The Crown Inn in Shropshire

Friendly. Efficient and helpful.

We 5 had a good lunch here, and weren’t hurried or hassled but were very well fed and watered. Nice beer and staff too. There’s parking nearby.

Went to watch a band nice pub great atmosphere

Came here twice tonight! Just for a drink before my daughter’s open evening college, but the staff were so loverly we came back for food after. The best calamari I’ve meet had, the atmosphere with the guy playing his records just topped the evening off! Thanks you so much. We shall be back!

Nice atmosphere in pub and staff friendly but my Sunday lunch was awful. Staff asked me abut a minute after placing food down if it was OK well had hardly started. My pork was grey in colour and tough, roasties where like soggy burnt potatoes. Veg was boiled within an inch of its life and parsnip was hard. You pay extra for yorkshire which was tasteless and cauliflower cheese which was not bad. When they took my plate away and I mentioned this staff said but we asked you if it was alright, twice in a high voice. Oh ill tell chef, we paid and left nothing was said on leaving except have a nice day. Will not be recommending to anyone which is a shame as it's a nice atmosphere.

Fellow coeliac- Rejoice! This is a friendly, well-run pub , with a nice choice of safe-to-eat gluten free meals. I had a delicious hunter's chicken with chips and salad, my husband thoroughly enjoyed a vegan bean cottage pie followed by the best ever jam sponge and custard (so he reports!). Handy location for visiting the Abbey, too.

Great atmosphere, good choices and friendly staff. Food is very good.

The Crown Abbey is a nice traditional pub with a modern interior. There is a good choice of beers lager and cider including cask conditioned hand-pulled real ales. The cask ales we sampled on our visit were in excellent condition. The staff are friendly and welcoming, and there is outside seating.

Wonderful Spicy Chicken Naga ...

Fabulous staff and brilliantly keep real ales. A real gem!

Great local with live music and a view of the Abbey

Had roast beef bap plenty beef came with perfect roast spuds. Was quiet when we visited but for sure it won't be last time we visit. Staff great. Food was hot and only about 7min wait. Guinness perfect.

Possible one of the best pubs in Shropshire. Customer service was outstanding and the food well priced and high quality produce used. Thank you to the management and staff for a great experience.

Lovely live music venue in the heart of Shrewsbury both intimate & friendly, with a wonderful audience and very supportive staff. Great night 🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽

We sat in garden on warm lunchtime. Service was very good. Food was fairly good quality. My first visit to this pub and could be my lunchtime destination the next time I visit Shrewsbury.

Fantastic place to watch the football, impressive beer garden with two large TVs and covered seating with heaters, great atmosphere and great service providing a steady flow of drinks throughout the evening. Would 100% recommend!

Lovely pork and turkey Sunday lunch, lots veg piping hot. Gravy a bit too thin

Under new management this past year or more, the place, the food and the atmosphere all make it worth a visit. With a homely lounge bar, beer garden and sports bar. Street parking and a large car park nearby, proximity to the River, The Abbey church, the English Bridge and other places of interest. Walking distance from the town and close to supermarkets and a cinema. This pub has everything including a very friendly landlord. Highly recommended. The year's anniversary of the new management and it is going from strength to strength. Musical entertainment, the monthly quiz and a great atmosphere tonight. I've just called in for a late lunch and a quick daytime pint and I had some good, no nonsense food. A pint of Butty Bach shandy, I know sacrilege, was very tasty and not too sweet. I had the Cumberland sausage, mash & peas, gravy boat to add as reqd. Very tasty all round with three large sausages. For dessert I had the apple pie and custard. A lattice pastry crust, caramelized and full of flavour with custard, again served on the side was creamy and more than enough. My meal was finished off with a black coffee, ( with a splash of milk and a chocolate ) and like the other courses it was served, as I prefer, at my pace, not too rushed. Free WiFi, friendly staff and a steady flow of customers. TV available in the beer garden and sports bar, outside seating, again in the garden or at the front of the pub and 3 hours parking opposite the pub. A thoroughly relaxing and pleasant experience that I would recommend on the way back from town or after a stroll by the nearby river.

Friendly and fun neighborhood tavern.

I first visited The Crown last week and instantly fell in love with it. Clean and lovely decor, friendly staff, lovely wine and great live music. I'll definitely.be back!

