The Crown in St Albans

Popped in just for a drink with the dog after a walk in Clarence park. Nice comfortable seating and friendly service. Didn't eat so can't comment on the food.

Very hit or miss. We come here quite often and we loved the smoky chicken in the salad - straight off the grill and nicely charred but recently when we came in it tasted completely different definitely not off the grill and it just wasn’t very nice. The service here is not the best we always have to go get our own sauces and cutlery and the staff don’t really check up on you - which for a pricier pub like this one you’d think they would. The fries are definitely hit or miss sometimes they’re crispy straight out of the fryer and sometimes they’re cold. However they do have a separate gluten free menu which is nice.

A pub as much as a pub can be. Shows the footie and has good food and beer. No notes.

Please let James and Jess know they habe been an absolutely wonderful behind the bad! They have been exceptionally friendly and solid service all around. Very chatty and thoroughly enjoyed talking to them! Thank you very much! Will definitely be back for more!

We had a few pints in here before going to watch St Albans play. Seems like a good pub, easy to get served and a few TV’s if you wanted to watch football. We didn’t eat.

I was in the area for a friends wedding just down the road and came here for some lunch and was very impressed. The decor was beautiful and you can tell it was a historic place and had this welcoming feel to it. The staff were really friendly, the service was quick and the food was delicious. Reasonably priced, too! Next time I am back in the area I will visit again!

We arrived to watch the Wimbledon men’s final today. Not one person greeted us, helped us or were friendly. We felt very uncomfortable and upset about the service that we left. Disappointed as it is such a beautiful environment.

Nice atmosphere, just came for drinks. Shame there isn't any parking..

Great pub with wicked comedy night

This is a pleasant pub, spacious and well presented. I came here for a function and the food, beverages and service were all good.

Nothing special to report Beer was not at its best

Very helpful friendly service. Met some business colleagues there and it all worked very well. Good to have lunch meetings with food and beers. Thank you

Went for lunch in March 2024 with a friend. We both enjoyed the food, she had the Sunday menu and I had pie and mash, both portions were generous and food was great. The service was great and staff lovely. Definitely worth a visit.

£8.40 for pint of Neckoil & bag of crisps!

Sadly the worst meal I have ever had.. Visited many times before, and the burgers and lasagna were good, but this visit the food was terrible. Tried ordering the roast lamb, but as with every visit there wasn't any. Ordered roast beef and roast gammon, the carrots were obviously tired, the roast potatoes and parsnips were hard and had been roasted time and time again, the beaf was dark, over cooked tuff, and gammon also the same

Food was tepid, unable to cut roast beef and parsnips, peas and carrots looked as if they came out of a tin, roast potatoes soft and not crispy. Staff albeit on hand had difficulty in raising a smile, beer passable. This was our first time in this public house and will definitly be our last, it is no wonder inns are closing at the rate they are if this is a sample.

Very nice pub and dog friendly 😊

Went for the free comedy on the Wednesday evening. Good show. Beer selection not particularly exciting but seemed to be kept well. Nice spacious clean pub.

Great discovery, independent pub offering some realales and better quality beers/lagers and a fairly limited menu but fresh cooked stuff, the cheese & onion pie, triple-cooked chips, veg & gravy was really nice as was the fish & triple cooked chips, well worth a visit

Not had for a drink. Good selection of lagers. Very prompt at getting you out of the door so they can close up.

Great service atmosphere comfy chairs

Fantastic pub, come here for the comedy which was brilliant - a full room on a Wednesday night and some great comics I'd not seen before. I'll definitely be back, the food was great, didn't take long to cook and the service lovely.

First visit to The Crown for a comedy night. Pub was lovely, airy and clean. Comedy was hilarious!

Although I’ve not been there for a few months, I hold this pub very close to my heart, definitely wouldn’t have been able to finish my degree without The Crown. The staff are wonderful and it’s quiet during the day so great place to work. There are midweek events like pub quizzes, speed dating and sip and paint classes but I’ve never attended so I can’t speak about the quality. Unfortunately the guiness tastes a bit like soap and you have to ask for the volume to be put on for the football but considering the size of the pub, the staff and the plethora of plug sockets, this is a small price to pay

Superb place, excellent atmosphere with live sports

Great staff kind and friendly. Beer selection is good, cold and fresh. Great evening.Will be back definitely for sure.

