Three Crowns

Had an excellent dinner here while in London. I enjoyed the polenta and squash while my companion the beef pie. We shared a dessert of lemon and berry compote. All was of very high quality and presentation impeccable. Overall delicious! I would recommend this gastro pub !

Good, but not a traditional English pub. Mix of Mediterranean and British, with some French. Menu could have a better layout, not a large selection.

All I can say is. do not get the grouse!!! I am rarely unable to eat a dish I order, but this Grouse was so disgusting I couldn’t even try. I simply pushed the plate away and nibbled on the side dishes. I have to say that the appetizers were quite good and my friend’s meal looked normal (nothing special). but that grouse. oh god… GROSS GROUSE! It tasted like old leather?

Absolutely inedible. Everything we got we hated. Starting from bland squash soup, have you ever heard of salt? The Hungarian paprika sausage. Simple enough dish. Nice presentation. Completely dry and unpleasant flavor. One bite is all I could do. The mash potatoes were also dry. I didn’t think it was possible to mess this up. The only thing that was not bad on this plate was the pickled red cabbage. Which was just ok. Moving on to our other entrée. The smoked fish. Wow. We’re you trying to make this repulsive? The smell was unbearable. Once we got over the smell and managed to chew it, we agreed on how terrible it was. I’ve never tasted cat food, but if I had that’s what I imagine the flavor would be. We then decided to quickly ask for the check. We left still hungry. Very angry on how over priced the food was for the quality offered. Service was good but I will never set a foot on this place again. Extremely disappointed.

The fish is disgusting. Be careful what you order. Over priced and not good.
The one star would be for the service. Very nice. But I will never forget the TERRIBLE taste of this fish.

Lunch times have never been so indulgent! The 3 Crowns makes no bones about its commitment to fresh ingredients, daily changing menues and talented Chefs. Oh, yes and they serve drinks too. But no, for me, the food is the main star here. With a fantastic supporting cast of beer, wine, cocktails, atmosphere and canny staff, it commands your attention.
Enter the matinée performance of their incredible set lunch. £15 for two courses and £18 for three courses is criminal. Why? Because its not the dodgy cuts of meat, loads of veg and leftovers from the night before. It has exactly the same attention to detail that debuts in the evening performance. Dishes like pigeon, slow cooked mutton (8 hours dude), home made chicken liver and much more feature on this little daytime treat!
During my week day visit, I had a starter of grilled calcots with pepper sauce and hazelnuts. Now I have had this in its natural habitat, Barcelona, with authentic Catalonians, so I was intrigued. Tick the yes box please. It was good. For main, there was the slow cooked mutton, tender, with lentils, fennel and mint partnered with a side of steamed cabbage with anchovy and chilli. Simply because of how amazing the deal was, I had to be a greedy guts and have the chocolate and walnut brownie with fudge sauce and ice cream — cue losening your belt.
The 3 Crowns near Old Street station is a winner all day, but this deal cannot be beat. I dare you to find me another as good.

This was another great find in the quest for a good work lunch spot! This little gastro pub looks like your average London boozer (allbeit with a slightly more welcoming and airy feel than some) but the menu was fantastic. It was like being in a very expensive and upmarket pub but with their two course deals (two for £15) it certainly didn’t have that price tag! The food can be described as perhaps slightly on the pretentious side for a pub (Goat herders pie anyone?) but it was delicious and very well cooked. The ingredients felt fresh and well cooked and it was just a very enjoyable meal!
Something a bit different from the usual!

Had dinner here — quail for appetizer and then steak. Everything was delicious and great service. Definitely recommend!

The place itself is very nice, and you can see the chefs at work which, in my opinion, is great. Th etables are a bit too close together so feels quite crowded and where I sat, people were always brushing past, annoying to say the least.
I came here for Sunday Lunch and had 3 courses, a Clam and Leek Chowder, Roast Beef dinner and the Choc Brownie dessert.
I have to say that the food was almost amazing, unfortunately, and this may have just been a one-​off, the beef was so stringy, it was hard to cut through some parts to the point of my hands were getting tired, and had to chew large bits which were really hard to chew so had to swallow whole bits. There were some tender pieces,
Also, m the green accompanying the meal were just Cabbage (or something similar), not really what I call greens.
It was a real shame because the rest of the food was very tasty and plenty of it. I will be back, just to prove myself wrong and hopefully submit a review of my review.

I’ve returned to set the record straight. We ordered a pork gelée on toast for our bar snack. Once my brain pulled the correct word from the depths I am able to come here to continue affirming I’m an ignorant, unsophisticated Yank.
«By the Middle Ages at the latest, cooks had discovered that a thickened meat broth could be made into a jelly. A detailed recipe for aspic is found in Le Viandier, written in or around 1375 (!).
In the early 19^th century, Marie-​Antoine Carême created chaud froid in France. Chaud froid means „hot cold“ in French, referring to foods that were prepared hot and served cold. Aspic was used as a chaud froid sauce in many cold fish and poultry meals. The sauce added moisture and flavor to the food. Carême invented various types of aspic and ways of preparing it. Aspic, when used to hold meats, prevents them from becoming spoiled.»
I salute the genius of Marie-​Antoine Carême. I am sure her other culinary accomplishments were stellar. Cinq étoiles Marie-​Antoine .
Cold meat gelatin with pork fragments on toast bar food, no matter what it’s called (débris gelée de porc froid?) is best for all y’all sophisticates. Next time its arrive at the proper hour, almonds from the bar and a real meal for us.
Je veux donner cinq étoiles à Trois Couronnes.

