The Crown Pub and Restaurant in Tendring

Excellent short stay at the Crown. Accommodation very comfortable clean and tidy. Good value for money. Food was very tasty and well presented. Libby the manager was very welcoming and professional. Staff were very helpful especially Charlotte. Definitely be back. Steve and Sue Griffiths.

Absolutely delicious. Reccommend the beef and horseradish pie and the braised short rib. Friend said that their burger was pretty good too, but I think that they need to reduce the amount of chips they give you! (Not the thick chips though ). Lovely place, good service. Only the outside was wheelchair accessible (ramp) if you need that.

I have recently eaten at the Crown and returned for a Sunday lunch today . I'm glad I returned as both meals where very good and good value. Service from the staff very good also

Was very busy and a little wait for food but it was worth it. Staff were friendly and working very hard. Meal was lovely. Recommend.

Lovely pub, lovrky staff and lovely food.

Arrived mid afternoon on a Monday, only to discover that we were very limited with options because the town was pretty much closed. The Crown was open and serving, with a lovely view over the estuary, so it looked promising. Ordered 2 racks of ribs, and the seabass special. It took 20 minutes for them to realise that they had no seabass, so that got swapped to a baked potato. Food finally arrived, and the ribs looked to be a huge portion, with loads of meat. All still promising. But the ribs were underdone, with a massive amount of unrendered fat on them. And they were really, really bland. I’ve never had bland ribs - I didn’t know you could do that! Apparently the baked potato was nice though. Decided to follow up with an ice cream sundae, which turned out to be some ice cream and squirty cream. Overall, nice people with lovely views, but the food is overpriced for what it is, and leaves an awful lot to be desired.

Food not good hot food come late and cold then reheting we are not going back

Excellent fish and chips and great music from live band.

Would like to say a special thank you to everyone at The Crown in Manningtree, today was our 23rd wedding anniversary and nothing was too much to ask especially as I have a food allergy. Zara was our waitress and she was absolutely lovely and very attentive. I can't thank everyone enough and we definitely will be back soon!

A beautiful location, sitting out at the rear of the pub overlooking the river, there was live music as well, great place.

We've not stayed in the hotel, but used the bar and restaurant and always found it an enjoyable place to be with the outside garden area overlooking the river Stoure.

Literally the best cheese on beans on toast I have ever tasted. Doing the simple stuff best and always striving to make even the fussiest customer happy. I'm a happy human bean.

Massive improvements at the Crown! Beautiful meal here tonight. I had plaice and my husband the scampi which were both delicious, followed by brownie and ice cream and coffee. The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming with friendly staff and great service. Definitely recommend a visit. We'll be back very soon!

Came in as my other half pestered me even though I’d given up on the place (see previous reviews). I don’t know how such a lovely pub can do it so wrong. One person serving the two bars as 3 other staff wanders around putting glasses away. My wife asked if they were serving, to be told they had to put glasses away! So leave 8 people waiting instead. Joke. My favourite was when a staff member served a dog some water before serving paying customers! I can but laugh. And to top it off £6.95 for a pint!! Are we in Chelsea?! Anyway. Last time for me. I’ve told my wife she can go on her own or her friends next time. I’m off to quite literally anywhere else. Good views. Nothing else.

Unpleasant Sunday roast, potatoes inedible, (hard and no colour to roasties) frozen vegetables. Fish and chips looked better.

very rude to staff members, messy customers and are just bad in general. Would give 0 if i could so be grateful for that one star

Nice old pub with friendly staff and good beer.

We are regular customers as we often go for drink. This time we decided to go for food. Which was disaster. They didn’t have our first choice or the second. We made 3rd choice, when it came it was over cooked and reheated. Also tables outside are not wiped clean very often. Very disappointing.

Great food served in generous portions. Friendly and efficient service and we sat at a lovely table with views out over the river.

Lovely pub garden that over looks the river stour. Beer prices are slightly high though

Excellent service Excellent food

Very good service, kind staff, delicious food. We had traditional English breakfast, juice, cake, tea and latte. I want to notice that the food is more likely to homemade. Lot's of tables are available, which is good for those people who hasn't booked it in advance like we do.

