The Royal Oak in Hambleton

Superb fresh food and quality service

Cosy pub. Will visit again for BOGOF breakfast

Food was delicious and the staff are lovely.x

We have been here a few times we moved up here last year and this was one of the first places we came to the food is good and the staff are so friendly and helpful

Great pub with rooms. Lovely food and beers, friendly staff.

Not the nicest of welcomes I've had walking into a pub. Asked to see the food menu and virtually thrown at us whilst we sat for drinks. Asked if we were OK to have just drinks, she told us to go next door and find a bar stool. I'm not sure I'd return to give you my money!!

Sunday roast beef was absolutely lovely so tender just fell apart in my mouth and plenty beef so worth it

Called in here after a lovely walk for a drink and something to eat . Staff very friendly and the food was very nice. Also dog friendly which was good as we had ours with us .

Good food and service as always.

A lovely pub in a beautiful location Very pleasant and helpful staff Nice clean room and a great breakfast

We had two work functions here. Food and drinks spot on, including hot drinks ready on arrival. Much appreciated. The events ran very smoothly, thanks to the excellent organisation and attentiveness of the staff. The private room is ideal for an extended work meeting. Thanks so much to the team. We will return and would recommend to others.

My family and I, were here tonight for a meal everything was ,very high standard lovely food great service ,couldn't fault it . I would definitely recommend it

Fantastic full English breakfast

Food and service was excellent. Highly recommended!

Upon fishing a lovely walk around Roseberry Topping, me and my 3 sisters were on the hunt for a good meal to refuel before driving the hour journey back home. A quick Google search lead us a few minutes down the road to this little gem of a place. First impressions were that it was a very welcoming cosy and friendly place very traditional, the staff were amazing, very accommodating and thankfully didn't mind we were a wee bit muddy from the walk 🙏 hot drinks brought straight out to us. We weren't waiting very long before our breakfasts were brought out , and they were delicious very good quality ingredients and you could tell everything was cooked fresh and was full of flavour, I must give a big shout out to the black pudding it was the best I've had ( tasted and looked home made) we were all very impressed and cleaned our plates leaving feeling very full and satisfied, if I was in the area again I would 100% be eating here again.

Really friendly staff and great food. We need to come back and try all their Parmo options. The rooms were nicely decorated with comfortable beds. We couldn't hear any noise and had a good night's sleep.

Have been here for both Sunday dinner and for Parmos and left extremely satisfied each time! Food was very tasty and plentiful. Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. Service was quick. We'll be back time and time again!

Booked for 4pm. Arrived around 3.30pm, seated straight away by a friendly and welcoming waiter. We were able to order straight away and drinks arrived promptly, shortly followed by our Sunday lunch. Our pooch was catered for also with his own meal served with ours (£4.50 for doggy meal). Atmosphere lovely as always, food delicious 😋 pork crackling especially so. I had the trio of meats, my mam went for beef dinner and with a bottle of red and a coffee thrown in the whole bill came to £62.30 (I believe). Which I'd say is value for money given the quality of service the food and general ambience.

Had a couple of pub lunches that were very good. Nice friendly staff, dog friendly too.

Been outside never been in so can't comment.

Service is spot on . Dog friendly. Food was delicious 😋

Great country pub. Dog friendly. Very good pint of O.P. if a little pricey.

Great pub, with good food and comfortable rooms. Very close to the Cleveland way.

Fantastic traditional pub in Great Ayton. Food is delicious, drinks are great and staff are extremely friendly and helpful.

Went for lunch, nice choice, food and service top notch 👌

Excellent food and good atmosphere

Traditional Yorkshire pub in the center of a lovely village. Beautiful room furnished in a modern country style and immaculate newly refurbished shower room. Delicious food! We had dinner and breakfast and the ingredients were all quality and cooked to perfection. The sausage, bacon and black pudding come from the butcher next door and the eggs are really fresh. For starters we had the ham hock terrine with piccalilli and thd seafood cocktail, very generous portions. Lots of smoked salmon, crayfish tails and smoked macrel on the seafood cocktail. Can recommend the lasagne, the parmos and the chips are proper chips, yummy. We tried a bailies creme brulee and a lemon and Berry delicious, both scrumptious. The bar has a great selection of beers, lagers, gins & wines and gas a real fire. The staff are all really friendly and attentive. Love this pub and can't wait to return.

Group lunch made smaller by snow, no problem.

Very cosy. Great attentive staff... nice chips 😁. Lovely location beside the river.

lovely food at reasonable prices

Came in on a cold November afternoon about 3pm and had a warm welcome, two lovely courses of food and drinks. Would definitely return

Very freindly staff, nice customers and lovely food

We had a family birthday celebration, and the staff went out of their way to accommodate us. The food was great and the service awesome. Would highly recommend.

