The Royal Oak in South Staffordshire

Warm and welcoming pub with good safe.

Popped in four a quick drink. It was Bingo night and was very busy! Everyone seemed to be having a good time. Friendly staff and a good choice of drinks.

Real local comfortable and friendly

My first visit here in a little over 30 years and to be honest it was well worth the drive. We recieved a friendly warm welcome from both behind the bar and the locals alike. The Royal Oak being a Free House offered a fine selection of quality beers & ciders that were equally well presented. If we are to retain the traditional British Pub, it's important to support public houses like the Oak, following my visit I don't think you will be disappointed

I went to the Royal Oak stafford pub on the Wolverhampton rd I was nicely greeted and showed to a quite area the music was quite I could do work emails while grabbing a bite to eat Staff helped me out with some recommendations on the food menu thank you Would 100% bust again

Friendly pub darts and pool table available

Warm friendly pub!! Fabulous atmosphere and staff and locals very friendly

Great pint of San Miguel, been there today with John Bateman and scrag on our lambrettas.

Beautiful traditional country pub, great atmosphere. Stunning scenery. X Lovely people.

Good service top people recommend to anyone

Always a good pint of real ale and friendly hosts.

Nice friendly local pub no food but good selection of beers

This place and its owners should be ashamed of itself. I wouldn’t be surprised if the owners try to get this review deleted but it describes how utterly unprofessional it is.

1st time in this pub. Found it to be friendly and welcoming. Beer was fine. No complaints

It's my local and I enjoy going.....that's all I have to say about that!

Nice clean and very friendly staff.

Great choice of great ales - friendly staff and comfortable bar area

Came here for my uncles surprise 60th birthday. Its a great little pub very well priced and staff are friendly. If we lived closer we'd certainly use it for our local.

nice pub grub and nice atmosphere. went here for a family meal. nice restaurant and separate bar area. could go here for either a family meal or a few drinks with friends. a sizzling pub

Amazing bar staff and beer😁 definitely recommend👍

Great pub. Must go drinking there :)

We go out of our way to Bishop's Wood to come here for Sunday Lunch - the Oak is much better than any of the pubs in Brewood (where we live) for Sunday Lunch - exceptional value and great service and choice, and always a friendly smile as well from the staff and locals. Will be going there again today!

Nothing outstanding but cheaper meals that are tasty. Beers reasonable friendly staff. Room behind bar has bits stored and cupboards with wiring on show which could look better with this tidied up but hey ho.

Best pub around, staff are so welcoming and lovely!! Definentley worth a visit.

Friendly local pub with well kept real ale

Top staff, excellent ale quality, free wifi.

Went withfamily for dinner. I had salad and fish cakes blooming lovely.the staff are busy but helpful. Not keen on thw toilets as oil stuff on all the units you cannot do your make up properly but cannot change it

The menu is mostly standard pub grub: but that's fine - it doesn't claim to be anything else. Prices are very competitive. Okay service was rather quirky and odd, albeit friendly. That'd be okay if our meals were good. But our food was not. Some items were undercooked; some had an unpleasant taint; some over-seasoned

went to the oak at lunch time, very disappointed to say the least!! Three young people working there, very untidy staff and surroundings! Cheese cobs on bar but told they were stale, girl offered to do some more, decided against it after seeing male member of staff with his hand down back of trousers scratching!!!! Not to be repeated.

Visited the Royal Oak last week for lunch. Pub is located in a lovely spot and is very old fashioned inside. However, the locals and staff are very welcoming and the real home cooked food is absolutely delicious. Portions are huge, and very reasonably priced. We will definitely be back to work our way through the extensive menu, a real find.

We ate here on a friday evening a few weeks ago and enjoyed our meal We booked a table for 4 and went on sunday for lunch and was most disappointed There was no one else eating when we went in which was a surprise The meal was not hot and we had to ask for a serving spoon We were asked if we was enjoying the meal and told them we were not happy as the food was not hot apart from the cauliflower cheese which was served separately Staff came back after the meal and asked again if we had enjoyed the meal and we said again we were not happy We asked for the bill which we paid in full but was told we had not paid enough and they asked for another 2 pence which was the final insult

Went here Friday night due to the good reviews. Didn't really think much to it as it felt run down and had very bright lighting which made it feel stark and uninviting. It was serving about 3 cask ales and had the wainwright beer. Unfortunately it had not been well looked after was cloudy and tasted awful. In fairness we should have returned it but didn't really like the feel of the place so left. Can't comment on the food as the kitchen was shut for refurbishment.

