The Crown at Cuddington in Aylesbury Vale

Came here for the first time today as a party of 3 for Sunday lunch after a local walk. Beautiful pub, really friendly and helpful staff and fantastic food. One of the best roasts we have had out in a long time with plenty of choice. We will be back!!

We recently booked three of us in for a Sunday lunch at this great little pub and restaurant which sits right in the middle of Cuddington. The Sunday lunch menu has a nice range of dishes to choose from as well as several different roasts which are all served with a large Yorkshire pudding, selected veg, roast potatoes, gravy and cauliflower cheese. The portions are very good and each of us agreed that this was one of the best roast dinners we had had out for some time, also helped by the staff who are so friendly and helpful. If you are looking for excellent food and a warm welcome look no further than the crown.

I can’t recommend the crown enough it’s a fantastic pub with a fantastic team of dedicated people, and the Sunday roasts are wonderful I highly recommend paying them a visit

I visited on two occasions recently to arrange a small club meeting for an evening when they weren't serving food, so that we could use the dining area - as we have done before. On each occasion, the boss was apparently unavailable but I was assured this would be OK and I'd receive confirmation. I followed these visits with an email, again without reply. On the arranged evening, we attended the pub to find that it was now shut on this day each week. I have received no call or email to advise the change of opening days or an apology that we'd have to rearrange our meeting. I understand the licensee took over the pub earlier this year but if this level of customer service is anything to go by, then beware of visiting here.

We had an excellent dinner at The Crown. The food was delicious and well-presented and the service was friendly and efficient. The decor feels fresh and stylish yet retains the pub’s cosy charm. Very impressed and we will be back. Recommend that you visit this pub.

Lovely pub in equally fab village. We had a very good roast lunch today and it was reasonably priced. The pub was busy and cosy.

Excellent food and great service.

Amazing Sunday roast. A great asset to the village.

Lovely village pub with good food and friendly host.

We visited this lovely pub today, for a Sunday roast. Our 2 dogs came along and made themselves right at home. The service was excellent - everyone was really welcoming and friendly. The food was plentiful and delicious - we’d definitely recommend the lamb roast. We finished off with eating our dessert in front of the fire. It was the perfect Sunday afternoon and we can’t wait to come back again soon. Thank you so much 🙂

Lovely country pub with nice food and atmosphere. The staff were very friendly and accommodating.

Absolutely beautiful roast with all the trimmings! Stumbled across this quintisenstial English Pub, and will be returning regularly, food was amazing, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere 😍

Went to The Crown just for a post walk pint and ended up getting the roast because it looked so good from the other people ordering it. My god it did not disappoint, the beef so was juicy, huge Yorkshire pud, perfect gravy, lovely cheesy cauliflower cheese, well cooked veg and oh the potatoes … best decision we made to grab a bite there! Will be looking to go back asap!!

Lovely place !! Very nice food , very friendly and welcoming staff and great atmosphere !!! Would definitely go again !!

Really lovely country pub under new ownership/management. Drinks were reasonably priced and a good atmosphere. One of a dying breed of good, local pubs. Go and support it and keep it alive. We will be back!

Very underwhelmed after reading all the reviews. I had fish, chips and beans but sadly the beans had been reheated a few times very dry. Asked for sticky toffee pudding was bought chocolate brownie. Would have liked a traditional pie but none sadly. 😕

It's was lovely, but expensive (paying £20 with the service charge for a burger and chips)

Absolutely fabulous place. Best pub in oxon and bucks for food and ambience. Aaron the landlord is a great host and the food is excellent. THE place to go.

I’m reluctant to say how good this roast was because, from a selfish point of view, I want to keep it to myself. But we need to suport excellent establishments so I’m recommending this to you. You won’t regret eating here. The beef was perfectly pink, moist and delicious. Crispy herby roasties, creamy cauli cheese (on the plate- not extra) kale, sweet carrots and parsnips. A Rich gravy to top it off, a creamy horseradish too; I couldn’t fault this roast. One of the best, if not the best in the area, I think I’ll be a regular. And value money is great, small glass of wine was exceptional value. See you soon!

