Royal Oak - Wigan

This is my first visit since the restaurant reopened and they have really upgraded the decor, but I found the space to be a bit cramped. They have now started serving food, but I have not yet had the chance to try it.

This charming pub offers a great selection of beers, good music, and a friendly staff. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a relaxed place to enjoy a pint.

The drinks are a bit pricey, with a small glass of wine costing around £4. However, the staff are friendly and helpful, and the food is tasty. The only issue I had was...

I say 'surprisingly ' as someone I know eats here fairly regularly and has taken family members along on some occasions. The pub must be doing something right as it 's still in business but a few in the vicinity have closed down. The pub has a lovely quirky interior and the bar service was speedy and efficient. Unlike the kitchen. Given that there were only a handful of people in, the meals took rather a long time to arrive, especially as it was all simple uncomplicated food. The steak strips were chewy and the chicken on the Caesar Salad had an odd consistency. We expected a member of staff to check back for our comments at some point, but to no avail. Just a little tip to the 'servers ' if you can easily place a plate down on the table yourself, please DON 'T lean across someone who is eating and hand a full plate to another customer to put down themselves, it 's just rude and poor practice. Given the fact that it came recommended so it might have been a one off, I won 't be rushing back.

What a lovely pub. Shame about the staff (not all I might add) After walking in the member of staff had started putting the glasses away, said thankyou to another customer after placing they 're empty glass on the empty bar. They then continued to finish putting the other half away until asking what I would like to drink. I was told a very sharp 8 when asking what time they serve food until. The same member of staff then shouted across the bar, you can sit down you know, I 'll find ya while I was enjoying my long awaited pint, After feeling socially forced into sitting down, the cutlery then arrived abruptly with zero conversation and an unanswered Thank-you from this side of the table. Thankfully thats the last time i had the displeasure of interacting with this person. The food on the other hand was fantastic and would come back on the building and food alone. The travel magazine I work for will be very glad to hear my thoughts. As will the international clients i have visiting my well established engineering company around the corner. As a lovely fare well i recieved a corner eyed glance as I finished my meal. For once I preffered it to the classics, is everything OK? How 's your food? And can I get you anything else Instead of dessert I opted for walking out to a very hasty was that nice? YES, the food was superb