Right above Absolute Comedy, The Rose and Crown is a pub that seems to be targeted at two audiences - soccer/rugby fans during the day (attracts a bit of an older crowd), and the 21-25 year old crowd in the evening, though you can always find your token cougars hanging out here too (and who doesn't love a cougar).
The bar is actually 21+ seven days a week but the staff only really enforce it on Friday and Saturday nights, the rest of the time they let it slide.
I have been to this pub quite a few times and have always had a pretty good night.
The bar is big, bigger than you'd think with lots of room to sit down and a dance floor in front of the little stage where they have live music most nights of the week. The only pub bigger than this in the area is The Unicorn. The Rose and Crown has a very typical pub feel with bench seating, wood tables, lots of pillars everywhere and dim lighting.
The beer is average, the service is average, and the place in the evenings always seems to be packed. In the summer the windows in the front open right up so you get that nice summer breeze all the way through.
A decent choice in the area.