Reviews of Rose and Crown Lunch/Dinner

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83

Rating

7.95 / 10

Recommended By

87%



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Rose and Crown Dining Room

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Reviewed by Dinane Review Date: 04/26/2022

Rating: (7)
Recommended

This was a British pub dinner and it was exactly what it says. It was delicious but nothing special - but that may be because I can easily go to a variety of British pubs near where I live.

I had the catch of the day and it was well prepared and the sides were nice. Our server was very friendly. My daughter was exhausted so was not going to be happy with anything by that point but she did seem appeased by being able to chose a desert as one of her side dishes.

I suspect this place would be more special to someone who didn’t live close to so many other similar places.

Pros:

Solidly good food, good service

Cons:

Standard fair for a British pub - but maybe that’s a pro for you!
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Reviewed by Kyrie Review Date: 05/30/2021

Rating: (7)
Recommended

A little bit of a mixed bag- the burger was really good, but I would not recommend the curry at all. The beer options are authentic. They pour a good pint of Guinness too, which is hard to come by! Our server was friendly and super helpful too. However, their allergy-friendly options are really limited bc a lot of their food isn't made in house. I didn't really have issues ordering anywhere in WDW except here, so that was disappointing.

Pros:

Burger and beer

Cons:

Limited allergen flexibility
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Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014

Rating: (7)
Recommended

We have eaten several times at the Rose and Crown pub. This time around, we made our ADR as per the rules of our dining plan and on the evening of our dinner, checked in a little earlier than our 5:55 reservation. We watched the British Revolution show (love it!) to bide our time, and when we got called, our server tried to seat us in the outdoor section of the restaurant. This is not something we were interested in in the dog days of summer, in Florida no less! We quickly explained to him that we would wait for a table inside, of which there appeared to be many (although I know that they were all probably reserved as well). We had never experienced this problem before, and were sad to do so this vacation. Our food was very good as usual, and we love the pub-like atmosphere as well as the pleasant staff.

If you are making a reservation for this restaurant and do not want to eat outside, I suggest you specify your wants when doing so! It could have saved us 45 minutes of waiting.

Pros:

Food, atmosphere

Cons:

Outdoor seating
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Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 07/13/2014

Rating: (7)
Recommended

Ate here May 21. I made a mistake and thought our ressies were for 535. We arrived and they couldn't find our ressie. After I found my information realized that we were 20 min early. they wrote our names downand told us it would only be a short wait. We asked to be seated inside as we weren't there to view Illuminations and it was hot. We were seated outside right along the water in bright sun. Now if I wanted to sit outside like in the past we would of ended up inside. This was our 3rd visit and as far as I am concerned our last. I have tried and tried to get this restaurant to work for us since this is a restaurant that my husband loves to visit as this is a fond childhood memory for him. But really, a simple request cannot be met? Then to only find out that there were plenty of seats available inside since you had to go through the restaurant to use the restroom. Our waitress was not friendly at all and when my dd5 asked what country she was from she gave a smart comment. I am sorry you aren't happy working there find another job.... the food was okay, the fish and chips were greasy, the steak had grissle on it and my son said that he makes a steak better which we agreed. my husband does love the bloody Mary's there and did drink one but asked for a refill and never got one. My son asked for the potatoe leek soup even though it was 95 degrees outside and never got it either, the waitress finally brought it out as we were about done with dinner. She took the soup off of his bill. Not sure if I will give this one another try. Maybe visit the bar for drinks next time.

Pros:

bloody mary's, food

Cons:

inconsistant, not friendly waitress
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Reviewed by onejasper Review Date: 07/28/2013

Rating: (7)
Recommended

We have dined at the Rose and Crown for several years, always booking at 730-745pm reservation in order to view Illuminations from the private viewing area outside. This year was no different. We have always chosen this restaurant as the menu was versatile, great service and we have British roots, myself being a Brit.

This year was no different in terms of our reservation and the great service. What was different was the reduced menu and the food itself. The Potato soup was no longer, removing a vegetarian choice (and replaced with a meat filled soup of the day) and the rest of the appetizer choices were limited. Suffice to say when our lovely waitress returned (and she was so nice) I think she was worried and went to make sure our meals came out promptly. I did observe other diners also either passing on the appetizers or not finishing them once delivered. Entrees were just ok. DD found the fish to be more batter than actual fish and other DD did not enjoy the steak, declaring it to be very fatty. I enjoyed my vegetarian pot pie but it was mainly carrot, although I loved the potato garlic topping. Dessert was good but again very limited choice.

Having such a limited menu likely works well for the restaurant, just not so well if others are looking for old favourites or choices for more picky eaters. Note as well that the pub menu is now quite limited as well.

Service was wonderful! Waitress got a huge tip! Suffice to say, we won't return next time unless the menu choices change substantially. There are plenty of other places to choose from and after all, the food is the main reason to dine.

