Ipswich Star pub of the week is the Crown in Claydon

This edition has taken a short drive north of Ipswich to the Crown in Claydon - a Greene King pub which operates under the Hungry Horse banner.

I'm quite familiar with Hungry Horses, as one in my hometown was a place my family regularly visited for some decent grub.

I always absolutely loved it. Shame it's now a care home, though.

Anyway, I knew the Crown would be very family-friendly, a little bit like the Man on the Moon was in a previous edition of this feature (despite being a Greene King pub, the Man on the Moon is not a Hungry Horse).

But I went in on Thursday evening after work and saw quite a mix of people inside - some families, but mostly adults who were probably getting looking to chill with some nice food.

It was pretty busy and staff were buzzing around the place, with one of the first things I saw was a worker carrying a sizzling steak to a diner. It looked pretty tasty.

I didn't quite fancy that though, so went for the Smokin' Jack barbecue and a soft drink, coming to just over £15.

It was okay - nothing to truly write home about, but being pretty hungry after work I wolfed it down.

At the bar there's a decent selection beers available on tap. From memory, I saw Carling, John Smith's Madri, San Miguel, Carlsberg, Peroni and Guinness. If being slightly critical, I would probably like to see a bit of variety and maybe include an IPA or something - but there may well have been some that I missed.

The Crown in Claydon (Image: Google maps)

Another big plus (from a football obsessive) is that there were loads of screens dotted around the pub. I had Jamie O'Hara basically watching over me while I had my dinner as he featured on Sky Sports.

The nights are getting darker and it's getting colder, so the Crown's beer garden out front was completely empty. However, there were loads of benches so I imagine in the summer months it would be nice place to chill with a beer.

I've not been to Claydon too many times since I came to Ipswich, but I know it's a quaint little village. If I lived there I'd probably visit the Crown fairly regularly.