Royal Oak in Pembrokeshire

Went in with my family by chance for some food as we were on holiday in the area. Very accommodating pub, children welcome. Food and drink was lovely and well presented for pub food and good service from the lady behind the bar.

Staff seemed nice. Rest ...just dont

On a recent trip to Pembrokeshire, my partner and I visited The Royal Oak Newport for dinner. We were greeted warmly by the staff and quickly shown to our table. The Falafel Platter was a hit, with fresh ingredients and great flavours. The whole experience was delightful, from the friendly service to the cosy atmosphere. We’ll definitely be back next time we’re in town.

Food was amazing, staff friendly 🙂

It's not a great food experience, but it is also not inedible. As there are other choices in the town, I'm unlikely to return. On the plus side, they're better than the place nearest to them (the Castle Inn).

Wonderful meal, really good service and a lovely atmosphere.

Food was nice, good portion sizes and reasonable.

Very tasty food and friendly staff. Also suitable for vegans.

The Traditional dishes at The Royal Oak Newport are a treat. I had their Sunday Roast, and it was simply divine – generous portions and beautifully cooked.

Nice food, the currys especially are great. Big portions as well. However, inexplicably and unlike most of the other pubs in the area, dogs 🐕 are banned. Silly really, as given the area, where there any many dog owners the pub is missing out on a lot of potential trade. So takeaways it has to be for us now we have a dog, with bottled beers from the supermarket. Shame really.

Ate here twice on our recent trip. Cawl was great. Roast lamb dinner was massive and delicious. We'll be back.

During a visit to Newport, we decided to try The Royal Oak Newport for dinner. The warm, inviting atmosphere and friendly staff made us feel right at home. I chose the Char-grilled Garlic Chicken Goujons, which were cooked to perfection. The service was excellent, and the food was even better. It’s a lovely spot with a great vibe, and we’ll definitely return next time we’re in the area.

Nice pub. Lots of curry choices

The Royal Oak is one of our favourite places to eat in Newport. They have a full pub menu with great steaks. The Oak is also a curry house, with curries that are just as good, if not better than most Indian restaurants. You can eat in the restaurant or take away. We give the Royal Oak 5 stars for: Staff friendliness. Service. Food quality. And value for money. Highly recommend.

2 hour wait for frozen meals. We are still traumatized

waited 1 hour in an empty room for sunday dinner. served overcooked beef, undercooked broccoli and cauliflower and floppy yorkshires, all for the low cost of 17 quid. one of the worst sunday lunch experiences i have ever had, would not reccomend to anyone

I discovered The Royal Oak Newport during a solo trip to Pembrokeshire. After a long day of sightseeing, I was looking for a place to relax and enjoy a good meal. I went for the Traditional Fried Fish & Chips, which was excellent. The batter was perfectly crispy, and the fish was fresh and tasty. The staff were friendly and attentive, making me feel right at home. It’s a brilliant spot, and I’ll definitely return.

Ordered meal at 7.50pm, at 9.00pm it hadn’t arrived, so asked waiter how long it would be, and was told at least another 15 minutes! So we cancelled the order and left after we had paid for the bottle of wine we had. Too late to eat anywhere else, so a completely spoilt evening on our holiday. If we had been told of the delay, we wouldn’t have wasted our time and money on the wine, and gone to one of the other pubs we had previously visited and had a great meal!

Nice pub, good services and beer, curry is to die for

Had the Falafel Platter at The Royal Oak Newport. The hummus, olives, and pickled peppers with pita bread were a delightful combination. Excellent choice for a light meal.

Lovely welcome, excellent food and drinks. The only downside was a group of bigots who chose to sit next to us even though there was plenty of space elsewhere. Not the fault of the venue at all and will not affect our view of the pub, which was lovely!

We just had a lamb and mint pasty and a beef and onion pie, both with chips and a salad. We waited quite a while but it was well worth it, massive portion for about £8. Piping hot, freshly baked crisp pastry on both pasty and pie. In 2024 this is really good value. If you want a simple meal that will fill you up and taste good and for a sensible price you can't go wrong. Take the overpriced feeble meals from other nearby places and shove them, this is the one for proper food.

Best food by miles. Lamb chops are particularly good, and all the food tastes freshly cooked.

As good an Indian curry as you could find anywhere. Good value, quality ingredients and excellent service. Prawn dishes exceptional; Vegetarian curries phenomenal.

Stopped here for sunday lunch, and it was quite busy with newport FC players. This only made the atmosphere better as it felt very local, and Welsh! There were a few people at the bar speaking fluent welsh which only made me want to join in with the chats 😂. The sunday lunch me and my father had was amazing, high quality meat, plenty of extra veg and lovely gravy with a banging yorkshire pud! My father had a veggie roast and he said it was amazing. Definitely recommend.

