The Royal Oak Pub And Restaurant

After living in the hood for many a year, we were invited by a wonderful friend for lunch. The service was great, and the food was really good. Bangers, mash, and gravy. Pork spare ribs. Chicken Chowmein. Will definitely visit again. The food is really well priced, and the portions are huge. All in all, we had a great experience.

I’ve not been here since 2010 or thereabouts, and believe this is a rebuild after a fire, or something. It looks pretty much the same save for the glass cubicle for smokers. Same grey heads and bald pates so I fit right in. Gentle, convivial atmosphere with muffled conversation and occasional guffaws of laughter that doesn’t quite manage to drown the eighties hits streaming from the speakers. It’s not noisy, I’m just sat right under one. The kitchen is apparently overwhelmed by the ten or so orders from the handful of people here, but the owner/manager immediately notified of the delay so all good. The food was just ok, perfectly decent and at a price point you would be challenged to achieve at home. This is a pub, not a restaurant. That said, a charming glimpse into a glorious time when day drinking was a national past-time. I loved it.

Fantastic service, awesome food and their prices are the best. I am so impressed with their food. We had a platter of 4: chicken strips, fried fish, battered and fried pork sausages and crumbed mushrooms. Everything was amazing and the dips which were mayo and pepper sauce was really fantastic. Would definitely recommend to anyone who loves good pub food