Crown and Trumpet Inn

A word of advice - treat “out of towners” with a little more courtesy. A good village pub is a beautiful thing but they would not survive were it not for the custom of people who would not be deemed locals. The landlord here needs to understand that running a quaint pub in Broadway is going to involve serving people who live somewhere other than Broadway. If he can’t come to terms with that and treat people with some basic courtesy, he should consider running a pub somewhere else. The very average food would have been a little more palatable had it been accompanied with an ounce of warmth and courtesy. Good manners and a smile cost nothing.

We stayed room only for three days. Room is clean, the owners and staff very friendly and the location’s two minutes from the heart of the village. We’ve stayed here before and will do again.

This pub has a "local" culture. If you're a tourist (contributing to the thriving Cotswold economy) be on your guard here. We sat at table that was reserved, but only planned a quick drink. 16.05 we sat down, 16.45 the table was reserved for. A "local" person, I think female, but certainly don't want to assume her pronoun, loudly began telling her partner that we shouldn't be sitting at that table and should be sat somewhere else. Perplexed (and embarrassed) I wasn't quite sure what to do but rationalised in my head it was ok to sit at the table we selected. She then loudly stated "I JUST DONT GET THE GENERAL PUBLIC SOMETIMES". Wow. I then noticed "her", sorry "their" table had a little plaque saying "LOCALS TABLE". And then I understood the apparent discrimination. We sat in the wrong area of the pub. Our skin and being didn't fit because we were not local. We did not have the power and control that the locals had. We were 2nd rate citizens. It's 2024, #bekind. Do not visit this pub if you value humans, empathy and kindness, you simply won't find it.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere and friendly service. Food extremely basic which was a shame. Yorkshire pudding was inedible ,overdone. Roast sunday dinner served in the evening appeared to be warmed up.

The staff was great, always very polite and helpful.

Smell of mould and humidity in room. Noise during the night. Would not come back.

Desperately disappointing. We returned to the area after 20 years with fond memories of this pub, but oh dear oh dear. The staff were nice but not overly friendly, the beer well there were lots of pumps, lots to choose from on the menu but sadly not much was actually available on our visit. Apparently waiting for delivery. Now for the food !! We didn’t expect to much, it offers a traditional basic pub menu, eg fish and chips, steak and chips, plus a few slightly more exotic dishes such as chicken chorizo with roasted parsnip and potatoes in a sauce. My partner had steak and chips. It was ok but nothing special. To be honest you cannot go to far wrong with that. However, I went for the chicken chorizo. What a mistake. Absolutely awful!! We read a lot about how pubs are struggling and so we love to support our traditional English pubs. But oh my goodness this place seriously needs to up its game if it wants to survive. As a minimum employ someone who can cook basic food.

The Crown and Trumpet is a good old fashioned English pub set in the beautifully presented Cotswold village of Broadway. It was refreshing to see it representing an authenticity that is very much lacking in an admittedly highly attractive town that in its present day version represents Chelsea in the Cotswolds more than an historic old town. The staff at the inn are super friendly and efficient and go out of their way to make sure that your stay is as enjoyable as possible. Meals are reasonably priced and the portions represent good value, certainly compared to other “more prestigious” places in the High Street. Of course, you don’t get the luxury offered in other establishments but you get value for money and a quaint quirkiness that provides an authentic and genuine feeling. One thing to be aware of is that there is no onsite parking but there are long and short stay car parks close by that are free between 6pm and 8am. Long stay car parks are £4 for 8 hours (covering the whole day before the free period kicks in) and tickets for both types of car park can be purchased the evening before to avoid rushing out before 8am.