Rose Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious, with really generous portions!"
• "The food is absolutely amazing, I had the king prawn starter, pan fried salmon and the peanut butter brownie for desert."
• "The food here is superb this is the 3rd time we have had something to eat, the Sunday roast was great and the other meals were just as good."
• "The roast beef is perfect, slightly pink and really tender."
• "Had a delicious Sunday dinner of Beef, roasted potatoes & parsnips served with selection of vegetables and pan gravy."
• "FOOD IS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY would be hard to beat within a fairly wide area."
• "The food is just amazing."

Cons:

• "Hunters Chicken was awful. Very tough Chicken and sent back but still charged on the bill."
• "I had the steak and ale pie which lacked taste for me."
• "Too much rice and very little sauce though."
• "Food seems to have gone down in quality and presentation, still priced at a premium."
• "Some were cooked perfectly and some were burnt. Why would you serve burnt chips?"
• "The Yorkshire pudding was overdone and the sticky toffee pudding, I had for dessert had too much toffee sauce and only the smallest amount of custard."
• "Whilst the portion sizes where generous, the chips left a lot to be desired, some were cooked perfectly and some were burnt."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff really nice."
• "Staff very friendly and attentive will definitely be returning."
• "All the staff are lovely and friendly and excellent service."
• "Customer service is also excellent."
• "Amazing staff,that are so helpful."
• "Good value and very friendly staff."
• "Staff really friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "Waitress hasn’t got a clue."
• "Service slow and staff need to switch on walking away mid order when we hadn’t finished."
• "Food was good, however a staff member (mature women) came across rude and abruptly telling a customer she didn't do table service."
• "Some staff in bar area very rushed and one in particular quite rude in the manner she spoke to people."
• "Now however the staff are abrupt, everything is clearly a problem."
• "Sadly the older gent (possibly a manager) that served us came across as grumpy and almost annoyed with us."
• "The experience was ruined by having to ask a member of staff if they could clear our plates & 3 rounds of glasses away after we had sat with them in front of us for over an hour."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely idyllic pub with duck pond in front and good sized carpark."
• "The decor has changed since last visit and the makeover they've given the place is clean and fresh without too much fuss."
• "This is a lovely country pub."
• "Gorgeous cosy country pub with great natural surroundings."
• "Lovely traditional pub and gardens with that nice pond."
• "Beautiful old pub great food and ales.. also a lovely large pond to sit around on a lovely summers day."
• "Nice decor pub and lovely setting in the village."

Cons:

• "Bar shabby, uncomfortable and full of kids, with a choice of stools or benches to sit on."
• "Decor particularly pictures dated and pointless in some case's."
• "Wooden seating and picnic benches require some attention."
• "Badly needs an update and menu rethink."
• "Only let down is that it's all a bit dated and scruffy but when you rock up covered in hay and mud it's probably for the best!"
• "Outside tables & benches seen better days."
• "Dining room a bit too small tables too close to each other."

Accessibility and Accommodation

Pros:

• "Dog friendly with beer garden with pond and ducks."
• "Dog friendly in the bar area so we can take our labrador Daisy who gets doggie treats from staff."
• "A perfect setting where you can look across green fields with horses and a pond complete with ducks to amuse the kids."
• "Lovely views around outside with seating area around a nice pond."
• "Lovely outside area to sit by the large pond."
• "Pond next to public house is a beautiful setting for summer outside to eat or drink."
• "Beautiful place to have a drink or a meal out."

Cons:

• "I was tempted to deduct 1 star because I am disabled and have great difficulty queuing for the carvery also it's not wheelchair friendly so I am forced to walk with sticks which is very painful for me."
• "The pub is on many different levels which will hard for some people."
• "Went for Sunday lunch and spent most of the time swatting blue bottles away from the food."
• "The pub and grounds are lovely would recommend to anyone."
• "The vege and pork roast doesn’t come with a yorkie pud and you have to pay extra for it."
• "Is a bit of a shame you have to pay extra for it."
• "There was burnt mud in my baked potato which wasn't very appetising."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Visited this lovely place today for lunch with my Wife and family as it was her Birthday. Fantastic food, service and smiling staff."
• "Update would now give 5☆ under new management, pub has been refurbished, staff very polite & friendly, food excellent 👍🏻."
• "Really well priced."
• "Prices are good for the quality of food."
• "Pricing is very good too."
• "Lovely scampi and chips with side salad tonight for just over £8. Generous portions."
• "Food was really good and decent sizes."

Cons:

• "But today they forgot my food on the order."
• "Food is good but not plentiful."
• "Food was good, however a staff member (mature women) came across rude and abruptly telling a customer she didn't do table service."
• "After re opening and a change of management there has been a considerable price uplift on the Sunday Lunches and some things that were included previously have now become a slightly overpriced side order."
• "Very disappointed used to go there when it was a carvery it was excellent whent lfor Sunday lunch very little food on plate and expensive."
• "Sorry, but times are getting tougher and the prices are a bit too much for normal working families like ours."
• "Thought it was a bit expensive for what it was."