The Crown Inn - Barnsley

Love our food. Best steak and real chips. And amazing atmosphere x Price per person: £30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Lets start on a positive, the staff are friendly. The menu is basic, with a few daily specials listed on the wall. We were told that all the food was made from scratch and that some meals take time to prepare. What you see on the menu is not what we received, the garlic mushrooms on ciabatta bread was served with toasted bread. The nachos are served with three dips, the salsa is a sauce with no particular taste or texture , the nachos were very poor, small, thin with little to no taste. My wife ordered the rump steak, medium rare, it came well done, it was no more than 10mm thick and very chewy. It came with chips (these looked and tasted good I was told) the garden peas were dry and wrinkled. The tomato ketchup was the one made with lots of vinegar. there was a good size mushroom, unfortunately no one wanted to eat it as it was saturated in oil. My son had the lasagne, the dish was a good size with what looked like a good cheese topping, unfortunately there was little sign of any meat, the filling was mush. part way through he pulled our a piece of plastic food tray (it looked like the lip of a disposable microwave food tray) he presented the plastic fragment to an member of the bar staff they apologised and after consulting the manager, knocked it of the bill, he did not finish the meal. It very much looked and tasted like a cheap ping meal. Before ordering my meal from the daily specials sticky chilly chicken with red onion and peppers. I asked at the bar if it was spicy. she said it does have a bit of a kick sounded great. It arrived over one hour later (the pub was far from being busy) the meal was served in a dish, approximately 75% of the dish was boiled rice and at the side was a red watery sauce it looked and tasted like the sauce the you get with chicken balls from a supermarket that I throw it away as it spoils the chicken, it came with diced white onions (no red onion or any peppers) there was between 6 and 8 pieces of chicken slightly bigger than an oxo cube, regular in size. There was nothing sticky or that tasted like chilly and it did not have any red onions, peppers or a spicy kick. I wish that I had taken photos. We have been eating at the Crown since 1977, its always had a very good reputation for good food and in all this time I have never been disappointed. For me that reputation has been shattered.

The Chicken, Ham Leek Pie was amazing! Gravy served in its own pot, so the option of a light drizzle or swimming was a nice touch. Really nice traditional pub with a great menu

Amazing food! Highly recommend the steak pie. Lovely friendly staff and dog friendly! Looking forward to returning soon.

I visited the crown inn for food with my friend, Beautiful food, great atmosphere and great service. Really enjoyed our visit! Some great gluten free options which is a bonus!!