The Lion & Rose

Low ratings give me feelings of guilt and dread, but I don't live in San Antonio anymore.  So what are you going to do about it, Lion & Rose, with your decent but overpriced drinks selection, stuffy faux-British pub ambiance, waitstaff that freaks out if you just want to sit at the bar and drink instead of getting a table and eating your sub-par food, and incredibly tedious and predictable evocation of the Anglophilic drinking experience?  Come to Seattle and beat me up?  I'd like to see you try!  You are a restaurant and not possessed of agency or the ability to move about under your own power!  Also, the people who go here call appetizers "apps".  Don't call appetizers "apps", everybody.

Surprising how their Vegetarian Wrap was excellent!

As a UIW student and '09 resident, many a night were spent at the Lion and Rose with friends. It's a cozy place just happens to be a bar, unlike many of the bars in the area that are either super swanky (ie unaffordable on a student budget) or downright divey.
This place has a good mix of regulars, and draws a diverse crowd of students, older adults, and everything in between for a relaxed night out for drinks or a meal. The food here is actually surprisingly good- while I wouldn't necessarily recommend this place to anyone who's actually had food in England before (it won't hit that spot), it is tasty and they have nicer food than bars typically do.
Some menu highlights are their angels on horseback appetizer, anything that comes with their Guiness beer cheese sauce, their fish dishes, and most of their sandwiches. I have a friend who swears by their BLT and grilled cheese sandwiches!
The beer selection is fairly diverse here, and there are drink specials throughout the week, including the Geeks who Drink pub trivia group. There is also billiards and darts for those who want to get active when they drink. Additionally, I love how this location in particular has several little nooks for privacy for small groups, or larger meeting rooms available for reservation for larger groups.