Not to make this thread about Rose and Crown, but for the most part, the menu looks the same there to me? I have been going there for years and other than the 'Sunday Roast' not being there much anymore (though perhaps it still shows up as a special on 'Sunday') I still see the fish and chips, the scotch egg, the cheese platter, the bubble and squeak, the bangers and mash, Corned Beef and Cabbage, the Scottish Salmon, the Pub burger, mushy peas, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Chocolate Nougat Bar, English Trifle.
I mean, I honestly don't know what people are complaining about here? It always was a small, limited menu but they have kept their staples for like years. I mean, I have only been going there for the last 10 years, so unless people are talking about what their menu may have been like before 2010, of that I can't speak of. Or the infamous issue of the type of fish used for the fish and chips. But other than that, this menu reflects the UK really well and other than the Curry dish (which DOES reflect the true influence of and merging of cultures in the UK and is a popular dish there), and that one meatless Hot Pot dish, this menu is authentic - they also have a Shepherd’s Pie even.
So, sorry but I find the criticism to be totally unfounded and simply inaccurate on Rose and Crown's menu being watered down, if anything, this menu would be off-putting to people who didn't want to have true UK cuisine because of it's faithfulness to the region.