The Royal Oak Country Inn Restaurant in Forest of Dean

We went for a Sunday Roast. Great food and lovely staff. Made us feel very welcome with our 1 year old. Even have toys they can play with while we were there.

Visited this quaint and family friendly pub for a family members birthday celebration. Gorgeous food and wonderful service. Staff are superb.

Beautiful country pub,nice food menu, clean,super helpful and friendly manageress,lots of parking, beautiful views from pub and gardens,open to hire function room.

Excellent hot food delivered promptly to my brother who needs food at home. Much better quality and service than other big name providers.

Sadly underwhelmed. We were hopeful having read some good reviews. However, the food (Sunday lunch) left a lot to be desired including some undercooked roast potatoes and parsnips. Altogether it was just "ok". Our meals were also slow to arrive, due apparently to a new "trial chef". I'll admit that both my wife and myself are fussy, looking for true quality home cooking. Having now got home, I read online that this pub is under new management/ownership and will certainly have to up it's game as far as food and quality of staff is concerned if it is going to encourage customers to return!. Ps. Only having one ale on tap was also very surprising and disappointing.

I booked a table for lunch at the Royal Oak Much Marcle on Sunday 10 October. I ordered the roast beef, my friend the vegetarian. The beef was overcooked and so tough I could barely cut it. The waitress told me it had ben sliced earlier that morning. The roast potatoes were also overcooked in oil - there was barely any potato left inside and also hard to cut, the parsnip destroyed by over cooking. The red cabbage was OK, and the cauliflower cheese looked OK. The standard of food for the price (£13.00 i.e. comparable to the foodie pubs within a 5 -7 mile radius) was appalling. I was offered a different meat, but I went for Roast Beef. No manager was called, and we cancelled our lunch and left. Given the range of excellent pub food and Sunday lunches in the nearby vicinity I cannot recommend this venue.

Not good. Say no more.Further more to your reply.I had steak, chips. The most greasy onion rings I've ever had. Then it gets better mushrooms & onions bathing in oil. No tomato, though glad about that it would of been drowning in oil. I won't even mention the wife's meal. Oh go on then I will. It was worse.Now hopefully you might just remember us. But don't worry we have already forgotten yourCafe!!

This restaurant provides a varied menu. The food is excellent. It is served hot and is well presented. The service is friendly and efforts are made to make sure that you feel welcome. Will be recommending to friends!

This is a lovely country pub and restaurant. I recently stayed here for bed and breakfast. The room was large and clean, with everything you could need. We chose to take our evening meal in the restaurant. There's a variety of dishes to choose from, and something to suit every pocket. The food is fabulous. Breakfast was was just as good, and was so filling we didn't need to eat again until evening. The staff were friendly and helpful, and couldn't do enough to make our stay a good one. I'd definitely recommend coming here, whether it's for a lovely meal or a short break.

Dog friendly. Clean. Relaxing. Good food value for money