May 22, 2012
Over priced. Food was average. Beer was ok at best.

January 7, 2012
decent beer sometime food is so so. nice beer garden in the summer time and close to royal oak action.

January 1, 2012
(Visited 08/2011): Royal Oak, one of several brewpubs in the city, is located in the heart of downtown on E 4th not too far off Main Street. Metered parking is available all around. The interior has a cozy feel of wood, brick and maroon colors. The bar is along the right side and boasts a direct view to the tanks. Large historical pictures adorn the walls, and there is a beer garden out back. Royal Oak’s beer list consists of 5 brews, and are available in a sampler. On my visit the options were Northern Light, Summer Wit, Royal Pride IPA, Pappy’s Porter and India Ink Black IPA. All of the beers are decent. Service on a slow weekday early afternoon was good. The guy tending bar gave the impression that he has been there awhile and knew the beers and the history of the place. I did not try any food on my visit. Overall I favored the beers slightly more at Bastone but aside from that I would still recommend a stop here.

December 22, 2011
this place is a skip even though its close ot Bastone... generic chain bar interior, generic cheap bar food and most of the beers are not good at all... don’t bother

December 6, 2011
Nice inside, good food, friendly bartender. I’m a girl, but I usually ask the bartender "What’s your favorite?" before I make my beer decision, and here I got the standard "The IPA, but it’s very bitter." Give me a break dude. It wasn’t even that bitter. Sub-par beers in my opinion.

October 29, 2011
ESB was thin. Cram stout was good but not exceptional. All beers were served to cold. Nice crowd of people seem to frequent the place.

March 26, 2010
This is a really cool converted old building with hardwood floors, a great pool area, a nice little beer garden, great fare and some pretty good brews. I hit this place whenever I’m in town and have never been disappointed.

January 30, 2010
Parking around here seemed to be at a premium, and I almost got hypothermia making the 3 block walk to the pub. The place was full on a Thursday night. I had a decent dinner of fish and chips and a couple solid brews. This place won’t blow your socks off for originality and doesn’t have much in the way of any outside the box beer offerings. But it’s a solid choice nonetheless. (Quietly, this was my 500th brewery visited).

August 7, 2009
I had dinner here tonight with BeerBaron617. It’s right down the street from me, but I haven’t really been here all too often..In fact, maybe only five times. Inside, the restaurant looks nice and has a great atmosphere. We had a great waitress, very friendly and helpful. (although, I have been here and the service was terrible). Our beers were quite tasty. I had fish and chips - pretty hard to screw up, but it was tasty none the less. Good overall this time.

August 7, 2009
Had dinner here tonight. Very casual atmosphere, and nice scenery. The service was great, and the beer was better than average, I had the IPA. The food was a huge surprise, considering the venue. I had the pesto gnocchi, served with a great cheesy garlic bread that was to-die-for when dipped in the extra saucy pasta. My friend(MereLikesBeer) had the Red Ale, and the fish and chips, which she said was just average. I thought it was great though. Cheers!