The Royal Oak in Rochford

Ideal venue for a very nice meal.

Warm welcome from Frances our waitress, the food we had was very good but we were slightly disappointed that there were no pies available and no coffee not even instant. Other than that a positive experience

Frans pudding is something else and don't get me started on the roast, highly recommend, exceptional service

Another beautiful meal . Partner had the trout special , I had the pie . Both were beautiful

Really good food and very good service, some concern about H&S Timbers on the floor, they are trip hazards and saying they are apart of the building does not make it safer , would be a simple matter to make safe

Lovely place to visit, food yummy, service great 👍

Excellent as always and especially lovely Sunday roast

Very welcoming. Great that they are dog friendly

Very enjoyable Sunday lunch. Service excellent, food ( Roast Beef ) excellent. Value for money. Will be back

After doing the Roche valley walk we stopped for lunch delicious lasagna great triple cooked chips plus ploughman's superb 👌

Such a "good looking" pub, that my neighbour & I ended up simply stopping there. First to only pop in and have a drink... But the bar staff was so lovely that we ended up staying for lunch. Food was a WINNER. Compliments to the chef!! (If you like an oven baked,CRISPY jacket potato - then come here)! Lovely big carpark... Reasonable prices... Really friendly staff... Clean toilets (ALWAYS A 'BRUCY BONUS') 🙃 Wish I took photos, sorry folks. Thank you THE ROYAL OAK. We'll be back,!!! 😉

Nice bank holiday Monday visit to tge Royal Oak. Food was very nice, well cooked and reasonable. Beer was a little on the expensive side, for ale and a cola £8.30 but to be fair it was a nice pint.n Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff

Where do I start. I came to the Royal oak for a roast dinner. I am not one to exaggerate, my meal was the best roast dinner of my life (sorry nan). The cauliflower cheese was out of this world!! The staff were very attentive on this sunny Sunday. I would highly recommend you pay them a visit.

Just had my 60th birthday meal with my whole family, can't find any fault with the food or staff of the Royal Oak. Highly recommended

There were 7 of us for lunch at 3.30pm yesterday and I have to admit we could not fault the service or the food. My cousin had to admit he'd never had a better pie than this one..as for my fish and chips..the fish was huge and the chips delicious. All I say is thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Better than your average pub grub freshly cooked food not microwaved

Had starter and mains and drinks, prawn cocktail, burger and chips, I only ate half....got home a while later felt gutsy ended up in the loo for most of the night, still visiting it this morning.... my partner said it was the worst food we have had in ages, he wasn't keen on his either. Dont know if it was just a bad one experience but won't be going there again !

I have been here couple of times now and been served by Chelsea she is so caring and polite and very helpful definitely recommend

Absolutely shocking service was rude and food was terrible potatoes were hard the Yorkshire was black and the meat was frozen I do not recommend to anyone don’t waste your money at this place!

Wanted to find a nice pub with good food for a Father’s Day lunch, after reading lots of positive reviews on here we decided to give it a go. Honestly, it was so bad the worst beef I’ve tasted, foul with a bad after taste it didn’t even taste like beef, and it smelt terrible like it was off. So all I had to eat were a few dry roast potatoes and a Yorkshire. My partners burger was also raw, mushy and falling apart. Complete waste of money, so disappointing.

Ended up with food poisoning even though I ate less than half and Basically paid £61:50 for food poisoning definitely Never ever going back not worth the time or money

The best place locally for our family dinner.

Went there for lunch , nice pub , fish & chips were delicious and the best we’d had for a long time … nice staff aswell .

Very friendly staff,and the food was very tasty and not too expensive 👍

Nice atmosphere, good lunch and service 👌

Lovely child friendly pub. Good food, good service and lovely atmosphere.

Popped in for a drink .. lovely pub ... we didn't stop for food this time but will return for food as always good quality food

Very nice staff and great food

Very good service & lovely food will definitely recommend to friends & family

Great seasonal menu so worth popping in throughout the year! From the varied starters I chose the spicy prawns on bruchetta, which I'll definitely have again! For main I went the specials board route. Although there were many items on the main menu, from pub staples to fine dining (steaks, fish, pies etc) I chose the chicken & chorizo tagliatelle which featured black & green olives. I hope this is on the menu next time I visit, as it too was superb! Deserts followed ( ice creams, sorbets or cheeseboard ) & it was off past the Halloween decorations & into the autumn night air with plans to visit again- the ploughman's looks too good not to try at some point! Spring update: returned again today..from the ever-changing menu I went for a main course of sirloin steak salad with sprinkled Stilton. Really enjoyed it (& the homemade chocolate brownie that followed). We like to visit every now & again to try different dishes..& have recently tried the house-special burger & the ploughman's! This pub never disappoints!

We love it here the food is amazing and the staff are so friendly

Food was fine,service was fine,but there was no heating on and it was really cold.

Stopped off for food .. fantastic food, good service, reasonable price 👌 for food . Very nice old pub with lots of parking space 👍

Was part of a large booking celebrating my friends birthday. The food was lovely, generous portions and service was very good. Nice and cosy surroundings, very enjoyable evening.