This small pub has recently changed hands and has just stareted doing food again. Good menu and great pub food, nicely cooked and good sized portions. The new staff are very helpful and friendly and the whole place had a very friendly atmostphere.

Having recently changed hands, The Royal Oak is back and better than ever. Having eaten here in the past, we thought we would try it again, we were not disappointed.The new staff are polite, cheery and helpful. The extensive menu is simple home make pub grub, well cooked and presented at very reasonable prices. It's nice to see a village pub keeping going. We will be going again.

Lovely country pub, friendly staff

Have eaten here a couple of times, and will be going again. Not a bad menu, and decent service. Only a small pub, but with a separate eating area, I would definitely recommend a visit if you're in the area

Have been a few times, but the Thursday 2 steaks + wine for £20 is the best we have had. Also been for Sunday lunch which was very good as well

Fantastic food. Highly recommend

Nice traditional pub, open fire, and friendly staff. Very good food, nice atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit.

Love this place, Had a very enjoyable night , great food at very reasonable prices not forgetting there specials with a bottle of wine included and excellent staff , What more can you ask for !! .

Really can't fault this pub. Ok, the layout isn't the best but staff and food are spot on. Great choice on menu with everything being homemade. And the chips are seriously the best I've ever eaten.

travelling to Manchester from London we tried to avoid service stations and found this lovely pub in Stafford. Very nice food and the salad was fresh and crisp. Delicious !

First time for being there and food was outstanding and staff was very polite definitely would go there again

An excellent meal in very pleasant and historic surroundings. Well prepared and very appetising! Friendly service ta

Comida aquí es buena, bien presentada y de precio razonable, como es la cerveza, así que ¿por qué no ir a la El Royal Oak y tienen un almuerzo especial.

El Royal Oak es un excelente pub con buena comida. El personal era amable y atento. Sin duda recomendaría los champiñones con ajo para empezar. Las patatas fritas son caseras y muy sabroso. Hay muchas opciones en el menú. Sin duda volveremos

Visited to eat on Friday evening. Had not been before with this ownership. Surprised by the fish night menu which stated £25 for two meals including a bottle of wine! Even more surprised when told it was now £20!! The fish was not overly large but it was delicious. Food portion more than enough. Wine was Hardys. Served by a young man and woman who were very friendly and polite. The whole evening was a great experience and we commented on the way home that we would be back again. Hopefully not too far in the future.

Definitely worth a visit on a Friday for superb fish and chips and real value for money! Had a great meal, couldn't fault it! Delicious fish and the best chipsCertainly would recommend it?

Visited today for Sunday lunch with my wife's 87 year old aunt. Found it to be very good food (2 x roast beef & 1 x roast turkey) at a great price of £7.50 which included a glass of very palletable wine. Mabel (the aunt) was very happy as she could easily chew the beef, but couldn't manage it all, so had the remainder wrapped to take home for tomorrow's lunch!! Food was piping hot & served promptly by a friendly waitress. Will definitely be visiting again! :)

Service excellent young lad who waits on table is very polite and friendly Well worth a visit Carole

We have always been made to feel welcome when we have visited. The food is good pub food at a reasonable price.We have taken friends and family a.d had some good evenings.

went to this pub have to say good people and good crack the food was great and the locals very friendily we came over from Dublin in oct and had a ball pool table was full all day lost a few quid good players their Guinness was great staff very friendily and very clean pub

We thought we would pop in to this pub for a spot of Sunday lunch after being out all morning only to be greeted by a miserable man behind the bar who didn't want to talk when we asked what time food as being served we got thrown a time of 2.30 obviously if ur an out of towner and not local ur not made welcome to be honest the pub looked dated and could do with a good clean especially under the brown round table at the top won't be visiting again , bad atmosphere unwelcoming and rude

As usual when we go here great home cooked food, good entertainment and a very enjoyable evening had by all our party of 7!

Decent meals, nothing fancy but fairly priced for what it was. Gammon, chili; chicken, lasagne all good.

