Royal Oak in Ashfield - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Question:-how was the Royal Oak?, I don't know yet I will find out for the first time when I meet up with a work colleague but I'm sure the public house sounds fine... O.k, SO, after visiting the Royal Oak:-First time review, very nice,CLEAN with a mixture of beers(bitter/mild & largers, will we go again YES..

Food was excellent - great place 👍

Brilliant tasty food but took 3/4 hr for service.& 1/2 for sweet

Fab food family friendly service brilliantly done will be back for more 😀

Family sunday dinner for 18 absolutely 100% gorgeous food. Beautiful place Attentive staff Great park at bk for kids Under cover wooden gazebo which we retreated to Beautiful outlook Superb

Our first visit to the Royal oak and most definitely won't be our last it was out of this world from the lovely staff they couldn't do enough for you and the Sunday dinner was to die for I highly recommend

Excellent service food was amazing lovly staff will be going back again soon

Attended to photograph a wedding. It was my first time there, but I had a wonderful day. Good size and well styled Marquee. Would like a few more featured spots for photos. Luckily, we gained access to the field for fair sunset. Would recommend if you are after this type of venue. Some garden games are a must!!

Fabulous service and even better food. Thank u. Cc Just been again speechless bloody wonderful .5star

Country pub very warm welcome.also doubles up as a polling station.

Was told about this place by a friend and it did not disappoint. Ate too much and was spoilt for choice . Katie and Charlotte gave great service , super friendly and had a giggle . Defo be back with eyes less bigger than our belly .

Excellent all round service Great food Fab friendly staff snd an added birthday surprise. 😊 Definitely be back

One of the best Sunday roast in the area, very well presented and really tasty.. Selection of meats and a vegetarian option.. Just had ribeye pork steak with creamy mustard sauce with mash... The pork and sauce were beautiful... Excellent place..

We visited this pub/restaurant while we were away on holiday. Wow, what a fantastic place. Very friendly and welcoming staff, fantastic food that was freshly cooked, excellent presentation and nothing was to much trouble. We would highly recommend the Royal Oak to anyone, and wish we had somewhere like that back in our home town of Swinton in Lancashire.

We had a very enjoyable meal at this great pub last night. The young lady who served us was really friendly and helpful. There was a great menu and a specials board. We all ordered something different and everyone thought their meal was super. Sadly, we didn't have room for dessert! We will certainly visit again when we next come to visit family. Thank you

Such a perfect pub/restaurant. So clean & beautifully decorated. All the staff incredibly helpful & friendly. The most delicious food we’ve eaten out in a very long time. Just wish it was our local.

The best!!!!! Sunday lunches 😋

Great food served every time I’ve eaten here. Fantastic friendly staff. Sunday dinners are to die for, if you’re eating in or takeaway.

Well I must say what a good spread for our 75th birthdays with family and friends. A great afternoon had by all. Thanks to all staff.

Absolutely amazing hidden gem!! Food was out of this world staff was amazing especially Laura and Bev! Will definitely be returning thanks so much

Excellent food and wonderful service from Faith and the team

great food great service couldn’t fault it in any way waitresses were very good and helpful unable to find fault in any way

By far the best pub Sunday dinner in the whole of the East Midlands would recommend the sides of cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets if you can handle it as the dinners are huge 😀

Wanted a pub lunch just off the M1 and Trip Advisor sent us their way. About 5-10 minutes off and we got fuel too. The bill for 4 was £54 which was really reasonable. Top hits were the Fish finger sandwich which has mushy peas inside the bun, Feta cheese and pepper roll and chicken goujons on a basket (very retro). Also had the burger in a basket which whilst fine would have benefited from a bit of salad and sauce. Staff all super friendly. Dogs are allowed in the bar.

Lovely interior. Staff friendly. Food was very good and will be visiting again. Family run enterprise

Tasty food, great service but a little too noisy for me.

Absolutely beautiful Sunday dinner

Fabulous food, can't do enough for you x Delicious buffet prepared for my hubby's 50th birthday celebrations. Cobs, sarnies, roasties, cheese board, steak bake sausage rolls, veggie samosa, pizza, crisps, pork pie, garlic bread.

The food was delicious and the staff were friendly and courteous.

