Royal Oak in Allerdale

Time for an update to my review... Lakeland Inns made a hash of running the place, but thankfully, Octavia and Dave have returned. Back to the warm welcome, great food and excellent selection of beers, ales, wine and spirits.

Lovely place, service excellent, great atmosphere, food perfect

Had a lovely family meal at the Royal Oak, everyone really enjoyed the meal and the service was fantastic

Excellent food with a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff

Excellent Sunday lunch, great value for money and lovely friendly staff. Highly recommend

Brilliant sunday lunch, generous portion. Really great, and an excellent pint also. For what you get, it’s very reasonably priced also. Would highly recommend.

Nice pint after a boggy walk, that’s the 2 stars. Unfortunately, we found one of the very few non dog friendly pubs in Cumbria 🙄. I can understand the restaurant, but the bar area.

Excellent meal and friendly service

Thank you once again to David, Octavia and Staff for a great dining experience, the food was absolutely delicious. Nothing is ever too much trouble. superb meal and service.

We were looking for Sunday lunch at short notice, and were lucky to find this lovely pub just outside Carlisle. We had a warm welcome and a fabulous lunch - roast beef and turkey were both excellent, and the desserts were delicious and anything but run of the mill. Portions were extremely generous and the cost was surprisingly reasonable (£45 for two of us, including drinks). The young man who served us was extremely pleasant, and the toilets were spotless. We’d go out of our way to return next time we’re in the area.

Highly recommend. Had a very delicious Sunday lunch good value for money in lovely surroundings. The two young lads who were serving were excellent. Thank you. we will be back.

Great place to eat. I had lamb and mint pie, excellent and great value for money. I am trying to plan another visit as I don't live near.

Amazing food, get the roast beef!

We live near Chicago, and we're visiting family for Dads 100th birthday party. We came to The Royal Oak on our last day before coming home. The food was amazing, the steak pie was the best pie I have tasted for a long time. The service was attentive, but not in your face. It was an excellent experience.

Lovely meal at this beautiful country pub and very reasonably priced

Made very welcome and wonderful food

Went here last night my partner and I . Food really good.service really good.. But when we come to pay bill the bar person asked my partner if he would like his change! As he paid by cash.Bearing in mind the change was over £5..It should be up to the individual if they want to leave a tip.

I’m biased I know, but we are so lucky having this gem of a place in our area. Good luck to David and Octavia

Had a meal here for my mum's birthday for 10 of us. Pre-ordered which made it easier on the night. Food was red hot and really good not one grumble! Service really good too. Very busy pub but friendly atmosphere, everyone joined in when we sang happy birthday. Will definitely be back thank you

Ottima cena! Io ho ordinato il branzino servito con salsa verde, patate novelle e verdure arrostite(19,95£), mentre il mio ragazzo ha assaggiato la coscia e il petto d’anatra accompagnato da un tortino di patate(22,5£): piatti di qualità, abbondanti e ben presentati! Personale giovane super gentile e disponibile! Super consigliato!

Lovely little pub, with proper pub food cooked beautifully! It was a difficult choice as the menu has a lot of variety, something for everyone. Husband and I opted for steak pie which was gorgeous! Boys had a burger and sirloin steak (cooked just as asked) Unfortunately way too full to try one of the many desserts. Highly recommended, thank you.

Lovely grub 😋 lovely friendly staff, nice to sit outside

I used to live very close and visit often but it’s been 25 years since I’ve been. Food and service excellent, beer on tap lovely (Worthingtons), Sunday dinner was delicious and huge. This is not just pub grub, this is special.

Upon arrival we had to wait several minutes for our RESERVED table as locals were still drinking on it. They were then moved onto a the table beside ours and continued drinking, making us unnerved.We were then seated and felt rather rushed to order our meals. The food arrived quickly and was delicious and plentyful. We then waited for some time for the dessert menu. Only one ladies toilet and made to wait to use it twice. Overall the final bill was steep and even though the food was tasty, value for money was not made. Just under £100 for 3 people and only soft drinks were ordered. We wont be back soon.

