PUBBY CREDS There’s no pretension here: the staff are a delight and chef-publican Billy Stock is reassuringly smileybeardy and dotty about his craft. He’s also committed to The Rose being a heart-of-the-community drinking pub as well as a beacon for food. There’s a garden for sunny days and a woodburner for when the nights draw in.
THE BOOZE The bar line-up shows commitment to local producers: Ramsgate Brewery’s Gadds No5, Dune Buggy from Margate’s Northdown Brewery and gin from Chapeldown and Greensand Ridge top the billing.
THE FOOD Highlights of the sharing-plates menu were merguez sausages with peperonata, and a crab and fennel gratin. The chips are a must-try – layered and baked, then deep-fried to crisp-outside, squidgy-inside perfection. There are spit-roasted chickens to share (or take away) too. Puds? The pistachio doughnut ice cream sandwich was sublime. A pub to make a (regular) beeline for. theroseinn.pub