The Royal Hotel

Position

Room with stain glass window very good .

We found the food very disappointing - cheese and onion pie looked good on the menu but turned out to be an inch deep puddle of hot cheese at the bottom of a pie dish. There was quite a gap between the filling and the pastry! Very hard to eat and lacking any texture in the cheese. Moroccan spiced chicken thighs were very good; however, they were served on what was described on the menu as date and cashew nut rice. This was sticky and solid - I went back to the menu to check, but it was not described as sticky rice so presumably just a failure of cooking on this occasion. It contained sultanas but no sign of dates or even a single cashew nut.
Service was acceptable but it seemed hard even to get eye contact with the staff, they were generally offhand and didn’t comment or even enquire if everything had been all right when removing half-full plates from the table.
We had looked forward to our visit to the Royal but we’re not likely to be back any time soon.

Slep like a log! Good bed.

Lovely old pub by the canal, delicious supper and breakfast, simple, comfortable accommodation and really nice staff.

Stayed for 2 nights while working and unfortunately I was out early and back late shattered , Room was spot on for the money , staff are nice , Food looked great and a lovely garden out back to sit and relax with a drink , I'll be booking again when I'm back up this way with the family .

Staff were friendly, dinner was fab, parking was easy and the canal walk at the end of the garden was lovely.

Nice atmosphere in the bar / resturant area - food was very good with great menu choices

Horrendous and overpriced! We went for a meal with my recently widowed aunt, supposed to be a treat as we hadn't seen her for quite some time. The food was horrible, the fish was greasy, and the triple-cooked chips had been triple-cooked so many times they were almost black! The staff were useless. We arrived a few minutes early, and it seemed to cause a major problem, as they had nowhere to seat us until our table was ready, until I insisted on sitting down somewhere. The bar top was sodden with beer spills; it seemed that none of the staff knew how to use a cloth! I didn't complain as I didn't want to upset my aunt. But if I had been there on my own, I would have sent food back and walked out without paying a penny. We've had a few dodgy times there in the past, and only risked it again because it was local and not too far for my aunt to travel, but this was the worst experience by far. We won't be back.

Just had our planned 1 night stop cancelled by Venue due to maintenance. Only effected oour room, I enquired if our room was the only 1 effected, yes because it's only 1 night.
Dont lie !! Probably had a booking for longer. Thats how the treat people.
If you cant rely on integrity when booking how can a trip be planned in advance! S##t attitude.

There were six of us in our party and we were liked after really well by the staff, both when we booked and at dinner. A fantastic experience. The food was superb and the surroundings very nice. Thanks - we will be back.

Location, food in pub was good

Absolutely fab hotel and restaurant. Rooms are lovely and comfortable and clean .
Staff were very friendly and helpful on arrival and checking in.
The food served was excellent both in presentation and quality.
Staff were very attentive
Will definitely be returning in the future

Great efficient staff. Food was to die for. Fab that has a free car park. Nice chilled atmosphere in pub. Spacious room. Blackout blinds- wish every B&B/hotel etc did this!

Welcoming staff on arrival - nice family & dog friendly pub restaurant with lovely food too. Relaxed atmosphere.
Fresh clean bedding & bed & had very comfortable nights sleep. Ample large soft clean towels, hairdryer, tea / coffee etc.

We have visited The Royal quite a few times and we have always been satisfied with the food. However we visited this week (Tuesday lunch) and were disappointed in the food. Just fish and chips and whilst the fish and batter was ok - the chips were overcooked and reheated! Unlikely we’ll return.

The room was very adequate, however is was quite noisy from other rooms and also
Traffic outside!
Breakfast was lovely and great value.
Staff were efficient