Amazing food, amazing atmosphere. The staff is friendly and the service fast. The food is tasty and particular. Sometimes it is a bit hard to understand what’s in the dishes only reading the menu so it’s a place where you can go plenty of times and always eat something different. Definitely recommended.

Great for breakfast and many other things! Fab little place and fortunate for me it’s just opposite work! Woop woop! Staff is friendly and chatty, never a long wait!
This place is generally a great place to hang out with friends and have a good time!

The best British and European restaurant I have tried in London.

Shoreditch, as a nightlife destination, has a surprising shortage of nice pubs. The area around the Old St roundabout is particularly bad, and so it was great to see the Three Crowns reopen, after a period where it was looking in danger of being converted into flats or offices.
The pub itself has been renovated well, and has a great selection of beer, both traditional cask ales and a few great craft beers from the keg.
The area at the back is a restaurant, and the quality of the food is good, without being overly expensive. I’ve eaten there once, and opted for the featherblade of beef, which was slow cooked and fell apart nicely. I tried some of my friend’s duck hash, which was also pretty good.
I’ll definitely be back to try some of the other dishes.

Consistently delicious. A definite the ‘parents visiting’ dinner go to. Always seem to have a nice scrumpy cider on tap and good red wines (though I’m no connoisseur!) Though the menu is ever changing, if they have a pie, I’d highly recommend you plug for that!

Hier haben wir ausgezeichnet gegessen. Die Kalbsleber war sehr zart, lecker mit einer Zwiebelsoße und frischen Salbei angerichtet. Das Rindersteak war ebenfalls perfekt. Unbedingt empfehlenswert.

I came here for Sunday roast. We arrived at 11:30, and the kitchen wasn’t open for another half an hour. The staff welcomed us inside and let us enjoy drinks and pre-​order food.
The three of us shared a couple of appetizers, including an aubergine and burrata bruschetta and pork terrine with toast. The appetizers were good, but the entrees were more memorable.
The roast pork (£15), served with gilottes, tomatoes, and roasted potatoes, was amazing. Beautiful strips of crackling were laid over the bone-​in cut of pork. My cut came with a thick slab of fat as well. The meat was moist and savory. Perhaps the best roast pork I’ve had in months.
The Bloody Marys (£5.5 each) were full of tomato flavor and packed a spicy punch. Each one was served with a spicy red pepper on a cocktail skewer. My primary complaint about most Bloody Marys is that they aren’t thick enough, but the ones here definitely were.
I was very surprised that only one other group of people dined here the whole time we were here.

This was quite a surprise popping up on the corner over here in Shoreditch!
After months of construction, it just appeared like water in the dessert. Three Crowns! Revitalized. Totally updated from top to bottom. Three cheers! I hear it used to be quite rough.
Five of us attended dinner here on their first week open. Will give the benefit of the doubt that they’re finding their feet, as it seems promising.
Standouts:
Terrine & cornichons
«Plate of Tomatoes» — boring name, lovely dish. Very fresh.
Wine. When is it not, yes?
Service was quite good.
Buzzing ambience.
In the times since that I’ve walked past, it is quite literally always busy. On the warmer evenings, folks spill out onto the sidewalks and it’s quite festive as the side street here (Brunswick) isn’t very busy.
Their chalkboard out front leads me to believe they are open for breakfast and lunch as well, so will definitely pop back in to see if the menu’s gotten a bit more steady. Definitely an improvement and a nice option in the area for a few drinks and snacks.

had a great night good beer, great food, friendly staff, lively atmosphere — big recommendation

Nice buzzy atmosphere and great comfy leather seats in the dining area. We had a nice cocktail in the bar area first and then were seated in the adjoining restaurant where the open kitchen overlooks. The food was really rather good I had onglet which is a type of steak cooked rare and served with tomato chutney and hand-​cut chips, my friend had cod potatoes and aioli which was also very good. We shared a dessert of meringue with hazelnuts and cream, I really wish I knew how they get them so crunch on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside! our waiter was full of jovial charm and helped us choose (a not so pricy) bottle of wine which we also enjoyed. We shall return!

Where do you go when you’d like to watch the Euro 2008 final, but you only thought to head out and look for a venue 10 minutes before the match starts and you’d like to sit down? Well, this is the spot for you! We wandered in and found chairs available a mere minute or two before game time.
They served us a couple of pints of bitter and then decided that something was funny with those taps, so suddenly made more bitter unavailable. Made us worry our pints were a bit off, but they tasted alright to us.
There are several pool tables downstairs, though football was the only reason everyone was in the pub when I was there. If you’d like an uncrowded pub, then this is probably for you. I don’t think that they serve meals, though they do have quite the selection of crisps and nuts.