The Royal Oak in North East Derbyshire

Great selection of beers. Friendly staff and large beer garden

Love it, being in the bear pit with the lads has the best atmosphere you’ll ever find in any pub!

A friendly country pub with good food and amazing cheese selection. Perfect after a long walk.

Stopped in for drinks on the way back from a walk. Lovely environment, great choice of drinks, the food menu looked lovely (but didn't eat) and I can't wait for the summer to enjoy the beer garden.

This pub is on the peak District boundary walk and I can thoroughly recommend it. I was too tired to think after walking from Redmires but the lady behind the bar patiently helped me choose something to revive me.

Went for a family lunch had a lovely relaxed time and the food was great . Lovely pub well worth a visit .

Very friendly and a great selection of cheese. What more could you ask for?

Absolutely terrible service! The bar staff were so rude and unhelpful we asked for food and were told we had to order from the bar which is fine they then left our plates on the table for the foreseeable Definitely treat regulars different as one man shouted from his table to get another drink she did so for him took his money and change back! In a service industry you think that they would treat new customers or everyone in general the same we will never go back after trying to complain all we got was I’m not talking to you things are out of my hands the most rude experience ever! And they young woman was called Beth! Hopefully she’ll treat people better next time

Hotel and bar attached in Tenby. Nice old style pub. Worth a visit. Try the seaweed rum.

Outstanding food, excellent service

Really really like this pub, often visit for lunch or a drink when out walking in the local countryside. Excellent cheese always

Called in yesterday evening with family, wife son and girlfriend and sat in top corner. We had nachos lovely flavour and three cheeseboards, one with pork pie. The size of the tasty cheeses and huge variety was great. I am not a lover of pork pie but that one was exceptional and had no jelly when washed down with pickle and a pint of Erdinger, plus wine later. The portion size are huge even for two 18 stone men, we were beaten, so we asked if we could take the remaining cheeses home which we were able too. The service and welcome upon arrival and during our stay was exceptional. Overall summary great staff, lovely setting, super quality and value food and drinks. We will be back and highly recommend this establishment. Thank you.

Great friendly pub in lovely location, fantastic cheeseboards with probably around 30 cheeses (my guess) to choose from, nachos and pork pies. Good choice of ales, wines and spirits particularly whiskies and all fairly priced for the quality and portion size received.

Nice old pub, great food and portions, good selection of beer, lager and gin. Good service.

Lovely selection of meals and cheese boards,beautiful pork pie plates....try it you'll love it

Lovely unexpected stop for food and drink. Very friendly service from very busy staff. Highly recommend their pies and lamb shank.

Nice cool garden on hit day, good food and beer. Obvious staff shortage meant long wait for food, one hour. Seems to be a problem most places at moment. So 4 star in spite of this.

Had a lovely cheese board and beers. The lady was really welcoming and friendly. We had a 2 cheese ploughman's with a pork pie and it was definitely enough for 2. We also has 2 of the small bits which were really nice, salt and pepper squid and mushrooms . Really nice and peaceful and a good size car park over the road from the oub, although be careful when leaving as its on a blind corner!

We had the steak pie with chips and mushy peas . A fish butty both tasted great service fantastic. Are go to place if we are near there.

Great food and very reasonably priced, staff were very friendly , definitely one to return too, party of four adults

Visited several times this year with a party of friends for lunch. Highly recommend the pork pie and cheese platters and the 3 from the board choices. Chunky chips are delicious and the pies are full to the top. Very friendly Staff. Small but perfectly formed traditional pub. Lovely garden.

WHAT A PUB. ADD THIS TO YOUR PLACES TO VISIT

Slow service was more than made up for by good food and the cheerful waitress.

A great stop on our long hike. Quick service and dog friendly too which is always a huge bonus!

Going to rebukes this amazing place again… because it’s awesome! Had a lovely meal, amazing food, lovely staff and a great time overall. I left VERY full but very happy. Go visit, but remember it’s tiny and so is the kitchen, so don’t be one of those annoying people who moans at the staff because you meal has been longer than 5 mins from ordering! It’s a country pub and this is the way it should be. Drink and chat, the short wait will be definitely worth it !! Thanks all !!

