The Crown & Anchor

This was our third time staying at the Crown & Anchor, and it was just as good as our previous visits. The rooms are charming, the staff is attentive and friendly, and if you're willing to spring for a room with a balcony, the views are unbeatable. There is a nightclub on the first floor, so just keep this in mind if you're a light sleeper. This hotel is very walkable too!

I didn’t stay at the hotel, but I saw an Anita Cocktail show at the cabaret. The show was fantastic first of all, but what was most incredible was the service. I am hard of hearing and my hearing aids broke down earlier in the day & I was nervous to go to a show I wasn’t sure I’d be able to hear. The staff was extremely accommodating to my disability & very kind about it. Thank you Crown&Anchor for being inclusive and making what could’ve been a stressful night for me an incredibly fun one!

Best location is worth the $$$. We booked this location due to center of everything. I also booked this a year in advance just as a precaution. Due to events. The balcony overlooking the party area. But the oceanfront view was perfect for sunrise photography, boat photography. The balcony came with lil table and 2 chairs. The room has a king size bed, a desk with chair, leather love seat, gas log fireplace, huge bathroom. Corner shower that can fit 2 people in it. Plus a half kitchen. Microwave, sink, mini fridge, wall cabinets, ice bucket, open closet, beautiful artwork around the room. This place also has a front deck for relaxing and a common area, place serves pastries and muffins with coffee in am.... has a seating area with books for reading. Guitar for playing, and a bathroom with a vintage floor. Overall. A great place to stay.... The price was cheaper then other locations asking more during memday weekend... the price honestly. I personally didn't care about the price of the room. I wanted it to over look the pool. But I enjoyed the oceanfront view the most... As for the restaurants that is attached. We never ate there. We had reservations for other restaurants. Due to our vehicle. We spend most of it at the beach feet from the ocean... but we also enjoyed the events and music. With our own case of alcohol we brought and enjoyed Celebrating our Anniversary.

We saw Tina Burner’s Boob Tube show here and it was fantastic! The Crown Cabaret was a good space for the show because of its size. There was no assigned seating for general admission tickets, so get there 30-40 minutes before the show starts to get seats closer to the front. If you get there a little too early, grab a drink and play some shuffleboard to kill time. Tina’s show was smart, political, nostalgic, fun, and funny; couldn’t recommend it more highly!

Honestly the best spot for your stay in ptown. Very nice room, comfy bed and pillows, everything you may need is here and if it’s not, they will make it happen. Every morning we were offered a morning pastry or shortbread and coffee. Get go above and beyond to answer and questions and make you feel at home. 10/10 DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE

Todd Alsop was phenomenal. Amazing voice and the way the Madonna songs were arranged made this a special night to remember. Loved the atmosphere and highly recommend anyone to go and see.

Provincetown is magical—and The Crown & Anchor is its beating heart. This place has it all: a boutique hotel, a speakeasy, a brewhouse, a dance club, and a poolside oasis. It’s the best of everything, all in one iconic destination. The rooms are cozy and charming, filled with thoughtful touches and artwork from local artists that celebrate the spirit of Ptown. Whether you’re in the mood for a fierce drag show, a boozy drag brunch, sexy late-night beats, or sun-soaked beach parties—this is the place to be. What truly sets Crown & Anchor apart is the team. They go above and beyond to make sure you feel welcome, cared for, and ready to have an unforgettable experience. From perfectly crafted cocktails to delicious bites, every detail is curated for your enjoyment. Pro tip: Book way in advance—like a year out—because this place sells out fast. And don’t forget to grab tickets early for the shows, brunches, and parties. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a thing. A must-visit Ptown staple. 👑🌈🍸💃🌊

Great drag show with Anita Cocktail. Last year brunch menu was great. This year was a buffet ($25 for show and $25 for buffet brunch). Preferred ordering food from menu but still a great time.

