The Crown, Hartest
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Had lunch here today. The location is rural & quiet, great garden for children. The staff were friendly professional. Don't expect large portions. I had duck caeser salad, basically crispy lettuce, half a dozen pieces of shredded duck & a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. I felt it was way over priced at £10.50 for what was actually in the bowl.
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I have started going here again every two or three months as I appreciate the good service, helpful time and the ever-changing menus.
The chef does provide interesting experiences for vegetarians. This time I ate a great broccoli, blue cheese and onion tart. It was made with filo pastry and looked like a flower on the plate - so pretty. It was served with a great tomato and cannellini bean salad.
The chef does provide interesting experiences for vegetarians. This time I ate a great broccoli, blue cheese and onion tart. It was made with filo pastry and looked like a flower on the plate - so pretty. It was served with a great tomato and cannellini bean salad.
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Several of us elderly retired gents who travel extensively to enjoy our pensions are pleased to report that the Crown represents all that is good about eating out. Really good beer, good choice of food, well cooked and presented; and very pleasant staff.
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Home brewed beer, really good food freshly prepared, good for families and coupes. Large garden with play area. Stream at the bottom of the garden and a warning sign about this for parents
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Absolutely stunning location. Beautiful country pub with amazing food. I have never been disappointed with the food or service. I wish it was in our village!
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I was taken here by a friend. It was our second visit and we were delighted again. We knew that the setting was gorgeous and there was outside seating but most importantly the food was excellent again. Great pub food with a twist and four notches up from standard pub grub.
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As we live quite local ,this was our first visit,since new owners.
Much improved food excellent,and ambience of eating area much much better,Table service good, and alround good night
Much improved food excellent,and ambience of eating area much much better,Table service good, and alround good night
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The village is stunning, and this renovation compliments it well. A big place, with huge gardens, right next to the church.. You have to know it's there though, as it's easy to miss. Six of us have a lovely evening meal, everything well presented and very tasty. No-one had a bad word to say and my pulled pork pie was brilliant. Puds were good too, and all home made. Try the English wine, from the local vineyard, it's worth it!
Three courses with wine for £40 a head. Not bad at all for that quality.
Three courses with wine for £40 a head. Not bad at all for that quality.
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We visited the Crown on consecutive weekends and saw two sides of the service. On both occasions the food was excellent and the staff were very friendly. On our first visit the service was fine, a little slow maybe, but we really couldn't complain. The following weekend we were told that there would be a wait for the food as they were busy in the kitchen. This was no problem as it was a nice day and there is a great play area for kids outside and we were in no hurry. We eventually got our food 2 hours after ordering (due to the order getting lost) and when it came to paying, no discount was offered until my wife asked. If it hadn't been for the good experience of our first visit, this would have put us off returning, but the great food and overall impression of this lovely pub means that we will definitely give it another try.
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I went to The Crown for the first time today and the food was outstanding, I had the roast beef and may I say it is with no word of a lie, the best roast dinner I've ever had! My sister had the pollock and scallops with salsa verde and this was delicious also! We were served by Nadine and Darren and they were extremely welcoming and friendly, making sure we had everything we needed, offering us extra veg and gravy and ensuring everything was OK with our meals. They even had a large party inside but you would have never guessed as the ambiance was so chilled out, the staff were relaxed and available to everybody. We sat in the garden with three small children and they have a massive garden and play area which is excellent to keep the little ones entertained. We even had a game of football and badminton while there were other families playing cricket. As mentioned above the restaurant has a very relaxed feel to it, it's like going down your local park on a sunny day but with a fantastic restaurant attached where they serve fantastic food. Very child and dog friendly, I would recommend this restaurant highly and will be back as soon as I can!
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My fiancee surprised me with a meal here. We have been once before with friends for Christmas and loved it. We sat in a romantic booth, had lovely wine and prosecco. The food was just gorgeous. I had the smoked mackerel pate with warm homemade ale bread ( just delicious).My financee had a duck confit which was so tasty. Our server let us relax we were not rushed at all. She was charming, suggested food and wine for us, fabulous service all night. Our mains were lovely. I has the feather blade and my partner the lamb, again both were stunning. I think this was the best steak I have had in years. It was a lovely romantic bight with delicious food, stunning wine and fab service. You should definitely try this place.
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A quiet Monday lunch for our wedding anniversary.
I started with the carrot and smoked paprika soup and finished with the 28 day aged, feather blade steak. It was amazing!
The restaurant was quiet, it was a Monday lunchtime, but we didn't feel odd or out of place - the service was wonderful.
Thank you so much!
I started with the carrot and smoked paprika soup and finished with the 28 day aged, feather blade steak. It was amazing!
The restaurant was quiet, it was a Monday lunchtime, but we didn't feel odd or out of place - the service was wonderful.
Thank you so much!
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we had an excellent Sunday lunch here, attentive staff, delicious food and reasonably priced.....................................................................
