Poacher's At The Crown Inn - Shropshire

Excellent for an over night stay, comfortable beds, clean facilities and friendly staff. Only comment for us was the time we had to wait for breakfast to be cooked. 45 mins from sitting down to getting food from kitchen. This could probably be quicker with a bit of thought and planning.

We had an evening meal here and it was absolutely fantastic. Beautiful food, and the service was great! Only thing was that the steak didn’t come with any sauce like peppercorn etc, but it did come with mushroom ketchup which was lovely but that’s not a big thing for us! We’ll definitely come back if we’re ever in the area

We arrived at 1.45 and there was a private party occupying the entire pub. We asked if we were able to check in and were told in no uncertain terms check in was three pm. The manager was extremely rude. We purchased a drink and found a corner to sit in, there was no WiFi or phone signal. After overhearing one of the party guests saying “we’re leaving soon as this will get messy later” we decided to forgo our stay.

Together with a few friends we thought we’d take the plunge and try The Hopton Crown’s Burn night celebration. A three course meal with a whiskey. I have to admit that the haggis , neaps and tatties aren’t my usual go to food. But wow what a meal. I ordered the veggie option it was stunning. Soup was creamy and delicious. The main course was rich and very very tasty. The dessert was perfect sweet and a little tart with the fruit. Everyone who ate thoroughly enjoyed their meal and in fact some three days later still talking about it. The whiskey connoisseurs would probably have frowned at the tipple served. Whiskey and Cointreau. As most of us weren’t huge whiskey drinkers this suited us well. And it was surprisingly delicious and quaffable. But I’m sure the single malts they have at The Crown would have been great accompaniment for those whiskey connoisseurs. The staff were , as always , attentive with great service the food piping hot. I hope they they celebrate Burns night again next year. I will definitely be going again. Photos of veggie Haggis I started to eat it then realised I’d not taken a photo and dessert.

Dreadful breakfast experience. Slow to serve and we only asked for tea and American pancakes. Took ages to even get the tea and the pancakes eventually arrived but they were dry and rubbery like from a packet. Had to request maple syrup to go with them. No orange juice and the toast/cereals table was empty and clearly not being replenished for 9.00am breakfast guests. Poor service. Left to get a proper breakfast on our travels. Room was fine however.