The Royal Oak - Yattendon

The Royal Oak - Yattendon reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jonathan

   Dorset2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a fabulous lunch, really delicious food and great staff. The menu choices are good and all freshly cooked. Definitely going back again and will be telling my friends to go there too
   

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   simon

   Surrey4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a fantastic Sunday lunch and Service team were fantastic, next time though I would ask for a table in the orangery and not the pub seating.
   

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   Nicholas

   London3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 16, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food choices, well prepared and presented. Delightful salmon nigiri starter. Warm chickpea salad could have been served at higher temperature and with a few more additional vegetables but, had excellent flavours. Chocolate parfait pudding - truly scrumptious! Service was excellent. Thanks to attentive staff who enabled a very pleasant evening.
   

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   George

   Berkshire8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good selection of dishes and drinks. Excellent food and service in a very relaxed ambience.
   

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   ian

   Berkshire2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 14, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Pleasant surroundings, disappointing meal. Salmon Nigri starter - a chewy bland lump of rice totally neutralising any flavour from the excessively thin sliver of salmon. Main course - shoulder of lamb good vegetables, nicely cooked shoulder but no herbs (rosemary), no garlic (and always best to insert some anchovies into the meat whilst cooking) so flavour a bit limited. It is not hard to make flavour rather than bland - This pub used to do high quality flavoursome meals.. its seems they have lost confidence in offering flavour.
   

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   Richard

   Berkshire3 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 14, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   It was a special occasion in that I was seeing my sister for the first time in 25 years. We thought that The Royal Oak at Yattendon had a good reputation but how wrong. One main course was Schnitzel which was over cooked and, as a result, as tough as old boots and impossible to cut even with a steak knife. Another, half a chicken, was overcooked and covered with burnt and blackened skin. On receiving the bill, I queried the charge of £9.60 for 2 mall glass bottles of Coke and was told it was correct. £230+ for 5 x two course lunches with minimal drinks and substandard fare is a sure fire way to lose custom.
   

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   Paul

   Berkshire1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food, and service. Always our first choice when we celebrate a family occasion.
   

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   John

   London33 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely setting for a family lunch. We had a private side alcove which was able to be shut off so it was private and quiet. Food was good with some interesting flavour combinations. Service was leisurely which gave us plenty of time for chat and catching up.
   

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   Vanessa

   Berkshire3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent food, great menu choice and friendly service.
   

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    Dave

    Berkshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Excellent food in a lovely setting. Beautiful beer garden.
    

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