Royal Oak in Havant

Good service, good ambiance and good value. Great location. Book a table to avoid disappointment, especially, for Sunday roast !

We had a lovely experience at The Royal Oak, with great food, stunning sea views and nice atmosphere. Our waiter, Tyler, was incredibly friendly and attentive, and made the experience really enjoyable-thank you so much!

We visited for a little lunch before shopping and we're really impressed with the new "lunch club" menu they have introduced! A ciabatta or wrap, fries and a drink (including wine or beer) for just £9.49! Great value for a steak wrap, fries and glass of red wine!! Other choices are available too. The customer service was excellent. Welcoming, friendly and cheerful on a grey November afternoon. We'll be back very soon. Thank you

We had a fantastic meal at the Royal Oak yesterday, we were told there might be a little wait due to only one chef being on in the kitchen, but we hardly had to wait at all and the steaks we ordered we cooked to perfection, I am very funny when it comes to having my steak cooked correctly but it was the nicest I have had in ages, considering there was a large group of us we were all very happy with our food. We did want to thank the chef personally after but did not get the opportunity to do it sadly but we will be recommending the Royal Oak and the food to everyone (a especially the Steak)

Had a lovely night out with the family to watch the fireworks. Sat in the back beer garden in anticipation! Had fabulous service all night from Toby, nothing was too much trouble. Great Guiness, and an even better burger. Thanks Toby 👍🍺👊

they let my dog in Update had a few pints with a mate and we took the dog with us.

Great food and drinks, but the service was a bit slow.

A lovely little pub by the sea.Nice menu.

What a rare treat for a Sunday's bike ride! Went for a couple of pints ended up having a wonderful adhoc Roast Beef n Turkey duo, great value plus extras. A big chuck up to the staff who successfully ...

What a rare treat for a Sunday's bike ride! Went for a couple of pints ended up having a wonderful adhoc Roast Beef n Turkey duo, great value plus extras. A big chuck up to the staff who successfully got through top notch Sunday dinner service. Plus a great bit of banter. Highly recommended!

Really nice people and service thanks.

Lovely location and quaint pub right on the water. I think we were unlucky arriving after the staff had been working hard all day. Tables a bit scruffy and service unenthusiastic. Customers seemed happy though.

Great view over Langstone harbour at sunset. Burger was disappointing.

Lovely pub with an amazing sea view. The food was very nice and very well priced for the location. Cosy pub with friendly helpful staff.

A very pleasant lunch with friends. Attentive but unhurried service from Mike allowed ample time to chat before during and after enjoying the good and reasonable priced food. we will certainly be returning, hopefully when the rain has stopped.

Lovely spot on the estuary. If you don't know it's there you will never know. Ha. Proper hidden . Lovely walks along the coast too.

Fantastic spot to sit and watch the tides, great bar team and a good range of drinks

Four day's prior to our visit we booked the table with a window view only to arrive to find it was occupied, so was seated elsewhere, we waited 3/4 of an hour for our food to arrive my roast was so over cooked was unable to cut even the vegetables, my granddaughters fish fingers bounced off the plate as l tried to cut them and who puts a child's meal on a red hot plate, wish now l had brought this to the attention of the waitress, this was not an enjoyable experience for my family, such a shame as the pub is in such a lovely setting.

Pleasant location. Helpful staff. Ok food.

Great little pub. The staff were friendly and welcoming the food came out perfect timing after dipping our feet in the sea. Great end to a lovely day can wait to go back in the hot weather might even rock up on my boat.

Only had a drink, could only afford one £7 a pint of shandy but a stunning location near to the end of our walk made it a little more palatable. Lovely 17th century building

We went today for lunch and I have to say it was the worst roast dinner we ever had. We were a party of four and we all agreed the food was terrible. We waited one hour and a quarter for lunch. We have eaten here before and had no complaints.

The worst roast dinner I've ever had. We were a party of four and all of us thought the same!! Will not go back meals were terrible we waited an hour and quarter for rubbish.

