Staff couldn’t have been kinder when our 4 year old grandson vomited as we arrived through their door. While he was taken home, they cleared up quickly and ensured that our remaining 8 family members (4 youngsters) were given excellent attention and entertained with great...humour. The landlord gave us lots of help in deciding which South African dishes we might enjoy and the entire family ate and thoroughly enjoyed all their choices. We wished we our holiday had been longer as we certainly would have returned the following day. Many thanks to everyone there. We will happily recommend this venue. A lovely experience (despite our unexpectedly dramatic arrival)More

Booked here for 6 of us here for food at 13.00. We were not aware that it was Sunday Lunch only and no other food options were available. The owner/ chef came to see us, very apologetic, said he was only serving Sunday Lunch but...would be agree to roast beef sandwiches. One of our party was gluten free and they even supplied a GF roast beef sandwich. The sandwiches were delicious. Exceptional customer service, Thankyou.More

My friend and I visited this pub for the first time yesterday. The service was first class; the food was really tasty (and there was a great choice with some South African inspired dishes) and so reasonably priced. No one rushed us at all. A...really lovely experience. Thanks!More

Best pub meal in a long time. Excellent fresh ingredients and a good amount. Very friendly staff and nice relaxed atmosphere. Parked easily.

Landlord very chatty and welcoming , Good choice on the menu with food ,not long waiting either ,wasn't disappointed food really nice ,would advise booking a table as really busy ,would definitely recommend.

What a friendly welcome. I felt like I was a regular instead of a first-time visitor. The food we had was excellent and VERY filling. Absolutely will be returning. Thank you for a lovely lunch!

A family Christmas dinner we were a party of seven and Benson the dog. We had booked the friendly welcome as we came in the the great food. Benson had lots of petting. Going to take a friend for lunch as coastlines bus stops outside...but parking ok.More

Visited Royal Oak 10/12/2022 for some dinner and can’t fault the pub. Fabulous food great atmosphere staff very attentive all round 10 out of 10 we’ll done guys definitely visiting again 😊

Visited The Royal Oak in Malton with friends really friendly pub John and Laura made us feel so welcome great atmosphere and well worth the visit will definitely be back

After extensive research on what there is on offer in Malton, I came across this place on here. Menu looked lovely plus the fact that there are some South African dishes on the menu swung it for me. It's a mile from Malton, in Old...Malton and well worth the taxi ride there. Taxis were not easy to come by but if you book a cab back to Malton (where we stayed) as soon as you get to sit down, you should be fine. We were placed in a cosy corner and had a starter of Sosaties to share. Very enjoyable. Mains were Bobotie for me which was fab and my husband had the Royal Oak Burger, which he devoured and was very happy with. We even had dessert which is unusual for us. Next to us were a couple from South Africa, and we got chatting. Both the Malva pudding and the Brownie were gorgeous. The wine slipped down a treat. The SA Shiraz was very silky and smooth. In short: We loved the whole experience and are planning to come back. Many thanks to chefs and staff. Do book though to avoid disappointment as the place was pretty busy.More

Recently had lunch - 4 adults. Great food. Staff friendly, helpful and efficient. Pub is lovely and traditional. Would imagine it’s great for outdoor eating in the warmer weather. Easy parking.

There was 10 of us for a family reunion, the Sunday roast was lovely I had pork very good lovely homemade Yorkshire pudding fresh veg presented lovely. Sweets looked lovely. Staff were very good efficient and very helpful. Would certainly recommend