The Royal Oak in Bolsover

What a lovely pub…we are just stopping in Barlborough for one night on our way north so called in here for a couple of drinks. The two girls who were serving were really friendly and welcoming and the bar was bustling with what we assume are locals so it had a lovely atmosphere.

I took my mum for lunch as we booked for Christmas day lunch, recommended by a friend. Fantastic venue, food, service and value! Roll on Christmas 🌲

Attended the fireworks this evening with the family. Display was amazing not going to lie but the health and safety is horrendous. Crowd was way to close the display. adult's and kids getting burnt from falling debris. Also stood in the queue for an hour for food to be told there was no burgers left. Needs to be better organised and a lot safer in the future.

Nice bar. Good selection of drinks and snacks. Lots of large TV's for sport, pool table and darts. Jukebox too. Very modern looking inside. I'd say it possibly had a recent makeover. Deceiving from the outside as its has that classic older pub look. Enjoyed my visit and highly recommend. Dog friendly which is a big plus.

Amazing went for a Sunday carvery best one ive ever had and a bargin price

Best pub in Barlborough. Carling Premier on draft, amazing bar staff and excellent food.

Service, food excellent, we were there early so it was quiet.

Friendly. Plenty of food on plate. Choice ok. Early bird prices good value. Light and airy in restaurant part

Met up with family and had a very nice meal. Service was excellent and it was dog friendly.

Lovely venue with excellent food and service. Well done Team Royal Oak 👏

Steak night free pudding all 4 of us enjoyed this meal.

We stopped off for lunch with our dog and 2yo and so pleased we did! Very friendly and Friday special fish and chips really fresh, well cooked, hand cut chips and all under £10! And it’s just off the M1 J30 so not far off our route! Well worth a visit!

Cannot fault our meal. We had Salt and Chilli Chicken and Duck Bonbons to start. Both were fresh and tasty. We then had fish & chips and Steak and Stilton Pie for our mains. The batter was crispy and the home cooked chips were delicious. The meat in the pie was tender and tasty. A delicious meal.

Very good restaurant excellent food and service. Just been again for lunch no change still good food and service

Food not cheap, 12.95 for a small portion of frozen soggy scampis and 5.95 for the smallest child pizza. My chicken I had to return it as it was so dry you couldn’t even cut it with the knife. That put me off of food and didn’t order anything new. We were on a table at the entrance and had to stand up many times to get the waiters attention. Staff was nice at least and polite. Would not go back. Not a great experience at all.

Went with a fair size party for a birthday / retirement do Meals where tasty and plentiful, had the 2 course option on a Tuesday night at 11 quid p.p ( can't grumble at that) young waitresses where very efficient and helpful, highly recommended

Sunday carvery was very poor. Cauliflower like a brick. Mashed potato tasted like powdered mash. Roast potatoes well not roasted at all, more like full boiled and roasted for a couple of minutes. First time I've been and the last.

Friendly staff,great food all freshly cooked. Saturday Stake night free starter or sweet brilliant 👏 😀

Lovely food at a very reasonable price. Excellent service from very friendly staff. Fully recommend

Called here yesterday after being to the garden centre. Staff were very welcoming and the food was excellent. My wife had the lasagna, our son had the minced beef & onion pie while I had the steak & mushroom pie. This is a hidden gem which we just dropped on. We will definitely be making a return visit👍

We had a fabulous main meal in the bar area. We decided on sea bass and a surf and turf. Didn't have to wait long before a smartly dressed waitress arrived with our meals. Both meals looked very appealing and I took a photo of mine. My wife said her sea bass was cooked perfectly with proper homemade chips, peas and a prawn and chilli sauce which she loved. My meal was first class. An 8oz rump steak cooked perfectly which melted in my mouth, plus 8oz thick piece of cod, thick chunks of soft white fillet in batter. Homemade chips peas tomato and onion rings made up the meal. Didn't have room for dessert. A better main meal you will be hard pushed to find. 10/10.

Friendly staff but not a great menu. The mixed grill was not the best, no steak, the grilled fish was tasteless and did not appear to have been grilled. For a Friday night they had run out of a number of meals. Desserts, not much choice. Bit expensive for what it was.

First visit,called in for carvery on off chance. All staff so polite and pleasant. Carvery absolute gorgeous, huge choice n home made porkies to die for, thanks Sheffield. Will Def be back.

Unable to rate this as we arrived at 8.30 pm last Monday to be told food was not available as the kitchen was closed. Disappointed but will have to go earlier if we try it again. Didn't think 8.30 pm was late but now I know.

Not much choice on the dessert menu

Booked our wedding over a year in advance then 3 months before he let us go there to confirm food choices and told us he'd double booked us! Tried to offer us the small bar area as a consultation but it wasn't what we wanted. He didn't contact us again to apologise after that day.

