Rose & Crown
Epcot
Dinner
Date of Visit:	1/28/2007
Time of Visit:	18:00
Adults in Party:	2
Children in Party:	1
Total Cost:	$57.00
Average Price Per Adult:	$26.50
Ten Point Scale
Food:	9.0
Value:	8.8
Service:	8.8
Environment:	9.0
Overall Rating:	8.9

Highly visible along the World Showcase lagoon, the Rose and Crown gets very busy on crowded days, and as the nighttime fireworks draws near, tables become vanishingly difficult to obtain. Lunchtime is a less chaotic time to visit. During peak times, though, walk-ups are near impossible.

On this visit, service was fast; our server must have had only a few other tables to tend. In addition to an indoor room, the ring of tables on the outside can be enclosed via plastic tarp, and thus temperature-controlled as well. There’s also an outer ring of tables that stay outdoors.

We ordered the Guinness stew ($16), which was delightful and bursting with flavor. This was worth every cent, and we’ll have it again someday soon. The chicken pasty ($15) was decent but not remarkable, and in fact was a bit dry. This item was not worth its price and we wouldn’t sample it again. 

One advantage of several sit-down restaurants at Disney is that kid’s meals sometimes include options for interesting desserts (such as a sundae, in this case), or appetizers. We avoided buying a side order of potato leek soup and instead made it part of the kid’s meal, saving several dollars in the process. That’s definitely a trick we’ll use again.

It’s a boisterous place at the Rose and Crown, owing partly to its role and reputation as a bar as well. For that matter, those inclined may wish to take in the beer sampler ($10), which serves up fairly generous portions of five different beers. Not a bad way to start the meal!