The Rose & Crown

I was fortunate to stay at Rose and Crown Stoke Newington twice in my visit to London. The Hotel Manager Kate and her staff were so nice and friendly, my room was amazing, clean and spacious. Location great, buses virtually outside the door, great local shops and cafes on Church Street. Considering the rooms are above the pub, very quiet. Breakfast was great, pub always had the open fire going, very welcoming and cozy. Would highly recommend.

This has got to be one of the best sunday roasts i’ve had in London! Very large portion, reasonably priced, and every element was perfect (tender meat, crispy potatoes, tons of gravy!!). Our server (and all the staff) was incredibly friendly and the atmosphere of the pub made us want to stay there for hours - warm, inviting and nostalgic. Will come again!

Had a brilliant visit to this lovely pub. We only stopped in for a couple of beers, which were perfectly served and very reasonably priced. The atmosphere is warm and cosy, just the sort of place you can happily settle into for a relaxing afternoon. The food smelled incredible drifting from the kitchen, so we will definitely be returning to try it properly next time. A welcoming spot that is well worth a visit and one we are already looking forward to enjoying again.

This was the second time we have stayed at the Rose and Crown and both times were delightful. It is a friendly place with very comfortable rooms and a relaxed continental breakfast. The coffee is great! The location is perfect for us as it is near to favourite people and places on Newington Green. Clissold Park is a few minutes away if you want a walk. I’m sure we’ll be back again.

The Rose and Crown is a lovely, cozy pub conveniently situated in Stoke Newington. The staff were unfailingly friendly and helpful, the kitchen was excellent, and there was a great selection of ales, including real ales. Accommodations are modern and comfortable. The complimentary breakfasts were very good. The pub has a nice family vibe, with patrons of all ages. It also has handy bus connections less than a block away. Highly recommended if you’re visiting this part of London.

We were in the area for a family wedding at the Abney Chapel in Stoke Newington. The Rose and Crown was around 10 mins walk away and looking at the reviews we decided to book for two nights (Sister and Husband booked aswell). We were not disappointed. The rooms are very comfortable, we had the deluxe room which had a massive bed, settee, bathroom with walk in shower and free standing bath. We were B&B and the breakfast was delicious, continental, but with a lot of choice. Nothing was too much trouble. We ate in the pub the first night we were there and enjoyed the food. Pub was very busy but we were able to book a table for the four of us. A very pleasant couple of days.

Fantastic Sunday lunch here. The staff are always incredibly welcoming and friendly - we always feel very well taken care of. Great for bigger groups, dogs, kids…you name it. My dog will be happy to come back to poke his nose behind the bar and get some treats again ;)

Excellent location easily accessible by bus and with nice outlook onto Church Street. The atmosphere was friendly and busy throughout our stay.|Room 1 on the top floor was quiet and comfortable offering good value by London standards (although it would be nice not to have to book 2 nights). |Everything was clean, tidy and well presented. |Breakfast each day was simple but tasty with a good range of 'continental' options. Lunch was excellent with plenty of appealing choices on the menu.|Service was particularly good (at a time when it is so difficult to hire good staff) and we were made to feel very welcome throughout.

Nice traditional english style pub, nothing special but good location near Clissold Park. Real wood fire burning (but the table in front of it absorbs all the warmth). Food ok, but Sunday Roast not worth it - very average, carrots a bit too hard, meat ok but not enough, basically a small amount of food & we were left still hungry! Too expensive to finish the meal still hungry. Good pub for drinks, not so much the food.

So happy to have had this recommended to us! Sweet place. We got two rooms. Both perfect for a couple night stay. Wish we stayed longer. The bus ride into the center of town was easy. Loved the neighborhood. Great restaurants, pubs, and shops! The park next door was a perfect spot for a morning jog. Breakfast at the hotel here was lovely! Great service, and fabulous pub!

On the corner of Stoke Newington Church Street and Albion Road next to the lovely St Mary's Church, the Rose and Crown has an attractive curved exterior. Its very dark from the outside, but the light is not too bad on the weekday. There is a cozy fire burning inside through the winter. Its not my favorite pub though, despite having one of the most attractive and old-fashioned facades of any in the area. The food is overpriced, and the range of beers is average. The people can be a bit cold compared to some others in the area. Its an ok place to go have a drink in, or try your wit at the quiz night on Tuesday.