Visited tonight for an impromptu family meal. Despite it being a last minute decision we were made to feel incredibly welcome. The kids meals are incredible value and offer a lot of choice. In addition to the regular menu, there is also a seasonal offering, which we chose from. All meals were amazing, service great and the bill less than I thought it would be. Well done Team Crown

The Crown is a quintessential British Village pub. It is under new ownership and we Aaron and the team who all haves is a warm welcome, including the chef. We have now been for lunch twice and dinner once. For lunch there were three menus. From sandwiches to a three course restaurant offering. Dinner was two menus. The food was great and it is reasonably priced. The pub itself has very nice decor and there is a bar area and restaurant. It is quite a small pub and already popular so I would suggest booking. I liked: Location in the beautiful village of Cuddington. The friendly welcome and service. The food. Dog friendly. Great walks nearby. I don’t drink but it is a Fullers Pub so should be good. An easy one to recommend.

Had a nice latte, the sugar and milk came in porcelain containers. The staff was friendly. Great spot for a cycling pit stop

Had a lovely Sunday lunch here today! 2/6/24 met some friends for a weekend and stayed in an air bnb across the road, what a charming village and topped off by this great pub! Dog friendly in the bar. We sat outside and enjoyed very attentive, welcoming and friendly service. The food is great, good selection and very reasonably priced (there is a service charge), food brought out very quickly and was very tasty! Thank you.

Just been for lunch under new landlord Aaron and new chef Vas, absolutely excellent!! Great food and service too, ham egg and chips came with a slab of ham and the chicken shawarma was delicious. Great village pub!

We went for Sunday lunch a couple of weeks ago as always it was excellent, currently we think the best Sunday lunch in the area. We understand the current owners are leaving and so sorry to hear this and thank you for the great events you have held, folk nights, cheese and wine, etc,. and food, and wish you well in your new venture.

As always a lovely friendly place with a flexible menu and delicious food. Perfect fish and chips for lunch.

I only popped in for a drink but they serve the best pint of London Pride I've tasted, so I had two.

Lovely pub with great food, and very welcoming to both children and dogs too. Staff were fantastic

Such a lovely pub. Went for a family meal with elderly parents and Tracy and Glyn looked after us brilliantly. Food was good and the building is beautiful. Thank you.

Zero atmosphere, bar staff don’t seem to be able to pour a pint of lager, empty drab dining room, plastic folder with a very uninspiring menu, food average, service poor the only good thing was the waitress who was friendly but poorly trained! Used to be a great pub just shows how important it is to have good well trained staff; we only went there as it was a central place to meet our friends I think a longer car journey would have been the better idea.

Cold welcome. Chef spoke to a party of two families poorly about them being late for their table and that there would but a wait for their order as there was an order for two people in-front of them, the family came outside and promptly left. Don’t blame them. So we drank our drinks and left to find somewhere else to eat. My parter had a shandy which was mostly lemonade.

I used to drink here when I was 15...so about 40 years ago. Lol. My equally underage friend and I would walk all the way from Haddenham in the dark...down 3 pints outside in the carpark so as not to get the landlord in trouble...then stumble all the way home again. Happy days. ;)

I booked a Sunday lunch for two as we were visiting relatives the area. I have never been in this pub before, however we were warmly welcomed and were served with a fresh clean well pulled pint. I had booked our Sunday lunch which was absolutely delicious, a good portion of roast beef with all the trimmings and tasty gravy. All in all a very pleasant experience and would certainly pay a visit if in the vicinity again.

Fantastic Sunday Roast and very friendly publicans.

Great Sunday lunch washed down with some lovely beer.

We stopped by today and had a lovely Sunday Roast, a fabulous Roast with Veggie Pie and Roast Chicken, super delicious and jug of Pimms. Lovely food, drinks and friendly staff. We will be back.

It's not the most welcoming, but it's nice to sit outside in the sun

Very friendly local with decent menu and good beer. Lovely pie and chips and they kindly upgraded a starter to a main with no bother. N.B. Food not served on Mondays & Tuesdays

Really lovely pub, cozy, with a nice fire and a good menu. Will be going back regularly for sure!

Nice village pub, sadly could not comment on any food as there was Xmas party booked in for a meal, and no other food was available.

I took a family group of 12 to the Crown for a celebration lunch on Sunday. We could not have been made more welcome in this friendly and cozy pub. What’s more, it was the best pub Sunday lunch I have had in many a year. Highly recommended!

I took a family group of 12 to the Crown for a celebration lunch on Sunday. We could not have been made more welcome in this friendly and cozy pub. What’s more, it was the best pub Sunday lunch I have had in many a year. Highly recommended!

The Crown is how pubs used to be when I was growing up, small low ceilings and full of character, definitely going again

Great stop off.drinks when walking

Outstanding service. Good beers and excellent food

Visited Tuesday but could only serve sandwiches. But served with French fries and slither of salad.so better than initially thought.

