Grouse and Claret, Rowsley - pub details
Address: Station Road, Rowsley, Derbyshire, DE4 2EB [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 34521) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
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> Current user rating: 3.7/10 (rated by 13 users)
other pubs nearby:
Devonshire Arms, Beeley (1.2 miles), Flying Childers, Stanton In Peak (1.4 miles), Church Inn, Darley Dale (1.7 miles), Grouse Inn, Darley Dale (1.7 miles)
user reviews of Grouse and Claret, Rowsley
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| Most of the negative reviews on this site appear to be written by members of the same group. They appear to have been annoyed that they were told to keep the noise down. One reason I haven't camped for years. I used to run youth groups and I hated bringing the generally well-behaved young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to campsites where a bunch of over-privileged brats were effing and blinding all night. Cornwall during public school holidays anyone? Anyway the "Dragon" is no longer there and the pub has recently been re-furbished. Pity the prices have gone up too, but then so has the quality. The popularity of this place should tell its own story. I go for lunch there every other week and it's always full. Beer is Marstons and well kept. House wine is higher quality than in most pubs. The pub is still a bit lacking in character - I preferred it how it was. I should add the staff are excellent. Another reviewer said it was a sort of upmarket Wetherspoons. Well the food is cooked fresh for a start, and there is a proper chef. Wetherspoons food is designed to be all microwaved by unqualified staff. No comparison. alkohole - 12 Jan 2015 18:27 |
| Ignore all the previous reviews they're years old. I would have liked to have met the "dragon" but I think she must have met her St George. She sounds like the sort of campsite proprietor you need judging by the puerile protests of a bunch of spoilt drunken brats who had their noisy late night partying curtailed. Went in during a hike for lunch on a weekday. It's a Marston's chain eaterie and pretends to be nothing else but this. It's not a twee country pub for tourists looking for a genuine Peak District gastronomic experience. It sells good pub grub at good prices. Service was quick and courteous with lots of attentive young staff waiting on, a bit of an upmarket Wetherspoons. I immediately warmed to the place when my pint of Hobgoblin came to £3.02 and when my (2 for £10) meal turned out to be a generously sized and tasty gammon steak with egg, pineapple and lots of chips & peas. GeofB - 7 Nov 2013 19:58 |
| The old bat is incredible. Other staff nice, just not enough of them. To pour a pint, they had to clean a glass from the dirty end of the bar! Food pretty average but it was heaving on a Saturday night. Double rooms impressive. Cracking shower. Breakfast was hearty. Just be aware that the campsite attracts some right plums. There was an imbred rally when we visited. oneofthe18milers - 4 Jul 2010 20:06 |
| The grouse and Claret is one of the most disgusting and appauling places I have ever been in my life. Its a shame actually because the staff are brilliant and the pub itself is quite lovely. The thing that brings the place down is the management who are probably the most greedy, nasty, selfish people I have ever had the misfortune of meeting and its not hard to see it the minute you walk through the door. Firstly, our meal was rushed from beginning to end. I had not even finished taking the last bite of my entree when my plate was whisked away and my main was on the table. Same went, for the mains! When I questioned management as to why we were rushed though our meal so quickly, I was brushed off by Catherine and told that there was a line of people waiting for a table. For a manager of a place like this, its obvious she had no shame in admitting that she was a greedy, money hungry person, who didn't really care if we liked our meal or not - she had our money and thats all the wanted. Catherine, treats her staff like absolute scum and has no shame in humilliating them in front of customers. This is not pleasant to witness & quite truthfully put me off my food which is admittedly not that hard to do as the food is pretty disgusting. Everything is quite evidently frozen, zapped in a microwave and served directly to the customer. Chicken Wendsleydale in a bag! what more could we ask for!? Our meal was rushed from beginning to end. I had not even finished taking the last bite of my entree when my plate was whisked away and my main was on the table. Same went, for the mains! When I questioned management as to why we were rushed though our meal so quickly, I was brushed off by Catherine herself and told that there was a line of people waiting for a table. For a manager of a place like this, its obvious she had no shame in admitting that she was a greedy, money hungry person, who didn't really care if we liked our meal or not - she had our money and thats all the wanted. If you want a place with a nice vibe, relaxed altosphere, value for money and pleasant management, the Grouse and Claret is NOT somewhere you should go. deeks09 - 18 Jul 2009 16:41 |
| all i can say is, if your under the age of ten and over the age of 70...you will be fine!! we were told that this was a young and lively campsite, 22 of us turned up, all in our 20s.. we werent doing anything out of the ordinary. and we made sure that our fellow neighours were ok with us.. and we all had a laugh!! then all of a sudden a dragon came down, from nowhere!! demanding us too clean up and leave (we were over the limit so we didnt go anywhere!!) she threatened to call the police, there was no warning of this! so off we trot to bed... then 7 comes along!! thats 7 in the morning!! she rattled and bangged on all of our tents demanding us to leave else she would ring the police. so we did it ourselves and they said dont go anywhere as we were over the limit!! she wrote down our number plates to make sure we would get caught going home!! we took our own food and didnt use the pub, but i can say the rest of the pub staff were very helpful and pleasent to us... its just CATHERINE that really lets this place down, its a shame really as it is in a lovely location!! GOOD LUCK!!!!! blick - 22 Jun 2009 19:52 |
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