The Crown in Mid Suffolk

Normally the service at The Crown is impeccable and I will always recommend people to go. However, two weeks ago I booked a table for 6 (business lunch) at 2:15pm and found the lady (older?) to be quite unhelpful with providing detail on their distancing policy and with remembering my details. I had to call back a second time to confirm a table for 6 and that I was happy to arrive earlier than I initially wanted after being told that the kitchen was closing at 2:30pm. I decided to brush the bizarre phone call off and I left it at that thinking everything was booked after I had given my name, email and phone number.Today I called ahead (over an hour before) to ask if we could arrive earlier as we were running ahead of schedule only to be told that there wasn't a booking under my name. At first I wasn't worried because in my initial call two weeks ago this lady seemed to garble my name back at me so I presumed that maybe there would be a booking under a similar sounding name. However, it turned out that there wasn't even a booking at the time I had been told! Even more confusingly, I was told that the only bookings they had were at 2pm and 2:30pm when I had been told not to book at 2:30pm because the kitchens would be closed.Not only that but I was then offered no solution other than a table outside which was unsuitable for my group which contained an elderly person, not to mention the cold as IT'S NOVEMBER!Overall, I am so very disappointed with the service. What makes it worse is that if I had not happened to call ahead, I would have only found out that there was no table when we arrived. In the future I will avoid phoning to book anything. I expect this complaint to be taken into consideration in the future when dealing with customers' booking over the phone - get a better system in place or have someone who knows what they're doing checking the details.

My wife had eaten here before, pre Covid, with a "ladies who lunch" group, and been very satisfied. We turned up for lunch without a booking but were warmly welcomed and quickly seated in the light and airy restaurant. Itwas interesting to note that the restaurant and the bar area were tree quarters full on a dull Wednesday in October which means that they must be doing something right. The menu is exactly the right size, with enough variety but not so much as to provoke suspicion of cloning. There were three specials as well as the regular menu and I was almosttempted by the game pie and may well be next time if it is on and I have foregone breakfast. In this instance I had the haddock and chips. The light and crisp batter suggested it had been made with fizzy water and the chips seemed to have been double cookes and were lightly salted. My wife was similarly happy with herr scampi. Simple choices but usually a bell weather of the care taken in the kitchen as many tend to relax on these staples and reserve their attention for the more complex- and expensive. My only niggle was that the tartare sauce was a bit tart for my taste. When we go again, which will be in the not too distant future, if the game pie is not on I will try either the bang bang chicken ot the oversized Boris burger!

This is my third visit and this was my most satisfactory!! Service is pretty good. Food is satisfactory and over priced!! I didn’t pay!! Gammon too salty but lovely eggs!! Crayfish Salad was a hit; well presented and enjoyed. Haddock a little watery. Too many chips and they didn’t look authentic. Sticky Toffee Pudding portion was enormous and I suspect, as documented in an earlier review, had been bought in!! We got loads for £7. It wasn’t very refined in presentation but was very comforting on the stomach.

We had lunch; two hours, very good. Long time since I had a proper lunch out! Charming and efficient service, very good food, all felt very COVID safe.

The food was satisfactory, but was severely overpriced for what we received. Desserts £7 for what tasted like bought in. At that price I would expect homemade. We shall not be returning

Lovely local .. with great food . We have eaten here several times this week on holiday . Great beer , good wine and a menu to suit all tastes . Daily specials excellent . Don’t miss Sunday lunch . Friendly efficient staff . Very good COVID arrangements .

My visit before was admittedly better. This visit however, I honestly feel an average review sums it up.. everything was just average. The menu from appearance is very good for a pub, though I feel they strive for quantity over quality. The service although polite and welcoming, the knowledge of the products were poor. The quality of the Ales really were not good either, drinkable... but not at its best! The venue was lovely and the procedures in place to make it Covid safe were very good.

Had a very pleasant meal even with covid restrictions. Staff were trying hard to keep everything "covid safe" and everyone was trying hard to manage the mask situation. Food was excellent, duck, lamb and bang bang chicken highly recommend. Didn't have dessert as all priced at £7 which seems steep.

Amazing venue. COVID save. Food superb. Staff amazing. Not the cheapest place to eat but worth every penny.

