please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
A proper old-school "wet" pub with no food offering. Yes, it's a tad dated and shabby but so what when there's such a good selection of beer for sale? Regular ales are Ramsbury's Bitter and one from Wye Valley (Golden Ale yesterday). I tried pints of Keystone's VPA (£3.60 per pint) and Hook Norton's Playing Hooky (£3) which were both in very good condition - also on sale were Church Hanbrewery's Bluenette, White Horse's Village Idiot, Vale of Glamorgan's Dark Matter and Colchester's Red Diesel (last 3 all £3.50). Great place for a drink after doing the outstanding 9 mile Wychwood Forest circular walk.
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Still being a good village local with decent ales.
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Still an excellent 'community' local with decent ale.
anonymous - 8 Aug 2012 19:19 |
A superb place, well worth a visit in its own right. At least 6-8 aleas on pump when I went, with several from newer local breweries like XT (on fine form). Good vibe in there too. Only minor negative would be the courtyard which was a bit tatty with rusting furniture and junk out there.
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McRoyal says s/he "could move here just for the pub" - I won't pretend I did exactly that but it was one of the major factors! Having lived in the pub-free wasteland of Willesden for a year a few trips out to Chalrbury, including a few visits to the Rose & Crown, convinced me that this was the place to be, and 18 months later the pub is my weekly regular and in-betweener whenever there's a free moment for a pint.
Excellent atmosphere, a very good and ever-changing range of beers, attention to detail and welcome (yes to a handle glass if you like, yes bring in your food if you ask) , and just one of those pubs you always wished you had on your doorstep. Great for all types of drinker, all ages and types of people, and a thriving live music venue to boot. Super stuff.
Considering that there is a very good pub (The Bull) between my house and the R&C, and another great one 100m down the road (the Three Horseshoes), the fact that I never stray from the Rose & Crown perhaps says it all. A brilliant pub.
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Another visit - another fine selection of beer and rolls in a great pub in a pleasant little Costwold village. What more do you need - I could move here just for the pub but I don't really want to end up as a London/Oxford bound rail commuter.
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Didn't remember much from first visit 10 years ago, but as described below a fantastic, friendly boozer.
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Another visit to this first class pub and as before I was not disappointed. Good selection of beers from local (and not so local) brewers - all at reasonable prices. A selection of rolls to soak up the ale and of course it is open all day!! I had Ramsbury Bitter followed by a hoppy beer from Wentworth Brewery. Very friendly staff and the music was brilliant - proper R&B which came from a tape of a pub local who acts as a DJ for a radio station in Kansas,USA - great stuff. Lots of local CAMRA newsletters to read and really just a faultless boozer!! Highly recommended and as I have said before well worth the walk up the hill from the station (go via the church - it's the nicest route).
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Fantastic wet sales pub.
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Wow, what a super pub. Met a guy in Germany on a steam trip just before Christmas who said this was his local and we should visit it. Took us a few months but well worth the effort. Excellent beers, mostly micros, and all in super condition. Very friendly; locals came and chatted with us. Big bonus is the station in the village with direct trains from London. Beer fest on the cricket green in July
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Another good friendly pub with good beer. The food is minimal but the rolls they had were only �1 and handy to 'soak up' the beer.
anonymous - 4 Nov 2009 09:44 |
A great pub with consitently good beer and friendly locals. A pleasant surprise to find it open all day but thankful it was. Well worth the walk up from the station and a very enjoable couple opf pints between trains (try the Oxfordshire Day Ranger ticket which gives open access between Reading; Moreton-in-Marsh;Banbury ; Oxford and Bicester. Great value and some good pubs en route). Anyway the R&C is highly recommeded.
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Just like pubs used to be ! Manages to be a locals pub, and very friendly to visitor as well as a magnet for real-ale drinkers with six changing beers available. GBG regular. Don�t count on anything but the most minimal food, but I'm told they are relaxed about you eating your own picnic in the garden.
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beer is always good. a very good place for a drink. some good quality live music. the best charlbury pub
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A serious beer drinkers haven, but nothing much to eat if you want food. Always friendly and full of friendly characters. My local!!
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What a fantastic pub, very well kept ale, good service and a great clientele one not to be missed.
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Plenty of real ale as mentioned by other posters. Beer quality is obviously taken very seriously, with all ales in excellent condition from start of service. A comfortable, drinkers pub, well located in the village centre.
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Fantastic pub, now with 7 hand pumps offering a constantly changing range of Real Ale, ( managed to try 10 different ales over the weekend). The landlord really seems to care about the beer. The bonus of a bar billiards table out the back.
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Definitely an excellent pub,especially for real ale lovers.
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Top pub - excellent beer and cider, friendly staff, everyone welcome. Best drinkers' pub for miles around.
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Small Cotswold town pub. Open all day, @6 real ales, no food. North Oxon Camera pub of the year again (deservedly). I doesn't get much better than this! Charlbury is easily reached by rail and well worth a visit on it's own
R. M. - 18 Oct 2003 22:06 |
