The Oak in Grays in Thurrock

The service was great and staff were very friendly. I especially want to say thank you to the following members of staff these were Carla, Stevo, Jay, and Phil. I will definitely visit this pub again! 😀

After reading the positive reviews on here I talked my partner into trying it after a day out for a bite and a drink or two. Don’t get me wrong the staff were attentive and pleasant. The menu was sparse lots of items unavailable. Once we did find something the food was not great, I would say below average. I can se it being a great pub for watching sports and a drink or three but highly unlikely to return for food.

Wow was not expecting the great service and food here. Stopped off after a trip to Kent on Sunday. Super impressed with their vegetarian and vegan offering. The staff were super helpful with me as a fussy customer and nothing was too much trouble. Best Mac and cheese I’ve had in the UK and even was better than some I’ve had in Scotland and the states. I know grays as a place can have a bit of a bad rep, but don’t let that deter you from the great food and service here.

The Oak is a very good local pub, called in tonight for the football, good atmosphere, lively but well controlled. Well worth checking out on match days.

Fantastic service Good social distancing and covid awareness Mo needs a promotion I recommend you are served by him So good good

Lovely pub and atmosphere. Loved the service by Mo, he needs a promotion! Definitely recommend, great atmosphere and environment!

Fantastic pub - great food and place to have a catch up with friends. Pool tables as well which is always great too. Lovely beer garden and plenty of parking if your traveling from far. Loads of sports being shown too!

Mate just moved to greys & come along to check his local, fantastic pub, fast service & a amazing atmosphere, will definitely visit this pub again, highly recommend this pub.

great food great barmen and health and safety amazing and really friendly and very helpful and really great attitude and brilliant staff best pub and atmosphere wicked guys 😎

Come here with a group of friends for drinks and really enjoyed it the staff are very hard working and very friendly and polite always got a smile even when they are rushed off their feet doing table service. Would definitely recommend 😁

Terrible service, waited half hour for a drink, then got got told at 9:25 we cant order no more as we are closing soon

Had lunch there which was brilliant nice and hot xxx jo was amazing as we were with special needs and found her so helpful

Been coming here for a couple years now, great place to be and good food too. New to the area but definitely found my local. Staff are always happy to help and friendly.

Good service! Good prices on drinks, food worth the price! Chilled and friendly place! Great local!!

Came out for a family lunch. Loads of brilliant vegetarian options and the chef (midge) cooked everything to perfection - especially the pizza. That was perfect! We will be back again soon

Came her for a casual meal with the family. Had pizza, 2 burgers, southern fried chicken and some drinks. Honestly amazed at the quality of the food for the price. Mum and sister are vegetarian and the options were plenty!! That plus the fact that Jo and the team were so friendly.We shall be frequenting this place for meals regularly.Many thanks all!!!

I would like to thank the staff for making me feel welcome back into the pub, they was all very lovely and have worked very hard to keep the place nice and clean. me and my friends had some food it all come out at the same time and it was nice and hot :)

As we have just moved to Grays about 3 weeks ago.Me and my family decided to have a drink ot two in this pub.We was greeted at the door with respect, the staff member nicely explained the new procedures in place due to the Cov19 and then walked us to our table!The bar staffs are very friendly, polite and they serve you with a smile on there faces.Me and my family ordered some food, we were impressed with the variety of meals on the menu.When our food arrived it was hot and looked and tasted delicious. The place had other families in there,its a friendly place,with lots of tv screens for variety of sports.Now I know where to come when the football season starts.When we left the pub, we waked out very happy.I can honestly say we will be making this say our local and I would recommend the Oak pub.

Good local pub. Good for sport & pub grub. Friendly local pub. Friendly staff, will come back again.

Nice pub been coming here since I was a kid with my dad, dose good food exiling service nice atmosphere definitely worth a visit

Had a lovely family meal staff was friendly and very accommodating with my dietary needs I would highly recommended

Fantastic staff very friendly and bubbly drinks cheap food is lovely would highly recommend 100% The staff have kept to the rules too

Back again - 1st day open after lockdown. Staff very clear on new rules/guidance. One of our party had nut allergy and staff very thorough with order, ensuring correct procedures were taken. Food good value for money.

The food is good but if you’re a bitter drinker go elsewhere, plenty of lagers from around the world but not a sign of English ale, unless you want a craft beer from a tin!

Visited today had breakfast it was soooo nice. didnt wait long at all for our food it was warm and welcoming will definitely b back wat such nice place to b

On arrival I was Greeted from a very nice man. He was very welcoming and couldn't do enough for me and my family. It was outstanding service and top quality food and me and my family will definitely be coming back.

I called in today and was very pleased with the wrap and sweet potato fries, great value for money. The pub is warm and welcoming and I also enjoyed watching the cricket on a big HDTV. The menu is value for money and also does pizza. The pub has a car park but remember to log your registration number. Does what is says on the tin.

Came to visit to meet up with friends and had a blast..... friendly staff, good food and drinks and played some great tunes on the juke box ....... definitely will be coming back again

Normally good but on visiting today ordered lunch to were told there was no service for at least three quartersp of an hour as the chef was at lunch this was unacceptable and we left surely running this type of establishment you can't just stop serving food to allow 1 member of staff to have a meal break this complaint does not stop here as one has been made to the brewers Mitchell & Butler

We are a family of 5.. My children aged 7,8 and 10. I got emailed a voucher offering 40% discount so I thought why not? We visited today and ordered chicken wings and goujons for starters. Really nice. Surprisingly so. Then to mains. Steaks x 3 , fish and chicken all with chips. I can say that these plates we all ate and enjoyed. I would say the standard has massively improved since our last visit in 2018.

