The Royal Oak in Cheshire East

23rd July 2024. Sorry but the Royal Oak is currently closed down and the website has not been updated. Disappointed Boater.😞

Come in here today and the food was lovely, also the young lady serving is very nice and very polite, will come again

I had super lovely meals 😋 here, absolutely fantastic 😀

Unfortunately I can't comment on the food because we didn't have any I booked a table 2 weeks before for 10 people asked for table number 5 and 6 left my name and number when we arrived the pub was like a building site and they were under going a refurbishment and had no knowledge of the booking very unprofessional and made me feel like I must of dreamed I'd made the booking fortunately the Three horseshoes came to our rescue and we had a lovely night maybe they did us a favour but won't be going back to see .

Still a good pub, and great food

Went with my partner great food and very pleasant staff highly recommended..

Lovely people who work there food good

Had lovely evening at Royal Oak Family party of 13 for Christmas meals.Food - 3 course Christmas menu all great. Hot, plentiful and extremely well presented. Staff were very friendly and sang happy birthday to our 11 year old birthday boy with a cake for him. Very good value for money.

This place is a dump. Avoid. Dirty establishment, boarded up windows and creepy men behind the bar. I understand that this was actually the land lord, he made he feel very uncomfortable as a young woman. I left and went to the Broughton down the road

A great Sunday lunch. Good to see the Royal Oak back on it's way to past glories.

Great food at reasonable prices. Very friendly staff

First visit was a little taken back at how quiet it was, no need had a lovely meal. Will definitely be going again, i had home made pie and chips, pork and apple filling with a 3 veg accompaniment.

Good food, friendly staff, very good menu to choose from good price.

Went to have something to eat. Got there just after 6pm. Bar man walked towards us so we asked for a menu. He gave us one.... a special one for Sundays.My husband then asked if we could order from the normal menu. The bar man said he didn't know and would ask. We then waited 15 mins before walking out as no one came back to us. AWFUL SERVICE. Not going again which is a shame as we only live round the corner and have been before and had no problems.

Empty plates.. food was great and there was plenty of it. They coped really well with 7 of us. I didn't manage to get a picture of the meals.. we were hungry.. wish I had! Empty plates always a good sign.

the royal oak was very good could not fault food and staff very pleasent and helpfull and it was very clean

Dreadful place with rude landlord.

Great place to eat. Super food, very friendly staff.

My wife and I popped in for late afternoon Sunday food, staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent and the price was very reasonable. The new man in charge seems to be doing good things. Well done.

Good. Very nice staff, pleasent surroundings But a little pricey

5 of us arrived at the Royal Oak having seen 2 adverts for food Monday 12-9pm and checked on website. We were greeted with the phrase 'you haven't come for food have you because we don't serve any on Monday night'Draw your own conclusions. Canal boaters beware- the takaway next door is also closed on Monday nights!

Good value for money nice staff

Owner very rude swore at me and my family in front of her own young children, terrible atmosphere. The pub was empty and its clear to see why

Good food, good service, good prices nice pub.

Friendly barman but mediocre, disappointing food. Chicken chasseur was served with soggy vegetables and soggy chips, the cheese omelette was leathery also served with soggy chips. What a shame when we remember it as a place for a nice lunch two years ago. I don't think we will go again.

We have ate here often and have always had lovely meals,and today was no different. Food was tasty,good portions and chips amazing and home cooked. Staff were very friendly and couldn’t do enough. Cheesecake for afters was exceptional.

Lovely food, nice portions, friendly service

Went for Sunday lunch. Really good, large portions couldn't really fit in pudding but couldn't resist! Great food, great value and great hosts in Amanda and Neil

Burgers and Fish dishes were all well received, adequate portions and polished off by grandchildren, however my wife and I both ordered lamb steaks which were massively over cooked and consequently very dry, would expect a chef to know how to cook lamb dishes. Service was good but disappointed with meal experience.

Four of us asked for pie and told there wasn't any. The chef then went and made a fabulous steak and mushroom pie for us all. Can't praise them enough.

Went to the Breakfast club on Friday. Full English was thoroughly enjoyed. Excellent value and cooked to perfection. Staff were attentive and very polite. Service was spot on.

After a long walk we called in for a drink so the kids could have a play in the beer garden. They said they were hungry so ordered them a meal each. Then after seeing Sunday lunch coming out of the kitchen we went back and ordered one each. We weren’t disappointed. First the kids meals are big enough for an adult lunch! Gammon and egg and freshly made fish fingers with real hand cut chips went down a storm. And our beef dinners were great value for only £8.50. We’ll certainly be back.

We have never had a bad meal here, since the new landlord/landlady have taken over it’s now on the up, excellent food and service, would highly recommend

Really helpful and friendly staff. Food was great. New management seem willing to help out as much as possible with dietary needs etc. Definitely look forward to going again.

