The Crown Inn, Elsenham in Uttlesford

Awful!! Got turned away when only 5 minutes late and even website says serves until 5:45 which we were there at 5:40!! Not how to run a business. Please don’t go there!!

Lovely place! Great food. Stumbled across this lovely place as we stayed at a hotel the day before flying on holiday. Tapas plates are lush. Beer selection is awesome! Made flying from Stansted better!

We popped in here for a lunchtime bite to eat on Saturday. We had not planned going for lunch so just arrived with no booking. The staff were very helpful and found us a table. We were advised that they had just had a table of eleven in so obviously there may be a slight wait for food. This was not a problem but the waitress did her best and managed to sort our order first which was really good of her . We all had the Brisket Ciabatta which came with fries or sweet potato. This was delicious and a generous portion. It was only £11.95 which I thought was great value for money. The pub was clean and as I said all of the staff were helpful and friendly. We will be going back to try the evening restaurant menu .

The Crown Inn is a little village gem, just had the most amazing Sunday roast, plenty of vegetables and the cauliflower cheese it was the tastiest I have ever had. The chef who is also the landlord came out to talk to everyone to make sure everyone was happy. Very warm atmosphere and nicely decorated for Christmas. Will certainly be returning.

Lovely village pub, The brisket ciabatta and sweet potato fries were amazing, friendly staff and great atmosphere💯 Thank you🤩

Such a lovely welcoming pub. I went for a drink with a friend. The landlord Mick was so hospitable and the wine was gorgeous. Can’t wait to go back for a meal. The lunch and evening menus look fabulous.

We use Stansted Airport a air bit; discovered The Crown Inn on our last trip and ir was excellent.! Atmosphere, ambiance, and staff were all excellent and the food superb. Great choices on the menu too......we will be back....Thank You

9 of us visited The Crown yesterday and ate a tasty selection of Tapas. The staff were attentive and friendly and we found the pub warm and welcoming. Will definitely be returning. New ownership has turned this village pub around.

Lunch with friends:- On arrival I was asked if I had a booking as they were busy at lunchtimes ( it was empty). The lady serving was not welcoming in the slightest - really offhand. The selection of food was basic (I asked for gluton free and the options were limited to a burger roll). Portion sizes were small but food tasted ok. One other group arrived to be told that Ploughmans was off the menu - at 1pm?? The pub previously offered a good gluton free selction. I was disappointed with the menu and attitude. I won't be returning.

We visited yesterday afternoon for some lunch. All of the staff were so helpful and welcoming and the food was absoloutely delicious. I would highly recommend The Crown. There is ample seating, a lovely outside area and a spacious car park. Really looking forward to coming back again soon.

My first time here with my family, the food was amazing the staff was so friendly :) Next time I go and visit my family again I will be coming back for more amazing food. Thank you

The new owners have upped their game! This was never a favourite of mine but having had a less than perfect experience at another local pub in a village close by we thought we’d give it a try. The food was perfect and the Neck oil went down a treat too! I think this is now our new place of choice. You can’t beat being welcomed and made to feel that your patronage is appreciated, when nothing is to much trouble. The food was delicious. Well done to the management and staff! We will be back!

Popped in for a drink. What a hideous experience. The pub is freezing cold. I came in the back door from the car park and walked through a miserable dank uninviting area covered in a canopy with water dripping through the canvas. On entering the pub from this back door I was greeted by an awful smell coming from the toilets. The smell pervaded into the dining area of the pub where I ordered a drink and sat down in front of the fireplace where a log of wood was smoking which provided no warmth whatsoever. The person trying to light it was an employee ( I imagine) but was busy sipping his pint rather than concentrating on making the pub more comfortable for his patrons. The toilets which I had to visit are an embarrassment to any publican. Freezing. Dirty. I wouldn’t wash anything in the sink never mind my hands. They have the cheek to put a poster advising patrons to wash your hands which is a contradiction in terms given that the toilet is a hygiene risk in itself with no means to wash your hands hygienically. I have honestly never set foot in a pub as bad as this. They truly cannot care about their clientele to allow to sit in a cold, foul smelling pub and sell them food. One female member of staff decided to greet me, not by offering me a menu or speaking to me at the table but by asking me from 10 ft away “are you eating or just drinking’? No my dear. I was just leaving. Disgusting.

