The Royal Oak in Ceredigion

Never been there but the picture of a dog on the bed has persuaded me never to book it.

One of the only nice pubs in Lampeter town child friendly they have a small beer garden and pool table, jukebox and dogs are allowed. This is a small country pub

Good service. Pleasant surroundings. Reasonably priced food.

I had to give one star as there was not a lower rating available. We ordered drinks that were brought one a a time so we decided not to order food. While paying the bar bill I mentioned that they had missed out on a food order of over £100 due to their exceptionally poor service. They even forgot how many drinks needed to be paid for.

Avoid! Awful food. Over cooked frozen chips, burnt rock hard scampi and a quiche one end like cardboard the other like rubber. No one else in and waited nearly an hour for that. Refused to pay for one meal it was that bad.

Lunch of steak baguette and chips, chips quite good but baguettes contained raw onion and half a tub of margarine which we had to remove before we could eat

It was a laugh staying the night there and thinking about it I wish I d stayed another night. It hasn't got parking but it's not far to the carpark.

Room was filthy: dirty mattresses - dirty carpet (found peanuts, coins, a lighter on the floor) - no soap in the bathroom (an old dispenser was located next to the toilet brush but empty!) - visible black mold in the shower cabin…all in all, horrible. It’s not a hotel but a pub with a few rooms located upstairs. Expect noise in the evening. (We were not bothered by it as it was a relatively quiet Thursday evening, but I imagine weekends are worse.) When we wanted to check out at app. 8.15 am, the place was empty and there was no staff at all. It felt weird not knowing when the staff had left during the night and for how long we had been alone on the premises. (Is that even legal? What if something had happened during the night?) No breakfast available (we knew this in advance) but also only dinner available friday and saturday, i.e. find a proper hotel to stay in.

The location is centrally located in Lampeter, various restaurants can be found within a few minutes' walk of the accommodation, and there is even a small shop with groceries opposite. Parking is available on the street. Unfortunately the WiFi didn't work at all and normal reception with a British SIM isn't great either, but the hotel fully serves its purpose for overnight stays. Cleanliness is also good as standard. It's a shame that you can't book breakfast. However, you can get it about 1-2 minutes' walk away.

Very nice staff who were accommodating but the rooms were not very clean at all. Simply just somewhere to sleep not a place I would go back to

Popped in for a couple of drinks after having lunch at Granny’s Kitchen across the road. Sat in the courtyard as it was a sunny day! The bar itself was a real surprise, nicely done out and a little bit ‘alternative’ with a good jukebox available and good range of drinks. Friendly barmaid. Toilets a bit dicey though, broken hand dryer exposing the internal didn’t seem particularly safe!

We went in for breakfast there were 5 of us and it was lovely. Been looking for a great priced and cooked breakfast for ages

Breakfast on the 13/1/24, friendly girl serving , shocking food, all day breakfastx2 barely cooked. Avoid

I have to say, this place is one to avoid. I observed someone doing a drug deal right at the table, a guy from Liverpool, judging by his accent, he didn’t even try and hide the fact either. I kid you not. I know for a fact that the manager/ tattoed guy behind the bar observed it also, as I looked at him as it was happening. Then there is just the general look of the place, it’s the sort of place you wipe your feet on the way out, not on the way in. Then there is the fact that there was no chef in to cook food, so my plan was to have food, but judging by the cleanliness of the pub, I’d wonder what the state of the kitchen was.

We just stayed for one night on our way to South Wales. The staff were very friendly, the room was comfortable and all for a,reasonable price.

Nice town pub, good beers on tap including a lovely pale ale. However, the staff left the ceiling spot lights on - please turn these off in the future as it ruins the pub atmosphere. The wall lights are enough.

Absolutely lovely supper! Garlic mushrooms, pizza, burger and fish and chips excellent Thank you for looking after us and our 4 golden retrievers so well!

Overnight stop for local visit. The staff were really friendly and helpful. Rooms comfortable, warm and quiet. Food was excellent and hot. After reading previous reviews we were apprehensive but proved to be needless. The reviewers had obviously had a bad day and were grumpy!