Excellent food and service. Great gluten free choice.

It was fantastic service great and food will go again

The Royal Oak has new management and the food choice and service is excellent. Our family visit included 4 generations, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals. A good choice range, and at £10.95 for 2 courses, excellent value. Highly recommended.

My girlfriend and I have become frequent visitors to the Royal Oak public house, since just before Christmas last year. It is a few miles away from where we live, but finding a pub in the local area that serves acceptable food has become somewhat of a challenge of late.

We are regulars at the Oak but must say the meal for Valentines night was stunning. Looked good, tasted great and at a very reasonable price. Well done and thank you, we will be back

Stunning food excellent bar staff top notch waitresses very friendly very clean. Landlord and landlady very welcoming and gave assistance when required. Well worth the visit will be going back for some more excellent food cooked by top chef

Lovely lunch very reasonable lovely meals. A nice birthday treat, pleasant staff, thank you.

We have visited twice now since the new owners have taken over the running of the Royal Oak. The first time for Sunday lunch, where the food was wonderful but service was a little slow. We went again last Thursday where there is a buy one get the cheapest free off the main or specials menu. I had lamb steak with vegetables which was cooked to perfection and my husband had the gammon which he also enjoyed. It is good too see that the customers are coming back as the pub had sadly gone down hill over the past couple of years. We look forward to seeing the results of the renovations which are happening over the next couple of weeks, the pub is well overdue a face-lift. We feel as if our pub is coming back to the pub we loved years ago. We'll done to the new owners.

Nice food, nice staff, good price.

I have been visiting this pub regularly since last Christmas. It is a lovely traditional pub that sells good quality beers and serves good value delicious food. I regularly order the Cajun style mushrooms for starters and then the sizzling chicken fajitas washed down with a pint of Wainwright beer. Service is polite and attentive. Fabulous!!

Saturday lunchtime has arrived and we had skipped breakfast ......hunger dictated our descision of restaurant and by happenstance we came across The Royal Oak....very unassuming exterior and basic comforts inside too but their saving grace..... super food, good choices and a welcoming atmosphere, shame it’s not nearer to our neck of the woods as we would probably be here every week. New proprietors they may be but they have their priorities correct. Food rules !

Having decided to have our Sunday Lunch here today (13th Jan) we chose to have starters and main for £10.50

My wife and I had a meal at The Royal Oak on 04/01/19. We had fillet steak and it was one of the best steaks we have had in a long time. The new owners, Neil and Mandy went out of their way to make us feel welcome, even sharing with us the new plans to give this gem of a country pub a major refurb.

We have been to the Royal Oak for lunch today ,and to say it was a dissapointment was an understatement,it was dull inside ,the fire wasn’t lit there were no specials on the board,it was just dead,we asked for menus and made our choices,there was no pie,my friend ordered plaice chips and peas believe or not they came back and said they had no peas ,I had ordered vegetable spring rolls they came and said they hadn’t got any,what sort of a pub is this,we sat at a table near a window that had a great hole in it ,the place was cold and soulless,it desperately needs some TLC if it’s going to be a success,it has allways been a lovely little village pub but I won’t be going back in a hurry.An absolute shambles must do better

Enjoyed our visit and the staff were extremely accommodating as we were too late for food and we had travelled from Leeds so made us sandwiches and chips

Called in on a week night and ordered two hot steak, onion and mushroom baguettes which sounded lovely. They were awful! They came with a piece of lettuce and coleslaw. There was no taste in them at all - thought the onion would be lovely and caramelized with the mushroom but they were just warmed through, nearly raw onion.

Not filling veg to hard beef tough potatoes are bland menu not good bring back steak n stilton pie wIted to long for desserts not enough staff on a tuesday we were in 1 man doing bar cleaning up serving 1 girl doing the same dissapointed as it is our local usual pub

Lovely traditional pub. Friendly, efficient staff. Fabulous food - have always had a good meal here.

Nice pub and accommodating staff. We stayed in our campervan overnight after a nice meal and good beer (Bombadier and Abbot Ale), with a cycle ride along the local canal 1st

Just changed landlord's nice food pleasant staff

I have just had an arguement with the landlady of this pub. .first of all weve been going here for years . But WILL NEVER BE GOING AGAIN.

We came across this pub by accident following direction posted on the canal. The beer and food were both first class. The food especially was home cooked with a great choice - everything we had was very tasty. Great menu and specials board.

I would highly recommend a visit.The food was lovely. I had the steak pie which was delicious. The service was to a high standard, polite & friendly staff. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Well done Gill. We will be returning!

