Stonegate Pub Company have completed a major £360,000 overhaul of The Rose on Bedford High Street creating a stylish bar as well as ten new jobs.
The modern transformation has an urban, industrialised design of reclaimed wood, neon lighting, rustic copper, quirky furnishings, and beach huts. Cutting-edge craft beers, chic cocktails, handcrafted food, and the ultimate in hi-tech sports viewing has been added.
(L to R) Tony Lancaster, Kevin Bottoms, Adele McCann, Amy Smith, Sheevani Raja, Adriano Iori (Rose Manager), Ethan Willis.“The Rose is a historic pub but the designers have done an amazing job of making it upmarket whilst being sensitive to the building,” said General Manager Adriano Iori. “We’re appealing to office workers during the day with food centred around tapas and sourdough pizzas, whilst our love of music carries through into the evening,” explains Adriano..
Eight craft beers and ciders include Hop House 13, Punk IPA, Camden Pale Ale, Jet Black Heart, Dead Pony Club, Yakima Red, Lillies Mango Cider and Orchard Thief’s and there are four cask ales such as AJ’s Stuck on Blondes, and Red Dust from Consett Ale. A fifty-strong spirits emporium and extensive cocktail menu of classics, home favourites, Porn Star Martini’s and Mojitos, hint at the diversity and taste The Rose has to offer.
The freshest bar food is an abundance of contemporary dishes ranging from the en mode sourdough pizza with eleven variations, to the juiciest Japanese Wagyu beef burgers wrapped in paper, steaming from grill to plate. Paired with tapas, like tender BBQ beef burnt ends and crispy bacon straws, and Sticky Wings, it’s the ultimate social soiree.