We came here for my girlfriend's birthday dinner,and it was superb,all the staff were amazing and are really helpful

Eat here reasonably often, it's reasonably priced as well but gives you white table linen and ampke service, the decor is well maintained and clean, the food is always good, probably a bit limited for vegetarians, some of the deals are frankly inflation busting.

The meal was cold the vegetables was rock hard and to top it of they had lost the menu that we filled in For £72.50 each it was daylight robbery I wouldn't recommend it

Met friends for tea. Pub was like a winter wonderland. Meal was lovely. Great value for money

Came here with relatives from Brighton all the meals were ordered along with drinks, service was quick and efficient. Meals were spot on. Can't complain about the cost either. Other establishments would have been alot dearer. Will be recommending to rest of family.

Just been up to have a meal and didn't realize it was the Monday madness menu we had three courses. Food was lovely and the pub looks brilliant with all the Christmas lights outside and inside., Lovely friendly efficient staff 👍👍👍

Good food, pleasant staff and surroundings, would recommend.

Just a dining parlour. Chicken was dry.

Had a lovely carvery, really busy but looked after food was great

What a fantastic night fireworks 🎆 was the best we have ever seen food fantastic friendly staff 💯 recommended 😀

Fantastic food & staff are very polite

Management and staff attitude shocking unless you are a local

First class service 10/10 food is amazing .👍

Been tonight for the Monday Madness menu and I couldn't fault it. The food was tasty and hot. The service was very quick and efficient. Couldn't fault it and looking forward to going back

Pub /restaurant at great prices serving fantastic food it’s a great place to eat and drink

A bit prejudiced to working class men 🤷🏻‍♂️

Extremely good service and excellent Sunday lunch.

Very slow service but the prices are reasonable, you get what you expect.

I have visited this place many times but today I was badly let down not by the sevice I had, but by the kitchen. Today I brought my two sisters and husband for dinner at 5 pm, at two meals for £17:99. I aways have the cod, at a supplement cost, and pushed this towards my sisters explaining the size and quality of this fish and the batter is amazing. But NOT this time. On ordering we were informed they only had one tikka, one mixed grill and so on, which caused a rethink as two persons were going for the tika, so one of my sisters decided on the chicken pasta only to be told 5 minutes later they had no pasta either, so she decided on the cod. When our meals arrived the fish was half the size that I have been used to over the past two years. In fact it looked as if they had only one fish left and had cut it into two much smaller portions, ie a fish bite size. After eating my dinner I had to mention how disappointed I was, after seeing the usual size fish I was accustomed to going to another table. We were both offered another fish which was declined. This shouldn't have happened as I didn't complain to get a reduction in my bill or a Freeby, but just to let them know it wasn't acceptable to vary the size of fish from one table to the next.

Hade a lovely meal in here with the wife.Enjoyed it very much. Recomended.

Great food, great value and great service.

Obviously they don't like outsiders here. In I walked in a Liverpool shirt and some wise guy made a disparaging remark about my home city. Not for me if people can't be civil!

I have eaten from the early bird menu & had a carvery on Sunday. Both meals were very enjoyable. Great home cooked meals. Will continue to eat here.

Lovely for a family get together.

Excellent service. Very friendly. A great evening

Fantastic home cooked food! The Early Bird Menu is great value for money ......varied menu, large portions, & piping hot tasty food. Home made hand cut chips are gorgeous! Best fish & chips ever! Also lovely home made curries, which can be 'spiced up' if required!! Staff are amazing ...... really friendly & helpful. Reataurant always beautifully set out, & is ideal for special occasions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Been going here regularly now since my birthday in January. The food is always cooked. Fresh, delicious. Good price, and the staff is lovely. X

Called for lunch. Food was very good - one of the best burgers I’ve had. Service was a little slow but worth the wait. Don’t know about atmosphere because no one else was in.

Whether eating, drinking or both, friendly atmosphere, plenty of choice on food beer and spirits. Seating can sometimes be limited in the main bar area but there is another room near the resturant that has plenty of seating.

Unfortunately the kitchen was closed when we went so cannot comment on food. Beer and atmosphere were good - and dog friendly!

Very good food and lovely staff xx

Excellent food , more than enough to stop me wanting a dessert! We dined on the offer 2 for £17 which is available Mondsy to Friday, 5.0pm to 6.45 pm. Highly recommended, you need to book.

The Beatles ate here once don't-you-know

Great food and served by very friendly and helpful staff.

Repeat visit as last time was so good. Not only good food, but very obliging staff.

The sunday carvery is exceptionally good quality and cooked to perfection. All vegetables are cooked perfectly and both the mashed potato and gravy are the best ive ever had.

Service great, friendly staff. Sat outside at the front of the pub. Nice place.

Excellent food very pleasant good value

Met family forvpre meal drinks. Great Sunday afternoon atmosphere. Friendly bar staff

Excellent as always. Great Chef and staff, a lovely restaurant too.

First time coming here for a Sunday cavery and we were not disappointed, the food tasted amazing and the staff were all lovely and polite. We will definitely be returning.

