The Royal Oak in South Cambridgeshire

Good and bad Car meet and pop up food outside which we were not informed about at point of booking therefore there was absolutely no parking available for restaurant paying customers and loud cars racing up the road. Not a vast menu but the starters have a good variety, mains could do with a couple of more choices in my opinion. Waitress did not bring over the water we asked for and by the time we caught the eye of anyone we had finished our meal. Service was friendly but they were not particularly attentive and a couple of wait staff were just standing around. With a 10% service charged added to the bill automatically I would of expected exceptional service. Undecided if we would try again

Had Sunday lunch today 6 adults 2 children almost £300 for one of the worst Sunday lunches I’ve had in a long time, roast potatoes were awful not even cooked, food was not hot and vegetables poor, bottle of Merlot £26 and not a good one at that, service wasn’t that great but they charge you a service charge anyway, won’t be returning or reccomending. Did complain whilst we were there but they were not bothered.

A birthday meal for my 40 year old son. Lovely atmosphere and service excellent

Not been here for a few years. Was well overdue a makeover and the current owners have done a fantastic job. From a wonderful welcome to great service and food. Will be back!

Great pub with real character. Food is top-notch, staff are friendly and toilets are pristine. All set in a lovely village just off the Green. A wonderful evening out.

Lovely visit meal nice but needed torch on phone to read menu as so so dark..

Absolutely wonderful experience here. The food is delicious, extremely high-quality and well-presented. Set lunch 2 courses for £19.50 is very good value! Lovely setting of a 16th century pub with nice beams and great service too. Highly recommended, and only a short bus ride from central Cambridge.

Original review still left below. We came back here several weeks ago for valentines day, had the valentines set menu and every course was great. We chose the Fillet cut to share, the previous flat iron steak being one of the worst I've had this is most probably the best steak I've ever had. That particular cut gets thicker in places but they'd cooked it a perfect medium throughout the whole piece very fair play... Even my Mrs whos not keen on steak was fighting me for the last slices. Generous helpings of chips and onion rings on the side and a trio of different sauces. I'm hoping they offer this on the menu again at some point will come back for this. ORIGINAL REVIEW; Heard great things about this place so gave it a go yesterday. Lovely pub, fire was on and friendly locals. I think I should of stayed in the bar and had the fish finger sandwich in hindsight as the food wasn't great. Hit and miss. Was £80 for the 2 of us, 2 drinks, 2 starters 2 mains. Quite pricey. Baked camenbert was great but paper thin dry bread could of done with a lot more of it bit tight. Mrs had the pie, was great. She ate the whole thing but the flat iron steak underwhelming.... I don't think they seasoned it AT ALL. Then they cut it through the middle which I really insist you don't do. Ordered it medium but it was basically rare and plate was pooled with blood bit unpleasant. I could count the chips, I had 7. The peppercorn sauce was like water and tasted like cream.. Fish and chips and the burgers went past looked amazing I may come back and just keep it simple with a burger.

Had a wonderful anniversary dinner here. Beautiful food. The picture is of the haggis and whisky pithivier which was gorgeous.

My husband had been in hospital for six weeks as he has cancer but had four hours home leave and the one thing he craved was a did juicy burger, we arrived unannounced without booking a table first, on a very busy Sunday lunchtime the manageress didn't seem phased at all and managed to find us a table that was available for only two hours which was plenty of time for us. When we realised the pub wasn't doing a normal menu only a Sunday menu I explained the situation and the staff bent over backwards to make sure that we had what my husband wanted, a big giant juicy cheese and bacon burger with coleslaw and fries, he ate every last bit. I can't imagine many very busy pub kitchens on a Sunday lunchtime would have gone to these lengths to accommodate us. We were astounded. Staff were so lovely, no one was flustered, atmoswas great, table perfectly situated, I was very emotional that we were given such super service and such great food during a precious 4 hours away from the confines if a hospital ward. COULDN'T FAULT A THING. A HUGE THANKYOU TO EVERYONE. THANKYOU

We had a lovely lunch on a Friday with the lace quite busy. relaxed pace for lunch. With excellent rod. Mussels were very pleasant and my wife’s veggie curtsy looked good (she enjoyed it) The pub is very nice-proper country pub. Our first time but we will go back

