ince the turn of this century Heaton Moor has become quite an area for drinking and eating with new café-bars and a micropub opening at regular intervals during this time. However three pubs have remained constant. Two have gone down the food/drinks route but one, the Crown, has remained what it always has been, a local.
Entering the Crown the first thing you see in front of you see is a window. This gives you a chance to see any friends who may, or may not, be in the main bar. It also gives wives a chance to see recalcitrant husbands - or so the story goes. This window also takes the eyes off the door to the right which hides the pub's hidden gem: a snug room to which the word "bijou" fits perfectly. Completing the pub's layout are two further rooms, one a games/tap room and the other a smaller room off the main bar. Outside is a newly refurbished beer garden providing an excellent area for a summer's drink with B-B-Qs a regular occurrence.
Presiding over the Crown is mine host, Tony Robinson. Tony has been in the pub trade for over twelve years, the last two as leaseholder of the Crown. He is determined to keep the pub as a typical local. Decoration is kept to a tasteful minimum and the TVs in the pub are only on speaker when there are major sporting events taking place. The Crown has six handpumps dispensing generics such as Copper Dragon Golden Pippin and Greene King Speckled Hen, two permanent beers, Acorn's Barnsley Bitter and Salopian's Oracle, and two pumps rotating local brews. Tony has been awarded Cask Marque accreditation for the last three years, testimony to his well kept beer and lines.
So come along to this well run local on Thursday 29 June at 8.00pm for the presentation where Tony and his staff promise you a warm welcome. The pub is a short five minute walk from the A6 along Heaton Moor Road and slightly less from Heaton Chapel railway station. The 42A bus stops nearby.
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Originally one of the best pubs in Stockport. After repeated closures and reopenings, has lost its way. First drink was off... Staff replaced no quibbles.
Best pub in Stockport. Shout out to the landlady Jill! Came up from London for work & she made us feel like locals. If you want go anywhere, come here
Awful that the pub has declined so much. Of 12 pumps only one beer was available. What used to be a cosy pub has been covered in white paint that's stripped it of any character. Terrible atmosphere, terrible beer.
This used to be such a lovely pub a few years ago - massive selection of real ales, open fire in each room, really cosy welcoming vibe. Popped in for the first time after the refurb and what's been done to it is little short of vandalism. Awful bright white lighting, sloppy garish white paint sloshed on all the walls and tacky TV screens, loud pop music blaring and no ales on offer when I visited despite 12 pumps on the bar. At least they've kept the old leather benches intact I suppose, but that's about it. Just awful. Historic pubs like the Crown need to be preserved better than this. What's happened to a historic local landmark is unforgivable.
Tricky review for me to write based on a one off visit since the pub has been taken over & refurbished. The 'positives' cask beer range was from a bear town takeover & staff were great at offering opportunity to try each before selecting. The chosen beer was first rate & well kept. The pub was noticeably empty, which is a shame. I had been told about televisions in every room but these were all switched off at time of visit early Saturday evening.
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