Name: "the Royal Oak, Yattendon"
Address: \"the Royal Oak, The Square, Yattendon, Berkshire\", Frilsham, GB

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2026

Jonathan

A really great stay, many thanks.
Excellent food (dinner and breakfast) and friendly staff, in a lovely village setting.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Gordon

Great spot. Lovely staff. Excellent food.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Clare

Room was great, private terrace was an absolute bonus. Breakfast was great too. Loved everything about my stay - wish I could come back again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Paul

Beautiful place well maintained and the staff were excellent will go there again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Wayne

A lovely break away at The Royal Oak.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Alex

Staff really fired and helpful. Restaurant is very good with excellent food.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Jayne

Our ground floor room was lovely and had a little garden that you could sit in and it was quiet.
No flannels or box of tissues or glasses for toothbrushes
Staff were friendly and helpful.
Breakfast was very nice and served at your table. No pastries or croissants though.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Deborah

This was one of the prettiest places we've ever stayed in. Breakfast was delicious and personalised, wonderfully renovated pub and hotel rooms. Staff were really friendly and great pub to enjoy a drink or eat in. Comfortable, quiet and extremely relaxing with added bonus of bath and sash windows which opened to look out at the front of the property. PERFECT!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2026

MARTIN

Faultless but spoiled by the ridiculous price of lime & soda £4.50

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

Colin

I plan to stay at The Royal Oak again in the near future. The staff were friendly and helpful, the room was spotless, and the bed was very comfortable. I had hoped to explore the area, but the rain—and the fact that I had forgotten my coat—made that difficult. On arrival, we were offered a table for the evening, even though the restaurant was popular with locals and quite busy. Dinner was excellent, and I would especially recommend the honey-roast ham. Breakfast also offered a wide selection of high-quality options. I would happily recommend The Royal Oak for both accommodation and dining.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2026

Michael

We treated ourselves to a night here and got a really good room rate including an excellent breakfast.

The room was comfortable and clean and well equipped.

All the staff were super helpful. We also had dinner on arrival and the fixed menu deal was brilliant value. Would definitely come here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Julie

A nice comfortable stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2026

Dylan

Does not have a spa. This is listed incorrectly, sadly booked to tie in with a massage but was informed the listing was incorrect.

Food, Staff and rooms were great apart form this.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Amanda

Beautiful room and excellent breakfasts

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2026

Jo

Lovely place to stay, although just the one night, i will stay here again. Room was comfortable with nice quality bedding and furnishings.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

Darren

Great Gastro Pub and hotel. Clean comfortable rooms and friendly staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Niall

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Sarah

Really lovely spot. Well appointed rooms, helpful staff and excellent food in the restaurant

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Abu Sadat

Great stay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2025

Lynne

Only one criticism....... No spiced rum 😢

Business

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2024

Philip

A little overpriced for what it is.
Mostly friendly and helpful staff.
Basic attention to details is lacking.
Needs some serious maintenance and refurb in bedrooms.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Great stay and dinner

Really lovely stay at the Royal Oak. Staff were lovely. Room was great. We also had dinner in the restaurant which was delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2024

Christina

Perfect stay

I have stayed here a few times for work and have always had a really nice stay. Rooms are spacious but really cosy with lots of nice finishing touches. The food is excellent and all the staff are super friendly.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2024

Tom

Excellent!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2024

Katharine

Wonderful rooms. Quaint area. Great restaurant on premises. Terrific location if touring High Clere Castle.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2024

NAOMI

Lovely place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Ruth

Can’t fault it

Spacious, clean and modern room.
Great service throughout our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Marie

Gorgeous Place to Stay

This is a beautiful place to stay in a charming village. I have a fabulous room (9) with stunning bathroom. Breakfast was excellent and the staff could not have been nicer. All in all a superb stay. I wish I could give it a six rating

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2024

David

Great value and service

Arrived late and welcomed with smile, food superb along with service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2024

Marie

Gorgeous Place to Stay

This is a beautiful place to stay in a charming village. I have a fabulous room (9) with stunning bathroom. Breakfast was excellent and the staff could not have been nicer. All in all a superb stay. I wish I could give it a six rating

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

Pam

Great for coeliacs

We chose this hotel based on reviews praising the gluten free food and we were not disappointed. The food is excellent and the choice for coeliacs is great. The rooms are huge and very comfortable. Can’t wait to return