Good service and good quality food

Beautiful food. Been twice now and it was lovely both times. Best parmo and chips anywhere I've visited, and the price is very reasonable.

Went in for dinner. Food and service were both excellent. Lovely atmosphere too. Well done all.

Had a great meal here. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Was even better because it was buy one get one free.......recommended

Great pub and really dog friendly. They always have treats at the ready.

We booked a table for 4 and 3 dogs and they were more than happy to have us. We all had the Sunday roast and it was very nice. Plenty of veggies and extra gravy to share. I upgraded for the large Yorkshire pudding with a roast chicken, and it was very nice and moist. The stuffing was nice as well, but some more would have been good. The staff were very nice and helpful. I would definitely come back again.

Went for my birthday tea with family Great offer on mondays Food is excellent Staff are lovely Get yourself there

Great pub great food,really made us feel Welcome. Good gluten free choices.

Excellent food & value. Staff very friendly & helpful

We enjoyed a very nice family Sunday Lunch in a lovely setting..Treat yourself, we will be doing so again very soon..

We booked a table for two. The staff are lovely, the food is amazing. We are local so lucky for us, we will definitely be back. We did end up with a few dogs around us , which was lovely. They even have a doggy menu ❤️. Thanks for a great evening 😊

Worst Sunday dinner I've ever had.

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all at the Royal Oak for making my Father-in-law's 96th birthday lunch last week such a great day. We needed a quiet corner so he could hear which you prepared, the food was excellent and really tasty, the service from all your staff was friendly, attentive and welcoming. It was truly a very special occasion thanks to all your efforts. Dog friendly too. We will be back!!

Location is fine unless walking the Cleveland Way. The road down from the trail is quite busy and cars driving SO fast. Get a taxi if possible. Royal Oak staff knew a local guy, who he kindly called to take us back to the trail the next day for 10£. Our room had exhaust fan underneath room so we had to shut windows or smell fish oil all night, but there was a fan for the heatwave.

The wife and I pop in here about once a month for a meal. I usually have a rump steak. Always excellently cooked and so tasty. We have never experienced a poor meal. The staff are always attentive and very helpful.

Very nice food ,great deals friendly staff

Can't comment on the rooms, just ate here. Lovely old pub with proper ambience. Food was first class!

Not great unfortunately. Firstly the positives. The service was great. Very friendly and efficient. The pub is nice with a cosy setting. Was fairly busy too but this didn't affect the efficiency. We visited here for friends for a Sunday lunch. The food was fairly disappointing especially for what we paid. The trio of meats, there was hardly of that. A very minimal portion of veg came out separately. The quality of food was average at best. Roast potatoes a little underdone.

Great local pub. However, it is not very clean, and even though dogs are allowed in the bar area, find some locals use this as their drinking hole to fall down drunk, and staff still serve drinks. Found this unpleasant and, a local drunken woman annoying. Food not great.

The cakes were huge and absolutely delicious 😊

Lovely food. Busy. Staff attentive

Lovely Pub in an idyllic location. Friendly staff, excellent food and great accommodation. Thoroughly recommended.

Nice food and good staff.Also reasonable prices!

Nice old pub, fantastic ales kept very well

Nice atmosphere. The food was tasty and the service was friendly.

Fantastic pub, great food, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Visited for Sunday Lunch. Very pushchair friendly and the staff were really good with my toddler too. It seemed really busy but it didn't seem like we waited too long for our food.

You'll need a loan to buy drinks! Small bottle (1 serving) of prosecco and a pint of lager - £14.20. These are London prices!

Just a flying visit to quench my thirst a nice pint of Theakstons Old Peculuar did the job enjoyed it in the beer garden(yard)

Wunderschöner, kleiner Ort mit ein paar Einkaufsmöglichkeiten. Der Pub ist toll, das Essen gut und unser Zimmer war einfach, aber groß. Hat uns sehr gefallen

Attractive, nice menu, very pleasant staff

Really enjoyable early evening meal after a walk in the hills. Lovely food and service.

Booked a table after reading the specials menu on the notice board outside, on arrival we were told the special had changed and was now a lot more expensive and not what we wanted so I told them it was not acceptable and we left, the notice board as still not changed.

The Royal Oak is amazing i have been attending here for many years great customer service and great food.

Nice place to stay. Room clean and comfortable. Staff friendly , food and drink, good.

Fabulous pub, with great service. Would recommend to others.