Called in for lunch on a Sunday. The food was good but overpriced. We had to ask for the table to be cleaned, but the staff were in general very pleasant. ( apart from the middle aged one with the short blonde hair and the bad smell under her nose ! ) Slightly off putting, that whilst eating, locals were sat at the bar in work clothing, effing and jeffing, and If we had known that the pub was dog friendly, we would probably have not gone in.

The food at The Crown has maintained the brilliant standard it’s always had, but I’m sad to say the service has not been great over my last few visits. My first visit was within the first two weeks of it re-opening post lockdown, it took a good 40 minutes for a drinks order to be taken which was worrying considering the restriction on how long tables can be occupied for as stated when booking. The drinks (and food) aren’t exactly what I would call cheap at The Crown, and so when our gin and tonics arrived without garnish and had very minimal ice they looked a bit sad. I was a bit surprised. The waitress seemed flustered when we mentioned it and didn’t really seem to know why no garnishes weren’t in the drinks as described. We didn’t push it and didn’t take huge issue with any of this as it was fully understandable under the circumstances and I think the level of staff had been reduced. I’ve been twice since this occasion, and the food has consistently been great but the service does let it down. Waiting times too long and flustered staff. I fully appreciate we have to take our own drinks off a tray, but then the tray (which was pretty dirty) was put down on our table and the waitress just walked off and left it there. Felt it sort of defeated the object of this new system in place. The waitress nor anybody else ever came back for it so we moved it on to the empty table next to us ourselves, which perhaps was wrong of us but it was really big and we couldn’t fit everything on the table with it there. Also a bottle of white wine was ordered, which did come in a bucket with ice but had clearly not been refrigerated as when poured it was very warm. I’m no wine snob but for £26 I’d expect it to have been chilled as it doesn’t taste the same warm. All in all, the food is genuinely brilliant and that’s why I’ve returned as much as I have recently. The pub is lovely and I do hope the service issues are just down to these really horrible times, as I did really love coming but think I’ll wait a while before coming back again for now.

Visited on Wednesday evening, didn't get off to a great start when the young man who was greeting customers at the door and was about to show us to our table noticed that someone he knew had come in behind us so left us standing to have a chat. A young lady asked us what we were doing as we were left in limbo and we were eventually seated.Took our drinks order without having to be asked but from that point onwards it seemed like were invisible. Had to ask to order food, had to ask for desserts, had to ask for bill (which they don't tell you you have to go to the bar to get) and the service was generally poor as there wasn't a specific person in charge to stop the young people working there chatting amongst themselves.Food eventually arrived and the Boris burger I had was probably the driest burger I'd ever had the misfortune to eat. Normally I would expect someone to pop by after about 5 minutes and ask if everything was ok but this didn't happen so didn't have the opportunity to question the cooking and at this point I was absolutely starving so would have eaten a scabby horse given the chance.My son had the Steak which he said was nice, and my wife and daughter both had the gammon steaks which looked ok. However, given the prices of the establishment I was expecting more. This was Wetherspoons food at Fat Duck prices.My son had the chocolate brownie dessert, which again, at £7, I was expecting something half decent but once again it was standard fare which you can get at 101 other places for half the cost.

Had a table booked last week for special anniversary. Unfortunately the weather meant we couldn't celebrate as no tables free inside for those booked outside. Rebooked for tonight but only table available on rebooking was the big one near bar.Very noisy, music and walkthrough for toilets etc, arrows not being followed with people wandering around everywhere. Sadly not enough parking as always so popular, but blocked in with just inches to get out of car park after meal.Pleasant staff, took food and drink order. I had specific request for plain meal but was not as requested and sadly an awful lot of waste as just too much food overall. Good quality and great to take advantage of the eat out offer but no follow up from staff how everything was.I will return when things quieten down as we had a fabulous evening a few weeks ago.

Went for a late lunch with a friend. I had a main from the specials board and a dessert, both were yummy and good sized portions! Staff were lovely and friendly. Everywhere looked nice and clean and a lot has been done to help with the current Covid guidelines.Lovely relaxing lunch.

And certainly prices itself accordingly! Warm white wine, red wine the temperature of soup and overpriced steak. A great place if you like pizzas but otherwise there are plenty of better alternatives locally.As for Covid - what pandemic - no masks, no visors, little hand-wash - we even saw a waitress hug two of the guests - we won't be going back......

