The Royal Oak in Charnwood

Ordered a pint and got this filthy glass for my troubles 🤢 £5.20 for this as well 😐

Called in for drinks nice and friendly

Great band on the night. We were there thoroughly enjoyed it?

Location is great. Don't expect luxury. It is what it is for the price. People are very friendly.

So much more could bd done with this place. It has the feeling of just keeping its head above water. The staff were very good and beer was well kept.

Great service played pool with friends live music definitely be back

Popped in for a very quick drink. Bunch of locals congregated around the bar. The place was just very uninviting - i think it's the layout and decor and lighting. Much preferred Woodies round the corner

Love this place, and the food is not half bad

Nice atmosphere especially early doors

I was here for a private function, it was very busy , the bar staff were friendly and did a great job. It's a lovely place for a quiet drink when there is not a private party taking place. No problems parking. It's a lovely traditional English pub.

Great food and great atmosphere

The very best pub ever!!! The first proper boozer I’ve been to. Come her with my best friend all the time. Regardless of the fact I live quite a while away this is the one and only proper “Royal Oak” incredible staff and incredible punters. Would 100% recommend! Ignore the negative reviews, they’re just lightweights! Brilliant pub! If you’re up for a laugh this is the place for you! Also, incredibly fair prices too! Lots of love, always and forever, Taylor x

It looks a bit like a canteen with the seating area no comfy chairs so doesn't encourage you to stay longer. Also it's the worst pint of Madrie iv ever had

Visited the central pub in Rothley for some lunch with my partner. There was no menu. The landlord aggressive we had 2 diet cokes and went to the Woodies at the end of the road instead. Is this pub owned by a brewery? Missing a trick in the centre of Rothley. Would not visit again.

Must be a great place cause my hubby lives in there lol. No honestly really nice place landlady is lovely. My kids even like going with their dad. Prices must be good too cause he doesn't like expense and the beer again must be perfect cause he would be the first to complain if it wasn't.

Nice and Modern pub, drinks good price and 3 section of outside seating, plenty of car parking ,carpark camera 📷.

Usual village pub, good range of beers, largers & spirits, no loud music or yobbos.

Whilst the pub opens at 12:00 noon they have a coffee van available for hot drinks and snacks in their car park from 10am. What they don't tell you is, if you drive into the car park between 10am-12:00 noon you will receive a fine from the PCN camera. I contacted the pub to ask they cancel the fine and I provided proof that I'd made a purchase from the coffee van. They completely ignored the request and after reading other reviews it seems they are well aware of the issue and just trying to cash in. I've been in the pub a couple of times and it's a scruffy place to say the least. Save yourself the disappointment and walk 2 minutes down the road to The Woodmans Stroke, which is a lovely pub.

Great local pub good beer live bands good staff

Honestly shocking. Made me feel as if I was unwelcomed. The staff had a moody face on them. It was as if our business want welcomed. Sadly was recommended. Also be cautious about parking there. I’ve been informed they like to bully people into paying fines. I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened based on my service. Save your money go elsewhere.

VERY good time will be back soon

I visited The Royal Oak on a random Thursday night & same as the last time I visited we were treated like we wasn’t welcome from the locals & even the woman serving wasn’t happy we were in their pub. The biggest joke was someone was eating pie & chips out of the wrapper on the bar from the chip shop across the road!! With the amount of people & money in the area with its great position it should be packed but it’s ran into the ground by local dead heads.

Nice traditional pub good value for money good portion sizes on food with good parking also they have the Acorn Suite for wedding venues

The food was very good. Staff polite and friendly.

Once you got passed the smell of vape and stepped over the dog sh*t the service was quite pleasant, wouldn't go again though.

First time here and will be back

They have a good selection of drinks and live music not sure if they do food the staff are friendly

Great band that was playing tonight!!!!

Smelt inside. Slow staff and rubbish beer.

Friendly atmosphere with fine beer

Nice pub, fresh and clean with friendly staff only been for drinks

Nice cosy little place. Friendly staff.

A good shop with lots of products

Really enjoyed it. Good beers and pleasant polite landlady

Very nice pub great atmosphere and lovely decoration worth a visit

Currently under interior refurbishment. Exterior has just been done too. No food but will be starting a carvery soon. The signs have been taken down for food now. Good choice of drinks and friendly staff and locals. Live bands at the weekend and an open mic night once a month. Bingo on a Wednesday night. Sky sports and LCFC coach trips to keep the Mr happy 😅.

Friendly pub in the village with great staff, sky sports a good selection of well looked after beer and live bands playing regularly at weekends.

