The Royal Pub & Restaurant

Something has changed and for the better…. We stopped to going into the Royal as it was like the only way is Essex, skinny jeans and tight vests and that were the men ..…. It’s now more like it used to be when it first opened, far nicer clientele, the two girls that looked after us Kate and Amy were exceptionally tentative from start to finish… I’m really surprised at some of the bad comments on here & can only think that they must be some of the young chavvy only way is Essex past clientele… The cocktail menu is extensive and the tapas menu has a lot to choose from. The dishes that we ordered were exceptional, fresh, very tasty & really good sized portions. For two women having a catch up and having a bite to eat, we had a wonderful three hours there & weren’t rushed from our tables like you can be in some places, we enjoyed it so much that we are booking to go back again together and also planning to go with our other halves separately as well. Well done Kate and Amy and the kitchen staff for looking after us. The garden and the marquee are exceptional too, and the pictures that are on here do not do the royal any justice at all. I’m so glad that we have something on our doorstep that we can go to without being surrounded by fake tan and Turkey teeth 🤣

I asked my partner to surprise me and to choose a place to take her out, and what a choice! Amazing range and taste of foods, delivered by a young staff who knew their stuff - or could find out - and who were friendly throughout. Whilst swordfish wasn't for me (a case of 'it's-not-you-it's-me', all the tapas were delicious. We will be back and bringing friends next time 😃

Booked online which was a very easy process. Upon arrival The Royal pub and restaurant we were greeted with a very warm welcome. We were seated in a very nice restaurant the very nice waitress took our drinks order and served them very quickly, a very nice Madri and Zinfandel. The Sunday menu as an excellent choice of meals. I ordered the Goats Cheese fritter for starter and believe me it was beautiful, for main it was the gammon two large thick cut slices of gammon cooked perfectly, the carrots and parsnips we superbly cooked along with a n excellent Yorkshire pudding. For dessert tried the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream and it was lush. The overall service was outstanding and the price was very reasonable we would highly recommend a visit. I’m stuffed lol.

It's a lovely pub with a nice big beer garden covered by a marquee. It was fairly quiet when we called in, so the atmosphere wasn't what it could be. We had a pleasant hour in there all the same. I like the idea that you can ask for a blanket if you're feeling a bit chilly in the beer garden. Not that we needed one, as it was a very warm evening.