The Royal Oak — Restaurant in Wigan

Came for my partners birthday yesterday as we had booked afternoon tea a couple of weeks ago, asked if there were any dietary requirements and I stated no fish. We were booked in for 2pm and didn't receive our food until 2.35pm. What arrived was a complete letdown to what we'd had before. 1 finger sandwich each and half a roll each with Tuna on when I'd specifically said no fish. The bread was stale, the afternoon tea was advertised as having cheesecake but there was none. There was an odd number of mini sausage rolls and then we saw the missing ones on the floor near a table on the floor as we left 🙈🤣 everything was dry/stale. It's £12.50 each with tea/coffee or £16.50 with gin/prosecco. Can honestly say it wasn't even worth £12.50 for 2. The lady who served us was lovely and when asked we did tell her and she took one of the afternoon teas off the bill, we did say it's ok we'll pay as we had ate the most of it (we were starving) but she knocked it off anyway which was really kind of her. Unfortunately for us we won't be returning for food as we felt totally let down as it was a special occasion. The pub, the atmosphere and staff are fab, however I'm not sure what's gone on with the food side but it isn't like...

A friend had organised for a group of us to go for afternoon tea. When we arrived we were surprised by the decor of the place, but everywhere was clean and tidy. There is a large outdoor seating area at the back which we unfortunately couldn't take advantage of because of the weather. For the afternoon tea there is a choice of traditional or gin! Both are very reasonably priced. The food came served on boards for either two or one. I felt the choice of sandwiches was limited compared to other afternoon teas that I have had with the normal one having chicken and lettuce and egg mayo, the vegetarian option was cheese instead of the chicken. However with the price being lower than other places this was to be expected. There was also a sausage roll, chicken strips and a small quiche. The cakes where lovely, the traditional scone was crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle and we also had a lovely chewy chocolate brownie and a slice of...

Absolutely wonderful find near to the flat I was staying in.

From the moment my husband and I walked into the Royal Oak, we were treated so warmly and the great service continued throughout our visit.

We had food and drinks and both were really good. The food was high standard pub grub, just what's needed on a dark, wet night. There was plenty of it too!

Every customer who walked in was greeted in the same kind, friendly manner as we were. Actually the barman knew many of the regulars by name and took time to speak with them.

The pub unexpectedly had to close, as there were only my husband and I and another couple of patrons, so not enough people in to justify it staying open.

We were so happy with the Royal Oak, that we chose to return the following evening.

If we're ever in Wigan again we will definitely head to this pub - good food, good drinks selection, a proper welcome and a relaxed atmosphere; we couldn't want for...