The Royal Oak Pub — Restaurant in Table View

It seems I was taken for a "Royal, Cheap(Free) Labour Ride, right?"

After the 3 hours, of free labour, trying out for assistant chef, in lieu of 1 cup of Ricoffee as only payment, on 16 Oct 2022. I find it extremely poor form that I never heard back from The Royal Oak Pub Management, nor was I offered a meal as payment.

If "The Royal Oak Pub" does this on a regular basis "they never need to PAY ANY SALARIES right?" This is quite bad! They could've at least offered a coffee PLUS a meal. Imagine!? ...If they get temporary staff to try out daily, ZERO EXPENSE and FREE Labour! That would be quite clever or is it sly or is it cheap?

I would have earned R350 per day working as a labourer on a construction site. R43 per hour, thus R131 for 3 hours.

Yet at the Royal Oak Pub, they don't offer any form of payment, BUT the Staff's dog gets 2 large pieces of FILLET steak off cuts. I supppse the DOG gets treated better than i was. The DOG didnt have to travel to work, or lift a paw, or stand, working for 3 hours.

Their REPLY: The Royal Oak Pub's reply: "There was never an arrangement for payment when you came in for your assessment if you required payment you should have mentioned it...

I’ve not been here since 2010 or thereabouts, and believe this is a rebuild after a fire, or something. It looks pretty much the same save for the glass cubicle for smokers. Same grey heads and bald pates so I fit right in. Gentle, convivial atmosphere with muffled conversation and occasional guffaws of laughter that doesn’t quite manage to drown the eighties hits streaming from the speakers. It’s not noisy, I’m just sat right under one. The kitchen is apparently overwhelmed by the ten or so orders from the handful of people here, but the owner/manager immediately notified of the delay so all good. The food was just ok, perfectly decent and at a price point you would be challenged to achieve at home. This is a pub, not a restaurant. That said, a charming glimpse into a glorious time when day drinking was a national...

Searching for a Sunday lunch for our anniversary, we stumbled upon The Royal Oak Pub. Exceeding expectation would be an understatement. It started with flowers and a happy anniversary message waiting on the table, which bubbled over into many conversations with staff and other patrons.

But onto the Sunday lunch, spectacular. A huge portion, a variety and all tasted great. The apple crumble is a must. As someone who loves Guinness it is always good to have it served on tap, each of which had a different ripple/pattern on top.

Without a doubt highly highly...