The Rose & Crown in Tunbridge Wells

The ROSE & CROWN, located at Grosvenor Rd, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AY, is a pub we visited after being redirected from The Guinea to watch the Champions League final. While the service was commendable, with diligent bartenders and the added bonus of a snooker table, there were aspects that detracted from the overall experience. The pub's traditional look and feel, combined with large screens, created a suitable atmosphere for watching the game. The ambiance was lively, and the music was decent. However, the presence of some unpleasant locals, including grumpy and intimidating individuals, made the environment uncomfortable. On a positive note, the pricing was reasonable, and security was present to maintain order. Nevertheless, without efforts to attract a better crowd and improve the general upkeep of the pub, it risks being frequented by less desirable patrons. As it stands, I wouldn't recommend or revisit The ROSE & CROWN until significant improvements are made.

Came here to watch the boxing with my daughter on Saturday, it was a good atmosphere and the staff were nice. The wine they served was good and was really reasonably priced. It’s a great pub if your into your sport as they have lots of big screens and plenty of seating.

Food is not served here as far as I know. New landlord has ruined this place, very rude and extremely hostile to anyone he decides he doesn't like, a friend's mum was strangled and manhandled by the landlord with no justification/reason. Staff not trained at all, staff member couldn't even change a barrel as they 'didn't know how' no help from management as they 'were sleeping upstairs' on a busy peak evening when football was on. Toilets made me want to throw up and the drinks tasted like the lines haven't been cleaned in a long time! I won't be coming back and I'm sure that he has lost a lot of old regulars due to his general disrespectful comments and slanderous remarks about members of the public/customers. A real shame as this used to be a good cheap night out. Also I wouldn't play the machines as when you win money it won't be paid out due to whatever excuse is provided that day!

Went in and the service was lovely the landlord Barry was absolutely lovely one of the nicest men I’ve ever met and the locals are very kind and welcoming very friendly will definitely be returning

Friendly bar staff and atmosphere. Would drink here again

We haven't tried the food, good old school pub for a swift couple of pints. Pleasant staff and full of locals, some friendly some grumpy🤣 very cheap drinks

Service is friendly. Small but decent selection of beers. The pool table area is awesome... That's why we went. No food. Feels like a real local. A bit of a sad place, but still friendly.

I was out last week with my friends and family having a drink and there was this young chap behind the bar and he looking no older then 16 was shouting and screaming! And I must of been he’s mates who was also looking like they where under age! I really don’t know why or how they are hiring underage people I will be putting in a formal complaint! It used to be a lovely pub, I rarely come over to Tunbridge wells and I love the town but there’s been so much going on with youths misbehaving.

What an absolute dump, run by an inebriated 18 year old boy who threatened and abused a local punter in front of us when he didn’t give him a light, even though he explained that he was a non-smoker. A low class establishment that is definitely not recommended.

Lovely pub nice people lovely place to drink nice landlord e.t.c

Just had drinks, tried playing pool upstairs but all the cues were broken and they didn't have any more!

My dad used to own the pub and my uncle used to work there it was amazing the chefs were very talented they used to make homemade chips and ice-cream I wish he still owned it he still kept the chairs and the reserved signs

Dropped in for a few beers on a Saturday afternoon Great old style friendly local pub with some of the best prices in Tunbridge Wells. Great for a few beers during the day, with some great characters in there. At least 2 big TVs for football, and various sports. Live music DJ at night times.

This is a small pub with a reasonable beer range and relatively low week day prices. Stairs have to be negotiated to use the filthy toilets though. Management can be abusive when he's in the beer !!

Well priced alcohol, lots of TV's for sports. Great landlord. Best quiz I have been to.

Great pub everyone is really friendly it's definitely our new local when we come to Tunbridge Wells

Friendly staff, reasonable prices, full of characters. The only pub I like in Tun Wells

Friendly pub in a friendly town. What a nice place to spend the evening making friends.

A warm and friendly place this is definitely my favourite local :)

A lovely little boozer up the hill in Tunbridge Wells. The barmen were brilliant - cheerful, happy and happy for a quick chat (it was reasonably busy). It's not very often you walk into a pub to ABBA but we got a whole album (don't worry, it didn't last all night - but it is quite an eclectic range). Nothing wrong with that! The locals (?) were nice enough and were, for what I saw, a cheerful and happy lot. The Guinness was excellent as was the Harvey's Sussex Best

A great friendly place a good happy atmosphere with good service and friendly people.

