English Rose Cafe in Bournemouth

Down to earth. Good food at amazing prices, great service, friendly staff and friendly clientele. Lovely, lovely 🤩👍

100% wonderful home style cooking, very pleasant service, and consistency. Unpretentious ambience, but it's the food and excellent value that matters isn't it! Wish I could give The Rose Cafe two 5 Stars!

Great roast dinners with 5 vegetables also at a great price

Fabulous breakfast we'll cooked and presented the roast dinners are amazing too

Wonderful staff and food, such great value.

very good service, lovely food and a great price we had breakfast and it was delicious would recommend if you are in Boscombe!

Great cafe and a very cheap high quality brekkie

Excellent service. We were warmly greeted and our order was taken promptly. The food was hot and delicious. Great value for money.

We both had a breakfast there on Saturday was excellent I had a mega will be back next Saturday loved it

Como siempre, este lugar nunca deja de ofrecer un excelente inglés completo. El personal es genial y los precios son muy razonables, de hecho diría, sin duda la mejor relación calidad-precio en Bournemouth.

El mejor desayuno del mundo que puedes encontrar aquí 😍 Me encanta este lugar por años ahora, todo el mundo encantador y la comida es simplemente perfecta 👌 ☆☆☆☆☆☆

Me encanta este pequeño café. Ayer vine después de una mañana de compras y una vez más la experiencia fue genial. Qué bueno conseguir una taza de té adecuada y el té era encantador. Volveremos con papá a cuestas. Gracias.

My review comes late. I was there in the summer of 2022 and I have a very special memory of this cafe. We went there through a recession and were not disappointed. A great little café with very good food, good portions, very friendly service and a special ambience. Always my pleasure.

OMG vino para el desayuno estaba perfectamente cocinado, fresco y abundante personal muy amable excelente taza de té, sin duda relación calidad-precio

Really wonderful experience with perfectly cooked and tasty food (Mega breakfast). Staff were lovely, professional but friendly. I won't have to eat again today but that's my fault not theirs - they do offer smaller portions !! Thank you very much. Shame is I live 300 miles away but will be back

Qué joya muy bien cocinado desayuno. Excelente personal amable con el servicio. Fue encantador encontrar un café tradicional. Nada fue demasiado esfuerzo. No pudimos tomar una foto de la comida como lo habíamos terminado todo. El tocino estaba delicioso. Un pedido complicado y todo vino perfectamente entregado. Muy buena relación calidad-precio.

Great service. Lovely full English and reasonably priced

Good old fashioned service, straightforward honest food, sensible prices, love it.

Good price for food and generous portions, old style cafe but very welcome

Great value, fresh vegetables and tasty food

My husband and I were visiting the area on Sunday, Googled where to have a English breakfast and this gem came up! We arrived at 11am, the cafe was busy. When we saw the Sunday lunches coming out, we had to try one. We both had the lamb and all the trimmings. It was all fresh ingredients and the best Sunday roast we had in a long time! We cannot wait to return when we visit Boscombe again.

I had an incredible experience at the English Rose Cafe! The English breakfast was absolutely amazing, perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The staff were exceptionally kind and bright, adding a wonderful touch to the overall atmosphere. I also tried the vegetarian breakfast, and it was a fantastic substitute, offering a delicious and satisfying meal for vegetarians. The combination of great food, friendly staff, and a cheerful atmosphere makes this cafe a must-visit. Highly recommended!

Amazing. Best place to eat Breakfast at Bournemouth

Come here with parents as it's their local cafe they enjoy. Very friendly, exactly as we expect and good price

Best breakfast in Boscombe/ Bournemouth!

Superb Roast Lamb lunch, beautifully cooked vegetables and a pudding to die for apple and fresh raspberry crumble with the smoothest of hot custard, the service was excellent and friendly. I will certainly return as soon as possible. Two courses and a cappuccino for £ 15. DELICIOUS 😋

From the outside it looks a bit run down and a strong breeze may knock it over. However as I was always taught never judge a book by it's cover. For this cafe had superb Service The food was of good quality. Including the sausage. Which I always think makes a big difference. So it was excellent value for money. Will definitely be going back.

