The Rose Inn in Southend-on-Sea

Popped in as didn't fancy cooking lunch. The food was so delicious (beef bourguignon and lamb shank). The kids were happy tucked in the corner playing games supplied by pub. So a relaxing, delicious time!

Nice place. Good garden and beer and food portions below average.

Delicious food and fantastic service by Holly B. Lots if gluten free options.

Lovely place, nice food, great value! 👍

Lovely people, lovely service and very good prices! Thoroughly enjoyable evening!

Ordered 3 main courses and 3 drinks. Waited about 45 mins for our dinner to be served. When it was delivered we were very disappointed. Burger was fine but should have been skin-on fries but just normally skinny fries. The scampi was really not good. It was literally just crispy breadcrumbs with nothing inside. We’ve had lunch a few times and it’s normally very nice so was very disappointed this time. We don’t normally complain but we had taken our disabled daughter their for a treat and felt let down.

Very lovely place with cozy atmosphere. Nice and delicious food. You can enjoy beer garden here in a warm weather.

The ladies were sooooooo lovely so friendly really gd fun to with the residents as we come from a care home. Food was delicious & staff amazing

Excellent service from Holly B 😊

very friendly staff food was nice good hospitality.

All great and Jess was very polite and helpful

Food is absolutely splendid, always very welcoming. Chef Shaun was lovely and very accommodating. We didn't have any issues what so ever. Highly recommend it for family's. I love this place

We popped In for some food and a drink Saturday night, lovely welcoming staff, food was nice and came out in good time. Very relaxed, chilled out atmosphere, the music play list was good too! :)

The lunch we had was good value for money.

Lovely atmosphere, great staff. Would recommend.

Attended the Rose Inn for a few quite beers with friends, well… all I can say is the service and atmosphere was brilliant, friendly to which made it an enjoyable experience and the waitress behind the bar made it very welcoming - WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND

Big thank you to Shawn the food was cooked to perfection

Food tasted amazing, Big thank you to the chef

Come here every Tuesday for the quiz, staff are great and Steve the quiz master is always keeping things fresh. Special mention to Holly H, she is always happy to help and a great laugh too.

Always here for the quiz night with Steve… Quiz quiz quiz. Great selection of drinks just need more beers/ales for the older gents! Thanks Steve and Team!!

Lunch at The Rose Inn, Great Wakering, highly recommended. Holly B went above and beyond in making our experience very enjoyable, great choice for food to suit all budgets, very well presented and very scrummy. Will be heading back very soon.

Went for lunch with a friend. Very friendly staff and Holly B was very helpful. Food good Had the seniors menu and good portions.

Holly B was fantastic. Great tasting and well priced food.

We always enjoy our time at the Rose Inn, Great Wakering whether just having a drink with friends or having a meal. All the staff are so helpful and friendly. We had a lovely meal on Thursday 31st of October and would like to thank Tracy, Sammie and the whole team for a lovely friendly experience. We know all the staff, both bar and kitchen, and they all deserve a big thank you. Dave and Jan Cremer

Visited today such a friendly pub Holly H was amazing will defo be back again

Good location for a drink and some food Nice and friendly staff Make you feel welcome Will definitely come again I would like to mention Hollie H

The staff were very accommodating for our large group and were really friendly.

Very pleasant friendly staff nice local pub

My favourite pub. Jess is always very cheerful, efficient and makes every visit a joy! A great team who always make you feel very welcome

Excellent food and service and the staff went out of their way to make it a great experience.

1st time at this pub. Was really friendly service. Was served by Jess who was helpful & added to atmosphere of the pub.

Amazing food as always, we came for lunch over the weekend. Roasts are out of this world every time. very regularly come here during the week and sometimes with the family on a weekend, great family atmosphere the staff are amazing, a massive bonus having the kids play area in a gated garden too so they can run around and have fun without the worry of them going out of sight, dog friendly and they also have a doggy menu so your pooch doesn’t miss out on a sausage or two

11 of us booked a table here for a late Saturday lunch. Our booking was arranged for 2 o clock and we’d had to order our food a week in advance. 2 of us had ordered starters which came out over an hour after we’d sat down. I chased because my 3 year old son was understandably getting quite fidgety by this point. There was no apology from the staff, or offer of compensation and I was told the other large table (the only other guests eating!) had delayed our table. Our mains were eventually served 1 hour 50 mins after we’d arrived, by this point we were incredibly hungry! It was a case of eat and leave as some of had travelled over an hour to be there. The food was average but after waiting so long, with no explanation or apology from the staff our expectations were very low. I questioned if my lasagne should have come with garlic bread but I was told that’s a different lasagne even though the menu states it does on both options listed, however I couldn’t be bothered to question it anymore. They were clearly understaffed as tables from earlier lunch hadn’t been cleared and weren’t cleared the whole time we were there.

