Royal Oak

This restaurant is situated in a remote area off London. One wouldn’t believe that it is so close to London since the area is like a scarcely populated village. It is like an old house, converted to a pub.
They have a good selection of beers. My steak was very good and the service was excellent,

Really enjoyed a 3 course meal at the Royal Oak on the 24÷01÷15 to celebrate my birthday. The quality oft the food was very good and compared to other rated restaurants in the area compared favorably price wise. Being a party of 12 we probably chose most things on the menu, all of which had very good feedback from our guests. The atmosphere was relaxed and the staff very friendly. Excellent choices available on the menu. Looking forward to going back.

Had a lovely lunch here on 9^th June 2012, started off with wine helped by the bar maid as I only like new world reds, so I had a wine tasting of the european wines to help me decide.
We had booked the table as my partner knew from past experience that it gets very busy.
We started with a shared charcutterie plate which was very nice, I then had the chargrilled veal with linquine, chorizo and a wild garlic butter. My partner had the duck breast with mustard potato cake & fennel, we did order a side of seasonal veg. All of it was beautifully cooked and we did our norm of sharing our main courses.
Then to dessert. choiceschoices I decided on the buttermilk pudding with toffee banana and macaroons while my partner elected for the marathon tart with salted butter & nut caramel, cholocate ganache and sorbet. both were lovely.
Finished off with a coffee and maltesers!!!
The restaurant was busy but nothing too much trouble for the staff.
There is a daily specials board and they cater for children and don’t mind pets being allowed in the premisesif it was our local I don’t think we would be cooking at home.

Great food and lovely atmosphere. Menu is local and seasonal and very tasty. The rustic breads with garlic is a great starter or accompaniment. Crayfish starter is light n tasty. Can’t go wrong with the roast. Venison burger is really yummy. Trio of chocolate dessert is awesome way to finish.

The Royal Oak is a busy good value out of town gastro-​pub located about a mile out of Marlow. The building is fairly old, with several small rooms that have been knocked through into each other and lots of character. The pub is however up to date with a modern menu and free WiFi on offer.
A good menu has eight starters and four specials, ranging from £3.75 to £7.50 including roast tomato soup; breads with balsamic & olive oil; warm confit of chicken and olive ballotine with pepperonata, cannellini bean salad and balsamic dressing; Indian spiced mackerel with lime & ginger relish and pomegranate and mint raita; local wild mushroom fricasse with toasted brioche. There are around nine main courses and four specials ranging from around £11 to £16.50 including roast Chiltern lamb rump with dauphinoise potatoes; Grimsby haddock fillet ‘en papillotte’ with rouille and buttered new potatoes; seared little Marlow rabbit on Rosti potato with crispy baby squid; lemon sole with samphire and Bearnaise sauce; baked sweet potato, feta, baby spinach and thyme strudel. I had one of the standard starters: seared scallops and braised Stockings farm pork belly on celeriac and apple rémoulade for £7.50: this was lovely and a nice twist on the usual scallops and bacon dish. I followed this with creamy chicken and pancetta pie with a puff-​pastry lid and buttered cabbage (no potatoes or other ‘stodge’) for £12.50: this was very nice, but I thought it was a little salty. A nice selection of puddings were available for around £5−7 including rhubarb fool with elderflower syrup; honey-​roast figs with toffee yoghurt and thyme shortbread; plus a selection of sorbets, ice creams and cheeses. There is a lot of parking, but the place gets busy so you may struggle to park or get a table at times. Update June 2012
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Happy to report still great with restaurant class food and excellent service: up-​rated to 5*, highly recommended!