We had a fantastic evening at the Royal Oak! It’s a gorgeous little pub and the food it fantastic. We were a large group and all had cheese boards/ploughman’s boards. There was so many different types of cheese it was hard to choose! The staff were friendly and attentive. We’ll definitely be going again!

Lovely country pub with nice garden. Good selection of beers and very wide selection of food. Good portion size.

a shame i had a bad experience with the service of the food. we booked a table a week in advance. we placed our food order two days before the visit as requested. it still took 1hr 20 mins for the food to arrive from sitting down at the booked time. besides the delay in food, its a great location with freindly service.

Country pub with a nice beer garden, spotless toilets and the biggest selection of cheeses I've ever seen. Well kept cask ales. They even have dog friendly ice cream. There's also a book exchange in the adjacent former phone box.

Lovely Pub - but terrible customer service 1 hour 15mins wait from ordering to then be served by a very curt waitress who slammed the food down on the table presumably because we had asked how much longer it would be before we were served. The pub was busy but grossly understaffed - a barmaid who was rushed off her feet and just one other person was manager/waitress/cook combined. She was totally overwhelmed and made her feelings know to customers. Lasagna was so liquid it was difficult to eat with a knife and fork. No dressing on the salad as per the menu. Cold garlic bread. Fish and chip meal was acceptable as was the steak pie - quite edible but nothing special. Our dining companions had eaten here before and enjoyed previous meals they were very disappointed as they had recommend it to us. We stated our concerns when leaving but rather than an apology we were met with rudeness and attitude. We were refunded the price of one of the Lasagna meals. We will not be returning because the manageress was so unpleasant and had zero customer service skills.

Great little pub good food nice pint everyone very hospitable, clean and tidy a must visit.

Stopped there for the first time after a walk in the Peak District . Good friendly service and a ploughman's lunch to die for . Excellent!

Nice pub in the countryside. Good range of ales and lagers. Food looks nice but not eaten there. Nice beer garden.

Lovely experience,friendly young lady who served us ,really nice food and a very reasonable price

The food in here is excellent: all home cooked. The artisan pies are exquisite!

We arrived 12.45pm on Tuesday, not many customers. A cosy pub is located at the edge of peak district. later on many customers arrived with their dogs. menu is comprehensive and in reasonable prices. A large selection of cheeses are served. we ordered the beef stew served in bread boule and were delicious. the dessert, apple crumbles with custard was tasty. cheese board was value for money. the owner of this pub also own the travellers rest at Appleknowle.

Excellent pub grub - best in the area

Friendly staff, great interior, good food and drink at reasonable prices, easy parking.

Great pub - lovely staff, always great food and the pub garden is fab in nice weather and inside is super cosy and welcoming in all other weather's x

Traditional pub with great selection of beers and delicious food. Great staff.

Great selection of lite bites which were yummy. Decent real ale too

Lovely place nice to have a drink n lovely for food. Staff very helpful. Love to call in just for a drink in front of the fire or outside if in the sun.

Yer, only called in for ice cream, Mother in Law said there's some choice on Cheese board 😋

Excellent service and very tasty food.

Lovely located pub with large beer garden. Only had light bites to eat but they were lovely!

Awesome ribs and nice lasagne. Our dogs loved cheesy chips 😊

Gorgeous food, real ale was Gorgeous too

I love the Royal Oak for a meet with friends, the small pub is very quaint and the gardens are a joy to relax in, however with a bit of care, love and attention to the garden I can see it being very popular little spot on a nice evening. Nice beer and nice food. Recommended.

Quality little country pub with beer garden. The best bit is the opportunity to sample (and take away) their many cheeses! If you like a cheeseboard or ploughmans, this is epic! The people are lovely too.

Lovely pub , very quaint . Excellent choice of food and drinks. Friendly staff and reasonably priced .

Very pleasant. Good beer. Lovely setting.