This is the closest me and my boyfriend have to a lovely local, cosy pub. The golden time to visit is on a Sunday afternoon for their spectacular roasts. Yes, it can get super busy but if there's a room you can sit at the bar and wait for your table to be ready. As other reviewers have noted, reserve a table for Sunday roast (something I haven't managed to do yet). My fave thing about this place is that it really brings together all sorts of people; yummy mummies and their massive prams, students, young couples, middle-aged men, the works!

Simply charming. Our hosts were gracious, warm, helpful. The rooms are lovely and I should know as I stayed in 2 of them. Beds are comfy and pillows amazing. I have to get these pillows for home. No elevator but they will happily help you up the stairs with luggage so no problem there. There's a wonderful roof deck to sit out on a sunny day. We had a delicious lunch which they brought up to the deck for us. They even provided umbrellas as the sun got to be too much and there is no shade. We even came back after check out for lunch in the pub the next day, which really shows how good it was. A great find in the neighborhood where my son lives so I will for sure be back.

I love this place. Visited my son several times over a couple of years while he was at University in London. The rooms are lovely and comfortable and the staff wonderful. After we had visited several times, the staff were like a second family. The pub is terrific and the Sunday Roast divine. I look forward to a return to something resembling the before times so we can stay there once aga

Lovely pub. Food is tasty, service with a smile. Wood burning fireplace on cold nights ahhhh. Depending on the person pulling the pints that night you may get a ghetto treat over the speakers. Do not come late to Sunday roast. Buggies are bountiful! Actually best to reserve a table just in case.

Nice pub in Stoke Newington, the usual fare of wooden chairs, tables, full bar, gets a local crowd, lots of young families, professionals, great Sunday roasts, reasonable priced menu etc. Lovely bar staff. They have recently opened up a 'boutique' type B&B upstairs above the pub. Rooms are really pretty, they also have roof top access for anyone staying there. The town hall is across the road so they get bookings for weddings. I think the prices are a little steep, around £80 for a single room, there is no A/C and it is zone 3. But still, good to know, especially if you live around the area and are looking for somewhere close by for your friends/family to stay.

Its a pub!!! The staff was nice, and they had a few beers I haven't seen before. There's nothing verbose I can say about this place...if you're in Stoke Newington and want to go to a pub..you can go here.

This is a lovely old pub, well worth a visit if you like a bit of pub history (Old Truman's pub interior). Even if you don't there are 4 real ales available, although they are rather familiar choices (and the only one that wasn't..Fullers summer ale..tasted a little tired). Does accommodation, which surprisingly few pubs in London do these days. You can follow them on Twitter too.

Straight out of one of Dickens' less lowlife scenes, The Rose and Crown is a sweet Victorianesque pub with wood walls, floor and furniture. On a winter's evening, the sight of it's many-paned windows glowing steamily through the chilly night is too tempting to pass by. Surprisingly big and often fairly quiet early in the week this is a lovely place to drink away an evening. The staff are friendly and uninvasive and there's a fun quiz on Tuesday nights.

This is by no means the best pub in the area- but on Tuesdays it is transformed into the most lively and sociable due to its weekly general knowledge quiz night that draws in local crowds. It is usually packed out so arrive there at least half an hour before it starts- there is always a fight for the last table. The best spot is by the fireplace for obvious reasons- it is right next to the bar, the fire and the quizmaster. The pub is very kind and allows you to bring in your own food or order in food from local restaurants- Il Bacio deliver to the pub.

This large pub on the corner of Stoke Newington Church Street and Albion Road hosts one of Stoke Newington's favourite pub quizzes. Held here on a Tuesday night usually starting about 8.30pm, get here early to secure a seat and a table. Competition is fierce, with some pretty knowledgeable teams, so rope in a few expert friends, come up with a witty and topical team name and you stand a good chance of winning a cash prize, drinks or a T-shirt. There's also a good atmosphere in here if you're looking for somewhere to watch an England football match.

Brilliant pub in the middle of church street, which feels like the top of church street (even though it isn't fact fans, church street continues all the way along clissold park turning into council housing and light industrial sites.) The pub is large, wooden, with a welcoming atmosphere. Does a regular quiz night of impossibly difficult questions. Good place to sit outside of on a summer evening and watch the bendy buses get stuck on the mini roundabout.

