The Royal Oak in West Dorset

Really tasty food and the service was so good. A lovely village pub

Great traditional village pub with garden, friendly and welcoming and serving excellent food and drink. Extensive menu with something for everyone, kids included, and generous portions, beautifully cooked. Highly recommend.

Excellent meal, friendly staff.

Lovely friendly service, good value and a nice beer garden

Lovely locals pub, very friendly and welcoming. Nice garden. Food and service excellent. Give it a try!

Good menu. Tasty food.would go back

Cracking traditional Sunday roast. Piping hot, plentiful, fresh veg & tender meat. Lovely homemade puds. All reasonably priced.

Lovely friendly pub. Great range of chicken dishes. Food superb

Great food, very popular at weekend evening meals so best to book a table

Food was extremely good and delicious and a lot of yummy choices. Portions were a good size. Staff were very cheerful and helpful. The atmosphere was great. We could have stayed in the pub all evening. Highly recommended.

Fantastic food and a great choice of beers and ciders. Recommend booking if you’re going for food as can get a little busy at times.

the food was completely cold I tired to complain but the waitress kept ignoring us we are fuming we will never be coming here again u have lost loyal customers xx

Lovely village pub, good selection of real ales and ciders. Menu looked excellent, food smelt very nice but we didn’t eat. We shall return to eat when back in the area.

Lovely Food , Staff and the atmosphere in the pub was what we like a pub a real pub atmosphere

Great atmosphere and excellent good value buffet.

Lovely warm and friendly local's pub,great grub and beer and a very thought provoking, funny show performed by Brenda Read Brown in the skittle ally through the Inn Crowd.

Superb food, service, staff. Very welcoming.

Staff and locals were really friendly, and the food was absolutely superb

A lovely, old-fashioned cosy pub. We had a really good meal, very reasonably priced, and my husband enjoyed a couple of pints of Palmers ale. But the most important thing is that the landlord and staff took the time to chat and make us feel welcome. We'll be back!

Coach party from Plymouth stopped off for Carvery. Well presented and great service.

Nice place. Good food. Good service. Beer garden at back with tables. We had cider and food. Both excellent.

Not open for lunch. Very strange. Missing a trick there, guys.

Very friendly local people. Bar staff also friendly, helpful and welcoming. Food really good struggle to fit deserts in. Been twice now will be back for sure x

Excellent service, atmosphere and great food

Food priced well on basis of some prepackaged dishes. My chips were hollow from being recooked, ribeye steak was like leather. Half duck was clearly from microwave on a cold pkate with microwaved veg. For the price... 2 stars. And front of house need training on hospitality welcome.

Great little find, really welcome great food. My Grandson was very taken with his ice cream and said the lady has a lovely face.

Fantastic food with brilliant service. Experience a real country English pub with great atmosphere. Fantastic menu choice from, I didn't know where to start with the choice of food on offer. In my opinion it's should cover everyone's taste from meat eater to vegetarians.

Well the landlord Steve great guy food is excellent and big portions and the beers are excellent , nice welcoming pub and locals are friendly to nice atmosphere 😀

Terrific pub in lovely West Dorset village. Skittle alley, decent pub grub and garden with views over countryside.

Great little pub, food is fantastic as are the staff. A real proper local, highly recommend.

Great food, in both quality and quantity. Really friendly team there, helpful and courteous. Nice friendly locals to chat to when standing at the bar. Feels a very community driven pub. Good decor and enough nicknacks quirky enough to capture the imagination. Would thoroughly recommend. The type of pub that would make you move to the village just to enjoy it regularly.

Excellent food and service. Good local pub.

Best pub food we have had in a long time. Fire was going and good atmosphere. Photos are chicken strip starter, steak, pork belly and biscoff cheesecake.

Went here for a family meal and it was brilliant. The food was wonderful, the atmosphere was lovely and it was very reasonably priced. Would highly recommend and will definitely be returning.

Excellent food at fair prices. Good service and friendly environment

Brilliant food and drink! Staff were really friendly and made small meal for my nephew.

Its a nice pub, beer is well served, but regrettably the food is bang average. Burger and chips would be one example, clearly a frozen burger and frozen chips, but still at around £11. For £11 a proper hand made burger would be expected. Fish and chips, once again, frozen fish and frozen chips. I think around £12. There are pubs around this area that are charging similar prices but are using fresh ingredients and frankly are doing a better job. So, overall, a very average experience with no reason to ever return.