Twenty of us had food here one evening, prebooked our orders therefore the service on the night was quick fair play. The choice of food was 1/2 roast chicken, Beef burger with bacon, 8oz Rump, Curry of the day and Large Cod. £15 each. Decent food for the price. An enjoyable evening.

Very poor service and food. We had finished our meals when my sons chicken arrived. Reheated frozen chips, very poor scampi that was frozen. Oil tasted old and made the mediocre food taste worse. Really bad food and service and staff didn’t seem to care at all.

Thank you to Sarah and Colin for our lovely grub! Sarah went out of her way to adapt the menu for my partner. She is ceoliac and struggles at most places, Sarah definitely went the extra mile. Ted was the friendly barman & it seemed a nice atmosphere. Thank you all for a lovely meal!

2 nights of no sleep. when I called Mark the contact whos number is on the informatiin at 2am, to explain my concern and say how upset I was, I was told this is a licenced pub to 3am, with rooms above! Not to call him and complain at 2am basically get on with it, he informed me that I should know its a licenced bar 'pub' his words with rooms above. I have searched all sites and cannot find any information saying this, only the it is called The Royal Oak Hotel? The information within our room clearly states Hotel not pub? The other photo i am sad to add was taken at 1.45pm in the garden where clearly patrons are enjoying themselves, there is no concern of noise, and the jukebox is blarring out. Not one staff member asked to keep the noise down. I can only stipulate how unreasonable this behaviour is. At 11pm our fire alarm went off, we got up but noone was bothered nor did there seem to be any concern this happened we were not asked to report or anything, The alarm in room 5 is hanging off the ceiling? Very dissatissfied, we are here on a business stay, very unacceptable behaviour from them. Its now 2.25am Sat morning writing this, I only hope prospect visitors to The Royal Oak Hotel read and act.

Would've been OK, but kept awake til 2am by loud music shouting from garden. Every other word was f***King sometimes or other. Got about 3hours sleep. Don't stay here if you want an early start. This was on a Thursday, god knows what it'd like at a weekend

Lovely lunch, quick service and all meals were beautifully cooked, will definitely go again, reasonably priced too

Delicious pizza and tasty beer - great value and staff service was brilliant too. Keep doing what you are doing! Thank you 😊

Fantastic food, we both the chicken burger which was delicious. Lovely staff and good relaxing atmosphere. They have a TV if you want to watch sports.

We had booked this pub as one of the few places in the area which seemed to be doing Saturday lunches. We realised, last minute, that the Wales v Switzerland football match would be on at the same time, so thought it would all get rather noisy. Luckily there was a TV in another area, where most people congregated, and, the one person in our party who is a football fan was able to sit facing the TV in the restaurant. Three of us had the all day breakfast, which was very good, with one opting for sausage, egg an chips. Service was friendly and efficient. Only downside, I did not see any hand sanitiser for customers' use.

Booked here for bank holiday weekend. On our first nights stay we were kept awake for hours into the morning by noisy customers leaving in groups from the pub below-shouting, screaming & swearing right outside the rooms windows. No member of staff came out to ask people to quieten down. How the people who live on the High Street deal with this every weekend, I feel sorry for them. We were booked for two nights and after the terrible first night we decided we could not stay another night. We spoke with the owners daughter the following day who apologised and stated we be would be refunded for both nights- 3 weeks later we are still waiting for our money back and the venue will not reply to ours or our booking companies messages and emails! This venue is rated as 3 star but most definitely is not. The room had a curtain missing from one of the windows, the crockery was chipped, the bathroom smelt badly of chip fryer fat. The carpet in the hallway stairs had come away causing me slip on it and hurting my knee. The hallway lights which are triggered by movement are so bright they lit up the room through the gaps around the door in the middle of the night. All in all not a good venue to stay at and especially for the price charged. Would not recommend to book at here at all.

Enjoyed a nice evening meal at The Royal Oak (Stables), great steak and jacket potato, and pizza with chosen extra toppings. Social distancing rules well adhered to, hostess was very friendly and her father's cooking was just right.

