Royal Oak Inn, Staffhurst Wood

I used to eat and drink at the Royal Oak about 10 years ago, and thought I'd try it again with a couple of girlfriends. Unfortunately, we won't be going back as we were met by unfriendly staff and served poor to average food: Burnt, inedible lasagne eaten at a wonky table. At 10pm as soon as we'd paid the bill (which included a tip) the manager/owner(? the large guy behind the bar) switched off lights in restaurant and loos, made so much noise putting bottles in bin that we couldn't hear ourselves speak, and made it very obvious that he wanted us out even though the bar was still full of people. We felt very uncomfortable and left about 10.20. We were not spoken to on the way out and the door was locked as soon as we left. When I told other friends about the terrible experience, they also said that they'd found it cliquey and unfriendly.

21 Jun 2011 21:02