Each year we book somewhere to enjoy a Christmas meal a week or so before Christmas. After many years of trying several places, this is by far the stand out place. The pork belly slices we had for our starter were out of this world, not overly fatty, yet full of flavour and soo tender! The main meal was excellent too, they certainly don’t go lightly on portion sizes! The atmosphere inside was cozy and the restaurant is well separated from the bar. We certainly hope to visit again for our next Christmas meal, and probably again even sooner…

We live in the village & know that the Crown pub has been struggling so 17 of us decided to support our local pub for a Christmas meal. Lots of information was passed to the pub before we ate there. It was bitterly cold outside & although the heating was on - none of the log fires or wood burners were lit & there are no curtains or blinds at the windows. Our Christmas table had no crackers or Christmas serviettes - just a couple of miniature imitation Christmas trees. There was lipstick on some of the drink glasses. We waited a very long time for our meals - no one checked if we were OK. My main course when it came 2.5 hours after I arrived was quite tasty, the desert was overmicrowaved sticky toffee pudding - no one asked us how our meal was. No one asked us if we wanted coffee & when Irish coffee was mentioned- the bar staff said they didn't know how to make them. One of our party who works in another nearby pub offered to teach them after not eating her Xmas Dinner which they said was atrocious. I asked for the card machine to be brought to the table & was told it wasn't possible. Quite frankly the pub is failing on its service - to cap it all after we had left the pub with no thank you or happy Christmas- we were told that 1 of the party hadn't paid despite having to queue like school children at the bar whilst they ticked our names off. The manager had assured the person who had made the group booking that they would be there - guess what they weren't

I live locally and get a takeaway delivered from The Crown, Willetts Smoke House now and again. Never disappoints- best burgers I’ve tasted and The Boss is out of this world. Give it a try

We visited The Crown Inn en route home from a weekend away for a Sunday lunch. I had booked, as the site said dog friendly, but when we arrived were advised the dog couldn't go into the restaurant. There was room in the bar area...

I am usually hesitant eating at restaurants in small villages BUT The Crown Inn have the same standard as a good restaurant in the centre of London if not better. The owner was very accommodating and even had toys for our small daughter so we...

De passage dans la région nous avons opté pour ce restaurant .Acceuil et service un peu froid,compliqué si vous ne...

On our arrival for our holiday was welcomed with an amazing food and service through our whole experience! Will recommend to others to visit again, one amazing experience!

Booked a table for 2 for 6.30 waited until 7.25 before our meal came out, a couple who came in 30 min after us got there food before us, wasn’t asked if we wanted any condiments or offered another drink. However food tasted lovely. But...

Staff friendly and Welcoming, burger I ordered was banging, no faults at all. Looks like would be a nice place to take family to as well

I’ve eaten here before back in June the food and service was absolutely spot on! So there was no other place to go for my sons 18th birthday celebration we were a large table of 16 adults with various meals from the menu and as...

WOW! 10/10 will eat again. If you're looking for an outstanding restaurant stop searching! The Crown is a fantastic extension to a lovely community. Warmly welcomed by the landlord, restaurateur and even the gardener fetched a bowl of water for our Labrador. The food is...

Sometimes you stumble upon a hidden gem... The Crown in Elsenham is a decent enough pub, but the big news is that right now it's the home of Willett's BBQ - and it's quite simply not to be missed. As a big fan of smoked...

Normally I’m very pleased with the food at the crown but this time it was a disappointment. Mac n cheese was dry and tasteless, the lobster mac n cheese was served with watery crayfish, not lobster and Cajun chicken breast was dry… not great. Hope...

Went for lunch with friends. We have 2 kids and them a baby; all made to feel very welcome, toys were provided for the kids to keep them amused. Kids meals very good value for money and adult food was delicious. Great choice of food...

The food was top money and did not reflect when they served it it come out cold and all the cheese was stuck together would not consider this a food pub 👎

Been going to this place for a few months now and I must say it’s my favourite place to eat for smoked food. Have been to many smoke house and found them overly smoked but this one is not. Their ribs are amazing and for...

Had a fantastic meal last night. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was amazing. The service too. Would thoroughly recommend Willetts at the Crown. Thank you for a great night

We went out as a family to celebrate our son in laws birthday. The food was delicious everyone enjoyed it and the service was great. We were made to feel very welcome including two children. Will definitely go again

Friendly helpful staff, food was delicious and reasonably priced, also dog friendly which is excellent for those holidaying or visiting with four legged friends

Lovely pub, very welcoming, friendly locals with great banter and a great atmosphere, would definitely re-visit if in the area 🙂🍻

Good food and service as long as you don’t go for a Sunday roast! If I’ll blindfold my cat,leave her in bag of catnip over night then spin her in circles- she could probably come up with a better Sunday roast. The price point was...

Was looking foward to our visit as we had a lovely roast in the summer and liked the idea of the new menu. However service was not ideal, not enough cutlery provided after our starter and no steak knife, I had to go looking around...

Visited with my daughter and son-in-law and totally blown away by the quality of the food and service plus. Reasonable prices and large portions. Great job guys and literally, our compliments to the chef/s

Living all over the country our family of 14 and a puppy booked to have Sunday lunch here .. well we were so warmly welcomed by the attentive staff very well catered for and the Sunday Roast was amazing .. Highly recommended and thank you...

