So we are locals, I have lived in minneola / clermont for 24 years. My girlfriend and I and my sister and brother in law decided to have dinner at the tiki bar and then head over to the crown to have some drinks and play some pool. First I want to make it clear that this establishment is an older looking dive bar with Christmas lights for the indoor lights. It smells like a dive bar should smell. It has 2 pool tables and 3 dart boards. Also I want to make it clear that it allows smoking on the inside. I know this sounds good so far, but here comes the part where it goes down hill. First and foremost you cannot wear a baseball hat inside this hole of a bar. I found this interesting because everyone in Florida wears a hat. They literally have a sign saying no hats. You can wear a t shirt, shorts and flip flops but no hats. Kind of stupid in my opinion. Next on the sign posted outside it states open until 2am 7 days a week. Definetly not the case. At 11:30 there was this bartender with a bald head and a beard yelling thru the bar - last call. Now we are playing pool, half way thru a game and we are thinking we had until 2am. So we proceed to get a round of drinks and at 11:45 he started yelling again- everybody drink up and leave. At 11:50 the same guy yelled at our table and said you at the pool table you have to leave. They literally cleared the bar at 11:50pm. We still had our drinks and were not able to finish our game of pool. I review establishments often, I really try to leave great reviews but whoever the owner is really needs to reconsider their rules as well as the people they hire. Most everyone working there especially the bald guy w the beard had such an air about them. I have owned a buisness for 34 years and I would never let any of my employees treat people, who are attempting to have a good time,, the way these guys acted. I will not be coming back to the crown. I highly suggest you do not go either.
Adina Johnston
Showed up and they said that we needed to be members.
Michael K.
If you grew up in a town that every neighborhood had a bar of its own this place will bring back those memories. You can smell the age and the 1.2 million packs of cigarettes smoked in this place. Decor that you think their calendar stopped in 1975. If you enjoy Smokey and that musty type smell to you bar experience this is up your alley. We didn't dare take anything that wasn't out of a bottle and needed to be put into a glass. Yeah it's that feeling.
Adam Morgan
New owner has bartenders making weak drinks. Had 3 drinks and bloated on
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Kristen Nichole
Love this place wish they’d let us play more heavy metal songs though when they get shut off most of the crowd gets upset.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert S.
eww gross. never again. Could not say any less or any more bcause it wasn't worth even using my time to make this but i'll warn who i can
Nicholas Fox
Smoke, drugs, and the good ole boys. Racist bar. People get jumped in the parking lot. You only get kicked out if you fight. If your not white you wont be right. They pick favorites
Zack 2.
I came in here and they told me I had to be wearing shoes. How in the heck is that legal in this country? Freedom man! I had on sweat socks. That should be enough. Still gave it two stars though. The version of radar love by white lion was playing so I bumped it up to two stars
Tim Fisher
If you want to get depressed while having a drink, this is the place to go to.
I was in Clermont visiting a friend of mine for a long weekend recently. He lives a couple of miles from The Crown so was already familiar with it. We ended up here 2 nights in a row. It's not a complicated concept here as everything dive bar is not only embraced, it is celebrated. The one rule they enforce (oddly) is no wearing of hats within the establishment. On my first night here, and first drink order, the bartender said I had to remove my hat. This big guy with a giant ZZ Top type beard is otherwise a very friendly and cordial guy who keeps the drinks flowing. There were a couple of pool tables and a jukebox, so I fired that up with some dollar bills to keep the soundtrack rocking. If I was a marketing wizard The Crown's slogan would be "Walk in, stagger out!" The only negative is the second hand smoke, but once you get your drink on it's barely noticeable.
Ashlee Wasley
After reading reviews I was very hesitant to go here, but one of our favorite bartenders moved here so we had to check it out. We were highly impressed, since the other reviews make it seem like a bad place. The “membership” only applies after a certain time late at night when the place gets over busy, from what I understand. Everyone gets kicked out so the bartenders can clean and reset and then only the people with the membership card can come back in for the last little bit before they close. The Bartenders seem great, and we’ve been twice and have not had the place shut down yet, I’m assuming because it wasn’t super busy. The regulars seem like a diverse group and have all been super friendly. We will be applying for our membership soon. This will be our new hangout and drinking place!
Adair P.
If you like to laugh, the crown is great!! Because this place is a joke. I have to write more words to complete the review.
Aurora Selene
Subscription based, no mention of this. I'm not from this area so just for those who are unaware be aware you are not welcome unless you have a Subscription.
