The Crown At Bray in Windsor and Maidenhead

Excellent FOH & a relaxed atmosphere. Perfect prawn cocktail & a juicy, charred on a grill, medium rare steak. Baked cheesecake to finish, with a glass of blanc de blanc Nyetimber. Summer was lovely in the garden. Now the weather is getting warmer in 2025, still a lovely pub.

We went here for Sunday lunch but although the food was tasty a few things we experienced which I hope helps - - Roasts - only options were pork and beef (over £27!), no chicken or vegetarian options and never offer chicken apparently. This we were surprised at because not everyone is that keen on red meat (including me) and love a roast but would rather chicken or vegetarian option - Over priced. I think this is the most expensive roast I have ever seen on a menu - Serving size of the roasts could have been bigger really especially given the price - Roasts - lukewarm - Only 3 x small roast potatoes included - Lime and sodas £3.50! - Waiting time from ordering to receiving the mains were long - Sausage and mash £18.00 and rather small, more of a children’s portion. For the price one would expect either a bigger portion or some greens to be included We felt it was rather disappointing, however the carrots and red cabbage were especially delicious. The beef was soft and it was tasty but very overpriced.

As a rare treat I brought my family for Sunday lunch, which we had all been looking forward to. We left thoroughly underwhelmed. The service was prompt which we appreciated. The menu was limited and contradictory; 8 main meals online, 6 in reality. I love a nice roast (as you are about to find out), but I didn't go for it as only 2 veg were listed online and none were listed on the physical menu. In the event, my partner ordered the roast and it came with a just-about-acceptable 3 veg, which was a bit galling for me. As there were so few options I went for the meal most onerous to make at home; fish and chips (stinks init). I regretted it. Even my work canteen does it better and that's the first time I've bigged up the work canteen (and probably the last). The oven chips were horrid - I say oven because who in their right mind would hand make chips to be exactly like oven chips? See you never.

Lovely traditional pub with good food. We did see some reviews that were not the best but the food was well cooked, well presented and tasted great. The team were very welcoming and we had a lovely evening. Would recommend.

A great place for lunch...log fires and great food...we were surprised how good it was.

Lovely pub and friendly staff. Food was good and reasonably priced for the location. Would return

We came to stay in Bray for 2 nights as a break with my mum and my 10 month old. We came across this gorgeous gem of a pub for some lunch and so glad we did! The staff were so friendly and accommodating with us and gave us a great table by the roaring fire. We had the fish soup which was fantastic and the prawn cocktail which was so delicious! We couldn’t resist trying the chocolate mousse for desert which was also amazing!! The atmosphere was great and we had such a nice time and would highly recommend coming here for lunch or dinner!

Went to bed with growling stomach, spent the night unwell. Poor food, slow, dirty, very sub standard unfortunately. Many better places in the area

The food was excellent. The mushy peas with what my fish and chips are probably the best I have had and the fish itself was wonderfully fresh. The risotto and the artichoke soup are also highly recommended!

Popped into the Crown for a zero alchohol pint after a meeting in the parish hall opposite. Nice beer. Decent, friendly attentive staff.

Cozy little pub with authentic British feel. Great menu choices with excellent service. Good parking out back with public car park out front.

This friends evening was a planned reunion of four school friends… an initial drinks time in front of a roaring wood burning stove set the tone. The food and service were wonderful giving us such comfort we stayed for quite a few hours.

Lovely staff providing excellent service. Dogs very welcome too

£4.50 for a slice of garlic bread is honestly taking the mick. I ordered the crown burger and sadly, I did not enjoy it. It was burnt and the bitter taste spoiled everything else. Was not worth nearly £20. My children had the same and left more than half as it was just really really not nice. The pub is really nice and cute, staff nice, but the food, for the price, not worth it.

Ox cheek was overly salted, but the service was excellent and the atmosphere can't be beat. One or two more veg options wouldn't be a bad idea, but, all good.