Lovely traditional pub. Great space and lovely polite and helpful staff. The food was soooo yummy and great sized portions. Definitely would recommend. Hoping to visit again next time we are this way.

Don't bother paying attention to the one star review, this place is lovely! If it's out of your way, go the distance, we did and we were so happy with it! The place is lovely and homely, the staff were equally as lovely, the garden is gorgeous and well maintained and the view from the bottom of it is beautiful! The food, oh god, it was EXCELLENT! I will admit I was expecting much from the kids chicken nuggets but they were made with a really nice seasoned batter, I tried both that and my girlfriend's lasagne and it was stupidly nice. I had the burger with cheddar and bacon and I've never had such a tasty, crispy shelled burger that was so juicy on the inside. Would thoroughly recommend!!!!!

A superbly friendly Pub where conversation is inclusive if you want to join in. The drinks are fast, efficient and exceptionally reasonable in cost, but the FOOD is to die for. Great portions, expertly put together with finesse and imagination. I recommend TRO without reserve :)

Attentive swift service. Pleasant evening.

Very accommodating, good food & ale. Kindly fitted us in, even though they were quite booked up!

Lovely country pub, very welcoming, great landlord and delicious food. we ate in the beer garden at the rear, lovely spot for drinks and food, highly recommended.

Lovely local pub in the secluded village of Drimton Dorset, friendly atmosphere and superb food.

Welcoming village pub with a varied menu, plenty to suit all tastes. We enjoyed three meals here during our week in the area, excellent ingredients, well prepared and presented. Thoroughly recommend!

Friendly clean well run pub with good service and food

Loved the local ales and the garden had spectacular views

Lovely pub, lovely locals, lovely outside space

We had the Sunday roast it was lovely and big portion's

Great food, drinks,atmosphere and the staff are just brilliant.... fitted us in last minute. Am so glad it's our local pub. Just moved here in January. Highly recommended. 😁

Great service, good quality beers and reasonable prices. Nice friendly pub

We were really impressed with the food and generous size of the portions and price. Would highly recommended this pub which is also dog friendly. Unfortunately we found this establishment on our last night in the area.

Great local pub, food was great and large portions.

Simple decor, friendly, great food and good value.

Very friendly local pub serving a good range of food. We’re here on holiday and have eaten here twice this week. Friendly staff and very reasonable prices

Great friendly service with a good variety of choice. Reasonable prices for home cooked high quality food.

The food here is excellent, and reasonably priced. The pub offers take-away food during the covid emergency. Normally the beer is good too. The cosy bar is pleasant. There is a skittle alley too. Recommended.

Cheerful little chap of a landlord. Didn’t eat but I've heard that it is very nice.

This is a small family run pub. Very friendly with great food! Good varied menu too. Sunday lunch was perfect in every way. Will definitely be back!

We came here as it’s the local pub to a guest house we are staying in for the week, first impressions weren’t great as they’re still advertising their Christmas opening hours in mid January. I understand that this is a small village pub catering in a limited market out of season, but... When we walked in the pub we both noticed how bright the pub was with no attempt to create a cosy atmosphere, the lady behind the bar was friendly and approachable and did make us feel welcome. More alarm bells sounded when we saw how large the menu is, a huge blackboard over the bar offering around 20 or so main dishes, considering we are in mid January, offering that amount of food suggests it’s not a fresh food offer which sadly it’s not. I chose a 16oz rump steak to be cooked med rare with peppercorn sauce and my partner ordered scampi and chips. The portion sizes are big and the scampi was to be expected, cooked from frozen accompanied by frozen chips and a poor side salad of iceberg lettuce topped with a handful of chopped tomatoes and peppers with no dressing. My steak was actually 2 8oz rumps accompanied by the same frozen chips, onion ring and garden peas, the steaks were both overcooked with a slight taste of iron which says the steak was old and past it’s best and the peppercorn sauce came in a jug the size of a tea cup and was tasteless so clearly came from a carton. We didn’t receive any enquires as to how our meals were during our time eating and only a cursory “how was that” when our plates were cleared, no queries to if we wanted more to drink or if we would like to see a dessert menu, so we paid, or tried to but their internet was poor so declined payment. I do feel if they were to reduce the menu, pay more attention to freshness and turn the lights down this place would be so much more appealing.

What a lovely village pub. Food was lovely. Generous portions. Menu was so lovely too so many delicious dishes to choose from.

Thank you to Steve and his team for a fantastic meal and great service for our family get togther for 14 adults and 7 children. Children were served first and then went on to play skittles in the adjacent alley. They had a fabulous time. Food for all of us was served on one long table and everyone chose from the menu, service was great, and very friendly, we were all looked after exceptionally well. Big thank you from all of us for making this a great evening.

