The Royal Oak at Burford in West Oxfordshire

Lovely Sunday Lunch! Food was delicious, very generous portions of meat which was beautifully presented and freshly prepared. Very friendly efficient service and plenty of choice on menu. Nice cosy environment on a wet November day. Good value too! Would highly recommend

Lovely country pub. Really welcoming staff who were absolutely fantastic with service/ keeping on-top of things. Fish and chips were excellent, and pie was lovely. Portions were also excellent value for money. Drinks prices were reasonable, especially for the area.

We always make a point of eating here when visiting Burford. The pies are absolutely fantastic with such a wide choice plus the service is always friendly and welcoming.

It's all about the pies! We'd booked a table for 6pm and arrived early. We were quickly seated with menus and drinks. We have spent the past two years seeking out the best steak pie in the UK, having had very high quality pie experiences in Northumbria and Cumbria, we are often dubious when trying a new pie as we have been let down many times. I am very pleased to say that The Cotswold Pie Company steak and ale pie, as eaten at The Royal Oak, is officially the best pie we've ever tasted. Highly recommend.

We,ve been here before, it was always good. But... The 'new' pie w/ pork,black pudding & apple is fantastic.However much Burford Is a tourist trap. The price of the beers here is very good. Compared to the tourist trap 'scrap yard' we drank in,in Oxford last night.Did,nt even get a full pint for more money.

Went for Sunday lunch and wasn’t disappointed. Tasty roast beef, Yorkshire, roasties, cauliflower cheese, veg and gravy. Good selection of puddings too.

A fantastic pub, we hadn't booked a table arrived hungry on a Saturday evening called into this busy pub, the super friendly host found us a table, we enjoyed great food & wine with excellent service. My one vegetarian main on the specials board had sold out but the Chef kindly made me an alternative tasty dish. Would highly recommend this pub and will definitely visit again.

Well thanks to someone cancelling we managed to get a table, a couple of things off the menu were sold out so the chefs went above and beyond to cook something fresh that wasn’t in the menu but kindly suggested, and they were not wrong, thank you We were greeted by a warm smile and excellent customer service throughout the whole evening would definitely recommend as the food was delicious and atmosphere welcoming Can’t wait to return ( will book next time ) Thank you guys for everything x

The staff were good, generally the food was good but my only gripe was that the dessert I had at £7.95 was overpriced. I ordered three scoops of ice cream, which at that price I would expect to be good quality, but sadly not. The ice cream was basic and cheap. People know when they’re being served the cheap stuff so you shouldn’t do it.

Great, reasonably-priced food and drink. Friendly, helpful staff and excellent background music. We’ll definitely come again next time we’re in Burford

Had a lovely dining experience.. Fantastic filletv steak that chef got absolutely right ( black and blue) excellent head waiter, John who came and checked our order was fineml. Good choice of wine. If you're having the steak I'd recommend the South African Pinotageb... Desert Belgium Waffle with strawberries.l and maple syrup could have done with some cream but still delicious....Enjoy

We have stayed here before a few years ago and so we called for drinks for old times sake. No friendly welcome, no atmosphere. Just asked if we wanted another drink as they were closing

We decided to have dinner here and we were not disappointed. We were greeted by a pleasant young man who kindly showed us to our table. We had a delicious meal, my Moroccan lamb and apricot pie was very tasty with the pastry was perfect and not soggy. Our meals came out piping hot and the service was excellent.

Went here for Sunday lunch, was very lucky to get a table as we hadn’t made a reservation. Luckily they had a no show so we sat down straight away. We had the roast and must say we are glad we chose this place to eat. Very friendly staff and great service. Food was presented well and the desert was spot on as well. Great little find and highly recommended.

We enjoyed our roast dinner, the food quality was very good and it came out in good time. The pub is just off the High Road, so very convenient after walking around the shops in Burford

Excellent meal. We booked online, were greeted by name at the bar and felt immediately welcome. The staff were friendly and efficient. We ordered a range of pies and fish cake. We were all very impressed with the delicious food and quality of produce. There...