Ordered the chicken schnitzel and a kids chicken nuggets and chips, with the cheesy garlic and rosemary focaccia on the side. The Schnitzel was lovely, crispy outer crumb and the chicken was cooked perfectly and seasoned just right. The sauce tasted great and was a good consistency, with a generous enough serving to cover the schnitzel and have some left over to accompany the salad as well. I didn't try the kids meal but the daughter enjoyed it a lot. The focaccia was good, but let down a little by the texture. The garlic, rosemary and cheese were balanced nicely without one flavour overpowering the others, however the focaccia itself was quite hard to the point where my jaw muscles felt like they were getting a decent workout while eating. For this reason I've knocked off a star for the food, but if I could give it 4 and a half then I feel like this would be a better representation of the quality of the food. The venue itself is set in a fantastic location, right next to the waters edge and the garden is lovely with plenty of shading on a hot day. Very clean and tidy interior with friendly staff and quick service both when ordering and receiving the food.

Well special birthday today, so where else to celebrate but my favourite pub. Oh dear was I wrong. Roast beef, tough, spuds cool, cauliflower cheese cold, overall cold. My 74th birthday will be celebrated elsewhere next year. Great expectations, Great disappointment Booked by my partner Wendy Landlord Contacts me for a chat, gave my number but he didn't bother.

We took my mum to the Royal Oak for lunch today. We all had different meals and all agreed they were very nice. For me, there was a couple of veggie options and the one I chose was very tasty. The prices were very fair, the staff were pleasant and the location is lovely.

Came to the Royal Oak for a roast. All I can say is MIKE! He’s amazing. Go there just for him. Food was fab but Mike is so funny. Staff all friendly. He said he doesn’t usually work Sundays but please try and catch him he’s honestly the best

Lovely pub by the water, very friendly staff and reasonable prices considering the location.

A lovely venue to enjoy a British pub. The Royal Oak is surrounded by water making it quite unique. We were 7 people and three families varying from Hayling island, Taiwan and Netherlands. This was our last dinner together on the way to the airport and it didn’t disappoint. No service in the garden but you will be brought your food to your table in the garden. Burgers are good, beef bourgingnon and lamb was good. The kids selection is pretty good too and good value for money. Highly recommended

Avoid: Came here 2 years ago and swore off it after waiting over 2 hours for cold, crispy food. Thought we'd try again as maybe new management but the pints were extortionate, the bar staff genuinely seem like they hate being here, slow service, somebody got overcharged for drinks and they made it really difficult for him to get a refund, we were finishing our £6 pints and the bar staff had long hidden, we got chatting to a guy for 10 minutes who ultimately (later than o would have) walked out and the toilet (would be plural but one was "shut" due to the loo being full of sick and loo roll) had a patched over hole that I tried to step on and it nearly caved in, leaving me to hurt myself trying to skirt between the door and the toilet, only to find out there was no loo roll. The other toilet had "cleaning in progress signs" that had active cobwebs on it so clearly had been there a while but was unusable. Burnt food being brought out to everyone which was a blessing as we nearly ordered food. Honestly this place is embarrassing and just relying on location: the ship Inn is about the same price but actually run like a pub and not a shanty town with miserable staff: just do yourself a favour and walk a bit further out.

Decided to take my wife here for Sunday Lunch due to being so disappointed with The Cross Chichester being dirty dusty and full of cobwebs. Anyway arrived at the Royal Oak Langston at the time I booked 12.45 and the lady brought drinks to the table and see said sorry but there will be half a hr wait for the food we said ok 1 hr 20 mins later our food arrived only to be told they forgot to make the Yorkshire puddings. I had the chicken and pulled bacon pie but the tender stem greens were not cooked at no course were we offered any refund for items missing from our lunch and the wait for our meals I had to apologise to my wife for taking her to your pub which is such a lovely surroundings but the service is treadfull.

