The Crown, Thorpe-le-Soken — Restaurant in Tendring

i have visited this public house on several occasions and noticed that due to the chefs food and new outlook on his investment in the pub it is changing into a place that you can get a good meal at reasonable prices.

you feel comfortable and safe with the staff and the interior is shaping well from the past. it seems a lot of feeling is going into this pub and i have noticed that the chefs favorite place is the wall full of small mirrors. this pub has a good size area for the children to play in and ample car parking. i have only one criticism the pictures on this review web page desperately need up dating and i am shore the owners son could be an inspiration to his farther in showing how to do that. well done chafe...

This pub looks so much better from outside than it actually is when you get in. First thing you notice in the bar is the smell - dogs- and its quite strong and off putting. Then there is the toilet, which is a disabled for both sexes. You will stand for some time looking for the light switch, then you notice the remains of a broken pull cord which is now just a peice of string blackened by the hundreds of hands that have touched it. The toilet is tatty and smelly and not the place you want to linger. The food is pretty poor, frozen veg and boil-in -the-bag fish. We will not be returning here I'm afraid. (The other reviewers here must have been relatives...

Stopped here because we had been turned away from two other Clacton pubs ( we hadn't booked anywhere) but it turns out, things happen for a reason. In this case the reason was that we found the best kept secret in Sunday lunches ever. I for one have paid a hell of a lot more for a roast not even half as good. All the veggies where cooked exactly to my liking, the beef was definitely in the top 2 I've eaten and the Yorkshire pudding was transcendental. Also all the staff where genuinely friendly which is a massive plus. The only down side is that I expect to have trouble getting a table next time...