I took my mum here for Mother's Day for a meal and had a great time. It's a decent pub in the village and was understanadably pretty busy. It could do with some modernisation inside, but it was clean and warm. The food was pretty good, very traditional Sunday roast the kind your mum will love, but I've had many better ones with much more flavour. The two course menu on the day was good value, and the service was super friendly (I think their names were Toby & Chelsea).

Ok this was the first visit and unfortunately wasn't impressed as we were kept waiting for a good half an hour to be seated after our booking. It was packed as it was mother's day, probably booked in too many to handle as we were in their for 3 hours, felt like a life time waiting for starters, dinner and dessert to come out. The staff are very pleasant but the food was very average. Could have been tasier and beef and lamb were abit hard to chew. The parsnips and potatoes very blanked but not terrible. The best course was dessert 🍨 but I'm afraid not enough for us to want to come back. As shame as it looks nice from the outside Ps the lock on the ladies toilet is broken, needs replacing.

Had an absolutely wonderful lunch here today. When we arrived we were greeted warmly and warned that as we hadn’t booked and they had two large parties arriving, we may have to wait 1/2 an hour. We were seated and served drinks. Only waited a little over 10 minutes and were served by a wonderful young man named Toby. Our delicious starters arrived swiftly, but we had a slight delay in the main course arriving, but as I mentioned, we had been warned. Nevertheless, Toby apologised for the delay and explained that they were extremely busy. When the mains arrived they were well presented, excellent size portions and very tasty. In fact we enjoyed the food and the ambience so much we even had a desert, which is something I generally skip! Dessert was equally as good as the rest of the meal. Will definitely return to this local gem 👍🏻

Good food,very pleasant atmosphere, definitely worth a visit.

excellent food and decent portion sizes. lovely choices on the menu. Served quickly by friendly staff. definitely recommend.

Booked Saturday travelled from the North East to have lunch with our Daughter, SIL and our 2 granddaughters, meal was very good indeed the service was exceptional, really friendly greeting from the two ladies and nothing was too much trouble for them. I used to live in the Southend area some 20 odd years ago and used to visit the pub infrequently. Glad we had lunch there today and when back in the area in the future will gladly return. Pete Wilson.

The atmosphere was convivial and the menu varied and very reasonably priced. The service was exceptional and all four for the lunch were impressed with every aspect of the visit

We had a festive dinner there last night and I was really impressed with the quality and quantity of the food. It was fantastic and I thoroughly recommend it, especially the spicy soup. Great thick slices of turkey and loads of veggies. The Christmas pudding with brandy sauce was also fabulous.

Such a beautiful little country pub. Food was excellent & staff & atmosphere is perfect. Will be back. X

Great food but limited choice as there were several dishes on the menu that were not available. Thankfully, what our party wanted was all available and delicious. There was no wine list and the choice was very limited. The staff were very polite but our server was a little forgetful when it came to replacing cutlery and providing condiments. That said, it's only a tiny gripe and didn't impact too negatively on the whole experience. Even taking the above into account, I wouldn't hesitate to return. The pub itself has a real traditional feel about it. Lovely setting.

The worst meal we have ever eaten , my scampi meal looked like a kids meal , the cauliflower cheese was burnt and dry , there was only 2 potatoes on our friends roast , the stuffing looked like dog food, there was only one parsnip on one dinner , we asked for more potatoes and was charged for a portion of chips , the potatoes were so hard we couldn't cut through them and my husband saw the chef's just putting items in the microwave, the only thing that was nice was the cheesecake and our pie was awful because of the powered custard , not once was we asked if we was enjoying out meal and it came to over 180 quid for 4 with a few drinks, I tried to find someone to complain to on our way out but there was no one about , we couldn't wait to get out of there

Had a lovely Sunday afternoon here, beautiful location and pub/restaurant. The food was amazing, service was great, warm and friendly, I will definitely recommend it to family and friends 😊

1st time for us. We had a great welcome. We didn't know how it all worked. They were busy, and the bar lady said we would be with you shortly. The waitress/bar lady was very efficient and very friendly. We had a superb meal. We will return.

Delicious food and great atmosphere.

Quiet and friendly service thanks 😊

Always a pleasure dropping in for some real ale and lunch. We'll priced and always a warm welcome from the staff.

Very nice place , food was lovely staff very friendly

Had a lovely Sunday lunch here. Definitely would recommend & will be returning very soon. Thank you 👍

Lovely. Friendly staff..and the food was lovely too .large portions too .

Cheese ploughman's and ham/egg and chips all good in a nice airy dining room.

Only two people in there when I went

Good home "style" cooked meals. Huge Sunday roast complemented with separate dishes of veggies including an excellent Cauliflower cheese. Excellent attentive staff (on the day our party of 4 went there was a big birthday celebration with 20 + people), but we were well looked after. If you like your Real Ale, the choice was limited but that's my only minor negative. Priced in accordance with the quality and quantity of food!