Be told. Very much a local pub for local people. Did not feel welcome at any point and it was difficult to even order to dink.

Food was good but being charged 25 notes for a stroganoff is a bit much so won't visit again

Can't fault the food but watch out for the scam when they ask you if you want half and half ( chips/ rice) they charge you an extra £1.95

We had a terrible experience here during our recent visit to Newport. We can't comment on the quality of the food as we never received our meal. Having booked 2 or 3 weeks prior to the start of our holiday and having had a confirmation email, we were less than impressed to find we didn't actually have a reserved table at all. Other people apparently did, but not us. However, we found somewhere to sit and ordered drinks. An hour and a half later we still hadn't had our order and upon enquiring were told it would be another 20 minutes at least. Needless to say, we got up and left, closely followed by another couple who had come in after us. However, quite a lot of takeaway meals seem to make their way out of the door while we were there, clearly taking precedence over customers sat inside. Very disappointing experience given that we ate at least 3 times in this pub on our last trip to Newport. I'm not sure what went wrong this time, but we won't be repeating the experience.

When away went there the food was wonderful, especially the lamb chops which were excellent definitely recommend

What to do on a rainy afternoon. Pop in play cards and pool with the family. Staff are really friendly. We also had dinner there. I had the cottage pie my partner had the escalope. It is very well cooked and tasty. We will return in the future.

Nice friendly atmosphere. Great value for money and the chicken vindaloo was spicy as you like! Very good portions, great value!

Excellent value for money. Lovely service. Large portions. Clean and tidy. Pool table. Only downside was that they don’t allow dogs.

Don't be put off by the mismatch of everything. The food is magic.We have eaten here 4 times in the last week.The menu is extensive, especially the Indian.Between the two of us we have had 8 different dishes from Rogon to Cottage pie.Don't forget the pudding ❤️ if you can fit it in the portions are large

Had to wait 1 hour 20 minutes due to staff problems, not mentioned when ordering/ paying, no apology

Despite being busy we were found a table. Freya, behind the bar was excellent, really attentive and helpful. The food was delicious and portion sizes very generous.

Just had the meat lasagne chips and peas, WOW! 1 of the best meals I've had, delious. Walked in old style pub, not many in, didn't fill me with confidence but trust me absolutely brilliant

Food absolutely gorgeous! Had the meat lasagne, it best lasagne ever tasted it was freshly cooked to order, lots of meat and very tasty! Also ordered dessert which was lovely! Would definitely return if ever in the area again!

Nice food, good service, relaxed atmosphere.

Good food at reasonable prices. Prompt service. Great atmosphere especially on Tuesday nights when there is usually a folk music session by a large group of local musicians.

We had another fabulous meal at the Royal Oak on Saturday evening. The meals here are consistently marvelous. The cottage pie especially good! Well staffed at the bar and so we didn't have to wait too long.

Food was ok, good sized portions but given that you have to go to rhe bar and order drinks and food, nearly £20 for a main meal seems excessive! It's way too expensive for 'pub food'!

Nice quiet pub. Excellent lunch and reasonably priced

Lovely staff Lush food warm inviting atmosphere 😀 its clean and tidy comfortable, would fully recommend

Ordered a takeaway from the bar at 5. 20pm then sat down with a drink to wait . One hour later still no food so enquired at the bar and when the barmaid looked into it I was told the meal had been behind the bar for 30mins.Unbelievably poor service

Lunch time food was fabulous,staff very friendly

Best curry ever,staff excellent 👌 👏 Best kept secret. 💯 Quality meat,spices-chef is a genius. Recommend million per cent. Eat curry every week. Never had curry like it, be back again &again.

great food but the interior is utterly terrible

They do a excellent curry. Be aware they are not for the faint hearted. Lovely pub.

Delicious food with lots of variety on the menu. Dogs not welcomed inside but outside tables dogs are welcomed and water bowl provided. Very welcoming and friendly. Thank you 😊

A friendly pub which we had booked in advance.Our table was reserved on arrival and the staff were welcoming. We enjoyed our meal ( steak was lovely) and freshly cooked. Worth a visit.

Proper pub serving good food and in large portions

Very well priced proper 'pub grub' lunch menu - pasties, baguettes, jacket spuds, salads, charged as they should be, excellent service, nice range of drinks. If you want to pay £25 for a fish pie a nearby pub can help you out - if you want something more traditional at well under a tenner, go here!!

Enjoyed food etc no dogs allowed unless outside.

Superb food, friendly staff, reasonable price .

Quite disappointed with the Sunday lunch, over priced for what you get. Been eating here over the years and this was the first time since covid. Expected more than a yorkshire pudding, some roast potatoes, brocolli, cauliflower cheese and mashed carrot. Bring back the peas and fermented cabbage. Food was cooked well and service was good. Not worth £17 a head.