Excellent service and excellent food. Two of us had the duck main course, consisting of perfectly cooked pink breast and crispy confit leg. Lovely sauce and dauphinois potatoes. Other two had perfectly cooked steaks and great chips. Couldn’t eat all mine so took it home. Smiley happy looking staff. Thank you. Excellent experience

Excellent steak cooked very well, definitely will return, great customer service and friendly atmosphere

Called in today (Sunday) for food, so pleased we found it. We hadn’t booked but managed to fit us in. Welcomed with a friendly smile and helpful well trained staff who were polite and professional. We settled for the roast beef lunch which was excellent large portions and the beef cooked to perfection. Great find we will return.

Excellent ,reasonably priced Sunday lunch(huge portions) & good service. Welcome back David & Octavia.xx

Came here in 2019 and I reviewed it then as simply the best. Unfortunately it then changed hands but David and Octavia have returned. It’s back to being the best. Had the Butchers Block tonight and it was fantastic, real quality and value. Service was exceptional. Hope you are here to stay.

Lovely pub! The staff were all so welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious

Lovely staff, food and pub, clean, welcoming and very dog friendly. Highly recommend

Passing through and found a pub that was dog friendly, the staff were so good and smily, great food, service, clean, lovely decor and best of all the dogs were given treats and very welcomed. Highly recommend

Came with my family, staff very friendly and attentive, everything came quickly and with a smile great pub food. Liv and Matthew were super.

Had dinner lunch there with my son. The food was beautiful, tasted so fresh and looked good. Liv on the bar was very friendly and welcoming. Matty the chef came out and he got a big praise for his food. Would highly recommend for people to go

Just had a fantastic meal- Roast Beef Dinner. Generous portions. Came on a Sunday, good service………..,

This gastro pub had a great reputation, looking at the menu on the website looks fab. However on arrival the menu was very different... an example of a starter PATE- served with Marie rose sauce , tomato, cucumber and lemon !!!!!. should have taken pictures , fish and chips the fish came and it was cooked to death the batter was dark brown, a good chef wouldn't have let this leave his kitchen they cooked another one and honestly the fish was watery and very fishy.. to be fair doesn't state cod or haddock on the menu but presumed it would be one or the other. The waitress came and asked if it was ok, i said I'm sorry to say but that's the worst fish I have ever tasted, so is it ok she asked again. I believe it was a frozen battered fillet out of a box My husband had a steak with peppercorn sauce, one mushroom on the plate and the sauce was so full of dried black peppercorns. The menu was very over priced for the quality. Woodrow Wilson serve better meals. Will never return, what a shame .

Fantastic Beef Sunday roast and excellent service. The Apple crumble and custard was delicious. We will definitely be back.

Great pub, lovely hosts and food. We stopped over on our way to Scotland and were very happy with the hospitality we experienced here.

Lovely atmosphere at a great country pub. Good food and welcome break on our journey north to find Nessie!

Booked for family meal , long delay for food which was delivered piecemeal.. Food was over cooked and in one case undercooked.Not acceptable at any price especially at these prices. We were not the only party of disappointed diners on this occasion , the venue...

Went tonight for a meal, very disappointed , ordered 2 small portions of the scampi chips and peas but were charged the full portion price which we queried but told this was correct. No ambience, restaurant was full of flies, no wine list, when bottle...

Had the two meals for £12.99 deal…. My fish and chips was first given to the only other occupied table in the place and I wish they had kept it I have never had such a small, greasy and black piece of fish ever (...

Arrived for a family Sunday dinner and we were the only people in the place. Probably should have just had the drinks and then left but we did get a friendly welcome so decided to give it a go. I ordered Sunday roasts for 3...

Dropped in for a quick meal, lovely & the staff were very friendly & helpful. I had the Cajun chicken, lovely

After being closed for a while, my girlfriend and I went back and had one of the best meals we’ve had there! The Sunday roasts are amazing and the staff are super friendly! Lycian, Matt and Millie were all so welcoming and even had time for a nice chat! Awesome to have a local pub open again 😁

We had a very warm welcome in The Royal Oak tonight. The staff were obviously under pressure with a very full pub and restaurant but that was not reflected in their attentive, friendly service. The food was amazing value, the children ate for £1! I’d...

Great good and sercive. Dog friendly. Steak burger was very tasty. Children's meal for £1! Would recommend.

Fantastic service and fantastic food- try the burger on the £12.99 deal! We felt really comfortable.

Staff were extremely pleasant and helpful. We managed to get a table inside with our dog but it would be advisable to book as it became very popular after 7p.m. The food menu catered for most tastes and the food when it came was exactly...

