Crown & Horns

3.5

313 Reviews

£25 and under

Pub

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 2 times today

Experiences are available.

Charming
Neighborhood 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
Neighborhood
Newbury
Cross street
Compton Road, East Ilsley, RG20 7LH
Parking details
Private on-site parking available
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Mother's Day Five Course Menu
£34.50 per person
Mar 30, 2025 only
Always the most popular day of the year as we take time to say thanks to our dear Mums. Enjoy our five-course set menu to make the day extra special as we take care of the roast this weekend. Please see the Mother's Day menu on our website.

What 313 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.5

3.5 based on recent ratings

3.4Food
3.5Service
3.4Ambience
3.3Value

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313 Reviews

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Mark
Berkshire
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Wonderful and welcoming pub with a great atmosphere. The staff are very good and the service was at the right pace. The food was very good, the menu gave a nice choice and all at a reasonable price. I am sure we will return
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Vicky
Berkshire
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on February 1, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
Having visited a few years ago and had a lovely time we decided to go again for our daughter’s birthday a bit last minute as she was visiting for the day. We arrived and the car park was quiet as we went in we were greeted and seated at the table we had booked, apart from people drinking at the bar the restaurant area was empty and felt a little cold. We ordered drinks and they hadn’t got Heineken 0 so had to have an alternative and my daughter had lemonade which didn’t smell like lemonade at all and didn’t taste like it either. We ordered starters which were ok, nice breaded calamari but one of our daughters ordered sourdough garlic bread which on arrival was sliced bread and didn’t look like sourdough. Our mains arrived hot which was good one of our daughters ordered the half a chicken which when she cut into it it leaked the watery juices over her plate which didn’t help the skin on fries which weren’t the best and her corn ribs which was a corn on the cob cut into half, my husband order extra veg which were more peas and some carrots and parsnips which seemed limp and didn’t taste great. For dessert one daughter had cookie dough which was just a melted cookie and myself and another daughter had the raspberry and apple crumble but neither of us could find any raspberries. All in all it just didn’t feel like we had the food and drink that we had ordered from the menu.
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Julie
London
8 reviews
2.0
8 reviews
Dined on December 20, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Not a very warm welcome. Pub was empty and we still had slow service. No draught ales available “all gone” Offered Guinness but that wasn’t in the £12 light lunch offer so initially charged an extra £11 until we asked for it to be taken off the bill as no other drinks in the offer were available. This was done by a different member of staff. We had driven 1.5 hours to this pub to meet my brother but it was not up to its usual standard.
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Graham
Berkshire
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another wonerful meal at the Crown and Horns although our first Festive experience there.
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Jane
Oxford
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 8, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Four friends met at The Crown and Horns as a convenient halfway point for (non-festive) Sunday lunch. The place was very cold and one of our party as well as someone on another table, asked for the heating to be put on. The fires had not been lit. Starters were OK but otherwise, I have never experienced such appalling food and service. One person's chicken schnitzel was acceptable having been freshly cooked. The roast beef and roast chicken meals were served with strangely ice cold food on cold plates! It was as if half-cooked food had been put on a plate to be reheated, possibly microwaved? On complaining, the plates were taken away to be heated and then the beef was so tough one person could not cut it but the other persevered and bent the knife! Roast potatoes were not crisp and tasted stale. I imagine they had been defrosted but not then properly cooked. Broccoli and carrots were al dente, which I like, but remained cold. The "roasted" parsnips had colour but were floppy. Microwaved, fully plated food does not work, especially on Yorkshire puddings which were inedible. We complained and asked to see a manager but none was available. We sat and talked for half an hour without being offered a dessert or coffee. Eventually on complaining again, a lady behind the bar reduced the price of the bill, which was st least something!
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Bob
Dumfries and Galloway
7 reviews
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2024
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 November 10, 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 June 16, 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 July 21, 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 June 16, 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 June 12, 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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FAQs

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

Crown & Horns is rated 3.5 stars by 313 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 2 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
Neighborhood
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
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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 reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Experiences

Mother's Day Five Course Menu

Menu

What 313 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 reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

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