The Crown Post in Tendring

When we stood at the door, I wouldn't have gone in without Google Maps. It looked very small and cramped and seemed a bit like a bar only. However, when we did ask, we were sent to the back and up the stairs to end up in a really rustic, cozy guest room where other guests were already sitting and eating. The very friendly and helpful lady of the house was a little under the weather, but did her best to serve us quickly. We had three rump steaks with pepper sauce and a burger for the youngest. We were all wonderfully satisfied, it tasted really good. I had a bit of a lot of tendon with my piece of meat, but the other two steaks were flawless. It was a nice end to our vacation in England!

As a family we visited this restaurant on 5th oct 2024 After reading reviews we was shocked The reviews are for the previous owners of this restaurant The food was awful We are a large family of 14 every meal had a problem Steak with peppercorn sauce steak arrived sauce arrived 15 mins later after we asked 3 times for it Onion rings soggy and greasy Beef burgers soggy and greasy Everything seems to be cooked in a deep fat fryer I would avoid On a positive the young man that served us was very good He seemed to feel awkward as the menu online is the old owners menu and the menu they now have is very limited The cask ale was off (we are a family of publicans ) I would strongly advise against eating here

Such a shame it's not busier. An incredibly special place to enjoy a delicious meal, excellent service! If you take the evening performance from Harwich to Hoek van Holland, have something to eat here in the evening! Highly recommended!!!

Old pub with a typical English pub atmosphere. Very friendly service. The seating is a bit old. The Sunday Roast was well - typical for a pub. It could definitely be better - but it could also have been worse.

We came as two friends for a spot of lunch, really only looking for sandwiches or baguette but they don't do that so we ordered off the main menu - steak pudding mash and veg and fish and chips, the ambience (table settings etc) is very basic but the food was wonderful and certainly made up for it. Service was also very good, very good value for money!! We will be back to try the Sunday lunch next time.

Good food and a great set-up in an old building. Only issue was we were the only ones in the restaurant. Its not their fault, but would like me people to go. Would definitely go back for the food.

Stumbled upon this little pub when visiting the town. Very welcoming. We had a drink in the bar and booked a table for our evening meal. Very historic old building with plenty of stories attached to it. Food was all homemade and delicious. We had the chicken with chips and salad and Fish Pie. Will go again for sure. Would recommend.

Super nice landlady, totally child-friendly. He thought along and offered to make a larger portion of chicken nuggets and chips and share it with the children. The food was also really tasty and it was great to sit upstairs. We felt very comfortable.

Surprising pub in a building that is almost 400 years old. Good atmosphere. Eating is upstairs via a staircase. Walls are authentic clay and wood.

Whitenesed a staff member (young girl with blonde hair) calling a customer names infront of me and another table of school teachers, very rude and very unprofessional will never go here again absolutely appalling.

Great Roast and really lovely staff. We ate outside and every staff member who csme and served us had a conversation with us Dog got treated very well too . Will definitely be back .

The roast dinners were amazing, very tasty goos value and huge. Best I've had in years. Will be back again soon to try some more of your menu. Thank you 😊

Doesn't look like much from outside but came for a Sunday roast and the restaurant bit is upstairs. Very old tutor building and massive roast, thought the kids ones were for us. Very good grub!

Very good quality freshly cooked food in an atmospheric restaurant. Had to wait a little for food, as it was being freshly cooked, but it was worth it. Very pleasant staff.

Friendly staff, very helpful. Great place to go for a meal. Gluten-free options are available, too.

Haven't been out for a Sunday dinner for ages.....definitely hit the spot.....I had mixed meat....wow...then they bring out cauliflower cheese I haven't felt that full since Xmas....lol

Absolutely fabulous! Welcome superb, food top quality and service second to none. There were 8 of us and we all agtreed it was the best.

Only went in for a drink lovely bar man great service lovely atmosphere and setting

Nice little pub with an eating area upstairs food is ok, small selection of beers available but that is due to this venue being temporary due to the main pub burning down.

We went here for our friends joint 50th Birthday. The Crown Post said they could accommodate 30 of us for meals as long as we pre-ordered which we all did. This was arranged 2 weeks beforehand but upon arrival the chaos started. Although only being 25 of us in the end they hadn't laid out enough seats and there was clearly not enough room. On to the food. My peppercorn sauce was brought out for my steak but 15 mins later I still had no steak. I finally got my meal but the chips were all cold and stuck together which was common with other people who had chips. Also no steak knives were given. Someone had a mixed grill but they had forgotten the sausages and gammon. they brought these items out later. The best one though was two people had ordered Fajita's and when these plates were served there was no wraps. My friend asked where are the wraps and was told that Fajita's don't come with wraps lol. Although pre-ordered, people were waiting nearly an hour for their food. Some of the room were eating desserts before some people had been served their mains. The food was very poor, steak not cooked properly, the fish pie only had one type of fish in it, a burger bun which was so hard my friend was knocking it on the table, not enough cutlery and many more things to mention. I will say though I felt sorry for the two people who was serving us as they could easily tell how bad it was and they did their best. The people who run this are to blame as they quite obviously could not cope with the demand which they said they could do. We would of been better going to Fawlty Towers as this is what the experience felt like.

