The Royal Oak — Restaurant in Waverley

Had such a terrible experience walking into here. After coming to the area to celebrate a family wedding we went in hoping to get some food which on the outside said started from 6pm this was also stated online. When we went in my brother in law (white) was greeted with smiles when we walked in behind him (black) the mood became hostile and we were patronised as we were told food is not being served. When we tried to explain the website and sinage outside we were once again spoken to in an aggressive manner. I found this very uncomfortable experience as we could have still have consider sitting down for drinks. The service and atmosphere shown to us gave us the impression straight away we were not welcome. Just to be clear me and my brother inlaw both left our own separate reviews as we all felt the same way and furthermore even if food is no longer being served the delivery of this fact towards us was out of order on...

This was the first time we visited this pub. The pub inside has a traditional look to it. We were sat at a nice table. The service was fast and the staff polite and helpful. We were 6 of us and had Sunday roasts as well as vegetarian lasagne. Generous portions. We didn't wait much at all despite the place being full. The food was very tasty, rich and well cooked. We also had some drinks and desserts which were yummy. Reasonable prices for the area.

Outside there's a play area for children and a hilly garden.

The only negative was that there weren't really any vegan options and only a couple of vegetarian options for adults. No veggie options for children either but we asked and the chef was able to accommodate us. Nowadays with lots of people being veggie I think the menu...

Took advantage of the Groupon Sunday Roast deal. Had a late guest join us and paid full price for them. The Sunday Roast is listed at £18 per head. With the Groupon deal it was £24 for 2, so a savingings of £6 per head. The food was well prepared. The service was courteous and efficient and the atmosphere was pleasant. Overall the meal was enjoyable. Two of us had the crumble desert and it was generous and delicious. There was only a small disappointed ant that was with the small portion of beef we received. This is perfectly understandable when you take the resent cost of living crisis into account and the percentage that promoters like Groupon take of the fee...So next time we will book directly and pay list price to get the...