Visited yesterday (12/08) as we were looking to try somewhere local we hadn’t visited before. Took advantage of the Eat Out Help Out scheme.Booked a table for 16.00, when we arrived we were placed in the restaurant only metres away from the kitchen and stone baked pizza oven. It was extremely hot where we were sat. We asked the waitress if we could be placed outside but were told all the tables were fully booked. 3 out of the 16 or so tables were occupied at the time and some hadn’t been used by the time we left at 18.00.As for the service we were sat at 16.00, drinks and orders were placed fairly quick. Starter was good. We then waited nearly 30mins for our main to arrive. Finished our mains and our empty plates must of sat there for at least 20mins until they were taken and deserts ordered. In total a 3 course meal took just over 2 hours from arrival to leaving. Food was good, but very disappointed with the service provided.....

Fantastic organisation for eat out to help out, pub was very busy but service was fantastic. Staff very attentive at all times xx

Stopped here for lunch late one afternoon, greeted by a friendly waitress and seated outside straight away. Lovely seating area outside in the sunshine, shade or sunny tables availble and all well socially distanced. I had a crayfish salad and it was delicious and an extremely generous portion. I honestly felt like I was on holiday abroad, lovely chilled friendly vibe. Look forward to coming back again soon.

Great to be back, it was well organised with plenty of outdoor seating and the food lovely as always.

Absolutely love the bang bang chicken. Lovely friendly pub with a nice chilled atmosphere. Great for families or couples.

Just back from our first visit to the Crown, to celebrate my mum's birthday. Lovely big restaurant and a huge choice on menu. Everyone enjoyed their meal and dietary issues no trouble. Only wish I had room left for dessert! Lovely staff. Will definitely be back.

Traditional warm friendly bar, but with a modern feel inside. The roaring log fire with deep comfy seats gives a cosy feel, or if you are in a larger group the bar area has a good spacious area with high stools along the bar.... so a little of something for everyone.The service from staff was warm and friendly, and there was a very good selection of drinks (particularly gin) to choose from. The food smelt and looked amazing ( it we didn’t have any on this visit).Parking is good, access is easy and for those who fancy a little extra treat there is a newly opened beauticians upstairs.

Visited the place many of times it’s wonderful! Shame there is lack of respect for the younger staff who do so much work there while the other staff do nothing to help.

Wonderful three course meal at The Crown this evening. Starters were great. Tuscan Salmon off the specials board was amazing, absolutely delicious! Chocolate brownie dessert was perfect to finish the meal off. Staff were friendly and well mannered. Lovely atmosphere. Only criticism was the dessert menus were quite grubby.

Revisited The Crown after a lovely communal Christmas lunch and was disappointed at the lack of vegetarian/vegan options also £16 for two spritzers and a lager and lime seemed over the top, nevertheless it is convivial and pleasant so always nice to visit

Eaten here a few times now and enjoyed every time. The staff were extremely friendly which always makes the place better. My only issue would be that the burgers are too small for the bun. Think they have changed the burgers since last time I went.

Visited the Crown today with my other half (where we have eaten many times before) to find standards have dropped massively.We both decided to order half a roasted lemon & thyme chicken roast dinner off the Sunday menu. The food arrived fairly quickly, so no complaints on that front, however, the food it self was a great disappointment. The meal consisted of 1 chicken leg of a very small size and minimal meat, one burnt Yorkshire pudding, a few small roast potatoes and a few drops of gravy. A small serving dish was also bought out for two people which contained some bland broccoli, carrots and leeks, which looked like they had been slung into the dish. Zero seasoning or flavour to the meal what-so-ever. There was no opportunity to ask for more gravy as we were never asked or approached by staff to see whether our food was ok. Even after we finished eating, our plates were not cleared and still had no opportunity to voice our concerns. Considering this roast cost £15 per plate, I’d expect to see what we were served in a school dinner. The pub was quiet and therefore extremely easy to hear the conversations being had by staff behind the bar. Whilst out on a Sunday evening, I don’t need to hear about the personal lives of staff and their negative opinions of other customers. Very unprofessional.We’re sad to see the standard has dropped so much as we have been frequent visitors over the past few years. We have never had an issue paying the prices for the food we have been served as it has always been enjoyable with no complaints.I hope this isn’t a common issue and simply a one off.