Cannot give any rating as on arrival we were told that the pub only let dogs in garden and not in pub as they had carpets,this to me is not dog friendly, as advertised on Google and thier Web site dogs allowed, look a loverly pub and food looked stunning on website I think we all missed out

Excellent food great to have a different type of curry and my wife enjoyed her traditional seafood. Of

Brilliant food, partly curry, reasonable prices too. Try it

Last resort on a late evening. So pleased with the proprietor, who was so welcoming and checked with the chef as to whether it was too late. We did not feel hurried, and the food was great.

having not planned our evening very well (my fault) we ended up struggling for somewhere to eat. defeated, I popped in to ask if food was still being served and spoke to Jasmine who was utterly lovely and literally couldn't have been more accommodating. she was gold. the food we were served couldn't possibly have been as lovely as the service we received, but it was lovely. thank you Jasmine.

Excellent staff very accommodating. Good pub grub sort of place and very reasonable. Would go again

A lovely cosy little pub with great food, big portions and friendly staff.

We ate here on Thursday evening and despite a little wait for the food, due to them being very busy, it was well worth it, delicious food, proper plate fulls, great portion sizes. 2 x adults and 2 x children very well fed. 👍 Definitely recommend.

We had dinner here - one huge curry fan and one reluctant one. Both of us really enjoyed the tasty home made curry. Good selection for veggies too.

I simply cannot understand, how I’ve had to wait 2 hours for a starter that could have been made in 10 minutes in the air fryer. The only positive of my trip, was the 1 week new waiter that was running around serving us to the best of his ability. Salty crab, salty lamb, salty chicken. Should have had the curry.

food not great, and got a few orders wrong dispite pre-ordering.

We popped in for a lunchtime meal. We were visiting the area for the day. The Lunchtime menu is Baguttes, Jacket Potato's, Pasties etc. My Husband had a Balti Pastie. I had a Chicken, Ham & Leek Pastie. Both meals were served with Chips, Salad & Coleslaw. We both enjoyed our meals and at a very reasonable price. Also the Young Man serving us was very polite.

Popped in on a busy Sunday,I asked if they could fit me in for a Sunday lunch ( I hadn't booked) they found me a table ,I had the roast lamb it was delicious, with an apple crumble and custard to follow, again delicious 😋, friendly staff, well done 👍

It’s the second time visiting this pub. Lovely place and good selection of drink and food. For us though it’s Alison who works there had us coming back. She’s definitely an asset to the pub and great company ❤️

Popped in for a light lunch. A really friendly welcome from the lady serving,who was doing everything - serving behind the bar, taking food orders,serving meals and clearing away the dishes.Despite being very busy she still found time to talk with us and was most helpful. Ham salad was a good standard and a generous portion.

We visited today for a Sunday lunch, it was very busy but we were quickly shown a table. We ordered & paid for our drinks and meals & waited.....& waited. There was no indication from the staff of how long the waiting time was.... However when our meals arrived they were lovely, we decided to order a dessert, but for the price the portions were tiny. If the kitchen can't keep up with the orders coming through then communicate with your front of house staff who can then keep customers informed & maybe explain the waiting time when guests wish to order meals. I would like to commend Alison, this lady was here, there & everywhere, sorting takeaway mix ups, calming waiting guests, serving both food & drinks & clearing tables. The other lady too (sorry didn't get your name) was busy serving drinks & keeping the bar area clean, as for the two young lads we saw.....come on at least smile while delivering food & pick up the pace a little. Being in hospitality myself I know communication is the key to a smooth shift, remember happy staff, happy customers! Thank You, we will be back!!

Happened upon this pub while travelling, serving food all day; simple menu, really nicely served and presented, very tasty. Family friendly, our two littles were very happy and shared an adults jacket potato and beans. Without asking they brought out two little bowls and spoons. High chair was actually good, safe and usable. Pub clean, fresh and a nice place to eat . Big carpark at rear. Also noticed they had pancakes on their menu (lemon and sugar or syrup) for pudding which is a nice simple change from the norm.

I chanced upon this lovely little place after getting incredibly wet on my motorbike tour of Wales. I was in need of a friendly face, great service, great coffee and great food and I got all four. The lady behind the bar was very welcoming and helpful. The coffee was great and the food was amazing! What a cracking little place this is.

The worst roast I've had in ages. School dinner vibes. Cauliflower cheese was gone off. Grumpy bartender nearly had an anurism when ordered a cappuccino. So bad it was actually pretty entertaining, but strongly advise avoiding this pub.

Very good place very underrated on Google by people who expected 5 star service from a local pub. By the way the food is very tasty, the place is open all day all week when other restaurants are closed. Here lives welsh soul of Newport people, you can hear Welsh language and taste Welsh food. The staff also is very friendly. We stayed in Newport one week and there was no question to try another place for dinner.