Had a delicious steak and jacket potato, husband had a bespoke pizza..... couldn’t find fault with anything! The service was outstanding, all the staff including bar staff, especially Mark who was serving food was professional and friendly, nothing was too much trouble. The covid awareness is exemplary and should be the standard for all good establishments. Definitely recommend.

We were staying in Tregaron and this pub came up on a search for a dog friendly pub. It was definitely worth the twenty minute drive.Staff were polite and helpful on arrival.Menu had lots of proper pub meals, nothing too fancy or pretentious.We both ordered 8oz rump steaks with chips and they were more like 10oz in size. Ordered medium well and they were cooked perfectly - very easy to cut and no dryness at all, just so tasty. Plenty of chips too.We also ordered a side order of fried haloumi and dip and that was so tasty - huge portion so glad we shared rather than ordering one each.Prices were very reasonable and if we are ever in the area again, this will be the pub we will be going to.

We went here as part of the eat out to help out scheme. Firstly the staff had an argument in front of is about who they had booked in for tables. We ordered the food and it arrived in a polystyrene take away box rather than a plate! Firstly we were eating in the pub and secondly it's terrible for they environment. My youngest had chicken nuggets and chips off the kids menu. The only other option was sausage and chips so no idea what a child who is vegetarian would eat. The nuggets and chips were very greasy and she had two decent sized ones the rest all tiny crumbs of batter no chicken at all. Then our beef burgers arrived with one portion or onion rings even though we ordered three. Had to ask for them and pay again and he also checked what was on our burger as he had put that through wrong. All our burgers were pink inside and the bottom bun was wet and soggy from the salad. Head chef came out and we were informed they check the temperature of the meat inside to know it's safe to eat and that with rushing the bun had gone soggy. That may be but burgers shouldn't be pink like these were. He was nice and offered to cook new ones. He cooked a new one for my daughter, my partners and mine came back the same burger in a new bun. A meal out should be relaxing but this was stressful. I would never go back here again. What a waste of time and money. Awful experience. I am not someone to write reviews but this time I felt I must.

Went to have a meal it was good just how I wanted really satisfied service was friendly an advise anyone to go there for great steak and the burgers are lush nice one

Strange offerings it does not know what it is and offers local as the theme. But poor chips small meat portions amke it one to avoid. Service is non too hot.

Went here for our lunch with our 2 greyhounds. Sat in the court yard in the shade and had a lovely lunch. My husband was informed that the dogs were welcome inside which was amzing as we usually have to ask. The food we had was lovely. We had sausage and mash and I had cawl. Not sure what the cheese was for but I enjoyed my meal and walked away feeling well fed and relaxed. Would definately recommend and will try to go back.

Stopped here both on the way to and on the way back from a holiday in New Quay with quite a large party. The staff were very accommodating to our needs, the area was clean and the food was good, especially for the price. No complaints. Also, pretty good coffee and especially happy they had a dairy free option with the coffee. Will definitely stop again when in the area.

Went for a wedding in Lampeter last weekend and booked into the royal Oak. Had a fantastic night with the locals on the Friday and Saturday lunchtime. Staff couldn't be more friendlier, special mention for Rachel. Mein host equally as nice and very accommodating. If ever around this area again it would be my first choice.

Beer selection is poor. One bitter which is 3.8%. That is not bitter!Food is average.Customers are drunks and drug takers. One woman so drunk she could not stand up. Groups taking drugs. Language is f*** every other word.Management is non-existent. A teenage girl left in charge who has no authority.To be avoided.

Went in for a meal with Mom, we had the Warm Gammon in a Honey and Mustard Sauce, Onions, Peppers etc.. The foodi was so tasty and nicely filling, lettuce, peas and rest of the salad was just right and the Mustard sauce made it spot on :) coming back for some more soon, it was a very healthy yet so tasty at the same time.

