The Royal in South Oxfordshire

I absolutely love this place. This time we tried the Sunday roast and it was fantastic, literally the best gravy around!

We visited The Royal whilst on a long hike with our Labrador. There is a great choice of eateries in Wallingford but we were pleased we booked a table at The Royal. There was a lovely welcome as we walked in for us and our dog. The interior decor was very smart but also relaxed so we didn’t feel out of place in our hiking boots! The staff made a fuss of our dog and gave her a water bowl and some pork crackling! Our mains of steak cheeseburgers were home cooked and delicious, as was my sticky toffee pudding dessert. The washrooms were up to the same high standards. Highly recommendable - a perfect place for lunch, full of happy diners and staff. It was easy to book a table online - advisable at peak times.

If you haven’t been……..go! The food was outstanding. The service was second to none; so attentive. The presentation of the food equals that of a “fancy” London type restaurant. The complement of flavours on the plate were perfect. Prices were extremely good value for the quality of food we received. There is nothing about our experience at The Royal that wasn’t exemplary. We’ll definitely be back to try more from the menu!

A great evening at The Royal for our family party of 6. Friendly and efficient service, delicious food (the best burgers ever) and when our granddaughter finished her tomato pasta in seconds she was given another bowl for free! Seriously impressed by the whole experience, we’ll return and would highly recommend to others.

Outstanding food and service. Visited with friends. I’d been previously for Sunday lunch which was excellent and had heard good reviews from friends on recent visits. I had the stone bass which was exceptional followed by sticky toffee pudding. Others had the pork, chicken and pasta. Everyone was ever happy with their food. Absolutely delicious. The menu is small but the food is amazing!!

Lovely local venue. But… having arrived for drinks on Friday August 9th and enjoying couple of rounds of not inexpensive drinks in the pub garden we were very disappointed that the outside lights were abruptly switched off at 22.20 without warning and the management refused to switch them back on again! Bearing in mind that others sitting inside the pub were able to finish their drinks without such disruption seemed incredibly rude and unreasonable. This was a Friday evening in mid August. Absolutely appalled by this rude experience and will not be returning anytime soon. Ps. Sister pub opposite (coachmakers) still had their garden lights on when we were leaving. Very very disappointed and actually quite angry at this experience!!

Fantastic food and service in a relaxing modern environment. It may look like a pub from the outside, but it’s a proper restaurant on the inside

Fantastic place, the food is absolutely delicious, the staff are wonderful and the service is brilliant. It's a beautiful restaurant and bar and a lovely place to go either for food or just a drink. My favourite place to eat in Wallingford!

Went to the Royal today and I have to say what an amazing experience, the food was amazing and everything came out quickly with hardly any wait time. Big shout out to our hostess Shannon who was so friendly and polite and just made the experience enjoyable as well as the other staff who were also very friendly.

Wonderful experience again at The Royal. Very warm, friendly welcome from the team. Jake, our server was fab and has a cracking personality! Fantastic food and beautifully balanced cocktails. The roast beef was excellent and my partner thoroughly enjoyed his. I had two sides, the octopus and the burrata, which was lovely. Thank you for making his birthday so lovely. We'll be back!

This place was amazing. The service, the food, the ambience - just out of this world. Don’t miss it. Jake the waiter, Pete the Chef - and the team around them - all led to our ten people party having the time of their lives. The Veloute, the Gravalax, the Seabass, the Duck salad, the deserts - all fantastic. Worth every penny. Well done x

First visit to The Royal. We went as a family of 5 to celebrate 2 birthdays. Service was excellent and food was exceptionally good. The menu was varied and although relatively expensive it was very comparable to other venues in the area. One little blip. They ran out of the lager we were drinking after one round (odd considering it was early on a Friday evening) and as a result our bill was wrong (we didn't notice until we got home) and we dropped in a couple of days later to mention it and they were very apologetic and responsive by refunding us. Lovely venue with a perfect ambiance. We will be going back!

Very good experience. Food delicious, service excellent, location very good. Set lunch menu very good value (2 courses £17, 3 for £20). The place is fresh and clean and very well presented. Friendly staff were attentive, but not overly so. Good local beer on tap (Loose Cannon, Abingdon Bridge). Fish and chips and veg curry recommended. Portions the right size: not huge platefuls, but just enough. Couldn't fault it. Will definitely come again if I'm in Wallingford.

Whole experience was fantastic. Andy (manager) was amazing, the kitchen team prepared excellent food and all at a very reasonable price. Best I have had in Wallingford by far. Loved everything about The Royal and fully recommend it to all.

Superb evening with friends, warm attentive staff, particularly the manager, Andy, who made us so welcome, really knew his wines and how they paired with the menu choices. Such a delightful experience, we look forward to going again.

Amazing new spot in Wallingford! I don’t often feel obliged to review restaurants but this one really surprised and amazed me, the front of house staff were so attentive and the food was brilliant! We will definitely go back, loved it!

Excellent combination of flavours. I had a Maylasian style veggie curry. Cashew Nuts and Sweet Potato with grilled aubergines, fresh chilli, coconut. Though the chilli was hot, it didn't get in the way of the overall taste. Pudding was a calvados apple with crumble, sauce annalise and vanilla ice cream accompanied by a pudding wine. What stood out was the manager/waiter really knew his food and wine. Open on a Monday as well. Lots of interesting things on the menu plus a.good wine list. The service charge does go to the staff. Very important, in my opinion. We will return at some point.

This was a great find in Wallingford. Beautifully styled decor and the food was excellent and extremely good value. Wallingford needs more places like this. Nice accommodation as well. We will be back for more.

The royal is a new restaurant to Wallingford and well worth a visit. We visited on a Saturday lunchtime and were really impressed my the short menu and covers the classics, but also had some lovely choices. We had the arancini and celeriac soup to start and chicken for mains. They also offer a fantastic lunch menu three course with a glass of wine for 21. Amazing value. There is so much choice in Wallingford. But make sure you make time for here.