The Royal Oak, Clapham North - pub details
Address: 10 Clapham High St, London, SW4 7UT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 471)
Clapham North (0 miles), Clapham Common (0.4 miles), Stockwell (0.6 miles)
Clapham High Street (0.1 miles), Wandsworth Road (0.6 miles), Brixton (0.8 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Big screen
- Pool table (1)
- Food served, Sunday roast, Real ale
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 31 users)
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user reviews of the Royal Oak, Clapham North
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| I agree with the posts below. Popped in on the way home. We stood at the bar, one member of staff was chatting to a customer. We were in no rush so did not interrupt. The other member of staff was bringing glasses to the bar (both avoiding any eye contact). On her 3rd visit I asked if they were still serving she said no and walked off. On the way out I pointed out to her that she could have let us know earlier when she saw us walking in and waiting at the bar. She said 'I was clearing glasses'. Arrogant and pretensious (for no reason). I remember this pub before the make over it was well seedy but I was happy to drink there and at least the staff communicated with customers. lesaux - 25 Sep 2008 23:22 |
| I don't know what on earth has happened to this place. The staff used to be nice, the food was great (especially their infamous Sunday roasts) and it was an all round good pub. We went for lunch on Sunday and arrived early (about 12.45). There were about ten other people in the pub. At 1.15 we ordered food, including two beef roasts. after forty minutes of waiting for our food we were told they'd run out of beef. Clearly we should have been told this when we ordered. By then it was too late to go anywhere else for lunch so we had to make do with what was available, which turned up stone cold. The table next to us were told they couldn't even order food because the kitchen weren't taking any more orders and they had to lunch on bags of crisps. There can't have been more than forty people in the pub in total ... how difficult is it to cook enough meat and serve up roast dinners? The place used to be rammed and everyone got fed. When we were told they'd also run out of Guinness we gave up and left without paying. I'm never going back there. There are too many excellent pubs in Clapham to get away with shoddy service, incompetent management of the kitchen and bad stock control. All we can hope is that it gets sold to a team of staff who know what they're doing, and soon. doman - 1 Sep 2008 10:17 |
| The Royal Oak has been my favourite haunt for the last two years. Close to home, great wine and good food - lots of local friends gathered here regularly however something has changed. The former set of staff who were friendly, welcoming and who basically made the pub the success it was, have been replaced - all of them. It's just not the same anymore which is sad. Some people need a lesson in manners... MrsBlogs - 20 May 2008 17:29 |
| Difficult to assess really, seems like a pub trying to reinvent itself as a bar/restaurant, and failing miserably. There were two Adnams pumps but didn’t feel I could trust them so had a Kronenbourg . The menu included oysters, calamari fritti, wild boar sausages, getting the idea? Good background music but clearly too loud for the size of the place and number of clientele - only a handful at 5pm on a Saturday. Finally, for a place looking to go upmarket the gents toilets were a disgrace. Millay - 11 May 2008 20:11 |
| I haven't been to the Oak for over a year and what used to be a well cared for pub; looked shabby and in need of some TLC. The tables need a varnish and the ladies toilet could do with tarting up....its a shame! It was my favourite pub in Clapham and at the moment, there are newer pubs in the vicinity that is vying for the Oak's clientele, so it should take note! Food and wine up to standard though. Reviewer2008 - 28 Apr 2008 19:59 |
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