Very accommodating, allowed us to bring the dogs in the bar. We had an excellent home cooked meal - king prawns in gin and tonic batter were delicious and burgers were very filling

Staff on shift were great, locals massively let the place down. Saw a teenager get beat up over a singular pound last night, which was all started by the blonde girl who usually works behind the bar, who gets referred to as "Queenie". She threw abuse at me which turned a great night into a brawl. I will never ever return there. Management should watch the CCTV and reconsider who is chooses to represent their business. The results were disgusting. Multiple people beating a teenager over ONE POUND. This pound could have been debated over, but the staff had said that me and said teenager had credits left on the dukebox. The blonde girl,insisted on flirting with my friend all evening and then got her boyfriend to beat him to a pulp. She firstly introduced herself by calling me horrible names like "sket" over a singular pound that she had given her boyfriend to give to me in an attempt to get me to leave, despite the staff giving permission for us to stay and finish our songs - I was willing to give her the pound she had given us to attempt to buy us out of the Duke box, but her rudeness massively outweighed her requests. I can't believe any solid business would hire this person and happily pay them a steady wage to be on shift there. This girl needs lessons in manners, respect and person and hygiene, as the essence on scampi was lingering everywhere she went. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer my bar staff to not smell like they've done 8 rounds with something our of pirates of the Caribbean. This horrible, horrible form of a "human being" disgraces your business and let's down customers. We we're having such a great evening, which could have ended greatly, however, ended up having her and her boyfriend distributing disgusting language and behaviour which even left the staff on shift feeling helpless. What sort of person would want their workmates to be in that postion?! I am utterly repulsed by what happened and I will never return to this vile excuse of an eggshell of a buildng, fuelled by bad energies. I hope management see this and actually address the problem. This vile woman needs a talking to about customer service. ABSOLUTELY Disgusting. Woman in the picture caused all of the trouble

It is pretty standard pub fare with the odd interesting choice. I went for steak which was nice, but could have come with onion rings or mushrooms. However the service was enthusiastic, if inexperienced and the beer, Holy Grail from Black Sheep was excellent. Not perfect, but for the price, we were well satisfied.

My gammon too tough to cut as was my friends steak although she asked for it to be medium rare. Cutlery looked dirty but waitress was really nice. I was told I would have 10% off my meal which I thought was good until I realised it only amounted to £1. Won't be going back there.

Popped in to grab some lunch after a mooch round town. Was the most presentable looking pub in the area. Friendly staff & locals at the bar. Cool separate games room area. Decent menu options & a good price. Pleasantly surprised with the food worth a pit stop.

Just arrived in the area after a 5 hour journey, this looked the most presentable pub in the town so went in. Friendly bar staff, locals in there welcoming, decent selection of drinks and the food was cheap, filling and tasty.

Same comments as for another establishment in town The Castle really but welcome enough for a one off bite. Steaks are the safest bet but a little more trimmings would be appreciated just average fayre as expected. no harsh complaints but not ardderchog!!

We were travelling back from our weekend away and popped in for some pub grub. Staff were lovely and made us feel welcome. Food was so good! Everyone pretty much polished off their plates. Great end to our trip!

The food we recieved was very nice. Unfortunately the head chef was very rude towards the nice waitress infront of customers. The chef was making rude comments to her and treated her with no respect which put us off coming back.

Went in for a lunchtime meal, the pub is a little frayed around the edges and could do with a makeover. The food was ok, plates were hot and served within a good time. The female toilets were in need of a serious clean, they were very smelly not a room to hang around.

I returned with a friend for a trip down memory lane. A return to Lampeter to visit our old University college. Booked the Oak as it was central. The rooms have recently been refurbished and are nicely finished and have everything you need for a comfortable stay. This is a grade two listed building, so don’t expect double glazing. This is important! The pub is on the high street and although Lampeter cannot be described as a busy town, do expect noise at night. As this is also a busy local pub don’t stay here if you are looking for a peaceful night before midnight.

Popped in for mid week lunch, with 3 generations of family.

I'm absolutely the most fussy customer you will getband twice in been and absolutely loved it.breakfast last time and lasagne

Just had lunch here and it was delicious. I highly recommend the cod . Staff are really friendly and helpful . Will definitely be returning.

