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Requested be closed with reason - Other: Closed suddenly mid-November according to Pints West, future uncertain.
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The Royal Oak, Bath
Bath
BA2 4HN
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Reviews of The Royal Oak (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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E TA left this review about The Royal Oak
This EI pub has gone somewhat downhill since the previous reviews. It’s now rather shabby and run down, and it feels grubby. It’s still laid out as before, and a pool table has been added to the middle area. Three pumps on the bar, two dry and the third had ‘just’ run out of Doombar. No craft offerings, only John Smith’s and 2 Thatcher’s ciders. Having ordered our ‘Beer and Burger’ special, we persisted in the spirit of optimism. The reason the food was so cheap became apparent – the poorest quality ingredients, and a tasteless offering which made me feel queasy for the rest of the afternoon. Other food offerings were standard pub grub,but also cheap and, presumably, nasty. The barman seemed absent minded, having difficulty in operating the till and having to be reminded to give us our change. This was not an enjoyable experience and won’t be repeated.
On 20th August 2022
- rating: 4
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Royal Oak
With it’s plethora of sporting memorabilia and a packed crowd enjoying the football on a multitude of plasma screens, it would be easy to dismiss this as just another sports bar. But it’s actually much more than that – it strikes me as a proper, traditional pub that just happens to have a strong sports emphasis.
It’s a long, single room bar, although with areas to both the left and right that are up a couple of steps and separated by low partitions, so they have the feeling of being somewhat separate. The flooring is painted boards and the walls a shade of mustard yellow, with a burgundy red colour on the woodwork. At the rear is a covered patio area, and also a function room that had a projector screen showing the football on a recent Sunday afternoon visit. As previously mentioned, there is plenty of sporting memorabilia around with a shelf full of rugby balls, cricketing photographs and football shirts adorning the walls and various national flags around the bar.
Food is apparently offered, although the only evidence we saw on our visit was a jar of pickled eggs behind the bar. Besides the numerous screens dotted around, the commentary was also piped to additional speakers around the pub just to ensure you didn’t miss out. A little over the top for my taste, but then I’m not a sports fan. Tables were a mix match of different styles, round, square, high and low.
Beers on offer were Gem, Doom Bar and Butcombe Gold. Ciders were Thatcher’s Gold, Stowford Press and Blackthorn.
On 28th August 2011
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Royal Oak
A short, pleasant walk from the city centre. Four ales (Doom Bar, Bath Gem, Butcombe Gold and Wickwar) in decent shape. The interior has a plethora of sporting memorabilia and there was a crowd enjoying the football on the big screens on my visit. Apparently there’s a skittle alley to the rear. This is a fairly straightforward pub which is tidy but not exceptional in the context of Bath. If it’s a lovely summer’s day, I’d say it’s a worthwhile walk to try it though.
On 2nd June 2010
- rating: 6
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- Accommodation : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 14 June 2014 by Blackthorn _
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 20p per pint - last updated 29 July 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Darts : Yes last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 28 August 2011 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 25 May 2022 by E TA
- Karaoke : No last updated 25 May 2022 by E TA
- Live Music : No last updated 25 May 2022 by E TA
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 14 June 2014 by Blackthorn _
- Micropub : No last updated 25 May 2022 by E TA
- Pinball : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Quiz Night : Yes - Thursday booking recommended - last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 02 June 2010 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 25 May 2022 by E TA
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
- WiFi : Yes - BT wifi - last updated 30 September 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
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