Great night out the place was buzzing and a great band on definitely go back found it very friendly and welcoming

Lots of drugs Welling Welling happy times

popped in for a quick pint whilst waiting for the florist, was stared at by aggressive locals, didn't finish my pint. avoid

We were desperate for something to eat after spending about 3 hours driving round trying to get hold of some medicine for our poorly daughter - finally got this medicine in Rothley and came in to this pub starving. Asked the barman if we could sit anywhere when we wanted to order food; literally all we got was a grunt of "don't do food" and that was it, nothing else. Went to KFC instead. Maybe it would be a good idea to take down all the signage outside saying they serve food. Also, smiling more and grunting less would be nice.

Unfortunately this place no longer serves food - we made a special trip out and the boards outside state they serve food but they dont.

Great beer great atmosphere and great music

Great village pub very friendly and brilliant entertainment will be going back great day the locals and staff were brilliant and made us feel very welcome

The landlady is a very foul mouthed individual, she spoke to me like rubbish, seems too me if you're not from the village you're not welcome, very aggressive locals too! Will not be returning to this horrid pub.

Had an enjoyable afternoon meeting friends in the Royal Oak. Service was good and beer was lovely. Plenty of room and a good atmosphere for a village pub .

Este lugar parece un pub desde el exterior, incluso sirve cerveza, pero eso es donde las similitudes final. Esto es todo lo que hay de malo en pubs hoy. Este es el Butlins! Un cursi MC con un ego del tamaño de una casa y un micrófono lo suficientemente ruidoso podría baéna pájaros fuera del cielo. Karaoke, bingo, pizza y grupos de jóvenes adolescentes corriendo por el lugar.

El jueves es noche de carne con carne para dos con una botella de vino tinto en £20. bistec no la más alta calidad pero muy aceptable, especialmente en el precio. preparado a pedido. bien de los alrededores. Primer jueves de mes una banda toca en vivo y puedes ir cantar con ellos si lo desea. Hice aullido Wolf es "Construido para el confort" y "frenar de Larry William". Muy divertido.

A wide selection of food and drinks served by well mannered well dressed staff. There is plenty of parking and a nice garden to sit out and enjoy a glass or two of your favourite tipple

Lovely standard of food, efficient service, pleasant staff, what more could you want?Price was about the average for the area but the standard was definitely above average,will be there again soon, recommended.

Had the rump steak and found it to be really lean and tender, all four of us had nothing left on our plates, not because there was not enough but because it was good quality. We will have to return on a steak night for hopefully the same quality but a little cheaper.

We arrived about 2.40 on Sunday and ordered a Sunday lunch of roast pork and a gammon from the very poor menu. We finally received our meal about 3.40 after hearing a member of staff complaining about the chef when we asked where our meal was she snapped its on its way. I thought the long wait might be redeemed by the meal itself but the Sunday roast was microwaved. Nobody apologised for the long wait and nobody asked us if everything was alright. It wasn't!, I don't think they care at all whether we ever return (which we won't)

I ate her yesterday with 4 adults and 3 children. Despite having booked a table they could not find our booking, however they did open up a private dining area for us. We all had Sunday lunch which was very nice and good value for money. Kids menu was also good value and food nicely cooked. The staff were very polite and helpful especially when the kids were being fussy. Would definitely eat here again.

Table of 18 pre-booked. We got seated at our designated time 2.30, some of us had starter which was fine all came out all was lovely. We waited until 4.30 for our dinner (mainly Sunday roast) three people who had a different choice of food came out and was eaten by the time the others started to get served dinner. One person asked for sauce and received it after the dinner had been eaten. Ordered a meal to be told they had ran out to then be told 10 mins later actually we've got some left. No veg was brought out until asked so people who had dinner served finally could start eating before it got cold. Child's meal came out 3rd but last meal and when asked for the child's meal a not so pleasant waitress said hold on it's coming! All the family didn't eat at the same time. Complained to the owner and she came up with a bunch of excuses! Finally ordering pudding..... To be told you can't order pudding off the menu but of the board. They had ran out of the pudding the majority of us wanted. We decided to order different pudding for the manager and other 2 waitresses to send the chef up to us to say they had ran out of other puddings we had ordered! By this time (5 o'clock ") we had all had enough! They didn't care about us and I will not being going again and will advise people to stay clear. We got asked by the man who works there if we had a good meal on the way out the door, told him it was awful! Did he care no.... Too busy slurping his pint!! Disgusting!