Overpriced and stingy portions. My girlfriend ordered a veggie option and for £20 received 2 carrots and a bit of kale. I ordered the burger - the bun was overcooked, burger was overcooked and the raclette slice was so small that it might as well have not been in there. Thorough disappointment. The venue itself was the best part, but stingy food portions, overpriced menu and staff not solving our issues adequately means I would not recommend unless you just don't care.

Really cosy pub restaurant that's relaxed and great value for money. Pretty normal pub food prices for much higher than average food. Service is great with very friendly attentive staff. Would definitely recommend.

The best sticky toffee pudding I have ever eaten. Lovely steak frites too!

Lovely old pub very cosy Lovely people

Nice old pub, food is quite good but also quite pricey.

Nice place, friendly barman but 55 mins for a very standard burger that was served with a burnt bun. Not impressed.

Great food and charming efficient staff. Best chips 🍟 ever. Very good Christmas decorations and fab cocktails both alcoholic and alcohol free

It’s a lovely, welcoming pub. Fires were lit and good service. That is where it ends. I had turkey (that is how they described it on the menu). What I did get were just scraps of turkey, not a slice to be found anywhere, a hard small slab of stuffing, far too much broccoli and some carrots. The gravy was too thin and the roasted potatoes, well, they were just indifferent. My turkey was not eaten, except for one tiny, fatty scrap. Nothing said when it was cleared from the table. I was with friends so did not say anything but in any other situation, I would return my lunch. I know that opinions differ and whilst some people may not say anything, I have to. We were told they needed the table back by 2pm, that’s fine but at 1:30 , we were reminded that we had 20 mins left. I said 30 mins but reply was 20 mins as the next reservation was coming in at 2:00 pm. I guess they might have had to wait for a few mins until we got up. Starters were just ok, scallop not worth the money. No desserts ordered, considering the mains. I cannot stress how awful the food was, no taste in many of our chosen dishes and I must not forget the overdone Yorkshire pudding. Enough said. Will I return? No. I am glad if some of the reviews on TripAdvisor were enough to make you want to have lunch or dinner there but there are always two sides to every story. Sad and disappointed as ambience is lovely and the staff are always keen to help but, well you know the rest.

Had a very nice evening at the cosy and charming Crown in Bray . Black pudding croquettes stole the show . Delicious . Thank you Jessica and team !

Recent 2 Food Hygiene rating, and very long wait for food.

Started off walking into a 16th Century building with a lot of history on the walls of the building. Staff was very welcoming as we entered. We started off with the prawn cocktail what was amazing and well portioned. For our mains we both had the Fish and Chips, the fish was outstanding and the batter was just right. The sticky toffee pudding was the best i have ever tasted. Overall was an amazing lunch and will be returning soon.

Huge pot hole on entrance to car park. Been like that for a very long time. Now filled with rain water. Just looks like a puddle.

Mind your head if you're over 5 foot!

Lovely team, nice bar though limited seating if you're only drinking. We visited for the weekend and the lad behind the bar recognised us and asked after our weekend plans which was nice. Very good food with some very nice touches. My chips were very slightly under, but not all of them. I have no idea how they make their peas and tartar sauce taste so good!

A lovely old pub with fantastic food. Good service and great beer

A very atmospheric and pleasant place with very tasty food. Not cheap!

we were taken by friends for sunday lunch at the crown. its a very warm cosy atmosphere, the food was superb. we had sunday roast, cooked to perfection. the only thing i would suggest is that on the drinks side, they should stock a proper pink gin, otherwise everything was great

Sublime. Don’t change a thing, ever. It’s the quintessential English inn. Don’t go here though because I want to get a table in the future..if you knew about this pace, it would be bursting at the seams!! Perfect beer, food and wine..oh the wine. Punching above it’s weight.

Nice Sunday pub dinner....good value and tasty food.