First time id been, really enjoyed it. My dog got treats before my pint was poured. The farmers blonde real ale tasted great. Tried the nachos and chilli combo, i can really recommend these. Looking forward to popping in again

We where staying about a mile away at The George and The Dragon, which does not serve food. A lovely walk through some fields to this gem was a highlight of our evening. We booked a table over the phone that evening. We arrived early but that was no issue and we had a lovely seat in the cute garden. The food was fabulous, we had the steak pies and ribs. Service was good, a little slow as a hot busy day, but worth the wait. The staff very helpful. Food is served from 12-8 but if you have prebooked you can order after 8pm. So we shared a yummy chocolate brownie and ice cream. A few other tables had the cheese board. These looked epic. A good range of foods and drinks. A great atmosphere. Dog friendly and a very pleasant evening. I would highly recommend.

What a Gem! The cheeseboard is amazing. And all the food is great value for money.Definately going again.

Great pub, pleasant friendly staff, good beer great food and dog friendly, got to be one of if not the best pub in the area. 👍👍

Beer and food fantastic. Staff friendly. Can get busy on a sunny day.

Great food at a good price..lovely staff..always a good pint of guiness..have eaten here a few times now never fails to deliver.cheers

Quaint little Village pub with an amazing menu selection. The cheese boards are to die for and the drinks and food prices are so cheap but so good! Would definitely recommend as a place to end a nice walk in the country.

Absolutely unreal food - group of six had pie, Camembert, soup, nachos, cheeseboard - all wonderful and so cheap! Definitely recommend to anybody visiting Sheffield :)

Lovely traditional pub, welcoming to Ramblers, friendly staff, the food smelt and looked wonderful.

We hadn't been to the Royal Oak for years and so decided to pop in on Sunday lunchtime. Fully expected there to be a roast lunch on the menu, but sadly not. The menu is unusual and it looks as though the pies have been bought in. There is a very good and generous cheese menu. but I had the boule with beef stew, both the bread and the stew were nice, but would have been happier if they'd been served separately - seemed to me like a waste of a good loaf! The young staff were very pleasant and attentive. We will return and try the cheese platters, which looked very interesting.

Lovely country pub with a warm welcome on a cold January night. Great pint of Taylors Landlord

Fantastic pub with lovely traditional English food. Expect pie, mash and cheese boards. Top class.

Extremely friendly staff with welcoming smiles who couldn’t do enough for us. The food was delicious too! Absolutely recommend

Nice place with good food and a great selection of drinks. Nice atmosphere as always

Thoroughly enjoyed a lovely rural pub, friendly staff and great value food. Not just cheese but pork pies, liver and onions etc. Highly recommend it.

Enjoyed a very good pub lunch. Friendly staff. Food well cooked. Good beer . Cheese board exceptional. Parking opposite the pub. Recommended

A lovely welcoming lady this afternoon with a lovely smile.. During a bit of chit chat I just mentioned that my future husband had been up since 7am after working very hard and that he was so looking forward to having a nice meal in the garden. We did not know that Monday was a full kitchen cleaning day (how brilliant it that to know) to my suprise this lovely lady who clearly was tired due to being a hard worker, made a delicious plough mans platter. 10/10 X

Bit of a curate's egg - some good some bad. The good bits - excellent soups, good pint, freindly staff. The less good- slow service and the fact that all of the platters are deep fried and not very good. Had expected some variety but was disapointed

After reading the positive reviews we were very disappointed with the quality of our food which was a shame as the pub is in a nice rural location and has a good selection of craft beers.

Had a lovely cheeseboard here sat in a nice alcove with 3 dogs. Service 100% took care of my friend and I and the dogs. Highly recommended.

We called in for a drink and cheese board, we tried the chocolate and cherry cheese, different but there is a good choice and they do change them.Friendly staff and outdoor seating area.

A lovely pub with helpful, friendly and attentive staff. Delicious cheeseboard and great beers. Great beer garden too.

This is a nice looking pub in a delightful part of the world but the management seem to be relying on this. If you haven't got a coffee machine (which is rare in a place that you have to drive to in 2021), don't serve up a powdered drink as "Americano": it tasted of hot dishwater and still had a scum on the surface 30 mins later. The mushroom soup was thin, probably canned, and overpriced. The teabags and hot water were fine. I can't comment on the beer and array of deep-fried snacks but I won't be back in a hurry to find out. The service was with a smile and the joke was on us.

