Rose in June, Portsmouthback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This was my first time back to the Rose since moving from Portsmouth last century. It looks great from the outside and just as good inside. A proper community pub, without carpets, with a wide selection of proper beer and ciders. Had a lovely pint of Jurassic and then a mild before moving onto the Tom Brown, all excellent. Good size garden at the back, bit cold when we were there, but handy to watch the trains go by. We were down there for the footy match between my no.2 team Pompey and no.1 Luton so no colours as this is a proper Pompey place. After the game joined in the free food put out while watching England beat the Jocks. Good day out apart from the football score.
|
Great family pub near Fratton Park. Proper community pub like they used to be with a fabulous atmosphere. It also has an enormous garden which doubles the size of the pub in summer. Great real ales and the only place I can find in Portsmouth selling Thwaites Lancaster Bomber!
|
annual beer festival this weekend, 25+ beers and several real ciders, plus some great entertainment, a highlight of the year
|
Alas I don't have the pedigree that the previous writer has, having only visited this pub for the first time on Sunday 26 February. However, it turned out to be possibly one of the most propitious and timely moments to have dropped in, for the Rose In June was in the throes of hosting what was a cracking little beer festival! The pumps suggest they always probably offer a decent range on cask, but fortunately upon my visit this was augmented by a range of around 12 additional beers on a Winter theme. Each half sampled flowed freely and frothily and the conditioning was found to be good in each case - don't ask what was available as the options were too numerous to list here. But be assured the quality was high and I'd definitely make a beeline for this pub if on the sauce in Portsmouth again.
Actually, although it immediately conveys itself as a simple, earthy working-class local, the Rose proved to be greater than the sum of its parts; I really found it welcoming, jolly, and a genuine haven for locals and anyone else to muster and enjoy lively conversation, washed down with excellent ale. They'd even laid on free curry which would've gone down a treat had supplies of it not just reached exhaustion after arrival. Couldn't very well ask for more as it was gratis, but it did look surprisingly passable for a free pub curry.
Punter-wise, there was anyone from groups of loud lads to courting couples through to whole families. I daresay it wouldn't do for every occasion and isn't everyone's idea of a worthy pub, but to me this really felt like how a true community pub should feel, and if more folk embraced their local in this manner the pub scene generally would look rather more healthy. The competitive prices at the Rose certainly must help though. I think this proves that if prices could be lowered in more pubs more customers would come back to them. You can't create an atmos like this in your front room!
Well done folks for organising such a cracking do and making everyone feel part of it. And apologies to anyone that night trying to drive up the Milton Road - I didn't twig it was a one-way street! I'll know better next time, although next time I'd rather not have the car.
|
Dont miss Special beer each friday, fantastic choice and only �2.30 a pint. Never had a bad pint and used the place as a regular for more than 3 years.
|
Made a return visit and it was every bit as good as my previous visit so I cant recommend this pub strobgly enough if you are a real ale fan (cheapest pint �2.85 and very nice too).
odbod - 30 Sep 2010 12:23 |
This was the third pub on a short pub crawl (Graham Arms and Stag preceeded it). What a gem this is, friendly staff, mixed ages drinking there and very good real ale at reasonable prices. It is a proper working mans pub and deserves to stay open while those in the nearby area close at a rate. If you are a real ale fan or just like traditional no nonsense portsmouth drinking pubs give it a go.
|
beer festival this weekend 25+ beers, live music, family day sunday, and good weather as well
|
excellent pint in the best pub garden in pompey, keep up the good work
|
First pub, post early-match-exit Sat, and quite bizarre walking into one side of the bar which was, almost literally, empty. We joked about Lpool having been recent visitors, but the bar was back to its bones awaiting a refit & decoration. Old Hooky, Hogsback TEA, Otter Ale, Goddards Fuggle DeeDum, HSB, Pride, & Ceddar Valley cider on handpump. Other room, beyond central island bar, had dark wood tables, leather settles & seemed popular & homely, both sides carried muted skysports results. Good welcome from the bar, and the friendly guv seemed concerned at my beer inspection but it was passable, just. I�d give the place another try in the hope that the ale was more pristine, and also to see the result of that fit-out. Decent sized garden to rear may be an attraction to some come summer.
|
Last pub visited after our Bowman Brewery trip on 28th June and yes it coincided with the pubs beer festival, howzabout that then. Everthing reasonably priced at �2.50 a pint and when we arrived they were selling off burgers on the cheap.
Excellent beers sampled before I had to sadly depart.
Nice one Paul, I'd kill for a garden like yours.
|
popped in for a quick pint and stayed for three, very nice two bar pub with a good range of beer and a large garden
|
VERY NICE PUBLIC HOUSE ALWAYS WELCOMING NEW FACES TO TH AREA,
WEDSNESDAY AND SUNDAY POOL LEAGUES, TUESDAY'S DARTS NIGHT,
anonymous - 21 Mar 2005 13:06 |
|