Wasn't sure when friends suggested it but what a surprise. Quality drinks for amazing prices. Very clean and lovely staff. We'll be back definitely -x-

Okay to drink in the day time Kept away after seven pm

So i enter the pub and first of all it was filthy. I stayed despite my anxiety about the place. Then i head to the to restroom to wash my hands before i eat. Then i see a member of staff sniffing drugs off the counter. I was shocked and appalled i walk up so i can complain to the management and i could not believe my eyes. There was a member of staff and the public double teaming a midget while a greased up sumo wrestler ate chicken and took bets on who will finish first. Will not return back ever again.

The pub was very welcoming and friendly the beers tasted very good compared to most pints I've had in other pubs and the price was excellent over £1 cheaper a pint than most other pubs will defiantly be visiting again

The best pub in town lovely people good atmosphere and it's quit cheap.

Great little traditional pub. Friendly staff. Not over priced which makes a huge change for the area!

Very nice pub with super reasonable prices.

Brilliant pub in fact the best in town 😁😁🥳🥳

Nice atmosphere great prices loved it will go again

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere good beer .It's a proper Pub

Haven’t been out to a pub since restrictions were lifted. Was very happy with the service and choice of beer and the prices. The governor is very knowledgeable and a credit to the pub company.

The value on drinks is great I'll be honest I'm not a regular due to being jobless but a good pub

A proper town pub with a mix of people, good and very well priced beers and a friendly team behind the bar.

Best pub in town by absolute miles. Cracking friendly staff and who follow covid rules to the letter. Always a good time to be had in there and clean everywhere. Love it 👍👍

I went to the Rose and Crown to celebrate the reopening of the pub. I gave my phone number and postcode and had to use the hand sanitiser. I was then shown to a table and gave my order. Table service is the order of the day. The tables and chairs were spotless and on each table is a bottle of sanitiser. The service was excellent and the bar maid was very cheerful. Lovely to have the pubs back. A great evening all round.

It was lovely to see the pub opened again. Having recorded my name and address I was shown to my table and ordered my beer. Delicious it was too. The pub was spotless. Lovely to be back in a pub again.

Great pub to go watch the footy

Whilst i understand the need for Covid precautions, it would be great to be dealt with pleasantly. This isn't how they do it. Terrible, abrupt service. More interested in their mates and regulars. Total lack of coordination of ordering and payment. We felt as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit!

Not my style of establishment, unsure if they are fulfilling their duty with regards to COVID. Nice enough staff.

Friendly staff and good selection of drinks for a small pub.

A proper local pub in RTW. Felt very safe and owner friendly!

Great service, completely abiding by the rules

Landlord works very hard to give service and does a good job in these difficult times. Prices were unbelievably cheap, £2 a pint of Bud Light, probably less for the Doombar. Good selection of lagers. Think we paid £5 pint in other bars.

The Rose and Crown falls firmly into the “local pub” category, which suited me perfectly. The service was very good, as was the music on the jukebox, and there was also sport on the telly. The clientele were most definitely non-touristy and were very friendly and nice. The sole exception was a dreadful, foul-mouthed woman, and it was just our bad luck to be in the pub at the same time as her. I must stress however that this didn’t spoil our evening and we would certainly use the Rose and Crown again. It’s a very good pub.

A great pub real people great landlord Nice beer

Very good price for drinks and good system for social distancing in place

Friendly town pub with good prices and atmosphere.

Cheaper than wetherspoons but was a fight there during visit, police arrived after owner sorted it out, didn't want police called

Great atmosphere and great staff a friendly pub. Xx

Friendly staff, good and cheap bear, sports bar and cozy ambient.

Although this traditional pub isn’t to everyone’s taste, we love it. It is a traditional working persons sport bar. Small but perfectly formed, horse shoe shaped with a small heated garden (for those who smoke) and very clean toilets. Always a bonus! The drinks are very reasonable (cash only but cheaper than Spoons) the service is great and the characters that frequent are the salt of the earth types. Funny, friendly and straight talking. No flutes, no whistles and no fancy trimmings to bump up the cost of a great pint. If your looking for a great place to have after work drinks and maybe watch a football match or snooker tournament then this is the place. Thank you to the landlord/bar staff. See you soon x

Fantastic great little sports bar 1st time in there

Cheapest beer in town drink much as you can !!!

