Pub Club
Royal Oak
A classic Columbia Road pub beside Bethnal Green’s Sunday flower-market bustle
The Royal Oak is a traditional East London boozer with an upstairs dining room, a beer garden and a menu of seasonal British pub classics. Drop in for a weekday meal, drinks and bar snacks, or book in for the Sunday roast.
73 Columbia Rd, London E2 7RG, UK
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Inside
Classic pub food on Columbia Road
The kitchen serves familiar British dishes including pie and mash, fish and chips, cheeseburgers, steak and plant-based options. There are smaller plates and sharing dishes for a casual stop, alongside cocktails, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks.
Outside
A courtyard stop for flower-market Sundays
On Sundays, the pub opens onto a courtyard café for the Columbia Road flower-market crowd, with outdoor seating and a lively setting. The beer garden is also suited to pints, snacks and an unhurried afternoon.
Come for
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Sunday roasts after Columbia Road flower market, with crisp potatoes, seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and vegetarian options.
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The upstairs dining room and private-hire space, with its own bar, accommodates celebrations for up to 45 guests.
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A Columbia Road beer garden for pints, bar snacks and late-afternoon drinks, alongside the lively Sunday courtyard café.
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British pub classics including pie and mash, fish and chips, cheeseburgers and steak, paired with seasonal cocktails and wine.
Visit
Royal Oak
Food is served Monday 12pm–9pm, Tuesday–Saturday 12pm–10pm and Sunday 12pm–9pm. The pub is closed Friday and Saturday according to the supplied opening-hours listing, although the venue website lists those days as open.
Today · midday–10pm
- Monday
- midday–10pm
- Tuesday
- midday–11pm
- Wednesday
- midday–11pm
- Thursday
- midday–11pm
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- midday–10pm
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