The Royal Oak Hotel

Room chilly, only one radiatorworks, so there is a panelheater in the room which my husband had to turn on in the morning. The shower room was cold, heated by a very small towelheater. We didn'tbrave a shower. The bed was firm but comfortable. Breakfast disappointing. 1 teaspoon for tea/Coffee & yogurt between 2 of us. No bowl for cereal or spoon unless you used the 1 teaspoon. 1 knife between 2 of us. No butter for the crossaunt, meats or cheese, only jam. Not really a continental breakfast, more like style. Fruit juice and fresh milk in the fridge for the cereal, that you couldn't eat! You have to collect your breakfast from the sideboard and fridge on the landing and eat alone in your bedroom. There is nobody on premises overnight, in fact as we were the only guests, we were totally alone in the 'hotel'. There was nobody around in the morning to help resolve the problem of no cutlery or china. The door to the restaurant downstairs locked, so we couldn't sort this out. No instructions on checking out, where to leave the key. Calling this a hotel in not accurate, I'm not too sure what to call it. I would have preferred to discuss our disappointment in person but nobody was there.

The food was well worth the 1.7 mile walk for the 3 nights we stayed in the area. The pie, pizza and burger were excellent, as was the choice of beer. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The table sizes were good and we weren't too cramped next to another table. I'd definitly recommend the Royal Oak to anyone staying nearby or local.

We enjoyed a lovely family Sunday lunch here. Good value for money, fresh, well cooked food all served in good time and with plenty of smiles! Would definitely eat here again! (Our only tiny criticism would be that the chicken burgers were a bit plain- perhaps some sauce or just a bit of seasoning would improve them?)