The staff were fantastic, in particular the lady that served us all night on Wednesday 23rd October.

Staff were friendly and food delicious. Perfect midweek date night.

Quite good experience. Friendly staff, good food and not too crowded. Nice local pub 👍 The only concern is the parking lot. For some reason, there are no lights, so we could easily miss the turn into it.

I visited with family on a Saturday evening. The service was good. The drinks selection was decent, and while it would have been nice to have more choice on the ales, the bar staff explained that these hadn't sold well at the pub so were being put on hold for the time being. This is a shame, as the Theakstons Old Peculiar was a tasty pint, and the Greene King IPA was nice and consistent. The food was good, tasty, and served well. The kids enjoyed the garden, and overall it was a nicer experience than I've had in another Greene King pub nearby which is in a more built up area and attracts crowds for football.

Excellent food, area was clean and tidy, staff were friendly

Great food and a lovely atmosphere I always say I'll have something other than their pies, but the pie keeps calling me back!!! One of the best nachos as well!!

Been here a few times service has been amazing and food has always gone done well with music and staff making it a welcome place to come back to xx

The vegan (for me, dairy-free) options were unbelievable! I was thrilled by the choices. I rarely get to enjoy a meal out like this and I felt almost normal ordering (that is not having to pester staff about what I could and could not eat). Just wow. And alcohol free drink choices were equally as astounding. Felt nice to enjoy a night out booze free but still feel like it was a fancy night out. The atmosphere itself was also gorgeous. That little bit out of the way, the green entry, both lead to a feeling of being special.

A very enjoyable experience had the Seniors menu 3 course for £8.49 great value and served by a lovely girl Holly B get down here everybody and support the pub

Really enjoyed our roasts . Big portions 😋 Thanks to chef and all staff . 👍 See you again

We love it. 😊 foods always fantastic. Really good for kids and families.

Awful!!! Avoid.!! So bad! Hour wait for starters. There is no service or hospitality in this pub! 90 mins wait for main, which when arrived the roast was insipid looking and undercooked! Terrible service, actually did feel sorry for the staff! No atmosphere and generally a real waste of a pretty pub in a lovely area!

We waited 2 hours for our food and the server had the audacity to argue that it wasn't exactly 2 hours but only 1 hour and 50 minutes, when we ordered they said that it would take 30 minutes. The pub is almost empty too. Took our refund and left. Will never visit again

Stopped for lunch with a friend, polite helpful staff, burgers were tasty lovely garden to sit in ,family friendly

Wonderful experience. Pub quiz was so much fun regardless of the fact that we lost. Definitely recommend.

Well kept cellar so good beer and friendly staff

Food was cold by the time we got it & it tasted awful. Roast beef was over cooked & full of fat. The burger was dry & overcooked too! Really slow service too. Appreciate you are required to order at the bar, but surely you can open more than 1 till! Definitely won’t be going back there anytime soon

Had great quiz night and food great time had by all

Lovely pub inside and out. The decor is nice, the outside areas are lovely and have some play equipment. The pub is family and dog friendly. Service was quick and polite. Definitely would return if I was in the area again and I thoroughly recommend it.

Pub pub pub quiz quiz quiz! - great work Steve and team! Great selection of drinks and snacks. Didn’t eat but got some decent ciders!

Lovely spot for a catch up with friends and a bash at the pub quiz. Attended early so we could eat before the event and enjoyed the beef and ale pie which was huge. Relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Look forward to going back.

Food was extremely poor. We had roasts each, I had mushroom and ale pie (which despite it being in the roast category, was not remotely a roast and did not include any roast ingredients) and my boyfriend has beef roast- beef was dry and chewy, Yorkshire's were burnt and the gravy was basically just beef stock. I ordered a strawberry woowoo which was supposed to contain Malibu but was given a concoction which just tasted like archers and strawberry (archers wasn't even supposed to be an ingredient.) We didn't finish our meal because we genuinely just didn't want to, and we both aren't exactly fussy. Absolute waste of £35 meal. Seeeeriously poor.

