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The Royal Oak, Cheltenham
Andoversford
Postal town: Cheltenham
GL54 4HR
Served areas

Reviews of The Royal Oak (Average Rating: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Royal Oak
My last attempted visit to the Royal Oak was back in 2015. It was closed at the time. However, I returned last weekend late on a Saturday evening, to find it open.
It was fairly quiet with just a handful of customers scattered around the bar. I stayed in the main bar area which featured plenty of wood and stone and had a cosy feel. Bar staff were friendly, offering a warm welcome and even going down to the cellar to find the provenance of the Cheltenham Festival-themed beer that I'd ordered. The beer was called Sure Thing and was apparently from the Chadlington Brewery. Other more mundane choices were Sharp's Doom Bar & Greene King Abbot. Although I was suitably impressed that a fourth handpull was clipped with Dunkerton's Black Fox cider, which I haven't seen much of lately. I nearly succumbed to the cider, but stuck stolidly with the Sure Thing, which was a nice beer.
Despite having to wait several years for a return visit, it was well worth the wait. I'd just be slightly concerned about the lack of customers on a Saturday evening.
On 27th March 2023
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3040 recommendations about 3038 pubs]
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Helen Iwanczuk left this review about The Royal Oak
About a month ago, we travelled to Moreton -In-Marsh and ended up on an unexpected pub crawl. Our final destination, more by accident than design, was The Royal Oak. It turned out to be a very pleasant experience.
We found the best seats in the pub, next to the fire. There was a good atmosphere in the pub, both the customers and staff were friendly. We had already eaten at another pub during our crawl, but we vowed to visit the this pub again, to sample the food. We have returned since then, and were not disappointed with the food.
Well worth a visit.
On 17th November 2022
- rating: 8
[User has posted 268 recommendations about 207 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Royal Oak
Classic Cotswold Pub. Noted for food. A couple of real ales on - I went for a well kept Otter Bitter, taken in a lovely patio area out the back.
Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2KHPf1X
On 7th May 2018
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1564 recommendations about 1544 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Car Park : Yes last updated 07 August 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 25 July 2016 by Komakino .
- Function Room : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 25 July 2016 by Komakino .
- Jukebox : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Karaoke : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Micropub : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pinball : No last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 25 July 2016 by Komakino .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 July 2016 by hondo .
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 27 March 2023 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : Yes last updated 19 February 2017 by Jonathan Wilde