The Crown Hotel Bawtry, Doncaster

Stayed for the night for valentines was outstanding
Room and food fantastic
Everyone is very friendly and eager to help
Our waitress Ruby was just lovely a total star thank you so much

I was asked to review this place and I’m in 2 minds. The food was wonderful, but the service wasn’t. The staff are friendly and want to be helpful but I’ll be realistic. We booked an early meal (6pm) and at 8.45 we were still sitting with congealed food in front of us wondering if we would ever get a dessert menu. To be honest, it ruined our plans for the night, and we never got a dessert.
However, the food we did get was amazing!
The breakfast in the morning was also amazing, but ruined by someone trying to clean the coffee machine with no apologies…. So no coffee to be had.
It felt to us that they have a brilliant chef and kitchen, but no support staff.
Maybe something to develop, it could have been 5 star

A Fantastic Dining Experience! From the moment we walked in, the service was exceptional. Ruby and Darcy made us feel so welcome and taken care of throughout our entire meal.
The food was nothing short of amazing. Huge thanks to Kai, the talented chef, for crafting such a memorable meal. We started with delicious starters, followed by mouthwatering mains, and ended with the perfect dessert. Every dish was bursting with flavor, and the presentation was top-notch.
We left completely satisfied and are already looking forward to our next visit. Highly recommend this spot – definitely worth a return trip!

We stayed at the Crown for our wedding at Bawtry Hall. The staff were amazing and made our wedding perfect from start to finish - Libby, Caitlyn, Tasha, Phoebe, Miles, Liam L, Tyler, Jake G, Flynn, Liam B. Our wedding breakfast was delicious, thank you to Nathan and Louis! The bridal suite was lovely. The bathroom is amazing!

We hosted a business event here yesterday and the whole day was excellent. The food was devious, the staff incredible, and the venue is stunning. Highly recommend

We stayed here for our wedding at Bawtry Hall. It’s in a great location and the rooms are nice and comfortable. The food in the restaurant is delicious! The staff are all lovely and very helpful.

We booked a table of 11 for Sunday lunch to celebrate two birthdays in the family. The food was delicious and the service was spot on. We had pre-ordered our meals, and one of the waitresses came out to re-confirm the choices before the food was brought out. Service was prompt, and always with a smile from the whole team: Athena, Hannah, Ruby, Ava and Darcy. Thanks for looking after us. We had a lovely few hours!

Great location and the service was excellent and the breakfast was great. Highly recommended. My 4th visit here. Bawtry has lots of excellent bars also.

Staying here for a couple of nights for a family wedding, ate at the restaurant on site called the robata grill , we were fitted in to a already very busy service , we were greeted and served by a very nice and polite young lady, her name is Ava and she is a fabulous waitress, she constantly checked on us and ensured the experience was very pleasant. Thank you very much .

We have just had a very enjoyable festive meal at the Crown Hotel in Bawtry.
The decorations helped to create a Christmas atmosphere. We were served by a very capable trio of waitresses, Ebony, Sophie and Ruby. On entry we were asked which kind of seating we preferred and were shown to our tables which were already set up.
We were asked if we would like a jug of water on the table which was quickly provided. The menus available were explained to us and we chose the Festive menu which provided good value. Ebony explained that we could have our desserts boxed up if needed as I had said I wasn’t sure if I would be able to eat it . I was impressed by this .
We were then asked whether we would like any drinks and these were also brought quickly. We were given two crackers to pull whilst waiting for our food. I thought this was a good idea as there were question cards inside to chat about.
We did not have to wait long for our food and when it came it was nicely presented. We were also asked if we needed any extra sauces.
It tasted delicious. The waitresses asked us if everything was okay during each course.
Our plates were cleared away promptly.
We had such a lovely dining experience that we are already thinking of coming back with friends and family.
Thanks to all the capable staff we were very impressed with everything .

Really disappointed, given this is a 4* hotel and we paid £130 for the night (weeknight) with breakfast, it was not good. We were on the ground floor. Room 117. The Room was filthy. Dried urine under the toilet seat, black mould all in the shower and the bathroom door is just a shower screen which doesn’t fit the door so doesn’t close.
Very grubby feeling, thin flat pillows were very uncomfortable. The towels had black marks on them too. The hotel itself is quite nice, and staff are friendly.
Think the hotel rooms need massively updating but in the interim, they need to clean them properly. Given how up and coming Bawtry is, I think they need to up their game or consider lowering the price significantly to reduce complaints and manage expectations.

