The Royal Oak Inn in West Dorset

We had a lovely visit to the Royal Oak. The Seasiders and the Traditional ploughmans were both excellent. Fresh, tasty and generous portions of local food. Attentive barman - making sure we were happy 😃

Lovely intimate pub, great food, only issue was parking!

Small pub with outstanding food. Make sure you book in advance

Friendly service and great food

Excellent food at a reasonable price. Well kept beer and friendly service. Dog friendly too. Great pub 👌

A lovely pub with a quaint village atmosphere. We've dined here several times and we have never been disappointed. The Sunday roast was our first and again this did not disappoint any member of our party. The went out there way to help one of our party with an intolerance.Well done to the Royal Oak and all her staff. See you soon.

Lovely lunch . My husband had fish and chips which he said was the best fish and chips he’d ever had! My ploughman’s was very nice. Staff very helpful dealing with my specific food allergy:

Food was very good, friendly staff, order at bar although one gentleman had table service lol. Perhaps he was a rich local 🤔 🤣🤣🤣

Brilliant service excellent genuine home cooked food and by far the best pub in Charmouth highly recommend

A Dorset Gem! Super helpful and freindly staff. The food is exceptional and its homely pub too! Great beers ..Palmers200 👍 Dog freindly too. This is a must of a pub for either a drink or a bite to eat. When ever back in the area we will book as its well worth a trip too !

Good food and beer at reasonable prices

The toilets are absolutely immaculate! Nice location and the food looked really good

Fantastic pub and great selection of beers, didn't try the food but it looked extremely tasty. Service was also brilliant and got to try 3 1/3 beers as I couldn't decide on which to choose. Perfect English pub!

Haven’t had a meal but they look good with large portions. Can’t stand waste but people seemed to leave food, why??

Very busy, if you want food you need to book in advance.

Great friendly staff who went to great lengths to accommodate food allergies, nice little pub- will return.

Lovely meal on a Saturday night at the end of August. The staff were really attentive and friendly, food was great and arrived much quicker than we thought on a a busy Saturday. Local Palmers 200 ale was also delicious.

Such a little gem and always so friendly. We have eaten here several times now. The food is just outstanding. I have coeliac disease and the gluten free menu is brilliant. There was even a lovely choice of gluten free desserts as well, which is a rarity.

Food was poor quality and over priced. Staff at bar were not welcoming

Great place Kitchen is closed on Tuesday

What a little gem. Did need to call in advance to book a table. Great food and fantastic table service 👌

Seated quickly and food was good. Loads of parking and well kept pub.

We spent a week in Charmouth and had a pint here most nights. Excellent beer and great food.. they'd even do you a pot of tea.. lovely!

Good service and tasty pub food.

Really lovely little pub, staff were all super friendly and helpful, food was amazing. We didn't book and arrived about 7.30pm but the lady at the bar managed to find us a table inside so we could order food. It's really tricky to find good vegan options around here that aren't a vegetable burger or pizza, so was pleasantly surprised by seeing a huge menu with several vegan options plus extra options that can be made vegan. Partner said they were the nicest chips he's ever had and he's fussy with chips. Will definitely be returning! Thank you 😊

A very loud local completely overpowered the bar area, spoiling any ambiance. Poor quality wine. The smell of the fryers put us, and many others we witnessed turning away, from eating - although the meals I saw did look well presented. A small pub that could be so much better - maybe clean the filters on the kitchen extractor or at least change the oil?

An absolutely wonderful experience for the whole family! Fantastic menu that caters for all dietary requirements and lovely staff who are always on hand to help! Dog friendly too which is a BIG plus!!!

As a coeliac I really enjoyed it here. Most of the menu is GF and so anything that does contain gluten is cooked separately. They have a disclaimer on their menu that, while their kitchen does handle gluten, they take cross contamination really seriously. I was talked through the menu by the chef, due to having other allergies, and felt completely confident and reassured. And the food was fantastic!

Nice pub but unfriendly staff member spoiled my visit

Expensive, but we're from Manchester

Came here for my birthday meal, booked in advance as it can be busy. Food was amazing, nice selection of drinks and the staff were friendly!! Made for a very special night, thank you for making my weekend so special.

Great food , Great pub , Great staff

Pleasant surroundings and not rowdy, and dog friendly

Great pub, book in advance if you want to eat there.

