Well, it's always nice to find a hidden treasure. Rose Garden in Upton, MA is definitely a diamond in the rough. Unpretentious in its outward appearance, it has that charming cozy comfortable feel when you get inside. I felt like I could get used to coming here a lot. Not sure exactly why, but there was just a friendly charm to this little local pub. I only hopped inside because I was looking for a quick drink and had a few minutes to kill. But I was intrigued enough to order a plate of wings to boot. Oh man. They were delicious! Meaty and just the right amount of heat. The dressing it came with was a bit thin. I'm a thick blue cheese guy. But hey, the wings were phenomenal. Beer selection was pretty limited, with only 4 on draft. But they had a good local craft option, so points for that. I'll be back to give a real entre a try real soon! read more

Rose Garden Restaurant & Pub - a pint of beer - American Near Me - Upton, Massachusetts

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If lukewarm, limp, soggy French fries dripping in grease appeals to you, this is your place. And a quesadilla stuffed with chicken so dried out and tough you need a steak knife to cut it, come on down. The only plus - the waitress was nice. read more

Food is hit or miss but they do make strong drinks . Mostly locals but a decent place to hang out .

Food is solid and well priced. Great portions and fresh ingredients. But the service is painfully slow. We have been several times and it is always painfully slow. Do not go here with a tight time schedule. Food takes a long time (it comes out hot and fresh, so no complaints on quality) and getting refills or anything is just soooooo slow. If you have time, it's worth it. If you don't? Do not bother. read more

It's a local dive bar so you have to have that expectation. It's very affordable, great fresh food and a fun, friendly environment read more

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We like the chill wear-sweats-if-you-want atmosphere, great service, and solid pub food. It's very much a "locals' place". Burgers, bar pizza, wings, steak and cheese sub, fish n' chips, cobb salad, and chicken parm over penne are our go-to faves and their hand-cut fries are practically a food group. Oh, and they're on DoorDash, now, too. If it gets super busy (think game day) the service can slow down a bit, but that's to be expected at any establishment. Great place to hang (and I hate that I'm writing this review because it means more peeps will discover it, and it'll become too busy). read more

Nice staff, food is hit or miss (mostly miss) and I never get my order right it seems. They ran out of high quality meat for a special so I asked for a cheaper quality in the same special, it came back as $4 MORE than the special and honestly, it sucked. I only punish myself by going because we have friends who go and it is only for the social aspect. read more

Excellent food and Service !!!! Great staff that provides the Service that makes this place where one wants to go back too !!!

I went with a friend. We sat at the bar. We had a pizza and the fish tacos. Both were excellent. The service was very good too. I think the bartender's name was Jamie. We will definitely go back. read more

We went to the Rose Garden and met up with a buddy who recommended it when I said that there was no way we were going to meet at the country club because I was dressed like a lumberjack. From the outside it looked like a typical local dive bar. On the inside was a warm cozy comfortable bar with clientele most of whom were dressed like me. The bartenders and waitresses were extremely friendly and accommodating. There is a large selection of draft and bottled beer. The pizza is good (their specialty) but the nachos are great they are prepared with several layers of toppings like a lasagna with cheese and meat on every layer of taco chips. The place has the local dicey feel that we like and the staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. Tip: Homemade Chicken Strips - Delicious Thanks read more

I've been wanting to like this place beyond beer, but it's all over the place for food. The kitchen needs to regroup. Do what makes heir at and drop the rest read more

My husband found this place and boy am I glad he did. Great food at super affordable prices. I just had one of the best Cobb salads I've ever had. Couldn't even finish it so yayyy for leftovers. Excellent clam chowder. Sure, it's a tavern. I affectionately call it my favorite saloon. It has a friendly staff and friendly patrons. Plenty of parking. Can get a bit noisy but everyone is having a fine time We eat out often, and frequently at pricier places. But we've begun hitting here almost weekly. Never had a bad meal yet. And with inflation being what it currently is, that's an added plus. Whatever they pay the chef, he's a keeper for sure. They really know what they're doing. read more

The place took a nose dive. I ordered a roast beef sandwich that was on special. It was pastrami. I hate pastrami. I asked the server and they are clueless. Don't go here. It used to be average but fun. Now the food is a mystery the staff has no idea and the new owner is absent. Bathrooms don't meet code. Toilets overflow. It just bad. Avoid it. read more

We picked up a pizza plus some other food. They really need to go back and work on that. It was , honestly , not good at all. I recall that the original Rose Garden owners had a decent pizza. Unless I see ' new recipe' or some scrap of news about making it edible , stay away from the pizza. The other food was OK but nothing I would want to go back to. Please try a little harder ! read more

This is a great place to go. They always have something new on the menu whenever I go. The food is delicious, great atmosphere and super friendly bartenders! read more

Meh - good place for a beer I guess. The nachos were not worth the price - nasty canned mushy tasteless jalapenos. Nice staff.

