The Royal Oak Inn in Tendring

The landlady Andrea here is amazing she’s not only kind and polite and helpful she will go above and beyond to help you she also helps the local community and has a charity called harwich angels football team I love going here there is also a lovely hall on the back of this which has a bar which u can also hire :) for anything the food buffet is 10/10 It’s amazing atmosphere here I can’t really find a fault with her at all well she is a West Ham fan but she’s the nicest hammer I have ever met MUCH LOVE JASON

Very friendly and helpful good for a male and female to feel safe... cctv all around and nice to have a pint chating with the locals. Beer garden outside which is safe for children. Toilets are spotless and very welcoming ... Good pub in Dovercourt

Bingo night. Once fortnight. Was a winner tonight.

What a fantastic little place, such a warm welcome from both Landlord, Staff and customers, always doing a great job for the Sponsor A Sibling charity. Thank you for your hospitality on the few occasions i have been there. Still a Great pub tp visit...a.d now my Cousin is the Landlady it's even better...Still doing great charity fundraising events and other superb events...get yourself along

The dogs wakes you up every morning

We went late on a Wednesday night for a beer and a couple of games of pool. Really friendly and good beer!

Arrived on a Saturday afternoon in August, asked if we could order food, and eat outside in beer garden, was told "no food today" then the barman just walked off ... incredibly rude

Andrea and Pete are the perfect hosts..!

Nice pub. Good prices. Unfortunately the non-alcoholic drinks are somewhat limited, but that doesn't matter

Brilliant venue for any kind of event such as anniversary/birthday parties or pub quizzes, the land lady is amazing and so friendly 🙂

Really delicious roast with friendly service

Popped in to have a pint will defo have to come back for the Sunday roast

Lovely friendly place. Visited in the winter but apparently lots of live music and huge beer garden

Just had our Christmas lunch at The Royal Oak. The food was amazing and although there was 14 of us our food was not mass produced. We had 2 in our group that needed gluten free and they so enjoyed their meals. Nothing was too much trouble. The staff were amazing and service excellent. We are already thinking of hosting a summer get together

Great place many memory's here love the bingo on Wednesdays

Friendly staff, food was good and dog friendly which was a bonus would recommend 😀

Nice friendly pub, good courtyard and garden and pool table. Function room also available for private hire. Accredited Members of The Trusted Business Community Association for a reason!

A fantastic friendly, well run pub.

Great place and lovely atmosphere and drinks are reasonably priced and food is lovely.

We attended the Royal Oak today for a family "fun con day" with synergy cosplay. The cosplayers were amazing along with the venue. The BBQ that the Royal Oak provided was lovely, food and drinks were very reasonable.

Friendly staff and food absolutely delicious. Only gave overall 4 stars as interior is a bit underwhelming. Food reasonably priced and well worth it

Good food, good beer and good staff

Lovely friendly local pub. Lots of characters. Great staff. Made me some scampi and chips. Much appreciated. Lovely people.

Great food. Friendly staff and fantastic service. Would highly recommend Definitely go back

Good little pub. Friendly and not over priced.

Pleasant enough. Definitely a locals pub, but the locals are friendly with some great dogs.

Friendly staff, great atmosphere beer garden is great

Been coming here off and on for about 50 years. Facilities have changed over the years but the main stand seems much the same. Changing facilities are pretty new - I remember no showers but a large communal bath! Looks like new floodlights and pitch is in good condition. Credit to Tony Armstrong who has kept the club going for many years.

A slice of Great British culture. Welcoming, friendly pub. Food available (can’t comment as didn’t eat here) and enough on the bar to please everyone

Had a Roast dinner yesterday it was delicious

Nice enough pub has a large beer garden and lawn.

Clean, friendly and a nice pint. Good food. Optional hall for hire also at good rates.

Was at a private party, lovely staff.

If uour looking for a nice Sunday dinner avoid like covid small portions and served cold not a good experience

Nice food, quick service, nice relaxing atmosphere, very reasonably priced, I would highly recommend

Nice atmosphere drink here a few times

A nice family oriented pub, with food and football watching options, live music and a juke box , good people and friendly staff.

Friendly staff excellent rooms and two areas of seating outside has live football on as well if you want to watch that but there's a pool room and the quieter room so it's a very good bar lovely.

Really nice family friendly atmosphere with great staff. Never seen cleaner toilets, what a refreshing change from the norm! Lovely outdoor seating areas too. Just a great pub doing things properly, I really enjoyed both my visits!

Lovely atmosphere made very welcome

I attended an event there in the back function room. Outside gardens very very good. One lady bar staff worked very proficiently really good experience

Nice and relaxed, good food, friendly service.

Drink food and the mood is great

Good live music on a Sunday afternoon. Stuck in The Sixties. Great band.

Good friendly service very good value for money

Amazing music variation, great staff. Warm and welcoming atmosphere. Super venue for all

Great place to eat, friendly staff And parking. .

