Royal Oak

Royal Oak reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Review summary

1. R

   Rebecca

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding meal Complements to the chef Will be returning for mothers day
   

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   David

   Kent2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   The service was awful, when we arrive we were just told where our table was. Nobody asked if we would like drinks. One person was left with no food and told a while after there was no chicken, everyone had finished by the time theirs had come out. The potatoes were lovely but the rest was very mediocre. Overall not a great experience
   

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   Nick

   Kent1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Really like the pub in general and have been before, but disappointing on this visit, we had friends visiting from Bristol so thought we would book a nice table in the restaurant so we could have a nice meal, some drinks and a catch up, on arrival we were told that the restaurant was full, even though we had booked a table over a week earlier, and ended up having to eat in the bar on a small table in the corner that we could hardly get the plates on, let alone anything else, the bar itself was very crowded whichbin its self was good as i don't like to see pubs struggle but not ideal for us whilst trying to eat. Wasn't offered any condiments, then took ages to get the dirty plates removed, so not the greatest experience fornour friends so ended up going home to have a few drinks and finish our evening.
   

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   emma

   London3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We got a phone call 40 mins before our booking was due to say there was no roast dinners left it was so upsetting as was my birthday so had to phone around to find somewhere else to go which was hard for 7 people
   

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   Lisa

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 21, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A lovely dining experience. Great staff, service and delicious homemade food! Would highly recommend!
   

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   Shaun

   Kent2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on August 16, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overcooked calamari, overcooked onion rings, undercooked chips, dry burger with blue cheese straight from the fridge on top. Cooking oil needed changing. Didn’t bother with desert. Cheap ingredients, and over worked staff, who were fantastic by the way. I don’t like to give bad reviews, but unfortunately they need to considerably up their game. My wife had the spring rolls, the sort you buy in bulk from icelands or farm foods, and they were cooked to oblivion as well, her burger, also dry and uninteresting . I couldn’t get out quickly enough, it was our anniversary dinner and one to remember for such poor quality food. However we went somewhere else the next evening and it was superb. Sorry Royal Oak, very poor.
   

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   Colin

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on August 16, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Friendly staff, quick service and HOT food, really appreciated. We'll be back!
   

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   Steve

   Oxford2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on August 9, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   My local so as always, nice atmosphere. The food was poor for two out of three meals. Scampi tasteless and chips were overcooked and resembled small jenga blocks. Fish looked like something you might buy from Iceland’s reduced isle and tasteless. Chips as above. Gammon was nice, egg overcooked and chips as above. It is a lovely pub but for us the food not good.
   

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   Amanda

   Kent1 review

   5.0

   Dined on August 4, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   An abundance of food. Really well presented and full of flavour. Service was spot on. Definitely recommend.
   

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    Nias

    London5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on July 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great food! Dinner options great, very tasty and good value. Breakfast was top notch to be honest.
    

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