Bar Of the Week: Rosie Campbell’s

Bringing in Jamaican elements with an American twist, you’ll find bright colours and big flavours. We’ve imported over 30 rums from the islands of the Caribbean, with a rum-inspired cocktail list. The food isn’t traditional Jamaican, but definitely has a Jamaican kick to it. We have some tasty jerk dishes on the menu with fresh, colourful ingredients to go alongside. With cosy booths and chilled out music, you’ll want to stay a while.

What’s on the menu?

We have a variety of dishes and our menu is designed to share with friends. From the ‘smalls’ we feature jerk wings, corn fritters and ceviche, and if you’ve brought your appetite, we would recommend our slow-cooked pork ribs or the Red Stripe beer braised ox tail, both served with generous sides. For the burger lovers out there, we serve up a mean jerk chicken burger or a soft shell crab burger, which always goes down a treat. Recently we’ve launched our brunch menu, available Friday through Sunday with a big up going to Rosie’s pancake stack. The pancakes are light and fluffy, served with spiced rum butter, maple syrup and fresh banana.

Care for a drink?

One of the favourite cocktails that pumps out is our Kingston Sour. It features Appleton VX rum, mezcal, toasted caraway seed and pimento syrup served with a dehydrated lemon – perfect for any day of the week.

Sounds:

This is where our American twist really amps up – you’ll often hear New York hip hop classics. During day trade you’ll find we have more reggae mixes, but as the night goes on, we introduce more of a hip hop vibe.

Highlights:

The design and atmosphere. It’s bright, cosy and easy to get comfortable in. With the chilled out music and F&B full of flavour, you won’t be disappointed. Remember, everything’s rosier with rum!

The bill comes to:

Brunch can be cheap and cheerful for under $15. You can get eggs on light rye toast with avocado and a side of corn black bean salsa for $11. For dinner, you can have a full meal and sides with a cocktail for $36 (jerk chicken and a Kingston Sour).