Royal Oak in West Lancashire

My favourite local bar, been going since I was little and it's always been a cozy pub with very friendly people and great live music

Wow! .Chicken tenders are Amazing.. absolutely gorgeous!! Friendly place, staff lovely,..can't wait to go back for more.

Sadly we had bereavement in the family and as our Aunty lived in this area we wanted a little get together after the service that was local for friends and family to gather and reminisce. The Royal Oak was just down the road so we asked inside about us gathering there and spoke to a lovely lady called Jen. She was wonderful; she helped with the catering, undertaking it all on and taking care of special dietary needs, as in we required Gluten Free as well as vegetarian food. The food was perfect on the day, as was the bar staff, as was the atmosphere and indeed as were even the local clientele while we all gathered. We could not honestly recommend The Royal Oak enough. We are so pleased with everything; we are planning to return there just to have lunch sometime.

I know it was a mid week night and very quiet but me and a lot of my mates used to be regular customers here. Very surprised when I asked for a pint at 10.40pm to be told we’re shut now. I said I never heard last orders reply was … I never said last orders!

Excellent visit, good variety of food, excellent beer garden and friendly staff.

Feels like we have found a hidden gem! Stumbled across this lovely pub by chance and everything was great. The food was really lovely and the staff were great. The atmosphere was spot on and everything was very clean!! The beer garden in the back is as nice as you will find anywhere. Honestly it's the best pub we have found in years and over the moon that its only a 10 minute drive from us. You will ne seeing alot of us over the summer. Thankyou for a lovely evening

Great traditional pub food. Nice old pub

Great food and a really fantastic atmosphere.

Visited at 12.30. Staff were not sure if food was being served. Eventually we both chose tempura prawns but only one portion arrived. Second plate arrived shortly & they were very good but the system is a bit disjointed .

Great pub with live music and a great atmosphere.

Nice pub for a quiet drink with company

New owners great service and food staff are brilliant, great community pub. Jen and staff know how to run a pub. 10/5

Excellent, food,service 1st class. Will be going back

Wow just had a cracking Sunday lunch at the Oak which is back to its best. Had the short rib roast beef dinner ( see photo) and steak and ale pie (pie made fresh ) both meals were superb. Really good and attentive staff and have to admit better than the Stanley these days (less expensive too) m. Well done to the oak and good to have you back.

After a change in management this beautiful little local pub is finally getting the love it deserves. The new food menu is delicious and affordable, I especially love the seasonal pumpkin soup! I can't express how lovely the staffing team are they really show care towards new and old customers. Definitely worth revisiting!

Very cramped and noisy environment Overcooked food but was hot Gravy and roasted potatoes nice Only 1 carrot and 1 parsnip

We had roastie lunch best I’ve had for ages ,staff friendly and efficient ,nice pub .

Had a fantastic, well-done steak here .The chef got it spot it melted in my mouth. Well done, chef cooked without charcoaling it 👏

Food is unbelievably gorgeous and highly recommended

5 star service for a 5 star pub, boss staff, lovely food, fantastic atmosphere definitely a go to pub when I'm in Aughton.

I had a nice chicken pasta nice n fresh n hot. Bar staff very attentive. The objection l had sitting with friends eating egg n chips very adventurous. NO XX

Omg Best fishcakes ive ever tasted in my whole life!! the food is always spot on every single time the place is clean and the staff are very welcoming and cant do enough for you thank you for another great experience A*

Went for a meal, the portions were huge. Lovely meal, staff attentive. Will go back.

Spotlessly clean. Good food served in a professional yet friendly manner. Well worth a visit.

Lovely place for a pub lunch and pint, went on Friday afternoon so not too busy but great staff and warm and cosy

Best chicken and staff you will ever come across Heath ferguson Director TopCoat

This is just my opinion... its a click pub , totally devoid of atmosphere. Ironically a few years ago it was great , then it shut down , has since reopened, but it's never the same is it ? It's a shame really.

Lovely pub and garden local community need to get this back on its feet. Food would be great

This is a pub badly in need of refurbishment and an owner/manager who could make something of its potential

Too long a wait to order, too long to receive food. When food arrived it was excellent. From sitting down till food arrival almost 45 mins. Although, to be fair, it was a busy "opening" day.

Couple of beers and something nice to eat, perfect. Covid aware too

Lovely very friendly and good food

Really enjoyed my roast dinner . Perfect for a keyworker for my only one night off . Will be ordering again Thank you.

