The Royal Oak Tetbury

We booked a dining room for our Christmas family meet up, we were all coming from different directions and Tetbury was about half way for everyone. We all had an awful journey because the M4 was so busy everyone arrived late, some by one and a half hours! We have to say a big thank you to all the team for being so accommodating! The kitchen stayed open for an extra half hour, the food was lovely, the waiting staff very patient, we were a family of fourteen with lots of young children. Can't thank you enough for being so helpful and making our Christmas gathering such a success! Best wishes to you all for 2025!

Looks delightful from outside. It was busy in the bar and I found the chappie serving us rather abrasive and unwelcoming. Ordered our meals and three came together and the last one about five minutes later. Was surprised that our fish and chips comprised of very few chips - which were lukewarm - however the fish was hot and tasty. I rarely write reviews - usually if I’ve had a fabulous time or rarely a poor experience. This time it was poor.

We walked up here in the day and thought from the outside it looked charming so booked a table online for later for dinner for 2 of us and the dog! However, what we should have done was go inside. When we returned later for our table we discovered the charm has been totally stripped inside. Very few features of an old pub left, tables crammed in, and no atmosphere. We had booked so thought we’d stay. Told lad on the bar we had table he said was upstairs but for 3 children. I explained I’d booked online for 2 adults and a dog. He proceeded to get the iPad to ‘prove’ the booking was for 3 children in restaurant. I explained we had the dog and it was two adults again and he said he’d try to sort it. We had a drink whilst we waited. He ignored us for 10 minutes and did nothing to seem to sort it. As we neared the end of our drinks he came over to say he’d ‘kick’ someone off a table and pointed to a table by the toilets. We politely declined. A real shame.

Came for a quiet dinner on a Monday night. They had a large party in the restaurant upstairs but service was still very good. Food delicious, nice to have a choice of 3 veggie mains! Had visited before for Sunday lunch which was excellent and will be back again for dinner.

Visited The Royal Oak for Sunday lunch (14/07) for the first time in a few years. The pub has a lovely atmosphere with nice grounds in a beautiful old building. We all had the Sunday roast which was delicious, a generous portion with fresh and tasty vegetables. The staff were very friendly and looked after us well. We took our dog with us, dogs are welcome in the bar which is always a big plus. All in all, a lovely lunch and will return again soon.

Me and a few friends have visited this pub many a times before and had a pleasant time. However, in our last few visits we have had a change of heart. A handful of staff are very attentive and caring of our presence; Iza, Sky, and Seb to name a few. But the other staff have not been very kind. The last time we were in we received a very unpleasant experience from the gentleman who announced he was the new GM (?? I don’t know what this mean…) . He was very abrupt to customers, and didn’t speak well to his staff. Other bar staff were satisfactory. We will have to rethink when we next visit.