We were so impressed after our first visit when we sat outside in the lovely beer garden, that we went back again a few days later, unfortunately they don't serve food on a Monday, but we decided to stay anyway as the landlady was so welcoming and offered to make us a ploughman's, she doesn't like anyone 'to leave disappointed' I think this will become a regular stop for us and will be the deciding factor when we sign up for cricket next year. Great selection of cheese, the menu looks good, lovely sharing boards with loads of choice. They seem to cater for every appetite. Even dogs can get an ice-cream!

Beautiful old pub with saggy ceiling and massive fireplace. Food was okay, but not much choice unless you like cheese and fried food. We had a couple of nice meals here, and we enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff.

A lovely pub with great outdoor seating - a perfect little setting in a quiet part of the world! We loved the generous cheese platter with gluten free crackers - nice touch, delish - and the butternut squash lasagne was apparently the "best I've ever...

Excellent ploughman's at a good price. Will definitely be back.

Lovely sitting outside and food was fantastic. So good to be back out with people again

Exceptionally slow service on both ordering the food and the food arriving from the kitchen. We ordered pies which were not worth the wait and of a low quality. Despite this the cider and beer was good. Hesitant to go back

What a great find! Great pub, excellent beer, and a amazing cheese selection. Our bar board was delicious. The staff are very welcoming, great atmosphere, great food. Highly recommended this pub

Was out for a drive and came across the Royal Oak. With our drink we decided to have a 'Pork pie and Pickles'. Glad we had the medium pork pie as it was enough for 2 and only £4. Friendly service. Toilets lovely and clean....

Fantastic pie and mash, great selection of cheeses

We sat for half an hour before the unmasked waitress came to take our order we asked what the pie of the day was, she said she would find out. Quarter of an hour later my husband went inside where both unmasked waitresses were in the kitchen 'waiting for food'. Eventually one came out to take the order. The pies were nice when they finally arrived, (the chips were not) an hour after we arrived but the service was awful.

Nice prompt service and good beer garden. We didn't eat this time but the food did look good. Bonus to have Timothy Taylor's Landlord

Excellent, friendly staff and they serve Erdinger lager on draught which is a huge plus.

Stopped here recently near the end of a group cycle ride. Nice big garden with lots of big tables. Plenty of space to stash bikes safely. Friendly and helpful staff with covid friendly table service. Highly recommended.

I was very impressed with the way they did a lovely fresh buffet for our party of mourners, I would go back again under happier circumstances, service was spot on Ann Welsh

Drove past, there was a big sign saying now open 12 till 8. It looked quite nice. So we gave it a try. Ordered fish goujons and chips and a chip butty. When it came we thought yum they'd seasoned it with black pepper. But...

Lovely pub with great food and drinks Unfortunately lac of staff was the letdown There only seemed to be one young lady serving and we where seated for 20 minutes before our first drinks order was taken then another half hour before she came back to take the food order. Then over an hour wait for food

Shocking service. If your not a local then forget about it , we had ro ask for service after 10 minutes of waiting and we was still waiting for our drinks 15 minutes later , in the end we gave up and left . Locals only

Lovely staff. Very clean and feeling of being safe. Limited menu choice but the actual quality of cuisine was excellent. We've booked a table there for next week

Great little pub, limited menu but what they do is very tasty. Try the cheese to eat in or takeaway......lots and lots of choice

Brilliant pub with lovely friendly staff

Researched pubs ahead of our visit to the Peak District and this one attracted us because of the cheese board! Decided to stop by today and went for the pork pie with cheeses (you can choose your cheese from the board!) more than enough for...

A lovely garden to sit in the sun and enjoy a glass of wine or a pint. Next time we'll try the food too.

Lovely spacious beer garden and great selection of drinks. Had the pork pie platter which was delicious. As always had a great time!

Went here on holiday. A local's pub hidden in a small village. The menu was rather limited but what there was was generously portioned (especially the cheese) and well presented. Good beer and wine too.

Fantastic cheeses and tasty Pork Pie. Staff super Friendly

Great pub, nice beer garden and they served some lovely food.