I didn't go in the pub but was waiting for a customer as I'm a taxis driver I was in my minibus and was waiting for about 2 hour and then chief Solly brought me a coffee out for free and offered me food aswell what a lovely friendly place to come.

Great lunch experience. Thanks will be back again soon

All of the food was well above the standards of typical gastropub food. We had the burrata and beetroots to start and an absoultely delicious squash and mascarpone risotto. We also had bangers and mash and pork puffs. These were presented excellently and again well above the average bangers and mash in presentation and flavour. The pub was very cozy on a crisp autumn day- complete with the log burners on.

Went for dinner with my partner my brother and fiancee Wonderful atmosphere chilled and relaxed. Wonderful staff. Wonderful food and drink and never felt rushed Would come again and I would recommend to eat here

Had a very pleasant Sunday lunch. Good food and relaxed atmosphere.

Beautiful village pub with very good restaurant. Very popular, table booking recommended.

Service was great, food and wine and beer very good. It is on the expensive side but delicious. The pecorino/ truffle nuts were delicious. The prawn cocktail generous and tasty. Our mains of Lobster, and fish and chips were really great and cooked properly. Glad it didn't disappoint. We'll return.

We recommended meeting friends at the Crown for Sunday lunch. We had to ask for our drinks order to be taken , then waited 45 mins for our starters . Another by us had waited over an hour for their main course next to us . Food really poor. Sunday roast came with a dollop of brown looking stuff which we were told was veg all chopped up to look like purée. We then ordered green veg which we were told was an extra cost but our meal was almost finished by then. Truffle fries tasted only of Parmesan on top, no truffle . There were flies all over the restaurant, which we mentioned to the server, she apologised . The staff were apologetic, undermanned and over stretched , no attempt to communicate or ameliorate issues . There didn’t appear to be anyone on charge . Heard other people complain too. And all for a very expensive price for a roast . Such a shame . Used to be so good . !!

Went for my anniversary the staff were great, and made some good recommendations. The croquettes were to die for.. They made us feel very special and welcome, and can’t wait to come back!

Really good food I would recommend the burgers ,the croque monsier and the Eaton mess. Very quiet and is pet friendly. Very nice pineapple juice .

I was treating my family to dinner, and I chose the crown. We sat outside as it was a nice evening. The waiting staff were very nice, and took our drinks order. The menu was OK, and I was finding it difficult to choose a main, as nothing jumped out at me. We started with snacks, which were OK, then some of us ordered starters. I went for the bubble and squeak, which again was nice, but not amazing. And the other 3 starters were very basic. The staff were very accommodating for my niece, but we all found it strange that there was not a chicken dish on the kids menu or the adults. My niece will only eat certain foods, and chicken being one. The service I cannot fault, but the food was very underwhelming. The bill came to £300, but we all agreed the food did not justify the price. I will not be returning again

We went to The Crown as we had previously visited and had wonderful food. Sadly on this occasion the food was far from wonderful. It is overpriced and oversalted I had a prawn cocktail and the last time I ate there it was delicious this time it was weirdly very salty and just not great. A lot of the food was greasy too like the fish and chips and all of it lacked in flavour compared to previous visits. I also had the steak priced £27 (for a cheap cut of meat flat iron!) it was so chewy a definite one to avoid!! My daughter is autistic and is a very fussy eater (my own fault but I assumed all restaurants would have chicken breast or chicken nuggets on the menu somewhere…. But we were surprised to see there was no chicken on the children’s or normal menus!! So I asked incase, but no they didn’t have chicken breast let alone nuggets. However they did accommodate my daughter making a plain pasta for her. The staff were polite and helpful. But another thing we found strange was it was a warm evening , almost everyone was outside dining and as it got dark there were no lights just one outside light. So eating food was tricky!!! Eventually as we finished eating some tea light candles came out on tables but it was too late for us. I found it strange they were no lamps or lights around the garden area. I fact my nephew hit his head on a wooden plank as he ran in the garden due to the lack of lighting. Overall we were disappointed and decided not to try any dessert. And we won’t go back again sadly. As we feel it is far too overpriced for the food that was presented. If I am in bray again I will be going to the hinds head as this is by far streets ahead of the crown I’m Afraid.

