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The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak

24 Watford Heath, WD19 4EU, United Kingdom

Pub • Pizza • Steak • British


"Was pleasantly surprised by this place, had a lovely birthday meal here today! Vibe inside is lovely, you can tell it's a family run business and we felt our server actually enjoyed working there/cared whether we were enjoying the meal. We ordered the chilli beef nachos, the bang bang cauliflower (as recommended by our server) and I went for the mac and cheese with buffalo chicken for my main, whilst my partner opted for the burger of the day. The nachos and the bang bang cauliflower were my personal highlights, however, every single dish was absolutely amazing. People had told me the food was great before I came here and they really weren't lying! Portions were generous too. The service was also wonderful, they only had one person behind the bar/taking orders/bringing food out as it was a quieter weekday lunchtime, but he really knew his stuff, and was super helpful, attentive and happy to go the extra mile for us throughout the whole meal. He also, very thoughtfully, saw my partner had booked the table as a birthday occasion and brought out a complimentary brownie icecream with a candle in to our surprise! I've eaten in expensive restaurants in previous years on my birthday and haven't even gotten a happy birthday from the server, let alone a free dessert, so was incredibly generous of them and of course, it tasted delicious and was a great portion! We will definitely be back and can't wait to try everything else on the menu!!!"

Spice Lounge Watford

Spice Lounge Watford

57 Market Street, Watford WD18 0PR, United Kingdom

Pizza • Mexican • Seafood • Fast Food


"I work as an Internet Santa doing Zoom calls to families. I had a lot of calls today and decided that it would be good to have a take-away curry rather than to have to cook. I knew I would be finished about and...so ordered a delivery for p.m. Fearful that they might try to deliver earlier, I left instructions not to deliver before I cannot go to the front door when I am in the middle of a Santa call. I have a notice on my front door stating that I cannot come to the door and to leave deliveries on the mat. I had also ordered a “Covid secure” delivery by having the bag left by the door. Whist I was on a Santa call just after p.m. there was loud knocking on my door and then on my window, not once, but twice. When I had finished my call I switched on my phone to discover that they had got through to my voicemail but didn’t leave a message. I phoned them and they made a not very sincere sounding apology and offered nothing by way of a gesture of good will. I suggested some additional food but in the end all they offered me as a fizzy drink. I told them I am diabetic and don’t drink those. I told them if they didn’t make a gesture I would not use them again. He appeared resigned to that (possibly though repeated experience I would have thought that in these difficult times for restaurants that they would have wanted to appease me, but no. It appeared that he had not bothered to read my note about not before and that he thought that a delivery at for one requested at was acceptable. He said he would cook my order again. It arrived at There was a knock on the door and the was a man not wearing a mask with the carried bag in his hand. I pointed out that I had requested a Covid secure delivery and he looked at me as if I was mad. Again no apology for not bothering about failing to comply with my instructions. The food was very ordinary and lukewarm, and I can see why no attempt was made to keep me as a customer as I would have been unlikely to use them again on the standard of food alone. Avoid them like the plague."

Brewers Fayre Rising Sun

Brewers Fayre Rising Sun

2 Ascot Road, WD18 8AP, Watford, United Kingdom

Sushi • Steak • British • Fast Food


"We booked a table for Sunday Dinner at 12:30am. On arrival we were greeted by a friendly female staff member and we requested a quiet table. We were taken to an area of the restaurant which had been sectioned off, so there were no other customers there. One slight problem was that it was located directly under the air conditioning so some of our party found it cold. However, when this was mentioned to the staff they made some changes to the settings to make it a more comfortable temperature . The other issue with this area was that the carpet was very worn and sticky. As I have already mentioned though this area had been closed off. The restaurant seating on the other side of the closure had new carpet. I therefore suspect that the restaurant are working on replacing the carpet and that the area we were in as we had requested a quieter area had not yet been done. The menu was very varied and we found options to suit everyone’s taste. Staff were very helpful and friendly when ordering at the bar. The food was served in a reasonable amount of time but given that the restaurant was not very busy possibly should have been quicker. However, when the food arrived it was hot, well presented and above all tasted good. We all enjoyed our meal, the only small problem here was that the carvery had run out of roast potatoes and so the person who was having them had to wait. They were brought to the table with a few minutes so this was not a big issue and I’m sure it is hard for the restaurant to gage how much of each carvery item they need to have available. The fact that it was handled in such a good way by the staff illustrated to us that they were doing their best. We ordered refillable sodas and the refill station was easily accessible and clean. It did indicate that various flavours could be added to drinks but this option didn’t seem to be available. Tea Coffee refills were also in a good position with all required items available and again the area was clean tidy. Desserts were served very quickly and on the whole very enjoyable although the people who had the Banoffee Cheesecake were not very impressed and found the cheesecake topping to be very powdery and not pleasant. Overall , we had a lovely dinner and we all said it was one of our best experiences of dining out for quite some time. I have mentioned a few small things that weren’t perfect but these were far outweighed by the service of the staff and the enjoyable food. We will definitely be visiting again."