Wow! What a roast . We went with friends who are regulars. Amazing dinner. Fresh local veg cooked to perfect tenderness. Cabbage, broccoli,carrots,leaks.parsnips. huge Yorkshire pud. Cauliflower cheese gorgeous. Beef,lamb or chicken or all 3. Lashings of gravy in large Jug . Dinner too big for me but I did my best. We will go here again. Great service with a smile . Lovely staff, and a room with a view as We could see the harbour while eating. This place is a hidden Gem .

We wanted fish and chips, but the order hadn’t arrived. We got a takeaway and ate it there! Very friendly people, great beer, delicious afters

Did not eat here bur food looked good.

Typical Harwich atmosphere - quirky and brilliant. It's temporary so give it a look while you can.

Great place with a good restaurant with a impressive vegan menu. Recommended

I didn't eat there but it's worth a stop after a long walk around the area. Professional service, pleasant atmosphere, and regular guests prove the high quality of services. Always go where the inhabitants of a given town go, it's a recipe for a successful tasting and a nice time :)

Super nice location. Very old building. You eat upstairs! The food is very tasty and the service is nice. We had fried fish and fish pie. Recommended! Count 10-15 for main course and 6 for dessert.

After waiting for about an hour meal arrived had the lamb shank which was stone cold served on a cold plate as were the other four in the party no excuse really as we were the only diners in the restaurant the young waitress was excellent wasted in a place like that 😒

Delicious Sunday roast! Loads of veg (broccoli, carrots, leeks in white sauce and gorgeous cauliflower cheese!) and homemade Yorkshire pud

We were pleasantly surprised. Ambience clocky, food very good Burgelich and attentive service. Gladly again.

Delicious food. Nice owner! Pleasant!

Small cozy restaurant. After we arrived by ferry, we had dinner here. We liked it. The operator was very nice!

Very tasty food, good beer and super nice service!. Ambience is also nice, prices are more than fair!

Lovely place, roast huge, really lovely atmosphere. Would definately recommend.

Served by young friendly Harry, who was learning the trade. The Sunday lunch was excellent with large, generous portions. Seating was upstairs in this tavern type bar.

This is a review of the restaurant. Simply great food with some clever draught beer choices. Unforgettable: the homemade fish pie and the apple crumble with vanilla ice cream.

Delicious Sunday lunch in this treasure of a place. It looks small from the outside but there is masses of room in the upstairs dining rooms. The food portions were generous. There was a wide selection of very tasty desserts and it was incredibly fairly priced. We will definitely be back for more

Well what a lovely quirky place this was. Absolutely gorgeous the food was out of this world. History goes way way back. Nothing was to much service was excellent. We will so be going back 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

great food, great drinks, lovely & friendly staff

A nice small establishment that's a replacement for the Hanover. The staff were friendly and the beer was of good quality too. Sadly didn't eat there, so cnat judge the restaurant part. Maybe next time.

Good food cooked to order . Took a little while but what I expected if cooked fresh . Excellent choice if meat, fish or vegetarian food to suit your preference Good portion size value for money. Noted If poor mobility ensure book ahead as much of the resturant is up stairs. Nice to see real ale gravity fed and well l kept Will be back

Absolutely excellent food and service! Definitely want to go again. Superb all round. Only doing Sunday roast this day but c made and cooked something especially for the little kids as they won't eat roast.

Currently home to The Hanover pub. Amazing Sunday dinner, which completed filled us all up. Friendly and welcoming staff. Come for the food and stay because you can’t move after!

Thank you Lorraine... Temporary home to the Hanover Inn which burnt down... excellent Cask beers and very friendly owner/staff... highly recommended to visit..... Nick

I really liked the Hanover pub and was sad when it had a fire but the landlord opened this pop up bar while the Hanover is being renovated. It's small but cozy and friendly with good beer nice food and great service. They love dogs as well.

We enjoyed the most wonderful meal here at lunchtime today. My steak was cooked EXACTLY how I like it (and I'm fussy about such things!) while my wife can definitely recommend the fish pie. Along with the accompanying real ale this really was an enjoyable dinner break.

