The Royal Oak Tetbury Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Character

Pros:

• "Every detail is beautiful, lots of lovely old wood and character."
• "The courtyard was very pretty."
• "This pub has so much character and charm."
• "The upstairs room was beautifully decorated and very comfortable."
• "Real pub atmosphere."
• "It's a stunning pub inside and out."
• "The pub had such a great atmosphere, the decor was lovely."

Cons:

• "Main bar room seemed a little lacking in atmosphere."
• "The pub itself was ok a little small and lacking in character that you can see at others in the village."
• "The atmosphere in the pub generally was only slightly better than a low end drinking joint in Dagenham."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great selection of ales and other drinks and the food was delicious."
• "The restaurant food is so delicious."
• "An additional side of cauliflower cheese was the best ever."
• "The ham, egg and chips was out of this world."
• "Hands down one of, if not the best roast my friends and I have had!"
• "The food is really really good."
• "The food was delicious - in particular the homemade soup, soufflé and creme brûlée."

Cons:

• "Fish dry & more batter than fish."
• "The roasts had an assortment of vegetables all of which were overcooked so lacked texture."
• "The desserts, however, are over priced for what they are."
• "The seaweed served with the fish & chips was not needed and not very nice at all."
• "We were served some catering pack spaghetti that was overcooked and genuinely tasted nasty."
• "The leeks in the leek and mushroom tart were nowhere to be seen in the soggy undercooked pastry case."
• "The pub was let down by the evening food."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The serving staff and manager were fantastic: smiling, friendly, cheerful, kind and helpful."
• "The staff were really good, especially the attentive waitresses."
• "Kate is a great host, the staff are friendly, only good things to say."
• "The staff are so friendly, hospitable and accommodating."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "The staff, although really busy, were all amazing."
• "The staff were friendly and helpful, especially Leah who greeted us with a smile each morning."

Cons:

• "If you're buying rounds they have a tendency to charge different amounts, quite significant difference."
• "Very noisy with the people above walking around like a herd of elephants in the evening!"
• "Service poor with the majority of staff moping about in shorts."
• "All in all unfortunately a team that doesn't seem to care about service or training."
• "Two bar girls had a serious attitude problem as they flatly refused to serve any dessert without prior booking."
• "Confusing message which left us feeling our custom wasn't wanted, so we left for another pub in the area."
• "Vovid Regations seem to be preventing access to the inside of this beautiful pub sadly."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Beautiful food, beautifully cooked, great flavours at a very keen price."
• "A great selection of food at very reasonable prices."
• "The Sunday roast was delicious. It was very reasonable priced too."
• "Great food, reasonably priced."
• "Had the Nut Roast, was really nice, enough gravy and a good quantity, £15 reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "A 12% service charge only added insult to injury!"
• "12.5% on my bill as a charge, and then they want a tip! My balls hurt."
• "£17 for burger and chips was extortionate."
• "Food is a little pricey for what it is."
• "Puddings are expensive and just 'ok'."

Accommodation & Facilities

Pros:

• "Also the rooms in the converted stable opposite are cosy and comfortable and each has a beautifully appointed en-suite."
• "Our room was very nice with a beautiful bathroom."
• "The Garden Room was ideal for what we needed."
• "Our room was gorgeous and spotlessly clean."
• "The rooms were extremely comfortable and well appointed."
• "Stayed for two nights in a comfortable warm room, served delicious hearty breakfasts."
• "Acorn House... was a beautiful country house with its own parking."

Cons:

• "The garden looked like a building site as they were taking down scaffolding erected for an event."
• "One suggestion: soften the main door to the accommodation on the upper level as when guests slam it it's very loud and woke us one morning."
• "Very short menu heavily biased to vegetarians and vegans. Waste of time for normal eaters, few meat choices."
• "Avoid if you are a party because we tried to book 6 kids and 3 adults but it was 'too many' for their small kitchen without a 24 hour preorder."
• "The room had a mezzanine level (we could have brought our sons with us!!)"
• "A bonus is that there is parking within a 2 min walk away from the pub."
• "It was great to see dogs welcomed with water and treats readily available."