December 2023 by 248maxines
We chose The Crown as the venue for our seniors villag outing from Kirkby Malzeard. There were twenty two of us and we used the big dining room. We had a truly admirable Christmas lunch; turkey with all the trimmings, and mince pies and wensleydale cheese to finish. The meal was beautifully home cooked with very generous portions. Clive served us all with his signature unhurried laid back style. All in all everyone had a really enjoyable time with delicious food. Many thanks to all at the Crown. This may become a yearly outing!
October 2023 by Andrea Brazil
Good carvery and friendly cheery service.
August 2023 by I8630TXjoang
I had to laugh reading the last negative review. I was having drinks with my nieces when the hen party arrived, who were in fact in my opinion very drunk and abusive. I do not post often on TA but having spent my time working in hospitality for many years I don?t blame the owners for turning them away. I had a feeling they might post a bad review hence me posting my own experience. I had a great meet and greet on arrival by the two ladies behind the bar and we were made to feel most welcome. The food was excellent. It takes a while for the food to come and the waitress did say explain that but everything is homemade and cooked fresh, no frozen veg here! The veggie lasagne was a hit with my nieces and I had their fish lemon sole and caper special. You do have to book to reserve a table as they don?t have many tables and it gets busy with diners.
August 2023 by Aasdfghrt54d
Would not entertain this pub at all. We we're staying local for a social gathering and called into the pub on the afternoon of 19.08.23 and asked if they did meals on the night, they were very happy to advise us of their menu and looked forward to us going back. We returned later that night and asked for a table for 7 of us which they looked at us and as we had hen party badges etc on said no tables left, fully booked. Which they definately were not. We left and on the way out one of the locals politely told us to F.. Off. We were a group of 7, 1 male and 6 females aged from 30 to 60 none of us had been drinking. Such a lovely way to make strangers welcome would avoid this pub like a plague. Went to the same named pub up the road at middlesmoor and totally different staff and welcome.
August 2023 by w0bblylegs
Puzzled by the negative reviews as our experience was excellent. The food is high quality bar food and cooked from scratch, so it does take a while to come, but it is worth the wait. Owners and locals were incredibly friendly. A proper country pub with labradors included.
July 2023 by Google user
Amazing pub with amazing food. We were camping nearby mid week so it was quiet but meant that we were able to chat to everyone in the pub, which made our evening. Everyone was so friendly and we were made to feel very welcome. The food was out of this world, delicious and hearty portions. Highly recommend eating here. We'd go again next week if we lived nearer! Really dog friendly too.
April 2023 by jeangP7087LA
We called in The Crown on Friday 28th April, whilst on a visit to relative in the area for light lunch. There we were warmly welcomed by both bar staff and local residents, plus beautiful Labradors..one a delightful friendly puppy. A plus being my son was allowed to take in his two dogs too. The sandwiches we were served by a roaring fire were absolutely delicious as was the alcohol. Long time since I enjoyed such relaxing atmosphere..
April 2023 by Mrs F
Lovely welcoming pub with nice wine and fabulous food. We were staying in the area for one night and walked here over the hill. We had a lovely evening.
April 2023 by Stephen Potter
Had a really good meal here of Nidderdale Lamb Henry. Very friendly and informal pub and would be happy to return again.
April 2023 by PMDri2706
Visited the Crown for Sunday lunch. The pub is really cosy with a roaring fire. We were warmly welcomed & shown our table in the very pleasant dining room. The food and wine were excellent, just couldn?t fault either, well priced too. There was a good choice on the menu of traditional food. We all had roast beef & Yorkshire Pudding & everything was freshly cooked. It was really delicious. The atmosphere was great & enhanced by the background music which was lovely mellow jazz. All of the staff were friendly too. We stayed ages & didn?t really want to leave. Can highly recommend, we?ll certainly go back when we return to beautiful Nidderdale Valley.
April 2023 by CalumM450
Highly recommended. We came in after a walk and found a bar where time has stood still - in a good way. Traditional customer service and classic meals. Clive was an attentive, warm host. The Black Sheep was brilliantly kept. Our food - beef stew and fish and chips - was delicious and well presented. I can?t remember the last time I had a linen napkin in a bar! The Crown Hotel was an unexpected delight.
March 2023 by Jourdain W
Lovely pub but does not advertise the very limited open times on Google or their website. So we turned up and had missed their kitchen times. Didn?t pick up the phone when I rang either. See my photo for the times.
March 2023 by Jordan
Lovely pub but does not advertise the very limited open times on Google or their website. So we turned up and had missed their kitchen times. Didn?t pick up the phone when I rang either. See my photo for the times.
November 2022 by Joel Hutton
Truly great pub, nice couple running it, amazing fresh local food, good banter with the owners and barstaff.
October 2022 by P. C. B.
A super little pub nestled in the village of Lofthouse. A cosy and quirky pub that oozes character.A nice Yorkshire welcome as you walk in, add some locals and you have a great atmosphere.The food was really nice. I had the ham and leek pie and the good lady had a huge beer battered fish and chips. The portion size was more than enough. Perfect.The bar is adorned will some local ales so you won't be disappointed if that's your bag.PB