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I went with a friend mid week for lunch and I can't say that any of the comments here about service or small portions applied in any way whatsoever. The pub is in a beautiful setting and has has a very high quality makeover inside and is decorated and furnished in a very nice and comfortable style. There is a bar area and an adjoining more restaurant style area although in reality is all one but two distinct moods as one is an old panelled room the other not. I had the fish and chips which was a good size portion and lovely hand cut chips that were straight out of good hot and fresh fat, you can tell by how nice and dry and crisp they were. The fish, battered was also perfect as soon as you cut into it you could see it was moist and succulent. The service was pleasant and not over attentive, can't stand that. Oh yes almost forgot to mention they have their own brew house and serve a very pleasant pint.
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Easter Sunday ,and celebrating my birthday ,my family took me to The Crown for a beautiful lunch. There were six adults and a little one year old , we all had varied starters which ranged from whitebait, pate and chorizo scotch egg. Although very busy we were soon served our main meals of roast beef or turkey with waitresses serving drinks to us at the table. Deserts topped off a beautiful meal. Darren the manager is a very welcoming host and has trained his staff to look after you ,but they weren't in your face all of the time. Fantastic meal and a very good place to eat, well done The Crown.
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Brilliant food. Attentive staff, Darren the manager was very welcoming fitting us in as a walk in on a fully booked Saturday evening. The chowder was delicious.
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I booked a table of 13 at crown they catered for all our needs with the way I wanted the table and we had alot of space around us so if we were bit loud we wouldn't be disturbing anyone elses evening most of us had starters which came out fast and tasted really good then we only had to wait about 10 mins after we had finished our starters and all our mains came out at same time and it tasted devine I had the featherblade steak. best stake ive had anywhere!! the chef that night definitely did your pub proud i couldnt fault anything I will be telling everyone to come try it out and I will be coming back soon!!!!!
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A delicious lunch and good customer service. I had the vegetarian polenta and mushroom schnitzel. I'm normally not a fan of polenta, but this was delicious. A pleasant return to the Crown. This is the second time I have been since the new management team took over, and it's the best it's ever been. Thank you.
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Visited on a Saturday with a group of Friends. First of, they have renovated the pub beautifully and kept the charm. Lovely pannelled rooms with great lighting and nice too that some areas are carpeted which dulls the noise of loud diners. They brew their own beer which was excellent. And wines were excellent and well priced. Think we drank too many but it added to the overall enjoyment! As well as the burgers which is what you expect now on gastro menus there were some really interesting dishes and unusual cuts of meat such as a plate of pork, lamb neck fillet and wonderful fresh calamari. We also went for some of the light bites before starters and the whitebait was particularly good although the pork crackling was less so with an aftertaste of oil. (And that was probably the only negative as food overall was excellent and the selection of British cheeses that followed was fabulous). Service was friendly and informal. So in all certainly one of the best meals we've had in Suffolk for some time and will definitely journey back before long. (Garden looked lovely so probably an ideal lunch spot).
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Had a lovely meal with a friend. Very good service without being bothered all the time. Relaxed evening, highly recommended.
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Ate here last night for the second time, and again had impeccable service and lovely tasty food. There is a lovely range of starters and 'nibbles', and their steak and ale pie melts in the mouth! Add to that a warm real fire, good atmosphere (plus the biggest bowl of home-made apple crumble) and the evening was perfect.
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This place has recently been taken over and reinvented by the same people who have been ultra successful at The Beerhouse, Cadogen Arms and One Bull in Bury St Edmunds and they are very good at what they do.
The same high standards of service, top class fayre and 1st class ales have been maintained and in The Crown the group has taken things to a new level.
I had the Blythburgh Pork with amazingly prepared seasonal vegetables (including a stunning parsnip dauphinoise!) and it was quite simply perfect. Certainly not the cheapest Sunday Lunch you'll ever experience but probably one of the best.
Treat yourself. ....
The same high standards of service, top class fayre and 1st class ales have been maintained and in The Crown the group has taken things to a new level.
I had the Blythburgh Pork with amazingly prepared seasonal vegetables (including a stunning parsnip dauphinoise!) and it was quite simply perfect. Certainly not the cheapest Sunday Lunch you'll ever experience but probably one of the best.
Treat yourself. ....
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Ate here on Thursday with friends and every plate went back clean! My wardolf salad and smoked haddock rarebit were gorgeous but there was loads of other things I could have chosen. The atmosphere was lovely for mid week with locals, groups of friends and couples all fitting in side by side. I definitely need to go back in daylight to appreciate the lovely village and large garden (to lose the kids in) x
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Visited here last night with my wife and a friend. After a warm welcome at the bar we were brought to our table in the recently refurbished dining area. The service was impeccable and the food far exceeded my expectations. We will definitely be back. Strongly recommend.
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Arrived late but that was no problem, received a warm welcome from the staff. Ordered our food which was served with a great smile. the food tasted perfect and was hot. The place has been refurbished lately to a really pleasant style. Thanks to Darren and Neil for making our night very enjoyable. Chris and Ann
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