Royal Oak, Widcombe - pub details
Address: Summerlays Place, Widcombe, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4HN [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 13272) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bath Spa (0.3 miles), Oldfield Park (1.3 miles), Freshford (3.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 13 users)
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user reviews of Royal Oak, Widcombe
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| With it’s plethora of sporting memorabilia and a packed crowd enjoying the football on a multitude of plasma screens, it would be easy to dismiss this as just another sports bar. But it’s actually much more than that – it strikes me as a proper, traditional pub that just happens to have a strong sports emphasis. It’s a long, single room bar, although with areas to both the left and right that are up a couple of steps and separated by low partitions, so they have the feeling of being somewhat separate. The flooring is painted boards and the walls a shade of mustard yellow, with a burgundy red colour on the woodwork. At the rear is a covered patio area, and also a function room that had a projector screen showing the football on a recent Sunday afternoon visit. As previously mentioned, there is plenty of sporting memorabilia around with a shelf full of rugby balls, cricketing photographs and football shirts adorning the walls and various national flags around the bar. Food is apparently offered, although the only evidence we saw on our visit was a jar of pickled eggs behind the bar. Besides the numerous screens dotted around, the commentary was also piped to additional speakers around the pub just to ensure you didn’t miss out. A little over the top for my taste, but then I’m not a sports fan. Tables were a mix match of different styles, round, square, high and low. Beers on offer were Gem, Doom Bar and Butcombe Gold. Ciders were Thatcher’s Gold, Stowford Press and Blackthorn. Blackthorn - 28 Aug 2011 23:00 |
| Excellent pub for rugby – good selection of ales and cider, and the landlord Simon is very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back on my next visit to Bath! Jeff2010 - 7 Apr 2010 13:58 |
| We ate here, and the chef seems to feel the need to cover everything in black pepper to the point where it is inedible. Half our meal was also forgotten and came late as it had to be cooked after everything else. More over, when we complained, we were not taken seriously and were just fobbed off. I would not return to the pub. elspethsissons - 29 Mar 2010 12:17 |
| Nice pub with lots of live sports. For big rugby matches they have additional screens in their skittle alley building at the back. Food is typical honest pub grub - great value and well worth a visit if you're that side of town. Beer is well kept and very drinkable, and the beer garden is pleasant on warm summers evenings if you can ignore the regular trains passing by!! pubscouter - 20 May 2009 23:48 |
| I have just spent the weekend in Bath to watch Quins play Bath RFC and couldnt have been made more welcome by the staff at the Royal Oak, Widcombe. What a top pub: skittles on a Friday night and rugby on the Saturday. Packed out with good beer, cider (Stowford Press, the best draught cider on the market), tuck and friendly regulars. If you're into rugby and a good time, you should visit this place as it is excellent. In fact , Bath was a top place to be this spring weekend. Thanks Simon (and wife), and I hope you enjoyed your late night curry on Saturday!! And it doesnt take ages to get served: the staff are very efficient and I'm not a regular, but plan to be once or twice a year. I hope Bath get to the play offs and I hope they dismantle Leicester next weekend!! Cmonuquins - 6 Apr 2009 23:55 |
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