The Rose and Crown Dining Room is a pub-style table service restaurant features popular British dishes the entire family loves. It’s located in the United Kingdom pavilion in the world showcase at Epcot. You need a confirmed dining reservation and valid admission to the theme park on the same day.
Now, let’s head to the Rose & Crown dining room and let the fun begin!
Explore the United Kingdom at Epcot
The United Kingdom pavilion is in the world showcase at Epcot and represents England, Wales, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. You can locate it on the Epcot map between the Canada and France pavilion.
Once you arrive, you will enter a British village with beautiful English gardens. As you browse around the pavilion, you will find fun shopping experiences at kiosks and gift shops. This is where you can purchase Beatles merchandise and sports apparel, tea, biscuits, and more.
Shopping retailers in the pavilion include The Toy Soldier, HRC, Sportsman’s Shoppe, UK Cart, The Tea Caddy, and the Crown and Crest. These shops have a wide selection of British-inspired goods ranging from “Keep Calm and Carry On” merchandise to traditional wooden toys and more!
Get the authentic UK experience when you take a photo in the iconic red telephone boxes near the rose garden. As you enjoy the ambiance, you will hear the rock cover band British Revolution performing hit songs by Led Zeppelin, Bur, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and the Police.
All the shopping and exploring in the United Kingdom pavilion will make you work up an appetite. Make sure you keep an eye on the clock to ensure you are on time for your reservation at the Rose & Crown Dining Room.
Rose and Crown Dining Room Restaurant Décor
The exterior of the building looks like an authentic British pub. The green exterior and wooden doors are welcoming to the entire family. Once inside, the décor transports you across the pond into a rustic pub-style environment. Make sure you look up towards the ceiling because it’s a spectacular surprise.
The bar area has that old-time pub décor filled with every British alcoholic beverage you can imagine. The dining area features wooden tables and chairs ideal for parties of one or large groups and families. You also have the chance to eat outdoors in the patio area with umbrella-covered tables that look over the water in the center of the theme park.
Review of the Cuisine at Rose and Crown Dining Room
Appetizers
Coronation Salad
This tasty and simple appetizer features a crunchy grain cracker topped with crisp salad and madras dressing. It’s a light appetizer that sparks your taste buds and makes you feel ready to enjoy a delicious entrée.
United Kingdom Cheese Platter
This traditional British cheese assortment comes with tasty seasonal accompaniments such as jams, jellies, and crackers.
Scotch Egg
The famous Scotch egg is golden fried to perfection and wrapped in sausage with a mustard sauce for dipping. The combination of the flavors creates a party in your mouth and makes you feel like eating the entire platter.
Entrees
Fish and Chips
This classic dish is a favorite worldwide and not just around the world showcase at Epcot. The fish is covered in delicious beer batter and fried to a toasty brown. As for extra tartar sauce because it has a special ingredient that makes it pop.
Shepherd’s Pie
Meat lovers, it’s time to indulge in this rich and hearty pie. The seasoned ground beef, Irish cheddar cheese, mashed potatoes, English peas, and seasoned vegetables create a robust flavor combination that makes your mouth water.
Bangers and Mash
The traditional English sausage is seasoned and cooked to make it the dish’s star. However, the incredible beer cheese sauce, beer, and battered bacon leeks are great compliments to the sausage. A bright star of this dish is the Branston Mayonnaise for dipping or pouring over the entire word.
Welsh Pub Burger
This hearty burger is pure Angus beef topped with the restaurant’s famous beer cheese sauce. The sauce has incredible flavor and quite possibly some hidden ingredients that make it over the top delicious. This burger is served with a side of beer-battered and bacon leeks that boosts the burger’s flavor to a superior level.
Desserts
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This tasty dessert has a cake-like pudding texture that melts in your mouth and is topped with creamy warm vanilla custard. The surprise that makes this dessert extra delicious is the hot butter run sauce drizzled over the top. The sauce is so good you can drink it!
English Trifle
This English Trifle is similar to a strawberry shortcake style dessert but kicked up a few notches. This dessert has delicious layers of fresh strawberries, with graham crackers and vanilla custard layered. Every bite contains all the ingredients when you scoop it onto your spoon the right way. Also, the sweet whipped cream on top makes this a soothing dessert after eating a big meal.
Alcoholic Beverages
Rose & Crown is a Pub, and it sure lives up to its name! They have Ales, Lagers, Stouts, specialty cocktails, whisky, cognacs, pub blends, specialty coffees, wines, and more!
The Nutty Irishman specialty coffee is a must-have when dining in this restaurant. It’s fantastic whether you choose it at the beginning of your meal or towards the end. The taste of the coffee is extraordinary and freshly brewed. Bailey’s Irish cream exudes flavor with every sip and mixes with the taste of the coffee beautifully.
Overall, the Rose & Crown dining room is a fun and exciting restaurant that is ideal for the entire family. They offer your favorite English, Irish and Scottish cuisine that sparks your taste buds and makes you feel like you are in an authentic Pub in the United Kingdom. The pub has an extensive alcoholic beverage menu that will satisfy your cravings for an old-fashioned pub experience.
Are you ready to escape from reality and indulge in tasty English cuisine? Book your Epcot and Walt Disney World vacation now! Don’t forget to make your reservation at Rose and Crown too!
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Check out the current Rose and Crown Dining room menu over at the Walt Disney World website.
