The Royal Oak, Borough - pub details

Royal Oak
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Address: 44 Tabard Street, Borough, London, SE1 4JU [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 2814) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Nearest tube stations Borough (0.1 miles), London Bridge (0.4 miles), Elephant and Castle (0.6 miles)

Nearest train stations London Bridge (0.4 miles), Elephant & Castle (0.6 miles), Cannon Street (0.8 miles)

Brewery: Harveys

Pub facilities/features:
Cask Marque accreditation

  • Food served, Real ale
Suggested by Lee Newton on 27 May 2003.

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> Current user rating: 7.3/10 (rated by 426 users)
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As a local resident in the Borough area of Southwark I find that the Royal Oak is like an Oasis in the Desert in terms of a good traditional pub. This is the only Harveys of Lewes house in London.
there is always the full range of Harveys ales both regular and seasonal ales, plus a guest seasonal Fullers ale on draught and a full range of Harveys bottled ales.
Added to the that the Royal Oak is traditional, with no TV, no Musak , no Fruit machines, just good ale, good food and good company. The food is of a very high standard and reasonable in price.
Those who complain about having to stand as the pub is busy should go to other less popular pubs in the area and leave the Royal Oak to those of us who enjoy its convivial atmosphere
PastryChef - 9 Jan 2012 20:25
Had a very nice Sunday afternoon thru till closing session yesterday,very good beer my friend went through the bitters and mild and porter 6 or 7 in total.Didn't eat but the food looked great.Busy to start then slowed but its a nice pub and the customers all seem friendly and willing to chat! I found the prices ok but maybe thats because my local (EX) is now charging £3.90 for London Pride.
Londonchef - 9 Jan 2012 12:05
Maybe too popular for its own good - and the gradual inflation of beer prices is noticeable here as well. The food is good - the beer usually good to excellent, but there's something that doesn't quite feel right when you're pressured to vacate even standing space for more punters to arrive.
meurglys_iv - 27 Dec 2011 16:08
I like this pub. But it is sometimes closed when I have tried to visit in the afternoons. Does anyone know what the opening hours are?
Hedonista - 30 Nov 2011 19:04
This pub used to be in my top 5 pubs in London but visited yesterday and was bitterly disappointed. The Quality of the beer used to set this pub apart but it was flat and uninteresting.

Also my experience of the staff was the same as 'youngbr' I found them not only grumpy but bordering on rude. More interested in smoking than serving punters and no verbal communication when the did get round to serving.

This is still an outstanding building inside and out but with pubs closing left right and centre then we cant afford for pubs to be serving poor beer with poor customer service. Such a shame.


juwwi - 27 Nov 2011 09:38

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