Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
New Pub with Poohbear1863
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by paulof horsham
Submitted on Monday, 27th May 2024
With picture contributions to 7439 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (14 more images)
Detail Pages
The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon), Dorchester
Dorchester
DT1 1UW
Reviews of The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
Moby Duck left this review about The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon)
I only entertained visiting this Spoons because I was in town a bit early, convenience is one of their few plus points. Inside is split into a couple of areas, the place was less than half full yet the majority of vacant tables were left uncleared from earlier punters. I found a lightly crumb covered table to sit, one of the more hygienic options with a half of Exmoor Gold, the nearby cluttered tables were eventually cleared about twenty minutes into my half hour stay but the tables remained unwiped for the duration, quite frankly disgusting and enforces my dislike of the venues. The beer was acceptable but still had a faint musty taint.
Poor
On 4th August 2026
- rating: 3
[User has posted 2409 recommendations about 2372 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Danny O'Revey left this review about The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon)
Split levelspoons with a bit more going for it than the usual. Good beer and service
On 28th July 2019
- rating: 7
[User has posted 1620 recommendations about 1597 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon)
This one is obviously an original pub. It consists of a long room with the bar on the right at the rear and a lower area on the left as you enter. There is a verandah at the rear along with a cobbled patio. This is a classic example of where they have jammed in far too many tables for the size of the place. It was busy mostly with people eating on my Saturday late morning visit and it was a task in itself finding a route through it all. The bar has ten hand pumps which had a reasonable choice of the JDW Trio Of Doom with Ruddles doubled up, Lancaster Black, Dorset Dusk Till Dawn, Woodforde's Wherry, Marston's Old Empire, Rooster's True Grit and White Horse Village Idiot. I went for the Old Empire (£2.89) which was excellent. All the guests were priced at £2.89 which seems totally unfair to the low ABV brigade as a pint of Wherry here would be expensive for a JDW while Old Empire wouldn't.
Apart from the overcrowded furniture I thought this was a reasonably good Spoons.
On 13th February 2017
- rating: 6
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]
View more reviews of The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon) (9)
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official page of The Royal Oak - www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Royal Oak (JD Wetherspoon) - whatpub.com
Dorchester West, 0.86 miles, 16 min walk (show)
Upwey, 5.26 miles, 1 hr 41 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - JDW vouchers only - last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 12 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 12 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 12 February 2017 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 March 2015 by ROB Camra