Food is always great and hot! Servers have always been friendly and helpful. The length of time we have waited for food has been so inconsistent ! Today was one of those days, we ordered 2 appetizers and waited well over an hour to get them. One waitress serving a full restaurant, she was awesome, and the owner just sitting at the bar eating & drinking while orders backed up, (families with young children also waiting for food). Always disappointing to see an owner not supporting theirs staff and helping out read more

If first impressions were everything, I might not have gone inside. The outside is a little plain looking and I, as I drove by, thought it was a Chinese food place.. A couple of friends took me there and I really had a good time. The interior is simple and clean, the food is really good and the service has always been good for me. Customers are always really friendly as well.. I love the pizza, their burger is worth it and the hand cut fresh french fries are cooked to perfection.. Now for the issues, the place is a little dated, the restrooms need to be gutted and renovated, the exterior needs to be updated as well. It looks like a barn, not really saying what it is.. That being said.... I would highly recommend this place, it's fun and the food is great. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.. I can't wait to try more of their menu... read more

Rose Garden Restaurant & Pub - Plain burger with some of the best hand cut french fries in the area. - American Near Me - Upton, Massachusetts

When you are looking for a local bar/hangout with reasonably priced beers, bar grub, and a loyal pub crowd this is the place. Pros - Keno - Plenty of draft beers - bar food - billiard table - outside area/smoking - TV's with sports/events - jukebox - bathrooms without hepatitis! - Pizza's are supposedly really good - Ample parking Cons - Greasy/bad fries - no darts - local grunge bar (if you aren't into it!) - $1.25 per billiard game Overall great local bar with a friendly staff! read more

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Went here last night for food and drink with my sister and girlfriend. Not to busy, we sat down and grabbed a menu. We observed and a waiter and waitress both at a table of about 10 behind us chatting it up with the customers. Well after about 10 mins the waitress left and walked right by us not saying a word. The waiter then did the same. Well the waitress then walked past us two more times and never once acknowledged us sitting there at all. After about ten more minutes we got up and left and went somewhere else. read more

Great place, friendly atmosphere, plenty of parking & very roomy inside to accomodate a large group of people for the Patriots, Red Sox, Bruins or Celtics games! #PatriotsNation AWESOME food, huge selection of drinks, pool table, private outdoor smoking area with tables, all located in a small Massachusetts town that most people have never heard of! If you are ever in Upton check em out... Cool Place! read more

The Rose Garden is a townie pub. Anyone who says otherwise is probably a townie. Now don't get me wrong, Im not saying I don't like the RG, Ive been there plenty of times, shooting pool, watching the Red Sox, getting absolutly fucking SHATTERED. Let's just say the place has an expiration date on it and I think I may have hit mine. The folks have moved out of Upton, so my chances/reasons to head to the RG for a bite to eat and way too much rum seem to be few and far between now, but it may still happen. The food is small kitchen, greasy pub fare, the booze used to be strong as a bear, but thanks to those fancy digital pourers, things have slowed down. read more

If you don't know of any good restaurants or bars in Upton, it's because there aren't any. EXCEPT for the Rose Garden. This place has everything you need from a comfortable bar setup (with a pool table, KENO, and jukebox!) and plenty of space for family and group dining. I used to come to the Rose Garden for their juicy burgers and dirty martinis, but now I also come for their brick oven pizza. What a great addition to their menu, the BBQ chicken is my favorite. As far as french fry choices, they pretty much have them all. Curly, hand-cut, or home made chips. I've tried them all and they're all delicious. And there's plenty of beers on tap to pair with your appetizers or dinner. Bottom line is this place is perfect for any type of diining or drinking out experience that you're looking to have. All you have to do is pull up a seat and make it happen. read more

Good local bar, has a nice selection of beers on tap and bottle. Good eating here as well , Id put it above just pub grub. Not sure why people say they don't like the food, I've eaten here serval times and never had a bad meal yet. They also have an outside patio which is nice! read more

We really like this place. Having just moved from Boston to Grafton, we are finding the dining out pickings slim...limited to take out pizza and chinese. When we stumbled into the Rose Garden, we were happy to find a pleasant watering hole, but the real coup is the food. I was stunned at how tasty the food is -- I would disagree with the reviewer who pegged it "greasy pub fare" -- it is really, really good comfort food. I have tried alot of the dishes -- from the grilled cheese to the cobb salad to the grilled chicken dinner, while the BF is stuck on the jalapeno burger. The food is consitently good and the creamy clam chowder really rocks. We eat there several times a week and are never disappointed. read more

I liked it here. The bartender is really nice. It has Keno, BLT's, hand cut fries, and beer. I am good. Will go again. read more

