The Crown Inn in Breckland

My husband and I and sister an brother in law were booked in for lunch at 2.30pm, excellent carvery no complaints it was gorge. Joined in the happy hour and karaoke and left there at 10.15pm. What a night fabulous and the staff all of you deserve a thumbs up👍. I the words of Arnie we will be back. Thanks guys. From Martin Jo Tracy & Dave😊

Great beer garden and lovely stout ale. Very friendly locals and bar staff too

Dog friendly, nice staff sadly they failed to reply to message about dining

I didn't eat but went to see some live music there. I had forgotten what a lovely, friendly welcoming pub it is and plan to revisit lots more.

Came to watch a band but a complete waste of time as this venue is too small live music. Staff friendly and real ale selection good.

Proper and decent village pub. Locals are lucky to have such a nice place nearby, bit of a trek for me! Good to see lots of local real ale and a decent fire- perfect

Only stopped for a drink .lovely inside lovely people. Will be going back to eat

Very warm and friendly atmosphere

We our annual family Christmas get-together last Saturday and had an amazing time. There were 10 adults and 3 children (not including the 2 babies) and we had a lovely space to ourselves, which was just as well as the children weren't exactly quiet! We were able to move the tables around to suit ourselves and the food was absolutely delicious. We were especially impressed with the roast potatoes, the Christmas pudding and the profiteroles. We had plenty of vegetables and the 3 coeliacs in the group were well catered for.

14 of us went there for a family Christmas meal. The choices were excellent. The portions were generous Very friendly owners and staff. A couple of nice dogs too.

Found this gem of a pub on our recent travels, situated in a little village the hosts are warm and welcoming. On the Friday night we had the landlords curry, and excellent sized portion with chips and we returned for the next two nights, finishing off with a home cooked Sunday lunch before we left. The turkey and beef were exception served with roasts, mash, carrots cauliflower cheese and a Yorkie, nothing processed her. We didn’t have room for a pudding! Will most definitely return if we are down this way. Incidentally if you have a motor home there is a safe and secure car park to park up for the night. Ideal for the pub and a good home cooked meal

Fabulous meal great time service, atmosphere brilliant, we will return thank you

We were working in the area and were made extremely welcome. Lovely pub lovely owners and Staff. Thank you. The Chef's...

Went here for a quick meal on the 1st night of our holiday. Nice, honest locals pub. Us and our 2 pups were immediately made to feel welcome. Good home cooked meal of cottage pie hit the spot. Nothing fancy, just good hot food at a really reasonable price.

A lovely welcoming vilĺage pub. Great home cooked food, and landlords curry a must! Keep up the hard work guys .

We stayed locally in a cottage and made 2 visits to the Crown,the staff were very friendly and helpful, food was good pub food,I would highly recommend a visit.

Great traditional pub food which is what we were looking for. Very friendly staff Tanya was very helpful. Would highly recommend..

Very good value Sunday lunch. Well prepared food in a well run village pub.

Very friendly and lovely atmosphere

Really lovely place. Friendly hosts. Good selection of beer and great food.

Found the Crown by chance, good choice of drinks, landlord and lady Very welcoming, good food at a reasonable price, service complemented the food. Would we go there again definitely!!!!

The Crown is our remote staffs preferred location. Catherine is always really helpful with our bookings. Staff enjoy the options available to them and their breakfast sets them up for a day I. The office.

Great evening with a large group of friends. Excellently looked after by Brian and Christine. Friendly country pub with good beer and food.

We were looking forward to our third time of eating here , as we enjoyed two previously meals. The service was really lovely because of one member of staff who couldn't have done enough for us. Unfortunately today was a completely different experience. The staff were not attentive, when the food arrived one of the meals was wrong and when I said this the server said she would change it, but I said no as it would take far too long and my wife's meal would be cold . On a positive note my wife's meal was lovely. I asked if I could have a discount as the server had entered the wrong meal but she said there wasn't any thing she could do about it!! And just smirked at me.. Such a shame that the staff have today have spoilt our experience at this lovely hotel. Would we come again !! not sure.

After spending a week in the village I would say this is one of the most friendly pubs I've been in. Owners, staff, locals and dogs all made us feel very welcome, so we made several visits. Good selection of ales and also a tasty menu of home cooked food. Lasagne and also the curry (on special) were excellent.

This is a friendly pub in the charming village of Colkirk, just south of Fakenham. Dogs are welcome. Tourists are welcomed by locals and publicans alike. The food menu is basic but freshly prepared and inexpensive.