You can't really leave P-Town before coming here. Crown & Anchor is a consolidation of attractions: a hotel, a restaurant (Butch's), a video bar (The Wave Bar), a piano bar (Dive Bar), an art gallery, and several venues focused on the predilections of their patrons, whether it be leather kink (The Vault), cabaret (The Crown Cabaret), or where Jamie W and I went, The Paramount Club, the largest space in the complex replete with two bars. We came to see drag legend Varla Jean Merman in The Errors Tour. Yes, it was a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Taylor Swift and her Eras Tour intertwined with Varla Jean's own career highlights including her off-Broadway musical stint with Leslie Jordan. Going through several costume changes, she was a hilariously throaty delight with a trunkful of one-liners. Tickets were $44, and seats weren't as crowded together as I feared. RELATED - Exploring Provincetown? Here's my collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3MzCyr8

How often are people hit on for tips by a band playing in a bar exactly? I have been to so many bars with cover bands playing that I lost count. New Orleans, SF, Orlando, the list goes on and on. Not once do I remember the aggressive panhandling tactics exhibited by the band playing Wed. night of "bear week". for example: "we won't play another song unless we get a $100. tip" then take the large brandy sifter out and work the crown both inside and outside the bar several times. The band ended up asking for "somebody should tip us $100. "another 3 or 4 times! This band was really nothing specail, they were just okay. The heavy-handed tipping culture of Ptown has gotten out of control. Doesn't the bar pay them to play to begin with?

We saw the show Diva last night, and the performance was amazing. Delta Miles lead a beautiful and empowering show. Their cover of Tina's Simple the Best had me in tears. Drinks were good, over server worked the entire room, so please be patient. The decor on the inside was very cute. I will return!

Caught a show at Crown & Anchor (Broadway on the Beach's Disney revue during Family Week) and really loved it. The performances were incredible (and included both the manager and owner singing classic Disney songs). We were really impressed with the show. We ordered a couple drinks as well during the show, which were well made and fairly priced (I had a bloody mary and my partner got a couple rum & cokes). Definitely somewhere we'll come back to next time we're in town!

Great time! Service was quick. Def will be back for more shows and for the food Great atmosphere and staff!

The Crown & Anchor put on a Fantastic Superbowl event this past weekend. Want to thank them and the management for a great time. A special thanks also to Mrs A for putting out a GREAT buffed.

Vj Tom Yaz in the Wave Bar is my go . Whenever I make the trek to Provincetown. Show tune night is the best! The nights are great and he always takes our requests.. He is a gay icon, absolute staple, and pillar in Provincetown.

Don't get it twisted. This is NOT a positive review. Rather than penalize the owners with shitty one-star rating for things they may not know are occurring, I'll give the food, the show (Varla) the 5 star they deserve, while sharing our bad experiences with certain of their service staff. The daytime host apologized for his obnoxious and unprofessional comments, so we'll skip to the outside bar: 1) Daytime bartender Scott was 100% on point 2) For dinner Mikey was super sweet and great service.. 3)Conversely the angry-at-his-own-life tall guy with the with the clown colored Mohawk-ish cut was RUDE AND JUST AWFUL. "Hey dude! You're in a service industry...get on board or quit!" 4) The server with the insane body and dark complexion...Snippy rude comments don't make you cute.. and they definitely don't earn you more tips. The formula to better tips is pretty easy...Service, smile, service, smile, service smile. That's it! I'm writing this so the owners know how their business is being handled.

I was here during a week long event. What a great little town! This place had fun events, yummy food and wonderful servers! There are so many restaurants and bars here each with their own personality. This place said to me, " be yourself and have a blast!!" Love you Ptown

The place is located walking distance to everything! The room was clean, very well decorated, the bed was very comfortable, the fireplace and the kitchenette were a plus. The view of the beach was spectacular to say the least. Ricky the concierge couldn't haven't been more accommodating and going above his duty and we were treated like family. Curl the housekeeper make sure that out stay was unforgettable, very attentive to us the whole time. She couldn't not have been any nicest! Craig the operations manager couldn't not be any nicer, making sure that the room was top and the breakfast that he would have every morning was great!! This was my 1st time in P Town and I can't wait to visit during the summer and it is going to be a tradition going in the fall/winter season as well. Everyone that we encountered were just like we knew were family!

Go see VJ Tom Yaz...He is the best for many years. Always shows the best videos, many rare finds. His Showtune nights are always great! He always has the crowd singing along and will take requests. One of the best nightly entertainment venues when he is there. It's always my go to spot !

