The Royal Oak Holmbury St Mary in Guildford - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great pub. Great service and lovely food. Young man behind the bar was brilliant.

Delicious food, friendly staff and lovely location. Only criticism is that we waited a long time for our food on a quiet day, but everything else was spot on.

Lovely meal in a great pub. Staff couldn’t have been more welcoming and polite. Delicious food - burger, fish and chips and ribeye steaks, cooked perfectly. A lovely touch of a ‘birthday brownie’ with a candle on it for my husband. Will definitely be back.

'Busy than usual' a certain website declared: This one! Maybe they can't move on a Sunday lunchtime... But right now there are 6 punters in 4 groups amid seating for 100+ ( I'm being conservative). It's quiz night later this evening. They expect more bodies. I hope so for their sakes. We want venues in such lovely locations - and with such wonderful ales - to flourish. I fear, without local support, the hopes - they are a fading...

A lovely church in a quiet little village nestled in the Surrey Hills.

Lovely country pub with great atmosphere, friendly welcome and smashing food. Very, very hard to beat!

Delightful location, worth trying out.

Really delicious and nicely cooked roast, somewhat let down by the very meagre portions, needed another slice of meat and lots more veg in our opinion, 2 sticks of carrot and 2 thin stick of tenderstem are very mean veg portions - still tasted good though!

A lovely, friendly pub, superb food, staff are very professional and accommodating and provide excellent service and it is dog friendly as well as having wonderful walks on the door step. We can't recommend The Royal Oak enough.

Had some really nice food and wot a spot absolutely beautiful out here

A warm welcome and very attentive staff.

Very good friendly service food excellent

Great evening at the oak,kizzy and her staff did a superb job of looking after us(10) lots of amazing food and drink,will be back soon

The team as always make us welcome, and once again we had a great meal. 👍

Lovely country pub with very friendly staff who were so helpful and accommodating! Food is good pub grub. Service was amazing and so dog friendly. A firm favourite.

Shocked to be told to move tables part way through my meal because someone seemingly more important than me had shown up an hour early for their table. To add insult to injury - they tried to charge me for a dessert I hadn’t received at the time I was told I had to move 😳

Had a great Sunday lunch with the family. Served quickly. Many thanks

I’ve been coming here for 20 years and it has changed hands several times. About 18 months a new manager and kitchen staff has taken over. The service has always been very good but the Sunday roast which I always go there for is quite average now, it used to be very good. I’ll go back but the roast is not good enough to draw me back every other week, there are other places in the area which serves better. Our server Matthew was excellent.

Just what a pub should be - nice, straightforward food and welcoming, friendly service. Worth going a bit out of my way for!

Lovely spot with great staff and a very positive atmosphere. The food didn't really do what it said on the tin, my friend's sandwich was good so that may be the way to go.

Relaxed and pleasant Sunday dinner ,polite friendly staff and great food ,dog friendly. Definitely one to visit again.

Nice venue, great food and good service......

A classic village pub, clearly supported by the locals. Food was well presented, from a limited range.

7 of us plus dog had Sunday lunch Easter Sunday. Great service at the bar and at the table. The food was very good with the nut roast coming out on top of the table votes. A great place for a walk an then lunch and deserved to be much busier

All round very good Sunday relaxation

Thank you to all the staff at the Royal Oak on Easter Saturday for a lovely lunch with our large family of 12 Excellent food service 🐥👌👌

Great food, well presented and very tasty. The staff were very welcoming and conscientious. Great outdoor seating areas, one overlooking the village green, the other a sunny decked area to the back. Definitely need to make a revisit!

Cozy country pub with heart warming menus. The experience decorated our great time in this historic village after a wet but fun mountain bike riding.

Lovely location Tables & toilets were not clean so wouldn't eat here

The staff are very friendly, the food is scrumptious and dogs are allowed.

Great pub! Came for a family lunch on Mother’s Day .. service was great, food was great.. lovely place with brilliant staff. Will be back and highly recommend!

Lovely place, great food and great service. We booked last minute for Mothers Day, very busy but the service was very good. Wait for food was no more than any pub on a Sunday. Will definitely eat here again.

We had a really wonderful visit to the Royal Oak today for Mother’s Day! The setting, service and food (delicious roast dinner with all the trimmings and sticky toffee pudding) were all perfect. All the staff are so friendly, welcoming and attentive. All Mums were given a plant to take home, such a thoughtful touch! We would thoroughly recommend the Royal Oak and we will definitely be back.

Stopped off here during a walk. Lovely lunch, great attentive staff and nice atmosphere. Food was much better than anticipated, well presented, good portions and tasty. Reasonably priced. Nice outdoor area when the weather warms up.

Lovely evening sat by a roaring fire enjoying delicious Pie night!

