Newark and Sherwood
The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak

44 High Street, Newark and Sherwood, United Kingdom

Meat • Beer • Steak • Pizza


"The pub looks great (although in fairness it looked ok before! and the ‘dining room’ is now more of a cosy comfortable room with a piano, armchairs and a settee but sadly this cuts down on the dining tables and the few that are left are mostly wedged in so that once you’re in, you won’t be moving. Except you have to struggle back up again because the table service has gone and you now have to order and pay for your food at the bar. I really hate paying for my food before I’ve even tasted it and when there’s a group of you out for a meal it’s much easier to have a tab and settle up at the end of the meal Instead of having to squeeze in and out from the table to get another drink. We went with vegan friends who were keen to try the menu however they were distinctly underwhelmed by the vegan sausage and mash (dry sausage and vegan burger (also dry and they felt the vegan offerings were uninspiring, merely copying the meat versions. It’s a small menu and quite odd, with a ‘sharing plate’ that consists of a sausage roll and a piece of cheese with chutney.. a vegan club sandwich and a fish goujon sandwich. Great for a lunchtime menu but not the sort of ‘meal’ I want on a ‘night out’! And the pub isn’t open at lunchtimes so the menu was confusing. My husband had the pie with chips. The pie looked delicious and tasted good but the chips looked as if they’d been soaked in engine oil for days they were so dark they were virtually black. IMO chips should be golden, and having seen them on other peoples plates this put me off completely. The menu would have to improve dramatically before I’m tempted back, it’s almost as if they don’t really want to be serving food which is possibly why the dining tables have been taken out. It is supposed to be village community pub but it just felt like it was trying too hard to be a trendy town centre bar."

Cutlers

Cutlers

73 London Road, Newark And Sherwood, United Kingdom, NG24 1RZ, Newark and Sherwood

Soup • Lunch • Cheese • Seafood


"Visited with friends to restaurant not hotel. Car park was fairly full but very few people in the bar or restaurant. The establishment is very neat and tidy. Bar area was comfortable and service was ok. The restaurant itself is like stepping back in time to the late 50's, early 60's. Service from the young Hungarian waiter was pleasant and efficient. The older couple also serving I guess must be the owners who were pleasant enough but not over welcoming. The real let down though was the food which was the epitome of bland. Everything was tasteless. Our starter of salmon fish cakes was accompanied by allegedly a sweet chilli sauce. I have never seen a bright pink chilli sauce before- I think it was prawn cocktail sauce that had maybe seen sight of a chili flake but just no taste. The fishcake itself was tiny and there really should have been 2. The main courses followed in a similar vein, unappealing and tasteless. The worst pork fillet ever seen swimming in what looked like the tomato soup that Julie Waters served up !!. The frangipani dessert was stale and the cheese board was uninspired. In essence this is the sort of food that may be good for convalescent homes but not in a what looks like a nice comfortable hotel. Frankly if I had not recieved the 25% discount through the Gourmet Society I would have complained but chose not to do so. The bill was not expensive, just not value for money. I don't like giving negative reviews and I'm sure with some tweaks this place could be great."