Pros:

Ambience and service

Cons:

Menu
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Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 03/31/2013

Rating: (7)
Recommended

This is my DH favorite restaurant.So for his birthday I made ressies. We ate here on 3/22. It was raining on and off throughout the evening. After checking in, we recieved a pager and was given large garbage bags to place over our stroller and ecv. I purposely reminded the cast members that it was my DH birthday and requested to be seated outside. We knew we might have to wait to get those seats so we walked down to look at the lake. We waited over an hour and kept going to the check in and was told we were next. We weren't since we counted numerous parties being seated after us. The manager was summoned over by another party after they had been waiting over an hour and was seated immediately out on the deck. We noticed that since the weather wasn't very nice people seemed to be taking a longer time to eat so that they didn't have to get up or lose their seat out on the deck. The manager notice this as well. Unfortunately, we were seated inside which ruined my plans of a festive birthday and since it was our last night there our only chance to view Illuminations. I had seen it before but my elderly mother and DD4 was seeing it for the first time. Since it took so long for us to be seated our food had just arrived when the shoe started. We missed watching it because we were all so hungry and wanted to eat instead. Being that it was chilly we all ordered the potato leek soup which was delicious. We also ordered the fish n chips since it was lent. I noticed on the slip that was put at our table "Birthday Celebrations" so I figured maybe a cupcake for my DH or something. Nothing at all. My DH wasn't upset but I was for him. Our fish n chips was like the past times we were there however, it seemed they were more greasy than before. We all noticed it later since we don;t eat fried foods very much it you know what I mean. I was very disappointed this time around but will probably visit next time as this is a family favorite.

Pros:

sticky toffee pudding, potato leek soup

Cons:

long wait time, greasy fish
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Reviewed by tiffynicole1984 Review Date: 01/04/2020

Rating: (6)
Recommended

I loved it here last year but this year not so much. They got rid of the potato soup as an appetizer. I messaged Disney before my trip and was told they still had it every day but they didn't when we ate here. We had dinner Monday 12/02/19. I had their salad as an appetizer and I have a nut/seed allergy so I could barely eat it as it came on a seeded cracker so I don't recommend that. For two adults on deluxe dining plan $120.

Pros:

Fish & chips, my boyfriend loves the Leaping Leprechaun drink

Cons:

Disappointing got rid of potato soup
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Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 06/18/2016

Rating: (6)
Recommended

Ate here 5/21 asked for deck seating to watch Illuminations. Only had to wait 5 min. This is dh favorite restaurant and we eat here every time we visit. This is only the second time we were able to be seated water front and it was beautiful. We were on dp so we knew we could sub dessert for soup. All ordered the potato leek soup which was awesome. All ordered fish and chips. The food took longer than expected and came just as Illuminations started. (We had waited almost an hour for our food.) The restaurant was not busy at all which is unusual. My ds17 loves the unsweet tea which is Twinings Lady Grey. be aware it does have a different taste than normal black tea that is served elsewhere in the parks. I have to buy this at home and their is only 1 store that sells it. He says it reminds him of Disney. Illuminations didn't disappoint however, two little girls came running down right next to our table to watch the show which I didn't mind at first but then they would scream and was waiving this blinking light up wands in our faces almost hitting us. The couple next to us was getting irritated because they were trying to enjoy the show and couldn't because of these two kids. I looked around to see where the parents were and didn't see anyone around. The final straw was when one of the girls who had to be around 9yrs old told my dd7 to move that she was in their way. Excuse me. This was our table and I had to bite my tongue not to say something. But I noticed on this trip that also of children were left unattended more times that not and in todays society I don't think this is a good thing. The fish was greasy and there was more breading than fish. The only thing I enjoyed was the soup. I will try to talk my dh out of eating here again when we return in sept.

Pros:

viewing Illuminations, atmosphere

Cons:

greasy food
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Reviewed by LoriC Review Date: 08/02/2013

Rating: (6)
Recommended

We stopped here for lunch and were very disappointed by both the food choices and the long wait. It seemed our server might have been new. It took over a half an hour just to get our appetizers. Overall the food was very greasy and bland. The wait staff also seemed bothered that we made a special request for a grilled cheese sandwich for my six year old son. They charged me extra for French fries on the side because it was a "special order".

Pros:

Cons:

Service, Food, Childrens Choices
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Reviewed by enjrob Review Date: 01/15/2013

Rating: (6)
Recommended

Eh. Pretty much the best way to describe it. The Scotch Eggs were pretty good. Hubby ordered the fish and chips and I ordered the ploughman's lunch so we could trade off and sample both. I thought the fish was ok, nothing to write home about. the ploughman's lunch was an over priced cold cut platter. Smallest servings of all of the restaurants. I had the jaffa tarts and wasn't impressed. Hubby ordered queen's cake and said it was good. Kids ordered fish and chips and meaty macaroni. Those came w/soup or salad. They didn't want either but ordered the soup. It was some sort of roasted squash and I really liked it, no one else did. Servers were very nice. We might try it again someday, but order different things. Lots of other places to chose from 1st

Pros:

service, location, seating

Cons:

serving sizes, prices
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