I ordered bruschetta with tomato and mozzarella. However the bread was ordinary bread , not ciabatta. So it was soggy. The mozzarella was small balls . No olive oil or balsamic or basil. Just chopped to on soggy bread. Staff pleasant and apologetic. Can do better.

I had a meal yesterday around 2.30 p.m with my.partner and her son....From.start too finish it was a disater....There were no starters other than the chirozo - No chicken wings for my gf or anyhing for my partner....i wanted the meat platter no platter !!! We both had the tacos one prawn the other hummuli - the boy had steak sandwich. After a while my starter came out the same time as our dinner Why ????? Its was birthday and attending being a sad day.....A great setting but very poor menu....Maybe it was a bad day at the office but it was a bad day at the office....

The first time here called in for a drink.And food Nice sunny day sat in garden 4 of us ask if we could join a table I was told no the person waiting on the tables with the food Another people came in after and didn't ask So that was OK good for them don't ask in the future We didn't eat as we had to sit apart

Nice people but the roast beef wasn't up to much. Hard to cut the meat very chewy. Potatoes were tasteless. Wouldn't go back sorry.

Stopped while passing through and watched football. Real English pub, nice atmosphere.

Went here for lunch today . Had amazing service from all waitstaff during the main course. However after we were given dessert menus we were completely ignored by the manager whilst she sat on her phone right in front of us, for over half an hour. Very disappointing ending. Well done the wait team, you were let down.

The crown in manningtree has lovely views from the beer garden however everything else was lacking. We were seated at a table that had definitely not been wiped despite the availability of at least six other tables, and then we waited around forty minutes for someone to take our order, no one ever came so we decided we’d have to order our food at the bar. Note: it was not that busy. When we got to the bar to order there were three girls just having a chat and laughing. We then went back to the table where our drinks had been placed however no one had bothered to take the menus away. When the food came it was lackluster, to pay nearly twenty pounds for a roast dinner you would expect there to be more than three potatoes a Yorkshire pudding and a hunk of meat. Cauliflower cheese, stuffing and anything else you’d expect on a roast were extras you could add for around four pounds each. Who in their right mind would pay an extra £7.50 when they’re already paying £18.75 for an incomplete meal. Overall, staff were inattentive, food was overpriced and I will not be returning any time soon.

We booked a table 45 minutes before going only to be told on arrival they had almost ran out of food. Shame as we were looking forward to trying this place. Fortunately as always Lucca was very accommodating.

I had the pleasure of being served by a handful of lovely staff for both food and drink. The dirty fries were absolutely outstanding, and the portion was enough to share between two. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting. I’ll have to stay in a room to get the full experience! Highly recommended to anyone in the area!

Gr8 place 4 lunch or a drink with a river view

The Crown is one of our local favourites, we really enjoy the outside terrace with a selection of rank as to sit at all with river views, the resteruant is a large glass house construction and affords you shelter and river view, which really is the beat feature. staff friendly and helpful, prices seems fair, good selection of beers but we haven't tried the food there yet, though always a lot of people eating whenever we visit. Small car park though there is plenty if street parking available. Lovely village setting and the bar has that country pub feel. Sad to say the vegan food offering has suffered , it used to be good now its not ,but still a lovely pub in a great location. Ow has elevated decking with views of the river.had the food and before the new owners it used to be good, now its not so good and the vegan offering is just awful. Still great to sit out back with a beer and look at the river.

Great view of the estuary in the beer garden. We didn't eat but the food looked good.

1st time at the crown, the service was superb. Food to die for & a perfect location to look over the river. We will decide return

We came for Sunday lunch,the roast potatoes where so hard and the belly pork was so chewy you could not shallow it. Gravy was a splash on the plate. The lady then lean over the top of my friend to put mint sauce on her plate(that's just so rude). I had the waiter but in my face while he patted the dog(very rude). We order sweet, the banoffee pie was like jelly on the plate , we said there was no base on it and got no response. The adult belly pork got sent back because it was not good. Got told that the beef would be chewy, so the we should have the lamb. Sweet never got sorted. To top it off we were being watch by the staff through the arch way and it felt very uncomfortable