Delicious food , we enjoyed every single bite 👍👍👍

Superb as always. Best roast lamb and roasties in Boscombe. Always highly recommended. Also GREAT breakfasts with proper sausages, healthy eggs and fried bread you can eat without having a heart attack. This jewel of a cafe is a real find!

Very nice place, you can be 100% sure that food will be 10/10. Biff, chicken, pork, lamb, kidney and bacon for all stomach sizes.

Excellent food, excellent service.

Had a lovely lunch a cheese/mushroom omelette my friend had a roast dinner we thoughily enjoyed it very quick service and very friendly.

At 64 yrs old and a long distance driver, I’ve just had the best breakfast of my life in this place, well done friendly ,warm, and excellent food.

Good fresh food, very affordable prices.

been a few times and the full English breakfast was amazing as always starting to become one of my favs!!

I have been before and enjoyed, thoroughly enjoyed their Full English Breakfast. The fried bread is amazing and everything is cooked beautifully. I've promised myself many times that I would try the roast dinner. Today, I did. The roast pork with all the (5 fresh) vegetables and super crispy roast potatoes, fluffy on the inside, was sooooo delicious. I had a portion of wonderfully cheesy (homemade, as is all if it) cauliflower cheese (Just £1 a portion. What a bargain and worth much more). This made it even better. Now I'm torn between roast dinners and their breakfasts. Thank you Pauline (the amazing chef), I'll be back!

Went here yesterday with my wife and daughter and it was a lovely cafe friendly staff and breakfast was top class i would highly recommend this place and very cheaply priced as well would definitely be going there again

Amazing food as usual, I’ve been coming to this cafe for years, I had the mega breakfast, it was amazing, food was piping hot as always and I had a cup of tea and that was lovely and hot, I definitely would recommend and the prices are so reasonable, such a friendly cafe and lovely and warm inside.

Great cafee, serving the most delicious food. Have that old style vibe which suits this place. People who works there are very nice. I fully recommend!!!

Friendly service and great breakfast.

Nice small breakfast spot. Has traditional english breakfast which was great.

Endroit fantastique, un café anglais authentique où prendre un excellent english breakfast ! Je voulais absolument goûter un pudding pour le petit déjeuner et la propriétaire des lieux a eu la gentillesse de me le préparer à l’instant alors qu’il n’était pas l’heure des gâteaux. Un merveilleux endroit tenu par des personnes d’une grande gentillesse, je vous le recommande vivement !

Amazing breakfast, good service and price very attractive. I really recommend.

Endroit fantastique, un café anglais authentique où prendre un excellent english breakfast très copieux ! Je voulais absolument goûter un pudding pour le petit déjeuner et la propriétaire des lieux a eu la gentillesse de me le préparer à l’instant alors qu’il n’était pas l’heure des gâteaux. Un merveilleux endroit tenu par des personnes d’une grande gentillesse, je vous le recommande vivement !

Great little cafe serving an amazing breakfast. There was a young girl running as waitress and handled everyone wonderfully and efficiently. Service was excellent. Food was excellent. Highly recommend for brekkie. A*

Some of the cakes were too sweet, the cook is a little heavy-handed with sugar. The price of the full afternoon tea is a bit steep, and it's actually more advantageous to order each item separately. You'd expect a discount when taking a full menu, not the opposite.

Cheap, cheerful, very friendly.

Best fry up I've had in a long time, beautiful breakfast if you want a real cafe old school feed up.

A lovely friendly cafe that serves great food

Great home cooked Sunday lunch, generous portions and very good value. Thank you chef!

Das war das beste Frühstück was ich je in England gesehen habe. Immer wieder gerne.