Quiet Sunday lunch with family; food was superb, the menu is restricted, but who doesn't want a roast on a Sunday, hence they focus on quality, and achieve it. Atmosphere only 4 stars as we were late diners and thus very few in the restaurant, so not their fault, just being honest. March '24, much more atmosphere on Mother's day lunch. Staff just the right level of attentive and very professional.

First class for food and service

One of the best pubs I've visited and a fantastic pint of cask ale.

We don't live locally but met friends here as a hallway point for Sunday lunch. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The service was good and the food was delicious.

Always reliably excellent. Weekly specials which are amazing. Staff go above and beyond and are lovely. Love it here. Thanks

This was a booking I made, based on the word of mouth from locals. I therefore had high expectations. On entering , the layout was great - bar right , restaurant left. The dining area was inviting and relaxed, service friendly, and efficient. We ordered prawn cocktail, pork belly bites for starters, sea trout special, and lasagne for mains with cornflake tart and sticky toffee pudding for desert. Food was outstanding quality, served hot, and we weren't waiting too long between courses. A great experience, we will be back. Thank you once again. I didn't score maximum stars for service for one good reason,.. to avoid staff/ service complacency. We can always do better. Sorry for being harsh on that score.

Really nice place, staff friendly, food amazing. Really tasty. Will definitely be back again.

Good food, great service, and a great dining experience.xxx

Always nice food nice pub players

Very good food at this pub. Food is easily a notch above what you'd normally get in a village pub. Restaurant quality and not at silly prices either. Staff were lovely and the place has clearly had a lot of money spent on it. I wouldn't hesitate to come back for another visit.

Super impressed. I had a mixed grill & every piece of meat was perfectly cooked. The cheesy garlic bread was the best I've had. I'm so glad this pub is so close to home.

This place is a hidden gem. The food is amazing, the portion sizes are amazing, and every member of staff is so polite and inviting. I am a vegan and am more than happy with the vegan selections. Beautiful, beautiful place

A delicious group Christmas Dinner.

Lovely, helpful staff, good quality food at reasonable prices

Nice food reasonably priced and of very good quality 👌 the waitresses are a lovely and a credit to the owners

What a welcoming restaurant. We visited today, 10 of us, Food was absolutely incredible, very quick service, polite manners. Couldn’t do enough for us. The deserts were also so so tasty! All Homemade food, can’t wait to visit again

Laura and faith behind the bar was so welcoming shown us to our table so we could order our meal every meal was bang on I had rogan josh as I like Indian food I want to see if it was better than some Indian restaurants I have been to and I can say it beat them all Stacey the chef gave me the best I have ever tasted the Nan bread was so fresh top marks all thanks for a great family meal will definitely be back thanks again

Friendly staff, good service and food.

Had an amazing roast dinner, best we have had in a long time! Don’t normally leave reviews, but not sure about previous comment, staff were more than accommodating and happy to ensure things were spot on.

What a great pub with really good food and a nice atmosphere I will certainly be back

Menu said triple cooked chips they were undercooked and soggy, husband got a meal he didn't order waitress said oh well its only a fiver more than what you ordered, def won't be going back again

Have been several times before always been lovely tonight chips pale and soggy def not triple cooked husband ordered surf and turf a mixed grill turned up when told that's not what we ordered waitress said well its only a fiver more . Not the point he didn't want mixed grill and left most of it , really not happy and won't be going again

Enjoyed our meal here, visiting for the first time. Service was really good, nice atmosphere and very clean. Could have done with a bit more veg, hence only giving you a 4 on food. I'm sure we'll be back..

Chose this restaurant from trip advisor reviews for a family get together and I am pleased to say the meal, atmosphere and staff were brilliant. We will visit again and would definitely recommend 👍👍

This pub/restaurant just gets better it also has a great outdoor area

We tend to visit on Friday evenings as an end of week treat and the food and service never ever disappoints. There is always a delicious selection of specials to choose from which keeps the already fab menu really varied. The service is always friendly and welcoming and it’s lovely to have a chit chat with the staff. I would highly recommend a visit to the Royal Oak for any occasion. We have been for dinner, lunch, bottomless brunch! TheRoyal Oak was even our chosen venue for a family funeral recently and it did not let us down. 10/10 for the Royal Oak.

Last minute decision to go out for lunch and searched for somewhere new and close to home. This looked good and we weren’t disappointed. The food was very tasty and the staff were super friendly. We’ll be back for sure.

