Crown & Horns

4.0

308 Reviews

£25 and under

Pub

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2 people

23 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 4 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Neighbourhood gem
Dog-friendly

Soak up our friendly service and homely charm nestled in the heart of West Berkshire's racing countryside. Dating back to the 19th Century, the Crown & Horns is a beautiful country inn with heaps of character and history. The perfect place to sit back and relax with your favourite drink in hand.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Pub
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
01635 281545
Website
https://www.crownandhorns.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
We offer a take away service
Private party facilities
We can cater for private events, please contact us on 01635281545

Location
Compton Road, East Ilsley, Newbury, ENG RG20 7LH
Area
Newbury
Cross Street
Compton Road, East Ilsley, RG20 7LH
Parking details
Private on-site parking available
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Experiences

Breakfast with Santa
£25.00 per person
15 Dec 2024 only
Father Christmas will be joining us for breakfast on the 15th December Activities: -Craft & Story session – Tell Father Christmas what you’d like for Christmas – Each child receives a small gift from Father Christmas – Photo ops! Bring your camera and tag us in your photos TicketPrice: £25 per child Optional extra: Glass of fizz, Tea/Coffee & bacon sandwich £7 per adult. Tickets are limited so book today to avoid disappointment.
Festive Set Menu - £30.95pp (£10pp deposit)
£10.00 per person
Prepaid
20 Nov 2024 - 30 Dec 2024
Join us for our traditional three course (£30.95) or two course (£26.95) festive set menu. Think crispy ham hock terrine, British lamb rump and proper sticky toffee pudding to name a few, alongside turkey and the traditional trimmings. Visit our pub website to view the full menu, pricing and details. Secure your festive booking today with a deposit of just £10 per person.
3 Course Christmas Day Menu -£85pp (£25pp deposit)
£25.00 per person
Prepaid
25 Dec 2024 only
Join us for our traditional three course Christmas Day set menu. Choose from a selection of our perfectly prepared dishes alongside our turkey & traditional trimmings. Visit our pub website to view the full menu, pricing and details. Secure your festive booking today with a deposit of just £25 per person.