Fantastic small pub with a nice character to it. Lovely warm welcome from the staff. The food is home cooked very tasty and a nice portion,

A traditional village pub that we found to be equally welcoming to visitors as they are to the local community. A very good range of drinks is available alongside a traditional pub menu both of which are very well priced. We had a three course dinner for two accompanied by two pints each and the bill came to £54 which was very reasonable considering the quality and generous portion sizes we received. Recommended.

Stopped off for a drink. it is a pub - nothing else to say really. mine host chatty but o nly about him! mine hostess not bothered who we were. A village pub should be the beating heart of the village but .,... not sure guys -sorry ! Good luck hope you succeed - every village needs a good pub but have to question if you have the personalities to succeed.

Lovely pub...lovely food! Very friendly landlord Brian an landlady Christine!

Ok, it's my local. If you call 2 and a half miles local!, but well worth anyone's time. Brian and Christine are creating a fine depot. Good food, very reasonable prices, well kept beer n log fire. Handy for Fakenham Races...breakfasts can be provided. Call in.

Friendly staff, food was very nice and the pub has a great atmosphere. There is a slightly limited menu but i would highly recommend eating there and will definitely go again.

Warm, welcoming, child and dog friendly, the beer was good and the food straight up pub grub but good quality ingredients, well cooked and really decent portion sizes. Recommended.

The new Landlord and Landlady are so welcoming. The Pub is very warm+ cosy. A lovely atmosphere. The curries are out of this world!!

Absolutely fantastic village pub run by Christine & Brian who are very friendly & make the pub warm & welcoming.

The Crown is a warm friendly village pub. They serve a very good range ales and do a limited menu which is excellent. Great atmosphere and a large log fire during the winter

fantastic pub a 100 times better than it was. very friendly

Oh what a fabulous local hostelry for us to have in this lovely village! Brian and Christine are superb hosts and are trying so hard to make this really old historic public house a great venue for the village with entertainment nights, good, tasty food and, hopefully more to come. They’ve only been here since the end of March and have, without doubt, made us very welcome. We’ve spent a few good hours enjoying the Christmas festivities here on both Christmas Day and Boxing Day. A great welcome is always assured.

Excellent village pub. Great service and friendly landlord and landlady and of course have to mention the lovely dogs

We were a group of five walkers who called in for after-walk drinks and sandwiches - the Landlord welcomed us and we enjoyed and were very satisfied with the food, drinks and service An attractive Pub and recommended

Always a warm welcome from Brian and Christine, we regularly enjoy good portions of pub food and delicious curries.

Lovely cosy and friendly, enjoyed their homemade curry and dog friendly

Landlords Christine and Brian are friendly and welcoming. The Crown is a small cosy Village pub which offers a good variety of real ales, ciders and lager each week and delicious home cooked food at reasonable prices. Their Currys are memorable! We have attended music nights, fancy dress events, hog roasts and enjoyed our visits every time. Call in for a warm welcome, plenty of room in the car park, and garden space to use in the summer.

Had a great time at the Crown. Hosts Brian and Christine were smashing, highly recommended

Great place, great locals and great publicans! 🍺

Great food well presented cooked and served. A pub delivering the whole package from breakfast to lunch to afternoon cakes and evening meals. We joined the quiz and were made to feel very welcome. Well done Crown and thank you

Absolutely rubbish and the landlord and landlady very unhelpful . No food available and the beer was fowl. They should not be running a pub in the hospital sector .

Nice village pub just ashamed the restaurant wasn't open when we were there for a weeks holiday in colkirk

Great village pub, friendly and welcoming staff and customers.

Excellent food and service would recommend, nice decor and ambience, good food and decor. All courses were well cooked and presented. Would happy to recommend.

Went 3 times to eat, very disappointed to be told food was not served on this day, but would be the next day, was told this 3 times. Had 2 young children that were hungry, disappointed and tired. Do not rely on anything this pub tells you, would NOT recommend it even to my enemy! Terrible service

Not a huge variety on the menu but good traditional pub food. Served quickly and was piping hot. Atmosphere was a little lacking and a little on the expensive side

This is a brilliant pub with lovely staff who are very professional. The food is very good and well presented. The lady staff are all darlings

We visited the pub which had recently reopened with a relative. It has been smartened up and is still "work in orogress". They hope to start serving meals in early 2020 Tracy and her husband Paul, who are excellent hosts, have ambitions plans which they hope to bring to fruition in 2020. We certainly will visit again when we are in the area

