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Rose and Crown, Bury St Edmunds
This pub has hardly changed in my lifetime, went in recently after 10 years away from Bury and it seemed the same as it ever was. No frills, just a proper local pub, possibly the last in Bury town centre. I've only been down a couple of times recently, but usually one guest on and then GK ales. The only place in town (that I know of) to sell Greene King XX Mild, which I am rather fond of. This pub is family run, and all the more special in a town where the usual style of my pub management is to try and shoehorn a square bar type peg into a round historical pub hole hole. Long may the Rose and Crown continue unchanged. (oh, and food wise you can pick up snacks like beans on toast for a couple of quid).
30 Oct 2009 09:46
All change here now - out have gone Sky, the banners for disco nights etc and in has come quality real ale. Last couple of visits have seen 6 ales on, including Brewer's Gold, Wherry, Nethergate Suffolk County amongst others. Very friendly and well worth a visit - the rarity that is a good proper pub in Bury.
27 Oct 2009 14:14
Visted the Hawkedon Queens Head for first time recently. A lovely cosy beamed pub with a good selection of beers (Brewer's Gold and Adnams on amongst others) and ciders. We were there for food and had a great roast - a delicious slab of rare roast beef. The pub felt very much like a friendly locals pub - a real community effort. We were made to feel very welcome and struck up conversations left, right and centre. All very impressive considering a lot of people must travel there for the tucker. All boxes ticked for me - as Tommyn says an excellent pub.
24 Sep 2009 18:49
Only popped in here once, but really liked it. Reminded me of the country pubs I was taken to as a kid and had a proper village local feel. Great pint of Bath Ale's Gem as well, which can't be bad.
4 Sep 2008 19:39
I popped in for an afternoon the pint the other day - pretty poor. I said hello to the barman and was ignored, then asked for a pint which was served to me in silence. I asked if they did any crisps and got my first response - 'no'. The pub itself had all the soul of an airport bar. Felt a bit like I had wandered into a DFS showroom or something. To be fair it was a decent pint, and the girl behind the bar when I left seemed far more pleasant than her male counterpart, wishing me a cheery goodbye. Good luck to the place as be good to have more options in Lewisham, but this was not one to rush back to.
5 Sep 2007 15:38
A decent basic pub. Never really had a night out there but pop in from time to time for a pint and a read of the paper. Always made to feel welcome.
28 Mar 2007 13:39
Very popular at weekends with the local youth. Not quite as wonderful as it thinks it is - some staff are fine but every now and then you get the classic surly skinny jeaned young ragamuffin who thinks he is doing you a huge favour by acknowledging your presence in the first place. I assume it is run by the same people that run the Gypsy Moth in Greenwich and Princess of Wales in BH as it wears the same sofa/flock wallpaper uniform.
28 Mar 2007 13:37
Lovely proper local pub. No music, rarely television, just good beer, chat and a relaxed friendly atmosphere. Great place to while away a couple of lazy hours.
27 Mar 2007 17:14
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The Royal William, Stowmarket
Great back street pub. Very quiet but received a warm welcome from the landlady who talked us through the many ale options. Pints were all well kept. Locals seemed friendly too, offering recommendations and keeping me up to date with the Ashes. Ale straight from the barrel. Will definitely return when next in the Stow.
22 Aug 2013 15:32