RestaurantsBerkshireMaidenheadSL6

Breaking news

November 2021: The Bonwick family have announced that they are leaving The Crown after nine years; last service will be on Saturday 18th December 2021.
May 2022: Dom Chapman, formerly head chef at Heston Blumenthal’s pub The Hind’s Head, has taken over here. 

survey result

Summary

£58
   ££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

In June 2022, Dom Chapman took on this well-known Thames-valley pub, which had been run by the Bonwick family for the previous nine years. It opened too late for feedback in our annual diners’ poll, but an early report from fooderati insider, Andy Hayler, suggested that Champan will be continuing the high quality of his previous venture, The Beehive and also the Bonwicks’ former regime here: “service… was excellent. Overall, this was a very enjoyable evening, The Crown offering a very appealing menu and generally well-made food. … this is already shaping up to be a charming restaurant, and based on the chef’s track record I expect the food to progress further from this solid start”.

Summary

£53
   ££
4
Very Good
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Simon Bonwick’s acclaimed 20-seater pub is a family-run venture where often all front of house are from the clan: a feature whose “impact is clear from the moment you enter, with the warm and friendly greeting, followed through in terms of attentive service and an atmosphere more like a cosy home than a restaurant”. The cuisine takes a classic gastronomic approach, with “a short and punchy menu providing four or five options each for starter, main and dessert”. Results are splendid, and even those who feel it’s “a touch on the pricey side (with mains around £30)” feel “it’s money better spent than other poor meals for half the cost”.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £19.95 £24.95

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£12.50 £23.00 £7.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £20.00
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, SL6 6QZ
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday11 am‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Thursday11 am‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Friday11 am‑3:30 pm, 5 pm‑11 pm
Saturday11 am‑11 pm
Sunday11 am‑5 pm

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