I went for Sunday lunch with my niece. We couldn’t decide what to have so had the selection of different meats, turkey and gammon/turkey and beef, Plus vegetables and potatoes and it was absolutely delicious. We shared a cookie dough dessert which was to die...

Excellent food and the landlady and landlord were brilliant, I will be going back again. We sat in the restaurant area and were regularly check on to see if everything was ok. great service and the beer was very good.

Very friendly welcome, great food and a good choice of options, served quickly. would definitely recommend and will visit again.

Had a lovely meal at the Crown on Christmas Eve, the food was beautiful and the staff were efficient pleasant and attentive despite the pub being very busy and the staffing levels being down due to sickness. We have been in the village for many...

one of the best pub meals I have ever had the joy of eating. The ambience, friendliness of staff and just the high quality of the food was outstanding. I loved the log fire and the young chef, Dylan Willett even came out to chat...

We came on a Sunday and had a fantastic dinner. The food was delicious and a perfect portion size. So much more I want to try on the menu. The staff, although rushed off their feet, were so attentive and considerate. We had a buggy...

We have been long time fans of The Crown but this was our first time trying the new menu. And quite simply it is fantastic. A wonderful selection of delicious and interesting and some unusual choices. The lunch menu is incredible value at £15 for...

We had a great evening at The Crown last night. Food was amazing, service was fast. Tori who served us was lovely, very friendly and nothing was too much. We will definately be back! Thank you fot a lovey evening.

We had a great time at the Crown Inn the food was amazing the new menu is fantastic. Best part was Hayley her personality and attentiveness was second to none. She was the highlight of our visit. Love everything the food, drinks and service 5...

Stopped here for a quick lunch break. Staff were friendly and the food was excellent. Quick, courteous and friendly service. Recommended.

The food was delicious as well as the service being top notch , would really recommend, it was extremely friendly with helpful staff. Loved it

The service was brilliant nothing was too much problem the food was lovely too I would definitely recommend to go there again

From our arrival we were disappointed... We had ask for 2 high chair but still had to ask for them. We ordered a coke among other drinks but received a lemonade. The meat on the roasts were dry and not very nice at all to...

We had an okay meal- it was a Sunday and so as a family of vegetarians/vegans choice was limited- the burger was too much of a 'meat substitute'- we prefer bean burgers or something that is not trying to be meat. The service was fine...

Came in for a lunch with 4 children, Joe and Emily were amazingly helpful and attentive. Looked after the children with a smile, despite changing orders. Food was honestly superb, much better than expected. Linguine was light and incredibly fresh, as was caprese salad. Children...

Went for a business meeting both had pub fish and chips which I ate half and so did my business associate as fish was not tasty as it was probably straight out of the freezer and chips were soggy. I did mention it to a...

Fantastic friendly staff, can not do enough for you . Dog friendly as well . This review must be at least 100 characters so I'm filling space !!

Went for Lunch but ended up ordering from main menu I had cajun chicken burger which was delicious my friend had fish and chips which was also delicious, ample portions, biscoffi cheese cake was a cheese cake lovers delight, all well presented. Very friendly attentive...

The service was impeccable and felt right at home here. I would like to point out a special and the best member of staff Chloe that made me feel like like this. As soon as I walked in I was greeted quite promptly by a...

Me, my wife and children had just left a pub up the road as it wasn't as child friendly and family orientated as we would have liked, on our way home we drove past the Crown Inn pub which happened to be showing the football...

Such a shame excellent staff very good food spoilt by atmosphere of drilling into concrete less than 10 metres away, suspect owner though he would only be upsetting one lot of customers as we were the only one there on a Saturday lunchtime

I went with two friends for dinner last night. We booked a table outside a few weeks back with under table heating. The young man on table service was so friendly and happy nothing was too much. The food was yummy. I sat outside till...

Was shown to our table and after about 15 minutes had to grab someone to ask for drinks. They took what felt like forever to arrive. Ordered pre starters as expected the wait time for food to be long. Ordered starters and mains... the starters...

Freezing cold evening . Sat outside in lovely heated tent allowing us to be with friends. Food delivered piping hot . Offered blankets and hot water bottles but not actually needed .

Under Gov guidelines had to book an outside table to meet with friends, was a bit worried due to weather, but no need to be. The outside eating area sits under a huge tent, there were leg heaters under the table (they were brill), hot...

I have visited this pub twice. Last visit was a family Halloween meal and creative activities for the children. I cant praise the staff enough! They are attentive, responsible, professional, friendly, helpful ... the compliments could continue :) Its really a lovely pub and if...

I booked an outside table on a Friday night to meet up with some girl friends complying with tier 2 covid restrictions. This was our first visit to the pub. We were very impressed with all the covid guidelines being followed and social distancing. Our...

