The Crown Hardingstone in Northampton

FANTASTIC PUB,FRIENDLY PEOPLE LOVELY ATMOSPHERE 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

A friendly pub with a lovely landlady, very clean and airy, am looking forward to tasting the food too.

Great atmosphere ,only second time here but always enjoyed.

What a welcome! Apprehensively, walking in on my own, I was made so welcome by the lady behind the bar. I was working in the area and called in to get a coffee and to use their ‘facilities’. Thank you so much to The Crown for your kindness towards me. If I lived nearer, I’d be a regular!!!

First time there. Went to take part in a quiz night, which is held every Tuesday. Enjoyed the evening. Friendly. Comfortable apart from being a tad cold as I sat near the door to the outside smoking area. Immaculate toilets. Big car park. Large outside area with tables.

Bar staff were incredibly lovely, great venue. Thank you for a lovely evening catching up with friends.

Great service and a perfect pizza and beer watching a great band in the garden 😀the staff were all smiling even though at times it must have been hectic keeping everyone in beer and snacks /pizza,definitely be back again for another great day .

Working away was made very welcome from the start by the landlady. The regulars are very friendly and good humoured. Food is very good. As someone who works away from home, we need more pubs like this.

Yet another tenant has taken over the Crown. The previous couple only lasted about 12 months. The new ones have dropped doing food, but a third party company are renting the kitchen on Sundays and providing traditional roast dinner. I have not tried one yet.The new Landlady seems pleasant enough and looks like she won't take any nonsense. She told me that Sharps Doombar is going to be the regular house beer and she twill have one other guest beer. The guest ales seem to stay on for several days at a time and Timothy Taylor Landlord keeps coming round, which isn't a bad thing. Previous Tenants have had this beer, but the pint I had today is probably the best I have tasted in the Crown over the years!The pub is now trying to focus on being s family pub. Dogs continue to be welcome. The Crown does have a nice large garden at the back. Better than the Sun, the other pub in the village.The pub had a bit of a makeover soon after the new tenants took over. I hope they will be successful, because it would be good to see the Crown survive and to have some stability. It doesn't have the range of real ales or offer daily food like the Sun, but it does have much lower real ale prices, a nice garden, especially good on those warm days and it does look like the new families welcome is starting to make a positive difference. Give the new look Crown a try.

Husband and I called in for Sunday lunch. We had a choice of : loin of pork, half a roast chicken or beef.I had the beef, husband had the chicken. The meat came out on steak plates, with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and gravy. We shared a bowl of veg which consisted of fresh carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, garden peas and sugar snap peas. All cooked to perfection. The staff are lovely, nothing is too much trouble. Food and drink prices are very reasonable. The pub itself, is extremely clean, welcoming with a mixture of modern and vintage decor. It works really well. Won't hesitate to return.