This is a pub that’s had a chequered history for the past few years and, unfortunately, not in a good way. We heard that it’s under new management and decided to give it another try. Popped in for a quick drink yesterday lunchtime (Sunday) the pub was buzzing! Great atmosphere, lovely people, a roaring log burner and a good pint or two! It’s fantastic to see the pub thriving again, Tracy & Paul are great hosts and make everyone feel very welcome, get down there and see for yourselves. With these two at the helm I’m sure The Crown has a rosy future, long may it continue ❤️🍺❤️🍺❤️

Absolutely excellent re-opening night! Tracy and Paul put on a great buffet, great music and really superb service. The pub is refreshed and has a great future. Definitely worth dropping in for a beer and a chat.

Not impressed, arrived on a Friday evening for dinner, and there was no food even though there was a sign outside advertising food.

Absolute awesome place nice and friendly very laid back and chill dogs welcome and nice range of drinks

Dropped in for a quick pint tonight Lovely open fire and very friendly pleasant staff very nice.

Good fun, great crowd and some pretty awesome music.

Friendly family that run the place but it was dead on a Saturday night. Food very good but you don't want to be sat eating whilst someone is effing and blinding at great volume throughout the pub. Probably what puts customer's off.

Lovely friendly local pub, dog friendly. Very nice food, good size portions and reasonable prices.

Opening hours are strange because presumably they are trying to run the pub with minimum staff. Online menu is very short and does not compete with other pubs in the area.

Came before the kitchen wasn't opened came back after hearing it was open so i tried the roast lamb it was tender it was a pleasant surprise to have it cooked to my way of liking without asking how i wanted it cooked.the chef must have realised how to cook it properly has nothing was left and the desert was nice

We first visited this pub in February when the new landlords had only just taken over. The kitchen and dining room were not open for food. We went back on Sunday and was pleased to find food now being served. Roast Lamb, Pork or Beef were on offer for £9.50. I had lamb and it was so tender it melted in your mouth. Roast potatoes, Yorkshire puds peas, broccoli and cauliflower. Puddings were, berry crumble, tiramisu, mango sorbet, other ice cream I cant remember if there were more. There serve real ales but no bitter. Well done to the new landlords Mandy and Colin.

Stopped here today for sunday lunch. Beautiful roast lamb was so tender. Generous desserts. Well worth a visit.

Great village pub great food,drinks and friendly staff

We went for food and I was quite disappointed. The small area for the restuarant was dingy and there was a greasy film over everything, And it was inundated with flies! The menu is very restricted The wait staff were friendly enough but quite easily confused so keep your ordering straight to the point. Food was ok. I probably wouldn't go again if I was in the area.

Found this lively little pub by accident.. Pub is pretty and full of original features, staff are friendly and the Sunday roast is to die for.. you could cut the beef with a spoon..

Nice friendly country pub. New chef has conjoured up 14 different burger, they are a must. The normal menu is very good, and the Sunday roasts are very good value for and excellent meal.This is what all village pubs should be like. Very welcoming, excellent ale, good home cooked food. Clean and tidy. What more could one require? HEY HO, HOW THINGS CAN CHANGE, AND HOW QUICKLY A PLACE CAN GO SOUR. HOWEVER, NEW MANAGEMENT HAVE CLEANED AND DECORATED THE BARS, THERE IS BEER IN THE PUMPS AND ON THE SHELVES, AND A WARM AND WELCOMING GREETING. PLEASE REMEMBER, THE 'SINS OF THE PREVIOUS LANDLORD, SHOULD NOT BE VISITED UPON THE NEW LANDLORD' IT IS WORTH A VISIT.

Lovely village pub under new management. Food starts 1st of June. Warm friendly welcome from Mandy and Colin. This is what pubs are all about.

Top family run village pub under new management . Warm friendly welcome. Food starts on 1st June. Great place to come.

Under new and friendly management. An extremely bright welcome awaits you from Mandi & Colin. The kitchen is currently being cleaned and will soon be providing good food. Hopefully this lovely village center pub will, once again, be the center of attention!!

Good traditional pub, welcoming staff and good food.