Chef Matt and front of house Lucian very very good. Excellent service and couldn’t have been better looked after. Food good,however, prices high for a village pub and a somewhat limited menu, although that’s probably due to just reopening on the Friday before. Drink also...

To our delight the the Royal Oak has just opened up again! Seen they were open and we were there within the hour. Both Matt & Lucian were friendly and chatty and most importantly to us the food was amazing. The Sunday lunch we have...

The staff are fantastic, so accommodating and friendly. The ingredients are all locally sourced and cooked, homestyle, with mouthwatering results. A great welcoming local pub with excellent food and brilliant staff. Definitely worthy of a visit.

A word from storm Eunice and we were out to get a pub lunch!! Never been to The Royal Oak but glad we decided on an impromptu visit. Harrison (Chef) and partner Tiff (front of house) were both warm and very welcoming. The food came...

Another return visit, can’t keep away. This time we tried the steak night. A good choice on the menu. Very tempted but we went for the rib eye steak, which came with chips, and mushrooms. We opted for side dish of fried onion rings and...

Food was realy good service was a bit iffy young lad gave us dessert menu and forgot to come back to see what we wanted but we will go back

Excellent country pub in Cumbria. Superb drinks selection, good food and friendly staff. We’ve been here purely for drinks and also Sunday lunch, we’ve been happy on all occasions. Highly recommended.

I understand this pub had been recently acquired by a new owner. This was our first time here for many years. It's likely to be many more years before we go back. It used to be a great meal here but not any more. Cannot...

Good food and service... quiet at lunch times...

Wow! If you've not tried the food at The Royal Oak Inn at Curthwaite... Why?!?! It was absolutely outstanding! Huge portion of Cumberland sausages with mash, gravy and carrots x2, onion rings, chips, two pints of soft drinks and a passionfruit creme brulee which was...

Outstanding. Pub was absolutely spotless. Really lovely barman /waiter. Food was incredible. Lunch menu a lot smaller than online but still good choices. Cumberland sausages tasted amazing and the passionfruit creme brulee was out of this world. Hands down the best I've ever had! Shouldn't have shared it and definitely will be getting my own when we come back again to try some more of the menu.

Visited whilst travelling through Carlisle. The staff and food were outstanding. Nothing seems to much trouble at the Royal Oak and if in the area I have no hesitation in recommending a visit. I had the beef burger which was quite possibly the best I...

Just had a fabulous meal at this lovely village pub. I was with my elderly mum so we booked an early table expecting the pub to be quiet. However it was busy but with a really great buzz about it. The service was excellent, really...

Beautiful pub with genuinely excellent food. Gluten free catered for as well. Really friendly atmosphere, with really good host. Safe to say I've found my found my not so local (have to drive) local. Really great meal and evening.

We went here today Sunday 10th October and had an excellent lunch and drinks. Staff were attentive and with great customer service. Would highly recommend as food is brilliant

Lovely food and lovely staff! Thank you!

Good I was driving so coke but nice staff.

Not the place it was, The staff need a bit of training, while having our meal every few minutes a different member of staff would come to table to see if everything thing was alright, it gets a bit of a pain after a while,...

Service simply shocking when heading to the car the staff are all sat outside smoking and having a chat. Food was good in some cases but mine pretty average. A long way off previous visits

Appalling service. Place came highly recommended so we were really anticipating our evening meal. Mushroom risotto was tasteless despite lots of salt and pepper, extra parmesan and half my husband's peppercorn sauce. Took ages for desert menu to arrive and once ordered no sign of...

Appalling service. Place came highly recommended so we were really anticipating our evening meal. Mushroom risotto was tasteless despite lots of salt and pepper, extra parmesan and half my husband's peppercorn sauce. Took ages for desert menu to arrive and once ordered no sign of puds half an hour later. By then people for next booking were hovering. Gave up, cancelled pud and left. No real apology. Still hungry. Have come home for coffee and a chocolate biscuit. Husband enjoyed his steak though.

I've been meaning to leave a review for a while now, since our visit at the beginning of August. I was shocked to see so many bad reviews for The Royal Oak as that's the opposite of our experience. 14 of us went for lunch,...

