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Reviews of Crab & Boar 4 stars

Wantage Road, Newbury, RG20 8UE, United Kingdom

#8 of 12 B&Bs and Inns in Newbury

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 657 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    8.0
    Good for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not a great atmosphere

    Good location for a look around Newbury

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 April 2024

    8.0
    Good value accommodation
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Excellent breakfast

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    7.0
    food excellent, Dave very helpful, location fine.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No toilet paper in room, windows were dirty, dust on floor in bedroom.

    Food was excellent and Dave was very helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    7.0
    Disappointed about EV chargers not working. Even the friendly staff and good food couldn’t make up for that.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We selected the hotel because there was an EV charger. There were indeed 3 chargers, but none of them worked. Really disappointing.

    Very pretty hotel with good bar food and superfriendly staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    9.0
    An absolutely fabulous weekend break.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The price of the wine with dinner, perhaps offer a "House Wine" option.

    All round an excellent experience. The room was fabulous, superb breakfast and also dinner (although a bit pricey and the wine was very expensive).

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    8.0
    Good, but not great... Rudley treated my GM on the phone... serving staff made up for bad manners
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The GM not listening when I called to discuss moving the date due to my partner being ill (type one diabetic), and after I had told him I was hard of hearing.he still kept talking at me. Evening meal good but not great (with no seasoning) definitely not value for money with each course being c£30.

    Very comfortable and great serving staff and bar. Great breakfast and very dog friendly thanks, Paul.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    9.0
    Lovely comfy room and great restaurant also a brill breakfast ,all the staff were excellent and polite
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Lovely restaurant

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This lovely hotel needs to be wary of where they sit within their "shabby chic" design philosophy.

    Friendly, helpful staff and great food. Free parking. Electric car charging points.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    7.0
    Great hotel, so long as you like dogs
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Didn't realise it was a dog hotel - dogs barking at dinner and breakfast were a bit much. Food was fantastic, but some of the waiting staff were inexperienced and a bit unprofessional

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    9.0
    Comfortable room, excellent food, friendly helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Comfortable stylish room with lots of nice touches like fresh milk, a cafetière and good coffee in the room. Very friendly staff. Excellent breakfast.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    9.0
    I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and didn’t want to leave
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A small fridge in the room for the fresh milk

    Fantastic breakfast selection Delicious homemade ginger biscuits in the room Very comfortable bed

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 February 2024

    9.0
    Cosy rooms and generally good stay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No bath plug, and the shower screen seal was very mouldy.

    Lovely cosy room. As it is an old building, the floorboard breaking from above was very loud. Beds were comfy, lovely toiletries, good triple glazing, and nice touches such as the biscuit jar, sleep spray and earplugs. Team were very friendly and breakfast was great.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2024

    8.0
    Definitely stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast could have been better. Bacon way overdone. Egg not fully cooked.

    Excellent room.Really clean. Plenty of bedding. Good evening meal. Quiet location. Good for walking. Welcoming friendly staff. Warm.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2024

    9.0
    Excellent food and very friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super friendly staff, amazing food, lovely warm rooms

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Friendly staff, comfortable accommodation, excellent food

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Customer service was excellent and it was refreshing to stay at such a relaxed, dog-friendly place.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Streaky bacon has no part to play in a full English breakfast ugh!

    Very friendly welcome when we arrived. Loved being given a flask of fresh milk for the room. Our room was spacious, warm and well equipped. The fresh coffee, cafetiere and shortbread are all lovely touches. The products in the bathroom are great quality. The complimentary pillow spray is such a nice touch and the bed was really comfy too. Our room was situated road side and we could hear the road traffic quite early in the morning.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    8.0
    Food was excellent, the staff were very helpful.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tv didn’t work, and no milk for coffee.

    Location

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 November 2023

    9.0
    Great stay for what was expected to be a basic stopover.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bar closed earlier than expected but only minor point...

    Food was great and the level of service was well above that expected at this cost.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    9.0
    Comfortable room with great staff & food
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room right on the road

    Great staff. Lovely location. Excellent food

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2023

    9.0
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small tv

    Great breakfast and very comfortable bed/room

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2023

    9.0
    English countryside but so connected.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was too warm and we couldn’t seem to turn down the heating. We didn’t however ask at reception and it certainly won’t prevent future visits.

    Dog friendly, beautiful location. Nice check in with milk offered for the room. Lovely breakfast, plentiful parking and spacious rooms.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 October 2023

    7.0
    Staff and food excellent, room disappointing.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I booked the inn from the photos on the website, as the rooms looked lovely and cosy, and I know it is subjective, but I was given a room with tiled floor, not carpet, which is ok if you’re in Spain or Greece, not a cosy English inn though. Also, there were no bedside lights, so the only light source was the main wall lights, which gave a very flat, drab light and made the room not a particularly welcoming place to be. Again, a bit subjective I know, but disappointing. You also only have the main light switch which is unreachable from the bed. So I would avoid the room “Langley”.

    Staff are excellent, very friendly and hospitable, and a nice bar area. I was chatting to the Chef and took his recommendation of the cod cheeks - absolutely sublime, one of the nicest meals I have had for long time. The breakfast (smoked salmon and scrambled eggs), was also excellent,

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 October 2023

    8.0
    Welcoming, great food, delightful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Beautiful building, garden and view.

    Stayed in October 2023

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