Took 90 minutes to get food, then it arrived was either overcooked (burgers) or poorly executed and cold (fish).

Five of us went to The Crown in Bray for a special Sunday lunch in the garden on a lovely summer's day. Pluses: - Excellent menu and food - Great pub and garden - Friendly staff - Good drinks service Negatives: - Food service was just way too slow - more than two hours for two courses

Friendly, relaxed and a perfect spot for a drink

Absolutely amazing! Fantastic service and the food are delicious. MUST GO!

The staff were impeccable and the food fantastic as always.

Had a fantastic meal there - delicious food, amazing service and great company

A quiet Tuesday night. Staff friendly and helpful. Limited menu. Scotch egg good. Bavette ok. Premium paid for Bray as expected.

Great as usual! The best fish&chips in UK. I already visited that amazing pub many years ago and last week i came here with some friends who appreciate.

Feeling a little tired, menu slightly uninspiring although excellently cooked, prices don’t match the food

Great restaurant for a casual meeting with friends. Food was really excellent; freshly cooked, reasonable choice and came in good time. Service too, despite being outside and away from the bar, was still good without us having to go looking for staff to take our orders or clear plates. A great evening.

When we are staying in Bray, we ALWAYS have a meal at The Crown- it’s a must! We love everything about it- have been coming here for years! The menu is terrific and the food is delightful- and the 16th Century “feel” really takes you back in time. Just remember to duck when you go in!

Beautiful location and a lovely atmosphere The Rabbit main course with wild garlic was excellent - definitely recommend it. Service friendly and welcoming.

Expensive, very. Food is too salty. the vegetable side (broccoli and taleggio) had no taleggio flavour and it was definitely too salty. £7.50 for a scotch egg starter and i thought I'd get a big one or maybe 2? No, one tiny scotch egg arrived. Was it quail? Too small to be chicken. Are they taking the mickey?

Wonderful venue, brilliant service, and top quality delicious food. One of my favourite places to visit as it’s consistently amazing.

Was here for some drinks and dessert. No problem with drinks or dessert but survice can be more proactive(I think)

Absolutely loved it here! We booked in advance for a lunchtime meal, and would recommend doing so.... Great choice of food, but not overwhelming. We were kept well informed of what to expect throughout the service, and even had an apology for things taking longer as they were busy (it wasn't actually slow at all). Everyone enjoyed their food and can't wait to go back again 👌🏻

Excellent fish and chips, but unfortunately an underperforming burger. The Crown was cozy and warm on the cold rainy day we visited. Even on a weekday it was quite packed, it would be wise to make a reservation. The service was good at the beginning, but became messy near the end of our meal when the pub got busy.

Wonderfully tasty Sunday lunch in a cosy, traditional, beautifully maintained pub setting with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Will be going again!

IT WAS A QUITE DAY AND WE HAD SMOKERS SO ATE OUTSIDE

Excellent atmosphere and the service couldn't be topped. But for the price, the food was underwhelming. Decent gastropub food, but not what we expected from Heston Blumenthal's pub.

Lovely cozy pub with great food. Went for a Sunday roast and was not disappointed, and the black pudding Scotch egg was beautiful!

Disappointed with the Burns night supper, although the food was nice, the haggis was such a small part of the occasion, portions were smaller than expected, considering haggis, potatoes and (lumpy) swede are all so cheap this dish was not the main dish? The area we were sat in was ruined by a couple of tables shouting across to each other about the joy of being Scottish. We had champagne and water which were both left on our small table, maybe I was presumptious to expect a wine stand for the ice bucket? Staff were pleasant, atmosphere was not. Worryingly, there are two tables situated by a door that leads to the ladies toilet and is the fire escape, so women were having to sidle through the four men mansplanning the whole area. Unfortunately I am not inspired to plan a return visit.

