The Royal Oak

Stumbled on this place. Great find.
May 2nd, 2023

Always a great welcome and good food
Apr 23rd, 2023

Lovely pub with a homely feeling to it, dogs welcome, which is great! Food is delicious too! would highly recommend A*
Apr 19th, 2023

Too many dogs!! I know this is a country pub and like many country pubs they welcome dogs. Surely there should be an area for dogs or a limit on how many are allowed in at one time. We arrived to eat and there were dogs everywhere. Totally put me off as the staff were touching the dogs then going behind the bar and into the kitchen to bring food out. I wont be rushing back for this reason!
Apr 17th, 2023

A good welcome and a selection of unfamiliar ales is always a great start to any pub visit in my book. Confirmation that we could have a table for dinner completed the deal. After tasting the Sunshine and Tiger Copper Ales, we both settled on the Tiger Copper Ale; hoppy, with a subtle bitterness it's a good session beer. We sat at one of the high tables at the back of the lounge bar. A mellow soundtrack overlaid with the sound of local's voices created a busy, but not loud atmosphere. This pub is very dog friendly and there were several hounds in evidence, but all were well behaved, including their owners. We ordered drinks and they were brought to our table. We then ordered dinner, two burgers with grilled halloumi cheese to share as a starter. The cheese arrived promptly, served with a good helping of chilli dip and dressed green leaves, it saved us from starvation and set the scene nicely for the main course. Burgers can sound so good and then be a real disappointment, but these burgers were excellent. Not tough or overcooked with a good slab of melted cheese, fat slices of tomato, leaves and cooked onions or or an onion chutney (?) Served with skin on chips and a good dollop of coleslaw our dinners were perfect. Service was professional and friendly with checks to see if we needed anything else. The environment was clean and shiny and the facilities were well cared for. Coming into the pub from the carpark at the rear includes a short flight of steps, but entering from the main road has one or two steps to get you into the lounge bar. A pub like this as a local would prove to be irresistible and would definitely lead to an expanding waistline. We will certainly visit again.
May 1st, 2023