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This used to be a great local pub and now its turned into chav city! Went in a month ago and walked in one door and out the other,people are blaming the tram link from Croydon for the demise of the village but who knows, a real shame.
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Great little "As traditional as Wimbledon gets" pub with 13 bedroom hotel on the back. Good outdoor space in the back. Classic young portfolio of beers and wines, the Bitter was OK. Expensive however. The Food looked good but amazingly expensive for what you get. Tasted OK but nothing special - hearty pub grub.
If you want to feint ask the price of the draught Pimms and Lemonade ....
anonymous - 2 Dec 2007 12:44 |
Bar staff were fine when we visited. They topped up pints without being asked and we never had to wait long to be served.
There was a problem with one of the meals - they gave us the wrong one initially and it took some time to get it replaced. The manager came over, apologised for this and gave us all free desserts and coffees. In the past we had no problems with ordering food (they do good sunday roasts).
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Nice enough pub with a traditional feel about it. The bar staff were terribly rude and slow though.
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BEST PUB IN THE VILLAGE FOR WIMBLEDON FORTNIGHT - TAKE YOUR FRIENDS AND ENJOY THE FABULOUS ATMOSPHERE!!
anonymous - 25 Jun 2007 20:46 |
Nice pub although can be a little crowded on a Tuesday night for the quiz goers that used to frequent the Dog and Fox for the quiz on a Tuesday. Food is good although the portions are sometimes a bit lacking...
Good pub to go to around Christmas time.
anonymous - 14 May 2007 21:55 |
Top place - really good, traditional pub. Watch out for out-of-work actors, though. They can really bend your ear!
anonymous - 15 Feb 2007 14:22 |
I really like this place. It is probably the only real pub left in the village and I find it a really welcoming place to have a pint. I was in the other day and recognized a couple of bar staff from the old Dog and Fox which can't be a bad thing. I got talking to this chubby looking barman from Zim' and he was a smashing bloke, really friendly and helpful.
Each time I've been in the manageress says hello, the beer is lovely and the food is top notch as well. Unfortunately I can't afford to live in Wimbledon Village but if I did, the rose and Crown would definately be my local.
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Distinctly average. A run of the mill Young's pub that feels it can justify massively inflated drinks prices purely because of its location. Nice enough though, if you don't mind the "villagers" packing it out. Probably not so much now it's gone over-21's, though.
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Great for weekdays and weekends. The menu choices and indeed the meals superb. Friendly, hard working staff make it a joy to be there. Always good to see the little 3 legged dog as well! Fully recommend for friends and family.
anonymous - 6 Oct 2006 12:15 |
Lunched there with the family.
Very impressed, not by what they got right but what they did when they got things wrong (which can always happen anywhere). When one of the party had the wrong dish delivered a second time (only slightly wrong, nothing serious), the manager came out unbidden, apologised, and offered either to provide the meal free or give us a round of drinks free.
Can't beat that, it's the sort of treatment that would make you return. The really impressive bit was that *he knew*, and we didn't have to complain to him, he came to us. Obviously good staff training as well as good management.
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An enjoyable pub, although the high percentage of public schools types can be a little tiresome at times...you'd think mummy would make them frequent somewhere else.
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Went here recently (with a toddler in tow)
Fantastic outside area, food was wonderful - really!
The haddock with chive mash has to be tasted to be believed.
Elderly lady who served us was a miserable old wotsit
but they DO provide crayons and a picture to colour in (woppy doo)
Food (though not cheap)made it worth it & we will go again
But
I might spit at grizzly 'elderly' lady
anonymous - 12 Sep 2005 00:33 |
first pub ive seen with pimms and lemonade on tap!
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I stayed in the hotel part of the pub for 2 nights recently, so naturally I drank there. The Special and Ordinary were up to scratch, and even though it was extremely busy on the Friday the staff weren't fazed by my order of a coffee for the sister-in-law. The Rose & Crown seems a bit 'nicer' than the Dog & Fox just down the road, where they had HP sauce on the tables.
The food is pretty good for pub food, (my wife thought that the sauce on her kedgeree was unexpected, but tasty), they have a large seating area (inside and out) and do barbecues as well - but there are loads of restaurants in Wimbledon village so the competition for eating must be fierce.
As far as the hotel part of the pub is concerned, the rooms are very good (despite being over the pub, it was very quiet) and the breakfasts are excellent.
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i had the chance to literally live in this pub -- it has 14 rooms -- for 3 weeks this spring. this pub is all about the regulars. they form the most unique and cohesive subset of wimbledon village dwellers you could imagine.
if you don't know this group, or don't like them, this pub will seem unexceptionable. certainly the food is only a little better than average, and if you're staying at the hotel you'll never get a phone message to save your life, the cleaning service is dodgy -- but you have to look beyond all that.
nichola, the current manager since the former landlords went back down under, certainly is careful to hire a young staff of hotties from new zealand and south africa. she's very nice herself.
if you're all about people and people watching, you'll probably become addicted to the rose and crown. i certainly did. if you're just looking for a pint, it might not be your place.