Lovely country pub with excellent food. A really good selection of more classic pub options and specials (we enjoyed dressed crab and a huge oven-baked plaice off the specials board, both of which were delicious). This pub is a dream for anyone eating vegetarian, vegan and/or with food intolerances as they have a dedicated and extensive plant-based menu and gluten-free menu available (just ask the staff for the menus if you haven't notified them in advance and you can preview their menu online too). You can enjoy vegan "fish" and chips or gluten-free scampi, for instance, at the moment (June 2024) which is certainly not the case at many other places and a really nice treat when you're on holiday! I also appreciated that they stuck a little "allergy" flag in my food so that I could be reassured that they remembered that my order was gluten free. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly and a nice mix of locals and visitors. Plenty of (well-behaved) dogs in the lower bar and outside tables. All the dining tables were reserved (a Thursday evening in June), so definitely book ahead if possible during busier periods to make sure there will be space. Highly recommended if you're staying in the area or travelling through.

Thank u for lovely food friendly staff great service had fish and chips and my mum sea bass absolutely lovely top marks to chief and staff make u feel very welcoming hope to back next year as well are holiday

The best sunday roast ,absolutely delicious 😋service so friendly and efficient,in fact going back tomorrow to sample there fish dishes...all totally homemade !👍

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch here, everything was so tasty and well cooked, best pork ever! Staff were super and there is just a lovely friendly atmosphere. Booked for Wednesday.

Lovely place. Opens at 12. Had drinks and Sunday lunch.

Been on ten day tour of the south coast and this is easily the best pub we have been in. Food is outstanding, service from all staff was warm and friendly, dogs allowed just a great experience

Staying at Seadown Holiday Park so thought we would pop in and see if we fancied a meal later in the week. After paying £21.60 for 2 large glasses of wine we decided we wouldn't go back. We also noted the unhelpful attitude to a customer (obviously not a local just like us) and that definitely reaffirmed our decision not to return. Shame.

Beautiful place, felt so relaxed, great drink selection, not a noisy place at all yet managed to have a good atmosphere and the food is just sublime. Will definitely go again!

Great pub, nice staff and lovely food and drink

Lovely food, a good range of drinks and very pleasant staff. The place was very busy when we arrived at 6.30 p.m. but became quite quiet as the evening went on. Definitely worth a visit.

Very nice, pub, food, beer, atmosphere.

Pre-booked as we were away for the weekend and saw this pub had some vegan options. Arrived early but that wasn’t a problem, very welcoming and accommodating. Vegan options were great and left very happy. Thank you!

We booked a table and had a great meal at this friendly pub. The staff were very helpful and there's a good choice of dishes including vegetarian options. I'd definitely visit again.

Great traditional pub food with a fine selection of ales. A real asset to the town. 🙂

Food was ok but cheap cuts of meat were fatty and bland

Warm and cosy traditional looking pub. Really nice Sunday roast.

Lovely pub and atmosphere, enjoyed the Easter touches. Staff very friendly and had a wonderful lunch. Our dogs were also well accommodated. Thank you

I didn't try the food but it was excellent to meet up with a friend and have beers...friendly and pretty easy to park near.

An unassuming looking place, and quite small, but excellent food and service. Even the two vegans in our group were well catered for.

Nice pub....no parking UPDATE The pub have now said they have a great veggie menu....sadly the menus were on the table ready and so noone told me about the separate plant based menu. ..rest of family had great choice and really enjoyed food. Coke/diet coke comes from a large bottle so i do resent paying through the nose for a pint when you know how much the bottle costs ..and it's no longer that fizzy Team were great, food was fab, quirky bits of decor

We were staying at Newlands Holiday Site and the Royal Oak Inn was a 20minute stroll from the site. We had booked a table the previous night and were extremely pleased with the pub. The service from arrival to leaving was excellent with a pleasant evening atmosphere. We had a three course meal and menu choice was extensive. Our food was marvellous with clean plates all round.👍(dog friendly)

Had a Sunday roast very good just not enough veg, small plate to share between 2 people other than that food was good

Taken few pints here Great kept ale Looking to move in the area so recce r us

Found this nice Inn on way into Charmouth, soon went in staff friendly and welcoming. Partner ordered pint of Ale 200 and instantly liked it. Really clean and tidy inside and outside. Lovely views out front with few tables and chairs outside. Plenty of seating inside. They fully booked yesterday 14/10/2023. Went back in today 15/10/2023 and fully booked again so if looking for food best to book. We didn't have food but did look and smell really nice, so going again next time for food. Toilets clean. This Inn is dog friendly. Parking is available on side of road. Nice place and nice staff.. Went again 11/02/2024 and still just as nice and friendly with welcoming atmosphere.