Went with friends food good gluten free option available. Friendly staff.

Quaint little boozer. Clean and tidy. Worth a visit.

Nice pub. We sometimes pop in on an afternoon and it's usually very quiet. Nice decor and lovely courtyard garden area. Our son had the pan-fried king prawns, which he enjoyed.

Lovely little pub, decent food, good garden

A lovely large pub just outside the town centre. Lots of seating areas in and outdoors. Very clean throughout!! Served by friendly staff. A great selection of beers, spirits, and soft drinks, including tea and coffee. Good selection of food. Very reasonable prices.

Nice pub. Good food. Free stand up comedy on a Wednesday night. What more could you ask for?

Pub, decent. Food, average. Comedy night, weird af.

I do really love this pub and used to be a 5 star but the food has really fallen off the staff are still spot on but the Sunday roast was not up to scratch food was hard like it had been sat there and alot of items were over charred while charging newrly £20 shame really such a nice pub

Lovely pub for a late afternoon pint and peanuts with my son

Nice local pub with decent menu

Me and my family tried to order some food at 20:34 on Saturday but workers told us that kitchen is closed even though kitchen works from Noon to 9 pm "which is written on menu"!

Yeah..OK pub..buzzing on a football night...Great choice of ales.. shsme with all the parcels on corner of room x

My son managed to lock himself out of his flat, so after we rescued him with our spare keys, we thought we would go for an unplanned lunch. The Italian opposite was full so we thought we’d try The Crown. The food was standard pub grub with an ok burger, nachos that were covered with BBQ sauce rather than salsa and a fish goujon sandwich. The goujons were clearly frozen and the portion wasn’t generous which it probably an advantage as they were not very good. The drinks and the service were fine and the pub is pleasant enough.

Lovely food, staff rushed you to finish not bad prices, just the staff who could have or learn customer service,

Roast was so disappointing, meat was grilled not roasted and the potatoes were badly cooked- couldnt exactly figure out what was wrong with them but didn't eat them. The vegetables were just sad, no broccoli. Stuffing was nice but stuffing isn't difficult. I had to ask for the plate to be sent back and to get a different meal, I asked for a burger as I didnt think you could go wrong with that.. I was wrong sadly. I dont recommend this places food, the garden looks nice so would be good for a drink but definitely not the food.

Super friendly staff and a great vibe in the pub. Food was good, standard pub grub. The best thing was the staff's attitude during a busy time - they were unflapped, helpful and friendly

Quick service...not too busy at 7pm on a wet Friday.

Decent local pub. Went there to watch a game and have quick lunch. The pub is welcoming and the staff are nice and accomodating. A couple of improvements would help improve the experience though. Investing in HD channels would help getting rid of the blurry image particurlarly on the larger TV. Also my burger was bit too basic for the price with no sauce inside.

I thought the family function room was great fir a party but the roast dinner we ordered to eat before party came 5 mins before party started . My beef was inedible and cold .the chicken meals was cooked up & the party food came out 5 mins before party ended.

Nice,warm and cozy place! Recommended!

Food was shocking. Burned and coleslaw was soured and spoiled. When I raise this the chef shouted at me and said I’d have to wait after all the other orders to get the burger redone. I wish I had a better outlet for my anger than here….

Pretty average, parking is extremely difficult.

Chill pub. Plays the world cup.

Ok pub which has many screens showing football and other sports. A shame then that they haven’t invested in decent screens / feed resulting in poor quality pictures. Seemingly reserve tables randomly so kept getting moved around the pub by arrogant and rude staff. Food is standard pub fare. So many better pubs in St Albans.

