The Royal Oak Staveley

Really friendly. Good food. Large portions.Overall experience was very good

Excellent service. Welcoming friendly staff. Great food. Lovely country pub.

As usual, a wonderful evening at the Royal Oak, Staveley. Food excellent, staff wonderful, cant wait to return.

We had friends in from out of town so we went to the Royal Oak for a meal together. We all loved the meals we had, and our friend said at least three times how much he loved his venison. We'll certainly be back again.

The food was up to its usual high standard although the portion size of the sea bass was somewhat small. The peanut salad was delicious but the whole dish would have benefited from a portion if some kind of potato. This is not a criticism but simply a personal observation. Service was also excellent.

Great food with a good choice and friendly staff, will definitely visit again

Fabulous food in a relaxed environment and very friendly staff. Highly recommend

Excellent beer, food, service and atmosphere. Lovely to see this place busy. Great ambiance Thank you

Fantastic value for money. Great size portions and presented well.

A very warm welcome Excellent meal and service. Thank you

The chef is trying too hard to produce “different” food simply does not work on some dishes. Somethings just do not go together. Not saying just do the basic pub grub but things not working here No hand sanitizer evident but trying hard with masks etc.

Very good Thai fish cake, belly pork and steak pie. Plenty of vegetables. Lovely staff and landlady. We’ll be back. Good nature reserve to walk around on the doorstep too.

Excellent food and service. Always made extremely welcome. Dog friendly also

Lovely old hotel. Only slight bit of constructive criticism is that tea bags, coffee sachets and milk should be included in the breakfast bag until such time that the kitchens reopen to serve breakfast. Ran out of tea and milk on day 1. I did manage to get some from reception on day 3 though.

Very pleasant evening,only downside was a noisy table close by

Excellent service and excellent food. Good to be back. See you again soon.

Excellent meal with great service Nothing was too much trouble and with the Eat Out to Help Out they were very busy but you were still treated with warmth and friendliness This was our first time here and we will be back

Lovely food, great portion sizes. Service was efficient and pleasant

Excellent food and company. V busy but served with a smile

Our first meal out since lock down Lovely 3 course meal with friends . The owners and staff were excellent. Looked after us well . Definitely will go back again . Probably sunday lunch . Thanks

Total disaster for a family celebration of my wife's 70th birthday. The Royal Oak was firmly closed, and locals told us they went out of business about 6 weeks ago.

It was a perfect meal in perfect surroundings with wonderful helpful smilie people. We have been before and shall definitely return soon. Thank you very much

We had always heard good reviews so decided to try it on a beautiful summer evening. Staff very welcoming and polite, pub was very quite but pleasant atmosphere. Ordered pickled trout with beetroot relish and fennel for starter, attractive to look at but the trout was bland in taste, only the accompaniments made it interesting. I had fish and chips and my husband had the Ripon black bacon chop for the main course, delicious, and vegetables cooked to perfection. Only downside was that we were plagued throughout the meal by flies which was extremely off putting. Overall good experience, would recommend people to try for themselves.

Lack of atmosphere. Almost empty on Saturday night. Limited menu which is usually a good sigh as it means everything is fresh, however one of the starters (prawn cocktail) was not available!!!! Slow service - waited 45 mins for starter. Food very average

Thanks you for a great meal last night. My steak was cooked to perfection and the service was excellent. Have been many times and the quality is always consistent.

Nice place, good food never been before it was recommended on our weekend away. Just other guests allowed there children to run round the pub while we were eating.

Food was excellent, service was inexperienced and probably needs some pointers. Wine was just handed to my wife, not opened for us or offered to taste it.

Great food in a great location. Service was excellent and the atmosphere was lovely and relaxed. The menu is full of good options and reasonably priced. Great value. Would definitely return and would definitely recommend.

Lovely country village pub serving delicious food, Sunday lunch roast beef, Yorkshire pudding crispy roast potatoes, Yorkshire caviar, with scrumy chocolate truffle and a large blob of caramel ice cream for dessert 😋

A very enjoyable light lunch. Good service, pleasant surroundings in revamped bar under new owners, will certainly come again and spread the word. Rate it a five

Service with a smile and great food. Lovely village pub which offered a welcoming retreat at the end of a circular walk around beautiful Staveley

Tried for afternoon meal after reading reviews. Found menu very limited for meals , nothing meal wise appealed so ordered sandwiches, which were tasty. Would try again if menu was more tempting. Service and bar staff was fine.

Lovely setting ,staff excellent but food only average . Fish and chip had by 2 guests fish potions quite small .The Venison chilli was nice but not very warm another guest left her Macaroni cheese.The crumble wasn't very nice 2 pudding were left .We had enjoyable night with good friends and the staff were very helpful but spoilt by average food and quite a limited menu.

Lovely food ( except tartare sauce missing from fish and chips) service a little bit hit and miss but I would certainly go back and would recommend it to friends.

Haven't been to the Royal Oak for a year or so but it has changed. No log fire burning in mid winter, few Xmas decorations, oak panelled walls all painted magnolia, no atmosphere anymore. Very limited menu at lunch time

The Royal Oak Staveley is a lovely warm friendly country pub. The food is excellent and the staff are really nice. We will certainly go back again. Would highly recommended.

Wednesday was quiet at the pub but a nice village atmosphere. Could have been warmer. Coffee was v good. Definitely worth another visit, poss at the weekend.

As always great food, imaginative menu, portion size just right. Welcoming atmosphere. Already booked a return visit. Love the new make over too. Well done on keeping up this amazing standarsd

Excellent food you can tell the food is created and cooked with the love of food and dedication to presentation, the service was fantastic as always. Beautiful gin too (hic)

a welcoming fire, which was lovely. A simple lunch and we look forward to going back for a meal in the evening, when the atmosphere should be a little buzzier, as it was painfully quiet.

Booked at short notice on Easter Sunday. Menu was varied but a little on the pricy side. Lamb was tasteless and not much of it. A couple of roast potatoes and a bit of veg. Service but good drinks were expensive. Won't be doing this one again. Can't recommend.

Such a lovely cosy country pub. A great start or end to the Staveley Cycle walk. Great service and beautiful food and wine. Ive taken all my visitors there and I'll continue to do so.

A thoroughly enjoyable meal , but when I checked the bill when I got home ( husband payed ) I had been charged for 3 courses and 2 courses , instead of 4 x 2 courses , we had a prawn cocktail and a pate for starters and 2 crumbles for dessert otherwise everything else was perfect Thanks Hazel

Fantastic Food and the staff and service were excellent! Perfect Sunday lunch enjoyed by all of us! I would highly recommend visiting this lovely pub.

Great food, friendly staff. The beer is really good as well

We ate at the Royal Oak for the first time last night, the staff were really friendly and made us feel very welcome. The choice of food was really good and the starters arrived quickly. The food was delicious and beautifully presented, we will certainly be returning soon and i can recommend this pub for a really nice meal with a good ambiance.

Good food and choice of drinks. Friendly and obliging staff. Four of us had lunch, two burgers and two steaks all of which were good quality and well presented. Followed by delicious puddings. Will go again.

Very good food, only gets a 5 out of 6 as rarely give full marks on any review. Sunday roast was excellent. Will dine there again.

Great fish and chips and service. Good welcome. Royal Oak is a typical country pub with good atmosphere and local community. We look forward to our next visit.

Worth a visit. Excellent food, good price, lovely people, excellent service. We would highly recommend to anyone. We will be visiting again soon. Thank you