The Royal Oak in Bath and North East Somerset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere, friendly staff and very reasonably priced beers. Close to the Rec too, so a must visit on rugby days.

Slightly outdated, but pints are still under £5 mark. Facilities are clean and friendly service.

Terrible service. I was going to pick up a key to an Airbnb next door. They didn't know anything and were completely uninterested in helping.

Don’t bother. One of the most unwelcoming pubs I have been too. The bar staff was obviously very stoned. Had to talk a simple food and drink order slowly twice. Food basic. When asked for a “good whiskey” was offered Jack Daniels. Yeah don’t bother. Not welcoming to people who aren’t locals. Food was disgusting. Over cooked. Under cooked. Inedible. Gross. Only the brave would eat here. Chicken so hard you can’t get a knife through it. Steak full of gristle. Chips under cooked. Peas undercooked. Sausages over cooked. Bar staff so unwelcoming and unapproachable that we didn’t even complain. Gross.

Friendly pub and the food was lovely. Thought it was pretty reasonably priced, and I think you’d struggle to find any cheaper (non-chain) pubs in Bath. Definitely one to go back to if we visit Bath again.

Friendly pub serving delicous food. I had the pork belly cooked perfectly and not too fatty. A bit of a treat but well worth it.

Great value and always a nice atmosphere

Decent pint and excellent food with very friendly hosts

Went out for celebration drinks, the average age was 16,very busy ,like being in a school playground, some of our party arrived later, around 8pm the front doors had been locked and she had to walk down a dark lane and around the back of pub,when asked why the front doors were locked it was explained that so they could I.d people!why couldn't this be done at front door???and as the average age was 16 they must have all had fake ids!used the toilet before leaving and drugs being used in there,one of our party knew one of the youngsters in there drinking and he was 15!!used to be a lovely pub shame it's now a youth club...Will not be returning

Fabulous. I'm fussy. Well done all.

Good welcome shame stopped serving food at 7 on a Sunday but would go again

Enjoyed the xmas menu at the bargain price of £14.50 for 3 courses. The roast potatoes and parsnips were outstanding. Plenty of it and steaming hot.

Lovely family run pub, with super cheap drinks and great atmosphere when sport is showing. Dogs welcome too!

Lovely food great evening with music, landlady was lovely, nice place will visit again

Really disappointing interior - lacked any atmosphere-and the real ales that are supposedly one of their assets according to the Web site were not available

Cracking little gem.good friendly staff worth the short walk from town

Great food been 2 evenings well worth a visit and very friendly I give 5 stars 🤗

Lovely local pub great atmosphere and excellent quality food. Friendly staff and owner's. 😀

Given your latest rules on back to normal we and all our friends will becoming to bath to visit fantastic a business decision

Great atmosphere and beer garden. Friendly and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend.

Stopped here after seeing a pragmatic approach to the relaxing of Covid security measures. Friendly staff, good value, and great garden. Well worth a visit - off the beaten track in Bath. Much better option than several over-priced 'gastropubs'.

Soo friendly. Great food and lovely atmosphere. Back garden is really good. Wide selection of beers, ciders and cocktails. Really impressed.

We rented an Airbnb flat next door to the pub which I understand is connected with their business. The stay was booked by a local organisation for people working at their event and visiting the city for the first time. We were asked to collect the key from the pub. The staff had no information on our booking and required us to know what was written on the key fob before handing it over. This was difficult since the flat name turned out to be different from what was on the fob. We had no way of knowing this and the staff were not helpful. This went on for around ten minutes while my very weary fellow traveller waited on the street outside with all the bags. In the end I worked out which key fob it should be but the staff didn't want to give it to me; instead it was handed to the landlady. With an attitude to customer service to rival that of Fawlty Towers, she proceeded to shout and threaten me. This was most distressing. In the end she gave up the key but with a raised voice and a warning never to enter her pub. This was not really necessary as she hardly engendered a welcoming atmosphere. There were around a dozen customers and they started jeering as I left. The landlady ensured that our party of three went elsewhere for their meals for the next two nights and the organisation has confirmed they will never use The Royal Oak or their accommodation again.

rude to customers for no reason

¡Vuelve el Royal Oak! Bajo nueva administración y es un gran local nuevamente. Gran ambiente, agradable pub familiar. ¡Acabo de tener un desayuno increíble para 5!

¡Fantastico lugar! Gran desayuno, literalmente frente a un BnB en el que nos estábamos quedando. Julie fue fantástica, nos sirvió los dos días y fue una delicia!

Great breakfast at a great price! Julie was such a lovely host!

Gran pub, buena comida, pintas a precios razonables, se admiten perros, gran lugar para ver el rugby y, sobre todo, dirigido por una familia encantadora y un personal amable. Qué más quieres. Me encanta este lugar. ¡Acabo de regresar de haber tenido el desayuno inglés completo más increíble allí por cinco dólares! Alan y su personal nos cuidaron muy bien. Es genial tener un buen local nuevamente.

Good food, nice space, jukebox which young people shouldn't be allowed to touch (😉) and a really pleasant experience on a Friday evening. Recommended.

Roomy, good quality TV's, reasonable prices and friendly staff.

Stopped here as was passing and hungry. Food and service was excellent, would definitely recommend to anyone looking for cheap and cheerful good old fashioned pub grub.

Had beer and food both really good.