Not sure what’s gone wrong been here many times never disappointed but tonight was terrible the reception was good but when the steak came it was full of fat and sinew which I’ve never seen in a rump before no seasoning and the homemade lasagne was a recipe of its own thick brchsmel sauce and greasy cheese and acidic tinned purreed tomatoes with the cheapest mince no seasoning just terrible sorry to say and fries were double cooked some soft some hard can’t understand unless a new chef or problems will be back but need to speak to them first outlining if it’s bad it will be backed and definstly won’t pay come on the crown expect much better adam

Waitress really unhelpful and rude, food awful, steak had no flavor, tough as you like and fatty,the best thing I ate was the frozen peas!!!wouldnt be going back for a meal again.

Friendly atmosphere,had a very pleasant family lunch.

Very long wait for drinks and then told one ordered drink not available. Food was great but not overly impressed

Beautiful room, lovely bath, just nice Pub. Very good and friendly service, nothing to complain about. Food is not haut cuisine, that's what a pub is for. Excellent terrace with good views. And in the morning a delicious traditional English breakfast. Definitely better value for our money.

Have used for many years now on and of, sometimes food is excellent sometimes not so good, today is the last visit, simple fish and chips had cold raw chips with very very well cooked tail end of fish sadly cannot afford to take pot luck anymore.

We visited for lunch on Saturday 15th March. While the staff were friendly to start with and really welcomed our dog, our concerns grew as we ordered lunch and had to wait over an hour. In the meantime, there were lots of dogs and although it's nice to have a dog-friendly pub/restaurant, it was quite alarming to see staff constantly stroking and feed the dogs treats and serving food at the same time (one labrador was being fed treats and really slobbering over the waitresses's fingers). We ordered fish and chips which was decent enough, however we ordered a chicken burger which were told would be a breaded chicken burger in a bun with chips. When it arrived (an hour later), the bun was burnt, the chicken was a piece of old meat in tomato sauce with cheese that wasn't melted. It was totally inedible and looked unappetizing to say the least. My son ate the chips first and attempted the burger however it was so disgusting we sent it back. Chicken in a tinnned tomato sauce on a bun is not a burger. When we went to pay, they initially refused to take it off the bill and ARGUED that they had informed us it was a chicken in tomato sauce (they didn't and all four of us heard the same thing). The waitor went on to argue with us and told us he made it himself YESTERDAY. We had to really insist they take this uneaten burger off the bill which they did, reluctantly and rudely. I definitely do not recommend for food, maybe a drink.

Went for lunch today, the food took 1 hour to come out of the kitchen! 2 of us had steak - they looked like the chef had thrown the food on the plate & with no garnish or care. We asked for both to be cooked medium rare but they came out as medium/well done & very chewy - we complained and were told the chef said that is how they cook them & we were wrong! We asked for 1 steak to be cooked again - it took 15 minutes to come back out (by which time the others had finished their food already) and it was just the same - no pink on the inside at all showing it was med/well done again. The customers on the table next to us came over to tell us that their food was cold and they waited ages too and were not happy either. Such a shame - it’s a great location - the front of house staff looked rushed off their feet. Maybe the kitchen were not prepared for a busy sunny day. I do know that cooking steaks & deep frying scampi & chips does not take 1 hour to cook! For the Chef to argue about the steak which was clearly not cooked medium/rare was very disappointing - working in the hotel trade for 12 years, I do know the correct way of cooking a steak!

The food was good The service was good.

Marvellous. Staff just splendid and understanding. Produced Moules Marinnieres et frites and the best cup of coffee too. Splendid.

Just there for lunch booking was slightly awry but food was good and service prompt

Lovely pub with very nice food and a great view over the ricer.

Very pleasant location, and nice decor. The car park is too small but that's expected, we had to park around a 3-4 minute walk up from the pub. The staff were very friendly and helpful but seemed rushed and stressed which made ordering less enjoyable but that's on the management, not the servers. Overall I'd recommend a visit here, if not for the location, for the lovely -well priced- food!

Lovely waitress and food excellent. Price was also good. Didn't stay there as not too far from home.