My wife and I spent a week in Burford and this was the stand out pub in the centre just off the main high street. The ales were well kept, the locals and staff very friendly and my wife says the Sunday roast was as...

The best pub in Burford friendly staff and locals. Good beer and good choice of wine. We went for Sunday lunch it was lovely big plateful beef cooked to perfection and really tasty cauliflower cheese. Lovely roasted potatoes and vegetables cooked just right. Not the...

Stumbled upon this lovely little pub and does incredible gluten free options. I’m gluten intolerant and fed up of not having good options whereas this place was great! Fully catered to me and clear GF menu 😊 I had the curry and fish and chips...

Amazing food. Pie heaven!!!!!!!! You have to visit!,,, both myself and my husband had pies. Absolutely delicious. Will definitely return in the future.

We were told the Royal Oak serves the best pies in Burford. Spot on! Had a fabulous dinner in their cosy pub area. Service was great and the ambience was fabulous. Can highly recommend dinner here. Also, the Eton mess for desert was delicious!!!!

Stayed here for 2 nights bed and breakfast 😊 >beautiful place >clean, comfortable and friendly staff >reasonable price > breakfast was lovely, nice and hot plenty of coffee and tea offered > highly recommended accommodation in the middle of the village.

Stayed for two nights, the room was a little dated with mould on the shower curtain and cracked tiles but the bed was super comfy and had a really good nights sleep. The woman who greeted us on our first day was rude though, we...

We had a lovely meal, the Veg Wellington Sunday roast was delicious. I booked this because the reviews on here said that not only the food was great but the staff were friendly and this proved to be true, really helpful and understanding. Thank you!

Totally over priced, small portions but a nice pub. I paid £18.95 for this ridiculously small portion of 7 slices of meat which was meant to be a sharing board. Luckily my pet mouse stood me up and I ate the miniature portion alone. Staff...

This is a fantastic dog friendly village pub and everything a pub should be. Situated off the main street down a quiet site road, a warm and friendly welcome awaits. There is a good range of well-kept ales and a menu with something for everyone....

We had a lovely Sunday roast here followed by a great pudding in a lovely olde world pub with really friendly staff. Highly recommended

Lovely evening meal with friends. It was a Monday night so not overly busy, staff were attentive and food was delicious. Would recommend

Popped in here at random to a very warm welcome I fancied the pie, they had run out but the chef said he would make another one but it would take an hour. So we ordered some starters to share, another round of drinks and...

Very accommodating food wise (which is delicious) very reasonably priced. Great selection on tap for Wandsworth cask lines.

Friends were visiting us, having been to the Royal Oak before they chose to take us there for a meal. The food was excellent - their pies are outstanding! Although one of our party is a hard-to-please vegetarian, he cleared his plate! Beer and wine...

This pub continues to impress. Great menu. Great staff. Great beer!! I have visited several times these last few weeks and everyone left happy. Recommended

The royal Oak in burford is a place where you can chill out and chat with the landlord and staff everyone is so nice they make time to chat too everyone. The menu is great with so much that my wife and myself had to...

Visited here for Sunday lunch as a party of 5 pub was busy but our table was ready even though we were early service was great very quick and friendly 3 of us had pork which was lovely as was the lamb and steak pie...

Food and welcome good. The hotel room was very poorly presented with mould and broken tiles in the bathroom An electric shower shows up the lack of plumbing available. The electrics in the room are very dubious and the balcony on the website photo turns...

The room is a converted stable room. That should not be a problem, but in this case there’s been no attempt to make the room pleasant. There’s a fragrance box in the bathroom! Poorly finished. Cracked tiles, and mould, in the severely dated bathroom There’s...

The “welcome” was perfunctory at best. We ordered food and a couple of pints and were required to pay in advance - I can’t remember that ever happening before. The food and beer were perfectly ok but the atmosphere was so lacking in warmth that...