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Wendy

Welcoming, helpful, kind staff.
Rooms could use better lighting.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2023

Matthew

This was a lovely property in the countryside. Staff was friendly and property gorgeous. We would definitely recommend and stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2023

Martin

Good hotel with great food

Nice room, excellent food and lovely countryside location

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2023

Martin

Great hotel and restaurant in a quiet location

Great room, nicely decorated, clean and comfortable. Service was excellent and the food at the pub was brilliant. Staying there again next week!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2023

Daniel

They gave us a room just above the main door, and it was extremely noisy every time the door close.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2023

Christina

A wonderful find - exceptional

Absolutely lovely stay at The Royal oak. Beautifully decorated throughout, with a really warm and homely feel. Staff were welcoming, dinner and breakfast were first-class and my room was spotlessly clean with a great bathroom and comfy bed. Would definitely return, I stayed for work but it would be a lovely place for a weekend away.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2022

Claire

Great find.

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2022

R

Very good experience
Helpful staff
Good cooking

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2022

David

This is England, a beautiful village. just soak it up.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2022

Christina

A real gem

Stunning hotel in beautifully quaint village

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2022

Richard

Having stayed in large corporate hotels all week , it was great to come to a small friendly and personal pub.
Food was very good room was spotless and beer was good too!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2022

Adam

A class act….it was almost enjoyable stay. Great value.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2021

Penny

Food is really great and such a cosy pub! We were kept up by noise from downstairs but maybe we were unluckly

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2021

Thomas

Highly recommended

It's a great pub with large ensuite rooms. The food is good and reasonably priced too. It'd cost the same to stay in a big chain hotel with none of the character.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2021

Heidi

The Royal Oak - Fabulous!!

Absolutely wonderful one night stay at The Royal Oak. Delicious dinner. My daughter raved about the pizza...
Breakfast was absolutely delicious too.
Roaring fire in the pub and lots of comfy seating.
Wonderful place to stay if you are looking in this area.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2021

k

Royal oak

Good quality accommodation with excellent staff and food.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2021

Marc

A Little Gem

Great room(only 10)-awesome walk-in rainfall shower; pub/restaurant had amazing food-never expected; breakfast was included and top-notch (best avocado toast on thick seeded bread with eggs and bacon)....beautiful outside patios and prices are so reasonable.
Will be pleased to come back many times!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2020

Richard

Fantastic trip to the Royal Oak. Great food, room was lovely, spacious and super clean!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2020

NSmith

We arrived at 2pm when at the time we had been advised we could check in. We were told quite bluntly we couldn't check in until 3pm, then were left to carry our bags around the property to find somewhere to wait. Drinks service whilst we waited was poor. 3pm arrived, carried our bags back to reception, and the staff member walked past me without offering to carry any of the 3 bags I was struggling with, only carrying 1 when asked to help. We got to the room, but it was still being cleaned, and we were told another 30 minutes. Options to hang around with our bags again were refused, and we were then offered the room next door to change in, and finally it was accepted that we were not getting the service we should, and offered a free round of drinks before dinner. After this, the food was excellent and the service in the restaurant was good. Breakfast was also excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2020

MattB

We stayed in one of the Superior rooms, which had a lovely big bathroom and bathtub. Plenty of space in the room and a comfortable bed. The room was quiet and had good ventilation.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2020

Verified traveler

This was a present for my daughter and son in law to enjoy pre arrival of a little one! They had a lovely time, staff could not have been more accommodating and friendly. They enjoyed lovely walks with their dog, The Royal Oak went out of its way to ensure it is dog friendly for guests. It is also to be congratulated on its pub food. Delicious but also a menu which catered and took care of guest with allergies.

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2020

Andrea

Perfect

I cannot rate this hotel high enough. Everything was perfect, the staff, the food and the room. Saddening we were their last customers until the virus is dealt with. I wish all the staff well and will return as soon as you are back open.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2019

Mark

Will return

Staff were excellent, friendly and very accommodating. Food was equally excellent and freshly prepared in the open kitchen area off the restaurant- a special mention for the home made pizza cooked in the special oven.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the surroundings, room was lovely
Shame breakfast only started at 7:30, I wouldn’t be able to stay again which is a shame as I’m away on business and my day starts at 7:30am

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Fantastic and highly recommend in s lovely quaint village location.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely restaurant and outside area within a beautiful walled garden. Food was great. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were very pretty and had a cottage feel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

James

Lovely

Lovely place, nice ambience and people. Bathrooms need a little bit of a make over but that's being picky. Good food too. Ace.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

It was more than I had hoped for. Absolutely charming, impeccable service and friendly staff and the food was great. Will definitely be booking again. Wonderful.