What 308 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.0

4 based on recent ratings

4.1Food
4Service
4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

308 Reviews

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Bob
Dumfries and Galloway
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Booked for a mid-week lunch. £30 per head fee if a no-show seems a bit steep to me, but I would never just not turn up. Phoned me in advance to check Festive or ordinary menu, which was good. Anyway, friendly welcome and shown to a table. Not busy at all. Nice interior, typical country pub feel. Shame about the rather irritating piped music coming from the speaker right above our table – is it necessary? Service was friendly but food a little disappointing for me, considering the price. Lasagne was small and rather runny with very little mince in it – mostly bechemel sauce I think. Other dishes were ok but nothing had the wow factor.
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Vanya
Gloucestershire
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 10 November 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Sunday lunch after a lovely dog walk. The main restaurant/bar area was packed but we had a table in the back restaurant room which was otherwise empty and suited us fine. Our weary spaniel curled up on the floor. The waitress was super friendly and attentive even though we were away from the main action. The roasts - we had pork and chicken - were both just fabulous. Lots of meat and veggies and plump Yorkshire puddings piled up on the plates. I loved the pudding option of a coffee and mini-pudding which was the perfect size after the chunky main course. Altogether excellent and we will definitely be back.
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AndrewS
Orlando
5 reviews
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on 16 June 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
It was the fourth time we’ve eaten here and every time previously was five star each time This time though they had tech issues so our order was wrong then the bill was wrong and the employees where very stressed I do recommended people try it as it genuinely is a brilliant pub I just hope they get the tech issues sorted
Crown & HornsResponded on 21 July 2024
Hi Andrew, We have recently taken over at the Cown and Horns, thank you for being so understanding, I believe you visited when they previous landlady have unfortunately had a flood. We are now through those issues and would like to invite yourself and you guests down to try us again, could you please call me on 01635281545 to discuss. Regards Chris
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JacquieH
Warwickshire
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 16 June 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
I would say that the staff at the Crown & Horn were less then accommodating. A friend and I met here for lunch on Sunday (also happened to be Father's Day) and we were met with a fixed Fathers Day menu (no mention of this at the time of booking) . Whilst the menu on offer was good, we had the option of Starter & Main for £21 then dessert if wanted for £5. However, my friend was keen to have a couple of starters only and I was hoping for dinner & dessert. Our waiter explained that this was not possible because the till wouldn't accept this!! So we were forced to have starter and dinner at the very least, if this was explained at booking there would be no issue as we wouldn't have gone there. Food was ok, very rushed service and tea was stewed! Unfortunately we will not be returning.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Berkshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 12 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Good Food, Good service, historic surroundings and ambience. Only minor glitch was that the table wobbled (oneshort or long leg. We understand the floor is not smoothly level, so apreicate this may not be a simple glitch to fix. We travelled to East Ilsey from Hertfordshire and South Wales, but would happily meet there again.
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OpenTable Diner
Yorkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 30 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good local pub that always makes an effort and deserves support. Nicely decorated, well run, food well priced, feel welcomed whether it's quiet or busy.
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PaulB
Berkshire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 22 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We went here for a landmark wedding anniversary lunch and it was faultless. We were welcomed warmly and with congratulations, seated quickly and from there the service was engaging, the right balance of timely but not rushed and the food was fantastic. We were made to feel very welcome, making it a highly memorable meal.
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karenc
Yorkshire
18 reviews
vip
4.0
18 reviews
Dined on 14 April 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Our roast beef was over cooked and the vegetables needed more cooking, but both were replaced without a fuss. Would be happy to return.
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ChrisT
New York City
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 31 March 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Have eaten here previously and really enjoyed it but hadn’t realised that the owners have changed. On arrival we were told there were no draught beers due to an electrical fault which was fine then several elements from the menu were not available but offered cauliflower cheese in lieu of the Yorkshire pudding. Website suggested a wider menu available but there was purely a 3 course set menu with no option to just have one or two courses. Drinks arrived- my daughter’s glass of water tasted of detergent. Starters - salads etc all straight from the fridge so too cold and lacking flavour. Also some of the advertised ingredients were missing with no explanation or apologies. Mains - pie and mash good but not much to get wrong with that to be fair. Prawn curry tasteless and again missing items which we were then told had run out . Roast beef - cold meat. Sent back to sort and came back still cold. Server said she would take something off the bill. We then heard table behind us bring told that they could just have a main course if they wanted- only just over 1/2 hour after we had been told that wasn’t an option. We skipped dessert on the basis of what we had already eaten. I went to settle the bill and although the roast beef had been taken off, the cauliflower cheese which we had been told was a replacement for part of the roast meal had been added on as a separate option. Overall a thoroughly disappointing experience for Easter Sunday. Given that the booking option through this ties you in to going or being charged £30/head it would have been simple and polite to have messaged us and said how much was unavailable . Unfortunately we will not be returning
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Katiet
Hampshire
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 3 March 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We came as a couple 2 months ago . Loved it thought it was amazing , brilliant food , massive portions was fantastic. We came with family on Sunday and were disappointed. Over £15 for roast chicken Sunday dinner and it was 2 tiny chicken thighs. Cauliflower cheese was undercooked, feel like the table we had (table 4) was in a corridor. Was such a different experience from the first time . Shame as overall it’s a lovely pub
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FAQs

Crown & Horns offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 01635 281545.

Crown & Horns is rated 4 stars by 308 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

23 Nov 2024

19:00

Booked 4 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Compton Road, East Ilsley, Newbury, ENG RG20 7LH

Additional information

Cross Street
Compton Road, East Ilsley, RG20 7LH
Area
Newbury
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Pub
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private on-site parking available
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan

Website
https://www.crownandhorns.co.uk/
Phone number
01635 281545
Catering
We offer a take away service
Private party facilities
We can cater for private events, please contact us on 01635281545

Crown & Horns

Make a booking

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Experiences

Breakfast with Santa

Festive Set Menu - £30.95pp (£10pp deposit)

3 Course Christmas Day Menu -£85pp (£25pp deposit)

Menu

What 308 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does Crown & Horns offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Crown & Horns restaurant rated?

Is Crown & Horns currently accepting bookings?

Make a booking

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