Lovely thatched village pub with great menu. We had the smoked haddock. Sublime.!

Brilliant atmosphere in such a beautiful location, food was excellent.

First time visit very friendly and welcoming if you are looking for somewhere to eat this is the place

Great pub. Exelent service, friendly bar maid. Will be returning

Great atmosphere, owners are lovely. Very hearty meals at a great price. Highly recommend. They clearly take pride in what they do.

Great food and a nice pint of cider. Duck was cooked to perfection.

Homely country pub. Excellent friendly service and fayre at a sensible price.

Wifey & I stopped fir a bite to eat Jubilee Saturday and initial impressions were a very quiet pub ( found out later villagers were at a celebration) We were warmly greeted and we settled with a nice drink and a superb meal. The Saltimbocca was to die for & the Ham, eggs & chips excellent! All in all, whilst maybe a tad expensive, the quality of the food & quality of service made up for it. We’ll definitely be back again !

Great, nice lady behind bar and locals where friendly. Can't give 5 stars, didn't have food, but there's always next time

A couple of days ago my husband booked a table for a party of 6 for today. He checked with the person on the phone that various things would be on the menu which included the baked camembert which they confirmed would be. On arrival we were given the menus which bore no relation to the online menu and did not have the jacket potatoes or camembert. The waitress said it was a simplified menu as the chef was on holiday. This point had not been mentioned at the time of booking. I , then ordered a pizza from the pizza menu slip slotted in the menu but the waitress advised this was also not available. She had no comment as to why it was offered on the menu. In fact there were only 4 main meals , a couple of starters and a few sandwiches, no deserts at all and that was it. We then waited an hour for our food despite 2 of the meals being a sandwich which seems far too long. On querying the delay , the waitress asked if we were in a hurry! When the meals did arrive, unfortunately one of the meals was cold and needed to be returned for reheating. And finally one of our party, on going inside the pub ,overheard the waitress and bar person talking/moaning about our party. This is very unprofessional but still no apology was issued. A lot of the problems were within their control. Whatever happened to good customer service, professionalism, good food and good manners. A disappointment all round.

Excellent. I love this pub. Outdoor tonight mid cycle ride with my children. Very enjoyable.

Lovely meals in nice 17th century surroundings.

Great pub very friendly service spot-on.

Lovely pub with a great and hilarious atmosphere, had a blast doing the quiz and spending time with friends. Also the food is lush 🙂 would recommend definitely.

Just been for ‘Thai night’ at The Crown at Cuddington. Food was Ok but nothing special, £16 for a bowl of rice with a few bits of chicken on top! It said ‘ dumplings served with every meal’ but no dumplings! In Thame about 5 miles away there is an excellent Thai restaurant (The Rising Sun) where for 2 people you would get authentic Thai starters and mains for less than this small bowl. We try and support our local pubs but will not return to The Crown under any circumstances. I am a Fullers shareholder and have a shareholders card which entitles one to 15% off meals and food but was not allowed to use it here even though it is a Fullers Pub. I will be writing to Fullers to ascertain why?£16 for what amounted to a small bowl of average food is outrageous. Not happy!!!

Beautifully presented "gourmet" food. Excellent, friendly service. Very popular with the locals. Will come again!

Popped in on a Saturday lunchtime as it was on the way home to Haddenham and I do love a proper pint of Fullers whenever it can be found. Great welcome from the friendly Landlady and a few locals that I haven’t seen in a while. Bread and Olives starter a definite winner but the homemade pie, suet crust and brimming with juicy beef, and the gravy, well, my wife dipped her bread in it as it was sooo good. There is a lot of competition hereabouts but The Crown is worth a quick diversion off the A418 to see a Witchert village in all its glory. Back for Sunday Lunch very soon be assured.

Went here for a works meal to round off the Christmas term, the atmosphere was amazing, the food was spectacular and the staff were very kind and attentive. Its so near my house I would love to return with my wife in the near future.

Once my local so we chose the pub to meet with a friend who we hadn’t seen for a long time. We walked in and behind the bar was the landlord who was not particularly friendly. The landlady greeted us, much better attitude, and showed us to our table. The roasts, lamb and pork were our choices, and both were cooked perfectly and tasted delicious. The plate was full with a good portion of meat and selection of vegetables. The Yorkshire pud was gorgeous. I love all veg but think it would have been better put into a serving bowl so we could have served ourselves. There was a varied selection of desserts which we tried 3. All were tasty. Love the idea of having a choice of cream, custard or ice cream with any dessert. The 2 young waitresses were too eager and between them made us feel as though we were being pushed out. To be asked if we had finished when our tea cups were still full was awkward. A lovely pub with good food so I would go back to see if the niggles have been ironed out.