A real shame this once traditional pub has had the character stripped out & resembles a 70s lounge in council Dwelling. The food is basic, service poor, the Dart board is located right next to the dining tables which are below the TV which incidentally had Darts on for the duration of all our visits, the Landlord seams obsessed with in darts & the bar staff seamed to left to their own devices. Several people with dogs were turned away, however the Landlords Alsatian did happily wander into the bar from the Kitchen during our meals.Parking is limited to a dozen or so spaces with the scrap kitchen equipment taking up a couple of those. The drinks range is limited, atmosphere lunch time or evening no existent so all in all very poor & not recommend.

After being turned away from an eating establishiment down the road at only 8pm on a Sat night, we were luckily advised to try The Royal Oak. As we were only passing through the area on a narrow boat and friends had called to visit us, we did not know the area! Fortunately they were still serving and after a warm welcome, three of us enjoyed the special of either Chinese or an Indian curry - very good value for money! We then decided to have a sweet and at the request of "lots of custard please!", we were presented with a jug of custard which was perfect for our needs! If you are in this area, well worth the short drive out of Brewood to have a meal here! Great food and very friendly, helpful staff!

visited on sat evening good home cooked food especially the specials of curry or chinese dishesstaff very pleasant and could not do enough for usHaving not visited this area before we would highly recommend this establishment

Our local, recently refurbished, excellent food and service. Fine ales and home cooked food. Now doing special rate lunches for senior citizens.

visited the Royal Oak and had a meal for the first time in ages, in fact since Albert Run it. The meal was lovely and for 13.95 for three courses a bargain, especially on Mothers day. The staff were friendly and courteous and i even got a mothers day gift which was salted caramel fudge which was lush. Will definately be using this more often again now.

called in for a meal with friends to see what has changed,not much food is average drinks are about the same,a few people about but thats the norm when a pub has changed hands again and again,the novelty will soon where off,as the previous owner sold half the car park to build houses on,you will have to park on the busy road on a bad bend,well thought out eh?.

Wasnt very impressed with our visit felt like a stranger among people we thought we knew,as we had been regulars in the other pub they used to run in brewood for a good 18 months or more and enjoyed the food so much we brought a lot of friends who were also enpressed, we were well known for having our usual the house special chicken curry half and half most enjoyable very morish and home made chips to yum yum, yet nobody acknowledged us, which was dissapointing felt out of place hopefully when we go next time it will improve, i must say it was packed, but our meal was luke warm and frozen chips dissapointed.

We had an excellent meal in this lovely country pub which has just been refurbished under new owners. The pub has a really nice atmosphere and the menu is extensive and the food was delicious and the portions were generous and the service was very good as well. There was HPA, Black Sheep and Sarah Hughes on the hand pulls. We will definitely return.

We visited the royal oak with family who live in bishops wood and we had a fantastic night. We love the decor a real traditional English pub with lovely food at reasonable prices. Great atmosphere with really friendly service we can't wait to go again.

The Royal Oak has had a change of ownership, decor and management and what a difference all of this has made. The atmosphere was warm and friendly, the service prompt and helpful and the food excellent value for money. The Royal Oak had become dowdy, cold and altogether pretty dismal but the new regime appears to have turned it around. One word of warning, I think it is advisable to book!

Downloaded the menu prior to our lvisit - looked great. When we arrived we were given 2 drink stained pieces of A4 paper with badly copied, faded writing on. The barman apologised for the 'menus' stating that they had "only taken over a month ago". I looked at these and pointed out that they bore no resemblance to the menu on their website. He explained that the website belonged to the previous owners and it hadn't been taken down because "they'd only been there a month".The 'new' menu was basic pub grub (which is fine but not what we were expecting) and we were starving so we ordered the gammon and a chicken burger.There were only 2 other people in the pub but the music being played was loud and thumping, we had to shout at each other to be heard. We hoped it was just the one song but the next and the next was as bad so we had to ask to turn the music down which they did. A few minutes later, a different barman came in and turned it up again. I explained that it had just been turned down and his response was "the last people in here asked me to turn it up". I pointed out those people were no longer here!The food came. We'd also ordered 'homemade coleslaw' for £2.50 as a side which came in a pot about a third of the size of a ramekin i.e. tiny! The gammon was ok but the chicken burger (a breast of chicken) was overcooked and dry. Reviews on Tripadvisor had talked about the amazing homemade chips but ours were just frozen. I guess the previous owners did the homemade ones! I wanted to complain about the chicken but my other half just wanted to get out of there. We asked for the bill. I had booked using a Tastecard but when the bill came, the Tastecard discount hadn't been taken off. I sorted that but then couldn't pay by card as the machine wasn't working "because they'd only been there a month". Luckily I had enough cash!Not a great experience. The atmosphere was poor, the food was below average, the service wasn't great and the menu was uninspired. Overall, an unpleasant experience. These issues should have been sorted in the month. Simple things like the state of the menus, just a small issue but easily sorted - first impressions are everything! On this basis the current owners will be lucky if they last another month!A real shame as the place has great potential.

