Royal Oak Hotel, Kilmore VIC

Great food Loved my Steak.
Great Service.
That's the place I will be going again.

Edit: 07/05/2024 Chef left and kitchen closed at time of update.

I love the food, friendly staff, and learning about different beers. Only took me 20 years to find out. We judge our experiences against our expectations. This is a solid old fashioned hotel with a heart of gold. The kitchen team provide large delicious bistro meals. No fancy ambience. Just a great feed and drink at affordable prices. The bar staff are lovely and have been helping me learn more about a range of beers. I've uploaded some photos. I try to only review after attending on multiple occasions to judge consistency. I've only had great experiences.

Edit: I'm going weekly to try out the menu. The steak tonight was delicious. (Photo). I'm a very happy customer. Love the White Rabbit beer.

Tonight we travelled to Kilmore to celebrate my friend's 50th birthday. We were having a lovely time dancing and lauging at Macs hotel.
When she told.me I had to run from Macs closing at 11 to be in the Royal Oak which advertised open till 1 I thought it was a joke... but half the party were 2 minutes late! A woman stood guarding the door and was absolutely disgracefully rude.
So we had no choice but to go home and my friend's birthday was ruined. She called me later in tears because one of the 15 year old bar staff had deemed her too intoxicated to buy a drink! She'd only had 2 drinks before hand ! A single mother, workaholic, wildlife carer, who does so much for kilmore community and rarely has the opportunity to go out, was shattered to be so disrspected and condemned.
Then she was belittled being forced to say she was argumenrtutative when she had not even been the one asking for a drink to begin with.
This bar is a joke. Run by a control freak narcissist with no regard for any one.
I am grateful to be back in Melbourne where we have a choice and not have to deal with someone controlling our social lives.
I really hope Kilmore residents are given an alternative option soon. It embarrassing that their social lives are overseen by this absolute circus.

we came in for lunch on a weekday, the staff were super friendly and welcoming. the chef was fantastic and our meals were decent size and delicious! definitely recommend stopping in for a meal!

I've been here for dinner with friends a couple of times now, and while the dining area looks a bit tired, all the food is very tasty and comes in nice big serves. The service has also been fantastic every time and I'm sure we'll continue to come back.