Very atmospheric , cosy place with nice food

Fantastic pub, fantastic food, staff are great. My partner and I visit regularly and I have never had to raise an issue over the food quality! Worth a visit!

Amazing food - one of the best Sunday lunches i have had in a while!

Faultless evening! Amazing quality food, fluid and efficient service, an atmosphere that was just the ticket - not so crammed that you couldn't hear yourself think and not so quiet that it felt hollow. All the little touches led to a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Great food in a classic English old world pub.

Well over rated poor customer service as usual

Very cozy for Christmas, we’ve started going as a tradition. Great food (the juiciest turkey!), friendly staff and tastiest puds.

Great food. Good friendly service in a beautiful English pub. It’s a must every time I come back to England

Food was delicious, we had fish and chips. Outside garden is enormously big, lovely place to meet people there in summer.

Well it's exactly as brilliant as you'd expect from a pub that has Heston's stamp on it

Beautiful historic pub good food and service, but seated at a very small table. Very low ceilings.

Roast dinner was incredible, along with the lovely staff/service. We also had a fish dish that wasn’t cooked at all, but that was very quickly replaced and was amazing. Cozy pub, with a fire place and dog friendly. Definitely returning!

I was taken here for my birthday and it was one of the best pub lunch/ visits I have ever had. The service for spot on, friendly staff, the food was delicious and I was even given a little birthday surprise, i will definitely be going back and taking my dog next time as a dog friendly pub

Amazing food but even more amazing service. The girl who served us was absolutely brilliant, thanks a lot 🙏🏼 Featherblade beef is a must try. Horlicks ice cream is too yummy. Very nice coffee. They gave us an additional mince pie for free as she didn’t want us to share just the 1 that’s usually served with coffee. Tucked in a nice place, this pub is a gem!

What a lovely, lovely place! Three of us sat down on a weekday for lunch. We had, between us, for mains - the fish and chips (huge, chunky and delicious) to turkey (magnificent meat, gravy and all the trimmings) and confit duck (superb dish - just the right amount of meat on the bone with sauerkraut, potato and carrot). For dessert we had the sticky toffee pudding (looked magnificent), the pannacotta with heritage orchard fruits (turned out to be lovely quince and truly special) and the Black Forest pot au chocolat (beautifully made, delicious and not heavy at all). I want to thoroughly recommend the food, the impeccable service and the beautiful venue itself. Parking available to the rear of the building, and the garden must be wonderful when the weather's right - it looked great. Thank you so much. Highly recommended!

The fish & chips here are the BEST in the area for sure! All our meals were excellent and the pub was very warm and cosy on a cold winter's night. Recommended!

Beautiful old restaurant and a bar in a beautiful area

Lovely meal with a traditional cosy pub vibe.

We were a group of 10. A very old and charming place. The service was quite nice and in a perfect speed. Never had to look for waiters, they appeared frequently and were very nice and helpful. I had the beef tartar as Appetizer which was hand cut, fresh and overall nice and recommendable. Not on the top range but good handwork. The burgers I found quite normal and not exciting. The buns seemed to be home made, but I had a quit dry one. The meat was not that good to be honest. Cooked medium but tasted not as expected. I would not order again. As dessert, we got the Creme Brûlée. Well made and delicious.

The place is very nice and friendly staff. Just watch your head since the ceiling is very low 😊. We had the Sunday roast and was really good. And book it prior to go ....

Don't be put off by the negative reviews; we nearly were. It is a pub, a proper low-ceilinged, beamed, comfy pub with proper beers. It just happens to serve amazingly good food. Not "gastro pub" food, but straightforward pub food with good size portions of beautifully cooked fresh ingredients. The fish and chips was outstanding. Service is friendly and accurate; if it was a bit slow with the first drinks it clearly prioritised getting food straight from kitchen to table.