Stopped for lunch after a long walk around Burford, Lovely friendly pub, good food and drinks. Also has a Gluten Free menu which was important for us. Venison burger was a special and delicious £18.95.

Had planned trip to Burford which ended up being on a Sunday, so naturally Sunday lunch was a must! The Royal Oak was the first pub we came across so we decided to try there. We were not disappointed as I think we had one...

Was recommended to visit here for their pies, and they didn't disappoint, I had the Moroccan lamb and apricot, pastry for melt in your mouth, as was the lamb, so tasty, great service and good atmosphere, highly recommend 😊

Good casual restaurant, went with family group. The service was excellent, efficient and friendly. The food was good, not great. My burger was average and my husband's steak and ale pie average. He said the meat was dry. Others enjoyed their meal very much. Dessert...

Friendly pub, but I don't think the food is worth the money, fish and chips, pie and chips, burger and chips!? Especially what I had, the risotto, it was so greasyI didn't eat most of it, oil floating around the sides, and not much of...

Best home made pies in the Cotswolds. Pours an excellent pint of Guinness and always a welcome smile and greeting from the staff

A lovely find for meeting up with family. Everything about our lunch was perfect from the warm and genuine welcome to the wonderful service and the delicious food. Really can’t say enough good things about this place and we will definitely be back! Food was...

These guys weren’t lying about the warm welcome! My husband and I stopped off here on 24 February en route to Cheltenham because I liked the look of the menu. Really friendly staff and made us feel so welcome, plus the pub was really nice...

As soon as we walked in the Royal Oak it just felt warm, cosy and inviting and had a great atmosphere. Our room was perfect for an overnights stay. It was clean, quirky and had everything we needed including a large comfy bed, and an...

Truly the best Sunday lunch in the area. Meat perfectly cooked, vegetables fresh, top roasties and gravy! Portions generous and great value for money. Five stars all round to John, Janette and all the staff. Top job as always.

Really friendly cosy pub, we booked for dinner (booking essential) but popped in earlier in the day for a drink. Made to feel welcome, good selection of drinks. Returned for dinner which was excellent with friendly efficient service, well worth a visit when in Burford

We came for a lunch on a Sunday. We had booked a table, arrived early but that was no problem. Having walked about 6miles we were very hungry and cold. The food was excellent. I had a chicken pie which had plenty of meat and...

Lovely pub food for dinner - fish and chips and chicken pie! Great service and excellent portion sizes!

Revisited the Royal Oak again as we enjoyed their Cotswold pies so much previously. We were not dissapointed and both had the excellent steak and ale pie. Great to speak with the owner and her son who makes the pies - terrific service and a...

Poor service (unfriendly staff). We came in after a walk for a drink. Asked on arrival if we could come into have a drink. Ordered drinks to find that all the tables were reserved. What is the point in that? Who wants to stand and...

A nice pub tucked away off the main street of Burford. Very friendly welcome and service. Good atmosphere and great food, sensibly priced. Would visit again.

Our first visit to the Royal Oak will certainly not be our last. This is a proper pub with no pretensions, other than to be the best that they can be. We were greeted by friendly staff. A pint of well kept bitter and a...

We have been to The Royal Oak a few times as we live only 10 miles away. Always very good. This time, for Sunday lunch, we were both very disappointed with our experience. Table booked for 1pm but no food until 1:45pm, which I personally...

Wow what a lovely find on our way home from Bleinham Palace. Really welcoming, warm cozy fire, amazing service and a great meal, we will definitely be back. My husband and mum had the pies, hubby had the steak and peppercorn pie, he said it...

We had a really great lunch here. Hadn’t booked, was warmly welcomed, had a great table near the open fire. Food was magnificent. The pie sectionnis worth a try, they are local and wonderful

We found this pub just off the high street, we didn’t have a booking but that was not a problem. There were so many things on the menu That I wanted to have for lunch. Ordered the venison pie which was just fantastic. I would...