Good pub, cheap beer and some real characters

very fine local with friendly locals and Sky Sports

Town pub which has changed hands so many times have lost count. Now essentially a lager pub with absolutely great choice at very reasonable prices. Usually one real ale also. Usually has sport on two TV's. Was fairly well frequented when I was there. Seems to have found its market, hope it stays this way?

Cheap beer and friendly attitude..

The Publican is a very pleasant amiable person and very welcoming. The pub itself is clean and cozy, a lovely place to enjoy a pint.

Changed hands again and now with a much livelier vibe. Bit of a “bloke’s pub” but nice and friendly and good prices!

Lovely pub..great atmosphere..drinks are very reasonably priced

Dropped in for a quick beer and a game of pool. Won't do that again. Table terrible and cues all broken, beer and staff ok but better options really close by.

Nice pub they have the football on

Great for sky sports and drinks are super cheap!

Cheap booze and football. Boom.x

nice little pub with plenty of tv to watch the football. nice area upstairs with pool table and large tv.

Possibly the cheapest pub in Tunbridge Wells! But, you get what you pay for...cheap drinks = cheap and terrible service, smelly and dirty facilities, only further compounded by the low demographic clientele, if you're barred from Wetherspoons, this seems like the place to go!

Lovely little pub, refreshingly traditional, clean with polite staff. But....the prices are so, so cheap, Sky tv as well, and live music. Great.

Good atmosphere relaxing and friendly

Love the Rose and Crown. Always a good atmosphere.

Good entertainment open mike night's quiz night's and disco/karaoke every Friday a great friendly pub for all ages

A nice little pub very comfortable As well

Great atmosphere and friendly pub

Good friendly family pub with great prices and all the sport

Reasonably priced cash only pub that smells of piss.

Good food but cleanliness on tables could be improved.

My favorite pub in Tunbridge Wells and I can't wait to return. Staff are great beers are cheap and locals are a scream!

great little pub, landlord and land lady go to great efforts to make customers welcome. The pub market it TW is very competitive but we will definitely come back to this one. Great jukebox11

Just had a facelift and is very comfortable. New furniture and carpet and the best prices in town, plus four or five screens showing football on a Saturday afternoon. Pool room upstairs. Well impressed.

Full of drug users and dealers most unwelcoming pub in town

It's amazing how just the little touches make someone nice and you wonder why no-one else bothers. On entering the pub the barman was really friendly and it had a nice choice of beers. We were umming what snacks to get so he gave us some free ones! Nice choice of music and a really relaxing atmosphere. Only popped in for one but would happily stay for longer on our return. Nice pub.

Went in for a drink and saw that its all new. Think it has new owners and i remember it being old and beaten down. Beer was expensive but its nice to support the locals! Didnt eat any food, but i think we will go back soon to try it!

It is great to see this little pub so nicely updated and beginning to become part of the local community again. Despite the only weird review down below which doesn't even make sense...the staff have always been very welcoming and friendly. The food is also a real treat - especially the chef special and most delicious onion bhaji scotch eggs! Good selection of beers and wines, free bar snacks and a little courtyard garden. Very cosy in the winter too when the real fires are burning.

We recently booked at the Rose and Crown for Father's Day mainly because we had left it too late and they still had spaces. When we first arrived we had booked for 6 but they tried to seat is on two separate tables - so we had to push these together ourselves... The waiter was pleasant and although he obviously had little restaurant experience he was enthusiastic and friendly - the decor in the upstairs dining room left something to be desired- the carpet is a lurid bright blue which clashes with the rest of the colour scheme and looks cheap and tacky- there are lovely high ceilings but the room is dominated by a large window with wired safety glass which again looks cheap and nasty. The food when it came was hot and tasty, but the portions were very small 1 1/2 potatoes each and only two types of veg which were carrots and broccoli. The plates were tiny.. Not much larger than side plates and certainly not restaurant dinner plates! We had to ask for extra gravy as there was very little on our plates but on the plus side the meat was beautifully cooked and the dessert - a chocolate mousse was lovely all in all the food was good but was let down by the decor, lack of ambience and portion sizes I would probably not go back again as we all left feeling less than full and it just wasn't cosy or comfortable enough

Went in tonight for a quick drink wasn't impressed. Was charged £9.90p for pint of peroni lager and 1 pint of lemonade and 1 bag of crisps. .That's a rip off.imagine how much a meal will.cost.won't be going there again.

