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The Rose of Denmark, Hotwells, Bristol

6 Dowry Place
Bristol
BS8 4QL

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Hotwells

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Quinno _ left this review about The Rose of Denmark

Has had a modern spruce-up but retains elements of its basic alehouse feel. Racing green and burgundy are the main colours which is pleasing and the slate-topped bar is unusual. Three cask; TTL, Wye Valley Butty and a fair, if fag-end, Bass (NBSS 2.5). Needs to bed in a bit but a fair start in this unpromising location. 6.5

May 2013
An overdue re-visit found a fairly similar set-up as before, three barrels of beer behind the bar (only two on) and my Dartmoor Jail Ale was in decent shape, Doom Bar being the other choice along with Thatchers cider. However the people behind the bar were more suited to Fawlty Towers; the clueless girl thought the beer had run out (that’s because she didn’t open that tap far enough), unable to accept notes higher than a £5 because they had run out of change (WTF?) and handing over a coffee for a my companion without asking if he’d actually want any milk with it (kind of standard practice?). The L-shaped interior (smaller than I remember it being from last time) looks like it’s had a couple of cosmetic changes but retains the basic country pub feel; wooden floorboards, exposed brick and salmon-coloured plasterwork as noted below. There were notices on chalkboards suggesting that the pub had been shortlisted for a local food award. Let’s hope they’re a bit more organised when the judges come visit than they were on mine. Rated 5

June 2008
Named after Queen Alexandra, this place used to have a bit of a reputation a few years back but had heard that there had been changes, so decided to pop in and see it for myself. It has obviously been refurbed in the recent past and looks good for it (dig those hand-carved tables). The ale selection was pretty mainstream - Bass & Butcombe - but served fairly well, direct from the barrel. There was also a cider too, though I forget which. Pushing the food angle, though I didn’t check what was available. Noticed that there was a proper fire set up as well. Worth seeking out, this area of Bristol is a good place for a crawl and the RoD should be on it. Rating: 7

On 19^th May 2025 - rating: 6
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Rose of Denmark

Recently reopened after a reported £300k refurbishment, this has had a chequered history of late with frequent spells of closure, so hopefully now with this investment behind it, it’s now on a firmer footing. First impressions were a bit disappointing though, with two TV screens up on the wall at either end of the pub showing the rugby, so we were actually stood outside debating whether to even bother going in. Fortunately the volume was off and they had some quiet background music playing instead, so it was not too bad.

Internally the layout is much as before, a single L-shaped room, although the downstairs room that was used as a dining area was closed off. Décor wise it all seems rather generic with a plain, whitewashed ceiling and pale paintwork on much of the walls, although there were also some quite large sections of dark green wood panelling that came about 2/3 of the way up the walls as well as a couple of small areas of exposed brickwork. The flooring was sanded wooden boards, but other than that there was really very little of any note unless you count the unusual pot plants scattered around much of the permitter. A small wood burning stove was in a fireplace at the rear, but this was not in use on our visit.

Beers on tap were Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and Bass, whilst a third pump appeared to have run out. The solitary cider meanwhile was Thatcher’s Gold. Overall, nothing at all wrong with it, but it was lacking much in the way of any character and personally I’d prefer one of the more authentic options in the vicinity.

On 19^th November 2024 - rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Rose of Denmark

The Rose of Denmark is a decent looking pub that is at the end of a terrace of housing that looks similar to it.
Once inside the bar faces in an L shaped room which is bare boarded,there is bench seating and small stools and normal tables and chairs for seating.
There were two real ales on,which were served from barrels behind the bar,i had a drink of Milk Street Funky Monkey,which went down well,the other real ale was New Bristol Brewery Oohlala.
Quiet background music was playing.
I thought this was a pleasant pub to have a drink in.

Pub visited 15/7/2017

On 22^nd October 2017 - rating: 7
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