Food was OK. Not a lot of choice if you're a vegetarian.

Five of us went for lunch on a Monday. Very friendly staff, didn't rush us to order. Large portion sizes. Would be good if they had a small bites type menu for those with smaller appetites and/or less money to spend. I definitely recommend it.

Small interior but layout is good. Nice food and decent selection of drinks

Our first time at The Royal Oak, but not the last. The staff were very friendly, the food delicious and the portions generous. I had my eye on a particular dessert but was too full after the main course. I need to go back and give it another go.

Carrots were hard. Lamb was really fatty. Vinegar looked months old. Chips didn't feel triple cooked, maybe frozen. Burger wasn't cooked in the middle. Will not be visiting again.

Lovely country pub, great food and ales, nice beer garden, cracking place

Enjoyed it- good village pub and good food. Excellent cheese sandwich and very friendly service. I will be back

Went there for a drink and had a good time, the staff were welcoming and friendly. Nice inside and outside with all the flower baskets. As for the ladies toilets 10/10 immaculate! The beer garden was good too, definitely a place to go.

Lovely food, great staff, just a very quite pub

We stopped here on a hot day when walking and enjoyed a drink in the garden before resuming our walk .

We went for lunch today and had chicken liver starter for me and duck liver parfait for my partner , both were very tasty. My partner had the fillet steak for mains and asked for it very rare.. we have found that you ask for rare at many establishments you get medium at best.... but this came out properly rare (thank you). I had steak and kidney pudding, which was great and full of tender steak pieces. Service was great too so a great lunch experience.overall.

Lovely pub garden, unfortunately the food needs looking at, the 3 of us ordered sandwiches, the bread tasted old (not fresh) although the meal size was quite generous, the chips tasted of scampi.

Lovely dinner tonight thank you

Good food, friendly, helpful staff.

Another great meal at the Royal Oak. Love eating here all homemade and staff are so friendly. I would highly recommend a visit.

Excellent food relaxed atmosphere

Fabulous food, great pub ,attentive and friendly staff. Everything we wanted from our girly catchup

Great food, good beers, friendly staff, lovely surroundings.

We eat here regularly and the food and service is always excellent. We popped in for lunch today and Chelsea and Chloe really made us feel welcome.

We were able to book a big table easily on a busy bank holiday weekend We received a warm welcome and the menu was full lovely food options. Couldn't really fault it, good food, good service in very comfortable surroundings. We will certainly be heading back in the near future.

Great menu and excellent service. Lots of space inside and out. I enjoyed my sausages and my little friend thought they smelled wonderful :-)

Great food and good choice of beers

My wife, daughter and I paid a visit to this pub at lunchtime on Monday to celebrate my birthday. Both the food served and the service provided by all of the staff was of an excellent quality. I can thoroughly recommend this pub to others.

Wonderful Birthday lunch,superb service.

The food at the Royal Oak is amazing definitely recommend the steak and kidney pudding it was delicious, we were served by Tasha and Abby they were very friendly and gave an excellent service from the moment we walked into the pub to the time we left we wasn't rushed and we didn't have to wait very long for our food or our drinks. Keep up the good work definitely will be coming back

Visited the royal oak today with gf and friends for Sunday lunch. Food was excellent (roasts all round), had a couple of local breweries on tap and Francis, Amanda and Toby were great friendly hosts.

Roast was very disappointing. Yorkshire burnt. Turned to dust when you tried to cut it. Roast potatoes were too tuff. To cut meat tuff Food cool. Venue cold service poor. Lesson learnt

Good food, good vibes, good portion size, friendly staff. I enjoyed it

Waitress was really nice (Frances?), food was very good, service was great. Highly recommend. Prawn cocktail was fantastic 😁

Great staff ! And so enjoyed our lunch! Cleared our plates! Thank you 😊

Really enjoyed a good afternoon with friends. Food was excellent and the staff ultra friendly.

What a lovely pub, staff were very friendly and welcoming with a great atmosphere. Food was superb aswell!!

Friendly staff .Great service with a smile.

Absolutely gorgeous grilled sea bass and my aunt had wonderful fresh fish in her cod and chips!

Valentines dinner was Amazing. The friendly staff and delicious cuisine made our evening

10/10 perfect from the minute we walked in until we left food excellent 👌 well worth a visite

Superb food…large portions of food you need to be hungry…and the waitress in the restaurant was just the best…

Very friendly food ok nice old pub

Great food but a bit too much salt used.

Excellent food and lovely staff

Absolutely amazing food and fantastic service. Can't wait for our Sunday roast

Very nice and friendly food was very tasty and plentiful

What a superb first experience here. Chloe was our server and she was absolutely spot on in all ways. The food was seriously good, wouldn't look out of place at a restaurant in London. Big portions and extremely tasty. Would absolutely recommend this little gem of a place. Thanks so much.

Visited The Royal Oak in Rochford on the 15th December 2022 and what a little gem it was. Food was fabulous staff friendly. Lovely cosy relaxing place. Would recommend