Overall amazing staff except for one grumpy old lady bartending at the outside bar. Her overall life must be miserable - I sat at the bar and watched her be rude to me and customer after customer. It's astounding she still has a job - everyone else there is A+ she gets an F-. Sad. .

Its impossible to have a bad time at one of Americas greatest roadside seaside resorts!

Meet up with a friend at the crown & anchor for lunch (his suggestion). The host would only let me "behind the curtain" when my friend appeared. Aside from a two top that was leaving...we were the only people for lunch at 12:30pm on a Saturday. That should have been the tell, no? Our waiter was great. The food was meh. If you are giving customers a choice between 5 basic items...make them great! Oodles of other restaurants on Commercial Street offer the same fare...choose wisely.

This review is strictly based on the experience at the restaurant, in particular the Burner Brunch with Kelly Fields. Tina was great, the food and drinks here, not so much. My friend got the griddled banana bread, it was decent. She also had the avocado toast - $18 for avocado, arugula, tomatoes, radish, and a dressing. Over salted to the max. I had the hangover bowl which I had high hopes for- cheesy grits, poached egg, onions, short rib, crispy onions on top. Literally the ONLY taste in this dish was pure salt. $26 for a bowl of salt, not to mention it also had eggshells in it too. I understand Ptown is a tourist destination, I was one, however if I'm going out to eat on vacation I shouldn't be paying almost $30 for a meal at brunch that sucks. Especially when this chef is highly regarded. The server was nice but it's easy to tell that they spend most of their time chatting with locals and bigger groups. I get it but this place needs some work all around. The only thing that saves it is the entertainment.

Fish and chips - meh. The batter was mushy. Chop salad was very good. Lobster roll - flavorless. Not very sophisticated. Mayo and celery. Brioche bread was toasted but still soft with a burnt flavor. Watermelon Fresca - was it supposed to have alcohol? Friendly staff.

July 2023, we always make it a point to see Bobby Wetherbee when we are in town. He only played on Sunday, normally we had a longer gig, but for some reason his show was only one night. Loved the new setup for the piano bar. Instead of the piano being inside by the bar area, now the piano is set up on the outside large covered patio. We ended up sitting outside and watching Bobby's set.

The location is great! The staff are very personable. The pool area is a plus! The Crown and Anchor is a entertainment venue with rooms over head. Our room did not have a mini refrigerator but other rooms did have one. The towels are thread bare and need to be replaced. The bathroom lighting was insufficient and glass globes were very dirty. Every morning at 7 a trash truck arrived outside our window to empty the dumpster of glass bottle etc. Very annoying. The stair way carpets are filthy and need a good steam cleaning. Would not stay here again.

This review is from Oct 14, 2018. We were in need of a nice bowl of clam chowder after our visits to the local lighthouses. Unfortunately most of the diners/restaurants/shops shut down around this time. Finally we found a parking spot and just started walking right. We came across this place. I didn't smell anything nor did I see a lot of people coming in and out, but we thought that might be because everything's shut down. We helped us decide on this place is Arman (probably got his name wrong as it has been a while), the outside greeter. He was very welcoming. Obviously we were extremely hungry and focused on our mission to have a bowl of chowder because neither of us noticed that it was a hotel/inn. We ordered a bowl of chowder, deviled eggs with crispy oysters on top, lobster roll and Oyster Po Boy. Amazing deviled eggs. Without a doubt, the fried oysters took this appetizer over the top. Our dining neighbors saw that we ordered this and they added an order. Since they only got one each, they ordered a second order of these. Cheri enjoyed her sandwich. The bun was soft and delicious. The chowder wasn't that great. My lobster roll was ok. Why is this a four star? The greeting and small talk with Arman, quick service and delicious appetizer. Here's What I Think...If you want to have a fun time, quick service and a delicious appetizer, please come check this place out.