Although the Oak probably does best in Summer when the longest village green in England comes into it's own, even in the cold months you can definitely enjoy this 16th Century pub with separate restaurant. Excellently kept ales, with a good range of wines, we sometimes eat in the main bar where intriguing bar snacks can be nibbvld alongside clasic pub grub like burgers and pies. The venison pie is escpecially worth a menttion, it is delicious - but if you're ravenous, the Oak burger with two large and juicy patties, big onion rings and home-made coleslaw - with a generous slice of gherkin - will definitely satisfy. Comfortable seating and a wood fire safely behind a glass door ensures a cosy feel and local families frequent here so you will always have a lively feel in there - and we've struck up a few conversations just by sitting in. Traditional food in the restaurant is the forte of Cambscuisine, the small chain that owns this venue. A glance at their sister outlets will inform the reader of the standard applied to all their pubs, so while I appreciate the way they maintain the pub and the real ale, you can be sure the food is a notch or two higher than a usual pub dining experience. A great place to spend an hour or two on a Saturday for an informal lunch , but also a proper Sunday Lunch venue - or great to to celebrate a birthday. Young people are welcome, but you might find the restaurant is just a little more formal for the very young - so if they're 'lively', you might want to look elsewhere. I recommend a visit, and you'll be back.

Cosy atmosphere, when you step in the pub you go in another world. 🙂Very friendly staff, delicious food! We had venison steak, really good cooked, fish and chips, roast quail, beef steak. All good! A evening to remember... 😊

My wife and I went for dinner on Saturday night. The service was good and the food was great. I had the Oak burger with pulled pork which was delicious. My wife had the pie of the day which she loved. The only let down was how quiet it was for a Saturday night, I know it’s January!!! We will definitely revisit.

I had fish and Chips, the fish was delicious, batter lovely and crisp beautiful white flakes of fish but the chips were a disgrace. I really do not know how they could send out such cold, dry and hard chips most of which were small ends of potatoes, to paying customers.

Visited today with 2 friends and was very pleased with everything. The food, the service and the ambience were all excellent. Natalie who served us was friendly professional and extremely efficient. Thank you Natalie, I think all of us will return in the coming weeks and months,

By far the best place around to eat and drink the food is amazing and a good selection of beers and ales. Great service too and the staff are all very friendly. Will always come here.

Booked a table for Sunday lunch at 3.30, told by a waitress at 3.25 we needed to order quickly as the kitchen closes at 3.30 and that there was no roast beef. Cannot understand why you would take a booking for that time when you know that the kitchen closes. We had been sat in the bar area which was very cold and everything the door opened you were met with a freezing blast. Was not made to feel very welcome and not sure that I would rush back

Chose this venue as convenient and we have visited other venues in the Cambs Cuisine Group. We had a really pleasant evening. The staff were all extremely friendly, polite and helpful making us feel very comfortable. As a party of 10 we were looked after extremely well. All dishes arrived well together which is always important for a large group. Food was excellent and we won't hesitate to return.

Good food, friendly service, excellent bike parking. Lovely old building. Do go on a bike ride there over chapel hill!

I was disappointed with the quality of some parts of dishes served at my gathering of 12 of my family to celebrate my 80th birthday. The moules were substandard and some shells empty: the potato Dauphinoise was drier than I have previously eaten, and the pannacotta was not at all wobbly. On the plus side, I was not charged for the moules, and the rest of the lunch was satisfactory. I have had better meals.

We went for a drink to our village pub on Christmas Eve , If your a lager drinker don’t bother ,, Flat Amstel as normal , Every time I’ve been always been Terrible

Welcoming and lovely atmosphere. The staff were accommodating and friendly, we had a great chat. The food was fab, the best chips we had eaten in a long time. Sometimes you just want comfort and ambiance, The Royal Oak has this in spades. When we travel this way again we will visit again!

Lovely meal a few days befor Christmas. Despite being busy, the service was great. Food was even better

Came here last month for a Game night menu. Have drunk at the pub before but not eaten here. Meal was absolutely fabulous, everything we ate was stunningly delicious and we were stuffed by the end. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Great night, as they always are at Cambs Cuisine venues. Will look forward to coming back in a regular night to try the standard menu.

Very good setting nice food,good service and a very good all round experience

A brilliant dinner after a cold walk around Wimpole. They staff couldn’t have done more for us they really went above and beyond. My daughter had her food within 8 minutes of arriving! The food was amazing, the restaurant is beautiful and staff are fab! We’ll be back in the new year!

