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Beer of the Week (w/e 2nd November 2025) with Wittenden
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Submitted on Saturday, 2nd July 2022
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Rose & Crown Hotel, Carmarthen
Carmarthen
SA31 3AE
Served areas
Reviews of Rose & Crown Hotel (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Rose & Crown Hotel
Having not been to Carmarthen since 2018, I returned midweek recently to try a couple of pubs that have since appeared in the Good Beer Guide. The Rose & Crown Hotel can be found in the present Good Beer Guide. The local CAMRA people must be fairly desperate. A lengthy drive from London through a storm rewarded me with none other than the sight of London Pride on the bar, the only cask ale across the 3 handpulls. Ciders were Thatcher's Gold & Aspall's.
A front bar area has bare boards, whilst there is a slightly raised dining area to the rear. Stairs to the rear left lead to toilets and are lined with rugby and boxing pictures.
A couple of TVs were showing live test match cricket, whilst live football matches were being promoted. Plenty of other sporting memorabilia line the walls. There is also a games machine and a jukebox.
Food menus and a cocktail & premium drinks menus can be found on each table. Perhaps these could have been better options than London Pride. Unless things have gone downhill badly since my last visit, there are far better pubs in the town.
On 2nd November 2025
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3272 recommendations about 3270 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Quinno _ left this review about Rose & Crown Hotel
Larger inside than you'd think, long and narrow with knock-through and RSJ galore. Bland but fair decor; white and greeny blue. Small and tidy rear garden. Two cask on, a poor Evan Evans Cwrw (NBSS 1.5) and a house beer by Tinworks (2.5); looking around, the cask simply wasn't shifting. Offers accommodation and I overnighted here – the rooms are of a good standard, recently redecorated as well. 4.5
On 17th July 2022
- rating: 5
[User has posted 5754 recommendations about 5735 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 02 November 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Karaoke : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 02 November 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : No last updated 02 November 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 02 November 2025 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : Yes last updated 17 July 2022 by Quinno _