Ordered a take out pizza. Requested sausage and peppers. Picked it up and drive home. I got a mushroom and sausage. The crust was burnt, not crisp, but burnt. Just glad I ordered a small read more

The food here has improved since they brought in the latest chef. The chicken parm is the best in the area! I have been to the fancier Italian places in the local area and they are not as good as the RGs. Th chicken broccoli casserole is amazing as well as the fish and chips and burgers. Casual atmosphere and nice staff. Check it out! read more

Love the pizza, the prices, and have seen evident improvements in the menu and food recently. The beer menu is great. A great place to watch sports without going too far. The new family style chicken is really tasty as well! read more

I went here last week and had a great time. They had limbo IPA on tap which is top notch. burger and fries were just wonderful!!!!! This is my new local spot. read more

Beer selection is great. Burgers are delicious. I really like their fish and chips. Their specials are always top notch. It's a small town scene and the bartenders get to know you, and everyone at the bar is friendly. My favorite local place to go if I only have time for a quick bite by myself! read more

Subpar food all around. Have had a decent burger here before with some solid blue cheese dressing. The real reason to go to the rose garden is the bar scene. Not a bad place to slam a few brews and run into some interesting characters. Also saw a live band play there a few times so it's got that going for it. Nice on the wallet. read more

This is an inexpensive bar that serves decent pizza and burgers. From what I hear they've improved the food quite a bit throughout the years. The bar scene is full of locals and you're bound to meet some very kind and interesting people. However, the bartender absolutely ruined my experience. As I was having my first drink of the evening I spilled my beverage... the bartender was helpful and got me some napkins, but would not serve me another drink. I was not intoxicated, nor was I driving home that evening. I understand that she was trained not to over-serve and she did offer me anything non-alcoholic as a substitute. She either did not want my business or was using poor judgement. I absolutely cannot recommend a bar that will not serve you beers if you accidentally spill one. I truly hope that this was just a fluke because I'd heard good things about the place. read more

Ordered a cheeseburger for my wife. Got it home and found the top bun in three pieces, veggies on burger limp/wilted. She said the burger was nothing like it used to be. A couple of years ago the food was great. You got what you ordered, and the cook took pride. Now? It's sloppy bar fare that only a true alcoholic would get into, if only to keep their system from becoming too vitamin deficient. The Rose Garden is a bar. Period. All things going restaurant are long gone. My last two orders were all sub par (prime rib and fish and chips) - this order was the last order I'll make there. If you're out to hide from the wife, slug down beers and shots and watch some tv, it's your place. If you're looking for food, keep looking. read more

This place is lower than 1 star. Food is disgusting. I was so disappointed and grossed out. Pizza was supposed to be their specialty and it's frozen to the core. No toppings and they try and say it is cooked in a wood stove. Fried chicken. How do you mess up fried chicken. Well the Rose Garden found a way. I am sad to live in this town. I am really disappointed and sad that people have posted anything positive about this place. So deceptive read more

Rose Garden Restaurant & Pub - Not at all what I expected - American Near Me - Upton, Massachusetts

I just had a horrible experience at this place. We sat for 25 minutes and never got acknowledgement from staff. No AC- so it felt like a sauna inside. My friend went to bar to try to get someone's attention but they failed to give her the time of day. I could easily go on and on but all you need to know is this place really bad. You get treated like a complete outsider- 4 of 6 from our party were from the area. It lacks everything you hope from a good time out. No food- drinks- atmosphere- or ladies. From the menu try the "Avoid this place." And from that bar I recommend the "Stay away, stay far away" read more

I found my way here on accident on my way to Milford. It's just the kind of place you simply don't find around Greater Boston. One big room, some tables, mostly bar business. One pool table dead center and a guy playing guitar. Beer was cheap the the buffalo wings were decent. I'm not ready to drive 40 minutes to go there but a pleasant little dive read more

So let's be clear, yes this is bar food. However there is bar food and there's good bar food! This place definitely Rose to the occasion, no pun intended, and serve some the best pizza around. They have great wingdings, nachos, and Fries which we know is incredibly important at a bar. The sandwiches are awesome definitely get the pastrami Rachel special or if you're hungry some great Italian the chicken parm is classic. But don't sleep on the fish tacos even cuz you won't be disappointed. Go check it out! read more

Want to like this place as I spend a lot of time in the area but just can't. I get there at normal dinner time but they always run out of what I want on their small menu. Last time I got under cooked scallops and that was the final nail in the coffin. read more

This review is for the pizza, not the bar itself. Ordered 2 large pizzas to go that took almost twice as long as estimated (okay I understand Friday nights are busy) but the real issue was the pizzas were absolutely swimming in grease. Yuck! They both had to be mopped up before they could be eaten. I should have taken them back! Will not go back to rose garden for the pizza. read more