Nice friendly pub with lunch served until 2.30 and happy with us turning up at 2.25. Food was excellent and only loses a star because it is a little expensive but great for a treat.

We had a meal for my husbands birthday, he had a pizza which he said was very nice and I had the roast chicken. Sadly my roast potatoes and most of the veg was warmed up from the previous day and the plate and my meal was cold. However the chicken was delicious so I didn’t complain! £14.50 for reheated food not good enough. We do go to other restaurants which at the present are much better. Nobody asked us if our meal was ok.

We called for lunch while travelling through Suffolk. We both chose the Cottage Pie and were pleasantly surprised by a generous helping, accompanied by beautifully cooked fresh vegetables and extra gravy. Service was efficient and pleasant. Any music that was in the pub did not intrude in the dining area. The interior was a pleasant mix of traditional and modern with much of the timberwork left to view.

the food was very average, lacking flavour, the prices were a bit steep especially when I had old lettuce in my salad that was visibly off. The “crumble” on my stewed apple was awful. A lot needs improvement for me to go back, definitely not value for money.

Ok, we visited the weekend before Christmas and it was busy, however if you are running a business you make sure that it runs smoothly with adequate and well informed staff. Our 6pm booking. Table was not ready, after a while we were shown to our table. 20 minutes elapsed and we had to ask to see the menus, we then had to call the woman back to order. Food was very nice but nothing spectacular. Guess what, we had to ask for the dessert menu so we held on to the waitress that time and ordered! The room was huge, very noisy and unatmospheric. It was like sitting in a large chain restaurant, packed in, looking at The Crown from outside very picturesque, so not what was expected.

We booked for a birthday dinner. Place looks great, food was nice however alot of things not available on menu and I saw the specials board on the way out which was a shame as I would have liked to be informed. The pricing considering the location is too steep for what they offer @£35 a head for 2 courses with drinks.

Visited one of my favourite pubs for an early Sunday evening meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary. However on this occasion the food wasn’t up to scratch. I’m sure the kitchen had been busy all day and the staff tired and that’s just how I would describe the food.

Lovely Christmas dinner for 24 people , everything hot and delivered in good time, really lovely Christmas menu and plenty of veg (one person had a nice gluten free lunch and afters) would recommend to anyone

A nice environment and a good selection of gluten free choices! Service is relatively quick and it’s a nice place to pop into for lunch.

First time back for ages and even better than before, it was over ten years ago when I last came in. Don’t live in the area but thought it would be good to take my parents.

Wow what a great burger. Tasty and the right size. Great atmosphere and great service and staff. 10 out of 10

Went as a group for lunch. Great menu with some really varied dishes on the daily specials with some locally sourced food and house pies etc.... great service, delicious food and an open kitchen. The steaks ordered were all cooked to perfection. Highly recommend.

Just had probley the best pub dinner in a long time The staff were lovely the chefs dished up a first class meal for us all Thankyou We will be back

Met up with a couple of friends and had an absolutely lovely meal. The service was excellent and the bar staff were incredibly friendly... Now where it all fell down was listening to the older woman we were told was the Supervisor gossiping about and tearing into other members of staff. I understand these things happen but we didnt need to hear it no matter how enjoyable

I cannot believe the negative reviews of this place!? I have been here over 10 times and each time the food, staff and ambiance is amazing. The building itself is well finished, maintained and welcoming. I always bring visitors here for a meal and we have never been let down. 5* - keep up the good work!

Given the nice weather we had the conservatory mainly to ourselves which was quite nice.

Very nice beamed lub but the food was a great diapointment i had the chilli con carn or thats what it said not a hint of chilli or seasoning and the rice was cold, my husband had the ham egg and chips he said the chips where ok but expensive

Went for a family lunch, 5 people plus a baby. We were given a table with plenty of room for the buggy and nicely separated. The food was very good and the service quick and friendly. Well worth a visit.

We went here because both my husband and I fancied trying their roast. Upon arrival and ordering we were told there were no Yorkshire puddings left, which was fine for me but not for my husband as he wanted the beef roast, so he changed to the burger. We had to wait quite a while both for our order to be taken and for our food to arrive.