So So disappointing, First impressions, the tables were of different sizes, chairs mixed together and didn't fit, place were not set although the napkins had been folded in half. The bar taps displayed 5 types of drink, but they only offered 2 of them and other "Flavors" in bottles.... They don't sell Peroni - but Carlsberg, They don't sell Aspalls - but offer magners in bottles. Our food, 3 burgers were fine, Scampi was burnt processed and cold, pease were like bullets, steaks so called sirloin, not cooked as ordered, stringy and tough! Vegi Lasagne was the worst my daughter has ever had.... The garlic bread served with it was small - tough - heavy and smelt and tasted of rosemarie. I refused to have dessert, there were house flies flying around the ceiling in tens, and fruit flies in the bar, and restaurant by the hundred, in beer, in food, the bar was sticky and so was the floor... the toilet stunk....

Fuimos a la Corona para un almuerzo de domingo en familia. Pedí un agua mineral con gas y zumo de lima, las cuales estaban fuera de stock. La mesa nos enseñaron no tenía mantel, y estaba sucio y muy pegajoso y había moscas muertas sobre la mesa. La carne era una mezcla de rodajas comestible y segmentos que eran demasiado difíciles de cortar. Las patatas asadas estaban empapadas. El brécol parecía un árbol entero en el plato. Nada me sentí limpio. La única nota positiva que daría el pub es la camarera que era excelente. No recomiendo este pub a todos y sin duda no volveremos! !

called into the crown during s family visit and found Graham /the new Landlord a very charming person. as we were not very hungry we noted the boards listing food Graham said that he was working hard too sort out a good food menu, Which must be hard as little passing trade . we ordered a hamburger and was very pleased by how it was presented, and it tasted as good as it looked. As I had worked myself in a village pub in the 70's I asked Graham if he felt that he had been accepted well and was becoming the Hub of the village, He thought he had. This was shown to be correct when later he got a phone call from a local resident who ha broken down in the car park of the local Tesco store... we heard him say no worry give me 10 minuets and will ring you back..Afew words with some of the other customers he had in the 10 mins arranged a lift back home And a tow back if needed for the car .Great landlord . I wish him all the best in 2017 and will have NO hesitation to visit again this time on a Sunday to try his now famous"Sunday roast".

The Colkirk Crown is a lovely village pub. We have enjoyed the Sunday roasts and the new burger 🍔 menu. The quiz nights are also an intellectual challenge and a lot of fun. Everything a village pub should be.

Comenzó mal cuando barman no sabíamos qué proyecto estaba en amargo! No Perroni lager y plana de limonada.La comida estaba bien, pero de 8 adultos no podía identificar el puré de verduras!El 2 a 9 libras en la junta por encima de nuestra mesa era "no disponible".Factura en papel añadido de chatarra y no recibo hasta.Mi apuesta es el encargado tendrá este lugar cerrado en Navidad - como su último pub

El Crown Inn Colkirk tiene un nuevo chef, y chico es él. Especialidades, 14 tipos diferentes de hamburguesas de carne de vacuno puro, casa nic hizo recién cocinado. Bueno ale, y compañía, ¿qué más se puede pedir? Jardín de la cerveza, los juegos de bar, restaurante, un bonito país pub.

Great people great food highly recomend!!

Fantastic Sunday roast and put. Really friendly staff. Dog friendly great value for money. One of the best in Norfolk. Try the cherry crumble and the tender beef. We will visit again soon.

Top landlord, nothing is too much trouble. Friendly staff, good food at reasonable cost.

Great friendly pub. Staff were really nice and the food was good and plenty of it.

Lovely pub and on arrival we always get a very warm welcome. The food is traditional pub style. Beautifully cooked but be warned the portions are large. Very reasonable priced. Really enjoyed are roast dinner today and now we are all looking forward to our return, one Wednesday evening, soon for their fantastic fish n chip night. Probably the best cod and chips I have ever eaten.

We have family who live local to this pub & what a hidden treasure this place is! Tradional pub style, friendly & helpful staff and freshly cooked amazing Food. Highly recommend their roast lunches & in particular the best fish I've ever had, but be warned the portion sizes are rather large (the large battered cod, chips & peas) Great place for a large family gathering as we recently celebrated my uncles 70th birthday here too. Very good with special dietary needs as my 11 yr old is milk free & we bring our own dessert for her & they pop in the fridge for us. Make sure you visit this lovely pub

Came here for a family Sunday lunch with the dog. Choice was limited - gammon or turkey- and we were asked to sit in the bar with our dog but we found the staff so very friendly that in no way did we feel inconvenienced. The food, especially the beef, was really tasty and so tender that it fell apart. We were offered more but we were stuffed! The staff then brought the dog her own huge bowl of roast dinner as extra. It is a very warm pub with a local feel. We'd definitely come here again.