Cosy friendly pub with great Sunday roast lunch today. Popular so need to book but we were very fortunate as early walk-ins.

Always a welcome and reliable pitstop after a long beach walk, friendly and welcoming staff and dogs welcome 👍👍

A great little pub in Charmouth. We didn't know what to expect but the food was superb. I had a lovely butternut squash tortellini and my partner had mushrooms with a port and Stilton sauce. I don't normally like blue cheese but from a taste it was delicious. We both had a mushroom and leek pie with chunky chips and a vegetable medley. My pie was a smudge burnt but was full of mushrooms, leeks and spinach and very tasty. I thoroughly recommend this gem of a pub.

We visited for the Sunday Roast. Just an all-round lovely experience and exceptionally well priced.

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Great food, albeit a limited menu

Lovely food. Great choice of local ales and good service. Busy pub so recommend book in advance.

No food No open pub Waste of time

Great pub whether you want to eat or just have a drink. Warm welcome and very professional staff. Very dog friendly. Good vegetarian and vegan options always on the menu.

Just had Sunday lunch at The Royal Oak. Lovely experience. Friendly, attentive staff. Delicious food - good portions too. Booked for a midweek return.

Booked a table prior as we have a golden retriever so needed some space - as soon as we walked in I knew it was a lovely pub - staff very helpful and friendly, fantastic food and a great atmosphere - will definitely be visiting next time we are in the area. Highly recommend this pub.

We chose to have lunch here as has more review stars that the other pub in Charmouth. The pub was run by wife front of house and husband in the kitchen. I rarely order a starter but had my head turned by the crab arancini on the specials board. They looked delicious when served but sadly no taste or sight of crab, chef had added a very strong tasting ingredient, almost like garlic salt or something, which was the dominant flavour and I could taste nothing else, including the truffle mayonnaise. They were disappointing, I mentioned it to the chap who collected the plate and he said sorry and that was that.. for main we again ordered from the specials board, I had silver mullet with Spanish style tomato stew. The fish was cooked perfectly, but for me, the stew was a bit dense, it could have been loosened out a bit with maybe a good slug of olive oil, and a little sugar to sweeten the tomato, especially against the earthy flavour of the mullet, it just needed a bit of a lift. My husband had ribeye steak, the dish was nicely presented, but the very thick chips were not to his liking, I tried one they were quite soft, not really like chips, they were too big for chips, we thought the steak was on the small side at £24.99, but have to say really good to have the pepper sauce served as part of the dish, not like other places that change extra. We were asked if we wanted dessert and we decided to push the boat out and share a one, although we were asked by the landlady to decide as quickly as possible as the kitchen closed 30 minutes ago! I'm certain it wasn't meant to be rude but it came across a little bit so, the desert was however very nice. The bill was just shy of £90 although that's with a couple of large wines and beers too. After spending that amount on lunch we didn't come away a happy as we'd liked. The food wasn't bad, just not quite there. They are obviously working very hard and I wish them both luck.

Vist twice on Holiday at Charmouth not an extensive menue but realy good meals fair price lovely place wish we weren't 200 mls away

Lovely little pub, great to visit for a drink. Book ahead for dinner as they're almost always packed - for good reason! The food is absolutely delicious and wouldn't be out of place in a fancy restaurant, particularly the specials.

Lovely pub , dog friendly . Food amazing . Everyone was very attentive . I had mussels they were huge and plump really yummy . Will definitely return

Unbelievable gluten free fish platter! The amount of the menu that was available to me was so appreciated. It made my birthday extra special

Lovely friendly place, very buisy advisable to book,

We had 2 fantastic meals here, once in the week and a Sunday roast. The food was absolutely fabulous, really, really tasty and great value for money. We will definitely come back here when we come back to this area. Highly recommended!

This is a lovely old pub, with a fine selection of beers and lovely cider. Outside seating or plenty more inside. We didn't eat but the menu looked good.