Pleasant service and delicious food with a short wait and served together. We will definitely come back and would recommend to anyone else.

Havnt been to the Rose for some time, not since it has been a Greene King. I shouldn't have bothered. Couldn't get a table until 7, yet when here the place was virtually empty, I now know why! 45 mins for two roasts. When they eventually turned up, they were tiny. Frozen roast potatoes, rock hard broccoli, two thin strips of chewy beef, the lamb shank a bit better. Cold stuffing and tiny bit of gravy. Spoke to the waitress about the tiny portion, said the chef said that's about right for the meat. Supposed to have been pink, no pink at all, just rubbish over cooked, microwaved rubbish. Said to the waitress I'd give a rubbish review, just walked off. Not the usual standard of Greene King. Total disappointment. Better off in a cheap cafe!! Will never return here. Do yourself a favour and go elsewhere!! Disgraceful

Havnt been to the Rose for some time, not since it has been a Green King. I shouldn't have bothered. Couldn't get a table until 7, yet when here the place was virtually empty, I now know why! 45 mins for two roasts. When they eventually turned up, they were tiny. Frozen roast potatoes, rock hard broccoli, two thin strips of chewy beef, the lamb shank a bit better. Cold stuffing and tiny bit of gravy. Spoke to the waitress about the tiny portion, said the chef said that's about right for the meat. Supposed to have been pink, no pink at all, just rubbish over cooked, microwaved rubbish. Said to the waitress I'd give a rubbish review, just walked off. Not the usual standard of Greene King. Total disappointment. Better off in a cheap cafe!! Will never return here. Do yourself a favour and go elsewhere!! Disgraceful

Been going for ride outs to this pub for dinner for a few years and always been good but after tonight we won't be coming back in a hurry . Service was poor and food times were slow ( over an hour ) and the staff ignored allergies when taking the order . when we asked how long the food would be the waiter said he would go find out and didn't come back , after 45 minutes my partner went in and asked and was told we should of been told food had a 20 minute wait what would of been OK if we had been told that and it not of been 45 minutesby that point . When the food did eventually come out it came 1 dish at a time with enough of a wait between them each person was able to eat there dinner before the next one had came out even known we all ordered together. When my partners food came out she quickly noticed they had ignored that I told them about her allergies. By this point we had had enough and left . Over all in the past this pub has been good but tonight the service was poor , slow and 4 out of 5 of us did not enjoy the food .

Lovely meal, good quality and fairly priced. Staff were fabulous.

Went there's to day Sunday 18 August For the Sunday roast lunch as all way it was fantastic lovely. I have to say that my wife and I enjoyed it very much, will definitely be going back very soon, thanks to all the staff looking after us

I used to come here a lot and it would always be fantastic when I came. Today , I was a bit disappointed. We were advised before ordering they were busy so there was no table service which was absolutely fine but walking through the restaurant to get drinks there was about two tables of people it wasn’t busy at all. We ordered starters that were quite easy to make but they came out one hour later . After walking our plates to the bar the main did come out shortly after and it tasted ok but not something I’d order again. Overall wasn’t worth the wait today :(

Vegan katsu was amazing. Staff were friendly. Great service.

The quality of the food was amazing. Staff always friendly and Rob makes you feel extremely welcome.

My husband and I took my uncle and aunt out for lunch yesterday and were treated to a really good meal in a great atmosphere by extremely friendly and helpful staff. Our cockapoo George was also made to feel very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed his dog ice cream, and of course all the fuss he received. We'll definitely be back on our next visit to Southend to take the family out again.

It was a great meal and fantastic service thank you so much

Like always our visit to the Rose inn pub was delightful. The food was good and the staff as always friendly and helpful.. Holly one of the barmaids ensured all allergies were catered for and provided light hearted banter...

We had a large party for a birthday lunch and were truly looked after. Great service, food delicious (I tried several dishes!) - staff were so friendly it made our birthday event extra special. Thank you to everyone who was working so hard both front of house and behind the scenes. Truly appreciated.

Had dad's 90th birthday for 50 people catered for 30 and still way more than we could all eat

The food was wonderful, customer service was extremely good. I had lamb shank, the meat just fell off the bone and the gravy delicious! I havent had a meal like that in a pub restaurant for a long time. I was in a group and we all had different meals but we all commented on how good the food was. We all enjoyed our meals and the lovely latmosphere and had a really pleasant evening x

Quite possibly the best pie ive ever had

Nice local pub. Great food, brilliant value and good atmosphere.