We visit the Royal Oak every couple of weeks and have never had a bad meal. There is a Specials board as well as a main menu, fish and chips (2 for £20 on fridays) are very hard to beat, and the pies are to die for. Friendly attentive staff and some good beers. Only down side is limited parking but this is being addressed. Well worth a visit.

Me and my partner went for an impromptu evening out. Although we were nearing the end of the food service, we were looked after very well. We both had steaks which were perfectly cooked and reasonably priced considering the size and cut, the chips were also amazing. We were also tempted by desserts where we had the crumble and fondant, both of which were very tasty. We will definitely be back again soon and highly recommend to anyone looking for a lovely meal out.

I came in for a couple of drinks and a takeaway (too tired and lazy to cook) I had the Steak sandwich and chips. Whilst the bread had been changed it didn’t take anything away from the meal. I found the new thinner (I believe) cob a welcome change as it was lighter. The cob in itself was excellent and packed with flavour. The double cooked chips as ever were excellent too. I cannot recommend this place highly enough for its food, I’ve never been disappointed.

Always a special occasion going to the Royal Oak. Food is made on-site and specials are altered accordingly depending on seasonality of produce. Great atmosphere and always made to feel welcome. Would absolutely recommend!

Awesome place for food ..lovely service by the staff pleasant and welcoming ... food is really nice and a great menu

Two great meals, washed down by a decent pint or 3 of beer. Lovely beer garden it's a whole field in size, quirky furniture within the pub in a nice way giving the pub a tasteful look. Friendly staff and owners. Highly recommend. I don't do reviews, but this pub deserves a positive review!

Really good Sunday lunch, pleasant and efficient staff

Fab little place only issue is parking everything else is just fab 👌

Fantastic place. Called for a Sunday dinner and there were 14 of us and all the food came out together piping hot. Staff very welcoming and couldn't do enough for you. Definitely recommend. 👍

Very tasty food at reasonable prices. Tandouri cod rogan josh was a new one on me but very good. The home made beef and stilton pie was also excellent

I go here every weds for bingo, I have eaten here previously and the food is amazing, the staff are very friendly. Such a lovely pub 😀

We went for Sunday lunch as a family while on caravan trip and it was amazing food and service x probably the best Sunday lunch I have eaten x

Fish and Chips Friday, 2 for £20...absolutely stunning!! I've worked all over the country and eaten in some amazing places but this place was easy up there with the best

We had lovely time,the food was amazing n the staff was so friendly n welcoming,we wud highly recommend it,thank u so much for an amazing time,we will be coming back 😋

the royal oak weswood freindly atmosphere the girls that served us were freindly and even had time too chat the food was exceptional we will definitely be going back. thank you

Went time see the band Saturday great night

Excellent meal and service. Would recommend this pub anytime

This is a lovely place to go for dinner. Friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere and excellent food! Would recommend highly.

Amazing Sunday dinner. I went for beef and chicken and everything was spot on. Pudding was lovely too.

Service a bit hit and miss but, the food was nice

As regulars at the royal oak this was another fantastic meal and brilliant service thanks to all the staff who always make our visits memorable

How many times have you been out and about and stumbled across a place and said " I wish we lived closer to here etc"?. For my wife and I the Royal Oak has turned out to be just such an establishment pretty well on our doorstep. It's been here for some time under the current owners yet we first visited towards the end of last year on a friends recommendation and have become form " converts" and regulars since then. The pub itself has a small bar area with a real fire on one side and a larger dining area to the other though you can eat in either and it is immaculately clean. We have eaten a wide variety of items from the menu from club sandwiches. All day breakfast, pies, steaks, FRESH Fish and yesterday a Sunday lunch. I can honestly say that everything we have eaten has been faultless with produce of great quality freshly prepared and well presented with generously sized servings. For myself it has the added benefit of serving well kept real ale including Doombar and Elsie Mo (if you know, you know 😊). The staff are so very friendly and obliging and probably due to the time of day we tend to visit it's invariably two young ladies Faith and Laura who provide outstanding service. It's not the cheapest pub around but in my opinion for the quality of the food, surroundings and service provided it is excellent value for money and is proof that you really do get what you pay for.

Excellent food, everytime, you can't beat this gem of a country pub, family run, there's always a warm welcome x

Lovely friendly atmosphere and the food is wonderful 😊

Tasty quality meal, good value and friendly and attentive staff.