We planned to meet friends for lunch at this pub having checked on website if they open on a Monday. When our friends arrived the owner said that they only did food from Weds to Sun and when our friends explained that they were meeting us for lunch here, it was no problem. They cooked food for us. What a lovely place. The publican was really lovely as was his wife. Would recommend this place to anyone. It's oldy worldy and so very welcoming.

Xmas day meal sorted booked back in September really nice atmosphere with very friendly staff.

Man v Sunday lunch, Highly recommended.

We called in for lunch and enjoyed a very tasty carvery. There was a choice of turkey, beef or gammon a D as much veg and trimmings as you could fit on your plate. Also included was apple pie and custard with a coffee to finish. The staff and chef were friendly and attentive. The made us and our dog extremely welcome. The dog was given his very own small serving of meat trimmings, for which he was extremely grateful. We will definitely eat here again the next time we're in the area.

Very friendly staff, very nice atmosphere and the meals are well cooked and enough to not feel hungry I recommend the fish and chips and the sweet and sour is good as well. Good value for money just make sure you are hungry when you go as the portions are of a very good size and well cooked and presented.

The pub is once again well worth a visit after suffering some really bad management.

Only reopened recently and only doing a fish and chip night on Wednesday at the moment, but it is definitely worth a visit even if it's only for a night off from cooking. The staff are friendly and helpful and the fish and chips are great value for money and very well cooked, would thoroughly recommend a visit and will most definitely make a return visit (it could become quite regular).Give it a go you won't be disappointed.

Used to go to the Crown regularly for a drink and food. Sadly under the new managers the food is mediocre at best and the drinks over-priced. To cap it all they have decided that live music is a good idea. This is a village pub in rural Norfolk. The residents of Colkirk don't want to be subjected to intrusive live music whilst they're trying to enjoy the weather in their gardens on a sunny Saturday afternoon!

We used to eat very regularly at the Crown before the previous landlords retired. It was always good food at a reasonable price. We haven't been so much since but have noticed the pub now seems to change hands quite regularly?!

We stayed only a very short walk from here and thought how nice it was to have a pub/restaurant so close by. We tried this place on our second evening and it was our one and only visit! The staff were very pleasant and welcoming, the pub was very quiet, a few diners but not as busy as may be it should be. We ordered some drinks and got a menu and sat down to peruse. The place is a bit shabby in places in need of some TLC but the people were very nice. The same cannot be said for the food. Myself and my daughter opted for a pasta dish, which was uninteresting to look at and very bland in taste and not overly full in the dish. We also ordered a gammon dish which I was told tasted very nice but it came to the table looking rather sad and sorry for itself and with very little else on the plate that looked appetising. I could constantly hear the microwave pinging and to be honest when the food arrived I could see why. The sauce tasted like it came from a jar. I ordered a mushroom pasta and my daughter a ham one. Unfortunately there were few mushrooms in my pasta but there were pieces of ham which had snuck in, probably from my daughters dish! I didn't mind too much as I am not vegetarian but I imagine it would be rather bad if someone was. If you order a dish without meat you should expect to receive a dish without meat! We did not return and I would only recommend this place if you are really hungry and there is nowhere else left to go, but don't expect too much.

Oh dear went to norfolk for the mother- in laws 70th / father-in law phoned & booked this pub as he had heard good things we travelled from swaffham & passed many delightful pubs on route . Was seated very promptly on arrival by a very nice young girl / menu was very lacking in choices for such a nice occasion / the poor young girl was our server but im afraid didnt have much of a clue ( hello management please train your staff ) food was of a poor quality & seemed a tad expensive please sirt this out or people wont return

My elderly parents live in Colkirk so both myself and my sister are frequent visitors to the village. In the past, we have often eaten at The Crown as it is the only pub within walking distance, so we were very disappointed when it seemed to be closed down last autumn. However, I am delighted to say that the new owners have been extremely helpful. I do not have a car when I visit and my parents are now unable to walk, so we have been getting wonderful takeaway fish and chips when I arrive on a Friday evening. Yesterday, my sister was visiting as well with transport, so we decided to 'take a chance' on lunch at the Crown. We are so glad we did - it was brilliant. The food was delicious and we were made to feel very welcome. So much so, in fact, that my sister took my parents there again the next day and they were not disappointed. We are thrilled that the Crown has reopened with such lovely people and such a talented chef - keep up the good work, and thank you!

Visited the pub a couple of months ago and to be honest the food was stodgy and disappointing.