Awful from the moment we stepped in. Miserable staff and the young lad with the beard clearly thinks he is gods gift - I believe he was even the manager which was laughable. Told us we could sit 'wherever' seems more interested in talking to the men at the bar. Lipstick on my wife's wine glass which certainly was a poor start. We both had steak and had to sent these back as were not cooked as requested. Overall poor service, sticky tables and dirty glasses. Would not recommend or visit again. Save your hard earned money. and take the Mrs into town for better food and service.

A perfect and warm place to celebrate special moments with family and friends

This is a nice pub. We stopped off for a quick couple after visiting local attractions and were not disappointed. The staff and locals were friendly and they even have free treats for dogs. I'd say give this place a try if you're in the area 👍

Great Beer. Friendly atmosphere, dog was made very welcome.

Excellent meal.....we both had steak....both cooked to perfection 🥰.......staff were very helpful and nice.....definitely definitely eating here again.....thank you....after hard day at work just what I needed 10/10

Fantastic Sunday lunch at a very reasonable price. I would go there again

As always welcoming,lovely food great friendly staff,fabulous manager dave.

Absolutely the best beef sandwich ever really tender. Highly recommend

Dave & the staff were very friendly & welcoming, We had a beautiful Sunday dinner and stayed through out the afternoon for drinks as it was such a lovely day. Lovely new refurb, beer garden and atmosphere. The best pub in Shrewsbury! We’ll be back again soon.

Served the best steak I've ever had.

The historic grade 2 listed Crown facing Shrewsbury Abbey provided the ideal stopover for an early Sunday lunch. Already busy when we arrived we were quickly shown to a table and handed menus for our perusal. The various choices on offer were in line with expectations and we promptly placed our order for starters of flaming`shrimp (served with mixed leaves and mayonnaise). This was followed by deep fried scampi and traditional roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. The food was well seasoned and in good size portions. Glasses of Sauvignon Blanc completed the picture. A well prepared and tasty meal, comfortable seating, pleasant ambience, and a competent table service from the attentive young waitress. An enjoyable first visit most likely to be repeated at some future date.

Fabulous Sunday lunch today, staff were very helpful, we will definitely be back.

Found the pub very cold and no atmosphere. Not at all welcoming. Empty glasses left on tables, and when they had been cleared, no effort to clean tables. Our table was very sticky, as were the menus! Food about average with parts hot and others luke warm.

Great atmosphere and good variety of drinks

Fantastic pub not far from the city centre, it has a lovely warm and welcoming lounge and a larger bar too. Live music on many days of the week, all free entry, give it a go!

Pooped in for lunch. Food was great, staff were friendly and helpful.

Visit our local pub for a late drink . I made what I thought a normal request and ask which country the red wine was from and the female bar staff answered I don’t know and shrugged, (How’s about checking the bottle) she’s was too preoccupied talking to either other staff members. Will not be returning

Called in for a drink and was served quickly by helpful staff. It was a friendly place with a great atmosphere

Lovely place we'll worth a visit

Busy lunchtime near Christmas, had a couple of pints, staff friendly, good atmosphere and dog friendly.

Nipped I for our works night out for a few drink served very promptly and welcomed singer performing we caught the last bit and was really good very welcome atmosphere with seating for groups to sit together

I love this place, so welcoming.

Lovely pub, only found it by chance. Thought we would have a drink while we waited for a taxi. Didn't have anything to eat ,but the meals looked nice when they came out.

As a party of four we booked in for Sunday lunch and were extremely pleased with the whole experience. Service was very friendly and efficient. We all had roast lunches (pork and turkey) which were substantial with plenty of potatoes and veg, and very good value for the money. The pub was busy and therefore very popular so it would be wise to book beforehand. We shall certainly return.

Reasonable pub nice atmosphere and friendly staff

Food is still worth a visit and the draught beer is changed on a regular basis.

Good food and quick service, plenty of places to sit as once live music starts you can struggle to hear.

A wet day in Shrewsbury was made very much brighter by this cosy pub! A good selection of real ales and ciders and a nice lunch menu; starters, small plate mains, jacket potatoes and sandwiches, all reasonably priced. The bar staff were very friendly and helpful and service was very good. The interior is cosy and full of character with nice nooks and crannies to loose yourself in and good views across the road to the abbey church. All four of us were more than satisfied with our lunches and would retrun for a future visit!