Visited the Crown Hotel for lunch today with 11 friends. The food was first class, served in a timely manner by attentive staff. The restaurant was comfortable with beautiful decor giving a relaxing vibe.
Well worth a visit if you are in the Bawtry area.

Stayed for 1 x night due to working in the local area.

Lovely location within the town and easy to find, parking was a bit tight but no issues.

I didn’t eat in the hotel due to budget (work trip) but there are plenty of other places to eat that are easily walkable and a convenience store over the road too.

Booked on Autumn B&B and bubbles deal. On the whole the public areas of the hotel are good. Reception is a little dark and shabby.

Rooms are very disappointing. Decor is dated, dark wood fitted furniture, poor quality linen. Only one double socket in whole room, had to unplug kettle and tv to charge phones use hair dryer, no sockets near bedside! Just one pack of biscuits supplied and no bottled water. Pillows were lumpy (assume had been wet and dried) hard and flat. Towels were dumped in bottom of wardrobe. Room was very hot, even in November - turned radiator off on arrival, did not turn back on. Ground floor room so unhappy about opening window overnight.

The bathroom was absolutely disgusting. Felt very grubby after using shower, get in, get out quickly. Bathrooms are small, shower over bath. Shower screen was filthy with black mould at the bottom, mouldy silicone around bath, base of bath grubby. Water puddling on floor from somewhere. Toilet roll holder hanging off, fan not working. The bathroom doors are basically a glass shower door, with a gap at bottom and top, and the door just flaps about, does not shut. Basically no privacy in the bathroom. The bathroom door was also filthy, bathrooms get steamy you need to wipe the glass door. The laminate surface around the sink was grubby and chipped. The bathroom on the whole felt grubby and dated.

I mentioned the state of bathroom and pillows on checkout, the receptionist barely lifted an eyebrow - obviously used to complaints.

One postive the breakfast was pretty good. We live locally and assumed expected better for the Crown. Thankfully we had not travelled far to stay here or paid full price! Would return to eat but not to stay over. Serious investment and refurbishment is needed in the property. Stay away.

We stay here very regular and just love all the staff and the facilities, we dine here for our lunch dinner and breakfast and the food is just lovely especially with the new head chef, tonight we were served by Ruby and Maddie in the restaurant …. How fabulous these 2 girls were just made our experience even better …. I now want to meet Steve the French bulldog brilliant staff and service. Thank you.

Great Sunday lunch at the crown. The food was lovely prepared by Holly, Kai and Nathan with fantastic service from Ruby, Maddie, Isabella, Ava & Darcy. It was very good value from start to finish. If you are in Bawtry give it try I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

fantastic classic Sunday roast with all the trimmings. We all had the turkey which was exceptional. Very cozy and relaxing afternoon. Many thanks to servers Ruby, Isabella, Maddie, Ava, Darcy and the amazing chefs. Well done.

Thank you to the whole team at The Crown Hotel at Bawtry - our stay and wedding day in August 2025 was everything we dreamed of and more!! 🥰
This venue is truly special, the food is the yummiest and all the staff and the service they provide is just the best - nothing was too much trouble for us or all our friends and family who stayed over in the hotel for our event and the attention to detail from every staff member day and night was incredible. We stayed in the Bridal Suite and our guests stayed in a variety of suites and rooms and we were all very happy.
If you’re getting married take a look here before you book anything - the events team staff Tori, Emily & Hannah who helped us plan everything beforehand and Tony who was there on the day making sure everything went well and the chefs and kitchen staff are all magical too.
Bawtry is a lovely place to visit but your trip will be better if you eat/stay at The Crown whilst you’re there too!
Thank you all so much 💜

We had lovely lunchtime wine and food and service in a cosy restaurant setting.
We came to pay the bill and I asked waitress Karen to add £5 as a tip as I was paying by card. She said there was no point as it went to the management. I had no cash so she missed out.
I was confused as the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 came into effect in 2024. All tip must go to the workers in full and distributed fairly and employers must keep a record and have written tipping policy available to staff. Karen implied that this was not happening. I hope she was mistaken as I do not want to use a hotel that fails to comply with the law.

Excellent customer service and food, the portions are spot on and ive never had a better yorkshire pudding.

Thanks to Zoe, Ruby, Annabel, Isabella, Darcy and the Chef for a wonderful pork roast.