Friends_and_family Pet

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2019

Mark

Expensive to eat there

Nice place but expensive to eat there when away with work, plus i hate the way they add 10% service charge to the food bill. I stop in a lot of hotels, big and small, and none of them add a charge on the food. Its a bit above its self.
Also dont appreciate the time it takes to get breakfast and out of the door.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2018

Susan

THANKS TEAM!

Another most enjoyable stay...spotless, roomy, excellent service etc all top notch as ever. The prices of food remain on the high side (starters £7.50 - £12 for example) but the well advertised plans for the extension development show where the money is going..work has started!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Aug 2018

Mark

Expensive menu plus added service charge.

Menu is very expensive. I get £25 expenses for a one night stay, that gets me a chicken sandwich and a beer with little change left.
If you dont notice the small print, they charge residents a 10% service charge to bring out your meal to the pub table, which is no more than 20m from the kitchen.
Final straw for me was finding 10% added to a few pints I had ordered and taken away from the bar myself, 10% for pouring? When questioned at check out, they said they could remove the service charge, but no apology or explanation.
Also, i dont like their dog looking for food from you at breakfast either.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2018

Ian

Lovely Country Pub

Very enjoyable stay in a lovely country pub, large room with an equally large bathroom, comfortable bed, quality linen, Nespresso machine. Good quality, freshly prepared breakfast. I can imagine that it is lovely and cosy in winter, by the log fire

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2018

michael

lovely part of the country

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2018

cherrie

Lovely country hotel

Beautiful setting, excellent food. They provided a Nespresso in the room and plenty of fresh milk which was great! Beautiful bedding and lush towels. If you want to take a dog there are 2 rooms with their own garden which is very thoughtful.
Unfortunately they are putting in an orangery at the back of the hotel so the main garden was limited- will be lovely when finished!!

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2018

Mark

Very expensive food plus a service charge

Its a nice place and I would love to stop more often, but I dont like the way they add 10% service charge when they bring your food to the table. Its very expensive to eat there already. Last visit, I ordered some beer, at the bar and took it away with me. No service or delivery other than pouring it and they charged an extra 10% for the privilege. Not acceptable. No where else to walk to in the area for food, captive market and they take advantage

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2018

John

Poor bathroom :(

Bedroom area was very clean and comfortable.
Bathroom ceiling is in a poor state of presentation and whilst showering you look straight in to the extraction fan intake which has a large build of 'stuff' , very unappealing when showering

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2017

Ian

Comfortable with a good atmosphere

The bed was very comfortable and there was a Nespresso coffee machine in the room, which was a pleasant surprise. WiFi was effective. Apart from a dressing table with a pouffe there was no desk in the room at which to work. My solution was to sit and work in the comfortable lounge area downstairs.
The food was good, although rather expensive. The real ale was kept well, and went down a treat!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2017

Kristina

Beautiful, cozy place

We tucked into this Inn after visiting Highclere Castle and before making our way back into London. We appreciated all the amenities and the delicious pub food and breakfast. There doesn't seem you be much to do in the area if you were to stay longer, unless you're just around for some R&R.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2017

Jeremy

Amazing!

The best hotel we have stayed in! Food amazing, rooms amazing, service ... amazing! We wanted to stay longer!

Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2017

Sandycheeks

Quiet village location

We stayed here for 2 nights in July in the cottage next to the pub. We had 2 rooms, both of which were spacious and comfortable. The bedding and towels were clean although I did notice some cobwebs on the wooden beams in the room.
The staff were friendly and the pub restaurant busy in the evenings. Not a wide choice offered for breakfast, 2 different cereals, orange juice and yogurts, or you could have a full English breakfast which was great on the first day but on the second they did not have any sausages and the bacon was hard. Nice beer garden to the rear.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2017

Lenny

Quaint B & B in Small Village

Stayed at Royal Oak in Yattendon for 3 nights. Very nice B & B with full restaurant and bar. Very small village that generally was peaceful and relaxing. Staff was very helpful and friendly and food was excellent.Would stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2017

Susan

Just The Job!

Perfect for our en-route stopover! Will return, no hesitation!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

excellent as usual