Great food and gluten free offered as well

We ate here after a walk from Lyme Regis. We ordered the Ploughman’s, nachos, water, and a pint. People there were friendly and helpful for us planning to walk the Coastal Path back. Some good, simple pub grub and a pint with friendly service.

Popped in at 1700ish to see if we needed to book a table. No worries said the young lady behind the bar. Pitched up at.1840 ish people outside eating food all tables inside booked. No problem have food outside. A VERY unhelpful person stated no service outside. I replied I asked earlier and was asked to come back. We are short of staff and that was the end of the conversation. Customer skills ZERO

Friendly staff and a good pint.

Ordered port and stilton mushrooms and an extra portion of skinny fries should have asked for a spoon, what i received was luke warm watery mushroom soup, even Heinz cream of mushroom would have been thicker, can someone let the cook know how to test for a cream consistancy, the liquid should coat the back of a spoon not run clean off, and "port" and "stilton" needs to taste of port and stilton, there was a definate lack of known and expected flavours, i'm unsure of the content of the sauce there was no expected flavour, chips ok but they came out of a bag Average pub average beer friendly bar staff

A really lovely pub that was clean and welcoming. The staff were friendly and efficient. The menu for us was a bit pricey so we went for the cheapest thing, which was a burger and chips.

Great selection of Palmers beers. A fabulous pub all year round . Delicious food and honest landlords. Highly recommend 👌

Last minute booking, staff friendly, helpful and efficent nothing to much trouble nice selection of food and drinks would highly recommend, best of all dog friendly

Very friendly, great beer (Palmer's), and excellent food (book so you don't miss out).

Average pub with average prices and food. We were a group of 6 and only given a 2 hour slot. Unfortunately we were slightly late as there was no parking at the pub and it took us ages to find a parking space nearby. We ordered flat breads to share which was supposed to have cheese and caramelised onion on, vegan style. It came with just garlic butter on and took ages to serve. Then our mains took ages to be served leaving us just half an hour to eat. We asked for a dessert but the manager came out and told us we couldn’t have dessert because we ordered our food late and therefore our time was up. No mention that they took over half an hour to serve each course. However, they ‘allowed’ us ice cream only and quickly went ahead to hand us our bill and asked us to pay straight away just so they could get us out the door. We were given no plates for our starters, no spoons for our ice cream, and there was no salt and pepper on the table. Together with poor service and average food, I wouldn’t rate this establishment more than 2 stars.

Good/OK, could be biased as vegetarian. However, haddock was slightly tasteless but the chips were good. Veggie pie was nice but could’ve been warmer. We may have come at a slightly busy time, we accidentally booked a non dog table but the staff kindly sorted us out - make sure to mention that you have a dog when booking 👍🏽

Lovely fresh food and a decent pint!

I had the steak and ale pie which was ok but fellow diners were not so impressed with their grub. Doesn't quite live up to it's online profile, a little grubby and disorganised.

Very small with no space left to eat. Wasted trek up the hill for us. We had one drink outside then left.

Food was well below average, poor quality, cooks own version of sauces very poor

Take away Fish and Chips. Delicious, from the beer battered fish, the home made tartar sauce and mushy peas all cooked and made to perfection. Excellent service, highly recommended

We were a walk in and they managed to squeeze us in on the understanding we would be the last service of the night so it might be a little while. We were more than happy with that. We had a couple of drinks and the wait was well worth it. Fantastic food, excellent staff. Highly recommend.

A very popular pub, be prepared for a wait as quite busy.

First class. Excellent menu Excellent ales Excellent staff what more would you want

Nice location, great food. Highly recommend the ploughman’s! Service could have been a bit warmer but generally a nice country pub.

Very nice food. Definitely recommend. The 1/2 chicken was particularly well cooked

We had lunch today, food fantastic, lovely pub, the dog loved it also😊

Fantastic, very welcoming & friendly! The food is first class, with a regular menu & daily specials board. It’s very dog friendly, however if you prefer to eat without dogs around you, they have a dog free dining room. There is access to the dining room through the pub or an accessible door from outside. There is also a lovely space to the front for dining Al Fresco. *I highly recommend booking in advance, if you wish to eat, because it is very popular with both locals & visitors alike

here today. had the fish ploughman's.. excellent. the staff are calm, efficient and observant. I'll be back. thanks so much for letting us in and loving my two dogs as well!