It's a cute and atmospheric pub. For some reason I always end up going there when I go to the south of England (^^) Parking is available at the back. In the summer, you can drink outside in the courtyard or terrace. The beer was lukewarm (the lager was cold) and the selection of wine (by the glass) was small. I wish there was a pub like this in Tokyo ♥

Somewhat overpriced but probably because of the branding

We decided to visit only an hour prior and booked a table. They were very accommodating to us arriving later on a Wednesday evening and all staff were friendly and helpful. Menu is lovely and the food is delicious- we splurged on all 3 courses and wine. Waiting staff very knowledgeable on gluten free and accommodating to ensure I could eat as much as possible from the menu. The gluten free frickles they made especially for my request made my night, thank you. If ever in the area again will be sure to visit!

Overpriced pub food. £40.00 for a steak. I tried to catch the eye of a young waiter to order food as I thought he was about to walk away from the table next to us. I politely said “ Excuse, when your free, may we please order “ . He looked upset and said “ I’m serving this table at the moment “ which wasn’t necessary. It felt like a telling off. A simple “ I’ll be with you in a moment “ would have sufficed. The fish and chips were average. The Mushy Peas ( which had no flavour) came in a tiny metal container that looked more like a thimble than a serving dish and the tartare sauce ( which was incredibly bland ) came in a similar sized container. I would estimate that the portion of Mushy Peas was about two heaped teaspoons full only. I wonder what they would charge if I requested another thimble of Mushy Peas? Probably a couple of pounds. We ordered a carafe of tap water which when finished was never topped up. Overpriced, overrated and pretentious. Never again thanks.

The Australian in-laws loved the experience. The photos and decor is great, love the exposed beams. Food is good but it is getting expensive for a "normal pub". (I know it's a Heston pub :))

The pub recently underwent a change of management which we only found out on arrival. Food is decent, not spectacular. Service was attentive and prompt. The interior seemed a bit tired.

Nice pub in Bray. Have an outside beer garden at the back through a courtyard type thing. Recommend going outside when weather is nice. Food was good too... had snacks... Black pudding Scotch egg was delightful

Very disappointing. Ordered a burger, well done, nothing unusual. Burger came, cut it in half, still pink in the middle, asked for it to be changed. Same burger returned, it had been reheated, cheese on it burnt and returned to me in original bun, was disgusting. Requested the item be removed from the bill which it was then bill arrived with service charge added - Really? Shame, food has gone downhill since our previous visit!

Perfectly adequate pub food - a bit pricey. Lovely 16th century pub

Fantastic garden, very helpful and welcoming staff, food was lovely but the main was very small. Four of us ordered the same meal as it looked delicious, unfortunately mine was but portion was tiny and I left hungry even after cheese and crackers, although the others were a fair size. Next time I'll try something different as what I had tasted so good.

This restaurant has gone downhill. We decided to spend an evening at the crown as a treat for ourselves. We go to this restaurant from time to time over the years. After our cocktails which took a long time to come, we had to then prompt the waitress to take our order. I went for the Prawn cocktail and steak whilst my wife went for the breaded whitebait and steak along with a bottle of wine. The wine took a while to come, before our starters arrived. The Prawn cocktail was very disappointing, the prawns were extremely small and thin and of poor quality, I was expecting a thick, good quality prawn as I had experienced in the past. The cocktail with the prawns was a poor taste and low quality too. The whitebait was acceptable but nothing amazing. The steaks were of 2 differing quality, my wife’s steak was tasty but thin, whilst mine was chewy and seemed to be cooked more rare than medium rare. We had sticky toffee pudding and builders tea brûlée for dessert. The sticky toffee pudding had several sugar lumps in it, we weren’t sure if it was meant have or not, whilst the crème brûlée seemed to be cooked well but the tea flavour was not to my liking. Overall a shame that this Heston pub has gone down hill so much. Maybe we should have said something but we felt we it would have taken from our evening, although we were never asked what we thought.