Went to the Royal Oak for Sons 18th birthday.We live in Bishopswood so it is really handy for us.We really enjoyed 2 steaks and a bottle of wine for £25.Excellent value.Good quality and very tasty.The home cooked chips are delish.My son had a burger and chips which he said where lovely.The real ale is very good and moreish.There where a lot of diners on this particular night who looked like they were enjoying their meals.The real log fires added to the cosy feel of the Oak.The "specials" offer 1 course for £6.95 or 2 for £10 which is excellent value.The Royal Oak is a jewel in Bishopswood crown.Long may it reign.

Went to this pub with my friend. When you first walk in we felt it looked a little shabby and you felt like you were sitting in someones front room. The vertical blinds make it seem more office than restaurant. However the staff friendly. The meal I could not fault the chips were lovely and the gammon steak divine. I would definitely go there again. Also meal was 2 for £10 which cant be bad

Definitely worth a try now the new management is up and running. The pub is warm and welcoming, the staff are attentive, polite and efficient. There is now a good selection of wines, ales and soft drinks alike. The food is just as fantastic as ever, even with the new menu; it's great value for money. The chips are hand cut, the veg fresh and the meat was cooked to perfection. My family and I were so impressed the first time we went up that we even went back forSunday lunch the week after and if you're going to go anywhere on a Sunday, the royal oak is the place to be. The dinners are fantastic, plenty of vegetables and meat with extra helpings of gravy!

Is has been few years since we have been, so me and my husband and parents booked a table to see if it was any good under new ownership, oh dear, it was only 6.30 and run out of gammon on a Saturday night, and one of the sauces for the Steak, when ordering the starter of crab cakes x 4 which came out at different times, the shrimps were not fresh, out of a tin, and fell apart, the bill was wrong, and room cold, dull and unwelcoming, with a snooker table in the doorway, not a good evening, wait to see if it gets better!

I visited after work with my husband and friends and we were impressed with the quality and size of the meals.The service was very friendly and efficient and the wine was really nice and also good value by the bottle.There was actually a good choice for vegetarians and also decent sized meal, unlike a few other restaurants I have been to recently.I shall definately return soon.

I have eaten here twice in the last few months. Very warm welcome, friendly service, best kept ale in the locality. The quality of the food is very good, the home-made chips are divine and you'd need to be a big eater to manage dessert. My cutlery has been through the dishwasher and not checked before laying out as traces of food debris were visible, but I would rather that small malfunction than a pint of warm lager any day. I took a business colleague just to get a balanced impression and it got the thumbs up. Bottom line - it's well worth a visit, you can eat safely here and the ambience is OK, - don't be put off by the pool table in the bar...this is a small hostelry, but (and only a small but)....it's still a pub, not a restaurant as such...and other than on specials nights, you can expect to pay restaurant prices for a standard, yet high quality meal, which on balance are, in my opinion about 15-20% higher than I felt really comfortable paying.

hot food , freshly cooked , like all sizzlers , but this pub needs to find its feet again and be the family pub it use to be

We visited The Royal Oak at Bishops Wood for the first time at the beginning of January. We had heard that it had been recently taken over (found out it was 14 months ago!) and was now serving very drinkable real ale - so we had to check it out for ourselves. The Landlord was extremely welcoming and YES the real ale was very drinkable - Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild and Bathams Bitter to name two. The food was also of excellent quality with ingredients sourced locally. The menu consists of the usual pub dishes but using the best cuts of meats and the finest of ingredients. The Mushroom Stroganoff being the best I have ever tasted. The restaurant appears to have been recently decorated and modern leather chairs finish off the dining area with a luxurious touch. We returned again last week and experienced the same warm welcome and quality of food and beer. Well worth a visit. N.B. it does not serve food on a Monday evening.