Popped in for lunch and pleased we did. Lunch menu looked limited but food was excellent, large portions everything fresh and tasty and excellent value. Lady serving, although busy, was attentive, nothing too much trouble. We will be back.

Great menu, large selection and portions to match. Dog friendly, with friendly staff good atmosphere.

Been calling here for many years- previously the curries were outstanding- in Newport there are no other establishments that offer authentic curries - anycase last night our curry was dry and had that microwave film coated on top - the dhal had the same caked in glaze - however the taste was OK- it lacked fresh and looked poor Too many minutes in the ping ding Plus I had to send my partner to the bar the second time as the server behind the bar had such an attitude - I wouldn't confront her again as I'd snap back - so we are gutted - pointless going back there as the food is poor and one of us has to drive to Fishguard

I really like The Royal Oak, it has the feel of a traditional pub that manages to blend eating for (mostly) tourists and a spot for locals to have a pint. Ignore the snidey reviews, the food is decent pub grub, the curries are spicy but tasty and the portions are huge. Good beer, friendly service ( if a bit understaffed) and a pleasant atmosphere. Feels like a proper pub still, a rarity in this gentrified part of the world!

Lovely atmosphere in a superb Village pub, Sunday Lunch was served right on time by great staff, at an extremely pocket appreciative cost. Will definitely be revisiting sometime soon. The food was excellent in quality, plentiful in amount and pipping hot, a great experience.

During our second stay in the Newport area of Pembrokeshire we visited the Royal Oak six times for a hearty meal after a full day exploring the local area. Every time we were given a nice welcome at the bar and enjoyed the excellent customer service from the waiting staff. Our meals were served in a reasonable time and the food was lovely, far better than the generic "pub grub" outlets with more of a home cooked taste to them. Personally we would recommend any of the Sunday lunch options as well as the Curries plus my wife's favourite which is the fish and chips (the fish portion was a very good size and of great quality}. We will be staying in the area again next year and the Royal Oak will be our first choice for dining.

Was in the local area looking at the Burial Chambers. Went into Newport looking for somewhere to eat.( Monday lunchtime) Royal Oak had a board outside "food served all day". Once inside was informed smaller menu, lighter lunch meals. I ordered the whitebait, c/w salad, coleslaw, bread and butter, wife had quiche, c/w salad, chips, coleslaw. Thought not going to be enough for me, so I ordered a side dish of chips. When they brought the food to table I thought that was a mistake ordering the chips. Food was excellent, service was excellent, portions was very big, ( didn't quite eat all the chips) prices was very good, will definitely eat there again if in the area.

Lovely hosts, fantastic food. Best fish and chips. Returned for best curry outside Birmingham’s Balti district, cooked by Sri Lankan chef. Excellent. Thoroughly recommend. Will return!

Excellent lunch time food value for money large portions nice friendly staff we will be back 👍🌝

Friendly pub with decent food. Plus footie on the telly!

Awesome food and great welcoming atmosphere 😀

Great food and service at this quaint old pub.

Just had a takeaway curry from here - really tasty and generous portions. The chicken and mushroom balti was spicy enough to keep me happy and the king prawn korma was not the normal saccharine goop, but really well flavoured and full of juicy prawns. Very pleasant girl behind the bar. If they let dogs in we would probably eat there most days of our holiday, but quite understand that the no dog rule is probably a bonus for some.

Great meal will definitely be visiting again

Just returned home from the royal oak with my husband and our 3 week old baby girl! Such a lovely cosy atmosphere. We originally going to have a drink only, but we then decided to have a roast beef dinner. This was honestly the best...

Nice pint, pretty pub.. 1st barmaid lovely.. 2nd.. rude and miserable (shame would have scored it a 5 it it hadn't been for her)

My family are regulars at the Oak to take away and eat in as the tastes are reliably fab, especially the cauliflower cheeses and curries. Feel very well taken care of

Lovely meal as part of Newport Food Festival. Great talk about Carningli Dairy and their brilliant ethos for their farm, animal welfare, the environment and wildlife.

Have loved this pub for many years and particularly enjoyed the curries. Sadly the quality of the curries has declined - they used to be expensive but fab, now just expensive. Pub well overdue for a face-lift too. And why no dogs allowed here when...

good beer even better food ,lovely lass serving

Best lamb I have ever eat in UK. Lambchops and kwal are recommended. Unforgettable meals. Parking is good, the lamb is delicious, and the Welsh soup is also very good. It is highly recommended!

Had a very warm welcome staff are very friendly and food was lovely one of the best curries I have ever had

Fab food and freshly cooked. Didn't look much from outside but service made up for it. Would recommend

Went there for food last night as most places in Newport close on Monday. Firstly we had to pay for food when ordering. We were seated in a part of the pub described as restaurant. It was in fact the pick up area for the...