The Crown, Hartest

4.7/5 based on 917 reviews
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Visiting the village for a weeken with friends it was the best location in the village to eat and enjoy making memories with friends. Our food was amazing and our young waitress knew her job and was most attentive to us and showed great knowledge of the menu and wines
We will be back and the Hotess made us feel great too thank you
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Succulent Sunday Roast, in a lovely atmosphere.
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Really enjoyed lunch great personable staff
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Waited for 15 mins at bar to get served with drinks...there's a beam and two ladies behind bar neither thought about checking if we would like a drink.strange being a pub.also we sat at a table and thought about having a meal but the manager was talking to the couple on the next table but never thought about clearing our table.
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Great atmosphere and great food
Love the pub
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We love this place for a Sunday pint, either in the lovely large garden or by the cosy gorgeous fire. Dog friendly and nice staff. Be nice to have some more vegan options on the menu. Lovely old traditional pub in a beautiful setting. Gets busy on Sundays so advise to book.
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Great Sunday roast. Really tasty. Friendly service. Only downside is that the desserts were disappointing. Still, I’d recommend a visit and would like to return.
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Best food I've had in a long time 👍
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Made a perfect night. Thanks Demi.
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We enjoyed a lovely Sunday roast meal this weekend. The main roast was delicious together with the wine and furthermore the staff were welcoming and attentive.
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We visited for Christmas Eve dinner with our parents and our daughter. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. My only gripe was that when we entered we were immediately met with a bar area full of loud locals enjoying a drink and there was nobody to seat us at our table so we had to wait at the bar to be served and ask the bar staff to seat us, which took some time. The locals at the bar weren’t overly friendly or in the Christmas spirit so it was a bit awkward.
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We had booked a table somewhere else but their was not open. On tbe off chance we rang the Crown and they was able to squeeze us in for the lunch sitting. The staff are very friendly and attentive and the food was very nice would recommend.
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My partner had the burger I had the steak, I also have a nut allergy and they catered to my every need
Best meal I’ve had in a long time and my waitress was amazing
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Excellent food, lots of options and good sized portions. Presented really well.
Service is brilliant, very friendly and helpful.
Thank you we will be back!
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Great pub with very friendly staff and locals - so good we went back three times in two days!
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The Crown at Hartest - one of those lovely Suffolk villages - is the perfect pub. At the end of an enjoyable sunlit walk, we received a warm welcome and ate a great lunch.

Wednesday happens to be 'pie-and-a-pint' day, so that's what I had - a superb chicken and ham pie, plus a great pint of Brewshed bitter. Mrs B had fish and chips which - as a connoisseur - she proclaimed very good indeed.

In fact, it was all so enjoyable that I forgot to take photos of the whole meal - but this one of the pie on soft buttery mash probably tells you all you need to know.

A big call-out for the service, which was attentive, friendly and made every customer feel special.

Whether you do the circular walk first or not, the Crown is definitely the kind of village pub to go to, grab a drink, and enjoy lovely, unpretentious well-cooked food.
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When served the food was good but although told we had to wait 20 minutes for the pie it was more like 3/4 hr. We didnt have time to wait for dessert. Friendly service but too slow.
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Enjoyed a delicious roast this afternoon at this lovely country pub. Our meal was well presented, tasty and hot. Friendly & efficient service. We'll definitely be back. Would highly recommend.
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Lovely pub, pizza oven in the garden in summer, fireworks in November. Very nice food, and brew their own delicious beer (sister site in Ingham).
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Haven't been for a couple of years, however the service, food and ambience could not be faulted. Certainly will not be leaving it so long to return. Thank you to all the staff.
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Very nice.
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Went earlier in the summer and the food was excellent and service top notch, tried again recently and whilst the food was still very good little things let it down, certain items being slightly over done, fat not rendered down enough on the pork and asking twice for a bottle of water yet it never materialised etc.

They were very busy and probably a little rushed so would be happy to try it again a third time.

Overall a good solid dinning experience, just let down by little things
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Had Sunday lunch with some freinds to celebrate a birthday. It was very difficult to fault; superb food, well presented , substantial portions and piping hot, great staff, knowledgeable and friendly and could not have been more helpful. Great location, and atmosphere. This will be our pub lunch place of choice from now on.
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Lovely old pub always on the go and the foods alway very good 👍 😋
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Good food, spacious and welcoming
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