A lovely family pub with an excellent atmosphere. The food was delicious, all our party were happy with meals and pudding. Waiting staff very attentive and professional. Cheers

Stopped here early evening on way home, was surprised at how busy it was for a Monday but was quickly found a table and made very welcome.

Lovely setting can dine in or out . Very good choice of food from Pizza cooked on property to steaks. Service and staff excellent made very welcome. Good selection of drinks

Met up with friends here for a Sunday lunch, and it was very good. We had roasts, and the veg option which apparently was very tasty. Perhaps a few more veg would have been nice, and we were disappointed that the bar had completely run out of all sorts of cider, draft and bottles, but the food was tasty, and the staff were great, really friendly, helpful, and good fun. Overall, drinks, main and a dessert cost about £28 a head. not bad. [PS - my friends are adamant that Delia was also there, having a lunch, so that must be a sound endorsement!]

Dined with another couple in the restaurant on Saturday evening. Really good menu choices with portions of a generous size. I can thoroughly recommend the prawn and vegetable keralan curry. The staff were efficient, friendly and polite. There was a good atmosphere in the restaurant. Hoping to come back again even though we do not live in the area.

So we popped in for lunch the other Saturday, and had excellent pizzas.

Looking for a pub to have a drink and a sandwich we needed to find one with a disabled toilet.

Very rare night out so was hoping for a good meal. A gluten free beer was asked for. Waitress said “we don’t have any gluten free drinks so do you just want water?” I dread to think how they got wheat in lemonade, wine, cider etc! One of our drinks arrived wrong. After watching the pizzas being made there’s a serious cross contamination risk. For this reason we chose not to go for the gluten free pizza. Dough was stretched out over the toppings. Hands that had touched the dough flour went straight in the toppings & sauce was spread on pizzas with the ladle in the pot.

This is a family favourite, the crown is a lovely pub beautifully clean great food friendly staff. We will keep returning.

We visited the crown last night for tea, we both had had fish and chips, the chips were good, fish had little taste and was on the small size and the peas shall we say came in the same size protein as tht tartar sauce.

Stopped here for lunch as we were passing. My wife had Beef and Horseradish Sandwich, while I had cheese and Bacon Baguette. Both were served with a decent amount of chips. We agreed that the food was delicious. However, whilst my half pint of Adnams was £2.10, I thought £8.50 for a glass of Sauvignon Blanc to be expensive. All the staff I came into contact with were friendly and efficient. Dogs on leads are welcome, especially in the nice garden to the rear,

Had an evening meal and cannot fault the food or the service received from the waitress. Unfortunately the drinks are ridiculously overpriced, on a par with London! The other issue - is the manager, To say he could do with some proper "people" skills and manners is an understatement!! As a family we will return to this pub but some things or certain people really need to change otherwise it'll take a downward spiral.

Had two great meals here. A Friday evening and Saturday lunch and we had the company of our dog both in the bar and garden. Food and service brilliant. No negatives. Would definitely recommend.

Very disappointed have been before for dinner and was lovely however this time round the bread basket had raw bacon inside we had roast beef baguette bread was the type of bread you can freeze not fresh baked and dull dull dull sandwich and got about 5 chips alongside, prawn kebabs were very tough stuck to the skewer and tiny little prawns more like shrimps again frozen packet not even butterflied for the price, pheasant goujons were inedible and came out late were not freshly cooked very bad idea.

Visited here in April, they were very busy as we had not booked and turned up just as a party of 23 people turned up. Even so, they had room for us and the food came of high quality, big portions, and extremely quick considering how busy they were.

As we were a “big party” we had to order our food upfront. There were only 2 other people in the restaurant part of the pub and they had already ordered their food. We arrived on time, we ordered drinks and were about to order bread and nibbles when our food arrived even before our drinks were served. The food was pretty average pub grub, roast dinner, burgers, steaks, pizza etc, but no fish, which was very disappointing. The food itself was OK but the portions were fairly small, leaving several members of the party hungry. We had trouble ordering more drinks as the staff were conspicuous by their absence. It is an OK place to go but we felt that it was rather expensive for what it was.

The Crown is clearly doing well given the amount of cars out the front on the Friday evening we visited. Plenty of people eating, drinking and even picking up pizza takeaways.