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According to my friend, you have to have tweedy trousers to drink here. According to me, you have to be a psychobabble nutcase to drink here. This is truly one of the most boring pubs in the British Isles. It is the sort of place that drove someone mad enough to write stories about furry creatures on Wimbledon Common that collected garbage: the latter word being my summation of this place.
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What happend to the kiwi couple that worked there Mike and Anna? are they still in the trade? wouldnt mind catching up with them for a beer.
Take one yourself - 18 Oct 2004 17:52 |
A very nice, pub with an excellent beer garden. Food is average to good, barbecues excellent in summer. Very friendly and helpful staff. More of a locals pub but nearly always lively and full, plus they always show the sport!
Joshua - 5 Oct 2004 00:53 |
Met some friends there an was outraged at £3.12 for a pint of stella. It was not the best and my mates red wine was very hot.
Better bar in the Village.
Matt - 26 Sep 2004 16:08 |
Had a very poor meal. Fish uncooked and food cold. Staff did not seem able to cope with either cooking, producing or serving the food. Many meals returned, including fish because they were unsatisfactory. No-one seemed to be in charge. Agree too many families with small children for a pub.
S. Williams - 20 Sep 2004 08:48 |
Not the same place with new management. Service has gone downhill. No pride in the place anymore.
Robert (regular) - 6 Sep 2004 04:48 |
Good beer garden but inside (almost empty when we were there) looks more like standard eaterie with standard Youngs decor. Beer wasn't too great either - better pint of Youngs almost anywhere and better choice at the Brewery Tap
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awesome place, great beer garden out the back. lot's of fun during the tennis. ps. Jeff's golf is still up to scratch, he beat me convincingly at headland
Joel - 24 Jun 2004 05:16 |
Pleasant suroundings. However, the staff are unfriendly and the food portions small
Tudor Dickov - 28 Apr 2004 22:30 |
I had to follow the staff along the bar just to get their attention long enough to order. Food was over priced and small portion. Seems popular with the pram pushing set on Sundays, which might be more managable during warmer months.
Richard - 7 Mar 2004 11:16 |
The alterations have added to what the pub has to offer. There is now ample space to go and enjoy an excellent meal, while the main bar area has lost nothing of its traditional pub appeal. It is still the best pub in the village and the only one that we, as middle age social drinkers, feel comfortable in.
A. Peck - 18 Jan 2004 19:00 |
sure,the rose and crown is nice and traditional, what with the wooden furnishings and memorabilia. it has to be said that the beer garden is very pleasant and the waitresses, well lets say do attract your attention. However the primitive selection that comes from being a Youngs pubs makes many wonder down the road to the Brewery Tap searchng for a London Pride or other such bitter....
Timmy - 29 Sep 2003 19:58 |
True the pub has changed since the refurbishment but I still think it retains a great deal of character. Sitting in one of the little alcoves looking across to the open fire with Hogarth prints, that's not decor ?? Combined the decision to retain the original central bar I think distinguishes the pub from all other 'chains'. Yes commercial reality exists in the world but not many chanis have prints of that age & value displayed in such a prominent part of the hotel.
Twistie - 20 Aug 2003 17:35 |
What I meant was that the pub has lost all of its character since the refurbishment. There is nothing in the atmosphere or decor to distinguish it from any other middle of the road pub. I will not deny that it has good beer (as most youngs pubs do) or good food, but I am just saddened how they have turned what used to be my favourite pub in the village, into something so bland and unremarkable. I also dispute your description of the alterations as a face 'lift'.
J Alexander - 20 Aug 2003 13:11 |
Id certainly like J Alexander to qualify his comments. I dont see how the R & C is a chain pub? Yes it is a youngs pub, so are you saying youngs pubs are a chain?
I dont understand how you can say this when they serve all the english bitters and traditional english food mixed with some contemporary fare. I didnt drink at this pub before the facelift, but the pub is always clean and respectable, and every night there is a good mix of people (as "twistie" says in his post) drinking in the pub. The beer garden is great in summer and the range of beers fantastic!
mccall - 20 Aug 2003 12:41 |
This used to be the best proper boozer in the village but has now been turned into a soulless chain-type pub. Very sad.
J Alexander - 19 Aug 2003 21:45 |
without a doubt the best pub in the village. hosts are fantastic, food great, and the bar staff are always helpfull and polite (not to mention mostly very good looking)
mccall - 19 Aug 2003 10:53 |
Awesome pub, great mix of locals and ring-ins always offers a massive night. Very welcoming host's Jeff & Karen and Bundy behind the bar !! Youngs beers are great and the food is excellent.
Twistie - 18 Jul 2003 15:58 |
we like it a lot ! went there for christmas dinner too and the atomsphere and food were both excellent.
MalAndCathAndMaggie - 5 Jan 2003 19:29 |
it is GOOOOOOD!!!!
Say hallo to Stuard and JS and managment and to everyone
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I hadn't been to this pub for ages til the summer. It looks fantastic now, and I love the outdoor seating. As with any Young's pub, it is quite pricey (well, what do you expect - it's in Wimbledon Village!) but I will certainly try to make a habit of going there more often.
Briony - 8 Aug 2002 15:55 |