Bron5kie lebron (Bron5kieb21)
I've had such a great experience here. I felt so at home and Ms. Dee you have been a pleasure thank you!
Nice place to have a drink and play pool..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So we are locals, I have lived in minneola / clermont for 24 years. My girlfriend and I and my sister and brother in law decided to have dinner at the tiki bar and then head over to the crown to have some drinks and play some pool. First I want to make it clear that this establishment is an older looking dive bar with Christmas lights for the indoor lights. It smells like a dive bar should smell. It has 2 pool tables and 3 dart boards. Also I want to make it clear that it allows smoking on the inside. I know this sounds good so far, but here comes the part where it goes down hill. First and foremost you cannot wear a baseball hat inside this hole of a bar. I found this interesting because everyone in Florida wears a hat. They literally have a sign saying no hats. You can wear a t shirt, shorts and flip flops but no hats. Kind of stupid in my opinion. Next on the sign posted outside it states open until 2am 7 days a week. Definetly not the case. At 11:30 there was this bartender with a bald head and a beard yelling thru the bar - last call. Now we are playing pool, half way thru a game and we are thinking we had until 2am. So we proceed to get a round of drinks and at 11:45 he started yelling again- everybody drink up and leave. At 11:50 the same guy yelled at our table and said you at the pool table you have to leave. They literally cleared the bar at 11:50pm. We still had our drinks and were not able to finish our game of pool. I review establishments often, I really try to leave great reviews but whoever the owner is really needs to reconsider their rules as well as the people they hire. Most everyone working there especially the bald guy w the beard had such an air about them. I have owned a buisness for 34 years and I would never let any of my employees treat people, who are attempting to have a good time,, the way these guys acted. I will not be coming back to the crown. I highly suggest you do not go either.
Showed up and they said that we needed to be members.
If you grew up in a town that every neighborhood had a bar of its own this place will bring back those memories. You can smell the age and the 1.2 million packs of cigarettes smoked in this place. Decor that you think their calendar stopped in 1975. If you enjoy Smokey and that musty type smell to you bar experience this is up your alley. We didn't dare take anything that wasn't out of a bottle and needed to be put into a glass. Yeah it's that feeling.
New owner has bartenders making weak drinks. Had 3 drinks and bloated on
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Love this place wish they’d let us play more heavy metal songs though when they get shut off most of the crowd gets upset.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
eww gross. never again. Could not say any less or any more bcause it wasn't worth even using my time to make this but i'll warn who i can
Smoke, drugs, and the good ole boys. Racist bar. People get jumped in the parking lot. You only get kicked out if you fight. If your not white you wont be right. They pick favorites
I came in here and they told me I had to be wearing shoes. How in the heck is that legal in this country? Freedom man! I had on sweat socks. That should be enough. Still gave it two stars though. The version of radar love by white lion was playing so I bumped it up to two stars
If you want to get depressed while having a drink, this is the place to go to.
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I was in Clermont visiting a friend of mine for a long weekend recently. He lives a couple of miles from The Crown so was already familiar with it. We ended up here 2 nights in a row. It's not a complicated concept here as everything dive bar is not only embraced, it is celebrated. The one rule they enforce (oddly) is no wearing of hats within the establishment. On my first night here, and first drink order, the bartender said I had to remove my hat. This big guy with a giant ZZ Top type beard is otherwise a very friendly and cordial guy who keeps the drinks flowing. There were a couple of pool tables and a jukebox, so I fired that up with some dollar bills to keep the soundtrack rocking. If I was a marketing wizard The Crown's slogan would be "Walk in, stagger out!" The only negative is the second hand smoke, but once you get your drink on it's barely noticeable.
After reading reviews I was very hesitant to go here, but one of our favorite bartenders moved here so we had to check it out. We were highly impressed, since the other reviews make it seem like a bad place. The “membership” only applies after a certain time late at night when the place gets over busy, from what I understand. Everyone gets kicked out so the bartenders can clean and reset and then only the people with the membership card can come back in for the last little bit before they close. The Bartenders seem great, and we’ve been twice and have not had the place shut down yet, I’m assuming because it wasn’t super busy. The regulars seem like a diverse group and have all been super friendly. We will be applying for our membership soon. This will be our new hangout and drinking place!
If you like to laugh, the crown is great!! Because this place is a joke. I have to write more words to complete the review.
Subscription based, no mention of this. I'm not from this area so just for those who are unaware be aware you are not welcome unless you have a Subscription.
I've had such a great experience here. I felt so at home and Ms. Dee you have been a pleasure thank you!