Lovely place. Cosy and friendly

Very disappointing World Cup venue. Cheap plastic glasses, poor audio, SD television and no atmosphere (presumably due to lack of clients based on above factors). Plenty of better pubs in St Albans.

Haven't been here for quite a long time. The last time was when it had just been refurbished. This visit I felt quite a nice atmosphere, a shame the football was inescapable would have been nice to not have to listen to it in at least one part of the pub but at least it wasn't on screen in your face. The Sunday lunch was super tasty - my only criticism was it wasn't very hot which is a shame otherwise would have given 5 stars

Tried to book a party 18birthday for family. Communication took place over 2 weeks, with store manager and 3 other members of the team. I was given price per room of £175 (if we opt for catering this fee would be waved off and I'd pay £10 /pp for sandwiches). All that had to be done , was email sent by the manager - his admin day is apparently Monday...it is Friday and I'm still waiting. I called the pub and the manager tells me they don't do family party for 18 yo, and that he has never spoken to me (even thou he said in the first sentence...yes this rings a bell. And I recognised his voice). He was rather rude and obnoxious. Now days, where you think pubs are struggling and we are trying to support them not going under, you would expect way better service.

Popped in to watch the footy, still a good place to have a pint and watch a game, friendly staff here too..👍🏽🙏🏽🍺

Lovely pub, staff gave us a great warm welcome helped us find a table and looked after us for drinks, they had a BBQ running and were so went and got the menu from the BBQ and bought everything to us, we were a group of heavily pregnant Ladies and there partners and they waited on us so well and then the BBQ was super tasty and good portion size. Would 100% go again.

Local pub with friendly staff and decent drinks selection. Popular with a cross-section of people, no loud music or TV so a good place for conversation. Good standard pub food. Function room popular with local groups. Recommended as a place to spend some informal relax-time with friends or colleagues over a drink or a meal.

Big outdoor area, away from road. Good food and pleasant place to enjoy a quiet cider!

Nice pub, fantastic service and perfectly poured pints (just the right amount of head) from friendly young gent Tom bentley behind the bar, would recommend

It's a good venue for stand up comics

Nice and quiet, friendly staff, prices are good and there's a couple of benched tables outside

Horrible service and bartenders with attitude. Asked if they still served food, they said yes. We ordered our drinks and looked at the menu. After 5 minutes or so we’re ready to order and they tell us the kitchen is closed! Now we’re stuck here with a drink and no food. Waste of time

Tidy pub, decent beer garden, but both food and drinks a bit pricey for its location.

Friendly staff and foods ok but was a bit disappointed when ordering a lamb shank with seasonal vegetables and just getting a huge mound of peas and nothing else

Went in for a quick pint and the staff were very friendly even though it was close to closing up time.

Met some friends for a drink before we went to see St Albans City play against Dorking. Very nice pub good choice if beers. Didn't eat anything so can't comment on the food.

Fairly large Green King pub. Old building with interesting external architectural features. Excellent decor and friendly helpful staff. Nice beer garden to the rear. Good range of beers and some good wines on an albeit small wine list. Food is of good quality and a fairly good choice. Dog friendly in the garden. Highly recommended if your looking for a pleasant friendly atmosphere and moderately priced food.

Better than thought lots of space quite peaceful and family oriented typical St Alban's types ...TV sport earlier. Do not know what it's like later but definitely more up market than thought. Not noisy. Couples on wine etc

Unfortunately this pub is good and too close to our house...

21st birthday OK but the food was no good for the money fill sorry for my mate

Nice pub, very clean and good space

Very big traditional pub with good selection of beers (Timothy Taylor landlord and Camden pale ale for example). Service struggled a bit on the night we went - pub quiz and a separate large event in a side room. Other than that, nice place.

Very clean and well set out pub. Food looked good but didnt eat so cant coment on taste. Good bus service outside so you dont need a car.

3rd time I've visited this pub and enquired about food, 3rd time I've been told "we have a function on so the kitchen is closed " nice pub but it appears they can't serve food if there is a "function" on. Other than that, pleasent enough pub, seems a shame that they turn away diners even though the pub seems big enough to cope with the extra capacity. That said, the staff are friendly and there is a good choice of beers, and lots of tv's if sport is your thing.

