The Crown, Wolverhampton

Official site of the Crown, includes menu - www.thecrownwergs.co.uk

Official site of the Crown, includes menu - www.thecrownwergs.co.uk

A Mitchell’s and Butlers pub which has recently had a complete internal rebuild, it is now very modern (lots of glass and mirrors) and entirely open plan. As you walk in the main entrance there is a fire place immediately on the left which is still used to warm the large bar area that covers the right hand side of the building, the left hand side is now a rather large upmarket restaurant, tables are set with cutlery and wine glasses ready for dining and free standing wine coolers are scattered around! For anyone who knew this pub before the refurb (Harvester) this will be quite a surprise. There is a circular central bar that serves all areas, the kitchen has an open servery as found in many expensive restaurants and the food is very posh nosh. Regular ales are Timothy Taylor’s landlord, Enville Ale and Purity Pure UBU (all seem to be permanent). I very rarely touch the stuff especially if there’s ale on offer but it should be noted that there is Erdinger, Pilsner Urquell, Budvar and Peroni on keg. An interesting refurbishment which is trying to mix a traditional bar area with an upmarket restaurant. To be honest it’s not really my cup of tea and it felt a bit strange just going in there for a drink so I’m not sure if it works but the ale was decent.