Rose & Crown

Ran into this place by accident. We were looking for a late night spot near our hotel in the Shiodome area, but we didn’t want to venture out too far because we were tired from walking nearly 30,000 steps that day according to my girlfriend’s FitBit. To our surprise, it was difficult finding a spot that closes later than 11pm. On top of that, my girlfriend doesn’t like beer so we had to look for a place that served cocktails.
It ended up being a very nicely decorated bar, and quite authentic looking from my minimal experience with British pubs in the US. The patrons were mostly men, as most pubs are, but I spotted a few women as well. Everyone looked like they were locals hanging out after work. It was a Monday night after all.
We ordered the Apple and Ginger cocktail (around ~850 Yen), which was sweet and very fruity. She loved it. I ordered the Kaku HighBall (Whisky and soda, ~450 Yen), which is a simple «modern-​masculine» drink. It’s a very popular drink, and generally on the affordable side.
We were hungry, so we proceeded to order some food. I wanted rice, so I ordered the garlic rice and roast beef. It was served on a hot iron plate. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The beef was tender and the rice tasted of roasted garlic. Very good!
I would skip on the curry chips/​fries. They over seasoned it with salt. I had to rub off the salt off each stick with my fingers.
All in all, we came here to dine and weren’t specifically looking for pub food. If you are looking for a British pub experience, I cannot speak for the beers or the British food. The fish and chips and sheppard’s pie were both available on the menu however.
Do I even need to rate the service in Japan? From my travels, Japan’s service is either good, very good, or excellent. Most know just enough English, and we know just enough simple Japanese words to get by. We entered less than an hour from closing and they politely reminded us of the kitchen closing 30 mins prior. They were very attentive and polite until past closing time.