The Crown @ Stoke By Nayland

Latest addition to our low alcohol range - Brewdog’s Nanny State at 0.5%

Start your weekend in the best way - Pigeon breast, roasted cauliflower puree, shallots & crispy prosciutto.

FLASH SALE - Stay this Thursday 7th or Friday 8th February from only £25!! Spend £75 in the restaurant on any food and drink and stay for £25. Call us on 01206 262001 to book your stay now.

Enjoy a weekend treat at The Crown... Chocolate fondant, caramelised apple & fig syrup. It’s also gluten free!

Delighted to announce the return of our Lunch Set Menu. Dishes to expect - Chicken liver pâté, Lemon & thyme homemade tagliatelle, and Banana cake for pudding.

We finally got a dusting of snow in Stoke by Nayland this morning!

Stay this Thursday, 31st January with 50% off. Plus receive a complimentary upgrade! Call us on 01206 262001 or message us for more details.

Today’s special pudding - Vanilla créme, poached rhubarb, rhubarb sorbet & pumpkin seeds

Enjoy one of our new starters on the a la carte menu - Tempura oysters & king prawns, soy, spring onion & pickled samphire

Treat your Valentine with a romantic overnight stay at The Crown. As you step into your room, enjoy a bottle of chilled Michel Guilleminot Champagne on your arrival. For the evening, delight in a 3 course supper by an open fire. In the morning, enjoy breakfast from The Crown kitchen. Rate starts from £200, in a Standard Double inclusive of Double occupancy. Available 11th-15th February. Call us on 01206 262001 to book your special Valentines package.

Cold but beautiful sunrise this morning in Stoke by Nayland.

Come in and enjoy our homemade sun blushed tomato & chilli houmous, crispy spiced chickpeas & pitta bread. Open for lunch today 12pm-2.30pm then supper 6pm-10pm

Fancy a treat? New burger on the menu - Haggis, black pudding & sausage meat burger, bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, sweet potato wedges & garlic mayonnaise

New vegetarian dish on the a la carte - Sesame seed tempura vegetables & sweet chilli sauce. It’s gluten & dairy free... absolutely delicious!

New main dish on the a la carte - Colne Valley lamb chops (untrimmed), apricot & pine nut couscous, sweet & sour aubergine

Today’s special pudding - Warm apple tart, cranberries & vanilla ice cream.

We can’t keep this a secret any longer - by popular demand, the haggis and black pudding bon bons will be back on the menu from next week.

Good Morning from Stoke by Nayland. Beautiful red sky over the pub this morning - have a great weekend!

Welcoming,Relaxed ,friendly atmosphere. Staff attentive but not overbearing. Meal served at a good pace.

Menu was wide ranging with something for everyone.

I will definitely go back.

Lovely place, excellent service and outstanding food, and the wine list is out of this world too � . We had a lovely evening thank u � x

Just returned from a night away in the hotel. Beautiful place lovely room clean and peaceful. Had table booked for dinner and just couldn't fault it. Service was brilliant lovely helpful staff. Meal was excellent all cooked to a very high standard. Breakfast in the morning was faultless. Some much choice all cooked to order. Loved the whole experience will definitely return.

Had an amazing overnight stay here. The food was out of this world will fantastic service. The room was perfect. Customer service was brilliant and friendly. Xx

Great place, great staff, great food.

Great atmosphere, fantastic food / wine and excellent service

Fantastic restaurant. Lovely location to boot. We were a party of 4 celebrating a birthday. We each had 3 courses and coffee. Every course was delicious and well presented and prepared. The staff were friendly and welcoming,not to mention helpful regarding any queries. Great value at £32.50 per head. Will definitely return sooner than later despite a 100 mile round trip.

Fantastic menu mouth watering dishes excellent choices and great friendly staff with exceptional chef.. 5/5

Beautiful country retreat. Not a lot in the immediate area just rolling green countryside, which makes it the perfect place for a romantic/escape weekend. Hotel itself is perfect, immaculate with great decor. Lovely touches with mini bar, tea/coffee station,glassware, fan in room.Things that you dont always get in large hotels let alone small country inns.

Amazing shower(always important for us nothing worse than a bad shower when staying in a hotel)

All staff very helpful with receptionist showing us to our room and giving fresh milk and biscuits.

Ate in the resturant last night and would say one of the best meals we have had in a while. Busy,yet smoothly run. Great menu and lovely resturant garden. Will recommend.

A very impressive lunch, food amazing, service amazing, very clean, staff very friendly, nothing too much trouble, a great meal out and i shall return, next time I shall stay over and experience the accommodation too. Well done �

Was really disappointed first tome back to the restaurant after a few years the service wasn’t great and the meat was hard and fatty the desert menu was very limited nothing at all on there any of our table liked quite disappointed

lovely place and staff .. fish was delicious but my wife's "iron" steak was firm & inedible !! .. we expected staff to ask why it was not eaten when they collected the plates !! .. anyway, its one place we wont visit again, as there are plenty of other restaurants and pubs to choose from locally ...

We had a lovely meal, but the door to the north facing terrace and guest accommodation was continually left open so that we were continually subject to a cold draught. Please could you fit a self closing catch to the door?

Not keen on menus that consist mostly of rabbit, game and steak

Thought it was overpriced (£21 for a rump steak !) and wasn't impressed with my dessert which I found dry and had insufficient sauce

I wrote a more detailed review on Trip Advisor, but whilst some aspects of the meal were good, we were disappointed overall and will not be returning.



Pros: nice surroundings, good decor, roast beef was excellent, dessert was nice, staff were friendly.



Cons: Had to ask for menus while we waited to be seated, had to chase up about our reservation when the time came (we were early), no highchairs (fortunately we'd asked on the phone and brought our own - not very family friendly), limited choice for vegetarians and no vegetarian roast option (It was a Sunday, we were out for a family roast dinner) so my wife had to make do with yorkshire pudding, veg and potatoes with no gravy and some extra veg. We were then charged the full £18.95 for a beef roast dinner PLUS an extra £3 for the extra veg (which I insisted was removed from the bill) for this. Sausage and mash from the children's menu was literally *one* sausage and a dollop of mash with gravy and no vegetables for £7.50. Artichoke salad starter was nice in parts but artichoke poorly prepared and mostly inedible.



For the prices charged here, you expect much better. There are pubs serving equally good, if not better, Sunday roasts and many places that will offer some kind of vegetarian/meat-free option, for less money.

No high chairs in the restaurant, staff not really helpful but food was lovely always

Looking at the other reviews maybe we came on an off day!, but won't go back, we had lovely starters, but roast diner was poor, dessert not much better. Service was on the whole good although we did have to ask 4 times for a jug of water, it finally arrived after complaining to the manageress, who did apologise. Shame because it's a nicely decorated restaurant, just expected better food and service.

Trouble is they employ very young waitresses that are not trained properly and don't deliver what you have ordered, very disappointed as have some great meals in the past but won't be returning as apologies don't seem very sincere either.

No high chairs in the restaurant, locals were taking pictures of our car because we left it in the car park and one threatened to get the car towed away! Not a very welcoming place at all.