Nice Sized Sunsay Roast, veggis cooked, just to firm for the carrots, we had Beef Meat done exactly how we like it, spuds crunchy outside soft inside. Only fault was 1 yes 1 Yorkshire Pud, 😉 😁 could of done with wee bit more gravy, I am sure if asked for it would of been provided.

I visited for lunch with my 2.5year old grandson. The staff were immediately accommodating getting us to a table that was a great position to keep the little fella entertained with the incredible estuary views. Our order was taken promptly and the food arrived quickly, fresh and hot. We were well looked after throughout, the service was personal, efficient and very friendly. The food was excellent and very good value. Definitely a place to return to.

We had a table booked for 2.30 on Sunday and the service and the meal was excellent, the young team taking our order were attentive and professional which made us feel very welcome. Thank you also to the Manager for your kindness. Patrick and Shirley.

Shame not upto scratch. Indifferent staff, poor quality food. (Breakfast)Will not visit again. Did not use hotel so can't comment.

Had a really nice Sunday lunch here, food was really nice and tasty. Only comment would be they put the gravy on before serving so each person can't put on how little oruch they want. And unfortunately the pork belly was on the fatty side. Service was fairly good for a busy Sunday. Would recommend and encourage booking.

Had our works Christmas party there. Great service lovely food really nice.

Beautiful old pub and very friendly and helpful staff. Dog friendly and cosy.

Had a lovely Christmas meal and the staff were super friendly and the food was delicious. Atmosphere 10/10

WOW I have nothing but praise for this establishment. I held my 30th birthday party here recently and I honestly cannot thank them enough. They were all so attentive, prepared the fire for us so we weren't cold, tailored the food to suit our requests, they looked after me (the birthday girl) all evening and my drink was never empty! A lovely guy behind the bar gave me the cork of the champagne with a coin in for good luck which was so sweet. I cannot thank them enough and would recommend them 100%. Thanks team for everything

I’m very disappointed with how this pub has gone down hill since I gave it a 5 star rating in March. My wife is allergic to onions. Back in March I said how pleased I was that the chef was able to adapt a dish to accommodate her and had done so on previously. On the last three occasions she was advised that this was not possible! On this most recent occasion my wife finished up with scampi and chips and I had ‘fish’ and chips as there was nothing on the ‘specials menu’ that appealed whereas back in March and prior to that I was spoilt for choice. Our meals were very basic, small portions and overpriced. Unfortunately we will not be returning and judging by a number of recent reviews we are not alone. Such a pity.

Poor food - tastless and bad quality, chaotic service, plates and glasses not collected, toilets a mess, tables sticky and dirty. It's getting worse by the second, the management clearly aren't taking on feedback and we shall be avoiding now having given it a couple of chances and absolutely no change - in fact it's getting worse on every count! It appears glaringly obvious from the reviews all is not well! We have tried to help improve with feedback, but alas it falls on deaf ears. Visit the The Red Lion or The Brantham Bull instead - properly run, scrummy food and drinks, community spirited establishments and everything a pub should be!

❗DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR FROM STAFF❗ I Had the 3 starter combo for £18. Wish I hadn't bothered, it tasted frozen, was horrible. After the meal our group retired to the outside area for a smoke. We were approached by staff, who not so quietly accused of us leaving without paying, infront of other patrons. Their excuse? 'this happens a lot'. I don't care, that's not my problem. We are a group of 5 almost middle ages adults, but were treated like 15 year old yobs.

We stayed in the Stour room for 3 nights, communication when booking was good and on arrival we received a warm and friendly welcome. The room is lovely, spotlessly clean and very comfortable with a beautiful bathroom and separate toilet. Breakfasts and dinners were fabulous with some lovely options on the menu. We found all the staff to be both attentive and friendly.The Crown is in a great location on the High Street and overlooking the estuary. After such a memorable stay we are looking forward to staying with you again next year.

Great service and fabfood! The chefs were great on bonfire night. We had burgers and they were so delicious. The lad on the tablet was kind and made us feel welcome.

Great food but the beer is over priced!!!!

Gorgeous rooms, friendly staff, great food and drinks, excellent location. Highly recommend.

