The Crown — Restaurant in East Suffolk

★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★ Really lovely family meal for my Birthday, the food was so yummy and the staff were very welcoming and friendly. The restaurant is clean, as are the toilets (always a plus for me!) and the outside seating area is really lovely. The prices are very reasonable and the menu has a good selection of food plus there is a specials board if you do fancy something a little different. The bar staff and waitresses were lovely, they clearly wanted to make sure we had a nice time and enjoyed the food but they weren’t overbearing at all (there’s nothing worse than being asked every 5 minutes if “everything is ok”) and we could tell that they genuinely cared if ‘everything was OK’ because they waited and listened to our replies (I’ve had many waitresses not even wait for a reply before walking g off in other pubs/restaurants!). Thank you for a lovely lunch, we are all looking forward to returning again...

AVOID!!! Food Portions were small for the amount of money they are charging and food tasted bland apart from the sausages 1 star for the sausages because they were yummy...... they were out of alot of food. The staff are extremely unhappy and the girl that served us was very moody and when we addressed this to her she rolled her eyes!😒 Very disgusting attitude from 3 of the staff including the rough looking chef that somehow appeared in front of us without us knowing how he got there. lol. Maybe we caught them on a bad day but surely if you get paid to serve customers you can at least look happy because you are getting PAID!!🤔 I'm only leaving this review mostly for future references. If you decide to still go here then do so but let me give you this advice "expect the worst staff and food imaginable, because the worst isn't likely to happen, then you are guaranteed...

Finally came here for a drink on a Sunday after driving past loads and constantly saying “We should go there one day”. Last time I visited was 20 years ago (wow I feel old). So wasn’t sure what to expect now. It’s a lot different to what I remember! So cosy instead, great decor, loads of drinks to choose from. The barman was very patient with me and my fussiness on how much lime I like in my lager and lime (and he made it perfectly!). Was lovely to sit outside, loads of seats and different options. Nice to have sofas out there and the birds are a really special touch! Parking is great round the back! Loads of spaces. Will visit...