The Royal Oak Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Worcester

Address: Broadwas, Worcester, WR6 5NE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441886821353

Rating: 4.6
based on 156 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The meat was beautifully cooked, with lovely home made gravy."
  • "Perfect roast potatoes, large succulent boiled, fluffy Yorkshire puddings, and a homemade cheesecake dessert that was delicious."
  • "The carvery Sunday lunch was delicious! The meats were very tender and tasty and there was a great choice of 14 vegetables."
  • "The meat melted in your mouth all the vegetables very good."
  • "Food is the best I have ever had from a pub."
  • "The food was amazing, large portions, containing quality ingredients."
  • "The food was amazing! Hot and tasty. Served on piping hot plates."

Cons:

  • "The food was OK, massively overpriced and no one new what was going on."
  • "The food was left unattended with no covers in extreme heat."
  • "Some on the table asked for vegetarian options and just couldn't finish them because of the bland mushy taste."
  • "The food was plentiful to be honest but largely tasteless and the thin gravy didn’t help."
  • "Food was pretty average, our turkey was still pink it could have flown off the plate."
  • "The Yorkshire puddings I have to say aren't the best, we've been several times now at all different times but they aren't the best sadly."
  • "The puff pastry topping was inedible, looked raw and doughy."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are always helpful and courteous."
  • "The service was great, very friendly."
  • "We went for a family meal, group of 10 & staff looked after us very well."
  • "Staff coped amazingly."
  • "The Waiting staff were very friendly."
  • "Staff were really friendly and the service was satisfactory."
  • "The staff was very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "Service was slow and got given the bill then had to wait an extra 20 minutes for the card machine."
  • "Staff not interested in the least with customers."
  • "Sometimes the staff are quite unwelcoming."
  • "Poor service waited an hour and still hadn't received food."
  • "We got several different servers coming to our table asking us the same questions (no coordination)."
  • "Getting the attention of a single member of staff to order desert was very hard."
  • "The service was poor to say the least it was nearly 8 o'clock before we went for carvery."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices very reasonable."
  • "The food price was excellent, two courses for £13.95 (June 22)."
  • "Prices reasonable and will come again."
  • "Prices are very reasonable."
  • "Absolutely fantastic value and great food."
  • "Price very reasonable in my opinion for a top notch Carvery."
  • "Quality of the meat and the amount of different vegetables available was unbelievable for the price!"

Cons:

  • "Oh my goodness £70 per person for Christmas day we paid."
  • "Drinks are very pricey though - over £7 for a small O.J and a Pepsi."
  • "Food good but drinks extortionate price."
  • "It was £25 for two of us which £4 of that was for a half a small glass of apple juice which in my book, is a bit of joke."
  • "Massively over priced."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

  • "Lovely food good prices and a lovely atmosphere."
  • "The inner interrior and outer exterior were quite modern with styles that throw back to the old time."
  • "Lovely seating area outside with a bouncy castle for the children."
  • "Lovely pub with really pleasant views."
  • "Very cozy, and warm carvery establishment set in a stunning landscape."
  • "Delightful ambience and friendly staff in a pub full of character in the Worcestershire countryside."
  • "The outside area was extremely well presented."

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