Great service and food. Beautiful rural location too

Had a fantastic dinner. Well presented and apt portions. Pleasant service and wonderful desserts.

The food was lovely. Nice atmosphere, cosy and very busy this Friday afternoon. We had a good banter with Harry, a good asset to your team!

We came here on a cold and wet Sunday for a slap up lunch. The ambience in the pub was lovely and cosy, especially near the fire. Our group ordered the pork roast, the beef roast and the venison pie for mains. Everything was delicious; portions weren’t massive but that was fine as it meant we had a bit of room for dessert! We chose the apple and pear crumble, the sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream and the dark chocolate bread and butter pudding with cointreau custard. There was an issue with the crumble but this was quickly resolved by a member of staff, while the sticky toffee pudding and bread and butter pudding were both great. Service generally was excellent, every server was so polite and efficient. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal and wouldn’t hesitate to come back here in future!

Cracking meal in a lovely pub and the service was excellent to boot...

Great food! Very high quality. Lovely roast, fish and chips are great. I had the burger that was really good. Lovely staff and beautiful setting. Outside is great in the summer. One of my favourite pubs in Cambridge. Pie filling was too salty eat though, though I’m sure that was an on the day oversight. Be great if you could check that with the kitchen.

Dinner was excellent. Service was friendly and efficient. Nice pub with low beams. Would recommend eating here at any time of the year. In the summer however it is particularly nice due to the views over the village greens in Barrington

Sunday lunch was excellent in every way. Good service, good food, good selection of cask and keg beers with a fairly decent wine list. Although it was a Sunday, there was a very good selection of dishes on the menu. There are quite a few pubs in this area that have converted to gastro pubs but are fairly disappointing. Rest assured, this isn’t one of them. I would highly recommend a visit.

Fantastic Sunday roast in picturesque pub!

Magnificent top quality Sunday roast, roast potatoes outstanding, I'd say as good as mine and decent veg. Wine selection from SW France also very well chosen and delicious. Great atmosphere- lucky Barrington. Worth a visit.

A lovely late Sunday lunch 😋. Then a pub quiz 😀 a cracking night.

A village pub on one of the mergers village greens in the UK, if not the largest. Good range of beers, pretty well kept.,great Sunday lunch. Nice outside drinking areas. A good public bar plus extensive dining area. Expensive wines but aren’t they all in this country? Professionally run.

Went for a quiet evening out, just the two of us. Sat in the front section of the restaurant with the fire, as it was a cold evening. So nice and cosy. Food was delicious. Service was very quick and very friendly. Lots of parking spaces, so not a concern looking for somewhere to park. Good choice of low / no alcohol drinks.

Excellent monthly quiz night. Good beer choice Lovely old pub in a lovely setting

Lovely meal and atmosphere, never disappoints

A nice, cozy place to hole up on a wet Saturday night! The open fire kept everyone warm. Service and food were great and the staff also pampered the dogs. My celiac daughter was well-served by the menu; the waiting staff and kitchen to extra care to ensure no cross contamination.

Beautiful restaurant serving delicious food in a picturesque village!❤️

What a great place for a Saturday Lunch. We turned up with friends on the off chance of lunch. Received a great welcome and luckily a table. We were informed slight delay in service due to being very busy, which was fine. Drinks order given...

Saturday breakfast club.... no better way of starting the weekend

Fantastic food,you won't be disappointed 😋

What a great lunch we had here today! There with my husband, his sister and brother plus their spouses. 1 disabled in the party so great care was taken to seat us in a place that wouldn't interfere with other diners accessibility, but we were...

Lovely pub in the quiet village of Barrington. The food was excellent and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Just had a Sunday family lunch here. Lovely! Beautiful pub, very friendly and helpful staff and gorgeous food. We all left very happy. Thank you!

Really lovely food, very tasty, had the slow cooked short rib and polenta. Melted in the mouth

Great pub in a beautiful setting, had focaccia appetiser then Sunday lunch with wine, and coffee afterwards, all was excellent. Friendly service who got everything right.

Absolutely fantastic all round 👌

Absolutely fantastic food, great service in a lovely pub. We had a family roast for two (£40) which had 8 beautifully cooked (slightly pink) bits of beef with plenty of veg, Yorkshires, gravy etc. The desserts were some of the best we've had - certainly in a pub. And it's in a lovely location on the edge of Barrington green...