We were driving through Burford on anniversary weekend away and had seen it’s good rating on here so decided to book. Well we weren’t disappointed! The welcome from the staff was one you’d expect going into your local village pub. To get this on first...

We recently visited the Royal Oak and experienced their fantastic Cotswold pies which are all home made. All four of us had the pies and no-one was disappointed - they are brilliant with great service - and we will be back!!

Went with my daughter for Sunday lunch - food was delicious and piping hot. Daughter had a lemonade with a splash of lime cordial to drink. It wasn’t until I paid the bill that I realised that the can of lemonade was £2:50 and the...

Stopped off in Burford for lunch. Chose the Royal Oak because they had alternatives to traditional Sunday lunch. We both had a pie and absolutely fabulous - quality and quantity outstanding. Great choice of veg to accompany main. Gravy was full of flavour. Will definitely...

Excellent meal, friendly and very efficient service at this comfortable and authentic pub in burford. The venison pie was exceptional as were the prawns. Good choice of beers, cider and wine. Well worth a visit!

We stopped here for our Sunday lunch after a ramble along the Windrush Valley. Its an old fashioned pub, off on a side street from Burford High street, and well worth finding. There's no airs and graces here - its a good down-to-earth pub serving...

We stayed in room 2 for a Sunday night so we decided to have lunch also, it was a good decision as it was delicious. The Sunday lunch was served not as warm as we would like it but after pointing that out we got...

Stayed overnight in room 2, had it been advertised as accessible by an outside metal staircase having mobility problems would not have booked. Classed as a superior room did not find it so, extremely hard mattress ended up sleeping in chair and bathroom needs updating....

We booked last minute and we were so glad that we did. A very warm welcome from all the staff, excellent service whilst we were there. We all ordered roast dinners and they were delicious, pork, lamb and beef, All served with Yorkshire puddings! The...

The booked table was ready on time when we arrived on the Sunday. Glad we booked because it was very busy. All the staff were friendly and service was very good. The only very minor negative would be the food took slightly longer to arrive...

From the greeting to the goodbye, super friendly helpful and welcoming. We wanted to discuss menu options and were treated to great knowledge and feedback of the food. Can highly recommend the chickpea and potato pie!! Who Knew?!!! The Thai green veg curry was also...

We came here back in 2021 for Sunday Lunch with my husband and two chihuahua’s. We were on holiday from Norwich Norfolk. We were served by Jeanette who made us feel very welcoming and was very accommodating. On our return in 2022 Jeanette served us...

Here in Burford for the night and managed to book into the pub for our evening meal. 10 min walk from where we were staying. Fabulous service and the food was beautiful. I cannot believe of why any complaints would be made about this place?...

Can’t recommend The Royal Oak at Burford highly enough. A lovely old pub in a beautiful Cotswold town and the food? Superb! The best pie I’ve ever had. Staff polite and friendly. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Really warm and friendly welcome from all the staff. Great food, fabulous pies, good choice of dishes and very high quality. Good idea to reserve a table, but still worth going along as they are very accommodating.

We arrived after 1pm and there were only two other people in the pub. Despite this every single table had a reserved sign on. We questioned this and were told it was in case someone booked a specific table online, but we were told we...

I really don’t like leaving negative reviews but in this case I feel I have to. I booked at least 6 weeks ahead for a Sunday lunch for 2 at this pub we have eaten at previously on our trips to Burford and have been...

We discovered this lovely pub pre covid and promised to be back. It’s been a while but yesterday we enjoyed an amazing roast dinner. The food is amazing here the red cabbage is the best we’ve tasted. One of the few places where you are...

Arrived expecting a decent meal after observing the menu and the above average pricing. In the end very disappointing. Their award winning pies were okay although a little dry. Mash potato tasted bland and inedible oven chips...Why on earth are restaurants serving such rubbish. Then...

