The crown inn in South Somerset

Having not arranged anything for Mothers Day and my wife deciding not to cook I rang the Crown during the morning of Sunday 30th March. The Crown was very helpful and managed to fit us in at 3.30pm for our family of four and 2-year old twins. Timing was great enabling us to get organised. The Crown was busy and we managed to find parking on the road outside (the car park is not huge). Lots of people sitting and drinking in the garden outside enjoying the sunshine and a good atmosphere. We were immediately made very welcome once inside and shown to our table. The staff were attentive and quickly brought menu’s and took our drinks order which arrived quickly. We asked for a jug of water and that to arrived quickly at which point we placed our orders. Everyone ordered the Sunday roast but there were other options including vegetarian. Parents can also choose from a children’s menu such as sausage and chips although for ours we ordered a single roast lunch which the staff were happy to split and bring on two separate plates. That was really helpful as they are not big eaters. The food arrived quickly afterwards and was absolutely delicious, really tasty and nicely proportioned - my wife said it was the best Sunday lunch she had had in ages. All the vegetables were not over cooked (separate dishes) and there were two additional pots of gravey. Overall very good experience and we will use the Crown again which deserves to succeed. Fully recommended.

I love this pub and the staff but Sunday lunch was a little disappointing Firstly as it was a beautiful day we sat outside for pre drinks, asked the staff to warn us in advance when to go to table as mobility impared guests, food was already on table getting cold, no potatoes on plates, no cracking with pork, extremely small portion and needed a magnifying glass to find veg that was hidden, side dish of cauliflower and potatoes brought to table but no spoons, nobody offered anymore drinks, or any sauces to accompany food, ordered jug of water that took extremely long time to arrive, staff are polite and atmosphere lovely but not worth the money

Lovely pub really nice atmosphere, staff professional efficient and friendly. Foot was delcious and well thought out menu. Definitely will be back thank you

What a breath of fresh air! Congratulations on an amazing pub. Great food, wonderful staff and an amazing ambiance due to someone who has an amazing eye to detail. The epitome of a perfect English country pub. Never normally do reviews so shows how much I enjoyed it. I hope it continues to go from strength to strength, a tough gig these days. Thank you, Lenny.

Just had a wonderful family dinner at The Crown. The food, ambience, service was spot on. Very reasonably priced for such quality food and drinks. We’ll be back!

THE PUB HAS A NEW OWNER - Ignore old reviews A group of us went there for a pre-Christmas evening of food and skittles. The pub is attractive, homely and the welcome and sevice superb. Food was excellent with a good choice of dishes. Same for the draft beer. We will certainly return soon. Please support this fantastic pub!

Under new management the pub was buzzing with lovely food and very pleasant staff. We came in as a family of 6 with a young child and the pub were very accommodating with kids portions. We really had a great night with very tasty mains and desserts.

The new landlords Harry and Elle have certainly made their mark. A lovely pub, the bar staff and table staff were friendly and attentive and the ambiance with comfy sofas and open fire perfect. The food was top notch, we called in for a lunch and had a great choice of starters mains and deserts although only managed two courses! Could easily have wiled away a whole afternoon and evening!

The Crown has very recently re-opened under new management. I was in a group of 13- dinner of 2 or 3 course from the menu and we played skittles. The ambience was great, cozy atmosphere, food superb with lots of vegetables , waiter service second to none.Definitely worth several visits. The price of food was very reasonable .

First visit. Recently under new management. Friendly welcome. Great Christmas menu. Attentive and confident service. Outstanding food - I mean really faultless. Staff all cheerful, personable and clearly united into a strong team. Spoke to new owner who can be very proud of the place. Strongly recommended.

The pub is under new management and so new menu, staff, decor too. We received a warm welcome in the cosy bar area. The draught beer was excellent and so many tempting dishes on the menu. We enjoyed our lunches and will be back soon. So lovely to have a local getting everything right. Their hard work and dedication is shining through. Thank you!