I booked the family into the restaurant for lunch on Mothers Day. Full menu was available which is always nice on a busy Mothers Day. Food was excellent and served quickly as they were very busy. Decor and surroundings were excellent and the staff very friendly. I will be going back.

Visited The Crown last week. We were staying locally and the pub had been recommend for a nice evening meal. The menu is very good and good selection, nice atmosphere.

Mid-week dinner or two. Good curry - nice portion size. Pizzas as good as always; reliability is important. Good service too. Still not cheap, but ok for mid-week

Beautiful pub, Such a pity I can’t say the same about the food!

13 of us went here for a birthday meal on Saturday night. The Crown were brilliant at helping us organise as we had to make numerous changes of time, date and number in group. They didn't make us feel a pain about this at all.

Had my husbands 50th here. There was 10 of us and the service was fantastic as always. We didn’t have to wait, they were really attentive and the food was excellent. They were even kind enough to let us put up some decorations to celebrate. Would thoroughly recommend The Crown and love eating here. Thank you again for a wonderful evening

Booked for lunch in Restaurant It is a roomy simply furnished area .You can see into the Kitchen area which I don't have a problem with

We popped in on a Friday lunchtime as we were stuck in a traffic jam outside. Very nice pub and restaurant although the restaurant area is a bit bland and canteen like. It was good being able to see the chefs at work though. Food was very nice but I think that next time - yes there will be a next time - we will sit in the pub area for a bit more atmosphere.

Visited last night and a few Saturdays ago, food was amazing I tried the bang bang chicken and beef burger on my visits and both were divine the pizzas looked fab too as well as the specials board. Service was good too had some of the same waitresses on my visits who were eager to help and friendly as were the bar staff. Could find no fault and will be back for another visit soon.

We got recommended this pub whilst in the area. Upon first impressions the pub looked clean and welcoming. It's unfortunate that who I believe at the time was the manager decided to relieve himself of duties and involve himself in some in depth chatter whilst leaving one very shy member of staff upon the bar just as people were beginning to come in. I ordered some drinks and took a menu.

We were told on seating in the restaurant that they had problems with the gas..they took our order quite simple requests steak egg chips and fish and chips. When our food was brought to the table we were told sorry there weren’t many chips but the chef will make some more when he could !!! We advised don’t worry as we wanted the meal at the same time.

Visited last week with a friend for a catch up ....nice pub atmosphere with top class food . Nice thick juicy fillet steak with fat crispy chips ....served up with a lovely bottle of Malbec at a very reasonable price !! Top marks to the Crown team !!

Went for lunch with siblings and niece. Food was exceptional coupled with great service. Good atmosphere and great food.

A Saturday night visit with friends was a bad experience as the staff had no control of a bunch of very sweary local louts. Lest there be any doubt, we are talking about every sentence punctuated with 'f' and 'c' expletives, and nothing done about it.

What was going on!!! The whole pub seemed to have been taken over by men all trying to out shout each other, this must have been some sort of club meeting. The very busy pub and the erratic ordering of food meant that we had to 20 minutes to even order our food. We had reserved a table but that had little sway in ordering. Food was quite good and this made up for the initial disappointment of slow ordering. Check out this place before arranging to have a meal there

We were pleased that we had been recommended to pre-book a table - it gets very busy on a Friday evening. The prawn curry was excellent, but I was disappointed in the Partridge and Bacon Pie (from the daily specials board) - beneath the golden pie crust was no solid meat, just a (tasty!) creamy broth with a few small particles of meat. It was impossible to eat with knife & fork - I had to ask for a spoon - not quite fulfilling my expectations of a "Pie"

There were 15 of us, we all had Starters & mains, some us had deserts. The starters were horrible, the vegetables were raw, The Christmas pudding was raw. I won't be coming back to The Crown. The staff were slow & only brought out 1 plate @ a time. My eldest nephew got his desert first while the staff left a 5 year old, 4 year old & a 2 year wait for there deserts. The staff didn't care

Had a lovely meal here. Amazingly clean, plenty of room. Very nice. The meal and service are excellent. My only quibble is that the ‘roast potatoes’ are tiny minute cubes, fried, not roasted, this is part of the Christmas menu. However, if you asked me if I would come here again, the answer is a resounding yes. We will be back again soon to try the normal evening menu. Thank you.

