Quick info
About Guelder Rose
Guelder Rose is a pub in Southport at 50 Marine Dr, with an indoor Kids Zone for toddlers and an outdoor play area, so families can settle in with young children. The carvery serves beef and gammon with Yorkshire pudding and vegetables such as cauliflower cheese, and the meat is weighed. The wider menu runs to fish and chips and a Kajun burger, alongside modern British dishes. Desserts come in giant sizes, and a dessert can go home to finish later if the main course has filled you up. Beer and lager are on the bar. The pub also hosts artisan market events indoors.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · On-site parking · Usually plenty of parking
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery roast dinner, weighed carvery meat portions, fresh vegetables and cauliflower cheese and beer and lager.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery roast dinner, weighed carvery meat portions, fresh vegetables and cauliflower cheese and beer and lager.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery is what most reviewers come for, and the praise centres on the vegetables: fresh, well cooked carrots and greens, proper cauliflower cheese, and leeks and red onions in cheese sauce. Diners also single out the peppered beef, the juicy gammon and a perfect Yorkshire pudding. Close behind are a Cajun burger, a cheeseburger, a sirloin steak cooked as asked, a Thai-style vegetable curry, fish and chips and a prawn cocktail, along with nice beer and lager and a beer garden. The recurring complaint is portion size. Several note the carvery meat is weighed, and one describes tiny plates and no gravy on a small carvery. Another wanted softer, crunchier roast potatoes, with one tasting soapy, and a third would have liked more veg and crispy roasties. One reviewer says a house salad arrived missing half its ingredients, and the fix was a single soya bean per missing item, explained as portion sized. One reviewer found the female toilets needed attention. Staff are repeatedly called friendly and welcoming, and one family had their son's birthday made special.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery is what most reviewers come for, and the praise centres on the vegetables: fresh, well cooked carrots and greens, proper cauliflower cheese, and leeks and red onions in cheese sauce. Diners also single out the peppered beef, the juicy gammon and a perfect Yorkshire pudding. Close behind are a Cajun burger, a cheeseburger, a sirloin steak cooked as asked, a Thai-style vegetable curry, fish and chips and a prawn cocktail, along with nice beer and lager and a beer garden. The recurring complaint is portion size. Several note the carvery meat is weighed, and one describes tiny plates and no gravy on a small carvery. Another wanted softer, crunchier roast potatoes, with one tasting soapy, and a third would have liked more veg and crispy roasties. One reviewer says a house salad arrived missing half its ingredients, and the fix was a single soya bean per missing item, explained as portion sized. One reviewer found the female toilets needed attention. Staff are repeatedly called friendly and welcoming, and one family had their son's birthday made special.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Had a lovely meal here at the Guelder Rose. Sirloin steak (cooked exactly as asked for) and chips plus Thai-style vegetable curry with chicken. Food was great and it a lovely pub with a very a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Our chef was Mikey, and we were served by the lovely Kayla. Would highly recommend”
- Google user
“What a fantastic visit we had. The food and service was amazing! Knocked spots off my last visit to a carvery. will definitely be returning with the kids. Thank you so much. Can’t wait to come back.”
- Google user
“Friendly staff, Great Customer Service, Food was excellent. Clean and tidy. Plenty of seating available throughout the establishment. My only negative was the female toilets required attention, however this may have just been at the time I visited them. We will definitely come again.”
- Google user
“Amazing evening food amazing although I thought sides on on carvey. Great food even though meat weighted 🫣 would understand if there was more veg and crispy roasties Thankyou for making my sons birthday”
- Google user
“Food was ace, beef to die for. Michaela is a star. Brilliant end to a top weekend away revisiting some old work friends from 36 years ago! Thank you”
Highlights
“The Guelder Rose is a friendly-family pub where generations can meet and enjoy delicious food and drink by the sea. What’s on the menu? We’ve got it all: classic carvery, super salads, big burgers, great pub grub, and modern British meals. Make your meal your own. Then, treat yourself to one of our legendary giant desserts or take a trip down pudding memory lane with old favourites. Too full? Our portions are pretty generous! Take your dessert away and enjoy it at home when your main meal has gone down and your tummy is ready for round two. Children of all ages are welcome. We have baby changing facilities. Our outdoor play area is great for fine days. The indoor Kids Zone is great for curious toddlers. Mum and Dad can relax and finish t...”
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Popular for solo dining
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Dine-in
- Good for kids
- Food at bar
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- Cozy
- Onsite services
- Beer
- Food
- Free water refills
- Solo dining
- Offerings· 4
- Alcohol
- Cocktails
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Dining options· 2
- Seating
- Table service
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Highlights· 2
- Great beer selection
- Great wine list
- Atmosphere· 1
- Casual
- Crowd· 4
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Tourists
- Transgender safespace
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Parking· 3
- Free parking lot
- On-site parking
- Usually plenty of parking
Location
Bars near Guelder Rose
- The Sir Henry Segrave3.94,7170.5 miWheelchair accessible
small breakfast with refillable hot drink, self-serve coffee machines, slow food service
- Cheshire Lines Inn4.56810.7 miWheelchair accessible
sunday roast lunch, cheshire lines butchers block, real ales
- The Fishermens Rest4.61,7931.2 mi
cask ales, sunday roast, english breakfast
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guelder RoseReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.23,564 | — | carvery roast dinner, weighed carvery meat portions, fresh vegetables and cauliflower cheese |
| The Sir Henry SegraveWheelchair accessible | 3.94,717 | 0.5 mi | small breakfast with refillable hot drink, self-serve coffee machines, slow food service |
| Cheshire Lines InnWheelchair accessible | 4.5681 | 0.7 mi | sunday roast lunch, cheshire lines butchers block, real ales |
| The Fishermens Rest | 4.61,793 | 1.2 mi | cask ales, sunday roast, english breakfast |
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