I had lunch at the Crown with friends yesterday. I ordered chicken, chorizo & pasta with arrabbiata sauce. When it arrived, it was so spicy hot that I couldn't eat it. It burned my lips, tongue & the inside of my mouth. It wasn't that I didn't like it, I just couldn't eat it for the discomfort. I explained this to the waiting staff, who took it away. I was told that arrabbiata is always hot, & I should have known. Well I didn't know, & there was no indication on the menu that it would be inedibly hot. I was told I could order another meal, but I would have to pay for both of them. I declined. This ruined my day.

We had my nans 90th birthday in the private room at the crown last Sunday and it was amazing! The staff were so friendly and helpful, everything went so smoothly and the room was warm and well presented. The food was yummy and exactly what we asked for. Highly recommended. Thank you :)

Great food, welcoming staff and great service. Many thanks

Had a tasty fish burger but a friend ordered the pasta dish with arriabata sauce. This dish is made with chilli and it proved too hot for her burning her lips. Tried to get a replacement meal without charge but was basically told that she should have known it would be hot. I feel that if serving a dish with chillis 🌶 the menu should say it is hot not assume customers realise that it is. It was inedibly hot!

Lovely views across the little road to the River Stour and the moored boats. Great for coffee and/or lunch

Lovely views. Food not so impressive.

Third time visiting since our friends moved to the town. We came up from Harwich. Not had the best experiences prior but our friends said it’s been okay since. As far as my wife are concerned it’s not ok. Heaving inside (that’s fair enough) but barely anyone serving. Packed with people who should be ID’d as far as I’m concerned but what do I know. Men’s toilets were awful. Urine soaked floor. Urinals blocked. Told staff who said they’d put a sign up! We left after waiting 15 mins to be served. I don’t think I’ll review anymore. Our friends may like it on occasions but we’re not convinced.

Good beer, good food, garden overlooking the river. Lovely!

A nice pub in a lovely location. It's cozy there, the service is very good and the food tastes excellent.

Great place to sit and watch the river and word go by on a sunny afternoon. Lovely staff and good range of reasonably priced drinks

My mum is a celiac (Gluten Allergy) and we have visited a few times and the food and the service is fantastic With my mum having a food allergy last nights visit assured us this is taken seriously Our food was a little slower than normal but this was due to them making sure my mothers food didn’t contain the allergen’s Which can cause her problems The staff kept us informed and couldn’t have been more helpful I would highly recommend The crown To anybody the Staff are fantastic the young lady who served us was truly caring in making sure our experience was Perfect Thankyou again

Lovely location and great view over the river. Fairly busy, but rang up on the day for a table for 5 at 7pm. service was quick even though fairly busy. Nice atmosphere. The burger was pretty average, but the lasagna was very good and all reasonably priced.

Nice enough pub. Nice beer. Food OK, nothing special but OK. Very pleasant staff.

Food quite good but dirty location, table stuck!!

Beautiful views to the river. Excellent service, quick after ordering and very busy. Had a wrap.very tasty and a friend had the fish and chips. Again excellent. Cannot find anything other than a good comment on this place. Would recommend it 100%.

Didn't stay out for a ale and food ten out of ten

What a bad decision we made to stop here for lunch. Lunch was awful and baguette was toasted for some reason and tasted stale. greasy fish. We waited a long time for a simple lunch to be served. The young waitresses were doing the best they could. We would not return here as better places to eat in the area.

Lovely place to visit. Stopped and had a late lunch with a friend. Food was delicious. Service was great. Friendly staff, we sat outside and service was still fast, they even came out to check on us to make sure all was ok. Outside seating area was clean and tidy. Gorgeous views whilst we ate.

