The Royal Oak of Luxborough - Inn

This pub has been taken over by new managers. A Brother and Sister duo. From our visit I reckon these guys can take a good country pub and make it truly excellent. Tamsin served us at the bar and Fred was our waiter. Both were great and struck exactly the right note. If they tweek menu to good classic pub food done really well this will be a West Country gem worth travelling for. A Ploughman's lunch and a cider would be perfect in this place. Really great people in a really great location ....what could be better? Avoid the soulless chains and book this place.

The pub has changed hands earlier this year .We came at Christmas and had a Sunday lunch It was amazing in both quality and service. New owners have taken over since the beginning of this year 2025. At Christmas we booked for Sunday Lunch on this Easter Sunday April 10 th 2025. A family of 4. On arrival we were shown into the restaurant and to our table. There were no dining chairs at the table ,only garden furniture. We said this was not acceptable in a restaurant and asked for a different table. Much to the annoyance of the staff a restaurant table and dining chairs were found and we sat down . The owner came to the table dressed like a workman and asked for our order. We were advised that the menu we had ordered was not available as it was a menu set by the previous owners. Then the owners partner came to the table ,she was also not dressed as a person who should be serving food. more like a cleaner. We ordered our food and it came quickly. In fairness the Roast Beef was really good and there were large portions of it. The vegetables and yorkshire pudding were dismal . Undercooked carrots ,soggy yorkshires and frozen peas . Wonderful gravy. though .No horseradish or mustard on the table. This had to be requested twice from the server and arrived in the smallest dish possible for 4 people. Overall very disappointing and not value at all at £19 .95 per head. These people are amateurs , charging restaurant prices in a pub setting for second rate food and service. I doubt if the food is prepared by a qualified chef . Will not go back and will advise everyone to avoid this place.

Sunday lunch was standard pub grub but a bit of a wait but Worth waiting for with the beautiful location Front of house staff are fabulous and very attentive! Hopefully the new owners will settle in and we see the Royal Oak go from place to place