Food was good, mess up with booking system but luckily extra space available. Lovely place

Stop off for a drink but do not come here to eat. I've used the pub on and off for about 12 years and really want to like it as it's such a beautiful setting. But it constantly disappoints. I come in once or twice a year but the service is shocking. The staff try their best, but the food is always late and service is always slow even when the pub is half empty. One family waited 2 hours for food while we were in there. The location is amazing, but the service in the pub is incredibly disappointing.

Wonderful pub friendly staff and great beer

Could not have been More helpful . kitchen was due to close at 9pm rang in advance and they held kitchen open till we got there just before 9. Our waitress Jordan was so lovely and friendly and even acomontated me with a fresh fruit sald that was not even on the menu, the food was delicious hunters chicken was excellent would definitely go there again .even had a doggie menu and a dogs shower and treats on the bar very good for dog walkers

A customer who only had a coffee had a very yapping dog, which spoilt a very nice lunch, many customers had well-behaved dogs.

2nd visit, last day of our stay so went back as the pub is in a great location and staff are really friendly and attentive, a special mention for Iryna, friendly and very welcoming.

Lovely place to sit and enjoy the view of the sea. Great food and service x

The second time visiting this pub was sadly not as good as our first visit. Had to wait a while for our food order to be taken even though other ppl around us were having their orders taken and we felt the food was better quality on our first visit. We will return for another visit as I understand things can't be perfect every time.

We visited theRoyal Oak yesterday evening 2/8/2024 seemed a lovely atmosphere ordered drinks and food to be eaten on a table in the garden . We waited and waited for more than 1/2 hour was probably longer we had ordered a few starters from the main menu . We were having a really lovely time until we enquired to one of the waitress about the delay and she replied that we should have been told when we ordered that there was a delay in service .then a very unfortunate scene followed where a family who were just leaving and decided to cause a scene which resulted in my partner being covered in a pint of beer by a woman ! This was very upsetting and although the manager did appear sometime after this incident we left without even reciveing our food ..certainly won’t be coming back

Stayed for a few nights. Enjoyed. It's a old hotel so don't expect brand new But friendly staff, food looked good but didn't eat their. Slept well and enjoyed a pub crawl around havant.

A cool refreshing iced drink on a hot sunny day sat outside in the garden shaded by trees and parasols.

Park on nearby street and walk.Very old pub on the harbour edge with seals in distance.Good place to socialise,attentive service.

Lovely food but very slow service, feel like staff doesn't know what to do or lack of communication.

Went on Sunday evening, not a bad meal, but we sat in the restaurant and all you could hear was kids thundering around upstairs, spoke to a member of staff and this was irritating them too, but as it was the managers kids there was nothing that could be done!!! I don't mind kids running about, but this was loud.

Great pub and great! Think the lad was josh? Thankyou again

Great place to stop in to on a walk

Great location, but very expensive. Paid less for a drink in London. Staff are friendly.

Great staff and a reasonable menu pie was great, but Mac n cheese..probably needed a bit more of a Cheese infusion

We were hosted by Mike. He was very good at his job and very friendly. Two of our meals were not up to par and he very quickly resolved the issue to everyone's satisfaction. I would recommend this pub as it also has a really nice garden where you can sit and relax and look out across the water or just be in the sunshine.

We were served by Mike, he was very attentive friendly and polite. Nothing was too much trouble, he commented that it was nice to hear our group laughing. He is a real credit to the pub, perhaps the manager if he's not already. I would give more than 5 stars if I could. Food was fantastic, good alround will definitely return.

Amazing food, friendly and fantastic service as always. Mike made sure we had everything we needed and more. Staff are always so attentive, polite, happy and can’t do enough for you and meals are fresh, hot and beautifully presented

Friendly well run English pub right on the water. Can’t think of a better location and pub

One of the nicest pub meals I’ve ever had. The chicken Schnitzel & chips potentially even topped the Ivy. The staff are lovely & welcoming, & even brought the dog over some treats. We arrived at 11:45 on Sunday so the pub was understandably quiet which made the experience even better. Will be back :)

First visit here and can't rate it enough. Service from Michael was 5⭐️. The other servers were all very pleasant and helpful. The food / cockktails were great. And such a relaxed atmosphere. If I lived closer I would be visiting here alot! 🙂 The view was the added bonus.

