The Royal Oak in Exeter - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Not dog friendly in the pub, but are able to sitting in the garden which does have a shelter. Food was poor, I had Lasagne and was unable to eat it. One lady on her own, trying to work the Kitchen and the bar.

A very warm and cozy place with tasty food! Definitely come back again.

Great atmosphere, helpful and courteous staff, good ales, ciders and other drinks at reasonable pricing, right on the River Exe, close to the town and other amenities. Happy to recommend

Went for Sunday Roast very nice Potatoes a little bit hard but pork was. Nice shame the portion was so small

Very friendly hosts, lots of hugs

Friendly pub and excellent food. Made welcome from the moment I walked through the door. Staff cheerful and friendly.

A cracking pub with friendly staff and fantastic food, it's the best gammon steak I have had will visit again.

not a family friendly environment where they let people use foul language around kids. and also the male owner is well known for being a racist. so if you’re not white or have kids i’d advice going to a different pub where you can enjoy yourself. i for one wouldnt dream of spending a penny here again.

We booked the function room for a school reunion and it was lovely!

Good, reasonably priced food, by the river

First time in this local pub for many years. Excellent home cooked Sunday roast quality at a good price, fresh veg and home made gravy, what's not to like. Friendly atmosphere all at a reasonable price.

wonderful pint of tribute, beautifully kept, menu looks ok, will go back to eat at some stage. friendly locals and staff ,I was on my own but made to feel welcome. would reccomend anytime. update....still as good as ever...

Great place to have a drink and watch the football Beer is priced well. Didn't have any food so can't comment.

Stayed at the Holiday Inn Express City Centre and this pub was a 5 minute walk away. Good choice of home cooked meals on the menu and good prices. The steak and Stilton pie was one of the best pies I've had. Others had the steak and lasagne and all enjoyed them. Good portion sizes too. Would recommend a lovely meal here

Great atmosphere, nice beer garden

Having a coffee and football is on. They do 3 Sunday Roasts,small £5,medium £8.50 and large £13.95. The roast looks good,be rude not to try

Great atmosphere although it was a Wake. Good choice of ales and ciders and the food for the Wake was superb .Service was fast and prompt, well done to Mark,Sadie and all the staff.

Lovely little pub ,great service and very tasty food definitely vist again when in exter best food we ate during our time there

Sadie and the team were just fantastic, and went above and beyond to help us out with a breakfast party. Everyone thought the food was fantastic and those that had the vegan option said they’ve never had such a well crafted vegan breakfast before! Thanks so much, and see you again soon.

Arrived at Royal Oak on a Tuesday , walked along the river and it was closed despite saying in Google that it is open , so went to the Mill on the Exe instead and it was beautiful

Very friendly and welcoming pub with darts ,pool tables and lovely home cooked food. Great garden overlooking the River.

Great beer garden !!! Love it :D

Mark and Sadie have ran the oak for many years Great British pub with good river views.. Love it here.

Great afternoon here for the football. Thank you so much for having us noisey Leeds fans 💛🤍💙

Great friendly pub lovely staff

bit rough round the ages went to see a local band who were good but too many drunk people nice pint of guinness but it was pricey

Great atmosphere staff are excellent just and all round great pub

Ambiente muy perfumado los sábados por la noche

Always a warm welcome when visiting really nice pub worth a visit

We have not been in there for 2 or 3 years but glad to say nothing has changed.

Had a nice pint with friends mgood atmosphere Shame not very many people but still a good night Game of cards and a chat with the girls.

Terrible.£4.50 for a pint of doom bar that was certainly past it's best .I had to leave it. It's a shame.havent been here for a long time

Nice old style pub. Good selection of larger and gin. Food wasn’t bad

Great hospitality Sadie and Mark Great landlords they go the extra mile

Good selection of beers and wines,good food in a nice cosy environment like a proper pub should be.

Very large sports TV screen. Pleasant safe. Large beer garden which looks out over exe bridges. Nice in the summer, not so good in the cold and rain

Friendly,great value for money,home cooked.

Friendly atmosphere, I will definitely visit again.

