The Crown Inn — Restaurant in England

The newly refurbished Crown Inn at Keyford in Frome is definitely a massive improvement on what it used to be. The staff were really friendly and helpful, the parrilla inside the pub could be an issue if you're smoke sensitive, the menu is excessively meat heavy and only one vegan option in the mains, which is disappointing for you vegetarians and vegans (of which Frome has many and I am one of them!). I had the Halloumi skewer with "leaves" and fries. Unfortunately for us, four out of the five that were dining had the halloumi which was accompanied, for some obscure reason, by a large metal hanging affair per person that took up so much room on the table and didn't really work! As soon as the halloumi skewer was hung on this strange object, the lot just slid off onto the plate beneath! We had to reject them and ask our lovely waitress to take them away! I suggest you do the same! The food tasted good in the main apart from the fact that it was a bit hit and miss with the halloumi, some pieces being cremated and some rock hard! The aubergine was uncooked and thus inedible. Onion, mushroom and peppers delicious but so very sparse! By the end of eating my meal I felt like I'd just had the starter! Why, oh why are vegans and vegetarians so badly catered for in pubs and restaurants? Had I been a meat eater not only would I have had a proper balanced meal but I may have left feeling fuller! Come on, Guys! Don't forget we exist and make up quite a large percentage of your possible business? Can't knock the renovation, the desire to create a warm, welcoming place for the locals and a great range of drinks but I do take issue with the menu and the fact that for a few leaves, 3 chunks of halloumi, a mini bowl of fries (not handmade) and a few extra bits of veg I paid £16 for the pleasure! Really? We were offered a free round for the poor state of the halloumi and aubergine but it felt pricey for so little and my tummy felt short-changed too! The pub is still a really lovely meeting place for a bevvy and some socialising though. Dog friendly and has a little outside yard for the warmer weather with a shepherd's hut! Five stars for...

The staff at The Crown Inn are great, including owners Dan and James who are always busy in the thick of the action which is good to see. The pub offers Frome beautiful courtyard garden space in a pub environment where you don't have to remortgage your house to buy a glass of wine. Time and care has been taken to renovate the place sympathetically. They have exposed the beautiful inglenook fireplace giving a cosy feeling to the bar area and added new character features of their own that blend easily with the old. They have accommodation, a function room and plenty of large tables so it's great for social and community gatherings. I've popped along with a large group of us including little ones and they were really accommodating and the kids loved the foot pump taps in the toilets. Aside from seeing a few more local beers/ales/ciders doing the rounds at the bar this pub is superb and definitely one to visit should you be spending...

The days of drinking a good pint of Bass in a CAMRA listed heritage interior are gone, but things are looking up at the Crown again after three landlords have made a mess of it. The 2021 remodelling replaced the cosy lounge bar with an expensive "Uruguayan grill" with an emphasis on cocktails, which unsurprisingly failed to work in this off-town centre location with no parking. We're left with a strange hybrid to which three successive managers have struggled to attract the local community back. But new manager Kai is starting to turn things round. He's simplified the menu (including the best mac and cheese I've ever tasted) and there's cask ale again from Blindmans. I hope this lovely historic pub flourishes again and recovers its role as a focal point of the...