Lovely atmosphere, great food, good VFM. Michael and the other staff friendly. Very happy, will definitely come again.

Amazing view to the harbour and amazing food.

Great food at a reasonable price and great service. Thanks to Mike who was the perfect host

Friendly and very helpful staff. Food was nice and the pub has a nice atmosphere. Fantastic location 👏

Came here for a quick drink after feeding the ducks with my son and the staff that served me was lovely and chatty and the the whole place in general is lovely to be at and great views

Delightful pub overlooking Langstone harbour. Lovely food at very reasonable prices and charming staff. Vegetarian mushroom and ale pie was delicious and so was the chocolate fondant dessert. Will definitely be back.

Had lunch here today with my husband the food was excellent. The young man that bought our food out as we were sat in the garden was very friendly attentive and his customer service was brilliant. His name was Tyler so I hope this gets back to him. This pub is well worth a visit.

Very expensive, how can you justify £2.40 for line and water ??? In most pubs 40p. Had to wait 50 minutes before the meal..

I was promised a voucher to spend on a cream tea after my booking was not actioned correctly by a new staff member. So far, absolutely nothing 🫤 a little disappointed as the chap who dealt with us seemed super genuine. I have edited/updated a previous review. Was there on 29 May '24. Although have written to the email address on post below, still no response, weeks on 🤨

Lovely pub right by the waterside. Lots of walks near by and dog friendly. A great spot for summer

Mike was lovely! 100% one of the best service in a pub we’ve had in the UK! Would recommend coming here just for the rosemary fries and Mike! What a find in Havant/near the sea! 😊

Had a lovely early evening meal with friends in the Royal Oak. Good food and great service from Mike. At the end of our meal he successfully talked us into a trio of mini Guinness, consisting of Baileys and Kahlua. As the driver I has a tiny sip and it was as delicious as expected. Then he suggested Tequila Rose. That too was a resounding success with the rest of the table. As the driver I've vowed not to offer to drive next time.

Amazing scenery, great food, and brilliant staff. Special shout-out to the manager Darren/Daryl (may have misheard his name) who I contacted to report a missing phone that I thought I had left behind at the pub earlier in the day. He took great care in taking down all the necessary details and went out and looked for it himself whilst still on the phone, and even asked other staff members to help him, all whilst likely on a very busy shift. Was really blown away with how much effort and enthusiasm he put in to this very small request. This guy is proof that the hospitality industry still employs genuinely exceptional people, and that goes for every member of staff at the Royal Oak. Thanks once again to Darren/Daryl and the team!

Great location, nice food, amazing staff. Parking lot was full

Yet another excellent meal and drinks. Friendly helpful staff as we always find when we go here. Picturesque location. Level access and great garden. Limited on street parking nearby if your lucky.

Went to this pub for my partners birthday lunch, everything was spot on, lovely meal, well cooked and hot, enjoyed every bite, never been there before but will definitely go again as we can take our dog.

Didn't eat, but the menu looked excellent . First visit, but I will be going back . The drinks were good and not too expensive.

Lovely little secluded pub with garden by Langstone harbour. Dog friendly....even sells sausages and chicken for doggos! Nice menu. Pleasant atmosphere.

Nice area to walk along the sea shore. Food is pub grub. Good selection of beers. Mick served us and was fun and helpful.