Dog and child friendly front bar with enormous roast lunches. We went for the roast beef and roast pork, hallumi burger and fish & chips. Friendly staff, excellent service, well kept beers, reasonably priced.

Arrived in the car pork at 9:30am having seen a sign outside saying ‘coffee being served now’ after parking up and getting out of my car with my wife the owner opens the front door and angrily asks me why people are parking in his car park!! After I pointed to the sign and said because it says ‘coffee being served now’ ? To which he said yeah not now maybe in 15 minutes! Definitely won’t be returning!

Very friendly warm and comfortable .excellent food and delightful waitress thankyou very enjoyable 😀 x

Caribbean night with incredible food and fantastic service. Jerk chicken, goat curry, rum punch, reggae music and a fun atmosphere on a Monday night... Wonderful!

Excellent visit today, landlord fabulous and very welcoming, food and beer top quality, will go back regularly

Proper country pub, open all day everyday,🍺🍺🍺🍷🍷🍷 new owners are welcoming and genuine people, unfortunately cannot prevent idiots like @Geoffrey Corpe visiting this fantastic establishment, keep doing excellent 👌 job Glyn 👍👍👍

Pet dogs take precedence over and above customers. Publican demonstrates a lack of public house experience.

Beautiful place.lovely pub and food. Would like to go again there. Xx

Cosy pub, absolutely lovely staff & great food & menu - paid much less than expected. Can't ask for much more. Definitely worth a visit!

Superb food, friendly staff and customers. We couldn't have wished for a better experience.

If you want a mouth watering meal ,visit this little thatched pub in the quaint village of CUBBINGTON NEAR Aylesbury, on entering you are greeted by Glyn and Tracy Jones the managers from behind the bar. Advisable to book, after booking your meal slake your thirst with a tipple, from your table look around at the ambiance of the interior of this Seventeen Century pub, close your eyes and imagine times gone by when Horse and carriages used to be the main transport. Your meal is then placed in front of you sourced from local produce excellent quality and quantity, and presentation, from the chef. If you Still have room try the also excellent dessert. After your meal why not relax in the comfy armchairs situated in front of the ancient inglenook fireplace Have a brandy or tipple of your fancy, and forget your problems

Really pleased to go back to The Crown. Not eaten here for several months... Service back to how it used to be years ago. We now plan on more visits.

Lovely little pub. Fitted us in last minute when we we were let down locally (pingdemic, they did call but we were out if signal, but didn't leave a voicemail?!) Dog friendly. Very friendly staff! Food really tasty. A small menu which is excellent as you know they'd actually have time to cook things fresh not just reheat frozen. I had the goats cheese salad and it was great. Service was slow but that's the same most places these days, another pandemic related issue possibly? I'd give 4.5 stars if I could but can only seem to choose 4 or 5, and it didn't quite top out at 5!

That's how you do chips! Amazing friendly atmosphere!

Great halloumi burger. Really great staff. So friendly. Can’t wait to go back.

Lovely food, pleasant staff, very attentive and David was most pleasant.

Sunday Lunch can sometimes be a gamble when you have not been to the pub before - this was a great Sunday roast with good service and great value

Lovely setting in the middle of the village, we asked for 5 coffees, a pot came but we only got 3 . 5 cups so had to ask for more, we had to send 2 of the cups back as they were dirty, no apology was offered, they just gave us the cups, masks were worn incorrectly (under the chin), we had heard good reports, but we were dissatisfied.

We were party of 4, on Saturday night, and were shown to table in back, by a window. No heating on and it was cold. The waiter was a nice young man on his first night, and he hadn’t been well briefed on the menu. We ordered meals. Prices were starters £6.95, our mains £15 each ; Desserts around £6. They had run out out of some items. The food was fine, just the usual for a pub restaurant, and the smoked haddock was very good. We had a bottle of Prosecco and 4 beers. We were surprised however when the bill came to over £160. They automatically charged 10% service charge - so over £16 “tip”, and put some extras on the food bill which were not detailed - may have been ice cream that we thought was part of our desserts. So an expensive pub meal. The lock on the door on the left side ladies toilet jammed and so it took some time for us to get out. I had to go ask for help at the bar, and Turned out they were already aware of the problem. So ok, but we won’t be rushing back. We want to support places like this especially at this time, but felt we were overcharged, and things could have been better - warmer, better trained staff and safe toilet doors!