After arriving in Burford on a rainy but busy bank holiday Sunday and realised no booking meant no food. I phoned and managed to book a table here within half an hour . All staff were very friendly and accommodating. Lovely traditional pub with eating...

Good service. Excellent roast dinners and reasonably priced. I recommend booking on a Sunday. Burford is a lovely town too so allow time for a walk around. The pub has a very small car park on a small road, but there’s a very large free...

Amazing service and probably the best pie I have ever had. Would highly recommend. We took our 5 month old and they were very accommodating. Delicious food!!

A lovely Cotswolds pub with the best pies we’ve ever eaten and good choice of beers. You have to try the brisket pie in particular. Highly recommend.

My partner and I went here for dinner mid-December purely because we hadn’t been out to eat together in a while. It did not disappoint! I had the beef brisket and peppercorn pie with chips and seasonal veg and gravy. Honestly the best pie I...

Came here to see if the pies were as good as 3 years ago. They were! Wise to book. Will be returning next time we are in the area

Visited with family of all ages and the food along with service was excellent, can highly recommend.

We had 2 meals at lunch time . Both very poor. I had fish and chips . Chips were terrible tasted like very cheap frozen chips . Not what you would want to pay for in a restaurant. I left over half of them ....

Pies were excellent and service exceptionally helpful and friendly. Beer and pudding delicious….Would recommend.

We had picked this pub for dinner during our weekend break in Burford. Really friendly staff made us feel very welcome. They specialise in pies, plus it being British Pie Week we all four ordered pie! They were absolutely delicious.

Booked lunch at the Royal Oak based on the reviews we’d seen on TripAdvisor, and we weren’t disappointed. Fantastic food and great service - the homemade pies were lush. Waddies should definitely give more of their pubs the freedom to create their own menus and...

The reviews took us here but it was really quite a let down and underwhelming. Fortunately we had a drink in pub next door (Angel) which had a totally different atmosphere and feel so wool definitely return there. Royal Oak provide good size food portions...

Dropped in for lunch as we had been in the garden centre & was not disappointed. Although we hadn’t booked they were able to find us a table. There was a lovely atmosphere & the staff were very accommodating. Had the lunch baguette menu with...

First time eating here and we will be back. Nice friendly warm welcome which carried on all evening. The food was amazing! We all had their pies which were easily the best I have had. Would recommend trying this pub out, much better than average...

We came here to eat dinner one evening during our stay in Burford. We choose this please because we both fancied some traditional pub grub (sausage and mash/ pie etc). We didn't book ahead so when we arrived we did get told there were no...

Gorgeous setting and the food and staff are wonderful! There’s a really wholesome, home grown atmosphere about the Royal Oak that can be difficult to find these days. My husband and I really enjoyed our experience with you and will be returning when next in...

We visited for dinner and noticed that this warm, welcoming pub is popular with local residents which is always a good sign and most of the tables were reserved! The pie menu alone is worth a visit but there is a good selection of other...

A cosy pub on a dark winter evening. Lovely friendly staff gave a warm welcome and good service. The food is superb. None of our dishes disappointed. Full marks!

Warm welcome and great food. Highly recommend the pies, absolutely delicious. Great selection of beers. Very friendly staff.

Dropped into Buford on the way to Blenheim. Lovely village and found this pub by the car park. Reviews on Tripadvisor made it the preferred lunch stop. Excellent service food and Wadworth 6x.

Lovely Sunday roast just delicious. Very welcoming staff . thoroughly recommend . A gem in burford .10 out of 10 for food and service

Stayed overnight and had an evening meal and drinks. Just perfect in every way. I couldn’t fault a thing. Baked Camembert and bread with it was a melt in the mouth experience. Pies much bigger than the picture shows. We could barely move after two...

Booked Sunday lunch at short notice, arrived slightly early but they were able to accommodate us without issue and we were promptly seated. Partner's roast was generous, I went for a pie and wasn't disappointed, apparently all pies are made on the premises, very delicious...