Called in with a friend for a drink and we were tempted by the friendly welcome and enticing menu to opt for stopping for one of the “new to menu” pizzas and I am so glad we did! We both opted for the spicy pizza and I have to say… it was one of the best pizzas I have had. Freshly cooked and fully loaded - perfect! 😋

Sunday lunch at this pub today with son / daughter in law and grandkids … Reserved a table by phone but when we arrived realised we needn’t have… all tables empty!.. Ominous feeling… Only roasts on menu … that’s fine it’s what we were aiming for … Choice of beef or pork or chicken…children’s portions available. Food arrived and we thought we’d ordered vegetarian!!… barely found any meat on plates. I ordered pork and asked for extra crackling.. no problem said server … I had NO crackling at all… but for some reason we got an extra bowl of gravy!!.. All tasty enough especially the cauliflower cheese . Felt we’d been short changed and didn’t bother with dessert instead bought some in Tesco on way home … Not going back or recommending…

Went with a party of friends for Sunday lunch and was extremely disappointed at the standard of food. We were sat at a table outside the kitchens yet everything was served lukewarm with glutinous gravy. The meat was just piled on the plate burying, or should I say, concealing the small potato. The carrot, parsnip, yes singular, were greasy, whereas the broccoli, red cabbage and cauliflower cheese were missing some much needed warmth. The waitress kindly offered to bring us any additional vegetables so to supplement the meagre portion of roasts we asked for more along with some additional gravy. What was not mentioned was that these items would then be charged for, even £1.50 for the gravy. Not recommended and neither will we be returning.

We have had several Sunday Roasts here and they have all been delicious. Both my husband and I are vegetarian and we were over the moon when we discovered that The Crown serve a proper roast dinner for us as well. All too often it seems the Sunday lunch is preserved just for the meat eaters but not here! Our food was delicious, veg wasn’t overcooked and the gravy was sublime. We also loved that you could order a regular roast or large roast. We both ordered large roasts as we don’t have sweet tooth’s so wouldn’t be interested in the dessert menu. We spotted on our last Sunday lunch outing that you could even order side portions of sage and onion stuffing and roasties! They even cater for children who don’t want a roast dinner. Our son was very happy with his burger and fries from the children’s menu. Staff are great and they have all looked after us on our visits and we couldn’t ask for more.

We are new(ish) to the local area and we were looking at new places to try. We have been meaning to try here as we always see the sign advertised. The atmosphere was lovely and cosy, all staff were super helpful and friendly. Staff made...

Great menu Country pub, newly offering food. Something for everyone and comparing to all local pub/ restaurants, amazing value for money, especially when the quality equals the others.

Very nice olde world pub with beams showing Friendly greetings on arrival and the food was very good but could have done with more especially veg Very small car par and off the beaten track Pub is dog friendly but need to ask before bringing...

Lovely pub with enthusiastically friendly landlord, dedicated to creating a greatocal. Good sundat lunch at reasonable prices. Also fine line in Gammon; particularly of the white flight baby booming putting the world to rights variety, fact-free and slightly sozzled. Would visit again if in the...

New to the area we did a quick Google search and found this pub. A lovely pub and tasty food. Children's menu and the landlord accommodated our tweaked menu requests for our daughter. Will return.

That's it, really... great host, solid menus at good VFM. It is a small village: it has a small village pub. This is it. It's great. End of!

Stopped here for lunch today when trying to avoid the traffic on the A303 and Stonehenge. Lovely location in a quiet village. Very quiet with just a few regulars in the bar. Enjoyed hot soup for lunch and the landlords sense of humour. Great pitstop...

I wrote a review on this Pub/Restaurant in May 2015 and gave it the Thumbs up for being a good place to enjoy a nice meal with a nice selection also the puddings are very good. I would like to add to this and has...

Stopped here for lunch with the two dogs. Very friendly, publican couldn’t have helped more. Dogs sat with us in the bar. Very friendly place. Lunch took sometime to come to the table but the wonderful Veg had been cooked freshly for us.

Dropped into this very attractive village pub to see if there was any chance of Sunday Lunch. Met by friendly Landlord and locals, and yes, there was a table and a choice of either roast beef or pork in three sizes. We chose the "medium...

We stopped at The Crown for a mid week lunch. The village is off the beaten track and the pub is a real find. The welcome was very friendly and we loved sitting in the patio area for a very nice lunch. The plant pots...