Lovely country pub, excellent food great value for money

We enjoyed a very leisurely lunch with friends at the Royal Oak. Friendly and helpful staff. Limited menu due to covid but there are still plenty of choices. All meals were top quality and very tasty. Relaxed and safe outside dining. Highly recommended

We had no power to the houses on our caravan site, the staff and management of the Royal Oak went out of their way to help us by accommodating tenants from 3 of the houses at the last minute. Excellent service we will definitely use them again and cant rate them high enough .

Just enjoyed an amazing take away from the Royal Oak 4 family members 4 completely different meals all absolutely delicious amazing value for the size of the meals. Special mention to the unbelievable peanut and sweet potato masaman curry definitely see you next week!

Pub was well laid out for social distancing, menu was very limited but this is for obvious reasons at present

Four of us had an evening meal. Food was cracking. Service top notch and felt very safe in relation to COVID-19. Tables a good distance apart. Better still meals were half price. Unbelievable value. Will visit again

My wife and two sons ate here on the night of our stay. The food was top notch and great value. The atmosphere was nice and relaxed. Would 100% recommend. I had the spicy pork belly and it was lovely and plentiful Thank you

Last minute decision to spend a night away found this on the internet booked one night including dinner great choice lovely room not palatial but spotlessly clean great decor and very comfortable had dinner Sunday evening place very busy great food and beer highly recommended the breakfast was equally as good great stopover

What a lovely friendly pub, from the lovely warm welcome when we arrived , to the great home cooked food.We ate here 3 times and all the meals were super tasty.The staff are all friendly and so nice to have a laugh with.I haven’t had rabbit for years so thought I would have the pie and it was worth it Delish.

I went to the Royal Oak busy place, never been before we were looking foreword to it. I had a parmo, poor and flat about 2mm cheese on top it looked like Someone had sat on it. I paid for a large portion this was just a normal size one from anywhere else. The salad was poor, and the chips like I’ve never seen before, white scrappy soft/hard. A few years ago I knew a chef who worked in this pub, he was really good and his specialty was cheese cake. I had not seen him for a few years and hoped he still worked there, so I ordered the chef special cheesecake I was getting exited, until I got my cheesecake, it was so poor and flat I would say about 8mm from bottom to top. I knew then he did not work here. My granddaughter could have done a better cheesecake obviously the chef must be on furlough. Never again it was so flat flat flat and the price was extortionist so glad for the government 10.00 off each person

We visited the Royal Oak while staying in great Ayton in an Airbnb it was a 5 min walk from where we were staying the food was very well presented and extremely tasty I can have highly recommend the pan fried chicken with a wild mushroom sauce and baby leaks the sauce was very good loads of flavour friendly staff too and a nice atmosphere

First day of the Government's scheme for up to half price meals. We made a big saving on full price, as did many others - the place was nearly full at 6pm. The food was good, but service very poor. We'd been there an hour when we got our food, and were on our second drink. We asked for a dessert menu, but no one came to take our order so rather than prolong the frustration, we went to the till and paid - no one brought the bill to our table when we asked for it. It's not as if they were short staffed - there were a lot of waiting staff, but they weren't being managed.

Excellent food and friendly service.A place we used to visit regularly about 10 years ago , and then forgot about as our boys preferred different option.Went as a family tonight with 17 and 12 year old and was a great dining experience especially since our first meal out since Covid and was just what we needed.Plenty of good quality food , couldn't eat it all but lovely atmosphere as well. Well done to all staff for making it feel like a great dining experience for us all.

Came in to the pub after booking for 4 and a baby.We were seated fairly quickly as we were early for our dinner, our baby was a little tired so was very restless which made the experience bad for us. The place was fairly busy but not packed out the service was slow, took around 20 mins before we had to ask someone for drinks then we decided we better just order food too. The drinks took ages to come but the food arrived quickly which was good, the food was ok nothing special the meat was lovely everything else lacked flavour and the gravy was way too watery. There was an old couple who kept making snide remarks about my son who was clearly distressed and had been taken out of the pub by 3 of us to pacify him. We overheard her rude comments complaining about him crying (babies dont cry in her house obviously) and the whole situation left a bitter taste in our mouths, we probably won't return.

We ate here a few times and I can’t say we were wowed. The menu looks interesting but the food is not all that tasty. The atmosphere is cosy and has a real English pub feel.

After a lovely walk around the area to then have Sunday lunch in this hidden gem! Absolutely the best Sunday lunch I have ever had! The roasted vegetables are the best and not many places do them on a Sunday lunch! Only negative would be a man that works there who could be the owner. Very rude to his staff as well as customers.

