The Royal Oak Hawkeridge — Restaurant in England

We arranged to meet a friend here for Sunday dinner, as it was a convenient midway point for us. I'd done a search for rated places to eat in Wiltshire, and The Royal Oak came up as the second best. We arrived at 6 pm, so it was pretty quiet. A server came to our table to take our drinks order; we'd expected to have to go to the bar. A few more people arrived to eat, but it certainly wasn't crowded by any means. While waiting for us, our friend had been looking at the menu on the pubs website, and was really looking forward to the fish & chips. Unfortunately, when we were handed the menus, it was a set Sunday 'lunch' menu (served 12 pm - 8 pm), and fish & chips weren't an option! However, my friend and my husband ordered the slow cooked roast beef while I ordered the slow cooked roast belly pork. Both came with roast potatoes, a parsnip and carrot, with a separate bowl of seasonal vegetables to share and a jug of gravy. The food came pretty quickly (or maybe we were just so busy chatting, we didn't notice!). For dessert, we ordered one of each; sticky toffee pudding, white chocolate & raspberry creme brulee and cheesecake (I can't remember the flavour). All were much lighter than expected and finished our meals off nicely. Tea & coffees to round things off. The staff were all very efficient, polite, and friendly. The price for our meals and drinks was very reasonable. The pub had a nice feel to it, and the views from the beer garden at the rear were beautiful. You can clearly see the chalk White Horse on the hill. On a summer's day/evening, it would be a really lovely spot to sit at, and there's plenty of space for children to run around and play. It's also worth noting that this is a dog...

We came across this little gem a few months ago and we have never been disappointed. Tonight we decided to pop in for a bite to eat after a long week at work. As we entered and approached the bar we were warmly greeted and asked what we would like to drink. After ordering our drinks and being told about the specials on offer tonight we made our way into the restaurant. We were the only people in the pub and to us that was lovely as it gave us chance to talk about our week undisturbed. We both decided we were gonna try the royale with cheese off the specials board with a side of onion rings. OMG we were not expecting what we received. The burgers came well presented, fresh and were so succulent and the onion rings were hot and crispy. One of the best burgers I have had in a long time and I would highly recommend you try one as a food lover that made me happy. When the waitress came to take our plates away we were asked if we wanted one of their many homemade desserts. I opted for the cheesecake. What a delicious dessert, it was rich and creamy and full of flavour and made just like your grandmother would make it. We would highly recommend you take the time to visit this lovely friendly establishment as we will definitely be returning. Thank you for a...

This is difficult! A mixed review I am afraid. Lunch time specials menu good value for money 3 different mains and starters for us and the food was very acceptable. However, the service overall was mixed, starting at the very beginning. I was left standing at the bar for drinks while a phone call was in progress, eventually I sat down and waited for the server to come to me! We placed our order for starters and mains. 20 mins passed when we informed that 2 of the mains were not available! Why did that take so long? After what seemed an age the starters arrived. Time went on and I ordered a pint of Buccome. Told barrel had to be changed 5 mins later a cloudy pint arrived. I left it a while to see if it would clear, it didn't so I took it back, the lady apologised but decided to take Buccome off, I had a Doombar instead. In the mean time the mains arrived and again it was OK. The atmosphere in the pub was non existent as we were the only customers! Midweek 1pm, we finally left at 3.15 pm. As I said very mixed, on a different day it may have been better but I won't be returning...