Fantastic...xx Great Food had roast dinner it was to die for. Took family on New Years Day...staff where friendly and welcoming. Beautiful building with old beams and fireplaces. Full of heritage and Harwich Life. The staff where so kind and accommodating. Will be back for more. A Huge Thank You to all that made our New Years Day Extra Special 😁👍🥰

Lovely Xmas dinner, great food, wine and merriment. Thank you Donna and the whole team.

Had our Christmas Jumper Day meal at the Post. Service was great and the food excellent. Under new management but no change to the experience. Recommend a visit

Oasis in Harwich, great food and looking forward to the new wine list😉.

Good service and good food staff friendly okay

Doesn't appear to exist anymore.

Family of 11 was looked after and catered for well thank you

Really nice restaurant food very good and service was excellent lovely roast beef.

This is a second visit and I wanted to make sure that a standard could be kept up for several weeks before I posted. Seafood Linguine with selection of ingredients second to none,some unusual including cuttlefish;then clams plus mussels ,shrimps etc.In a magnificent slightly chilli sauce on a bed of lingerie with crumbled green herbs ,I am not a seafood fan but I loved this and it saved a trip to Manningtree (nearest Italian). Will go again. Previously I had wild mushroom taglietelli, so good I went home and recreated it.

I was invited to a birthday meal at The Crown Post although I have had several meals there before which I have enjoyed. On this occasion I was impressed. We were greeted by the friendly lady who took a drinks order for us at the bar. My friend ordered a vodka lemonade and lime, however she explained that they had run out of lime cordial. To ensure my friend was not left disappointed, she told us she would pop to the shop to buy some lime cordial. I was impressed as this shows the staff love to go the extra mile for the customer. I had halloumi for starter and two friends both shared a baked Camembert, which were enjoyed. All of us had Kiev, which we all really enjoyed. Good portion sizes. We’re too full for dessert. Will be back!

Dragged to venue by wild horses kicking and screaming following previous terrible experiences Low and Behold a miracle has taken place, I had wild mushroom taglietelli, senior management had Chicken Carbonara. Absolutely brilliant, my taglietelli was thick and broad unlike supermarket brands the mushrooms I had never seen before herbed up spiced up plus I added cayenne pepper. I am going to book again. I tasted the governor's carbonara which for me an be over eggy, but no it was brilliant and I Will have it next time. Harwich has needed Italian restaurant, with extra dishes Crown Post could crack this market.

I’m on slimming world. The chef came upstairs to see me and made sure I had a slimming world friendly meal, new pots, veg, beef, n separate gravy. The meal was lovely, beef was amazing, veg was soft. Could not fault the meal! Compliments to the chef and the team for helping, will be returning. Xx

Good Sunday lunch. I had the beef and it was good.

Beautiful old building. Friendly service. Delicious food. And also gluten free

The 2 for £12 meals available at certain times of the day were great value for money.Plenty on the plate and so very delicious!Service really great and surroundings beautiful.

Good food, good and friendly people and great food , great price

1st time I have been here for many years. Great food, excellent customer service. Will visit again. Sue

Loved it good food excellent beer

A lovely meal with great service

Very welcoming place steeped in history, with wooden beams throughout. Server decided to put us right next to a large family, who drowned out any conversation. Prawn cocktail maybe should be made with fresh prawns rather than frozen, but liver and bacon was excellent, as was the chicken Kiev. Would go again as plenty to choose from on menu

A beautiful and elegant old building with amazing staff and top class food. This all made our dining experience one that will will absolutely do again.

Visited The Crown Post for a family meal whilst in the area. The staff are very friendly and helpful. We were seated upstairs. Good choice of food which was excellent and reasonably priced, as was the drinks. We definitely return when next in the Area.

The food was good, but the service has room for improvement. Affordable price level. You should try sea bass.

Had a really lovely meal in this hidden gem! Service always excellent with friendly & accommodating staff. Will be regulars now I’m sure with a varied menu and cooked to perfection

Great find, just over the road so can pop in anytime. Good food, great value offers, very cheerful staff, highly recommend.

This restaurant has eating upstairs and on the ground floor, all food is cooked to order and tastes delicious. resonable prices for both mains and deserts. Drinks are average for the area but large variety available to choose from. caters for all tastes

We been here before and wait a while but accept it was busy but today we went for fathers day/ birthday and we was here for 3 hours for 1 course desert took over 40 mins we had a 1year old and 3 year old and they both was restless after 3 hours for 1 course every one ordered after us and got deserts before us to be told waitress forgot our order. The manger said she knock the drinks off but still tried given us dessert after the long wait I declined and just wanted the bill not fair on our young kids and other customers. Yes they knocked drinks off but sorry from the waitress that forgot our order would of gone a long way. I wanted to pay for what we had just wanted a apology from the waitress that messed up

We ate here last week, nothing to write home about a bit slow on service. They are nice people, I don't like leaving bad reviews you can tell they are trying hard so I tried nnot to be to harsh

Great food, great service and a great little piece of Harwich history

Good service good drinks great food fully recomended best resturant in harwich

A fabulous place to eat been going for 6years got such carictorand super staff

Food was brilliant but unfortunately we waited a hour for food to arrive from ordering.