A big thank you to Sadie and Mark for an excellent evening on Saturday. We had a great Retirement Bash. The buffet was superb, bar staff lovely and friendly. We had the skittle alley and all played. A great night and we would highly recommend this lovely pub.

Had a roast dinner dinner was lovely , There was lamb , chicken and beef 😋

Food was served on hot plates all6 meals were served together ❤ no waiting experience was fantastic landlord and landlady could not do enough for us well worth a second visit xxx

First time visitor even though walked passed hundreds of times!! Nice canalside location and great pub garden ...didn't eat anything as wanted to do so inside when it got a bit chilly but dogs not allowed ...and didn't want to sit in sports telly room...but didn't diminish the nice time in the garden beforehand 🙂

Nice food.nice location. Would have been better if the cook wasn't so rude and sarcastic. This pub is known for this so normally I would ignore it. But today was to much. I was laughed at and and was targeted. I forgot to wear my mask walking in. And on my way back out to the garden.after ordering she was very rude. I did apologize. However I want to strongly state that she wasn't wearing one either nor the people she was laughing with and didn't say anything to the people that walked in and without one either. So sadly I feel this is enough and won't bother going there anymore.I really didn't need that today. So just be aware of this and apart from it being a typical sports bar and clickiness it's ok. Shame tho have had laughs there.

Fantastic bar staff and great atmosphere also good food .

Having attended this venue to represent a training company it was found that all covid guidelines were followed, staff absolutely fantastic and went out of thier way to assist or help.

Great service and fast, went to a place beforehand in the city centre and didn't get served for 30 minutes. Went for a walk along the canal and found this pub and glad we did 😀

Love this place, great food, service

Friendly pub with a great pint of Tribute.

Down visiting my Uncle stopped here for a few drinks only had two as it was very expensive so left after two Need to lower prices

Beautiful cooked Rainbow Trout caught fresh This morning from higher Exwick near blackaller weir served on a bed of Mediterranean Vegetables And Cornish new potatoes Excellent meal

Drunken afternoon deinking wine with my bestie in the oak garden scenic view of the weir with the salmon and sea trout jumping in tandem

Nice catch up with my Daughter and my Grandson In the Royal Oak Garden Nice to get some normality back in our life Very pleasant spot on the River Exe

Watching the rugby outside on the Screen In the Garden Great win for the chiefs at Bristol bears Nice relaxed atmosphere as the beer flowed long into the small hours.

Great to be back in the oak bite to eat outside sat near the glass wall with my pint Roll on the live bands when they are back.

Had a bowl of chips which I shared with my son Chips were nice but a miserable place wouldn’t want to work or drink here on a regular basis nice scenery and fit guy behind bar made up for it.

Nice catch up with one of my dearest and oldest friends Pele bought me breakfast while Nigel orderd the beers Lovely food and company

Wonderful Experience of the Oak down by the River Exe watching the swans 🦢 Very enjoyable afternoon with Mother

Best pub in St Thomas so glad to be sitting in the Garden chatting to the Landlord Mark really missed this place great beer food and atmosphere landlady can be a bit grumpy but still a great pub

Had 2 large roast beef dinners delivered for the first time today large portions well presented and when warmed up in the oven on low heat was absolutely delicious meat was tasty and lean gravy was to die for thank you very much best I've eaten in weeks

The chips were nice but the batter on the fish was soggy Shame as last month the fish was good No point in scrimping

Potatoes soft and soggy also Yorkshire Pudding bland Edible but that’s about it. Need to take the potatoes out of the oven earlier

Delicious fish supper Nice bit of fresh fish with golden chips and a mushy Preston peas as me dad called them Very nice

Had a very good time considering the circumstances. A very good day

Had a lovely Afternoon at the Royal Oak Down by the picturesque River Exe in full flow Nice Sausage and Chips and Beans in a friendly And warm pub Well done.

Had a delivery yesterday the Fish was very Good but the chips were hard Really enjoyed the fish and would have it again but without the chips Hopefully the pub will be open soon.

Nice atmosphere, good social distancing & cleansing practised at all times! Thanks, Sadie & Mark & your lovely team!

River side view, amazing people delicious ale!!!!