Really nice pub with real ales and friendly staff. Went on a cheese night.

If you are lucky enough to be passing on the second Saturday in the month you can join in on the breakfast club. Book online and my word it was lovely, the finest products,cooked beautifully .. service also impeccable. A real treat.

Fairly regular visitors, a few times a year and for many years. On this visit, staff wonderful as always. Friendly, attentive and fun to be amongst. Regrettably less so the food. Sunday lunch disappointing to say the least. Beef good, vegetables massively overcooked, just a...

We had the family beef roast beef platter and it was lovely! Plenty of great quality food ! The service team were friendly and provided excellent! We have already booked again !

Amazing food!! The service by Georgia was exceptional. Great menu, the bar snacks menu is a solid selection. Highly recommend the pork chop. Great wine and reasonable.

We’d heard good things and were left disappointed. We arrived and were told we didn’t have a booking , then found we had already been “checked in” so wasn’t a great start. It’s a nice setting and the restaurant is tastefully decorated. It was quite...

It would have been nice to have been spoken to and greeted by the waiter who nearly collided with us on entry. Unfortunately my Amstel lager was flat and no lime had been added as asked. Not a good start. We were then brought the...

Really enjoyed our visit to The Royal Oak for Sunday lunch. The welcome & service we had from a really lovely & efficient staff team made it even more enjoyable. We all commented how nice they were (especially Tuppence who was delightful) & obviously well...

Not a good evening for our group of 7 reserved for 6pm as some of us had to leave by 7.45. We were the first in the restaurant The food was mixed, some good some not. Worst example was fish and chips; small fish with...

The Royal Oak at Barrington is an attractive pub in a delightful setting opposite a beautiful village green. On arrival we were shown to our table and waited to be served, and waited. Finally we had our drinks, we perused the menu and waited for...

We had our wedding reception/ vow renewal here after a covid wedding and I cannot recommend the Royal Oak highly enough!! The food was incredible, as always and Chris organised so much for us. From suggesting where we should sit for different parts of the...

I was lucky enough to win vouchers to visit for a meal. Took husband for a belated birthday lunch. Had pre booked, arrived early but shown straight to table. Ordered drinks. Which came quickly. Ordered a portion of pork crackling between us, came with home...

Good range of ales and cider which were very nice. We hadn’t booked but there was no problem getting a table. Food seemed pricey for a pub but prices have risen in recent months so that’s ok. We had the fish and chips and the...

Had Sunday lunch with a friend i had Roast Belly of Pork she had Roast Beef both were excellent also roast potatoes crisp and a very good variety of vegetables. The price was very fair less expensive than the previous Owner. Also had very good...

Turned up and everything started well drinks were good and starters of halloumi fries and baked Camembert were good however I ordered the confit duck leg which was really tough and chewy with a soft skin also the broccoli was almost raw and my side...

Walked down the oak to view a tractor rally as we are local residents, once again the lager !!! Amstel terrible it’s always flat and warm If you going to the classic car meet or tractor rallies take your own drink

Ambience good. Welcome good. Menu varied.. Food disappointing. Overcooked starters. Mains varied ln size for same dish. Service deteriated. We expected better. Won't recommend or go there again.

Ordered summer salad with halloumi for a main course and it was tiny! Very underwhelmed, probably around £3 of product being charged at nearly £17! It was absolutely NOT a size resembling a main course. It was tasty enough but overwhelming made up of bitter...

Lovey pub and good food but service could have been more friendly , ,Pity really as that would then have made it 4*

We had been recommended to go here by friends, so we went for dinner Saturday evening. We placed our order and received our starters but sadly waited nearly an hour and half for our main course, when this finally arrived it wasn’t our meal which...

Very lovely pub. Staff went above and beyond, food was delicious. Definitely worth a visit. We will return

Three of us had lunch on Sunday at the newly renovated Royal Oak. It’s a charming thatched old building overlooking the famously long village green. It wasn’t quite warm enough to eat outside so we opted for a table in the bustling restaurant area. Service...

Very confused by the couple of recent reviews, it’s almost as if they didn’t visit the same place as me! We had the most wonderful experience and I cannot wait to return very soon to share this special place with other friends and family. Warm,...

Disappointing experience. Food definitely not up to the standard of other Cambscuisine establishments. Service slow, the fish dish was poorly presented and unappetising, the chicken and ham pie was lacking in filling, and did not match the quality of other cambscuisine restaurants we have been...