Our first visit here, the food was amazing and staff were so friendly xx

Lovely food and fantastic staff. Keep it up your the best

I went for a meal there with family and ordered Garlic mushrooms it was ok but way to much garlic and I love Garlic! but there were more Garlic than mushrooms, so I asked the waitress to let the chef know she said ok, we then had to wait a long time for the main course and when it came the fish was so dry and hard we couldn't eat it! when the waitress came and asked if everything was ok and 3 of us said no she said sorry and walked off, when they came to clear the table another waitress could see we hadn't eaten the fish so she asked if everything was ok so we told her the same and she said she would tell the chef, she then came out and said the chef said sorry! I said is that it she said yes! So I said well you can tell the chef I will pay for the salad garnish and the potatoes but I'm not paying £15.95 for dry seabass that I couldn't eat. After about 10-15 minutes later she came and said they wouldn't be charging us for it so I said thank you. On a positive note the syrup sponge and custard was very yummy. But I won't be returning.

Very tasty food ,reasonable prices.

Decent menu options and inexpensive, but the kitchen didn't manage to get our 6 meals out to the same quality (midweek afternoon). Their steak pie was superb, but the salmon dish was overcooked and potatoes undercooked. Desserts were over-sweet and custard was the tinned stuff.

Went hear for early bird meal for Mums 88th Birthday was absolutely thrilled with the quality of the food for such a reasonable price. Well worth a vist, you will need to book as it's very popular.

First visit to The Royal Oak on our way home from down south what a great find - very tasty food cooked to perfection in a really relaxing setting, plenty of staff who were very helpful and polite and all at a very reasonable price, we will be eating here again, can't wait to sample the seafood....

Amazing food carnt wait to come and try the rest of the menu

Lovely pub , feel welcome and very dog friendly

Good service and food reasonably priced

Early birds menu 2 for £15. Cooked to order food of quality. Newly refurbished decor. We will go again.

The food was nice. The pastry in a brie tart and treacle tart was to die for. Nice staff. Will definitely go there again.

If your looking for great food look no further. 2 meals for £15. We have tried just about everything on the menu and never been disappointed. Nice setting with lovely staff.

Went here for the Sunday carvery. We really enjoyed the food, it was lovely. There were plenty of staff and we were well looked after. Highly recommended. Thanks very much. It was our first time there and we'll definitely be going back.

Lovely food and friendly helpful staff

A pleasant Inn. Pleasant layout with cosy corners for meeting friends for a drink or a meal

Good food good value swift service

Lovely quality food at reasonable prices, the carvery is the best!

Fit at time we visited this polun and we were very impressed. The food was excellent and the service was good even though the young girl was doing everything on her own . Well done

Clean and pleasing decor. The food was well presented and really tasty. The only criticism was that there was only one person serving. They did a great job all on their own but it did mean the service was slow.

Went for a cavery. The food was nice just that the veg was kept warm in water so my meal was swimming

Very friendly service and people

Lovely place , meals were excellent, staff polite , very enjoyable experience. Top marks for service.

Went for a meal on 2 for £15 was really impressed with quality of food and great friendly atmosphere.. Will definitely be going back soon 👍😀

Really disappointed this time, I booked a table for 2:30 pm. We ordered our drinks at the bar, all was fine. We sat down at our table, and after 45 minutes, I had to ask a member of staff if we could go and get our food, she said that she would come and tell us when she was ready, THERE WAS NO ONE STOOD at the carvery? I explained to the young girl that I was a Type 1 Diabetic and that my sugar level was dangerously low, as I had gone past my lunch hour as it was now 3:15, and she told me again to be seated and she would let me know when I could get my food... There was Still no one at the carvery, so I went ahead and started to serve myself some food and sat down and ate my Sunday roast, which was fine. After we had finished our meal no one at all came to our table to clear our dirty plates, or offer us any dessert or coffee menu, so at this point we were furious at the level of service that we asked for the bill, paid and left. The young girl was so not interested in her job and totally ruined my friends birthday which I had taken him there as I had recommended this place to go to, as I've always loved the Sunday roasts. I will never return.

The best around bar none. Friendly staff good food

Bit short staffed but the food was excellent at a good price.

Excellent food at such reasonable prices. Staff are lovely, so efficient & friendly. Always an enjoyable time at the Royal Oak

Great food service and price , will be back

Had Sunday carvery couldn't fault any part of the experience, food good staff good tables clean good price. So all GOOD.

Absolutely lovely food and very friendly helpful staff especially as we was a party of 10 for my twin Auntie's 70th

Good seating arrangement and pleasant surrounding. Excellent carvery meat choices and very generous portions for mains and desserts. If I had one personal criticism I dont particularly like my vegetables floating in hot water as they are fairly tasteless. However I would return and recommend.

Good cavery on a Sunday. Choice of 4 meats. Good selection of hot and cold desserts. We all enjoyed our food and drinks.