Cosy pub and the food and service wonderful

Nice people, wish to return, only spoilt by government rules and regulations rubbish

Jus a lovely pub. Sunday roast chicken or beef all the trimmings and good service. Booked to go next weekend also. So can't be half bad. Lovely setting on the river, and sport on the TV. Happy man.

Lovely evening with Top bloke Keith from behind the bar watched the speedway and Being new to Speedway Keith Basset explained the rules and oints scoring lovely pub with a lovely landlady (Sadie)

Reasonable priced good quality pub grub.

Ok. Pretty standard pub. Table service during Covid-19 was good.

Nice pint of Thatchers and a Sandwich Mark always makes a fuss of me and makes me feel very welcome 🙏 can’t wait for lockdown to end.

Lovely Fish supper washed down with a Glass of sparkling cider delicious 😋 Will definitely be back when the corona is over

Best steak I ever had melted in the mouth Well done to Mark and his team Well definitely be back Mark always cooks my steak 🥩 perfect

Had an enjoyable evening watching a local band play Then had a ploughman’s lunch and pork pie washed down with a Diet Coke very good service would have got the full 5 stars but landlady was miserable

We were at the Royal Oak last week, the skittle alley was reserved for us and we had pre ordered our meals. Thatchers cider on tap was a must. The meal I had which was the steak and ale pie was great to eat and good value too. Skittles was a hoot! Definitely recommend.

Food was horrible and I forgot about this. I should have remembered. I will remember to buy a packet of crisps next time. One the ladies serving was strange.

Lovely friendly pub. Food really good. Clean and helpful staff. Happy friendly atmosphere. Will return with family in the summer

We had a plated up roast dinner and it was really good, The only thing l was disappointed at was there was no drinks menu which you come to expect when eating in a pub and they seemed to only have one particular Red which was a house red I may be wrong but didn't see anymore there,but apart from that it was an enjoyable meal, Good Luck to Them.

Great location right by the river/canal overflow where the flood defence wall is glass so you can still sit outside and enjoy the view. Has a big car park and is near Exeter St Thomas train and bus stops. Has a private function room, and does food.

This restaurant is located 10 minutes away from the centre. Great atmosphere and value for money. I highly recommend. Tried and tested.

It is located 10 mins away from the City centre. Great atmosphere and value for money. I highly recommend. Tried and tested.

Very friendly pub, excellent staff and service. Food really good too

As a group of young adults we were discriminated against, told to leave and that we weren’t welcome as they refused to see our ID and said that they didn’t believe we were of age. Utterly disgusting behaviour

Fantastic service,always with a smile. Food is excellent. Great value for money.

The main reason for my trip here is that I had planned to go here for an event in a month's time. I needed to pay for the event and was an opportunity to check the food out too. I got a fabulous accommodation deal only a few hundred metres away so before checking-in it had to be checked out. I think we stayed a couple of hours, rather than just a quick drink, we had food too. The bar service was a little slow to start, when we arrived with ourselves and another customer faced with an empty bar. However, the beer was beautiful condition and took the opportunity to sit out in the sun with lovely views. We decided to stay and have some food which is lovely and can only highly recommend. Magic 80s' playing both inside and out, it was a beautiful location, with great beer and great music. The pub is the hub of the Exeter Falcons Speedway team and it's there event that we are returning in a month's time and to be honest I can't wait!!!!

Poor landlords are very unfriendly not made welcoming at all !!!!! Never go again.

Had a lovely meal here last night ,nothing was to much trouble.very freindly and chatty staff...

Love this pub- such a friendly atmosphere, great staff and lovely food. Ideal for sitting in the beer garden and chilling! Well recommended :)

Really friendly place, amazing food and right next to the canal, what a lovely view

Food was beautiful and staff really friendly will definitely be back amazing amazing

Brilliant staff and meals excellent value. Great location next to the river

Family friendly pub, good food. Sandie & Mark great host.

Lovely river side location, nice suntrap beer garden. Decent range of beers. Great fun in the games room and the pub allowed a large group of us use of the bbq.

Friendly welcoming local pub, beers well kept, great riverfront terrace

Lovely pub you all ways get a nice welcome and a smiley face behind the bar

Very good good welcome top staff

Nice pub really good food friendly staff. Recommend coming here