New landlord was really friendly, brilliant proper boozer. Hope it does well with students and sports fans. Amazing old skittle alley out the back. Nice clean pipes on the beer too!

Good place to drink.. But steps need improve. Heath and safely.

Cheap beer good for watching sport on TV and a nice garden

Just getting up and running. Friendly. Sports.

Have visited a couple of times recently to find it closed. However,went on Thursday to find it had reopened.Although there were three pumps for beer only one was operating as the other two were "Waiting to be ready". The one beer was Timothy Taylor's Landlord which is quite acceptable and was good,especially at the low price of £2.90-just a shame there was not a choice. The new person running the pub was very friendly and informative and appears to have had a lot of previous expierence.Deserves to do well,especially with those prices. No sign of any food and did not see any signs/menus displayed.

I never visited, it was just a meeting place, it looked small and when I looked in quickly (before my meeting) it was quite warm inside.

Great food. Great service and lovely sunny beer garden!

Just reopened and the beer was spot on

Excellent food and a friendly pub will recommend to all nice beer garden to sit out in can't wait to go back

A group of us booked a table here for the Bath v Bristol game and what a great time we had. It was a friendly fun atmosphere and quite busy but with a good selection of drinks and good pub food we all left full a little wobbly but with a big smile.

Was really looking forward to visiting here after reading other reviews. Maybe it was an off day but unfriendly welcome and food, although big portions, just not very nice.

We Love the Royal Oak. Since it’s been taken over again by Simon and Tracey it’s been revolutionised! The food is fantastic. We have sampled a lot of the menu. My husband is fussy about burgers but he loves Simons homemade burger and usually orders that but he has really enjoyed some of the specials too. Including the steak and wings. As I’m a vegetarian there is a good choice for me too. I especially love the homemade pies. There is always a different selection of meat and veggie options all served with mash or chips and peas. Filled in a shortcrust pastry with delicious puff pastry top. I’m also a big fan of the homemade soups. Excellent food, excellent value and excellent portion sizes. Always too much for me! Simon and Tracey are very welcoming. Good selection of live sports and a great pub if you’re a rugby fan. We really love our local pub!

Excellent food brilliant customer service I would recommend it to everyone price good to good food to waste

We went in for a simple evening meal after a long day of walking. The food was excellent and at a very good price.

Stoped off for a few drinks and a bite to eat with work mates and tracey and simon have done an amazing job as the new managers grate value for money on the food and beer a warm welcome and atmosphere you must stop of for a drink and say hello,five stars

Found this open the other Thursday and went in to find a new person had just taken over. Apart from a salsman and a licencing Officer I was the only one there. There was only one beer on offer but I was told another would be coming shortly which was a Bath Ales Gem. The beer I had was resonable and not expensive. I understood that at the moment food was not being served.

Great meal, good atmosphere with lovely friends. Would recommend a good pub meal and helpful staff. Close to town and worth a visit.

A gem of a pub. There aren't too many traditional pubs left in Bath. Great place to visit, roughly 5 mins walk from the train station and close to Widcombe high street. Decent pool table with new felt, see if the landlord Bertie will give you a game. I've lost count of the times he's beaten me now! There's a dartboard and skittle alley and a good range of beers, lagers and food. It's very close to Bath's rugby ground so it's always packed on game days

Lovley little pub, pleasent and charming staff, out the back room for smokers and dog's, local pub to resident's, food was ok, but we ate in the monday and had the roast ,can't help but feel we had the left overs from Sunday lunch. It was nice but talk on was more like shop brought ham.

Years ago used to play skittles here and have drank during the day but for some considerable time it was not open Thursday lunchtimes when I was in the area.

Recently had a visit to Bath with some friends and came across The Royal Oak. A cracking looking old British pub. The new management look to have come in and breathed life back into the place.

There were very few people in the bar in December while the Christmas market was on - not so odd once you've been there. We were not welcomed warmly (or at all) by a barmaid who definitely didn't want to be there. The menu looked ok but the staff didn't seem to want you to eat and made you feel a nuisance. I imagine most people get the same welcome which deters you from eating - shame as its actually quite nice inside.

Unfortunately a mass booking 2 months in advanced for 32 people, for a Christmas meal, did not go to well. The food was not as per the menu, frozen unseasonal vegetables, no pigs in blankets and as for the gravy, it certainly didn't see any red wine or onions. There was also no cheese board, tea or coffee. Offered. Very very disappointing.

.....for what I could appreciate the place is casual, offers many reception solutions (bar, sport-room TV, patio, garden), it is not expensive. In the patio, perhaps the best solution because it away from the traffic of P St .... that especially in certain hours is remarkable.

Was expecting the usual friendly pub I was used to with skittles.

Bath is a beautiful place - We recently visited Bath and popped in for something to eat . Food was excellent, staff very friendly and accommodating - great environment . There's also a lovely beer garden and pagodas and a skittle alley at the back . Staff said barbecues are planned for the summer - well worth a visit if you visit Bath.

Recently held a Skittles Night Social Event at The Royal Oak. Excellent facility, very straightforward to book; Sarah returned my emails efficiently and finding there were two alleys was a bonus! Those who ordered food enjoyed it, jealously looked on by those who didn't! We had a great evening, will definitely be back and would recommend to others. Thanks Sarah

Nice friendly pub, nice meal and good price. Nice and clean. It would be nice to have more choice on the menu. But still good for a nice meal.