Visited the Royal Oak with a family group, and everyone enjoyed a very nice Sunday lunch. I am looking forward to visiting again to try the weekday menu.

My wife and I were celebrating this evening and following excellent reviews on Tripadvisor, went to The Royal Oak. As well as this , we had been there years ago for dinner and remembering that it was fine, I was happy to book a table. Unless we are in the mood for a bottle of wine we always order bitter shandy when visiting a pub etc. My wife likes it and one pint of bitter shandy is my limit if I am driving.This was when the evening got off to a bad start😟 When the drinks arrived they looked good and had a full creamy head on them. As soon as I tasted mine I knew that it was bitter and not shandy. I took it straight back to the bar but the waitress/barmaid denied that it was pure bitter and indicated the lower part of the glass where the beer looked lighter. This was because the glass is smaller diameter at this point! I explained that it had to be shandy as I was driving. My wife only likes shandy and only drank a tenth of her half. I had to leave half of my pint due to my driving rule. Temperature outside was 6 degrees centigrade and the pub was cold. Our table was against a radiator which was cold and my wife felt cold and had to keep her coat on throughout which rather detracted from any feeling of special occasion. Older people feel the cold more, but I was fortunate in having a good jumper on.! My wife ordered Chicken Kiev with chips and salad. Chicken Kiev , which we have often had in restaurants and cooked at home , has a cavity in the chicken breast packed with garlic butter. When you cut the chicken , a delicious garlic butter runs free! For the first time in our lives this did not happen with The Royal Oak Kiev?😟 The chips looked fine and were properly cooked with a crispy outside and softer inside but we guessed that the potato variety was not a good chip variety as the inside was bland , floury , and tasteless. The salad was finely chopped lettuce , peppers and red onion. Tomatoes are in short supply as we know! I ordered Steak and Ale pie with mash and mushy peas. The steak pie square was made with good quality beef and was of a good portion size and had a fair quality taste. The gravy was O.K. The three tablespoons of mash was strange to me and I feared that it was reconstituted potato , ( a la Smash?). The problems with the meal were therefore several and varied so when asked when paying the bill “was everything alright” it would have been too confrontational and assertive to have to explain comprehensively and put the cap on a ruined celebration evening. Regrettably, the 10% cash gratuity that I usually present remained in my pocket.. On the bill is listed “ 1 x half bitter, 1 x half bitter, Lemonade Small “. This means that my wife was served half a bitter and not shandy. The customer is not always wrong! This was really saddening and I can not contemplate another visit to The Royal Oak. I regret taking my wife out this evening.😟 Coincidentally , we lunched at The Royal Oak in Ockbrook eleven days ago and it was lovely!😊

Lovely food. Parking a little tight at busier times. Happy and friendly service. Good experience overall

Great food, great atmosphere, great service & attentive staff.

The food was amazing, waiter service was average. Shame it was so hot.

Very good. Friendly staff, good food. My husband found the mushroom starter rather a small portion for the price. Apart from that excellent

Lovely venue, really good food, extremely good staff. Left at the end of the evening, feeling like regulars.

Found this little gem while staying in the area for training. Great food and the staff were friendly.

Absolutely fantastic restaurant/pub, offers bar and restaurant meals, specials board, family run. Events laid on Big outside open/closed areas, swings, great for family or friends to meet. Brilliant atmosphere, chef's wonderful fresh cooked food while you wait HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***** my meal was a chicken and mushroom carbonara, made with fresh cream and added rocket with parmesan This was so filling and absolutely delicious. The other meal was a pub grub burger and chips but as you can see this is no ordinary burger and chips (double cooked) and the burger was very thick with all the trimmings bursting out on the board

Excellent 3 course Christmas meal, all for 19.99. Amazing value. The food was delicious and the service second to none, the waitresses were always smiling and so efficient. Will go again. Merry Christmas to you all.🎅🎅🎅

Lovely food, tastefully decorated restaurant and very pleasant staff

Great food super service defo recommend 👌

Nice freshly cooked meal great staff

Great little pub , staff very polite and greet you with a smile

Pleasant pub with excellent food 👌

Good food, excellent service, a great little pub/ restaurant

Banging food, awesome hoasts, Beautiful pub.

Food was absolutely fantastic I had the steak pie and friends had fish n chips .the service was excellent as well

Good food and good service. I would recommend it and will definitely be visiting again.