Visited this place with a wowcher on Halloween night. The deal included a 2 course meal with a bottle of wine. (not house wine).We were very impressed with the food and friendliness of the staff and clientele. On the night we went they were holding a kids birthday party, which was outside and they had paid for a disco for a Halloween party so it was nice to have a bit of entertainment whilst we were eating. We were even offered some birthday cake. We will definitely visit again because the food was so good and a nice friendly atmosphere

My partner and I visited this place for a meal on a wowcher deal. We were looking forward to it as overall the reviews seemed good. We had booked our table for 7pm. On arrival we stood at the bar and waited to be served as well as inform the bar man we had a reservation. We were treated as if we were invisible in fact someone else managed to get served who was behind us. The bar man couldn't even manage a smile when serving customers and seemed to resent being there.Eventually the waitress served us and then showed us to our table. Our wowcher came with a bottle of wine which we did receive.At about 7 15pm the waitress took our order my partner had wanted a mixed grill that was on the menu but was told that they no longer did mixed grills so he ordered something else. Our starters were just a soup of the day and a pate. We were very hungry because we hadn't eaten since breakfast as we didn't want to spoil our 2 course dinner. We waited to be served our order watching whilst other people were being served and hoping that the waitress would eventually get to us.We waited and waited and waited...the waitress seemed to have disappeared!By 8.15pm my partner had had enough we were starving there was no sign of the waitress so he said come on leave the bottle of wine we are going! We left with nobody even noticing we were gone.We ended up having to eat elsewhere costing us more money as our wowcher was pre paid.I work hard as does my partner and have a young family,this was a rare date night as a treat to ourselves and was completely ruined by the horrendous way we were treated at this pub.I can honestly say this was the worst experience I have ever had when eating out or in our case not as we never received any food anyway. This is a terrible way to treat customers especially new customers, Avoid at all costs and go elsewhere.

What a fantastic place to visit, i now go on a regular basis. The team are amazing, they have one of the best Chefs in England, his food is amazing and the presentation is so beautiful looks like michelin. The land lady/lord are so friendly and they have a georgeous dog that is a very good pub puppy, he has all his friends visit too.Would highly recommend a visit especially on a Thursday evening..... 2 steaks and a bottle of wine for £20 YUMYUM

Had a meal here - two courses - prawn cocktail and pie - the cocktail had hardly any sauce and the salad was old - the pie came with chips and for some reason they were pre salted and I'm not a big salt person Got into the pie and that was really salty tooMy other half had mushrooms to start which were nicely presented and good to eat - the prawn salad for main course was reminiscent of the prawn cocktailHowever the landlady and the waitress were really helpful and made us feel very welcome Won't go back to eat

We phoned on off chance we could come that day for lunch and were cheerfully fitted in. We had prawn cocktails (£4.95) to start, served in a large wine glass, looked and tasted lovely, a little difficult to eat from a wine glass though. I had lamb shank, (£8.95) which was lovely too, served with mash and perfectly cooked veg. We had treacle sponge (£3.95)!for pudding, which was very nice. With a nice bottle of red. Saw they hada steak offer on Thursdays, 2 steaks and a bottle of wine for £20.Staff were very pleasant and obliging.Nice atmosphere in a village pub.Hope to return soon.

Excellent pub and the food is top notch. Would recommend to anyone wether old or young.

My parents celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary here at the Royal Oak.in Rothley in March.There was a party of 16 of us and we had the small private room which was brilliant as we were able to mingle around and chat amongst ourselves without causing any disruption to other diners.The landlady who is fairly new was so helpful to us and nothing was too much trouble for her and the lovely waitresses who looked after us so well.The table was beautifully set and we had a side table for the celebration cake and also plentiful jugs of iced water and glasses were left on a sidboard for us.We didn´t have to preorder which is unusual for a party of this size and we all were able to choose from the main menu.The food was excellent, portion sizes were huge and everyone was delighted with their dinner, it was just a lovely evening and I can´t thank the staff enough for giving us all a wonderful celebration which we will have in our memories for a long time to come.I will definately be back on my next visit to UK and would highly reccommend the restaurant here, you won´t be disappointed

Excellent atmosphere with excellent food. Great events such as the quiz and the occasional band. Will be an excellent pub in the summer with a lovely beer garden and plenty of parking. Steve and Jo are very quick to make anyone feel welcome. Thoroughly recommended to anyone.

Pleasant bar lady and the drinks were brought to the table where we were dining.The meals were hot and plentiful and reasonably priced.Choice of beers and wine goodClean interior and parking easy.The only downside was that when ordering the pie of the day there wasn't any but hey it was a Monday

But it's more like "good." A nice meal and a nice atmosphere. Perhaps cook chips for longer, cheaper drinks. Good overall

We have been going in this pub on and off for the past 10 yrs and have seen many landlords!. However we decided to book for a Sunday lunch as on past visits to the pub. the restaurant has seemed a lot busier. We were not disappointed the food was fresh and delicious. The turkey and beef were so tender. It's £9.95 for two courses. However we did manage to squeeze in a third course! as everything tasted so good. It was rude not to. However we did not need anything more for the rest of the day!!!!! Try it you will not be disappointed.