We got a sharing platter. The halloumi was very good but the hummus was terrible. Stick to drinks and you'll be fine

Visited last Sunday prior to the St Albans City v Forest Green cup game. Pub was rammed but only 2 staff behind the bar - surely they knew this so why didn't they put on extra staff? Schoolboy error

I wouldn't recommend the Sunday roast. The Yorkshires are flat pancakes. No stuffing either. Fairly basic.

Went speed dating here so I didn't experience the food or much service but what I saw was pleasant. Nice looking upholstery.

Good place for a drink, plenty of seats and a nice courtyard out the back

Monday afternoon, the park wasn’t busy, after a long waiting they just told us that they need minimum 40’ waiting for any orders. No sense.

Great Venue, very clean. A good size pub.

Hadn't eaten here before and really enjoyed our evening. We both had pork belly, with veg and mash, which was delicious! You don't need a starter if you're having this. Nice, relaxed atmosphere at the back of the pub, away from the TVs. It's still looking newish, although the refurb was about 18 months ago. Nice drop of Mad Goose and very good service!

Quite big. Decent beer garden. Needs more beer choices. Better music too. X

It's a decent pub nothing fancy.

Great place to watch The Lions win , nice pint of Landlord too

Great food and good selection of beer

Friendly service in a well decorated beer courtyard. The beer was fine although it felt pricey. Probably the going rate these days.

Enjoyed the euros here, nice atmosphere. Good service. Nice pub

We popped in and both had pie. Very pleased with the food & the staff were accommodating. Will be going again next time we’re over that way.

I took my Granddaughter to the Crown las week for an early supper. The staff were really friendly and the food was well cooked and tasty. We ate in the Garden and eventhough the Crown is not my ideal choice of St Albans pubs, I was impressed by the quality of food and service. As The Crown is local to my family I shall be definately be going back

Friendly service and easy to book a table. Quieter than pubs in the centre of town.

Really great service but couldn't quite get a good view of the football outside due to the glorious weather.

Came here today because it was recommended by a friend ,and am glad i came where to start The Sunday Roast looked amazing and tasted just as good as it looked , wish id taken a photo as the roast really was a WOW !!!! Hubby had the burger as hed seen one coming out of the kitchen all stacked up he really enjoyed it , and the kids had fish coujons and they loved the fact they was freshly battered just like nanny does ! The staff were all lovely and the pub was clean and i felt safe being out and about first time in months it was a lovely afternoon , Great food great atmosphere thankyou to all who worked 23 may you made our day out a real treat ..We will be returning, hopefully next time we come weather permitting we can enjoy the garden again thankyou gor a thoroughly sunday

Well organised and very pleasant staff. Sadly no 'proper' beer. Had a good main but my Kentish apple and blackberry pie was well over reheated.

Very poor and over priced food, clearly taking advantage of tier 2 status, a real shame, used to be buzzy and good food

Great pub for watching football. Table service very good

Nice selection of beer, friendly staff too

Large traditional pub with large garden too. Plenty of seating indoors so you can get away from the TVs, if that’s not your thing. Nicely decorated too. Good selection of real ales and lagers - Mad Goose is a favourite. Haven’t eaten here yet but was surprised by how good the food looked - and it appears to go down well. Friendly staff and a little quieter than the Town Centre pubs. Definitely worth a visit!

Although clean. Not very accommodating, not a pleasant atmosphere left after one

Worst pub food in St Albans. We gave The Crown one last chance on food and once gain (5th time) we where highly disappointed, charging £14 for a Burger where the patty was cheap Frozen supermarket pattys.. Awful just awful. Then your have the very large grey haired landlord, I forget his name. Not a nice man and very obnoxious. If I could give 0 Stars I would.. Shame as the venue is awesome, just the staff and Manager are not pleasant. Eat out to Help out and spend your hard earned money in a pub where the manager appreciates your business.. Just any where in St Albans, there's 100s..