Underwhelming experience. Easter Sunday we were at the newly refurbished Royal Oak Barrington. Very nice new ambience. Busy. Vibrant. Plenty of staff. Regrettably the food on the underwhelming side for the experience. Roast beef was fine for £19. Roast chicken was a miserly 2 slices...

Booked a table for a birthday lunch and it was absolutely fantastic! It was the opening day after refurbishment, the venue was charming, yet modern, the staff were warm and friendly and most importantly the food and drink were fantastic! There were some original and...

Fab evening, excellent service, and great food. We tried the Royal Oak after its very recent refurbishment, it has been nicely done in keeping with the beuatiful period property that it is. It has gone from a nice pub to a great pub, it is...

An excellent experience from start to finish. The build provides everything you would want from a quintessential British pub. The recent refurbishment has really given the place a new lease of life. The menu has been well thought out and the flavours really delivered. The...

Booked as a party of 9 for Mother’s Day. On line booking system was great. Didn’t have our first choice of time but offered an acceptable alternative. Was very easy to pay deposit on line, receive confirmation of booking then timely reminders nearer the day...

We had a family gathering for 10 people and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food, the wonderful setting and the care and attention provided by all the team at the Royal Oak. We were just made to feel so welcome, everyone was so friendly and the...

Our lunch was not up to the standard we had been led to expect. Menu was very limited and what we had was really uninspiring. We expected much better with the new ownership.

Disappointing meal. Not as expected of this group of restaurants. Taken over recently but cuisine still not acceptable.

Last night 23 of us had a fantastic evening at our lovely local pub. The food was top notch, the service amazing and we were so well looked after. It’s so good to have such a great company running our lovely local again. Thank you...

We booked a table for 6 , Tiago and staff were very attentive, prompt on taking drinks and good orders. The food was very tasty , plentiful and hot . Shout out to Gemma and staff in the kitchen. They had a dairy free menu...

A lovely looking building both inside and out. But we were rather disappointed overall. The food was expensive for what it was - basic and hardly inspiring menu. We got the impression the management of the place was the issue, not the staff. The knickerbocker...

I had the Broccoli Satay with Thai Curry. There was nothing satay about this dish and it was way too creamy with none of the Thai taste. The broccoli had some sort of mushy stuff on which I think may have been the satay element...

We were made extremely welcome by the staff - no problem accommodating the dog! We booked into the restaurant but because we had the dog - had to eat in the bar. We weren’t offered the bar menu as an alternative and so we ended...

Have been using the pub on and off for 35 years. Standards have definitely dropped. The use of linen tablecloths and napkins has been done away with, had the fish & chips and the portions are smaller and the mushy peas are watery with too...

Dropped in at Royal Oak for lunch & a pint whilst visiting the ( fairly ) nearby Wimpole Estate. The pub sits back off the main road which runs through the picturesque village of Barrington . Both sides of the road are flanked by wide...

I went to The Royal Oak for a drink after work and a bite to eat and was really looking forward to it as it has recently been taken over by The Cambridge Dining Company. However, I was disappointed with my order of scotch egg....

We had a problem adjusting our booking as no one answered the telephone, and no one called back after leaving a message on the voicemail. The quality of the food is good. Two of our friends ordered the Sea Bass, but it came with insufficient...

The Royal Oak was a lovely place to eat, pretty building in a lovely village setting and all the staff were friendly and welcoming! I had the pork belly sandwich and my wife, daughter and sister in law all had the rib burger and everything...

Last visited here late March and had a delightful lunch, with a great selection on the menu. However, today there was a limited menu. We were greeted with the advice that "there's no coley". To be honest coley would be my first choice of fish,...

First ever visit for Sunday Lunch for myself myself and my wife. Lovely welcome from Maitre D' what a lovely lady. Shown table promptly. Service very friendly and very efficient. Opted for Belly pork family lunch. What a treat, served on large platter, belly pork,...

Me and my friend happened upon this pub by chance - we just had a drink but it was a lovely seating area and gorgeous views of the village green. The host and staff were really friendly. Especially appreciated the free sanitary towels and some...

This beautiful village pub is due to have a menu change and thank goodness. The menu today was fussy with no standard offerings like burgers or fish and chips. The £34 rib eye steak was chewy and fatty and underdone served with a few soggy...