I heart this place, I really do. It's an extra special lovely traditional old time boozer, right next to a lovely park. They serve a nice wide range of beers, including some real ales such as Thwaites and Adnams. We often come here on Sunday for the fantastic value roast lunches. Prices a great for the big servings of veg and meat on offer. Because the food is so good it can be rammed at the weekends, especially when games are on at Arsenal in the summer, but it's definitely worth the wait for a table. In the meantime, if it's summer, sit outside in the afternoon sun and enjoy life going by in this tucked away area of North London.

Lovely pub at the Cissold Park end of Stoke Newington Church Street, and it doesn't seem to have changed much over the years. Judging by the photos and others' reviews the Rose & Crown is famous for its roasts. But it's actually a great place to pop in to any night of the week. Great atmosphere, good selection of beers and wines, and I've always been able to find a table. Sums up the perfect pub for me really. Just wish I lived closer, would definitely do the Sunday thing one day ...

Unfortunately, the new chef is now the old chef and the new new chef doesn't have a clue. The delicate, wafer-thin battered calamari have been replaced by huge, thick chunks of breaded rubber. If Iceland did a 99p all-in-one sunday roast microwave dinner and you found one slightly passed it's sell-by date but still cooked it then forgot it was in the microwave for a few days, it would still be better than the one here.

Great cozy pub in Stokey. Descent selection of beers, Sunday roast made to perfection and a burger that is huge but so good you cannot leave without finishing it. Service comes with a welcoming smile. Gets very busy on Sundays so I would get there a bit early to secure a table.

i really like the Rose & Crown. Usually i go there on Sundays for one of the brilliant sundays dinners on offer here - very cheap and plentiful, whilst still being delicious tasting - check th beef wellington if you want something really good - or else one of the several vegetarian options on offer if that's your bag. It's also a brilliant place for the family, or to go and watch sports on one of the big televisions on offer along with a pint. The staff are friendly and have a great sense of humour, as do the local drunks! i've been one on occasion, but they don't seem to mind too much!!

A very nice pub. You can't miss it if you are coming up from town on the 73. If the bus has swung round the corner into Church Street you've missed the stop and will have to walk back! There are plenty of fairly well heeled Guardian reading types in Stoke Newington and these are probably the people that have ensured prosperity for the Rose and Crown over the years, coupled with red top reading regulars who are in every day and Arsenal supporters on match days. So it's a broad church, not all bearded social workers but you may well rub shoulders with one or two. Good beer. Good, unfussy, Sunday roast lunch seemingly made with real ingredients e.g. fresh veg and potatoes. The panelled interior of the pub is very traditional, and is either an original from I would guess the early 20th century or a very elaborate pastiche installed from the 80's onwards.

Wow this is now my favourite pub in Stokey. Great service, lovely food and well kept ales. Keep up the good work.

Great pub with good selection if beers, friendly staff and a cracking quiz on Tuesday evenings. Food is decent but best on Sundays for the roast.

My wife and I are seasoned travellers around the world. The welcome you will get ,you will not forget,it is warm,caring,helpful and sincere. Our stay in a beautiful room was more than comfortable,breakfast had a varied and enjoyable choice. For lunch or dinner the ample bar area can cater for all tastes,staff are commited to a high quality of service. As a public house it's nice to watch the world go by or meet new friends, it's your choice.Access to inner London is not a problem from this venue. We recommend this hotel highly,our thanks go to Jola and her staff,well done. By the way were going back in 6 weeks,really looking forward to a loving welcome.

This used to be my local when I only lived a minute down the road. Food has always been good and we ended up coming him near enough every night for the first week when we first moved to the area before we got the kitchen sorted. Over the year I think we tried everything off the menu and were never disappointed. They have a good weekly quiz night on but make sure you have a good team as it does get quite difficult and questions very obscure. We also ended up holding a mini birthday gathering there, managed to get a small area for 25 people and they really looked after us all night and we ended staying to the early hours. (Visit - 02/06/2014 Dinner)

Best pub on Church Street. Serves Adnams Broadside, which always gets me broadside. Bustling and lively when packed, and peaceful hang out earlier in the evening. Great place, which has kept the feel of a proper old boozer intact.

Wine & beer was ok, Sunday roast quite tasty. But terribly overcrowded (lots of prams!), so much so the staff sat a big group of people right in front of the toilets! Apparently the people at this table been told to direct anyone trying to get past to the toilets on the other side of the bar - which was just a single wc for ladies! Not really ideal in a busy pub; when you've spent a fair amount on lunch & drinks, access to adequate loos is surely not too much to ask. Not planning to return.