Rose & Crown, Kew  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Kew

address:

79 Kew Green, TW9 3AH

phone:

0871 984 4814*
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nearest stations:

Kew pier River Thames boat service
(220m)

Kew Bridge Railway station
(480m) - zone 3

Kew Gardens London Underground stationLondon Overground station
(990m) - zones 3/4

Gunnersbury London Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 3

Brentford Railway station
(1.4Km)

how to find it:

Directions: Leave Kew Gardens tube and head for the gardens. When you get to Kew Road and the gardens are opposite, turn right. Bear left with the road and when you get to the cricket green, carry on straight ahead to the far side. Turn left along that side of the green, and the pub should be about 100 yards down on the right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Kew Gardens / Kew Palace (200m)

picture of Rose and CrownWhereas most pub chains strip things down when refurbishing, Chef & Brewer take the opposite approach, turning up the 'rustic' quotient whenever they can. So the 'new-look' Rose and Crown now comes with lowered ceilings, real heavy wooden beams and various olde knickknacks; the whole effect is fairly convincing and not too bad, in a harvester kind of way. There's three ales on tap, none particularly inspired and food best described as 'adequate', which is a shame for a place which promotes it so heavily. Still, it has a great location overlooking Kew Green and sitting in the pleasant front garden watching the cricket on a sunny afternoon couldn't be more pleasant, or quintessentially English, if it tried.

reviewed:
2/7/2006
reviewed by redcat

Eating at the Rose & Crown ... we last ate here on 2/7/2006

Sunday roast fairly cheap (£7.95) but very disappointing. Flavours reminiscent of school dinners and not acceptable, considering the competition nearby.
food rating 1 - quality
value rating 1 - value

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationfront and rear terrace
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