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I can't speak highly enough of Max, Shawn and the whole team at The Royal Oak for turning a disaster into a success in 48 hours. Our wedding venue suffered a fire two days before the reception and I was recommended the pub as a place with a function room. After my first chat with Max I was reassured that they could host us and all would be well. The food was delicious, plentiful - catering for a variety of dietary requirements - and excellent value. Same with the drink. I’m pretty sure it was the two of them that organised the sun to come out after ten days of rain as well! Brilliant communication throughout and 100% accommodating of our wishes. I cannot recommend the service of the pub and hospitality enough. Everyone had a fantastic evening and the best compliment I was given was that, ‘if no one had known (about the fire), no one would have known (it wasn’t our first choice venue). Definitely my new favourite pub in Lewes with great beer.. And it shows the cricket!! Thank you all so much for both saving the day and making our day.
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My wife and I recently got married in Lewes and we selected The Royal Oak as the venue to hold our wedding reception. The main pub is very spacious, with a cosy atmosphere and different sporting events aired. It has a really great vibe, whilst sports are shown and will appeal to those wanting to watch a game (they schedule matches on their website) you'll be well catered for at The Royal Oak whether you're there to watch a match or have a few drinks with friends (or both!). The outside seating is delightful and a bit of a hidden gem, it's well designed for the space available, particularly as the sun sets and the fairy lights come to life. The function room is a great asset and is where we held our wedding reception. It's equipped with a pool table, audio system, a wall mounted TV and a large projector screen - all of which are available to use if you hire the room out. The TV was an absolute asset and we were allowed to hook up a games console to keep the kids entertained which sounds ridiculous but was one of the best decisions I have ever made! The function room has a small private bar which can be hired, its own entrance and a separate toilet meaning guests don't really have to navigate to the main bar area unless they want to. I want to give a particular shout out to the manager, Max, who went above and beyond to make sure our day went smoothly. We dealt with lots of people when arranging our wedding and Max was by far one of the best people we came across, he was very communicative and accommodating and gave us free reign to decorate the room as long as we put it back as we found it. He understood how important the day was to us and he really showed that with his diligence and attention to detail with the planning and his (and his teams) hard work on the day. The food at The Royal Oak is prepared on site by Chef & Butcher and is outstanding. We had numerous platters ordered, catering for vegetarians and meat eaters (as well as a couple of coeliacs) and we received so many positive comments from our guests about the quality of the food which I can attest to. It was superb! To top this all off, the pricing for the bar hire and food was all extremely competitive which makes it really easy to recommend a trip to The Royal Oak, whether that's for a quiet drink, a wedding reception, or anything in between!
Popped in for lunch today. From the welcoming service to the amazing food, quick service and choice we couldn’t find fault. A must if in Lewes. The ribs and buffalo cauliflower both dish recommends
Lovely pub, quality beer, nice friendly staff and a great history 👌🏻
Ok, so this I will say is one of the best experiences I have had in a british establishment. Fried jackfruit was out of this world. The risotto with mint n pea risotto was finger lickin and the Cajun chicken moist on the inside.
The staff and the owner chef were also delightful people.
If you're in Lewes, do not leave without getting a drink and a meal here.
Great find to watch some sport upstairs in the function room when that can be hard to find sometimes in Lewes! Stayed for beer (good selection) and decent enough food (burger and chips).
Went here in September, to celebrate finishing college. Absolutely gorgeous place tucked away from the highstreet. Wonderful welcoming atmosphere, great food and lovely staff. Tad bit expensive but so worth it. Would definitely recommend! x
BRILLIANT!. What a hidden treasure..Word of mouth about the new Chef (Sean) and Butcher (George)Team taking over the Food led us there...and believe me..it will bring us back again and again..
Fantastic food..across the board.. everyone in our group said their meal was the best..🤭 Always a great sign.. We are going back ..It was a such a great visit ..Great Pub and Amazing food. All you could wish for and MORE! I think I can say..it was the best burger I have ever had... We cannot recommend it enough..Brilliant atmosphere too.
Loved the food selection on the menu especially on the Chef special menu that’s regularly updated. The food was tasty and really liked the wooden beams in the pub.
I went to a music evening upstairs. It was an excellent venue for that.
Downstairs, the bar was well-decorated, clean and characterful.
The staff were very friendly and one of the barmaids helped me to carry my drinks upstairs because I have a bit of a limp.
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