The Crown (Twickenham)

• The garden is perfect for sunny weekend lunches
• Unfortunately our visit was spoiled by a large group of unruly children whose parents seemed unable to take responsibility for their behaviour
• The place itself is lovely and the young woman who attended us was excellent
• Our prawn cocktails were quite nice very small pawns but pleasant enough
• My roast beef was as tough as old boots and felt to me like it wasn't freshly cooked but out of some packet
• The yorkshire pudding was so crunchy I had to break it with my hands
• There was one piece of meat I unceremoniously spat out of my mouth because it was just pure gristle
• My friend's potato was rotten inside she was so appalled she put it in a tissue and gave it to the waitress to show the kitchen
• The only dish that reached any real standard of acceptability was my daughter's chicken
• We decided our lives were far too short to gamble on getting any sort of dessert served before closing time and that would be worth our time and patience
• The manager had deducted 20% from the total without any discussion so he was clearly aware of the problem
• I'm going to assume it was a bad night which shouldn't happen in any professional establishment but does unfortunately I'm going to return at some point and anticipate a better experience

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