The best restaurants serving British food in Bridgend South Wales

Rating is for the deli at the back me and my partner waited 40 minutes for a salad and a sandwich and the only cooked part of the sandwich was an egg and on the salad was 3 pieces of hallomi, tiny portions and the salad was awful. makes absolutely no sense to why our wait was so long, will not be returning.

We were a family of 15 celebrating a birthday meal. Food was lovely, great service off all the staff.

A beautifully cooked meal for my wife & I , as well as a delicious starter of squid . The staff were extremely helpful & welcoming . The Steak & Ale pie was indulgent and great gravy , I had the pan fried sea bass on a bed of perfectly cooked vegetables & new potatoes. Thank you so much Sian for making our evening amazing . A trip down memory lane after losing our mother who used to eat her also. Thank you guys .

After a gorgeous steak meal, I got home and was on the toilet for 3 hrs my friend was exactly the same!

I was here for a private party. Lovely staff, very friendly, polite and curteous. There is a well kept bar, and the beverages were reasonably priced. They also had a good choice of non alcoholic drinks on offer. I can't comment on the food because I wasn't eating.

Was informed that the Sunday dinner was amazing…. however, the food delivered can not possibly what is served in the pub. Frozen peas, carrots etc . Threw it away

Me & my nan have been coming here for years, the food and service has always been leagues above the one in Sarn. My last review of this place was 4 years ago which was 5* but unfortunately my experience this time has changed entirely. Fortunately the food is still lovely! This review is about a member of staff who ruined our experience on the 6th November 2024. We walked in, were greeted by a male with dark hair & glasses who I later found out is called Nathan. I said earlier we were greeted, that’s giving too much credit. We were grunted at when I told him the name on the booking without looking up from his screen, handed menus and left to our own devices from there. We’d booked to sit in the bar as we like it in there, it’s quiet and secluded. The only free table at the bar was dirty so we went back to him and asked him if he could please arrange for that to be sorted. He walks over 5 mins later with a cloth and a bottle of spray with a look on his face of pure irritation that we’d asked, doesn’t look at any of us standing up waiting. We apologised to him for the awkwardness and offered him to sit somewhere else instead if this seat was inconvenient to which he completely ignored us. He wiped one table and cleared the plates, then walked off without a word even though the table next to it was also dirty, cutlery on the floor, ketchup splashes on the communal bench seat etc. He didn’t tell us he’d finished and wasn’t coming back, so we continued to stand up looking like idiots and feeling humiliated. After we realised he wasn’t coming back and was sat back down at his reception area seat, we resigned ourself to sitting down at the table that was too small for 3 people. When we went up to order at the bar, the barmaid who had brown hair I’m relieved to say was absolutely lovely. She took our orders no problem and even offered to bring our drinks to the table which she needn’t have done because we were at the bar so could’ve quite easily taken them ourselves but she insisted. When she brought our drinks over she was so bubbly we decided to tell her about our previous incident with the other member of staff. Whilst talking to us she cleaned the table next to us so we didn’t have to look at that without asking her to, she also polished ours again so it wasn’t sticky. She was very apologetic about Nathan but didn’t seem at all surprised at what we said about him, take from that what you will. We asked if we could put in a complaint about him to a manager (something I’ve never once done before) but to our avail, she advised us he was the deputy manager on shift that night so we didn’t bother. Other than all of that, the food was once again great quality, but I must say, I came the week before with other people and there was a lovely blonde girl manager that time who was smiley and attentive and has a wonderful way with customers. I didn’t recognise this Nathan but I highly suggest you rethink his position as manager because if he’s front of house next time we frequent, I doubt we’ll come again and you’ll more than likely lose a lot more custom with his utter lack of manners and politeness being a customers first impression.

Very pleasant staff but the food is less than average. Ok, the scampi was hot but the chips were tepid at best. Poor food. We won’t be risking breakfast.

Popped in for lunch and enjoyed beautifully cooked hake and chips with all the trimmings and a really tasty build your own pizza. Thanks to all the team and especially Sian for going the extra mile to make sure that our dining experience was perfect.

Went there on a Saturday to celebrate my mums birthday. I had prebooked which I recommend for bigger parties. The food was fabulous, all 7 of us enjoyed our meals. As I’ve been before and know the portion sizes are big we skipped starters and only a few managed dessert! The staff are good, different to the staff I usually see on my mid week visits. They are brilliant and the ones today were good too.

Have been to this restaurant quite a few times and have to say the food and service is exceptional! Special mention to Becky who honestly is absolutely amazing ! Nothing is too much trouble and she goes out of her way to ensure that everything is perfect. Will definitely be going back....Well done Becky and thank you for your help to always making us feel special ❤️

Absolutely amazing, food was beautiful. The lady that served us , Karen behind the bar us was so lovely and helpful, my elderly mother has Alzheimer’s, and Karen , helped in every way and made the whole experience perfect. I would highly recommend the Royal Oak to all my friends and family. Thank you so much 😊

So we took our family of 9 adults and 2 children for breakfast which came to over a £100. When the breakfast came one of the plates were missing beans? Called waitress who gave a mumbo jumbo answer and said a dry breakfast was asked for which was absolutely not the case and would not give us the beans!! Also we paid for 2 pieces of toast which we waited for and never came! Again I asked the waitress and was told it was put on one of the breakfast plates.I don't understand why? After saying we have spent over a £100 we were then given 1 piece of toast when two were paid for. Customer service was awful!!!

Drove past this place so many times over the years on the way to Porthcawl.. To celebrate a birthday we went here for a Sunday dinner wow the food was amazing great value and staff was so nice great will be going again

Lovely food, good up market, and you pay for what you get, Excellent choices of food, cooked to perfection. Staff are very endearing, and I can not do enough for you. I totally recommend