Gone downhill and now very few customers. Bar service is genial enough but getting fed seems to be a problem nowadays. Much better pubs nearby which is a pity because this was a good place a few years ago.

We visited The Crown three times while on holiday in the area. Each time we were served good food at a reasonable price. Steve the landlord was always helpful with the gluten free food i needed and ready for a chat. The old fashioned rice...

Another visit to this nice pub. It was fathers day which I didn't think was a problem, however when trying to order food Steve was unsure if his wife would do it, as she had the cooking to do for the Fathers day meals. The...

In the middle of the village close to the church. The Crown is dog friendly, but just put your head round the door to check that the resident dog is behind bars and not guarding its domain! Extensive menu at very (almost surprisingly cheap) prices.

This has just become our local , how lucky are we. Fab local food cooked very well. We were immediately made to feel very welcome by the proprietors and locals . As well as selling all your essentials like milk and bread you can also...

We have been here twice now and the landlord is very welcoming in this lovely old dog friendly pub. Good food and a nice selection of ales and ciders together with a small village,shop and a bar billiards,table. Well worth a visit

such a pretty pub with good choice of food on the menu and friendly service. Great value for money, could have quite happily stayed there all day

We found this pub in June while travelling around different villages. Had such a warm welcome from landlord we decided to go back in September, minus our lovely dog who had passed away a few weeks earlier.Cully who we had bought the first time. Dog...

Twice over the last few months I have been to this pub for lunchtime food!! Used to be called the Rumwell!! Two different funerals and the wake was put on by this pub. Food was more than enough!! Buffet food, lots of variety. Some hot...

My wife and I arrived for Sunday lunch and was welcomed by the bar man. After getting our drinks, we were asked what meat we would like for lunch.There was a choice of 3 meats (pork, beef, venison). When the meal arrived at the table,...

Came upon this pub as we were travelling around different villages. It was a lovely hot day, So as it was Cider weather we went for a quick pint. However that turned in to three for me and we also had a ploughmans, which went...

We have just had our 2nd superb visit to the The Crown Inn at Fivehead and once again we werent disappointed.The welcome,service and food were excellent as expected.We fully recommend the steak and ale pie once again!.We were the only people in the pub first...

We happened to come across this pub whilst touring the area. We stopped for real ale,cider and Sunday Lunch, food was great. We ate roast venison and was tender. Lovely roast potatoes and veg. Rhubarb crumble was home made and lovely. Good value for money....

Great lunch with delicious food. Friendly staff. Very good value. Out party of eight all cleared their plates and all had puddings which is very unusual!

What a wonderful real village pub. The food is good and wholesome.and Jacqueline and Steve do a great job of making you feel welcome.I would not hesitate recommending this establishment to anyone. Keep up the good work.

We re-visited the pub whilst on our hols have been there a few times in previous years and once again had a great time. The food was superb and great value for money. We had great banter with the landlord Steve. We took part in...

I think this village pub is cosy, warm and is old with beams, it does have some history about the pub and the pub was closed for a short while as the previous owners retired from the pub trade, the present landlord and his wife...

I wish I could tell you about the food and drinks available at The Crown Inn. I was in Fivehead today with 3 friends leafleting for the elections. I saw this charming looking pub in the centre of town as we were all near then...

This small pub just off the main road from Langport to Taunton in Somerset typifies all that is best in country pub cuisine. Run by the husband and wife team of Steve and Jacqui Chastell it provides excellent unfussy dishes cooked at the pub rather...

Outside inviting, pub empty. Landlord seemed separate for food and drink orders which meant we didn't stay! Some menu items were sold out.....

If you thought the days were passed when you could leave your pub with a dozen eggs, the daily paper, a Chicken Tikka takeaway, a can of loo freshener and a bag of chips, visit The Crown Inn at Fivehead, in one of the prettiest...

Very popular with locals, a real Somerset pub with tasty, homemade cooking. We were given a very warm welcome as soon as we arrived. Although the pub was extremely busy on a Sunday , we received individual attention and were amazed at the carvery which...