Visited the Royal Oak today. Place was empty but garden at the back was busy. Ordered 2 lamb roast dinners. Hot food no Mint sauce so it wasn't the same. Chocolate fudge cake arrives with chocolate ice cream asked for vanilla didnt have any so chose strawberry. Desserts came back with dish still full of chocolate ice cream .3 time lucky . Wont be visiting there again staff not good at customer service

Food was great, decor and service spot on

Absolutely disgusting, ordered food for outside, sat there for 45 minutes before my husband went in to see where our food was and overhead the chef saying "I haven't even seen the ticket yet be about 10 or 15 minutes, we decided to leave it, the pub wasn't even busy at this point really poor, surely who ever took the food order must have noticed we hadn't had our food, this place was recommended to us we certainly won't be recommending to anyone.

Food was lovely, friendly bar staff outside area was clean and inviting

Lovely food and drinks at a good price, great atmosphere aswell.

First time back for a long time food really good small fish and chips was not small at all really big mixed grill very good nice to have it back give a go you will not be disappointed

The best pub for food in the Aughton/Ormskirk area without a doubt. Excellent staff, good beer so what more could anyone want

Good food. Clean, bright and a real fire. Staff very obliging.

Deffinatly recommend as a place to visit. Really friendly staff. Cosy and a nice place to go for some lunch. The manager Paris is very welcoming. Thanks

Great Sunday lunch and service, thanks chef!

Food was beautiful, service a little slow but great night out overall

Lovely staff. A fantastic new food menu. Nice cozy pub. Saturday night disco too. Worth a little visit

Good friendly staff , food Good ,

Absolutely fantastic pub and great staff good prices would highly recommend this pub******

Attended a private function. It was satisfactory.

Welcoming owner, friendly staff, massive beer garden for the kids. Can't fault the place.

Worst meal I've eaten out. Was told it had new management coming in. No wonder it's closed now, let's hope when it reopens it goes back to serving decent food like it used to do some time ago.

Went for a family party. Nice enough pub. Decent sized beer garden.

Looks like the new managers have lost their iron in the move !!!

Nice friendly pub enjoy my couple of pints. O

Visited today for the second time in the last month, my husband was a regular 20 years ago and now wonders why it has taken him so long to visit again. Although the interior is different and the management has changed, in fact one of the bar staff is still there after all this time, it has lost none of it's charm

Food very good, atmosphere good, great for families

Ok but not warm enough as door kept open. Food steak was all fat worse one I have had there. Been before may not come again with my birthday friends.

This pub is on the main road so handy to pop in and enjoy a good pint and the meals are reasonably priced Staff can't help you enough Plenty of parking space always take the family or relatives and they love its cosy

Beautiful meals in a friendly and welcoming environment. We had cod and chips and salt and pepper chicken cod was amazing. Salt and pepper chicken great. The chips are homemade and amazing. Staff are lovely and really helpful.

Really nice menu, cheap but quality food. Highly recommended!

Excellent staff and all food freshly made not a factory pub. Good cask beer and friendly atmosphere

Nice friendly staff and decent food at affordable prices

Needs upgrading, especially the toilets. Food fine.

Had a lovely Sunday roast , pate to start with was served with brioche ! Not a good combination other than that great service and lovely surroundings

Great local pub with friendly staff, a good selection of drinks and home made food. I honestly believe you will not get a better Sunday roast dinner for the price anywhere. Also does great deals during the week on their normal menu.

Awesome food and friendly staff

Very welcoming , lovely food , reasonable prices. Would recommend.

Another visit to the Royal Oak catching them on their busy days! Thank you for getting us a table together!, your food is amazing and your team on tonight were brilliant! Can’t wait to be back in to start off the new year 😃

Fantastic meals and service well recommended 10/10 scouse spot on

Daughter took me out for lunch today , was welcomed by the lovely June today who always remembers us , she’s always happy to help and very chatty always makes time for you , food for the price was very nice will be visiting again .

Great meals and great live music

found this fantastic pub by accident,but what a find,everyone was extremely friendly,the staff and even the customers,great beer and the food,best ever,go with a good appetite,portions are big.Way above your regular pub for great food and beer.

Been coming here for years, gr8 selection of ale, AMAZING food, way above average pub grub and the kindest most helpful friendly staff I've ever come across. They make u feel like family and remember what you drink and go above & beyond. Can't recommend enough 👌❤

Nice locals pub with real ale and friendly staff

staff very good only had coffee and staff brought it over without asking

Always enjoy visiting with the kids Great atmosphere ,great food and great service. Always have fun days for the kids too x

Wow what a difference a new chef can make !!! Food is amazing . Fresh burgers homemade onion ring and lovely fresh homemade chips not a bit greasy . We hadn't had food for abit because of previous chef . But cannot recommend enough in fact I already have !!! Amazing service from June and the other lady can't remember her name (I'm bad ) lovely makeup and nails ha . We will definitely be back more for food now .