Went for a Sunday lunch visit after noy going for many years. The place has changed considerably in that time and I do not think to the better. The pub has 2 entrances and diners are requested to use the right hand entrance which leads in to a bar area where you go to request a table for lunch. I was asked to follow a waiter and after walking all the way through the rear of the pub and past the dining room we ended back at a table next door to the bar area at the opposite side of the pub and about 14 feet from the other front door entrance!! All the tables on offer seem to be very close together and everywhere to the rear of the pub lacks any lightness due to there being no windows to brighten the surroundings. Regrettably I found the food to be only average and was really not excited with the experience

We had a meal here tonight to celebrate the 70th birthday of my mother. We were a party of 12 including 2 kids under 8. The service was excellent with staff taking time to engage with all members of the party especially the kids. Food was served to all members of the group without anybody having to wait whilst others were eating. As a group we all passed comment on how good the food was & how enjoyable the evening had been. On a personal level I thought the food was outstanding & I can’t recall ever eating a better rib eye steak. I wouldn’t hesitate to return in the future.

Booked Sunday lunch here last Sunday as last time we were lucky to get a table . The meal was excellent with a good selection of veg and the beef was very tender also you cannot fault the service received.we will be back again .

Visited the Royal Oak while staying in a lodge at Angrove Country Park early January & after reading the reviews on TA. We'd walked through the village earlier in the day & popped in to book a table as we were advised that it's a popular night.We could not fault any part of our evening - especially the very amicable service provided by Mike through to the quality of the drinks and meal itself.We both had rump steak, served with chunky chips mushroom & tomato - we swapped the salad for vegetables. The steaks were cooked perfectly and went down very well with the house red (normally priced £16.95). All of this for just £25 for the two meals & bottle of wine!!! Don't know how they do it?Will definitely return on our next visit to the area 10/10

the meal was okay, value for money. however the slow service let the experience down. It was almost like we did not exist with staff passing us constantly. The ultimate was 30 mins + waiting for desert and coffee. My wife had to ask a passing waitress where our desert and coffee was. She checked and found the male waiter/manager who took our order had put it on the bill but (somehow) it had not been served! she said we could have the coffee free when we finally got it. the male waiter/manager sheepishly came over and apologised saying a computer glitch had caused the delay and the coffee would be taken off the bill (whoopee). this still does not explain why staff passed us several times over the half hour and did not ask if everything was okay, this is normal practise in any restaurant. and no, it was not busy. we had our new years evening meal here, that was busy.

We came in here with friends including children for a Sunday lunch. We hadn’t booked but we were lucky to get a table after 45 minutes (we went to the tannery round the corner for a drink beforehand). The food was delicious with the beef nice and tender which is always hard on a Sunday service. Very friendly and accommodating staff.

Visited with family for an early Christmas Celebration, the pub was quite busy with several parties going on, but all staff were friendly and efficient. Our food was delicious and well cooked.

Lovely pub, friendly & very welcoming both to us & our dogs. Food was lovely had Sunday roast & came back few days later for lunch.

Starting a weekend away in the campvan at nearby site. Went in for a couple of pints and food. Dog friendly and staff love dogs. Food very good pub classics, tasted great and delivered in good time. Real fire roaring away and a good atmosphere, Didn't book had to wait a couple of minutes for a table in the bar area but worth it. Will return, well done to all!

We had a lovely meal in this lovely gem. Great food welcoming staff great service. Need I say more Thank you well done everyone we have been eating here for many years and it is always a great meal x

We came here today and yes the work they done on the rooms I’d excellent lot more room and brighter The meal was excellent and the fish I’d one of the best I had The staff were excellent and the servers as very good and yes we will be back

as ever we had a pleasant meal together with cask ales. The title is because I had the excellent 'posh' pie which was rabbit and not a bone in sight. Good service.

Good service and nice food. Nothing special and there is cheaper around but overall pretty good. Recommend the parmos - go large though if you like them as the mediums were smaller than normal. Good kids menu and nice sweets. Can eat in the bar area and the restaurant at the back.

Called tea time on a sunday for late lunch with visiting family. The sunday lunch was average, and we thought expensive. We asked if it was possible to have more carrots as certain members of party didn't eat the other veg. This was no problem to them and supplied free of charge, thank you. Service was very slow ( there was only 3 tables in) hence the little one started to get a bit agitated. Sweets took an age to arrive, I'm sorry to say the millionaire sundae was in the most uneatable, ice cream was ok but the shortbread was harder than concrete dont know what they had done with it. ( I'm a qualified Baker and in all my years never experienced the like)

Visited for family Sunday lunch. Food was lovely, and Staff were happy to advise with options for food allergies. Big portions, and good varied menu choice. Also dog friendly in Bistro and Bar. Staff pleasant and attentive. Will definitely visit again.