Booked a late 14.45 spot for Sunday lunch on a busy bank holiday my birthday lunch for 5 adults. This is a lovely pub in an outstanding location and although we booked this over the more obvious Ship Inn and wanted to love it we’ve never eaten here. Arrived at 14.30 orders taken quite quickly that is about the only positive from there on in it was all downhill delivering the worst dining experience we all have ever had. Drinks took about 30 minutes to arrive. 30 minutes later all drinks downed we had to flag someone down for more drinks and still no starter over an hour in by now. No complaints to the staff though at this stage 1hour and 15 minutes later starters came we all had the prawns and chorizo well cooked and very tasty. Another 30 minutes go by you get the gist more flagging people down for drinks still no mains after 2 hours of arriving main course still not arrived. We had to ask now where is the main course. Duty Manager came over 10 mins later apologised profusely offered us 15% off for the wait and a free pudding. We weren’t really after discounts just wanted some food. Main course came 5 minutes later all roast dinners. The menu proudly proclaims all their beef is served pink. Great. Well my beef was a deadly shade of pink aka black two very small slices of black beef. Everyone else’s looked ok at least not black but definitely pink either. I still insisted to my party I didn’t want to make anymore fuss and would plough through (while in the meantime queuing at the bar for a portion of mustard and horseradish -(PLEASE NOTE ROYAL OAK STAFF you really should offer the condiments as a matter of course when the mains are served rather than have to find already overworked staff to get them while meal goes cold) returned to table 5 minutes later everyone looked crestfallen not saying anything. I poured the gravy on my roast - absolutely disgusting layer of skin had formed with gloop underneath) still ploughed on thought rather than tackle the beef would try veg first the carrots tasted nice ureka. Then got to the bullets sorry peas and thought oh no next was the roast potatoes they looked rather pale and anaemic and on closer inspection were all stuck to one another tried to slice through - the potatoes weren’t having it. The parsnips were as burnt offerings as the beef and the waitress approached and asked how everything was and then I cracked no sorry it wasnt it was all completely unacceptable inedible beef and she rushed away and came back and said that beef gets cooked like that in one piece and the ends get burnt like that(!) she was apologetic but I just gave up. The Duty Manager was by now dealing with another disgruntled table behind us. We waited for that to dissipate then called him over. To be fair to both him and the waitress they were very apologetic and didn’t treat us like idiots and agreed it was unacceptable they couldn’t really say anything else especially when I showed him how the potato would just not give. Pointed out the whole lot of our main courses had to have been sitting underneath some hot plate for at least an hour and half. He Said we would not have to pay for any food at all now (fair enough because apart from starter, I’d eaten 2 small carrots) and the 15% off still stood on the drinks bill. He dealt with the situation in the correct way. Thanks but we are quite hungry now. We are all very sanguine about the whole experience now we are home and tucking into sandwiches and crisps that’s all I’ve got in - all shops are closed (how I wish I’d booked The Ivy in Chichester) However I had to write this review to say to the pub please do not overbook/understaff/undercater your restaurant and please do not let your staff (think she was another female manager with dark hair) sit in the front of the pub happily eating her lunch while we were still waiting 2 hours later for the now infamous black burnt dry inedible roast. I bet hers didn’t taste like ours did - not fit to feed your dog, unfortunately. Drinks and view are good. Cannot recommend to dine.

Duty manager very helpful and friendly

A beautiful pub in the most beautiful of settings of natural beauty located on the waters edge of the harbour. We were given the best table in the pub in so much as the view is stunning of the boats, wildlife and harbour. Food was excellent and served hot on hot plates. Mike was so helpful and attentive to our individual needs in liaison with Chef! He checked if the music volume was suitable? He checked in on us regularly to insure we were enjoying our meal and experience. We were all very happy with our three meals and excellent service by all the staff at The Royal Oak Pub

Lovely food and very friendly staff

Had a meal here through the week with my partner was lovely food and good prices. Lovely clean pub with a beautiful view. Staff very friendly. Was served by mikey who was a new member of staff. He was very friendly and made us feel welcome and had a good laugh with him. Definitely be returning. Thanks again

A delicious lunch breaking up a 6 mile walk. Views amazing, food the best!

