The Crown Tavern

Take a seat with us and you could be sitting in the spot where Lenin and Stalin held a meeting in 1905. This iconic London pub is the ideal spot to enjoy a pint of speciality beer and a plate of carefully sourced, home cooked pub food.

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    +44 20 7253 4973

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    thecrowntavernec1.co.uk

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  • Type

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Address

43 Clerkenwell Green (Clerkenwell Cl) Clerkenwell Greater London EC1R 0EG United Kingdom

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 49


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beer outdoor seating fish & chips cider casual sandwiches coffee pubs pork lunch bread leeks Sunday roasts upstairs area olives well theaters
Carl Griffin

Relaxing pub divided into several attractive drinking areas. Well known haunt of Lenin and Stalin in 1905. Great real ales .

Matt Endacott

Amazing food! 6 of us down for the weekend. Nice selection on the menu and all well cooked and presented. Happy and knowledgable staff . Beer selection was also great. Will be back again.

Harrison Nathaniel-Wurie

A nice, relaxed vibe in here. Great selection of speciality and craft beers/lagers from around the world, and quality pub grub to go with it. Just expect to be paying minimum of £5 a pint on average.

Dave Moffat

Good pub . Nice selection of beers . Good looks good, though I didn't try it. Nice outdoor area at the front, in the square.

Martin Tiedemann

10 February: Drink in the pub where Lenin and Stalin 'first met'. Some claim that they met in the pub which is now called the Crown. Lenin had recently moved publication of Iskra to Clerkenwell Green.

Sophie R.

My new favourite local terrace for a sunny afternoon coffee at the weekend. The decor indoors is lovely, need to come back to try the food.

Luke ???? Murphy-Wearmouth

One of my favourite after work drinking holes. Can get very busy after work, but has a large area outside to stand and chill with a pint in summer

Mona

Lovely cosy pub with outdoor seating . Nice mulled wine and I like the Modelo drink they do :)

Mathew Davies

Be extremely careful outside this pub . Pick pockets everywhere and they're seriously good. A friend of mine left a decoy bag so we could catch them, but they managed to get it without us noticing!

Harley Quinn

One of my fav places for Sunday Lunch order the creamed leeks as a side. Delicious!!

Carlos Lacerda

Such a lovely place! Nice food, staff and environment!

Ryan Frye

Great beer selection . Big up to the upstairs (comfy couches ).

Paul Wright

Lovely upstairs area - perhaps a theatre once? Food was good, beer was good, although selection not great. A bit pricey ?

Mark Field

get in early for lunch , any of the sandwiches are good, chips pretty good, too; the sharing platters are good for 2 or more in the evenings

Dan

Food is pricier than average but its worth it. Great fish & chips .

George Wiscombe

Good beer selection , something for everyone. Food can be a bit hit & miss - avoid the coleslaw !

Stacey Whiting

Don't get the chicken supreme unless you love mustard !! Garlic bread was on the hard side but fries (not skin on chips ) are amaze!

Phil X

Great burger with pork something or other. Excellent service from Hannah

Louise Organ

Good Christmas atmosphere :)

Thomas Roberts

Great cornish cider and flavoured beer !

Michelle Surridge

Food served quickly and good quality.

Rob Oubridge

Lovely friendly staff despite insane busyness on Friday evenings

Chris James

The refit is really good. Worth a re-visit

Beauty Soul

Food was overpriced for what it was. A club sandwich for 8 quid with some cheap bread and hardly any filling. Fish drenched in oil. The chips were alright but to put it mildy I was not best pleased.

Bruce Martin

The American IPA is top drawer.

GinMonkey

Great selection of beers , and the olives are yummy! Read more

Shaun Tollerton ⚡️

Great selection of beers , but getting food within your lunch break on a Friday lunchtime is very ambitious.

HotelBlogs Guillaume

This pub has the best fish & chips in the area

David Blanar

V.busy during the week but lovely spot to while away a weekend. Don't miss specialty beers on tap in the autumn.

Benn G

Excellent proper beer selection .

Kevin Russell

Ask for the duck rap! Mmmmmmmm. If you also ask for 'da crap' it's sounds the same - and they don't seem to notice.

Josh Lichti

Poutine hit the spot

Kandarp Khanvte

Grab a table in the bright sunshine!

Ben Shepherd

Lovely place. Could spend a long time in here

Faye Shenton

Great food and post work beverages.. but packed on a Friday night!

G G

A great Sunday Roast , lovely service & free bread to start

João Nobre

Great mulled wine !

Marcell Fülöp

Try the chilli-popcorn!

Dave Ward

Drinks outside in the sun

Paul

Nice pub , good food. Staff rudeness levels vary ("tall bloke" particularly rude) - shame

Flávio Cassilhas

the best pub in London!

Ross H

Seen mouse trotting round the floor of the pub . Not sure I'll order any food here...

Fredrik Möllerstrand

The Thornbridge Jaipur IPA is just.. mngh!

Lucas Machado

Micareta inglesa.

Matt

Food generally good but avoid bar snacks . Overpriced & undergood.

Janet Hitchen

Brilliantly historic. Ace food. Friendly people and they allow dogs inside. The upstairs room is beautiful.

Valentina Dal Mas

Friendly staff . Below average food though

Tom Lodge

Immense sandwiches

Alexander Usoltsev

В этом пабе достоверно известно, что бывали Ленин и Сталин. Более того, утверждают, что именно здесь они и познакомились

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