I absolutely love this place, friendly atmosphere only heightened by the lovely bar man who works on a Saturday night... an absolute pleasure to be served by

Lovely food lovely staff working there! Would recommend to anyone! I have been several times and the food never fails to be delicious. All waiting on and bar staff are kind and always helpful.

I feel that I should start this review by stating that I have never before felt that I needed to give an establishment a bad review. Until this one that is. This was my fourth visit to The Royal Oak. All of the previous occasions had been excellent however my experience this time was dreadful.

Lovely meal, I felt very looked after. Food good, staff great, really enjoyed ourselves and no after effects, can't ask more than that!. I would definitely go back again. Thank you

Had a gluten free meal, very tasty and very well looked after. Excellent food, excellent service and no after effects. Can't get higher than that really. Thank you all

Excellent food. Fantastic chips! Try the Hoisin chicken sizzler, it's lovely. Very nice staff, pleasent surroundings

Another dog friendly eaterie. Warm welcome and wide choice of dishes on menu. Beers excellent and a good choice of soft drinks. Would visit again

Hadn't been here for a while but food is still as good as I remember.

If you moor up on the canal near the Broughton arms for an alternative to ping ping food a 10 minute stroll will bring you here . We called in late lunch for a beer and a snack. Being Wednesday we booked for the evening special 2 grills and a bottle of wine £25. Every one enjoyed the evening landlady very pleasant and helpful and my rib eye just perfect!

Lovely traditional pub loads of traditional ales and very friendly staff it’s a proper pub

Very nice meal and the place is very clean and a nice atmosphere the girls behind the bar nice and pleasant

Our local pub for snack lunches. A little In need of some TLC but that’s more than compensated for by a welcoming atmosphere. Great value from the weekly specials menu Monday to Friday. Staff are all friendly, welcoming and very efficient. Meals are always well prepared, wholesome and good value. Never had a bad meal or anything to complain of. Expect plenty of silver haired regulars for company over lunch (including me). Give it a try!

The pub was busy but could seat us, the ,end was extensive. We ordered a mixture of sandwich meals, a Sunday lunch & an omelette. All arrived together, all were hot all were presented well. We were very impressed with both the food and service the only downside was it was NOT dog friendly which ment my dog had to stay in the car not an issue at this time of the year but not good for us in the sunshine.

Fabulous food wonderful sevice.

Visited for lunch with my 91 year old mum. She loves the food and can get in easily with her walker frame. They allow dogs as well. 15 main options at £4.95 is unbeatable - all home cooked. The pies are great. We've booked for a Christmas Lunch in December - should be even better if that's possible! The staff are 1st class,

We went with two friends on a Saturday evening. We had booked but this appeared unnecessary as it was very quiet. It was a disappointing start as the Stella was off. The waitress came and took our orders and the wait was fairly long as there were not many diners. Three of the group had steaks and I had a fish dish that was on the specials board. The steaks were OK but the fish was pretty tasteless and a poor choice as it turned out. The prices were not bad but the place lacked any atmosphere primarily as it was so empty. Not sure if I would bother to go back.

Very good good and staff where very good

Enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch today with my wife Helen. This is the third time we have been here and it's the same good quality food at a reasonable price. The staff are lovely and helpful. The beer and wine are reasonably priced. On the whole an enjoyable experience. Keep it up Royal Oak we travel all around Cheshire for Sunday lunch and yours is the one we come back to.

Called in for dinner with family, place was very quiet which surprised us. Food was nice, service was good although a little bit rushed.

I went to visit the Royal Oak on the 12th and found it to be a really good pub. I would definitely suggest it as a place worth going to. Well done to all.

We went to celebrate our wedding anniversary on Friday 15th September. The restaurant was surprisingly quiet. The menu offered a good range of meals at sensible prices. We chose the sizzling steak platter and a steak pie. The food was hot, well presented, good portions and delicious. Proper homemade food like they advertise.

Yesterday lunchtime my girlfriend and I decided to pop into the Royal Oak in Rode Heath. I had eaten there several times in the past and remembered the place to be friendly whilst serving good value pub food, however, things have changed and definitely for...

Nice warm welcome , Really good food , Large portions, Reasonable prices. You should try it really is value for money

Food was brilliant, beware tall people there isn't a lot of room vertically or under some of the tables for your knees, at 6'7" I really struggled

We took our 0 year old mum for lunch - she loved it - ate every scrap; turkey dinner and large trifle - plus pot of tea - all for £7.50 each. Excellent service and very friendly manager - she wants to go every week now! . Many thanks ; especially to Ian

We were passing on a narrowboat and had arranged to meet up for lunch with friends. 'Towpath Intelligence' informed us that this pub is preferable to the more obvious nearby canalside alternative. Beer and food were very good and some dishes were obviously home made. Excellent value for money, too. Service from new management was friendy and helpful, if a little slow (otherwise would have rated 5/5).