Absolutely good came up from London staff fantastic food was great overall experience fantastic

Group family meal on Sunday afternoon and no complaints with the (albeit small) exception of meals not all being served together as 12 were out long before the last 2. Food wise was very good, limited menu but enough choice for all, and everyone enjoyed what they had. Prices are good too most mains probably average out at £13 so pretty favourable. Staff were very good, attentive without being intrusive and always made sure we had what we wanted.

Decided to go to the royal Oak for lunch today. Car park deserted. Had decided to book table no need to as there were no other diners. On entering decided to sanitise hands. Empty bottle! Greeted warmly by barman. Menu very limited. Ordered two hot...

Take care all our group was charged twice and no one answers the phone for refund, had to contact bank to sort it out . Meal not the best. Prosecco was awful. AVOID ran by a chain now.. lost that personal touch

Used to go here prior to lockdown. Decided to take visitors here, our mistake. Now under new management. The menu, very limited, the food much to be desired. We had looked on the website and the pictures did not relate to the food we were...

A nice place to go for a drink or meal. Staff were friendly and made us welcome.

Mega expensive, 4 drinks 32 quid

Lovely family run pub in Curthwaite. You can chose to eat at the bar, in the restaurant or even outside on a warm day. The staff are always friendly the beer is good and the food, the food! It's all locally sourced and cooked to the strict standards of the head chef. Make sure you book in advance, especially on sunny days, to avoid disappointment. I haven't been turned away but have had to wait 30mins for a table to came free.

I was lucky to chat to the young chefs in the car park, the signature recommended dish was risotto. Excellent.

We booked a table at The Royal Oak because they don't have a TV and we didn't want to be pestered by football. We had excellent attention and service from all the staff, Hannah, Matilda, Dylan, Thomas and Ben, well done all of you. We...

It’s a good job you’re three hours away from me because the meal I’ve just eaten was nothing short of epic! I’d get very fat, very quickly if I lived nearby! Thanks for a great meal with great service

Just been to this pub we had to leave our meal as we're getting eaten alive by flies, never seen so many in a restaurant. What we did manage to eat was ok.

Just returned from a great Sunday lunch today. Veggie option too! Faultless staff, good beer and enormous tasty food. Highly recommend.

Excellent food and beer. Very welcoming.

Amazing food, kids meals portions are clearly for big kids and the staff were very friendly

Excellent food and quality of service

We have been 3 times lately ,outside and inside. Every time treat by professional staff .

Don’t go here if you want social distancing, shoved in a corner next to managers on lap top, maximum half meter away, asked to move, refused, next family came in again put right next to us- rest of pub entirely empty, managers moved table not...

Fantastic food and service! Having to come back to us 3 times to say all but one filet steak had gone, our young waiter handled the situation like a professional! Very impressed

Excellent food and great service.

Booked a table for six, on first day of indoor opening. Special occasion being daughters birthday. Made very welcome and served an excellent meal. Two had burgers, one gammon, one sausage, and two duck, so a good variety from the menu. Everyone was more than...

Our favourite local. Staff and food amazing

The Royal Oak was amazing!!! Not only was the food great, the service was so good too. The young girls were so welcoming and helpful with every question that I asked! As was Ben the lovely new manager 😊 with him at the helm and...

To be honest, we didn't expect to have the quality of meal we did. We were very pleasantly surprised going for the burger with bacon and cheese and the halloumi burger. They were delicious with a decent quality of ingredients. The service was excellent considering...

We visited within the first week of reopening post lockdown. We were prepared for few teething problems however the evening was a disaster. I had booked online as their website indicates however get the feeling they hadn’t known about our booking, thankfully I had a...

What a great experience! We had booked a table at the Royal Oak on their re-opening day, eager to try new Head Chef Matt Hopkins’ food. We had heard that his Sunday roast had been voted « Best Sunday Roast in London » in London Time magazine,...

We drove past The Royal Oak on the way to Dalston and said we would go there for lunch on our way back. We were not disappointed and will definitely return. We were met by Ben, the Manager and shown to a table in the...

Had three great meals here during the summer and recommended it to lots of people. Went tonight, 45 minutes wait for a steak platter, looked totally unappetising and the steak tasted like it had been taken out the freezer and chucked on a grill, freezing...

Not as good as before ! Not sure what has gone wrong here ? But we have been & enjoyed lovely food on a Sunday for the last year or so , but this time was very poor . Beef was dry , tatties tasted fried and veg was stone cold . Won’t be back, Shame