I Felt unable to touch anything (went I visited the barman went around the pub straightening beer mats as soon as they had been touched) and unfriendly. I was with my Aunty who is not from Kent (and either way the pub had just opened) and she was feeling faint so ate some chocolate. When asked not to (as they serve food) she didn't realise they were being serious which the barman who I think may be manager didn't take too kindly to so he decided everyone she was with and who had just arrived ( on their own accord and hadn't organised to meet us there) were not only going to not get served but were barred. The pub then only had one person left in it with her two children who were eating raw parsnip which they had bought into the pub and was all over the floor...I personally was looking forward to eating in this pub until I was treated in this way over some chocolate . I used to love this traditional pub but now it is far from it.

Just reopened and I am glad it is off to a good start. I have been here for luch twice and the food is very good quality.

Came here after busy day at work . sign up for app get free drink amazing deal for android phone users . had a starter too of onion bajhi scotch egg it is amazing . staff as usual brilliant . keep it up Trevor, Sarah ,and new lady also chef mark . . you guys are great . love coming here .

Went for dinner and to watch the football. The whole evening was excellent - staff were superb and the food was amazing. Defo recommend!

I was taken here for my birthday, we had dinner in the newly refurbished upstairs dinning area. The food is extremely good and very reasonably priced for a well thought out and interesting menu. The staff were very accommodating and we only received excellent service. I cannot recommend it enough, don't be put off by what appears to be just a pub from the outside!

Myself and my partner have eaten in the Rose and Crown several times and the food is freshly prepared to order and of the highest quality local produce. I recommend the beer battered cod, rib eye and various scotch eggs. They also produce all their own bar snacks which goes down really well with a pint, I regularly eat out up town to find food of this calibre but I won't be now. Staff are friendly and welcoming, nothing is too much trouble for them. Five stars all round keep up the good work.

Came in with a colleague for a quick lunch. We both went for the confit duck hash which was great. Nice tasty duck, served with a duck egg on top. Something a bit different from your normal pub menu.Service was efficient and food was down promptly.Good beer selection, clearly well kept. Some interesting craft beers in the fridge if you are into those.Owners clearly care a lot about the pub and have done a great job on the renovation. Can fully recommend.

Popped in after work on Friday for a couple of pints, ended up staying a couple of hours longer than intended. Didnt eat here but the barman did supply some nuts on the bar which he said where roasted by him- delicious little snack, will definetly return soon.

A very enjoyable Sunday lunch that was very good value for money with beautifully presented and prepared food , highly recommended 5*

Fantastically cooked and presented food in this newly opened pub, had the roast beef for mains and chocolate mousse for dessert. Beef was tender and pink and roast potatoes crispy and fluffy!! Chocolate mousse was to die for. Staff were very friendly and accommodating, will definitely return soon.

Food was by far the best meal we have had in a long time . The staff were polite and really helpful. Even went out of there way to buy a high chair for our little one .Would recommend :)

Went for Sunday lunch. had the confit duck hash, sea bass and shared a desert. All top quality.Definitely not your standard pub food. Good friendly service, prices very reasonable particularly good quality wine by the glass look forward to returning

Wow, what a surprise this place was.....Went for dinner here and saw @drhilaryjones there. The food was the truly brilliant. The starter was to die for......Congrats to the new owners and their team....This should get some great custom. Will be eating there again soon....Highly recommended!

Thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday lunch at the new rose and crown! Food was delicious and just right portion size. A lovely relaxed atmosphere, will definitely be back. You should definitely give this place a try if you are local or just out for a shopping spree!

Went for a 3 course meal at the Rose and Crown pub in Tunbridge Wells. Total referb looks great. Staff welcoming as soon as I entered until we left. The menu is small.... but quality was excellent. One of the best meals out I have had in last year. Would highly recommend.