The Crown Inn - Wiltshire

Have been 4 times through necessity and sadly it is always empty and properly passively unfriendly. No recognisable draft beer or cider. It's for locals I think. Avoid.

After been to Pewsey for so many years we never tried or visited the Crowns even though it is less than 5 located to our house!! Simply, because my mother in law was often cooking and quite honestly speaking after try Crowns roast Chicken there is no comparison!! My MIL’s roast is by far much better and more deliouse!! However, if your MIL is not cooking for you because you have not brought her some sweet from Bahrain, than Crowns is the ideal place to go!! I was so hungry so I ate my full meal as soon as my order was served on the table!!! I then complimented the chef even though my Yorkshire pudding was burnt!!

Just don’t! One of the owners, the younger one is a bully and seems to get a kick out of standing over women and humiliating them. He doesn’t like women. He also said racist things about my driving and was rude to me about a fellow patron in the pub, who happens to be a gay man! He’s just horrible. The parents were okay, but their son is a problem. Especially if you’re a woman travelling on your own! I did not feel safe.

Booked in advance via phone for table of 7 with extended family. Mainly because one of our party was taking the train back to London. Boy, I'm glad we stopped by. A hidden gem. Home cooked food with a good selection of beers, unfortunately we had designated drivers in our party, so not able to taste the beers and ales this time. We tried to buy some bottles to take home, but alas, they were too popular and there was sadly none to be had. Never mind, it gives us an excuse to return. We all really enjoyed our Sunday lunches. Home cooked food, with options for the vegetarians in our party. Puddings were the only dilemma, choosing only one was difficult as they all sounded good. I had home made spotted dick with custard, which was fantastic but equally others in our party had the meringue, ice cream and warm chocolate cake. All really good with generous portions. Service good and a roaring open fire. We hope to return.

Yet another visit to The Crown, this time staying in their en-suite accommodation. Fantastic hospitality as always and a choice of Sunday lunch dishes for the vegan so she was more than happy. Highly recommended!