Food was lovely after a mix up of what exactly was on the menu that day and the fact that they had already run out of some dishes at 1pm Overall a pleasant Sunday lunch - a bit more staff training wouldn’t go amiss along with a smile

Excellent Sunday lunch. Very pleasant and efficient staff and welcoming of the children (2and 5 years)

Good good, helpful and considerate staff, social distance aware with well thought out protective screens and spacing.

Had a lovely lunch there today great service very friendly

3 staff on duty, to take simple order of soup; taking 30 mins to get it after reminding them after 20mins. of waiting. No other customers eating so no excuse.

Great meal! Highly reccommend the burgers with homemade coleslaw and onion rings. Lovely staff. Will be back!

Excellent local pub, with lovely staff and a very extensive food menu still. Definitely worth a visit and to support this crucial and lovely local pub. Charming inside and outside. Extended seating area now outside.

We had the most exquisite Roast.Food was impeccable, plenty of it.Lovely surroundings, and superb staff.The Landlord and Landlady were super welcoming.The very kind Landlord couldn’t do enough for us.Most definitely recommend this pub for a Sunday Roast. Parker and Lady P were very impressed

We went there for a meal during government 50 off August shortly after lockdown was lifted. Food basic but very nice. However, the pub was packed, there were no social distancing measures and no name and phone number taken. Having been in a few restaurants where this was exemplary we were very disappointed at their lack if concern

We had booked for Sunday lunch to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The staff were very welcoming from the moment we arrived, and took our drinks order then showed us to our outside table - just as well as this was one of the warmest days of the year! The food arrived promptly - I had the fish and chips, and my wife had scampi -the portions were generous and the food was very tasty. We felt safe at all times, and it was well organised. We look forward to coming back again in thenear future.

go on a dinner with my wife.They have asked for drink on arrival and i fancy a glass of wine, ask for the wine list (still waiting...)Came back 5 minutes later and ask if someone brought us the wine list... no they didn't but it was it's first day at the restaurant so he brought me a glass of white wineMeal is ok, quite tasteless, but didn't expect too much but we both digest our meal for few hours that nightBill came, £3 an apple juice and £7.50 a glass of pinot grigio!!! then add 10% service charge. I have crossed that one.

Lovely village pub, good atmosphere nice beers good food, currently shut but doing excellent takeaways. Including lovely Sunday Roast. Even been delivering to my MIL in lockdown , great service.

Needed to find a place to meet up with a friend for lunch and The Crown was halfway on the map. We arrived early but got a warm welcome and it was not trouble to show us to our table. We ordered the Ham, Egg and chips and also a kids meal - they all came quickly and were enjoyable.There was minor mishap with a glass of coke getting knocked over by the waitress, but accidents happen and there was no harm done. The staff quickly sorted everything out and replaced the drink.In the confusion, I left the case for my iPad (which I had grabbed out of the way) on one of the seats and left without it.I called the pub a couple of days later and they said they had found it and popped it into the post for me - such fantastic customer service and I'm hugely appreciative.Definitely somewhere I would consider visiting again if I happened to be in the area.Thank you!

This is a tale of good and not so good.The GoodWe called in for lunch as we were passing through, and were given a warm welcome. We ordered a couple of pints whilst we were choosing from the menu.We took our beers to our table in the bar and ordered two steak and ale pies.The beer was excellent and the food was also very good with nice mash and tasty veg to accompany the steak and ale pies.The service was great.The toilets were spotless.The Not So GoodIt was only after we left that I reviewed the bill.The price of the beer had been added to the food and a 10% service charge was then applied.Really? This is a pub and as mentioned above we had even carried our beers to our table ourselves.The food was on the pricy side, which I didn’t mind too much, but when you consider that with the service charge we paid nearly £42 for 2 pints and 2 steak and ale pie main courses, I think that was a bit steep.ConclusionWe would have rated this as Very Good or Excellent if the service charge wasn’t so sneaky. It just felt very cheeky.We will not return.

Really good food, The Crown Beef Pie is Delish & such good value, packed with very tender meat it definitely fills a hole. The Barmaid was very good & liked a bit of banter "Get Them Fires Lit" Ha Ha Ha. Good atmosphere in the bar & although The Dining Room lacks a bit of Character it didn't deter from the food. The Barmaid also pulls a Nice Pint. Well worth a visit.

Went here for a special birthday celebration and had a wonderful meal so have returned on several occasions. Very pretty pub, very friendly staff and great food what more could you ask for.