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The Crown, Greenwich, SE10
SE10
SE10 9TZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Crown
A new pub for me, it has obviously been knocked about a bit inside but retains some nice features including the etched mirrors behind the bar and the ornate but distresed bar front. The pub has gone in a craft beer direction with ten beers on tap from reputable brewers plus a couple of more mainstream stuff in Guinness and Estrella. There are a couple handpumps but a Redemption clip was turned leaving the only handle in use that was dispensing Seacider. I was happy with my half an Anspach & Hobday London Black and more than happy with the pub, a goodun.
On 1st May 2023
- rating: 7
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Tris C left this review about The Crown
A mid-19th century pub with an old Whitbread sign frame, this has recently been hipsterfied somewhat, an exterior part olive green colour scheme looking attractive.
The interior has also been modified, with a scrubbed boarded floor, battleship grey walls and scarlet Anaglypta ceiling with structural columns with Corinthian capitals, painted the obligatory gold; what is of note is the fantastic etched and cut glass mirrored bar back with a gilt embossed parapet. Furniture is conventional, décor comprises potted palms and there’s a raised snug to the rear. What wasn’t of appeal was the substantial encroachment of live televised sport (just one West Ham fan watching), with loud commentary – and even louder ads – which clashed with rather loud music; what also wasn’t called for was the clueless barman, who on clearing the menus, though it would be perfectly ok to dump them on the table where I was seated.
Ales amounted to an unused pump, Seacider and London’s London Lush at a very reasonable £2.25 a half and decent, served by a pleasant barman.
This isn’t a bad place and would be good paired with the Pelton and Plume, certainly miles better than the Angerstein, but the all dominant football combined with loud music mutes the appeal somewhat; as things stand, I wouldn’t have stayed.
On 22nd April 2023
- rating: 5
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Crown
Called in on the crawl round the area ok place worth a visit to say you have been had a decent pint of Charles Well,s Christmas good stuffing 4.5%
On 17th January 2015
- rating: 6
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Roger Button left this review about The Crown
The owner has contacted us to inform us that the pub is now under new management, this review should be read in that context - admin
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The original Crown was recorded as being on Woolwich Road but by the time of the 1901 census, it had relocated to its current position in one of the less touristy ends of Greenwich.
The first thing that is noticeable is that the exterior juts out at ground floor level creating a small balcony for the first floor. The main bar is a single knocked through room with a pool table at one end and the bar to the left hand side behind which are some patterned mirrors. A drinking shlf has been constructed between a couple of pillars to aid vertical drinkers. There is a smaller room set off to the rear containing a few old pics and dusty shelves of nick nacks, model ships and Nelson’s Trafalgar quote but on the whole, it’s all a bit on the dingy side.
Just the one ale, a surprisingly decent pint of Courage Best (£2.90) served by a very welcoming barmaid. The custonmer base wasn’t quite so charming with a constant stream of loud swearing competing from all angles which, set against a backdrop of Sinatra, was like something out of a Tarantino movie.
This isn’t the sort of place to attract anything other than a local crowd but. Despite it’s obvious down to earth approach, I didn’t feel anything particularly intimidating about the place unlike some of its nearby neighbours. If you do find yourself in this bit of town it is worth a quick oint but I would hazard a guess that mots drinkers passing here would be on their way to the nearby Pelton Arms.
On 2nd August 2011
- rating: 5
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