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19 June 2013
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The Royal Oak

Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS

£42.00 British Berkshire

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  • Wine: £15.00
  • Champagne: £42.50
  • Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-3pm 6-11pm Sun 12N-4pm

Square Meal Review of The Royal Oak ?

It may have Michelin-starred status and celebrity owners (Sir Michael Parkinson and his son Nick), but this Berkshire village pub couldn’t be more unassuming. It has been put on the culinary map by chef Dominic Chapman, whose sturdy food chimes well with the quality ingredients that make up his seasonal menu. Starters such as pickled Cornish herrings with beetroot, horseradish and watercress set the tone, and high standards are maintained when it comes to main courses of peppered wild Berkshire venison with sauce poivrade or sea bass with samphire, cockles and mussels – this is cooking that holds nothing back. Desserts provide a truly memorable finale, whether it’s Yorkshire rhubarb trifle or a soufflé of raspberries. A new extension, opened at the end of 2012, has added more space and more tables – although the Oak has lost none of its classily bucolic feel.

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  1. The Royal Oak

    Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS
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    Nelly Pride.
      Silver Reviewer  (12)

     
    • Food & Drink: 10
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 8
    • Value: 8

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  2. The Royal Oak

    Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS
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    Steve H.
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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

     
    • Food & Drink: 5
    • Service: 3
    • Atmosphere: 5
    • Value: 5

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  3. The Royal Oak

    Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS
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    James C.
        (3)

     
    • Food & Drink: 9
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 6
    • Value: 6

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  4. The Royal Oak

    Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS
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    Foodess
      Gold Reviewer  (80)
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

     
    • Food & Drink: 9
    • Service: 9
    • Atmosphere: 9
    • Value: 9

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  5. The Royal Oak

    Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 3JS
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    Steffi F.
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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

     
    • Food & Drink: 7
    • Service: 4
    • Atmosphere: 7
    • Value: 4

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  1. Some of you might know The Royal Oak at Paley Street as the pub that Michael Parkinson co-owns with his son Nick. That along with it’s Michelin star gave me and my gentleman companion enough gusto to make the hour and fifteen minute drive from London to visit for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. Being one of only 13 pubs in the country to hold a Michelin star we had high hopes...
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