Only tend to pop in for a quick one when passing to be honest. But always a decent pint/half, and pleasant staff.

Went in Friday night with some friends good atmosphere good beer friendly service

Didn't mark the food because I didn't eat anything. Everything else was lovely.

Nice friendly pub, excellent food menu..

2 meals were fine but 1 was awful. Mentioned it to 2 members of staff who did nothing. Not going to rush back.

Had a beautiful Sunday lunch pork was delicious as was dessert bread & butter pudding with custard . Good service great atmosphere

Last minute lunch, ad hoc stop and first time in the Crown. Lovely atmosphere and Sunday lunch was wonderful, really tasty and lots of variety of veg. Definitely be back.

There's a young man Adam and meg who was fantastic and so helpful

Had a beer with a few friends in the beer garden on a Saturday afternoon and it was very busy. Good atmosphere. Good selection of drinks from draught beers/ciders through to a decent selection of spirits. Pricing is what you would expect of a good pub like this near to town. Worth a visit if near to the Abbey.

Nice pub visited today ,bread and butter pudding best ever . Lovely bar staff . A very clean pub

Decent pub environment Simple as

We had the gold buffet in the tap room excellent service all night long played all the right music and fast service at bar food was excellent, well done !!

A fantastic Sunday roast here at a very reasonable price of £12.00. I had pork which came with seasonal vegetables, home made roasties, and gravy. I come to this pub a lot and they’re always really friendly. Decent pints on offer and nice atmosphere. Shows most sport if you ask them also, always happy to accommodate

Had a lovely lunch there after a stroll around the old histooric town , the service was warm welcoming and very friendly.

Lovely beer garden in the evening sun.

Delicious Sunday roast. I took my daughters, and they were very impressed.

Parked nearby as the closure of the town centre to traffic meant there was a big queue at English bridge. Never really noticed The Crown pub, it's been refurbished. Pleasantly surprised inside and there was a nice little pave d garden at the rear. Pint of London Pride and an open prawn sandwich and chips. Very good food and reasonable price. Bit of a fuss about providing a table number at the bar, went outside and the table number had been scraped off! Sachets of ketchup, cheap and messy.

A group of 10 of us were visiting Shrewsbury and needed somewhere to go for lunch. My husband and I had visited previously and had been impressed so decided to try it again. I emailed to ask if this was possible and had a reply almost immediately from Dave who said they were happy to accommodate us. We pre-ordered our food before we arrived and it was served very efficiently after our arrival on the day. In fact......we couldn't fault anything. Happy to recommend this pub and will certainly return.

Enjoyed the meal ,service was good ,atmosphere great .

Friendly welcome, we were served very quickly as it was surprisingly quiet on a Thursday evening. The Crown seemed to be one of a few places that served food until 9pm. I had a lovely lasagne cooked in its own enamel dish, nice fresh salad & decent chips. Husband liked his hunters chicken too.

Great pub brilliant staff Good range of decent priced drinks Had some vinyl djs playing some decent tunes Well worth a visit

We visited this pub because it looked very nice as we passed by and it was handy for visiting Shrewsbury Abbey and lots of parking nearby. In a Monday lunchtime they were super friendly to us and our 2 dogs ( water provided immediately for them!). The fish and chips was delicious - crisp thin batter and great chips. Service was very quick and friendly. Also very good value. Great place !

Good beer, good food, good prices

Needs to change the menu for a summer menu

Nice Sunday lunch would of like pots with more veg just 3 small potatoes a few carrots broccoli

I had the pie of the day, and when it arrived obviously it was knocking around for a few days, one side was so dry it was hard. The water consistency if the gravy did not bring it back to life unfortunately. Think it should be called pie of the week not day. After politely asking the server when it was made, she went away and never came back with the answer. The atmosphere was not good from ordering to leaving. Never will be eating there again.

Nice pub, good service, only had 1 quick drink, clean, tidy, pleasant atmosphere

Nice pub, good atmosphere, had live music too, Libby Glicksman... one to watch. Enjoyed the Coronation real ale.

Good environment really good staff

Fabulous pub. Really enjoyed the hunters' chicken, huge portion, and very tasty. I can honestly say the gents loos were the nicest and most pleasant smelling ones I have ever used.