Ate here twice during our last visit and really enjoyed ourselves both times. The first meal - dinner - was a smidge better than the lunch a few days later - primarily based on the comparison of the burger consumed by a friend of mine at both meals. The first night the food quality was rather good although it took a very long time for it to arrive. We loved our server; he was funny, engaging, courteous and efficient. The food? Scallop ceviche was delicious. Chopped salad (with chicken) was decent - the grilled chicken was flavorful and moist but the salad itself was not the regular chopped salad that I prefer: all chopped ingredients mixed together in an easily-scoopable/"shove-able-in-the-pie-hole" format.... and not under-chopped...then laid out prettily in the bowl next to each other. Cod was the big winner and the 2 burgers were reportedly fabulous. Fries were excellent; I stole several. Lunch a couple of days later was just OK. I had the tuna tartare and it was a very small portion of chopped tuna that was mixed with sauce and a bit of spice. It was ok, but I expected sliced ahi tuna pieces. The burger that my friend complained (to me) about was overcooked (but she didn't send it back...and ate most of it!). Brussels sprouts were decent and the bloody mary's were very good. I really liked the owner?/manager? He's from NYC and takes no BS from anyone. Cool guy. Later in the evening, the piano bar is a fun place to go. Sing along to the oldies, show tunes or other contemporary musical pieces. There are 2 theaters attached to the Crown and Anchor as well - all kinds of great shows can be seen there. Overall, a destination spot in P-Town for food, drinks, shows, being seen and watching peeps!

Horrible customer service!! Do not support this establishment! Jerry provided the worst customer service I have experienced during this pandemic. I understand times are tough, but man.... The rudeness is beyond comprehension. I purchased tickets to a show 2 months ago when we planned our cross country trip to P-town. Of course, delta variant and the crazy outbreak that happened in Ptown over Fourth of July prompted us to cancel our trip in September. I tried to request my ticket be refunded, but alas, times are tough and they decided to be inflexible with the refund. Yes, we get it that the ticket says "no refunds", but guess what... because of COVID flexibility is required. Somehow other businesses like the ferry boat, the airline, AND hotel ALL refunded my $. I hope that $49 was worth the future business from me, my friends, and anyone who reads this.

Another perfect meal on my last day in Ptown. I wanted a light snack before the 2 hour boat ride so I went with the Caprese salad with heirloom tomatoes. It was amazing, the mozzarella was fresh and the balsamic was excellent. I also got the shrimp cocktail. The shrimp were massive, perfectly cooked and the sauce was a Mexican style ceviche sauce, Sooo good. Thanks again guys.

Delicious! We visited Crown and Anchor back before our daughter was born for a few drinks. It was nice but now that we tried the food I'm a huge fan! Hubby and I split the scallop ceviche, chips, salsa and guacamole, the veggie sandwich and we picked at our daughters fish and chips. Everything was fresh and yummy and the fish and chips were some of the best I've had! Loved that batter!! I will be back. Friendly service, relaxing vibe, bar outside and in.. what else could you ask for?

We had Sunday brunch at the Crown and Anchor during Halloween weekend this year. The food overall was really good. There was the option of doing the buffet or ordering off of the menu. Service was excellent. We had dinner here over the summer as well. We had tickets to see Miss Richfield, and a benefit of eating dinner here is you get priority seating to the show afterwards.

Their outdoor space has nice atmosphere right in the middle of everything...BUT...$39 for 2 sub par bad pour drinks from a cranky bartender??? Unfortunately this is a tourist trap. We are locals. Doubt we will be back!

Armond at Crown and Anchor is amazing. He's charming, accommodating and the best host in town. I highly recommend the menu at Balena.

Went to a poolside show and loved the queens, but not the establishment. We were told when we sat down not to come up to the bar, but that the wait staff would come take our drink order. The waiter walked past us about a dozen times, ignoring me the last couple times as I was trying to flag him down. Finally, halfway through the show when others were on their second round I went to the bar to order and was told that the bar was closing. It was quite frustrating having to protest for my own ability to overpay for weak drinks. Next time I'll try to find a show elsewhere in Ptown.

The service was wonderful and the food was amazing! Our server Elihu was so nice. We had a lobster mac & cheese which had huge chunks of lobster in it. Beer battered onion rings and the Angus cheeseburger. and we couldn't get a picture of the beer battered onion rings because they were gone before I could even take a picture they were fabulous!!

