Rose Inn, Great Wakeringback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Beer (Doombar) and food OK but everything overpriced. They think of themselves as a restaurant with a bar area now. Only reason for going would be to let the kids play in the garden.
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probably the worst pub lunch ever.....just waiting to throw up 28/09/12 be aware!!!! don't eat the fish
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Changes afoot at The Rose. New manager took over just before Christmas. Great food and great service with a selection of 4 real ales - Broadside was fab!!
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Went to The Rose Inn yesterday, never again, ordeed a glass of Rjoja which tasted like vinegar, so i took it back and we ordered a bottle of wine instead, the food was generally disappointing, didn't stay for dersert because it was so slow (even though it was well past the lunchtime rush) , we were presented with the bill which had the �5.50 for the awful wine, I asked the waitress to remove it, thinking it was just a mistake, she said she would have to ask the manager would told us it was a matter of preference and was so aggressive and rude, we were told tough and if we didn't like it not to come back, among lots other things. The poor waitress looked mortified and even followed us out to apologise, but which time I was literally shaking with rage, an absolutley appalling way to treat customers.
05/09/2010
And the loos were disgusting!!
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I went to this pub with my wife and two year old son on 28/09/09 (Sunday) as the weather was lovely and i'd heard they had a very nice outdoor play area suitable for small children. Upon arrival I was pleased but after having been there for half an hour I had to close the gate, which leads out onto the car park which in turn leads to the road. Given the number of pre-school children, including mine, which were running around I kept an eye on the gate and was amazed to find it was the bar staff collecting glasses that were leaving it open. My wife politely asked her to shut it after her but wasn't greeted with much of a response so, the second time it happened, I went into the bar to have a 'quiet word' with one of the staff to see if they can let the member of staff concerned know that she is putting the safety of these children at risk. Just at that moment the girl in question walked by and having overheard what I was saying quipped 'it's not physically possible for me to shut it' (as he was holding a tray with glasses aswell). I asked her if this is justification for putting the children in the garden's safety at risk. I didn't add that she managed to balance the tray on a post when opening it but declined to do so after going through. At this point a man behind the bar, which I can only assume was the manager, shouted across to me not to talk to his staff in such a rude manner. He was joined by a woman. I tried to explain that I was there to make a polite point but suddenly found myself on the receiving end of a rant totally out of context of how i'd presented the facts. The staff in this establishment are ignorant and obnoxious and while that is bad, but not unexpected, I simply refuse to allow them to endanger the children in the play area by their cavalier approach to health and safety. I will be contacting the council to see if something can be done and would urge anyone having a similar experience to make your voice heard. Better this than us reading about a child's death due to the negligence of one of the pub's staff.
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Me and my husband went to the rose inn on friday night as we had heard about the new head chef they have , we have been to a restaurant he had worked before and had enjoyed it . When we arrived the restaurant was quite full and we were seated by a waitress who was very polite , when we were given the menu were surprised to see it was a gastro pub type menu with quite a large selection but we were evan more surprised when a chalk board was brought to the table with all of the specials they had this was a nice touch , i chose lemon butter baked salmon with a butter bean rissotto and john chose a belly pork dish (cant remember what it was with) . The food arrived in around 25 mins which we felt was ok for a busy friday night . the food was exellent and good value , later when we spoke to the landlord at the bar (who was quite a character just what every country pub needs ) he said things had changed and was now going for more a restaurant feel and with a new floor manager was happy with the way things were going . the feel and the decoration was nice and a great evening was had we would diffently go back oh and cant comment on the ales as we both dont drink them but selection of wines was great
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My wife and I have been here a few times but we feel the place has really slipped. Last time we went we took a friend with us, when it came to pay I asked if we could separate the bill and what followed was a very rude telling off like we were a bunch of children. The food has got worse. My wife sent an undercooked steak back just to have it returned burnt to a crisp, undercooked chips and recently, very rude and unfriendly service. We wont be back again ever.
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absolutely aweful, overpriced ale and unfriendly staff, never saw the landlord, never again
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The saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' would usually apply to a pub which doesn't look like much from the outside but offers a pleasant surprise on the inside. The exact opposite is true for this place. The recent refurbishment has done nothing to paint over the incredibly rude attitude of the landlord at the Rose Inn - do not be seduced by the exterior. The welcome you get is anything but the warm and friendly experience you would expect from a traditional English country pub.
Our first experience came in summer of 2007 when we witnessed a blazing row between several sets of customers and the landlord. The customers had been waiting for well over an hour for food and were quite rightly not happy. The landlord was having none of it and appeared to be dishing out a torrent of abuse. Needless to say this wasn't the place to stay for a quiet drink. But everyone has their bad days - a one off maybe?...
Our second visit came this weekend and the landlord was on top form again, this time we experienced it first hand. We went into the pub and ordered drinks at the bar, and whilst ordering, decided to order food. Having not yet sat down, we didn't have a table number. The landlord was quite clear in his displeasure at this and sarcastically commented that if he didn't have a table number they wouldn't be able to find us to serve the food and telling us 'don't mind the queue'! Did he want our custom or not, we asked (a mild argument ensued). The guy has obviously no customer service skills whatsoever and seems to go out of his way to be rude.
Like the experiences of other reviewers, we then had to wait approximately 45 mins for our food, which was far from complicated to prepare. Punishment for our terrible misdemeanour earlier, perhaps?!
This is lovely looking pub and beer garden completely spoilt by the attitude of the landlord. We definitely won't be subjecting ourselves to this for a third time.
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Extremely slow service. Teenage staff members are sluggish and thick, and the landlord is no improvment.
A welcome pint of Abbot, but I don't expect to wait 10-15 minutes on a slow day to get it!
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Tried the Rose Inn because I had heard such good things about the food so I visited on August bank holiday 2005. Although the beer garden looked busy it was fairly empty inside so we sat at table nuber 13 (Should of known better really!!!)went to the bar and had to wait an age whilst a couple decided what they were going to eat. Payed for my meal and drinks at 16.02.
16.20 Starter arrives. Breaded mushrooms that were barely warm. Obviously the packet variety and deep fried.
17.00 Chicken salad arrives. Uninspiring, but to be fair, nicely presented and the vinegarerte was tasty. BUT one hour to prepare a salad
18.00 Strawberries and cream arrive, 5 strawberries cut in half with three squirts of UHT cream on a HOT soup bowl.
Very slow service, staff seemed uninterested. I would definately not go there again.
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