Excellent birthday lunch at a cracking local. Great food, well presented, well cooked, good value (Chorizo Scotch Egg amazing!). Excellent choice of beers and wine, again very good value. Staff brilliant, really personable and attentive but not over the top, an absolute credit, especially during...

Fantastic lunch, we had confit duck pancakes and the crowns homemade burger, both present and cooked beautifully. My husband, being a little fussy didnt want some of the bits on the burger, it wasnt a problem, meal arrived exactly as he wanted it. Will definitely...

Visited here for the second time in less than a month - both Monday lunchtimes. Had a fabulous lunch today. My wife and I both had the Sea Bass which was delicious, served with seasonal veg and atlantic prawns. I followed up with the apple...

I certainly was not impressed at all the food is below average and not as hyped up as i expected! Last year we visited the sunday roast was brilliant this year however no! Just no, my self and my family came in we all had...

Had such a lovely visit to this pub. The food is spot on and all the staff are lovely. This place has a great atmosphere and the service was prompt. Definitely recommend. Ate all the food before I got a chance to post pics.

Very busy (on a Wednesday evening) Good service. Tables too close together (IMHO) My steak was good, partner's chicken was dry "Local" cheese was cheddar, stilton and brie

I went for lunch on Monday. I was greeted by a friendly lady who kept asking me if 'we' were Ok, if 'we' wanted a drink, if 'we' wanted to order. I didn't feel qualified to answer for her, but yes to all from me....

Great quality, 2 courses for £10, brilliant Eat out to help out option. Great service high quality food

Great village location, good parking, lovely space inside and outside. Great atmosphere, good food and brilliant staff.

Had a lovely experience here every time we’ve been. Always greeted in a friendly way and the pub are very accommodating with the pushchair. Good beer and the burger is fantastic!! We keep returning...

Lovely evening at the Crown yesterday, the food was amazing! We will definately be back. Great selection for kids too. Thank you x

Thank you for a fabulous meal this evening. Excellent choice of menu for the government incentive. Steak was delicious and cooked really well, great value 2 courses for £10!!! Well done Aaron and team on a very busy night great meal. Thank you

Excellent pub, great food and service not to forget the lovely atmosphere. Well done all the har work they put in to make it a great village pub and keep us safe with all the measures they put in place

This maybe titled Post Lockdown Dinner, but have to say, lovely welcome, good service and excellent food. Although a restricted number of tables, everything was efficient, well presented and perfectly cooked. Fab 'little' pub, staff welcoming and organised; car park was full (good sign in...

The Crown inn is an amazing pub, great atmosphere- which in the current climate could be tricky! The staff are really professional and friendly and create a great feel to the pub! The outside space under the tent is brilliant. We went up to the...

Great atmosphere, lovely food and such friendly staff. Will definitely be returning soon. Cleanliness and safety Covid precautions were very good.

Always a fantastic experience visiting the Crown. Great service, lovely beer/wine and food top notch. Huge amounts of effort have been put into the pub, particularly during recent months (COVID-19) to make this a safe and pleasant village pub!!

Been back for a meal and for drinks since lockdown and they have really made an effort with changing the menu around, new chef and making areas to eat safely distanced. We were really impressed and enjoyed the food so much! We were being well...

This used to be my local but since moving away I have not been back much, I was not disappointed. The owners have really taken the time and invested in the outside space. Even during these strange times of socialising, it’s very comfortable and feels...

Where to start... The place looks amazing and totally Covid safe. The food was delicious and home cooked. Staff service was swift and friendly and great atmosphere. They have a new outside covered area that is beautiful and well lit. 10 out of 10. Live...

We had booked a few weeks in advance but when we arrived we couldn’t get seated, it was extremely busy for Sunday lunch which is good to see on the local place but they were way over booked. When we did get a seat and...

We visited The Crown yesterday for the 1st time for a family meal after a crazy couple of hours celebrating our 5 yr olds birthday, what a great decision we made! Kids are very welcome. The food is delicious & generous portion sizes. The food...

Expensive food! £18 for roast duo of pork! £16 for beef. We don’t mind paying good money for a roast, but neither meal was worth the above price! Beef was fatty, could only eat a little bit, pork loin dry as a bone and the...

Popped in for an evening bite to eat as we were working in the area. Pub looks very nice and fresh, fire on and staff more than happy to chat and help. Food was fantastic wish we ate here the night before. Would highly recommend...

I highly recommend a visit with your friends & family for a beautifully cooked breakfast at The Crown Inn Elsenham! They provide a top class friendly service paired with freshly cooked local produce. (Perfectly cooked poached eggs) Fantastic value for money and my friends and...

What a lovely breakfast with friends. The staff were friendly and very helpful. My food was cooked beautifully and the sausages were of great quality and sourced locally. I will definitely be coming back again soon and worth the drive out of town to get...