The Rosebud, Brightlingsea - pub details

I think the recent coments are boring & pointless, they can't seem to say anything constructive at all about this lovely pub.
The days are gone of the Rosebud being just a drinking house because it's turned into a gastro pub thats food led from Wednesday to Sundays, thats why it would be quiet on a monday. Given the price of beer nowdays & the quiet location of the pub, of course it's quiet.
The new chef is amazing and the food is top notch their & their is not anything this good for miles & miles around. The Service is exceptional as is the food. The Rosebud was recently reviewed by The Gazette & got 5 out of 5 for the food. Not bad for a dreary pub as some say. I have eaten, drank & relaxed at the Bud & its been sensational everytime & have reccomended it to many sailors who have all enjoyed the same experience. I spoke with the Chef Patron about this review of bad service and was informed it was a mistake by the person that wrote it & had since recieved an apology in writing for the worst service in the world comment & comment of the food. Chef Mat has been judged on his food & has come out shining every time. Old boozers are long gone & I like the new classy Rosebud that serves fine dining standard food & provides an exceptional Service. with reference to the last person that commented on the ale not being at it's best, as mat said to me, it is expected that ales can turn and not be at their best but a fresh alternative is always on offer and apologies are always given, even though this is completely normal with ales. Try going for food & not beer instead.

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gastronomic101 - 1 Oct 2009 23:37

Have paid more visits since the pub was taken over by the current owners.

Always found the beers in good shape, especially Woodford's Wherry & Well's Waggledance.

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dragonforce - 28 Sep 2009 21:49

Met with relatives here last week while on holiday - it is their local. Good setting and pleasant garden with views. Fairly disinterested bar staff although it was Monday evening and we were the only customers. Tried all the real ales on (3) and all very average - clear, but passed their best no doubt due to the lack of sales.

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Keithh - 16 Sep 2009 21:29

The worse service in the world! A party of 22 of us booked for lunch, made it quite clear we wd arrive 1230 and must leave by 2 - 1.5 hrs to eat a one-course meal wd seem adequate, but altho we arrived punctually it took an hour before the first meal appeared - 2 meals on the menu, salad for heavens sake, and pasta, were 'off'. I mean, how hard it is to run down the road and buy some pasta and salad ingredients, given several days warning? Food very expensive, they had the nerve to add 10% for the terrible service, staff rude, surly, inefficient, positively hostile, not a faint smile let alone an apology. One usually eats main course with knife and fork but had to ask several times to get these little essentials. Don't go near the place, not for food anyway. Pity because it has a pleasant situation, looks OK from outside, with competent staff and enough of them could be quite good. But a horrid experience, made us all late for the rest of the outing and quite spoilt our day.

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Granny - 2 Aug 2009 10:21

damn fine pub. people in there swear a lot. but I think that might be me!

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mally65 - 18 Jul 2009 00:57

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