A strange experience. Visited with family and sat outside in their revamped setting which is very nice. Sadly, It stopped there to be honest, the service was strange and thinking about it I can only guess that they were trying to get us out as soon as possible to make way for more dining customers. The waitress was constantly asking us if we wanted more drinks as if she was gauging if we were leaving soon, she even asked us when we were halfway through our drinks whether or not we were thinking of having more drinks with the card machine in her hand!! The food was another story as we have been here a number of times and it’s always been nice. Maybe it has new owners as the menu has changed and not for the better, not as much choice. I will list the things that annoyed me and spoilt my lunch with my family otherwise I’ll be here all day! My bread and my daughters bread was stale and hard Ordered drinks when food arrived and had to ask where they were when we were finished our food. None of us had a drink with our food. We were then served warm drinks, they had clearly been sat on the bar Served food and had to ask for cutlery to be told they were waiting for it! Had to ask for condiments then again ask for salt to be thrown 3 packets (for 6 of us) by a miserable waitress who I observed throughout the time I was there. She appeared to not want to be there at all My husbands fish (fish and chips) was very dry and tasteless Didn’t clear the plates away and we had 2 further drinks Constantly harassed to pay the bill, I witnessed the waitress going from table to table trying to get people to pay. Such a shame and I really hope they sort it out as it is usually a nice place to eat and drink.

Great Inn - Restaurant - The Green King in Minningtree overlooking the Stur (wide fjord) with boats, seabirds and scenery. Very tasty food - no fast food! - inside and outside. The beer/ale anyway! Short waiting time and inexpensive

We came for lunch on Monday 11th Sept 2023. We’d not been here for a few years, so was pleasantly impressed when we went outside to the dinning area/patio. This has been done up to a nice standard. We sat at table 64 in the shade with a nice view of the water front. We sat waiting to order, not realising that you had to go up to the bar to order. They do small tasting plates, we got 5 for £29, and had a side order of onion rings. The food was lovely and full of flavour, and there was certainly enough, we didn’t eat it all. Very happy that they served my favourite beer Cruzcampo, be warned this beer will soon take over the world! Very dog friendly, with lots of well behaved dogs. Overall very impressed. Just a couple of bugs for me. The floor around our table had a few roast potatoes scattered about from the day before. And the tables being a little too close together, listening to a table of 4 next to us talk crap was painful, and if you read this the table of four…..people don’t want to hear about your sex life! We will definitely be back though.

Excellent pub with a great terrace for sunny evenings overlooking the river

We attended on a Saturday with our dog and sat outside for the lovely river views (although they are dog friendly inside). We ordered from the small plates menu which was lovely, but I felt portion sizes were a little small for the price. But the staff were really friendly, made a real fuss of my dog, gave him drinks and biscuits. I will return again

Fantastic food fantastic service

Happy days lovely pub good food and great value

Lovely food right on the river lots of outdoor space unfortunately no where to park

Booked for a business meeting, but disappointed that breakfast not included until 9am. However we were advised to visit Cafe Rio just down the High Street or Tesco Express across the road. So no breakfast as we had to be back at work by 9am….. Shocking

Went for a second visit since our friends moved to Manningtree. We weren’t hugely impressed last time but our friends wanted to try again. I have to admit the outside is really nice but was spoilt by very loud youths shouting and smoking in non smoking areas. Maybe that’s just a weekend thing? Staff didn’t seem to mind it happening. We decided to have some of the sharing plates. My wife is a veggie so ordered the veggie option of nachos. We actually couldn’t believe when we were served a bowl of cheap nachos topped with some melted cheese! That’s all. No salsa, beans etc just melted cheese. £7! We asked to speak to the manager who didn’t come and just sent a young bar staff to explain that’s the normal veggie option and we could replace it if we wanted. I really hope this was a mistake coz that’s just embarrassing. We went inside in the end as outside was like being in Ibiza with all the noise and 18 year olds. Beautiful scenery outside but sadly I’m just not convinced on the rest.

Really good friendly pub a stones throw from the water

Went out for a lovely meal. Would recommend.

Poor service staff more interested in flirting than serving waiting customers. Sat waiting for ages but not once asked by staff if I needed to order food.

Was there briefly for an hour this afternoon great staff friendly talkative great service fantastic setting inside or out it's a beautiful place

Love the location great view and good beer but don’t bother eating there not good side salad lettuce looked like it had been left out for a couple of days beef in the sandwich was like boot leather not good at all !

Lovely place. Had really nice meals, at good prices. The views were impressive where we sat outside. Did not book just whent in and asked if they had a table for two, lovely young lady could not have been nicer. Highly recommend. Scampi & chips were great. Wife had some sort of salad she realy enjoyed it. Really nice walk along the river.