Very disappointing. Went to dinner there before seeing a show. The menu choices were average. I had the chowder which was far from a chowder. It was more like heated cream with some diced potatoes. The romaine in the Caesar salad was saturated with dressing and the croutons were the crunchy Chinese noodles. Drinks were okay, not great. Hopefully the new owners and chef are just working out the kinks.

P-town is great but ... the Crown & Anchor is where older gay men and friends go to pass the time that's left. It's drying up for sure. Drinks were "eh" - food was so-so, and they are way too attentive to their gaggle of friends and locals rather than people on their one precious annual vacation who are spending hard earned off Cape money to support them. Not so great. Other more fantastic places to eat and spend that money .. on much better food and to be an appreciated guest. Several places within walking distance.

Smack dab in the middle of everything. We had tickets to Lisa Lampanelli and took advantage of the patio for dinner prior. Service was amazing, price somewhat high but quality, imagination and again SERVICE was there. Thanks Ricky for making our night memorable. Seafood delight. We dined on scallops, shrimp & lobster galore. Drink we're amazing but slightly pricy. Give them a try it's vacation a time to splurge!!

I have to give 3 stars only because the piano player at the Dive Bar patio was incredibly good. Like concert good. But bartender Scott needs to be retired. Throwing old school attitude when there's no reason for it. Also, C&A had made tons of money over the years, hire a dishwasher. Cocktails in plastic cups is tacky, Rick.

Keeping the review short and straightforward. If I could have given 0 stars I would have done that. 1 star is for a friendly hostess. That was the best part. The worst part was the attitude of our waiter, he was arrogant, disrespectful, couldn't answer one question about the menu, slow, and NOT service minded. He is definitely in a wrong profession. Drinks were overpriced and really bad, waterish/diluted Food was ok, overpriced for what it was.

It's a shame that the bartenders have such awful attitudes. I used to think of the video bar as a fun, judgment-free space. Post pandemic, it seems the bartenders rather serve drinks on their terms. Ask for Grey Goose, get Tito's. Want your tequila shots chilled? Tough! And you forget about getting a lime. Just be sure you tip them 25% for not even greeting you with a hello. Bummer.

This review is based on service, not experience, as we were REALLY looking forward to the Tina Burner show for which I had pre-purchased VIP seats over 2 months ago, in anticipation of being there on a particular day over the course of our vacation. Less than a week before the performance, I received an email stating that "Due to a private party, this show has been cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience." That is some next level cruddy customer service!! It's like saying, "we had a better offer so we're un-inviting you. Sorry - not sorry". We have no back-up plan in this small of a window off-season on a Monday night. What's more, I was refunded the cost of the tickets, but not the $8 service charge - insult to injury. Next time you're in P-Town, maybe try a different venue that is more customer service oriented. I've heard the shows are phenomenal, but I'll never know......

Drinks were good, service was ok. As far as the drag show, BORING! You talk and replay clips from Ru Paul's drag show... Cmon, put on your own show! Boring and mediocre.

Excellent venue for an event (Danny the Manager is amazing); yum yum food and drinks, comfortable beds and EXTREMELY accommodating hotel staff, terrific ambiance and generally a place that made me feel so comfortable, well fed, and so happy to enjoy PTown. I will definitely visit the Crown & Anchor every time I'm in PTown

Great establishment. One of the best places to get a drink or have some food downtown. They also have quite a few different places you can go to party. Always a good time at the Crown. Rick the owner is a really nice guy too. There's a pool in the back also if you are looking for a spot to swim on one of those hot summer days. Really enjoyable location.

Food was not good especially not for the expense. Ordered a soda, Pepsi, and the waiter who had a hard time understand everything brought out soda water. Corrected him and said Pepsi or Coke not soda water and so then he brings out Diet Coke. Explained again what we were trying to order and finally brought it out. Then we get charged $3.50 for the soda water which we never ordered. Also had a 1 year old in our party and brought their meal out 10 minutes after everyone. Anyone who has ever eaten with a toddler knows that was a big mistake. All in all had some Deviled eggs, two cups of soup, and kids Mac and cheese and ended up paying $50. Too many food options in Provincetown to settle for this place. The one pro was the host, he was so nice and very helpful.

