The Royal Oak, York

We enjoyed our late Sunday lunch. The only disappointment was that there were only two portions of roast meat left. They must have had a busy day.

The staff are friendly, the food was cooked to perfection, I liked the idea that no-one disturbed us whilst we were eating, and it felt relaxed. There was a wide range of food available, and local specialities. I would highly recommend this place and I look forward to going again.

The reservation was made based on the menu, but on arrival there were no lamb shanks. We left without eating the staff conceded this was an issue

Upon arrival at 11:55 we found the front door locked with no visible indication of opening times, when a member of the royal oak team came out to out to put the a frame outside he informed me 'not open yet' when I moved towards the door. When I informed him we had a booked for 12 noon he replied 'still got 9 minutes to wait' which was a little short tempered and unnecessary but proceeded to wait until 12:05 when the pub opened. Once inside we were seated promptly, service was efficient and polite. Food was excellent and the surprise of free prosecco and desert for mothers was a lovely and very considerate surprise on nothing Sunday. The staff were attentive without being intrusive and added to the enjoyment of our meal Russ

Friendly service, wide choice on the menu, good quality food in a pleasant pub environment with a good choice of beers, will definitely be back

Good food, attentive but not overbearing service. Gave us nice gaps between courses, did not feel at all rushed. Being Valentines day the special menu was on, it was excellent.

The place was welcoming, warm and friendly - very pleasant and helpful staff. Eating area is a little on the small side but they seemed to cope with ensuring people were seated. Food very good and reasonably priced but my plate was a little on the cool side for me.

A nice Sunday Lunch with excellent ale to boot. Lots of veg , lovely gravy and a huge Yorkshire...this really hits the spot! Well worth a try

Good Good, excellent service, value for money, would not recommend the prawn and Tomato starter, but the belly pork was wonderful. My friends enjoyed their starters and mains.

Can't fault them, we like the Royal Oak because they get the basics right. What could be more pleasurable than a good steak washed down with wine?

Had a pint of abbots ale in bar before meal which was well kept and staff very curtious. Selected home made parsnip soup came with toasted bloomer excellent followed by homemade mince pie with mash & veg beautifull

Some of our group opted for the Thursday night beer & burger deal, which was very good value at £11.95. The food didn't take long to arrive and all of the food was nice and reasonably priced. The waiting staff were very attentive, making sure we had enough drinks during the night.

Booked on the day on a busy bank holiday for 6 people, service was great thank you. Decent enough pub grub, a bit inconsistent in that some guys had huge meat portions and others had a mean scrimpy portion, we all would have welcomed a bit more veg, and the gravy (whilst nice) was like a tsunami flooding the plates....suggest serve a bit on the plate and a extra jug on the table, it made the presentation look sloppy and a bit off putting.

Read previous reviews which raised my expectations... sadly it didn't live up to them and won't be in a rush to go back there soon