Staff were amazing, great service! Lovely food. :)

I hadn't been to The Rose Inn for over 20 years so decided to give it a try for dinner. Service was faultless and dinner couldn't be faulted. We will be returning.

Foods great but management is a joke, general manager would rather talk to customers on busy day than help them on the bar it's self (from the way he talks to customers about the staff it's clear there's no respect there) , watching him eventually pull a pint was a joke should have had a flake with it. I think it's safe to say I will not be returning any time soon.

Good service, good atmosphere, new management are continuing to improve things.

Thanks to Rob and the team for be great hosts during the England V Spain Euro Final

Since the new management has been in charge stars have been rising

Not impressed at all with food. Or service especially as there was hardly anyone there. Very disappointed

Very welcoming & couldn’t do enough for us, thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Absolutely fantastic, Rob and the team first class, the food and service is brilliant. Cannot wait to return to this superb establishment.

Rob and team are great. Lovely pub, well run and friendly. Clean, good selection of beers and food on menu. Highly recommended.

The boys took a bike ride, whilst I took a drive down to the Rose Inn. A place I have visited and loved previously, as they are dog friendly. It was a gloriously sunny day, so we sat outside (meaning we didn't need to chain the bikes up too). Ordered some nachos to share, and we waited so long I went back in to enquire if there was an issue. They said they were coming soon. I still had quite a wait after. I believe they were really short staffed- this is not something I had seen before there, but it was disappointing. The nachos were great however, nice big crisps and generous on the toppings. Hopefully next time they have more staff in.

The Katsu Curry is to die for! Staff very friendly. Love The Rose Inn. Only criticism, and it is a big one, the toilets are awful!!!

Gold Pub Pie award, Greene King IPA, lovely staff and a great manager, Rob, who adds so much to the experience. Epic beef and Ale pies, great menu, plenty of parking and dog friendly too. What’s not to like? 10/10 if you like a nice country pub. Can thoroughly recommend

Very friendly staff. Not overpriced. Dogs welcome (including their own menu). Great food (as seen in picture) A+++

Great quiz night with friends at the Rose Inn, big up to Steve and the team! Great selection of food and drinks!! Great night had by all!!

Visited here for the first time as staying in the area for the weekend. Upon approaching the pub it has a fragrant aroma of flowers. The pub itself is specious, homely, clean and has friendly staff. The food was fresh and hot. We will definatly come back and recommend 😀

We have been coming to this pub on and off for quite a few years. We come most Tuesday's to take part in the pub quiz run by Steve and his lovely wife Nancy. It is always a great fun evening , and I think everybody appreciates the work put in by the two of them to give us all a great evening. There are always lots of familiar faces as well as new ones. It is an incredibly friendly pub. Sometimes we have an evening meal and the food is mostly pretty good. All the bar staff are very friendly, so it is always an enjoyable evening out!

Service was great and food perfect. Will definitely come again.

We had a great time at the quiz. Food, drink and service also were wonderful!

Tuesday night quiz night at The Rose Inn. Good Fun challenging quiz. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Dogs also welcome.

Had a great meal here at the Rose And there was a quiz, which was a bonus! And we came 2nd! Great little pub with a lovely atmosphere and a warm welcome!

Driven past the rose plenty of times, finally booked a table, it was very quiet(Monday) it’s a lovely pub with a great garden, had our food there , sun was shining couldn’t ask for more, the 2 young ladies were very helpful and easy to chat to and the food was great, Definitely returning soon.

Beautiful pub, locket staff, great food

A great Pub the Rose Southend on sea Jake the barman made us so welcome what a wonderful personality Great afternoon

We were greeted in a warm and helpful way. A comfortable atmosphere to enjoy our focaccia.

A lovely pub and we had a really lovely meal, ended up having 3 courses as we just loved the atmosphere and it was wonderful to relax. Thank you for the delicious food and the lovely service. Wonderful.

A lovely meal with family. Nothing was too much trouble and even though it was busy we were unrushed and felt very welcome. It was lovely to chat with the friendly people serving us and we can’t wait to go back.

I attended yesterday (fathers day) with my family and had a great time . The staff where very friendly and polite and the food was amazing . We go often and in the past have had a few hiccups but recently i can't complain . The manager goes above and beyond to make sure everything is ok for you . Will definitely be returning