The Royal Oak | Peak District Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent. Well presented, generous portions, served by pleasant young people."
• "The food was simple, honest and tasty."
• "The food is hearty pub grub cooked to a high standard."
• "The food was amazing."
• "Every meal we had was so delicious, brilliant service and very welcoming of the dogs."
• "Quality produce, cooked well and full of flavour, our meals were made with care and love."
• "The food is fantastic and the atmosphere and views are just perfect."

Cons:

• "When it came it was all fatty and 'limp' undercooked - no crackling."
• "But, the kitchen service and planning is terrible."
• "Gotta be honest - we were disappointed in the quality of the food considering the price."
• "The food was ok but not worth the wait or the money for what you got."
• "Most of the salmon was over cooked and I had to leave it."
• "The side of Mac n cheese was sadly bland and didn't have any cheese flavour."
• "Unfortunately the asparagus was over cooked and bendy like spaghetti."

Service

Pros:

• "Really friendly and efficient staff too."
• "The staff were friendly, attentive and happy which just added to the atmosphere."
• "The service was exemplary with nothing too much trouble."
• "The staff were very welcoming and helpful."
• "Service was very good with prompt waiting staff who didn't rush us at all 👍"
• "The staff couldn't do enough for you."
• "Staff were very pleasant & nothing seems to be too much trouble to them."

Cons:

• "Clearly organisation is a weakness for them."
• "Asked if we could eat our sandwiches in the beer garden and was told yes, ordered a couple of drinks and went and sat down, staff member comes straight over and told us we couldn't eat our sandwiches!"
• "After a long wait I decided to go to the bar and order whereupon I was told to return to my table and they would come to take my order."
• "Not impressed with the wait to order food."
• "We were then sent to find a messy table in a room where there was a private party going ahead, it was very loud and very awkward."
• "Pub was nice, atmosphere was somewhat nice, it was just ruined by the staff."
• "We were served by a young guy who was ignorant & showed VERY poor customer service as so did all the staff."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Lovely setting, views beautiful."
• "The ambiance was as expected with its own touches of wonderful decor."
• "Great athmosphere and roaring fire."
• "Beautiful setting, ample car parking, indoor and outdoor seating."
• "Charming, busy, bustling and atmospheric."
• "The atmosphere is cosy and warming."
• "This is a charming, endearing English pub."

Cons:

• "Especially given the pub setting, where you have dogs and sweary lads at nearby tables."
• "Very popular, so quite noisy and booking a must."
• "We were shown to our table in a rather crowded bar."
• "Our meat eating friends had massive plates of food but our meals were very very small."
• "Please give us with pet allergies a dog free area so we can relax and eat without fear of an asthma attack."
• "No attempt was made to get us a table, it seems they just do not care."
• "Service was a bit slow but it was very busy."

Value

Pros:

• "Good, friendly service and food was perfect and very reasonably priced."
• "The meals are definitely good value as you get large portion sizes."
• "Food excellent and good value."
• "More than reasonable value."
• "Great value for money."
• "Good service and reasonable prices."
• "The food is amazing and the value for money is exceptional!"