We had a great time with the pubs dart team

I needed a place to wait an hour before getting on the ferry with my pup. There were only two guests, and the woman behind the bar immediately said that she planned to close early but for me would stay open another half hour, the time I needed to pass anyways. That's very kind to do. I've worked in hospitality, and when you can close you usually do. Got a beer from Steve and then, when the time was there, I drove to the ferry in 4 minutes. The woman behind the bar was very friendly and shared her Dutch family stories. So, is you don't want to wait at customs and further on the boat, just go to the Royal Oak and wait there till its time to board. Thanks for the lovely hour!

Absolutely lovely place and great prices.

Lovely food. Quiet while we were there but good selection competitively priced

Amazing food. Sirloin steak, rump steak and shin of beef all cooked to perfection. Excellent quality. Even the onion rings were lovely. Shame we don’t live in the area would be here every week! Staff very friendly and nice venue aswell!

Had an evening meal here on Tuesday night, the food and service was excellent.All the food was freshly cooked and as good as an restaurant we have eaten in. Good selection of food plus a specials board could fault anything and will definitely be returning

Went to a quiz night, always a great atmosphere, friendly and a great bar service.

Prices are good, food was amazing would definitely recommend and go again

Used to love this pub, met the landlord just after we came out of lockdown, lovely fella, ate there 4 times and food was perfect, went there today the food was awful to say the least, steak pudding was a burnt pie in a pyrex dish, fish batter was dark brown burnt, caulie cheese was hard and watery, the burger looked like roadkill, kids burger bun had all the edges cut off and was stale, the lady from the kitchen said 'had no complaints from the owners and stormed off' the actual chef, a rude rude man very confrontational for a small skinny guy when told it wasn't a steak PUDDING His reply was "its a pub mate not fine dining" we told him about the rest of the food being awful he walked away then came out and took a photo of my children...... God knows why?? Id NEVER eat her again!!!!! also he said dont come back!!!! Rude rude man!!!!

Had a lovely time visiting the Royal Oak. Made to feel so welcome by all of the staff, owners and customers. The food by Jason is absolutely superb, ate there a couple of times and was not disappointed. Fantastic portion sizes and such great value for money would highly recommend

Great pub very accommodating. Great staff

Lovely staff, loads of space outside with cover if u want it. Great food and reasonable prices. Highly reccommend

So covid aware, our door area very relaxing, highly recommend

Booked a table for 5 for Sunday lunch. Despite the outdoor area being barely half full our food took an unacceptably long time to arrive because, as we were told, the kitchen was very busy. We were disappointed to have to pay extra for the veg that normally comes with a Sunday lunch, the meals only came with red cabbage and cauliflower cheese, both of which some of our party didn't like due to the sharpness of the cabbage and the cheese sauce. A small selection of broccoli, carrot, and baby peas was available for £1 extra per person but was not shown on the menu which meant we didn't know to order it till our meals finally arrived. The meat was ok and it was good to see a home cooked yorkie but there was too much red cabbage making up for the lack of greens. We were not given a bill or a value, just offered the card machine without being able to see the charge so we had to ask how much it cost. We asked for a receipt but the printer had run out of paper so had to ask for a written receipt. The drinks service was excellent. We had been recommended this place but we wont be coming again.

Good pub food, friendly service and dog friendly :)

Superb, very friendly and helpful staff..The goat curry and a pint for a fiver was a great success.. Well Done

Nice friendly pub with good service 👍

Covid friendly, helpful, would visit again !

Very welcoming. Friendly atmosphere & bonus being dog friendly too.

Great pub very friendly and welcoming ,so nice to see the Landlord and landlady around chatting with everyone ..

new owners are very friendly, live music and function room,good atmosphere and friendly bar staff, pool and darts. reasonable prices

New Management and staff make all the difference true local pub with local atmosphere...definitely visit

Really friendly people and staff very family orientated thoroughly enjoyed it and would happily go attend so many bands to

Decent beer went in to find out if they have started bar meals yet ( not yet)

Good music, good beer, okay as a pub

Nice place. Always feel welcome. When I do come I am with special friends.

Lovely local pub and friendly. Great little hall in the back for functions and a play area and tables in the large beer garden.

It's an okay local pub. No complaints.

Nice little pub good company just a pity the don't do food

Enjoyed a quiet drink, very friendly staff

Great food. Friendly staff. Loved it.

Fantastic landlord and landlady. Great place to play 🎵🎵🎵🎼🎼🎼

Great little pub, friendly landlord and customers, had a great last night in Harwich thank you.

So much England. Was on a language trip 35 years ago. Everything is the same. They haven't even changed the music. Soon they played sweet.

Quiz night 1st monday of every month

Brilliant little pub great range of drinks welcoming place

THERE SHOULD BE A RATING BELOW ONE STAR. Popped in for drinks while killing time waiting for the Harwich ferry. Avoid at all costs, Merlot wine is like vinegar, a pint of Wherry was very old, murky and undrinkable, toilets filthy with the cubicles locks missing, broken windows, doors repaired with sheets of painted plywood. Looks like a wild-west pub that gets smashed up by drunken cowboys every night. You REALY don’t want to go there unless you are writing a book on UK’s worst pubs.

Shabby, drinkers pub and needs a good clean