Went with my husband and was pleasantly suprised at how nice it was. The customer service was impeccably good.

11 of us bounced into The Crown Post lunch time attracted by the sign 2 main meals for £12.

We have visited this place before and always enjoyed it but unfortunately, i dont think we will be going back. The service was a little naff (our drinks were forgotten, we asked to swap something on one of the plates but that was forgotten, we were asked if the food was ok as soon as it hit the tables (without tasting) and were never visited upstairs again the whole night to ask if we wanted anything else).

Just had a roast dinner here today absolutely top notch food, great service aswell. The garlic and balsamic mushroom starter was to die for, followed by perfect roast beef and a treacle sponge dessert. All washed down with a few beers and a nice oriental gin!! Great venue lovely food and good service!

We were staying fora short break in Harwich. Looking for a light lunch after a good walk and at nearly 2.00 wondering where we might eat and found this place by chance. We had a nice warm welcome and we're served a ploughman's and and a couple of glasses of wine at an excellent price. The restaurant is in an old timber framed building full of atmosphere with a warm and friendly character. It is certainly on our list of places to eat when we come back and wish it was near where we live.

One of my local eateries, linked to the Stingray pub next door. Not overly impressed with the food. Staffing minimal, but friendly enough. Nice beamed eating rooms upstairs, but disabled would have to eat in the bar areas. Overall, a fair mark is correct.

A real home-made pub grub kind of menu - in a good way. Portions were huge. I would say portions were possibly too huge. I can vouch for the chicken kiev. Slightly bizarre layout but parts of the restaurant are very historical.

Delicious food, very friendly service.

Didn't eat but ales and service were great.

Great service great little find.

Not great , I had beef well over cooked in fact quite tough and did not eat it, peas like bullets , the atmosphere was strange, no back ground music , will not be going back

Having lived in Harwich for many years this was our first visit to The Crown Post for lunch. We were very impressed. Good solid portions, nice chips and salad. Attentive service and seriously good value. The new owners have turned this little restaurant into a serious new contender as one of the best in Harwich. We were left wondering why we hadn’t visited before - and we will definitely be back.

Food was very good, my lemon sole was delicious and a good portion; although a little slow as the poor staff were run off their feet as it was a busy Friday night! Staff really polite, helpful and kept us updated on food progress. Would recommend a visit.

Good fresh food, good value especially the £12 two courses. Whitebait, liver&onions; and Cajun chicken burger all good. Also decent beer straight from the pub next door. We ate before taking the overnight ferry Harwich to Hook of Holland / Hoek van Holland and it looked better than eating on the boat.

My Wife and I staying in Harwich (The Pier), had visited a few local places, found the Crown Post by accident. From Australia and wanting to try the local pubs found the. crown Post. All in our favour. Staff were brilliant, chef knows how to cook, and food itself was top shelf. Why people go to the other places in Harwich, pay exorbitant prices or get told "we are booked out" I have no idea when this beautiful little place is right there. Try the crown if you want a lovely quiet evening with good food and lovely friendly staff, it's well worth it. As for the premises, 14th century gem and it is so lovely especially upstairs. Will be going again before we leave. Cheers.

proper home cooked food and excellant value for money,wonderfull old building which i think goes back to the 14th century

Had a lovely meal, well worth the money.

While the Alma pub and Thai restaurant are usually full to overflowing, there is a hidden gem of a family restaurant about five minutes away. It was so good that we went two nights in a row. The menu is not huge (good sign) but classic British and clearly cooked to order. Service was exemplary - very friendly and attentive without being in your face. The menu prices were astonishingly good value e.g. £12 for a substantial two-courser. We had for starters whitebait and chicken satay. For main course; a gigantic piece of super fresh cod and chips and a rich liver and onions with mash. We didn't go for desserts but the cheese cake looked delicious.

Me and my husband enjoyed our meal very much. The staff were very accommodating and friendly, definitely recommend,

Nice old pub.resonable selecton of ale from the Green Jack Brewery. very friendly staff and customers. worth a visit

Food pretty average, but not expensive. Friendly staff giving excellent service.

Nice big food portions. Traditional food in a nice old building. Prices are also decent. I liked the food more than at The Pier actually.