Royal Oak — Restaurant in Gloucester

Not sure where to start on this one so I guess I will run through the entire trip.

We arrived at the pub parked up and then see a pay and display machine on the way in. Neither of us had any cash on us and it did not take card payments (in this day how can they not have a card facility or at least pay by mobile for this.) So we went into the bar to enquire. The girl behind the bar was friendly but couldn't offer any advice except for the fact that she knows a couple of people had been ticketed in the past. We decided to take the risk and continue without buying a ticket and I just left a note in the window to explain we were in the pub eating. Luckily nothing further came of this and I did not get ticketed. For a pub which is not in the city centre it seems madness to charge for parking but there must be a reason for it.

The food we ordered came out pretty quick with the ultimate sharer as a starter coming out very soon. We found the food quality to be very poor even for the price of the food. I think I could buy better quality in farmfoods. Pretty much the whole thing was fried food with not much flavour to it. There were a lot of fries on there but these tasted like they had been cooked then re-fried to heat them back up. To top it off the garlic bread was burnt. The server did come to do a checkback but it was only after we had tasted a couple of bits and hadn't properly had a chance to gather thoughts on the meal.

For the mains we both had burgers with topped fries. The burgers were awful quality along with a dry bun and some low quality cheese slices. There was minimal sauce on the burger which made it even less edible. The topped fries were not worth the money. The fries had the same possible re-heated taste and texture to them. the mac and cheese was extremely poor quality and tasted like the cheapest tinned variety money could buy and there was also not much topping for the volume of fries. There again was a checkback after about two bites of the burger. I did say I thought the burger was poor quality and just got an apology and she walked off. It would have been better to have been able to discuss this further in house but the opportunity didn't present itself. In the end I left the burger having only taken one further bit and left all the fries. My partner ate her burger due to being hungry, the fries were a step to far even with being hungry meaning they were left.

Overall very disappointed having spent just over £30 and having only enjoyed the pint...

Table booked for Sunday 1pm

Booked for a family lunch. I wasn’t expecting much as been told it wasn’t a particularly “smart” place. I had Tesco vouchers that needed using up and this was the nearest. Firstly, Booking system all good and reminders sent. I needed to adjust booking and that was all done too. Communication great. Additional person added and table was all ready when we arrived. Secondly, first impressions - Decor was modern and fresh. Atmosphere ok, the football was on big screen but didn’t hinder meal.

Six adult meals ordered at a total of £61. Thought this was great value. Drinks also well Priced - G&T about £3!

Food arrived really quickly after ordering - and good amount of food. Steaks cooked well, although one ordered for rare was a bit over cooked for my son, but he ate it all anyway! Staff checked if we had everything we needed and checked that food was ok. All of us too full for dessert! Particular mention to the steak and ruddles pie , it looked good and was enjoyed by recipient. In all I was pleasantly surprised by The Royal Oak. Friendly staff, quick service, nice decor. Well priced meals and drinks and apparently some some parts are dog friendly - so will definitely return on a dog walk next time! A...

Decided to try it out after getting little ones from school as a treat, Drive past this place daily Looks OK from outside, easily parked and walked in (past the drunks at the front) Great sign my spidey sense was tingling.

Walked through the doors to a western style greeting place was drab and the locals stared at us like we were a Gary glitter tribute act at butlins. The stench of toilets over powered everything, took a look at the place spilt drinks on the tables, the place was basically empty bar a few elderly customers in the corner (looked like could be regulars if you get my drift) definitely getting hills have eyes vibes. Took a sweeping glance at the bar and staff lent over having a casual natter... Probably about Emily's haemorrhoids and made a unanimous family decision to bail out at speed like a downed German fighter pilot over occupied France in 1940.

Went to sizzler down the road smealt great and lovely meal.

I'm sure if you can bypass the smell of the place and shouty drunks outside and the hills have eyes couple in the corner could be...