New chef food was amazing best it's been for a long time

Great meal, super chef. Lovely staff and a nice atmosphere.

I often meet friends at Royal Oak for lunch and so my husband and I decided we would go for our evening meal. We weren’t disappointed. The staff are really friendly and happy to help when I asked for a slimming world friendly meal. Portions were plentiful and the meals were delicious. Will definitely be returning.

Have had a few meals here and never been disappointed. Meals not expensive either and the staff are friendly.

Fantastic day in the oak on a wonderful summers day. All the bar staff fantastic and constantly serving with a smile on their face, although it being busy. Also the waitress was very welcoming and provided. Great service with a beautiful smile!!

great local pub with excellent atmosphere, staff are really nice and helpful and the food was really tasty and so well presented, you have to try the nacho's which are served in a cast iron pan... amazing.

We visited the Royal Oak in Aughton last Friday on our regular “Fishy Friday” outing! We were first in the pub at lunchtime and were treated with a very warm welcome. We had our choice of seat and were quickly seated and served drinks.

Great pub friendly staff even the bee's don't attack you

Visited this establishment for the first time and really enjoyed it. It had a very welcoming atmosphere, especially from the bartender Meg. She was super helpful and always served with a smile and a bit of sass on the side. Her music choices are questionable though (she turned over from 00s dance floor fillers!). Becky the other bartender was very chatty and made me feel at home. And then there was Dennis who was always having a laugh with everyone.

We have been going to this pub on and off for a few years because the food was decent and there was a garden where the kids could play football. Unfortunately, although the staff were great and the food OK, the general atmosphere of the pub seems to have gone downhill recently. This is especially true of the outside area where there was smashed glass strewn about and litter everywhere. However, the main problem was a very laddish atmosphere that was not suitable for families. This was best exemplified by the fact that one of the middle-aged men loudly drinking in the garden decided to relieve himself twice not far from the playing kids and then turned round and, at length, shook his penis in full view of the families and children. I understand that some pubs are not always the best place for kids and, sometimes, boys will be boys but exposing yourself in front of children was a step too far and I will not be returning to the Royal Oak anytime soon.

Great Pub, Brilliant Sunday roasts, really friendly atmosphere, compliments to the Chef John.

Just got back from a family meal at The Royal Oak, there was 13 of us and I honestly can’t fault the anything. The food was excellent and we all had a mixture of food ranging from the 2 course Sunday lunch to hunters chicken. The service was fantastic, our lovely waitress Becky was fabulous, really friendly and nothing was a trouble. All the staff were friendly and very helpful. Looking forward to going back.

Food and the staff were excellent.

Comfortable lounge, very friendly, helpful staff. Interesting mix of food; nice presentation and tasty. Bring a friend, or healthy appetite, if you opt for the sticky toffee pudding.

Went yesterday as a party of 11 to celebrate our Ruby Wedding Anniversary having tried several local pubs and restaurants over the past few months. So glad we chose The Royal Oak. From the minute we arrived to when we left a couple of hours later the service was excellent and the young girls serving were polite and cheerful. The Roast Dinners are excellent value 2 courses for under £10 and the food was lovely. We would certainly recommend The Royal Oak.

After eating and drinking in my local pub for some twenty five years I am sorry to say how it has deteriorated over the last few months with young adults swearing to extremes and talking drugs inside and outside the pub it now is not the place for decent folk . With absents of the owners and bad management this contributes to the pub going to wrack and ruin

Wow! Well worth a visit if you're in the area. Wheelchair access, warm welcome from the friendly, helpful staff and excellent food and beers. What more could you ask for?

Kind people behind a long wooden structure serve beverages in exchange for money. Beverages often lead to feelings of self confidence, euphoria and elation.

Good wholesome food lovely friendly staff good atmosphere.

Great quiz night on Monday, give it a try.

Great friendly staff.food was amazing. Highly recommend a visit.

Great food in a small friendly pub.

Nice place but slow service and they over face you with roast dinners

The focus here is on eating. I just wanted a drink. The choice of real ales was very limited (2) and both tasted stale and flat. They were well known brews but not properly kept and/or with insufficient turnover. Very disappointing