Had lunch there with friends. Food was very good and the staff were friendly and attentive. Overall a very pleasant experience.

We received a warm friendly welcome after a muddy walk. A relaxed and attentive Matty served us well and the food was delicious, honest, hot good pub food. Almost 5 stars, but the chocolate and coffee creme brûlée, which attracted a few takers, was tasty, although slightly disappointingly more mousse than crunchy topped brûlée.

Lovely traditional pub in beautiful village setting. The menu is limited but what our party of three had was very good. Simple classic pub grub. Service was great. Cheerful, efficient and friendly. There was nobody dining in the upstairs restaurant when we went so there was no atmosphere. Eating in the bar area is definitely better. It was a Thursday early evening and weather was bad so expect there wasn’t the usual amount of people there. Will definitely go again.

Outside it was a cold, rainy, and miserable day. But inside you were warmly welcomed by a roaring fire and the polite, courteous, and friendly attention from Johnny and Matty. Not a big pub. But a big welcome. Oh, and very good food and beer too. If there were one slight crit it is this, hot plates next time please!

As always a great welcome and a fantastic roast following a long walk in the Hills. Despite being busy great service especially from Matty & George! Very accommodating to our son’s slightly quirky meal request 😀

Nice garden, warm and friendly staff and atmosphere. Great food

Saturday evening meal. Lovely staff, excellent moules frites and real fire creating a welcoming atmosphere. We will return.

We visited the Royal Oak for Sunday lunch. It never disappoints. Great food, friendly and attentive service, all in a lovely country pub.

Lovely pub lunch and good service

A great country pub with lots of atmosphere, a lovely wood fire, exception service from Matty and delicious fish and chips!

We, 7 of us, stopped by on a longish walk. Good range of beers, including traditional taste like mine. I had a beef and horseradish sandwich, which was also just right. The interior felt comfortable and hospitable, the staff and locals were helpful. A large garden for warmer weather. Recommended.

Lovely food and service from the team. Great atmosphere in front of the fireplace

Arriving at a busy pub at 1.30pm without a booking on a Sunday wasn't very wise, but we were served promptly and with great grace. Looks like a very well run pub and and a nice mix of locals and walkers etc.

Food was excellent for all of us thank you very much for your hospitality, compliments to the chef keep up the good work see you agin soon.

Three of us had excellent pub meals. The black pudding bon-bons were just great. One small defect, the cheese platter had some brie, but it was just the outer rind in this case, barely any of the soft inner. Fortunately, I have no problem with brie rind.

Lovely country pub with lovely warm welcome and atmosphere. The food was delicious and the service very attentive. Will definitely visit again.

Lovely food and great service. What more can I say…

Just a great pub with decent beer and good, honest food at fair prices. And cheerful staff!

The Royal Oak hosted a very special reunion for my family and friends. The Crosses lived in Holmbury for many years and we returned from Australia with my 90 year old mother for a brief visit. Richard and his team organised a delicious hot buffet for 40 people and created a wonderful atmosphere for an emotional gathering. We will forever be grateful that we were able to reunite and make new memories and connections with our village. Thank you Richard and Kizzie for all your help.

A little quiet but amazing food and service - will def be back

A proper village pub. Great beers - excellent food in a beautiful country setting. Highly recommended.

Very friendly and warm pub vibe. Food was pretty good and table service was great.

We led a walking group there, pre-booking table and menus. Very friendly and welcoming service, excellent food served promptly and all together. Highly recommended traditional pub in the heart of the surrey hills.

Attentive service, good food and dogs welcome…perfect!

My fiance & I had a lovely meal here a few days ago. We felt very welcomed by staff, the fireplace was delightful and the food delicious. We would definitely come back 😊

My fiancé & I had a wonderful dinner her last night! The fireplace was delightful, the food was delicious (especially the steak), the music perfect and there were boardgames - what more do you want? The toilets were also great - clean, well decorated and generous in size. A sign of a great pub!

We went for a family lunch after Xmas, we found the service to be very friendly and attentive. There was no problem with bringing two toddlers, no feeling of annoyance from others when they made a bit of noise and no problem with bringing our dog either and there were lots of other dogs there. All in all it was nice and relaxed and made us feel welcome and comfortable.

We had the most special Christmas lunch with The Royal Oak this year. A lovely welcome and a deliciously slow, long lunch with so many flavours and surprises. Thank you so much, it was a treat. Allie, Paul and Ava-mae

Friendly staff and good service, I would recommend you add more veggie options ie veg sausage and veg burger, as I think these are easy to provide. There were no veg pies available so left me with a risotto which I didn't fancy but my daughter did and said it was very nice. I had the broad bean and artichoke starter which was very nice - so compliments to the chef on that one! We will be back :)

Lovely pub Co-Op owned by the locals. Decent and keenly priced food, good beer, really friendly and welcoming staff and dogs are welcome. With great walking / Trail Running/ MTB / Cycling in the Surrey Hills straight out of the door you can’t really ask for more.

