The Royal Oak - Whatcote

Exceptional dinner here. Just a fantastic pace to eat with very friendly staff. Well behaved dogs ok

The village is small but cute and there are wonderful walks around to work the appetite before sitting down. The walk that start at the back of the church old graveyard follows the Centenary Way and there 's an obvious 25 walk across fields and up a small hill with a nice panoramic view. Nice selection of beers and wine, some very premium but some very affordable with good value for money. The atmosphere is cosy and relaxed and the staff is experienced and efficient. If feels like a well run operation, unsurprisingly since the same senior team has ran successful pubs around the coswolds for well over a decade now. The menu is understated but the food that comes out is very refined and delicious with lots and little in between courses that taste wonderful. This is more Michelin star than gastro pub. Overall a wonderful experience with the only deception being the gap in quality between some of the food options, there are clearly better choices than others on the menu, for instance we found the fish course disappointing.

We had a superb lunch here a couple of days ago. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming and the IPA I had was fantastic and well kept. The food we had was completely flawless. From the bread served with home made butter to the pigs head and black pudding lasagne it was just sublime. It's great to see such a high standard of cooking, and it very certainly is. I'd recommend this place to anyone.

Had the 6 cursor menu. very friendly staff and the chefs delivered and explained each cursor much used in the season. well presented and very tasty. from the beaten away, but worth a visit.

Thanks the team for a wonderful lunch! we had the 3 cursor meal and each cursor is delicious, the premier added before the 1st curs is a beautiful note. the price is also reasonable. small improvement is the texture of the flesh is a little. the cod can be more tasteful! we'd come back if we're back by the way.