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The Royal Oak, Loughborough
Loughborough
LE11 2AG
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Strongers . left this review about The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak has a wooden floored front bar area to the left of the entrance where a serving counter faces a banquette under the front window where three or four locals had assembled during a recent Monday afternoon visit. Through the back bar I noted a rearwards facing counter that serves a rear public bar that houses a pool table and dartboard, it was empty in here so I didn’t investigate any further than noting that the same standard keg was available on both bars and only one of the two hand pumps was in use drawing Pedigree. To the right of the counter is a strip of carpet that runs up the centre of the pub from a banquette that is found under the front window that sits between a right-hand fireplace and a left-hand dartboard to the rear where a table and a beer shelf are located. Up the right-hand side of the pub is a raised wooden floored area with more seating and a dartboard. There was some background music playing from the 1960s and I noted advertisements for the weekly Wednesday evening quiz and Sunday afternoon Karaoke. I didn’t find this to be the most welcoming of pubs so I’ll not be walking down this way again.
On 30th May 2025
- rating: 4
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Old Boots left this review about The Royal Oak
A large corner pub on the main road south out of the town. Community focused and just Pedigree on one of the two pulls. Looking round at my lager and cider drinking fellow drinkers the Ped’ was as expected, not off but not sparkling or inspiring but then it hasn’t been a decent beer for many years. Happy punters and the banter was as good as in the Peacock down the road, although a bit quieter. Good mix of traditional seating, nice carpet, screen and dart board. The telly was on an afternoon game show TV which suited most of the clientele.
On 25th April 2025
- no rating submitted
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custodian 42 left this review about The Royal Oak
Decent size - one room, but only Pedigree and Doombore on hand pump, I'm afraid. so not one for me,
On 26th March 2017
- rating: 4
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Mark Davey left this review about The Royal Oak
Popped in for a quick one before a Christmas do next door at Signatures. Seemed to be a very quiet pub at 7pm on a wednesday. Nice pint of Pedigree sharing the bar with Mansfield Bitter. Friendly staff, small collection of locals in for an early one and a gaggle of ladies probably doing the same thing as us. Sporting trophies adorn the walls for pool and darts so I suspect that the pub has a bit of a past. Probably never go again as I was just passing but an OK pub if you live locally.
On 22nd December 2011
- rating: 6
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