Welcome to Rosie's Bar
Welcome to Rosie's
Rosie’s Bar is a much-loved, iconic pub in Newcastle. Steepled in character and history, famous for its moving heads and closeness to St James’ Park stadium, it has become an integral part of the town.
And now Rosie’s has had a complete make over! Whilst keeping the traditional décor, we have given the ground floor a newer, cleaner look with a more open plan feel. Sporting events are still very much on the agenda, with all areas having a great view of our large screens showing all of the sport from Sky Sports, BT and the Racing Channel.
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RAISING THE BAR
Our bar is fully stocked with the best selection of your favourite drinks! From world lagers to spirits, wines to cocktails and every tipple in-between.
Join us for a fleeting cocktail with a friend, a quiet pint at the bar, or celebrate the big occasion and start your weekend with high spirits. No matter what you fancy, we’ll have something to tickle your tastebuds every time.
THE HISTORY OF ROSIE & MR ALEXANDER
Rosie O’Shea was born in the village of Ballyogan, Ireland, on February 8, 1851.
Rosie’s dad Patrick was in poor health, so he sent her off to England with her aunt, uncle and cousin Bert to find a better life. They set up home on Newcastle’s Quayside where bare-knuckle fighter Bertie was taken under the wing of a local character known as a Mr Alexander.
Mr Alexander also took a shining to Rosie and they opened a tavern where Rosie’s on Stowell Street still stands. Rosie began to earn a great reputation, not only from her nightly singing performances, but from selling much more than ale!
In 1874 Alexander was attacked and stabbed to death for his bag of coins and watch. Rosie went into deep depression and one morning a lodger at the tavern went to see if Rosie was OK, but she had fled. Five years later an Irish immigrant, who had left Newcastle, arrived at the Ellis Island immigration arrival hall in New York when he heard a familiar voice singing an Irish song.
There was Rosie O’Shea – standing on a wooden trunk singing her heart out to the Irish masses. But he was knocked over in the crush and by the time he had recovered Rosie had gone. To this day nobody knows what happened to Rosie O’Shea but her legacy lives on in the Newcastle tavern bearing her name.
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It’s matchday here at Rosie’s with the mighty Toon taking on the Seagulls at 3pm! Pop into Rosie’s for the best pre and post match atmosphere! #RosiesBar #pintspintspints #toonarmy
Remember it’s free Jukebox all day here at Rosie’s for you to play your favourite tunes! 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Live on all of our screens at 5:30pm, it’s the bottle jobs (Arsenal) v the Toon!!! Pop into Rosie’s for the best matchday atmosphere in the Toon! #bottlejobs #pintspintspints #RosiesBar
FA Cup semi final weekend is here and it’s taking centre stage alongside some huge prem action ⚽🍻 Saturday gets underway at 12:30pm as Fulham host Aston Villa. Then it’s a massive afternoon with two big clashes at 5:30pm. At Wembley, Manchester City take on Southampton in the FA Cup semi final. The Saints already stunned Arsenal in the last round, so could there be another upset on the cards 👀 At the same time, Arsenal face Newcastle in a huge league fixture. The Gunners have slipped up recently, and this one feels crucial if they’re going to keep their title push going. Sunday brings the second FA Cup semi final at 3pm as Chelsea meet Leeds. It’s been a fiery matchup this season, and Leeds won’t be short of belief heading into another big occasion after their dominant displays against the blues in the league 🔥 There’s plenty more across the weekend too with Women’s Six Nations and Gallagher Premiership keeping things lively 🏉 Make sure you’re in for all the action, it’s set up to be a belter 🍺