Dirty local pub, greasy food. On holiday here this week, won’t come back

Loved the skittle alley! Very accommodating of the children and large group. Thank you.

The Pub has a new landlord and chef and the 3 times we have been for a meal there the food has been exceptional each time. The menu is varied and everything is freshly cooked and can be adjusted according to taste.we both look forward to our next visit. The beer isn’t bad either!

Great pub. Small village but has a skittles alley!

We heard from the owner of our holiday let that this pub was under new ownership so we thought we'd give it a try and we both had lovely meals. There's a small car park adjacent along with a small garden. The locals park right outside the pub door making entry and exit difficult but that's locals for you.

We heard from the owner of our holiday let that this pub was under new ownership so we thought we'd give it a try and we both had lovely meals. There's a small car park adjacent along with a small garden. The locals park right outside the pub door making entry and exit difficult but that's locals for you.

Lovely welcome from the staff and great food

Really great food, enjoyed our visit Great quality and presentation Quality steak and pork, and perfect accompaniments

Nice, clean & friendly village pub, with excellent, well looked after beer & good food. The menu is good old-fashioned pub grub, & the home made pizza is delicious. Best to ring first, as the pub will close if there is no custom.

The wife and I stayed in drimpton for a week's brake. We got into drimpton lunchtime after a 4hour drive and tried to get a drink in the royal oak but it was closed. Our host where we stayed told us that the pub is always changing hands so we went back again in the evening when it had opened and found the landlady very friendly and said we could bring our dog in as they are dog friendly. They have got a very good selection of ales and our drinks were reasonably priced the food menu was limited to about 6 items fish scampy and burgers ect plus home made pizza that looked good as we didn't actually eat there. It's a nice clean comfortable pub with a nice garden and plenty of parking.Its a pity about the opening times as it's not open at all on mon and Tuesday and will shut if empty.

We visited one evening for tea as it was near our cottage. The landlord was very hospitable and the pub was comfortable. The menu is limited to about 10 meals plus pizzas of which there are about 5 choices but we all found something to eat and when it came the meals were all home cooked and nice. With a few drinks the bill was just over £50 which I was quite happy with. It’s not fancy, but you get a nice meal with a nice welcome.

Great atmosphere for the Rugby and the Football

Good pub for the villagers of brimpton and tourist. Food is good and good customer service. Skittles are available to play. A family pub.

Friendly....with enjoyable reasonably priced food....will certainly go again

A real village pub. Warm, always lots of conversation, good beer selection, couple of warm fires and if it is Friday great fish and chips. There is even a Skittles lane hiding out back.

Highly recommended. Landlord was so helpful and hospitable. Wonderful, delicious fish and chips takeaway. Service was impeccable. Would certainly recommend and go again if ever in the area.

Went on a tuesday everning . If you just want Pizza then go ! Nothing else available . Really !! How disappointing !

We popped in here after visiting relatives in the area. The food is average and good value. Friendly and welcoming staff and interesting photos.

Mi esposa y yo estábamos de vacaciones en el pueblo, fui a este pub para comprobar lo que era.

Not the best pub for food or families but if you like to taste the local ale and have a penchant for the golden era of Nashville country this is the pub for you.

Marcel y Kitty han convertido este deteriorado y sucio en un pub muy limpia y bien decorada. El menú tiene unas pocas opciones y la comida es muy sabrosa y deliciosa. excelente relación calidad-precio. La bolera propias ha sido reformado y es completamente funcional. le espera una bienvenida fuego, incluso si lo que quieres es una bebida, varios eventos están establecidos. Los jueves noche Curry o Fish and chips noche en un viernes

A good place to visit for a lunch, diner or just a drink. People who run this place are great guys who feel you to be at home. .

Hemos vivido en drimpton por 29 años y están dejando la próxima semana. No se pierda la sabrosa comida maravillosa y un buen servicio amable. Es mucho más que comida de pub a precios sumamente razonables. Algunos pubs gastrointestinal que cobra mucho más podrían aprender mucho de las reales Oaks exquisito menú. Espero que australia tiene buenos restaurantes equivalentes!

Nos alojamos localmente en el Royal Oak en Drimpton, el servicio y la comida eran excelentes, un ambiente realmente amable y la selección de la comida y el nivel no nos podemos quejar en absoluto, lo que recomiendo encarecidamente este pub a todos. El producto local eg carne, el pescado era en el menú y la comida era cocinado a la perfección, el ambiente era amable y fue genial para experimentar un pub del pueblo son muy populares.