Very polite staff and do great breakfast 😋 will be going bk there again

Well cooked veg. Good every day food, just like home.

Been there a couple of times. It's very good.

First time visiting this cafe and I feel that it’s the best cafe in Bournemouth. Lovely cooked food and even lovelier staff. Highly highly recommend

This cafe is simply the best cafe in the whole Boscombe and Bournemouth the most reasonable prices starting from £6 for a nourishing meals ive been going to this cafe for the last 4 years breakfast are fantastic roast dinner never change chicken lamb beef always the best all the best veg. nice and friendly atmosphere plus very very clean I recommend this cafe to everyone I give it 5 star's

This was our first visit and we were pleasantly surprised at how good our breakfast was. The service was excellent and the food was first class. Very competitive prices and our waitress was polite and friendly. We'll worth a visit.

We all had different meals, which included roast lamb, steak pie & a breakfast, all of which were lovely. The staff were very friendly & helpful. Would highly recommend to anyone if you want a great meal. Thank you we will be back.

I went with a friend and we both had an excellent, value for money, delicious meal. It's a really great place. I hope it stays like this, as good things often don't last.

Been using this cafe for years, even when it was opposite the crescent,always been exceptional food, at least twice a week I'm here breakfast dinner or just a decent coffee, can't praise this place enough

Amazing food the service is top notch . X

These old style cafe restaurants are disappearing rapidly. The rose cafe still stands out as one of the best in the south

We visited the English Rose yesterday for Sunday lunch, it was great value for money. There were 6 of use that had lunch, you can choose from a great selection of meats in 3 sizes, small, medium and large. I had a large lamb, there was lots of roasted potatoes, 5 different vegetables and a great portion of lamb. I added yorkshire puddings to my lunch for an extra charge but well worth the price. After the lunch I had apple and raspberry crumble with ice cream which was delicious, you could have custard if you want it. Was great value, friendly service and food was excellent. Well worth a visit.

Always come for breakfast when visiting my family was amazing as usual

The English Rose captures the essence of a traditional English cafe (in this instance definitely pronounced 'kaf') - the decor, atmosphere, clientele, menu and service down to every detail. It feels like stepping into another world if you are not from England or frequent modern cafes inspired by TV chefs serving smashed avocado and crumbled feta on artisan seeded sourdough. Situated on a very busy road in the heart of Boscombe, I've travelled past it countless times over the past few years wondering what it's like inside. Today I gave it a chance and wasn't disappointed trying a ham and cheese omelette served with chips and peas - a bargain at £6.50! Fluffy, gooey and delicious with crispy, hot chips. Best of all is the people watching - I could of easily stayed for hours. Make sure you visit.

Great Food and service. Portions are vast go hungry.

Good food, nice friendly place, would recommend it to all.

I was given a recommendation to this place by a friend. I can say that it exceeded his praises. Although I arrived at a busy time of day the lovely lady serving greeted me with a smile and took my order . The roast beef arrived in short order and I can honestly say it was the best tssting roasts I have had in Bournemouth. The portions were fair for the price and will return and I will bring others.

Great food, good prices, nice staff, nice caff! Recommended!

Brills...I love it there. Great food with a good price...🇬🇧💪

Went here for breakfast and it was fantastic! I was absolutely ravenous, went for the 'mega breakfast' and was not disappointed. Very nice service from the friendly staff and owner. I will definitely go back next time I visit Bournemouth. Highly recommended!

Dont let the outside put you off this place, they do an Amazing breakfast, best egg I've had done to perfection, really friendly staff, prices really good, I've not tried the roasts or other meals but they looked amazing so will be coming back to give then ago.

Best Brekkie!.. and wonderful Roast!

