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Royal Oak
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Rammed to the gunwales with vintage-clad creatives, the Royal Oak wasn't performing as it might on our recent Saturday night visit. There's a handsome, oval, central counter - low-backed like a cocktail bar - surrounded by small tables where you might snag a seat for the estimable Sunday roast (otherwise book at the first floor restaurant). The fine blackboard wine list (a Picpoul de Pinet caught our eye) is a better bet than the draughts (Adnams Bitter was the sole cask alternative to continental lagers, Bulmers and Guinness that night), which are poured efficiently by staff worked beyond cheeriness well before closing time.
Time Out Bars, Pubs & Clubs Guide 2008/9
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- 73 Columbia Road, Shoreditch, E2 7RG
- Area: Shoreditch
- Tel: 7729 2220
- www.royaloaklondon.com
- Category: Gastropubs
- Travel: Bus 26, 48, 55
- Times: Open: 6-11pm Mon; noon-11pm Tue-Thur; noon-midnight Fri, Sat; noon-10.30pm Sun, Food served: 6-10pm Mon; noon-4pm, 6-10pm Tue-Sat; noon-4pm, 6-9pm Sun
- Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
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Service – Really bad! Food – Quick and there's a reason. We for instance got a what can only be described as the fat from the cows leg for our roast and hardly anything else, it looked like what normally either throw away or make a soup out off! Shocking! The atmosphere was great but don't expect a drink served with a smile or even a smile when you pay the bill for £14 a roast! I highly recommend that if you go there only go to meet friends and have a drink and ignore the stuck up noses! Laters!
Almost great. But let down by unadventurous beers and some surly staff. Thats the bad news; the crowd is loud and friendly (if a bit reserved) and the food is excellent. For real treat, book upstairs and enjoy a great dining room. The bar itself is gorgeous (the revamp has kept all of the original features), with windows that, during the summer are open to the sweet breezes of Colombia road. Wines are very good, but can be a bit pricey. Utterly transformed, this bar is well worth a visit