I met up with some long lost friends at The Oak in Grays the place was packed with happy people and the staff were very efficient and remember my orders when they saw me walking to the bar they simply gestured same again?

Staff using mobile phones regularly and rude.Staff seem to respond to shouts rather than serving those who have been waiting longest. Toilets are filthy and the staff are often rude or cocky if you make a comment.The heating is not on during a cold November day.Failed to get served on my third drink, so left and went somewhere else. Tried to contact the Mitchells and Butler website to complain directly, but the site does not take complaints. Obviously they don't want to know how bad it is.

Good value for money on meal deals - especially for a quick lunch time Burger and a drink £5.29 Will go back.

I came in with my son and family. We had lunch and drinks. Bar service was brillant could not fault them. As it was busy they still made sure they knew I was there and got to me as soon as they could.

Popped in with friends for dinner. Food was good, exactly what you would expect.

We stopped off at The Oak in Grays on the way to Tilbury Cruise terminal.

La comida es lo que es, comida de pub de un gran grupo de pub.

had a lovely steak and pint at very reasonable price good atomosphere and friendly staff.the beer was cheap on Mondays promotional lager is £1.90 !!!! you cant get better value and there was a two for one deal on the burgers

Lovely friendly place nice food and great atmosphere. Cheap beer and nice menu. Nice for a quick bite on the way home

well what a pleasant surprise, never been here before very friendly place staff were lovely and helpful, gave colouring paper and pens to granddaughter made a fuss over baby made us feel very welcome and the food was lovely well presented hot and tasty, will definately be going back

A large party of us went for an early Christmas Celebration. the table was set out beautifully for us and our Christmas Dinner was lovely yet very reasonable. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Had a girlie xmas night, had the Christmas menu. Food good, decent priced drinks. Manager and staff spoke to c we we're ok often. Good night will go again

A surprisingly good evening at The Oak - good pub grub, very reasonably priced wine and friendly staff - what more can you want and on my doorstep!!

Real working mens pub with a good family vibe - Food is pub grub as expected. The staff here are all home grown and know their stuff. The only downside is the toilets often stink!

Pub seems calm and friendly. Toilets needed a clean, considering it was quiet they needed TLC. Good amount of pool...

Thank you to Chris, John, Julie and the rest of the team at the Oak for providing us with fantastic...

food taste lovely reasonable price only down fall very very slow service good alday breakfast served

Had 10oz rump steak n wished I hadn't. Tough as old boots. Was chewing away with no joy. Chips were luke warm. Try complaining to the staff and they ignore you and walk away. Great customer service that is.... Not!!!

Friendly staff, good value for money on a selection of beer and typical pub food. Good pub to watch the football in at a weekend.

We go there fairly regularly. Pretty basic they have never failed to produce a decent meal. Very reasonable. Gets busy when the football is on

Good for football and sports. Good selection of lagers/beers. Pub grub on a budget but big portions. Dont expect alacarte just a full stomach

Place of choice to meet before a Friday night curry. It's a nice big old pub but very much a lads pub as has all the sports on tv . Never had any trouble in there the times I have been though and the ladies do use as does couples. Wouldn't take my kids though as the language can be a bit choice. Beers were cheap and they seemed to have a good choice. Service was a bit slow but the girls apologised. Good pubs are a bit scarce within walking distance of where I live so best of the lot. Good curry houses on the parade which helps as well.

The Oak in Grays never disappoints us, the quality and choice is excellent.We eat there at least one a month, also for our birthdays and whenever we want to meet up with our friends.We have tried all the local eatery's and found The Oaks to be the best.I recomend it to everybody without hesitation, although being a "sports pub" it can get a bit noisy on match nights.

An old school pub now owned by a chain but had a real atmosphere for big sporting events such as the football or rugby. Drinks are reasonable prices although an get a bit lively at times.

About 20 of use went foe a Valentines meal at the Oakes. There were another crowd of around 12 at another table. We have been many times before the main reason being the cost of meals and drink. It is somewhat comparable to a Weatherspoons acceptable food, nothing fancy. With cheap drink. We had the valentine special. A main with either a starter or a sweet plus a drink for two people. How much? £15. Is this cheap or what!! If you take off the two drinks which must be over £5.50 anyway that you look at it, then you are left with £9.50 for two mains and two starters or sweets. The Ladies were given a chocolate long stemmed rose in a box each as well. The men had to buy the extra drinks but at under £7 for a decent bottle of house wine and around £2.80 per pint we were all very happy. Can't complain about the service either. Very helpful and obliging. A result.

We are moving into the area soon so we thought we would give The Oak a try as it would be our new local and really the only place nearby that does pub food. We could see this was a lads drinking pub, with the locals near the bar, pool table and footy on loud. We should of known it's not a food pub however unfortunately we was incredibly disappointed regardless. The lady at the bar took 20 minutes to take our order even though we were the only people ordering. Upon arrival of the food, which was far too quick (literally 3 minutes) my jacket potato was so uncooked it tasted like it just came out of the ground and my partners burger was cold and the bun was stale. Obviously it was cheap, which is great however this was not a good experience and we won't be going back.

Bit of a lads pub would not take the other half, Lager, football and pool is your game then you will be quids in here, its my local but only as i cant be bothered to get a cab!!