Has a small menu and the prices are reasonable and a good selection of local cask ales.The interior is dated and not very big.The hand cut chips were uncooked and steak not good and served with peas not much imagination given to the veg.The sweets were very small portion size.Best to travel towards Bridport where you get a lot more choice to eat.

We live in the local area and use the Royal Oak regularly. Chris, the landlord, is always welcoming and hosts all sorts of events, such as skittles, Folk evenings, live bands, a book club (which discusses everything except books), pig racing and evenings TV whenever a major sporting event is taking place.The locals are (almost) all friendly and welcoming and this lends the place a pleasant, laid-back atmosphere.We only eat here occasionally, but the food is always good and sometimes excellent.Well worth a visit.

we went here as the reviews were so good.maybe the staff were having an off day.while I have no complaints about the food,we waited 1 hour and 10 mins for fish and chips.not acceptable as there were only 2 other tables and they had already finished their food.the royal oak wasn't busy which may be a reflection on the service.nice food but be prepared for a long wait.

Friendly staff. Children were made to feel welcome. Bowling alley with a big screen tv that sometimes shows the sport.

Came across this most welcoming pub whilst on holiday - run by friendly couple with good knowledge of area - food was excellent catered for both adults and kids ingredients locally sourced. In fact made a return visit during our holiday sorry to have missed live music night. Keep the good work up Sandy and Chris we need more pubs like yours around the country.

We visited the pub as a family and found it to be very friendly with great affordable food. They were very helpful as I have a fussy eater but it was no trouble to make a mix and match meal for her. There were even games for the kids to play while we relaxed with a drink. It is a family run pub with the mother and daughter doing the cooking and dad behind the bar. I would highly recommend a visit as its a relaxing, affordable place to eat.

This is proberly the best pub we have been to *Great* food and Drinks/beers and also neat and tidy, carm environment, the people at the bar are very friendly and polite, and the locals are nice too! =)

In an era when so many village pubs are closing, The Royal Oak stands at the heart of little Dorset village of Drimpton, well loved and supported by a local community of farmers and folk who commute to jobs in nearby towns. Friendly, down-to-earth Chris Davies and his wife Sandy run it on behalf of Palmers Brewery of Bridport while their daughter prepares the food. Originally from near Stoke, the love the serene and peaceful atmosphere of the village and delightful walks in the beautiful Dorset countryside that they now call home.A small library of books is displayed with in the pub that you’re welcome to browse. Another feature within the pub itself (and not in an outbuilding) is the most-attractive-looking skittle alley that I’ve yet seen in Dorset. A great venue for a social winter evening! The menu is extensive, uncomplicated and unpretentious. Meals are prepared using fruit & vegetables, meat and fish sourced from local suppliers. Starters include local Dorset pork and liver paté served with redcurrant jelly (£4.50), breaded garlic mushrooms (£4.50), sea bass and ginger fishcakes (£5.50), salmon and prawn stack (£5.50) or a soup of the day (£4.50). Main courses choices are steak, ale and mushroom pie (£8.95); lambs liver and bacon (£8.95); bangers and mash (£8.95); rump steak from Frampton’s butchers with chips (£9.95) or ham, chips & beans (£8.95); Fish lovers can choose between cod and chips (£7.95); grilled plaice with new potatoes and seasonal vegetables (£9.95) wholetail scampi (£7.95) and whitebait (£7.95). Vegetarians are catered for with a Cacciatore risotto (£7.95) or mushroom risotto (£8.95). The dessert menu changes daily. When my partner and I visited the choice was between chocolate gâteau, raspberry pavlova, apple crumble or Dorset apple cake, all served with your choice of ice-cream, cream or custard. The cheese board is another option.Opening hours are Monday 18.00 until closing time; Tues-Sat 12.00-15.00 and 18.00 until closing time; Sunday 12.00-15.00 and 19.00 until closing. Food is served from Tuesday to Sunday. Tel 010308 867930. (There is no mobile phone signal in the pub). King Charles II is believed to have passed through Drimpton after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Why don’t you give it a try?

Enjoyed a delicious meal with friends and family. Very friendly and welcoming land lord. Had locally caught seafood - lobster and cod. Would definitely recommend it.

Lovely pub set in a quiet village. The locals were very friendly and the food / beer is top quality. Would highly recommend to anyone searching for the perfect pub.