There was a brass quartet playing Christmas carols and a roaring fire.. lovely evening. The food was some of the best pub food we’ve eaten in a very long time and it was reasonably priced too. The staff were all really friendly. They definitely earned 5*’s.

Classic British pub and a classic delicious roast. Cosy atmosphere and great service. Thank you.

Seem to change manager and management every three months. Food can be good, but also not. Hard to keep track of. I wish them luck with their new manager. They need some consistency.

All good. Only criticism we all felt a bit cold.

Lovely pub, great helpful staff.

Very enjoyable sandwich lunch and drink on our cycle trip into The Surrey Hills. Kizzie looked after us very well.

Lovely winter pub with a great selection of beer, fantastic after a walk around holmbury or in the Surrey hills. Would recommend to anybody

Great Sunday lunch and drinks - the pork was great and included nice crackling! Reasonable pricing for four of us with a bottle of wine and 4 beers.

A jolly combination of Halloween fun and rugby World Cup viewing plus a local friend’s 66th birthday made for a lively evening!

Its Sunday, in a country pub, with good old English roast beef, chicken et al, with all the trimmings and a great pint of Firebird Parody. Certainly adds comfort after last nights rugby.

Great food, lovely service and fantastic friendly atmosphere. Genuinely lovely local pub 👌

Good food, good beer, great staff. We'll be back

Delicious flat iron steak with chimichurri sauce. Worth travelling for.

Fantastic food, great service and stunning location for a sunny Sunday afternoon. Highly recommend!

Perfect Sunday Lunch pub with gorgeous garden, great service and delicious food

A decent pub run by the local community, they do a very good burger and serve a decent pint.

Lovely garden patio area. Friendly service. Will definitely return.

Lovely pub in tiny village in the Surrey Hills. We went for a drink and pudding which was lovely.

Lovely pub in a pretty location looked the perfect spot for a summer evening meal... Sadly the food was a very big let down... OVER 1HR WAIT ..I ordered haddock and Chips which is a standard pub meal... Think it has to be the worst I've ever eaten. My partner had some sort of chicken, it was just coverd in a sort of bbq sauce she left more then half of it.... shame as pub is really lovely and beautiful location...will happily pop in for a drink if I ever was near by but NOT FOR FOOD!!!

Lovely old pub, great food and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Great little find... drink after a local explore walk

One of the best pubs I have eaten at. Possibly the best

A lovely country pub set on the village green. Home to the Felday Brewery. Other fine local cask ales are served.

Lovely place and great Sunday roast. 10/10

The food was very good and the service was excellent. The delivery of the food was slowish but we felt like it was all freshly prepared and presented beautifully. It was also good value for the money. The area and setting is very nice and peaceful

Sunday lunch was a real treat, hot food on a hot plate and cooked to perfection. The Staff were very pleasant and attentive,we have already booked our next visit. Very busy pub but the service was great. Very well done to the new team !!

We thoroughly enjoyed a family birthday at the Royal Oak on Sunday. The atmosphere was welcoming and friendly; the table set up nicely before our party of 9 arrived; service was prompt, food delicious and portions ample. My homemade surprise birthday cake was even presented with style! I recommend the Royal as a good venue for any celebration.

We had 22 people turn up for a lunch stop whilst completing the surrey 3 peaks challenge. Food was delicious and staff were very accommodating.

Really lovely find! Very friendly staff, who accommodated a last minute booking and even made my fussy 5 year old a sandwich when he didn’t want anything from the children’s menu. My eldest, loved the kids fish and chips and will make sure we come back soon! We were helped on where best to go for a walk too. We will be back!

Great staff, lovely food, thanks!

A gem of a country pub. Delicious food, reasonable prices, excellent beer great atmosphere- super friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Really lovely pub nestled in the Surrey Hills. Sunday Lunch was very tasty and a decent portion. Highly recommend.

It’s still my favourite Pub :) If u do hiking or any activity u must stop here and have a break and eat… drink … What a lovely place

Stopped here during a mountain bike cycle. We sat down outside and the bar staff came to us and took our orders which was amazing service. We had burgers which were perfectly cooked with excellent fries. 👍🏻

Visited for a weekday lunch. Friendly staff and welcome and good food. Dogs are welcome. The pub has a nice relaxed atmosphere with plenty of space both inside (or outside of the sun is shining). We had a burger, a steak sarnie with chips and 2 drinks for just under £30 so typical Surrey prices.