Royal Oak

Local MP backs new Punch pub development

30-Nov-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Malton MP, Kevin Hollinrake, joined staff and regulars at the Royal Oak pub to celebrate its £180,000 makeover by Punch.

Licensee being 'forced' out of pub

11-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A licensee is leaving her pub after just two and a half years of a four-year contract with pubco Marston's.

Michelin-starred chef Dominic Chapman to take on own pub

21-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Dominic Chapman is to leave his role as executive chef at the Michelin-starred Royal Oak and the Belgian Arms in Berkshire to take on a gastropub of his own.

Finalists for BII Licensee of the Year 2014 announced

21-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

The finalists for the British Institue of Innkeeping (BII) Licensee of the Year Award have been unveiled ahead of the 13 May ceremony.

Thwaites Shire horses help relaunch refurbished pub

25-Mar-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The famous Thwaites Shire horses turned up for the opening of the Royal Oak, Riley Green, which has undergone an extensive £110,000 refurbishment.

Royal appointment: A Michelin tour

29-Nov-2011 By Jo Bruce

The Michelin-starred Royal Oak in Paley Street, Berkshire, played host to PubChef’s latest study tour. Jo Bruce reports on an event that focused on innovative lamb cuts, gourmet wraps and a Michelin-starred menu

Pop star celebrates pub's music makeover

22-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

A pub is ready to rock after the completion of a £5,000 refurbishment to improve its live music facilities. The Royal Oak in Taunton, Somerset, won...

Royal Oak: woodland ways

03-Jun-2010 By Sheila McWattie

Pauline McCulloch, co-owner of the Royal Oak, Fritham, Hampshire, tells Sheila McWattie about building business in her New Forest pub. How we got...

CAMRA announces National Pub of the Year finalists

26-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the four finalists in the running to be named best pub in Britain.

Talking pubs with Parky

09-Oct-2008

You wouldn't necessarily know you were in Michael Parkinson's pub.The Royal Oak, in Paley Street, Berkshire, contains not a single signed photo of...

Dinner winner

01-Apr-2008

Dominic Chapman, head chef at Royal Oak in Paley Street, Berkshire, talks reviews, Heston and Parky with Lucy Britner Calm down, dear - it's only a...

THE GUV'NOR

15-Nov-2007

Suzie Dreja The licensee of the Royal Oak, Southampton, shares her vision for the future of that endangered species, the Pubasaurus Britannicus The...

Mon£y mak£rs

01-May-2007

Alison Baker looks at new ideas pubs are trying to pull in tradeBuffet-style curry nights Where: Royal Oak, Poynings, West Sussex The idea: Keen to...

West Country

01-Feb-2007

Royal Oak South Brent, Devon When Andrew and Carol Doree took over the freehold of the Royal Oak days before Christmas four years ago, the members of...

South East

11-Jan-2007

Royal Oak Southampton, Hampshire Alan and Suzie Dreja took on the Royal Oak as their first pub in 2005, and quickly turned the depressed boozer into...

Thief steals urinal from pub

08-Jan-2007

A licensee thought someone was taking the pee when he discovered a urinal had been stolen from his pub toilets. Alan Dreja, licensee of the Royal Oak...

Pick of the pubs

29-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore

Situated 12 miles north of Brighton, the Royal Oak is an old inn of great charm and character. Located on the B2112 in a beautiful rural setting, the...

DoneDeals

09-Nov-2006

Royal Oak Dovercourt Essex Britannia Business Sales has sold the lease of the Royal Oak to experienced licensees Michael Hales and Marlene...

Youth and experience

26-Oct-2006

"We've had our ups and downs," says Martin Roberts, who has run the Royal Oak at Leigh Sinton, near Worcester, for the last nine years. "But the...

A pub to be proud of: The Royal Oak, North Wales

22-Sep-2005

When a family in the village of Hendre, near Mold in Flintshire, North Wales, saw their house burn down, a £500 donation from the local pub gave...

Battle of the BBQs - King of the Coals

01-Aug-2005

For your average Brit, barbecues usually conjure up images of flaming grills and hearty tucker Down Under. But for David Wharton, of the Royal Oak in...

West: Royal Oak

13-Jan-2005

South Brent, Devon Andrew and Carol Doree were thrown in at the deep end when they acquired the Royal Oak in December 2002. Andrew recalls: "It was...

Out of the ashes

27-May-2004

After being gutted by fire the 16th century Royal Oak in Hawkhurst had to undergo a painstaking refurbishment. Michelle Perrett reports.While...

Devon brewer O'Hanlon's has started making and distributing

02-Oct-2003

Royal Oak, which dates from 1896, is described as "a subtle mix of pale and lightly crystallised malts, whose mouth-filling complexity acts as a base...

The Royal Oak and Manor Restaurant, Staffordshire

03-Oct-2001

Matthew Moggridge visits the Royal Oak and Manor Restaurant in Staffordshire - and finds a tenant who has built the majority of his menu around a...