Old Royal Oak

What a great pub this is . Just had Sunday lunch which was amazing as always . Shaz and Di really look after their customers and are particularly caring towards anyone who needs help . Great food ,great drinks and most of all great people ❤️ If you are in Knaresborough and want a top class Sunday Lunch -do go in. (But not too many people please ,in case there is no room for me )😁

Last minute trip . Booking wa easy. Parking perfect and welcome was warm from both managers. Warm, chatty friendly pub - even got free chocolate 😃 Room was warm, nicely decorated, clean, great towels ( always a must !) Enjoyed the freebie cookies too Shower and bathroom facilities clean and stocked with toiletries Accessibility was fabulous and must recommend a wander around to Half Moon for pizza and No Place Like Home for breakfast Lovely stay - thank you

Please be VERY wary about staying here ! The bedroom itself was very good - clean & comfortable and the location of the hotel ideal - so that's the positives out of the way. At the time of my booking, there were three websites available to book a room (including booking dot com) , now the latter is not used. Out of the other two websites, the price for a single occupancy on a Saturday night is either 90 or 95 pounds - and both state that breakfast is included (& it says it on my receipt), but when I got there, he said it would be an extra £20 - I showed him my receipt and he made some story up about that it wasn't his website - but obviously the money I paid thru the site had got to his bank account and he knew we were turning up - so in my mind it was his website and he should have honoured it and included breakfast !! As I didn't have the best experience, I thought I'd write a review on "his" website and although there are 133 positive reviews on there ... there isn't an option to add one - which seems a bit suspicious (!), hence why I'm leaving this one here. If the websites/receipt stated it was £95 and didn't include breakfast, I would have probably still stayed and this review would have been a lot more positive AND we would have probably stayed in his pub in the afternoon supping his lovely Timmy Taylor's beer ... but because he lied to me (& swore at my mate who was in the same situation) we didn't spend anymore money in his pub - he easily lost £75 - £80 worth of business because of his rude/negative attitude towards his customers.

Avoid this place, utterly disgraceful attitude from the guy who works there. He showed us to our room which was ok. In the information pack it said we had to pre order breakfast by filling in a form by 7:00pm, which is not a problem. On asking at the bar for a form is when his attitude got worse, he was about to tell us the prices for breakfast and I said we got breakfast included and tried to show him the confirmation email from *********** His words to me in the bar area as pulling our drinks, “I do not give a sh*t what is on your confirmation you are not having breakfast at that price, if you want it, they’ll be another £35 and it’s 08;30 in the morning” I was completely taken a back and shocked with the language from him. He continued to mumble and then walked away, never came back to discuss the situation. What an awful experience we had.

Nothing negative can be said, rooms, food, staff and location are all spot on. Would definitely go again, sooner rather than later. Given 4 stars as nothing is absolutely perfect. Clean and friendly place to stay.

Situated perfect lovely clean rooms breakfast was lovely and the staff very friendly free car parking at the back of the pub but plenty of car parking near by. Found very nice and quaint plenty of pubs and restaurants Wednesday is market day.

We have just returned from a weekend stay. Arrived on Friday, went in to the pub and spoke to the barman. Very helpful and explained where to park the cars at the rear of the premises, also show us to our rooms. Are room was No. 1, which is on the ground floor. Fantastic room, plenty of space, good bed, shower, slept like a baby both nights. Had ordered our breakfast on the pre order sheet, breakfast was superb, great produce and red hot. The bar is a proper old school type, great drinks and full of locals and tourists. Bar staff very friendly and answered any queries we had. Pub is in the perfect location in the market place. Great landlord and landlady and staff, even the cleaners had a smile!! We will be back.

We had a great five days hear ,the room we were in was spotlessly clean and comfy. The staff were very friendly and helpful as was Rob the landlord he Shaz and staff all take pride in what they do. The area is very accessible and there is lots of parking. Breakfast is well cooked and large enough to keep you hunger free all day ,thanks hope to see you in the future xx

When phoning to inquire about hotel, stated I had problem with stairs but told only a short staircase. Could not believe it when discovered steep stone outside steps. Bed was uncomfortable ( lumpy and hard) , breakfast at a precise time, we choose 8.45 but on leaving room at 8.46 landlord outside to let us know we were late! On second morning the toaster and bread were removed before my husband had finished his cooked breakfast. Walking through the beer garden wasn’t as pleasant way to get to room. The dog was lovely but not enough to recommend the hotel.