The Crown, Hartest

4.7/5 based on 844 reviews
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Lovely village pub with top notch food and some great ales.
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A very well kept pub with extensive grounds and plenty of parking. The menu was interesting and different from the normal Suffolk "pub grub" that many of the big chain pubs offer in the area.
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Excellent food, staff and beer. You can tell they really care about food here
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Beautiful interior, great service, delicious food...I enjoyed the whitebait, the cod fritters and the feather steak...lovely big garden too!
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Had a great meal and a good server. I will be back.
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What a find. Superb historic pub with lovely staff and equally lovely lunch. The setting in this beautiful village adds to it all. Worth every penny.
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We visited the crown for a family Sunday lunch , we had an amazing meal , the service was friendly,efficient, the food was superb, roast beef cooked to perfection, roast chicken amazing and delicious fish and chips , definitely a five star experience thanks to all the staff you did an amazing job
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We visited the crown for Sunday lunch , it was a superb experience, the staff were friendly and attentive, the food was excellent, beautiful roast beef , succulent roast chicken and delicious fish and chips , I cannot find fault with anything and all I can say is , thankyou. We will be back
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Been here a few times before. The food was lovely, service was great, staff were friendly and polite. Thank you 😊
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We visited The Crown twice over three days it was so good. The service is excellent- very friendly and welcoming and the food is wonderful. The menu is reassuringly small but well thought out and the specials change daily. We tried the steak, burger, lamb rump, fish and chips and pork chop and would happily eat any of them many times over. And we all agreed that the crumble was just epic.
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Food was cook amazing but menu was very limited alo service was very slow
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We enjoyed the food at this wonderful gastro pub so much we went on consecutive days when touring in Suffolk! Fantastic atmosphere and great location in a beautiful village- a real hidden gem. Super food and a thoughtful menu. Lovely staff. Great value. Would highly recommend
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Nice Sunday lunch.
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Food ok. Friendly...
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As a restaurant owner it’s always hard to impress me and the family.
The food is amazing and the service from Demi is simply nothing short of the same. We come every month to venture from our own bar and restaurant and will continue to do so when the place is so close and so nice. Even down to the greeting and seating. Great job guys. Honestly be proud. Isn’t easy rite now is it…?
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Lovely afternoon spent
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Excellent food and service
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The food was OK but it felt odd no atmosphere
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Good service, good food and good price
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Very friendly and good service efficient.
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Fabulous fare served by attentive staff providing a great service in a relaxed, clean and welcoming establishment, hence we are regular visitors every weekend with friends, plus occasionally in the week.
Good selection of wine too to suit most discerning tastes ...Highly recommended ...
Stephen & Sadie Clark
Long Melford
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We loved it, really nice place. Good quality
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Visiting Shimpling the other Sunday, we were looking for a good walk with a pub lunch and were recommended the Crown at Hartest. So glad we took the advice - it has to be the best pub roast I've ever had. Succulent tender roast beef with crisp roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and masses of lovely fresh vegetable cooked to perfection, followed by a yummy sticky toffee pudding and washed down with the pub's own Brewshed bitter. Not only that we and our dog were made to feel very welcome - everyone who served us were absolutely delightful. Can't recommend highly enough.
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Another excellent meal at The Crown. Food was delicious, the confit duck with noodles was amazing as was the sea bass.
Prompt friendly service. Was nice to see the bar being frequented by so many people also.
Top marks to the whole team 😊
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Enjoyed a lovely lunch today at The Crown. We eat here regularly and the service and quality of food is always first class! I cannot eat a full meal and it’s never a problem, I can have a smaller portion of any meal and charged accordingly. Highly recommend for families, friends, couples or special occasions. So lucky to have this place nearby. Our thanks and compliments to all the staff especially the chefs!
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