The staff were very friendly although I had to fetch them at every ordering point. The food was ok but I don't think we'd go back. I'd give somewhere else a go instead.

We called into the Royal Oak by chance as we were passing. We weren't expecting much - it is a brewery pub (Everards) and you know these can be hit and miss. However, we were pleasantly surprised. The young lady who greeted us was really genuine and warm and we were quickly seated in the quieter restaurant - away from the garden of wasps!There are fewer choices on the menu for hot food than the average pub but you could tell from the descriptions that the meals had been chosen carefully. No doubt following the Gordon Ramsay approach of do less, better! And they did! We had the special of fish pie - home made and excellent - and a roast. All the roast trimmings were fresh, crispy roast potatoes and veg which had been well steamed and not at all soggy. Puddings were also home made. What really impressed me was the young waitress told us the chef encouraged her to taste the home made rice pudding, which she was telling us was great. It was. But, a chef who insists the staff try the food is a clear sign of a chef who is proud to make great food and staff who can then tell customers honestly how good it is. I hope they hang onto both the waitress - who was a gem, and this talented chef. Brilliant food and service. Well done. We will be back. Don't be put off by the traditional frontage of the pub and the brewery label - it is much better than this.

Beutiful pub in the centre of the village run by a proper lanlord and landlady who always make you feel welcome. I have been using this pub whilst working in the area over the last couple of months and have been made to feel very welcome.Food is good too, new chef started recently and I sampled their Homemade Sweedish Meatballs; glad I did, very nice.Rothley has 5 pubs all within a short walking distance of one another, if your looking for good honest pub food at a fair price look no further than The Royal Oak

Myself and my partner popped into the Royal Oak a week or so ago on seeing their "2 steaks and a bottle of wine for £20" offer outside. We are local to Rothley and know the Oak as a decent place to drink but have never tried any food there. Now I don't expect a lot for £20 but I was amazed with the food we received! We each got a beautifully cooked steak on top of a big pile of tasty chips, and to top it off the wine included in the offer was very decent. All in all it was a cracking meal for next to no money. Top marks to the Royal Oak.

Being fairly new to Rothley we decided to try the advertised Tuesday evening "2 curries for £10" deal at the Royal Oak. We were absolutely amazed at both the quality and quantity of the food - a choice of two different delicious curries, served with rice, a mini naan bread and a side dish of small samosas, onion bhajis etc. The pub itself is clean and pleasant, the staff friendly and welcoming. We were offered a choice of eating in the bar or restaurant area, and having chosen the restaurant were sad to see that there was only one other couple dining, although there were a few people eating in the bar. This is a lovely village pub that is clearly trying hard to offer a pleasant eating and drinking experience, with good food at very reasonable prices. Highly recommended!

We are local to Rothley village and tried the Royal Oak for the very first time last week and can honestly say it was fantastic. We had the Sunday roast, everything was fresh and piping hot, meat was tender and succulent, very tasty. Service was outstanding. We had the offer of main and dessert for about £10 and it was well worth the money. Certainly going back for more.

I took my mother and wife here in the early evening recently and was very surprised at the whole experience. After an outing with my mother who lives in this area my wife and I decided we wanted a change from the usual carvery we have, and spotted this place.On arriving we were welcomed and shown to our table which was not overcrowded (I hate being crammed in).We ordered drinks, which were served whilst we studied the menu which was limited to, if memory serves about eight items each for starters and mains, plus about 3 items on the specials board.We decided not to have starters, I’d already spotted the dessert menu, so the mains as expected with freshly cooked food took a while to arrive, but when they did…Presentation in my opinion was spot on, not pretentious and not dumped on the plate it was just right. Everything was cooked with care and tasted just wonderful, mother said the carrots were under done, but she always did cook everything to within an inch of its life, they were perfect. The only criticism I would make, and it is minor, is that the pork I had was a little dry, but the sauce absolutely stunning. The salmon my wife and mother had was beautiful, I snuck a bit. There was a choice of style of potato with each dish.Desserts were chocolaty or crumbly or spotted dicky and totally irresistible.Price wise, I would say very good value, and I doubt the carvery will be seeing much of us in the future.If your passing I suggest you try it, if your local and you haven’t tried it your missing a treat.