{"id":223254,"date":"2025-06-29T06:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T06:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223254\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T06:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T06:03:11","slug":"i-had-a-pint-in-the-revamped-bristol-pub-with-pickled-eggs-sub-5-pints-and-an-unusual-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223254\/","title":{"rendered":"I had a pint in the revamped Bristol pub with pickled eggs, sub-\u00a35 pints and an unusual name"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pub is celebrating its first birthday since reopening after a period of closure\"TheThe Rose of Denmark in Hotwells(Image: Bristol Live)<\/p>\n

There can\u2019t be many Bristol pubs with jars of pickled eggs on display next to expensive bottles of Taittinger Champagne.<\/p>\n

But then The Rose of Denmark is a pub that has always attracted a mixed clientele due to its position beneath the flyover and close to the River Avon.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re lucky to still have it – Hotwells has lost many good pubs over the past 20 years, including the Adam & Eve, Plume of Feathers and Spring Gardens.<\/p>\n

For a bit, The Rose of Denmark looked very much like another one to end up on the list of lost Hotwells pubs.<\/p>\n

It closed for a year before reopening in July 2024 with experienced local operator Sam Gregory at the helm.<\/p>\n

Gregory has a number of popular Bristol pubs in his portfolio including The Bank in the city centre (world famous for its Sunday roasts and the waiting list for a table), The Bell near Stokes Croft and the recently reopened Crown in St Judes.<\/p>\n

With The Rose of Denmark, he benefited from Heineken-owned Star Pubs digging deep for a major \u00a3450,000 revamp.<\/p>\n

What had been a tired and unloved early 19th-century pub has been given a sympathetic makeover that retains much of its late Georgian character.<\/p>\n

And what about the unusual name – well, the pub was named after Alexandra of Denmark, Edward VII\u2019s Queen, whose portrait hangs outside.<\/p>\n

She was born around the same time the pub opened in the 1840s.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a small and sunny alfresco seating area outside and large screens for live sport (the West Indies v Australia match was on when I visited).<\/p>\n

\"InsideInside The Rose of Denmark in Hotwells(Image: Bristol Live)<\/p>\n

The pub has quiz nights and occasional live music, and it feels very much like a pub that\u2019s part of the local community as well as a pitstop for visitors to the city who maybe spot it as they drive over the flyover outside the front door.<\/p>\n

With its stripped wooden floors, heritage colours and exposed brick fireplace, it looks modern and timeless at the same time.<\/p>\n

And the range of drinks is broad and offered at prices that don\u2019t put regulars off – all the real ales are under \u00a35 and my perfect condition pint of Wye Valley Butty Bach was \u00a34.90.<\/p>\n

Other ales on offer included Bass and Timothy Taylor Landlord, with Thatchers Gold, Amstel, Neck Oil, Moretti, Cruzcampo and Guinness also on tap.<\/p>\n

At the time of taking the pub on, Sam Gregory said: \u201cWe don\u2019t have a one size fits all approach to our pubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look at the area, what\u2019s already on offer and identify what is missing and what the community wants. What works for one area doesn\u2019t necessarily work for another.<\/p>\n

\u201cHotwells had been crying out for a decent pub with the elements that we\u2019re introducing for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He certainly achieved his goal with The Rose of Denmark and it\u2019s great to see it celebrating its first birthday back open after a dark period when it looked unlikely to ever open again.<\/p>\n

Rose of Denmark, 6 Dowry Place, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4QL.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The pub is celebrating its first birthday since reopening after a period of closureThe Rose of Denmark in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,800,33622,9028,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-223254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-harbourside","13":"tag-hotwells","14":"tag-pubs-and-bars-in-bristol","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114765142714290408","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}