Great little out of the way pub doing excellent meals. Very clean and efficient, some of the younger staff lacking people skills.

Booked for an evening meal and unfortunately were seated in bar area by main door. Table was dingy and very cold with door constantly opening and closing. Asked if we could be moved but as well as the restaurant the whole bar had places laid for dinners. It seems this establishment has gone downhill choosing greed over customer service. We left and ate elsewhere locally. Won’t be rushing back.

Meal for 5 today including children. Freshly made pizza, in the pizza oven was the show stopper for the kids. Food was fresh, piping hot. Restaurant was busy, but that didn't affect our service.. Will visit again soon!!

An excellent recently refurbished pub that does fantastic meals and has friendly and helpful service and probably the reason they had to make it bigger inside is because of the very tasty meals, people like to eat here.

Came with friends for a local girly night out, warm friendly staff, food was fantastic. Watching the pizza being made was fascinating x

Popped in on a Thursday night without booking and sat in the bar. The staff were polite and friendly. Food arrived very quickly and the pizza generous in size. The pub was very clean and cosy. Highly recommended.

We had lunch here on our way to wroxham, 9 people and lunch was served hot and in plenty of time. The best chips I have ever eaten. We had steak baguettes, which all came with chops and salad.kids meals and drinks and it was cheap and tasty!!

The service and the food are second to none. A great choice of beers and an equally great choice of dishes.

I visited on the 26th Oct. Was served at the bar by a young man who told me number of our table after asking but no offer to show us to table. Had to ask a waiter who appeared to be very young and inexperienced, rabbit in headlights! He moved us to a table and then came back and asked us to move to a different table with no explanation given. He came back to take our order, he was very nervous, no please or thank you. Menu very limited, where are the goats cheese or Camembert starters??? Burger very greasy, partridge pie for two with very few vegetables. Our young waiter did not once ask for drink orders or if our meal was good or offer water. If you are going to charge high prices don’t use inexperienced young staff. Won’t come again

We went today and had a nice roast dinner however we got there early.

We had a keralyn King Prawn Curry. A thin watery sauce with king prawns only. Uncooked spices white rice and supermarket Naan bread. I thought this pub was supposed to do food good.

Having not visited the crown for 3 years we decided to go for a meal with friends on Saturday evening. The menu was quite limited come after to other pub restaurants, whilst acceptable the food was OK but nothing special. Two of us had steak which was tough, unfortunately it will probably be another 3 years before we visit again.

I took a customer for a lunchtime drink and light bite. The pub features a cozy bar area, with a modern large restaurant to the rear. There is also a big outside seating area that is appealing.

The meal atmosphere and food and service was great. The staff did well as the place was very busy. The specials menu came up tops with a delicious pork shoulder dish, large portions and good quality, hot plates, 4x 2 course meals with wine and a beer or two £113

I visited here with a friend and on entering the building was very impressed with the changes since I was last here several years ago. No expense has been spared on the refurbishment.

Called at this pub for lunch. Food and service excellent . Superb beer garden .

3 of us popped in, personally I'd never been here before, it was just after 12 on a Saturday, but none of us were sure if it was open or not, no doors open, no signs, I asked a chap at the side who said it was, so maybe could do with showing your open a bit easier. For food we ordered the bang bang chicken, the ham egg and chips and a sandwich with chips, the service was prompt, and the food was very nice, maybe just a touch expensive but not extortionate, we sat in the garden at the rear which was large and in extremely good condition, a nice Saturday lunch, thank you.

Usually love this place buf have noticed they have become a little complacent recently with the food and the menu. Specials board doesnt change anymore so isnt really a specials board. Food is a little pricey for what it is now.Additional yorkshire puds can't be added to Sunday roasts as apparently there is not enough of them.It's usually how it starts to go downhill for pubs so need to be careful when compromising quality and service.

Had Sunday lunch here with family. The pub has a nice atmosphere and the food was really good. Had the Sunday lunch followed by the biggest Eton Mess desert that I have ever seen. It was also one of the nicest that I have tasted. I did think maybe the food was a bit pricey in comparison to other pubs around however it was very tasty. One bad point is that there was glasses on the table for water but they were stained (possibly from the dishwasher) they just didn't look attractive.