Rose & Crown

Pub Details

Address
Old Church Road
Snettisham
Norfolk
PE31 7LX
Telephone
(01485) 541382
Opening Times
Weekdays
11 - 11 (10.30 Sun)

Location

Good Pub Guide Recommended

Particularly well run old pub, log fires and interesting furnishings, imaginative food, a fine range of drinks, and stylish seating on heated terrace; well equipped bedrooms The neatly dressed, courteous staff in this well run and pretty cottage offer a genuinely warm welcome to all – children and dogs, too. The smallest of the three bars is a pale grey colour with coir flooring and old prints of King's Lynn and Sandringham. Each of the other two bars has a separate character: an old-fashioned beamed front bar with black settles on its tiled floor and a big log fire, and a back bar with another large log fire and the landlord's sporting trophies and old sports equipment (which are being slowly edged out to make way for the pub cricket team photos). There's also the Garden Room with inviting wicker-based wooden chairs, careful lighting and a quote by Dr Johnson in old-fashioned rolling script on a huge wall board, and a residents' lounge (liked by non-residents, too) with squashy armchairs and sofas, rugs on the floor, newspapers, magazines, jigsaws and board games. Adnams Bitter and Broadside, Black Sheep Ruddy Ram and Woodfordes Wherry on handpump, nine wines by the glass and cider and perry. In the garden, there are stylish café-style blue chairs and tables under cream parasols on the terrace, outdoor heaters and colourful herbaceous borders; there's a new wooden galleon-shaped climbing fort. Two of the comfortable bedrooms are downstairs and there are disabled lavatories and wheelchair ramps. The Bank House in King's Lynn is under the same management and also worth a visit.

Licensee information

Licensee name
jeanette goodrich
Free house

Good Pub Guide Food

Excellent food using carefully sourced produce includes sandwiches, seared pigeon breast, pine nut and pancetta salad, parsnip and wild mushroom risotto with truffle butter, bangers and mash with onion gravy, poussin with champ, honey-roast parsnips and confit garlic, steak frites, and salmon with chorizo-spiced couscous, coriander and spring onion salad.

Bar food times: 12 - 2 (2.30 weekends) , 6.30 - 9 (9.30 Fri and Sat

Good Pub Information

Children allowed in: Childrens Garden
Dogs allowed in: Dogs Anywhere

Rating

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Rating: 3/5 (287 votes cast)

Reader Comments

countryfoodie

Saturday 21 January 2012 8:17:36 pm

Excellent Food.
Mediocre Bedroom.
Shocking Service

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sheardfamily

Tuesday 10 May 2011 1:42:52 pm

Been coming to the Rose and Crown for over 5 years. As usual excellent food for Sunday lunch, though service was a little slow and sloppy .. was not that busy, so not sure why. Getting a little pricey - the fabulous fish and chips now up to £12.75.

Peter Hoare

Monday 02 May 2011 2:09:47 pm

Visited for lunch 27 April 2011. Very satisfactory; imaginative menu and good presentation. Glad to confirm the listing.

Bazza

Friday 10 April 2009 6:38:29 pm

My wife and I have stayed at the Rose & Crown on 3 occaisions now - the last being for Christmas 2008. What we like about the pub is the relaxed atmosphere and the mix of guests, locals and those booking in for a meal. We have always found the staff to be pleasant and they find time to chat although they are mostly very busy. 2 very good bedrooms on the ground floor.

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