The Crown at Penn — listed here under Crown Inn — is a warmly run, family-friendly pub in a handsome village setting that reliably delivers on Sunday lunches and has built a loyal regular trade through the simple virtues of good food, attentive service and a genuine welcome. The kitchen takes its classics seriously: the sourdough bread alone has prompted diners to order second portions after their mains, and the roast is cooked with the care and seasoning that distinguishes a genuinely good Sunday lunch from a merely acceptable one. The atmosphere is convivial and unhurried, and staff make guests feel valued without hovering.
A beautiful open fire, a welcome for dogs and children, and the lanes of Penn village on the doorstep complete a picture of a Chilterns country pub doing its job properly. For a reliable, warmly managed Sunday lunch in this part of Buckinghamshire, The Crown at Penn is hard to beat.