We were visiting the local area for a family wedding and were told not to eat at the hotel we were staying in so I looked locally at trip advisor for a good place to go and The Royal Oak didn't disappoint us.

This was our first time to visit this lovely, refurbished eatery.

This was an unexpected delight. Staff served with a smile and steak the best I’ve had in years, impressive locally sourced produce. Topped by my all time favourite dessert of Mississippi Mud Pie. Totally delicious, staff and owners very hospitable and deserve to do well. Only downside, slightly cold as clearly need to add further glazing to the old sash windows. Definitely worth visit (and dog friendly too)

Gower Gold on tap was good. Best pub in town, however, it is still pretty average. Very loud music so hard to talk. Smart inside but at the expense of character.

Seven of us and a dog were looking for somewhere to eat on a rainy day in Lampeter. This place has great reviews for food but unfortunately for us, food is not served in the bar area, only in the restaurant and dogs were only allowed in the bar area so we had to take our business elsewhere.

This pub is a 'student pub' being close to the University so therefore does good meals at reasonable prices. Beer is well priced too if a bit limited in choice if one is an ale drinker

It’s a great place to come and have a drink and a meal with your family the staff are very friendly and the food is amazing I rate the beef burger it’s great I recommend coming here.

Staff don't know what a bitter shandy is!! Real ale??? Don't understand English! Bad start ! Good food tho served in stupid wooden tray with paper lining that disintegrated

We called on Saturday 13th May and had a wonderful (pink) rack of lamb and an 8oz fillet steak for £15.50p. Well cooked mains. Lovely atmosphere.

Just reopened before Christmas under new management. A good place on the High Street for drinks. Refurbished as well. Even Welsh language music on the jukebox. Diolch yn fawr.

Had a meal on the night we stayed very tasty but felt no different from other places. What was good there was plenty on the plate and hot.

Fuimos con 5 niños (2-10 años). Reservamos una mesa para 7 pm después de una recomendación del personal en el restaurante verde cerca del castillo que estaban llenos.

Estábamos teniendo problemas para encontrar un lugar donde comer los domingos por la noche en esta zona y encontré Bistro de Cat. El restaurante es muy agradable con una deliciosa comida casera.

Creo que el Royal Oak tiene una tenía un momento difícil de tarde, pero gato que ahora se ha convertido cosas durante todo el año. Fuimos a almorzar allí tenía una muy buena provisión inicial y principal comida. Comida llegó en buen tiempo, todo recto en desde la cocina, la comida era buena y caliente. Buenas raciones, todo lo sabe bien y el precio fue fantástico. Será un visitante frecuente y recomiendo cada lector de pop. Usted será atendido muy bien y te dejará totalmente satisfecha. 5 Estrellas

Excellent friendly service, very good price, will return in the future under new management, and one of the best dog friendly places we have ever been, congrats, from Poppies mum and dad

Popped in for lunch with two friends and it was dreadful. Pot of tea tasted like it had been stewing for hours. Waited for ages while they located 'the' jug of milk! Waited another 40 minutes for the food despite there only being one other occupied table. Omelettes arrived burnt on the outside and undercooked inside. Basically inedible. Soup looked very unappetising and tasted only of pepper. All food sent back. No apology from staff at all for lengthy waiting time and total lack of basic cooking skills. Paid for drinks and left still hungry. Would not go back even if I was paid.

The new manager and chef are a delight and although it is just a very simple menu the food was incredible. I recommend you try it for your self!

The food was less than average and upon going to Aberaeron last weeken we found the Royal Oak had closed, no surprise there then. It used to be a great place to get a good meal.

The food here is nice and very good value at 2 meals for £9.95. The staff are friendly and helpful. I would definitely go for food again.

The setting in the Pheonix bar is lovely it is just a shame that the food and service don't live up to this! I visited on a weekday lunchtime and as I was only after a snack ordered a childrens meal - seemed to be good value for money as also included a drink. The chips were cold and when I went to pay I was charged for my meal plus the drink separately. I was told that my diet coke was from a bottle not draught (even though I had only asked for a normal diet coke at the same time as ordering my food) and so wasn't included in the meal deal. Staff were very unhelpful throughout the situation - not impressed and wouldn't go again!