In my opinion, a proper British pub

We went for a birthday meal on a Sunday the roast dinner tasted like it had been cooked hours before couldn't even cut the spuds they was that dry told the manger who didn't seem to interested she said she would sort us out with a gift card but if the food taste like that I wouldn't be going back anyway i won't eat here again after spending over £150

Called in here for Sunday lunch on way through, what an excellent decision. Great location, although the tide was out so could walk the dogs out along the causeway. Very dog friendly, inc a washing point, dog menu. Staff were brilliant, very friendly & efficient, beer well kept ( it’s a Green King pub).The menu was good, not too much choice, & Sunday roasts were superb, large portions. We both chose the beef which was excellent with huge lighter than air yorkshire puddings, good roast potatoes,lots of veg and mini saucepans of gravy. We just managed to share a sticky toffee pudding! As we were leaving to walk around the coast Darrel gave us some duck food to feed the ducks on the pond. Amazing place, definitely a great choice

If you walk your dog in this area...then this is the pub for you...Mary my German shepherd dog and I visit almost daily.

This pub/restaurant is in such a lovely location, the staff were very friendly and helpful , we always have the katsu curry and it's delicious

Great pub and food, took my parents out for lunch and we were all very impressed with the friendly service and great food, a lovely spot to spend a couple of hours catching up with a view over the water. I would definitely recommend, one to note is parking is limited and might be a problem if you can’t walk far. I think my dad will be talking about his beef bourguignon for a few days yet!

Whilst on a dog walk, we were looking for somewhere for lunch and found this place. A real homely feel with signage saying they were dog friendly which for us, was awesome. We sat in the garden and spotted the special doggy menu - £2 for either 2 chicken breasts or sausages and another £2 for doggy ice cream! Love the idea and so did our dog! Staff were really friendly, approachable and helpful when ordering. Food was superb - we both ordered pie and mash and loved every bit of it and our dog was over the moon with her two courses! Mash was great, pie's were large and filled and the gravy, topped it off! Would definitely recommend and will be back again soon! Many thanks!

First and not last visit in this amazing place. All food very fresh and tasty, Iryna improved very high level customer service, recommend to everybody.

Great food, location and beers/lagers

Did not like this pub at all , the young man behind the bar was not very welcoming nor likable , a bloody Mary was out of the question as he didn't have the ingredients! So I ordered a vodka and tomato juice and put a dash of pepper in !! I find no reason to return to this pub at all 🤨

Came in with friends for a quick stop off drink, staff were rude and not dog friendly, the attitude was awful when I asked for my drink to be replaced as it tasted flat and got an eye roll from the staff member serving us. Will not be returning the place has gone downhill

Splendid meals great selection of beverages views of harbour after a long walk with the dog

Atmosphere was incredible but food was a bit disappointing, portions were quite small. Location and a real fire going added a lot, it's got a nice feel to it.

Lots of changes for the better staff are lovely and food especially beef roast dinner so good

Excellent real ale plus great gammon steak for lunch

As a native of the local area, Langstone is one of my favourite places to visit when I come “home” and the Royal Oak never disappoints. It was a quiet Tuesday after Easter but the pub still had atmosphere and the waitress (Dory I think) was attentive and friendly. I had the king prawn risotto which was really good and my friend enjoyed her pie. Desserts were just the right size for us after generous main courses. Very happy and will definitely come back again and again

In Havant for a couple of nights , this was on our shortlist. We booked because we saw the Salmon and Cheddar fish cakes , and were not disappointed they were delicious, as were our starters. Will now have to plan another visit to try the other things on the menu. Thank you, great food, great service and ambience

Really tasty meal. Had to wait for approx 1 hour for main meals but kept informed as large party of other guests there.

Awesome, great food and service, warm welcome, wear wellies if it’s high tide. Strawberry frozen yogurt is Devine. dog friendly pub.

First time visiting here and must say it's a lovely pub with great views overlooking Chichester Harbour. Service with a smile and good food.