Excellent location, friendly staff, good & well priced meals (though only reason for 4 stars because vegetables were not great), and of course they're preparing to celebrate the Coronation! Would return if again visiting Shrewsbury

This pub is great for a casual drink and dinner. Food is good, service excellent. Nothing was too much for the staff.

Great place. Lovely atmosphere especially with a small band playing folk music. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Lovely to see some canines being very well behaved too. 2nd visit not so good unfortunately. Different staff to last night. Didn't have the same service and the same atmosphere. Meal not enjoyable either.

Lovely prompt service and food really hot

I really enjoyed going to the crown. The staff are very friendly and the food is lovely.

Huge food portions quick service great food

Very friendly staff, great food . Nothing to much trouble, going back next month. X

Random pint of lovely Guinness, nice place, nice staff very chilled

Went with my mum for lunch, they serve food all day, lovely place, nice staff and beautiful rear garden!! Good quality food and price is fair!! We'll definitely come back there xx

Always been a great pub, very well presented. Friendly atmosphere.

What!? £20 a head including drinks!!! 6 of us ate here. 1 course each, at least one drink each, and a few puddings / coffees. The food was all great.Personally had the steak & Guinness pie of the day, with veg & mash, which was really good). Service was genuine, friendly and chilled. All the dishes came out together. Facilities were clean and tidy. Atmosphere was that of a perfectly relaxed pub. 👍😁

Good excellent service. Very nice pub

I belong to a WI locally, we have a lunch club and I needed to arrange an lunch outing. I had heard that The Crown had been refurbed and had good reviews. From booking to enjoying our outing the process was lovely. We arrived at 12pm and by 12.30 we had all had our preorders meals. The food was fresh hot and enjoyable and coffee was lovely. The staff were helpful and lovely. There were 9 empty plates and everybody was happy. Thank you The Crown.

Great little pub , friendly welcoming staff , good choice of ales , although we didn't eat here the food looked good ,

Had good reports about the food so we decided to try out for our friends birthday. Booked for early evening table ready for our arrival. After deciding what we would like to eat went to the bar and ordered and arranged a tab. Starter's arrive quite quickly and we're all of reasonable quality only comment was that the soup was from a packet. Main course arrived 20mts later which was very disappointing. We had a rump steak M/R, rump steak salad and two 10oz gammon. The first steak was very grisly and burnt in places, Steak salad was steak and lettuce only no other veg what so ever. Lastly the gammon were very salty veg was all frozen don't expect carrots cauliflower and Brockley to come out of a frozen packet. We told the waiter of our grievance to which he took back to the kitchen. We were then offered a round of drinks which we greatfully received. We would like to say that we enjoyed our day/night out and the Crown atmosphere but we all feel that you need to improve your food if you want to compete with pubs doing food with entertainment. Ex publican cheers

Had a few drinks there in December and the food looked great, decided to give it a go and was very disappointed, I had the pie which was nice but had hardly any chips and veg , my wife had fish and chips, the fish looked like it had been put back in the friar so the batter was really dark brown and hard , the chips also looked like they've been put in the friar again , so hence won't be going back for food again (beer and wine good tho)

So very impressed with the food we all had . Absolutely delicious Sunday roast ..also vegetarian pie was gorgeous, so tasty. Stunning Cauliflower cheese..will definitely be back. Thank you

Brilliant Sunday lunch really really nice, lovely presentation, food was excellent, definitely coming again. Staff were brilliant very friendly and helpful 👍

Nice pub, food dependable but not exciting.

100% improvement since the refurbishment. Great atmosphere and service.

I rarely give an Excellent review but The Crown deserves it. We went for a drink at lunchtime. We were early and there were very few people there. It was so nice to be greeted with a genuine Hello! How are You? - rather than being treated like just another customer to process. The wine and real ale we chose to drink were excellent, and the Lite Bite ciabatta sandwich I had was very reasonably priced, nicely presented, served in good time and of good quality. Outside, the area is nicely presented, clean and has pretty good heaters for a chilly day. The loos are very clean, well equipped and tidy - very important to me. The Crown has only relatively recently reopened after a long period of closure and an obviously extensive refurbishment, done to high standards. Its setting, opposite the stunning Shrewsbury Abbey adds to its charm. There are some lovely pubs in Shrewsbury, and The Crown has to be in the top rank.

A family group of 6, the staff were lovely and friendly, and the sunday lunch was excellent. Would definitely recommend.