As always yummy food decent priced and the warmest of welcomes. Made me feel like home

Great café, great owners. And sized meals 😋 👍They always have been😉

Eat here if you fancy eating off old greasy plates and using dirty cutlery. Found a small piece of bacon underneath a pile of baked beans in my “veggie breakfast.” Disgusting. Very well hidden. This experience eating here has genuinely put me off eating out. Thankyou for putting meat in my vegetarian meal.

The english rose is my favourite cafe in Boscombe. The food is always excellent and very tasty, the staff are lovely who are always very welcoming and friendly. Breakfasts and roasts are amazing! So if you want to support a family run, local business and your looking for somewhere that is serving great quality food at fair prices then pop along to the English Rose opposite the con club and boscombe bus station. Love from Shirley and Carl

Great old style cafe, forget about the decor the food is fantastic. The mega breakfast is a real filler.

This place is amazing The food is awesome and you won't find more reasonable price. The staff is impeccable and fantastic. You can get breakfast, roast, salad, sandwiches, homelettes. There's a reason why this place is pretty much packed all the time 🙂🙂🙂 Update. This place is still amazing ❤️ a local treasure

I loved this little cafe. It is a good old fashioned English cafe and offers the kind of roadside fare you would expect from that type of establishment. However, the quality and quantity of the food is great and is improved equally by the friendliest of service. What also gives credit to the cafe is the fact that it is used by the local residents..... I don't think you can get a better credit than that!

The bacon, egg & hash brown sandwich is the best sandwich iv ever eaten in my life. Highly recommended visiting just to get one and experience it

Always a great meal whatever you order really friendly people can't praise it enough would highly recommend this place.

Rose cafe should be on "the must see" list when you are in South England.Imagine place where staff/owners will treat you as a part of family,you will eat proper portion of good quality meal and in the end you will pay soo good price that you will decide to add good tip.That is definition of Rose Cafe.Thank you !

Great English breakfast, food and service top notch, good value for money. Staff very friendly. Highly recommended for a good old English breakfast.

Had the mega breakfast and it certainly was one of the best I have had. I will be returning!! Great price brilliant quality of food. I recommend to anyone wanting to try and find a lovely cafe.

Lovely! Good value traditional food served fresh and hot-delicious! Roast dinners and breakfasts really good value ,lovely mother&daughter team- def recommend

Lovely family run cafe ,staff super friendly food amazing Roast pork dinner fantastic served with 5 x dif veg excellent value 4 money they also do an amazing cooked breakfast def worth a visit!!! (Photo is a small pork roast, 3 dif sizes available)

I use this cafe at least twice per week, it's unbelievable value and always fantastic food, Sundays I have been known to have to queue that speaks volumes, it's certainly the best cafe in Boscombe and Bournemouth highly recommended

Very tasty food Very friendly Reasonable price

Lovely breakfast. Roast amazing to. Daughter lovely. It is not closed the lady is in hospital having a hip op. It will be back open in august

The loveliest lady ever served us and made us feel so comfortable and at home. Lovely vegetarian breakfast and meat breakfast. One of the best breakfasts we’ve ever had!

great breakfast egga are perfect xx nice little cafe in general with hot tea xxx

Great food and great customer service and great value

Love it here the host is amazing and the staff do a great job with food

Friendly service, always busy with the locals as the young lady new them all by name, delicious food, lamb Carvery was superb as was the breakfast. Cheap and cheerful friendly place would highly recommend!

The staff are lovely and the best Sunday Lunch we have had in a long ⌛ ⏲

Amazing food. Amazing price. Amazing staff. 10/10 would recommend. - Emily The best place in the world to have an English breakfast -Jesus

Lovely lady serving, lovely breakfast and doggy friendly. Very nice change, will return, thank you x

As soon as I entered I could smell the smoke of whatever radioactive food they cook, and the smoke was actually visible too. When I asked about it I was told that basically “this has been their way past 10 years”. I don’t know what kind of establishment this is and how people can settle for this level of service/experience.

Freshly cooked food , always piping hot and great service , have been quite a few times now . Would definitely recommend