I booked a table for 4 for Sunday lunch, just before Christmas. The pub itself is beautiful, outside & inside, after it's much awaited renovation. It is gorgeous inside, with cosy nooks everywhere. We ordered two roast beef dishes, a vegetarian dish & a roast chicken dish. The food was restaurant quality. It looked wonderful & tasted even better. And importantly, hot plates, so the food stayed hot for the duration of the meal. Dionne the landlady, is very friendly & welcoming. Issy, one of the bar staff, whom I have met on three occasions, is excellent. She has remembered me each time & is extremely personable & efficient. Dionne understands very well that chefs & bar staff can make or break a pub/restaurant. Long may "The Famous Crown" continue!
Popped in sat night. Got pint of Guinness & a Rekorderlig cider £10.80. Reasonable price. About half full. Didn't have food so Didn't put any stars for that .
Chilled & relaxing..
First visit with Martin Meerkat since The "Famous" Crown reopened after a few years. Seems very much as was..just cleaner. Oddly Martin's friend Tim came a few weeks ago and had to remove his hat? My wooly hat was acceptable. Go figure. TV and sport in back room. Real ale choice of Sharps Atlantic, Purity Longhorn Rye IPA or Taylor's Landlord..had the later. Good pint. Best memory was when wife came in with her backpack..turned round and sent a pint flying off a ledge..NOT ME! Must have been the fairies. Or Flat Eric.
Great food and lovely welcome. We have Stan our greyhound and they love dogs here. The Sunday lunches are the best in Didsbury and it was so good we came back on bank holiday Monday with Paul and his 2 greyhounds Neville and Poppy.
Called in for Sunday lunch yesterday and it was delicious. Dionne and her staff are all very welcoming and friendly, nothing is too much trouble. Would definitely recommend, dog friendly too
The landlady is the kindest! I could not recommend this pub more, we watched the Women's World Cup final here, and she brought around free drinks and jokingly offered me a defib when I looked like I needed one. Genuinely the highlight of the day.
Lovely pub. Warm atmosphere, friendly staff, great location in the middle of didsbury village. Food delicious and reasonably prices drinks. Highly recommend 👌
A really nice pub. Lovely staff and great beer. I met here with friends I haven't seen for years and its a nice relaxing place. Also I love the recent revamp they've done.
Dionne and her team are amazing. She is so friendly, Accomodation and great fun. We love going there. Highly recommend.
Been here quite a lot lately as we have been meeting up with friends and we used to know the land lady and landlord in here years ago but it has now changed and I would like to say what a great change it has been.
The landlady and landlord (sorry, I presume there's a landlord) run a really tight ship. Also, the other lady behind the bar was spot on as well.
We visited on Saturday, 13th May, and sat in the corner next to the window to the left as you walk in.
Within the first 2 minutes, someone was asked to leave as she was eating her own stuff near the bar, and a gentleman was asked to remove his cap...."Back of the net," we cry. Good management.
The pub was buzzing but no idiots and the last time we were in the food looked great, and there was a band on.
It's worth the trip from Sale to drink here. Let's hope it lives long & prospers.
Another good pub in Didsbury that I can highly recommend, despite being very busy, we got served straight away and yet another decent pint 🍻 of cider. 👍🙂
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