The Crown Inn — Restaurant in England

Overall disappointing experience; nothing really bad, but for the money (£55 for 2) expected better. The food was basically "stuff from the freezer" and nothing fresh or handmade, and there was little effort to garnish the dishes. Even the chips & onion rings were "oven ready". And it's a shame a Cumbrian pub serves beers from the Midlands when there are so many excellent local breweries around here.

Starters: Squid rings: not really salt & peppered, and a bit soggy having been cooked from frozen. 6 rings for £7.50! So-called "stack" of haggis & black pudding; in reality 1 slice of haggis and 2 of pudding; a small amount of packet sauce sprinkled with packet dried onion bits. No bread or biscuits to accompany. £7 for that.

Mains: Gormet burger and Chicken burger. Again all very shop-bought and something you could easily do at home (though we make our own burgers). No 'slaw or salad, and soggy sweet buns; not bakery crusty ones.

We just expect something better when eating out at a pub; at least...

Utterly amazing, world class food in a quaint pub, at an affordable price. It’s rare in the UK to find world class food, and I mean top notch, 5 star hotel standard dinning in a beautiful, quaint and friendly pub. The food would not be out of place in some of the best restaurants in London, Paris, New York or anywhere you care to mention. Every mouthful of every dish we shared made hairs on the back of our neck stand-up. Throughout all our travels- this is the best food we have ever tasted. It has to be the UK’s best culinary secret. The staff were amazing as well and so was the wine and beer. I recommend everyone to visit this pub if you are ever visiting the Lake District - in fact it is an excuse to visit the...

Even though we only stepped in for a pint, the atmosphere of the place is typical "village English". Cask and refrigerated ales on tap, the ubiquitous old fireplace with oak mantel, and laid back attitude.

Co-beer drinker, who has been here and eaten on numerous occasions, said that the chef/cook really knows his stuff and provides an excellent repast. I hope to experience that the next time I'm by!

The pub is located in the village of Kirkoswald and is easy to get to by car. I'm not sure of there's a bus service but wouldn't be surprised if there is as it's a fairly large town by northern England standards. I'd estimate maybe 700-1000 people. I'm including a snap of the menu that was offered that day. Definitely...