Very good value 2 meals for £9.95 , Pleasent atmosphere nice staff and tasty food Nice setting in the pheonix bar.

We were greeted very warmly when we entered this lovely pub and the waitress moved tables around to accommodate our group (3 children, 5 adults).All our meals were lovely, chicken salad, fabulous cheeseburger, fish and chips and a nice veg lasagne. The desserts were gorgeous, slightly pricey at £5 each, but yummy.The service definitely makes this place, friendly, quick and eager to help.Well worth a visit!

Went here for a meal for a friends birthday. Was a Wednesday night, apart from the six of us there was another table of 2 in the restaurant. However we created our own atmosphere! Service is average. Menu has all the classic pub grub. Food was good, not excellent. Portion sizes were just right. Overall the meal was worth the price, food and a drink came to under a tenner. Will go back to try other dishes on the menu!

Great food! Lovely service from a pretty, polite young lady, food was excellent. The bar however was rammed so we didn't venture in there but once! The bar staff were friendly and chatty but very rushed... Apparently Lampeter won at rugby today!

As an occasional visitor to the area, I've never been let down by the food here, it's always been nicely prepared and presented. Midweek it can be quiet in the restaurant, however the staff have always been cheerful and welcoming but left me alone to eat in peace. I don't like the bar area of the pub but I have to say that the beer is very well kept.

A large menu offered plenty of choice. We were the only five in the restaurant and each of us ordered a different meal. Although we hadn't noticed, the Chef apologised that the meal took a long time to arrive and awarded us with a dish of extra onion rings.Starters were HUGE which meant that the main course could not be completed. I don't think one of us attempted the chips/mashed potatol. Apart from there being just too much following on from large starters, the food was excellent.The waitress was lovely.

I was visitng friends at uni and we went to the pub quiz on a tuesday. We ate yummy food, halloumi salad, thai vegetable curry and brownies with ice-cream. It was superb. The drinks are relatively cheap, the lady doing the quiz was friendly and chatty. We all really enjoyed ourselves, it was a good night out considering it was a Tuesday!

We had dinner here one evening during our week-long stay in Lampeter. While the food was nothing spectacular, the service was attentive and friendly.

We decided on the Royal Oak after reading the reviews on trip advisor but upon entry we soon wished we hadn't.We entered the bar to be met with an extremely unfriendly bar lady who was swearing like a trooper and was very slow on serving - so slow we moved next door to the restaurant.Again v unfriendly staff - the harried looking young girl did not smile or say a word so we took our seatsd. Eventually she came over and said we were in for a wait. No hello or how are you? We asked why we had to wait as the restaurant was half full - to be told to be honest it's between xmas and the new year and the stock in the kitchen is not very good.unsurpisingly we got up and left sharpish. A word to management - if your stock, produce etc is not very good - don't open up, and if you do try and employ friendly welcoming staff. Seriously shocking experience/

Excellent lunch today (Tuesday). Extensive menu with lots of extra specials. Prices are about £3.50 to £4.50 for starters( which are huge) and about £6 to 8 for main courses which are varied and often something for every taste. Good selection of drinks. The restaurant is a separate room to the pub and is most pleasant. There is also seating in the courtyard.I believe that it is best to book if you are planning to go at weekends. I shall certainly, be back there soon.

I went in for a meal on a sunday with my boyfriend at about 2 pm, had a great meal I am a vegetarian and had an amazing salad with lovely warm bread, everything was fresh and lovely. My boyfriend had a steak which was cooked as he requested and had all the extras. After our meal we went through to the bar side, we started chatting to the locals who made us feel most at home, before we knew it it was 7 o'clock and a band where setting up to play in the pub. We had an absolutly fabulous night, we danced to live music, had great food and met a great bunch of people. The staff where such friendly, helpful people who couldnt do enough to ensure our visit was the tops. The land lady was a great too she was friendly and fun.Will definately be visiting this pub again on our next visit to wales

Very nice pub & restaurant.