My brother, his friend and I went to the restaurant and sat outdoors last week. The host was friendly and we enjoyed his visits to our table. Our server Eli was wonderful and attentive. The food was very good but no Mac and cheese in the menu was disappointing after my brother had told me how good it was last fall. Please bring it back- with or without lobster. The lobster roll was full of lobster and they loved the garlic shrimp and bbq brisket sandwich. Thanks for a great experience!

I NEVER miss Bobby Wetherbee's set at Crown & Anchor's "Dive Bar" piano bar. Always a highlight of my annual ptown trip!

I popped in here for a quick drink to beat that Fourth of July heat and Brian was so attentive, kind, and welcoming. The service felt white-glove and Brian made sure no detail in our drinks were overlooked. I will certainly be back to this spot on every future P-Town trip, and hope that our party is served by Brian again -- remarkable service and experience!

First time at the Crown since it was sold last year, and I doubt we will return. service was good but it stops there. The food was basic and tasteless. The other thing the new owners changed is you no longer get to go in the theater for a show first.. they now sell vip tickets. My advice, pay for vip if you want front seats and go spend your money elsewhere for dinner. Crown and Anchor sadly will no longer be a part of our yearly vacation...

Just because you hold a monopoly on Entertaiment does not mean you have to provide awful service and except we will still give you our business. Attended two of your legendary shows while visiting but both times seated in VIP had NO service. Wait staff ignored us, forgot drinks, and were generally just amateurs. I would highly recommend the entertainers that are performing but wouldn't give the venue a single penny

Came here for dinner before a show. There was poor planning on their part for weather, and it poured during the show. Due to covid, it was outside only. They should have set up an event tent to be safe. Instead, most people ended up leaving the show. The food at the restaurant was okay. The outdoor seating is excellent, and the location is convenient. I got the muscles, and they were okay. The other guest at the party had the lobster roll, and again, It was okay but nothing special compared to some of the other restaurants in town. Our waiter was great at first. He was very friendly and made recommendations for us. He started taking shots which I don't think should be allowed during work, even though it's entertaining at times. as he got more alcohol in his system, he was no longer friendly.

(This review is for the restaurant experience). We have been going to the Crown and Anchor for years now - and have had some amazing and memorable dinners there. Always amazing service, even when slammed. This summer and at Halloween too, the food was not quite so amazing and fewer options. Most disappointing was the lobster roll recently that was overall wet and sloppy and seemed to be a mix of real and fake lobster! If it wasn't fake it must have been pre-frozen or something.

If I could I would give this place NO stars just for the front door service alone. A bunch of us who ALWAYS frequent PTown on a regular basis decided to go to the DINA MARTINA show. As we walked up to the front door one of us had a cup in our hand as we had just come from partying elsewhere, I mean this is PTown right!!!!??? We love and enjoy each other and are here to have a good time right???? A very small security "something-or-the-other" decided to crash our happiness with his misery by interrupting the life we were serving by nastily stating that we should throw the cup away...but nasty like, I mean nasty. This is going to be my LAST time coming here, and I mean that...I'm good at holding grudges. Clean out security, send them to training or something... Edit: Dina Martina might have been the funniest show I have ever been to and I've been to a ton!!!!!!! She was the highlight of the evening!!!!

The management is the absolutely the worst. We fell In love with this place according to our friends. We met a server that worked at another establishment and recommended this restaurant as well. When we ran into this person and mentioned they that we would like to sit in their section, the African American manager on duty tonight freaked out and told us that we could "No long be seated and was best to find another restaurant." My background is hospitality and restaurant management. I know this industry and capable Of understating the follow of a restaurant and its service. The management tonight was deplorable. The worst I have ever experienced. Such a sad misunderstanding that the manger blew out of basic proportion. My Yelp recommendation is to either find another establishment or deal with a strict and ridged restaurant that doesn't allow the guest to select a phenomenal server. (Servers make the restaurant money. Guest pay the restaurant. Guest have a right to services. Seems sensible.) Such a shame. We were highly anticipating this establishment and it's amities. Disappointed and degrading is an understatement.

4 star for the vibe and heaters set outdoor seating. We just had a drinks. 5 star for the late night Piano bar. Singer is amazing. Heard he plays 7 nights a week. Best place for late night live music. If looking for a Gay bar, Velvet is across the street.