was good, pleasant staff, had time to talk.

Walked up the very steep hill from the sea front and with todays heat couldn't walk another step we spotted the Crown with tables and chairs outside and decided to stop for a drink as there was a large umbrella offering shade if wanted. We ordered two coffees and then decided to give their all day breakfast a try when the bar lady pointed out that coffees were included in the breakfast price .15 mins later she returned with two oversized breakfasts including fresh toast .It was cooked to perfection eggs bacon tomatoes beans and hash brown plus a sausage .By the time we left the place was full with all the outside tables and chairs all taken including those inside where the front doors all opened giving everyone relief from the heat as they were offering two main courses for £9 pound you could see why it was busy.All in this is one we will return to during this 2 week holiday the staff were friendly the food was excellent and the outside area in this heat is a oasis .

we were in Ryde and we came across The Crown on the outside it loooks inviting so we thought we would go in and have a meal,as soon as i walked the smell just hit me it was a very musty/damp dirty smell. I would not like to have anything to eat or drink in that establishment.

Looking for a place to warm up a bit, we ducked in here... ordered tomato soup which tasted like it was right out of a tin. The cider and beer were just okay, but overpriced. Not terrible, but not great either. Can't speak to the hotel but I wouldn't stay here. The loo was clean at least!

Not stayed here but called for a coffee and sandwich, it looked a nice place to sit outside in the sun and enjoy a light lunch. My husband and I both ordered coffee and bacon melts. The coffee arrived and was ok but we waited for about another 20mins for the food. When it arrived it consisted of barely cooked bacon a cold bagette and grated cheese on top. We pointed out to the waiter that a melt should be grilled cheese, hence the melt and should be a hot sandwich.He took them away and came back five minutes later with the same sandwiches which had been microwaved. The same almost raw bacon, a puddle of cheese and a soggy bagette.My husband took them back into the hotel and complained, The manager said he did not appreciate his food being criticised and could not see anything wrong with it. Howeever the bar staff gave us our money back. Be warned, do not eat in this dump.