Lovely food and hardly waited at all. Friendly staff. I would rate it 10/10.

Friendly atmosphere and great food

We made a booking as normal for 2 and the chef took the booking after discussing it with a member of staff for 6.30PM. On arriving they were unable to see the booking it turns out that it had been put in the diary put not on the list that is pinned up when they show you to the table. We were offered a table in the bar where a man and his wife sat with a large dog on a lead tied to the table drinking water, we were no even going to that table as the dog had enough lead to get between the table I love pets very much but I think there is a place for then and not in the bar close to customer eating.This is under new management and the staff really do not come up the the standardas the previous owners.

Fairly priced and simply put, probably the best outdoor play area for kids for miles. Edit 15/07/17 Most of play area has been removed, making it much less appealing for kids.

Bin my local for years best pub in the village

Went to try for the first time for a friday tea , starters we had cray fish and spicy prawns excellent , mains sizzling steak and sizzling chicken Big portions so go there hungry , my steak was perfectly cooked and cut like butter i couldnt manage a pudding but my wife had the home made trifle again big portion and very nice , excellent value for money the whole meal , the dinner time menus and special night deals look fantastic value too , think were going to try pie and pud night on Thursdays next , we will be back service and staff couldn't do enough well worth a visit but might be worth reserving a table as it looks a popular venue

Great food at a friendly local pub with even better service

Call when we are passing at lunchtime for superb sensibly priced home cooked food and welcoming efficient friendly service

Great freshly cooked food. Happy to adapt the meal to your requirements. Extremely helpful staff. Can't do enough for you. Lovely home cooked food, generous servings and delicious. Well worth a visit and great value for money...

We have been to this Pub on several occasions and have enjoyed the food and atmosphere every time. I would recomend it except it may get packed out. Very good value for money. All food is fresh and well cooked. Very popular pub so get there in good time. Today I had gammon egg and chips. Delicious. My wife had mushroom omelette which she thoroughly enjoyed. It is now one of our regular eating places.

My perfect pub.Well stock bar ,it even has my wife's Pernod.Good value and varied menu , fresh food.

Only two tables in including us. When the food came I saw why. Long wait produced Huge dollop of earthy pesto slapped on a rubber salmon with a greasy med veg swimming in a pool of oil. And the attitude!! Heard how rushed she had been all day without a minute. And how she only likes tinned fish. Out for a meal I'm not remotely interested When I said this is not pesto crumb the over familiar waitress indicated that was how they did it here. And said never had any complaints. Really??? Front of house said " I'm just the waitress". That's the problem. Deal with it. You are the front line in customer service.Crushed new potatoes comprised of 3 overcooked skin on potatoes pushed roughly to break them on top of the greasy veg. Shameful food. Microwaved lasagne and bits of garlic bread was the other meal. Give this place a miss. Far better down at Lawton Heath at same price range. Not not not one to try especially when you get the vibe that it's head chef day off

Earlier today we completed one of our favourite walks along the canal from Kidsgrove to Rode Heath and enjoyed a brilliant lunch at the Royal Oak. With it being lunch we ordered sandwiches accompanied by a good pint of Abbot Ale. The sandwiches and ciabbatas were really well filled, very fresh and included lovely homemade chips with a salad garnish. The service as usual was very good. We have eaten at the Royal Oak for both lunch and dinner many times over the years and never been disappointed. It's a traditional British pub, very clean and comfortable and we would have no hesitation in recommending the Royal Oak to anyone looking for an excellent value for money meal with a warm welcome and friendly service. Enjoy!!!

We called in here for lunch. The place was very busy and we had to queue to order. There was just one person behind the bar, who seemed very harassed. Once we had ordered, we sat down and waited half an hour. The food arrived. Because they were very busy they did well to serve us in half an hour and the food was excellent. I had turkey, which I couldn't fault, for less than a fiver. One of my companions had gammon and the other had lasagne, all at less than five quid a time. We all had puddings, which were a couple of quid extra, and enjoyed the food. Sadly the choice of beer is very poor. There was Bombardier, Bombardier Pale and Greene King Abbot. No micro breweries in evidence, and no craft beer that I could see. Even Greene King does craft beer, so they should have been able to stock it if they had wanted. What a shame. What could have been a superb pub was just a good cafe.

We came here with our two children, sister in law & her partner. Their was a good choice on the menu, service was quick & the food was lovely. All home cooked. Really good value for money too.

Arrived at 12.30 and only 2 tables available. Great home cooked food and excellent value - no wonder it was so busy. Will be going back

Went for a meal on 26th feb, excellent meal, opted for the sunday roast, excellent, plenty of meat and veg, piping hot. We followed this with banana sundaes which were delicious