The Royal Oak

Alright folks! We are excited to announce there shall be a surprise comedy show on Monday the 26th of August in our lounge room hosted by the kind, gorgeous and brave comedian... Simon Munnery! We hear there shall be a guest or two thrown into the fire as well…

Despite Simon’s many professional achievements from performing comedy, and proving joy to the masses for over 30 years… he has also been a loyal and loving regular to our wee pub. We are nothing short of chuffed that he has chosen us for this event 😎

‘One of the funniest, most original comedians of the past 20 years’ - The Guardian *stolen from his website*

Tickets available behind the bar, but they’re limited - so hurry!!! 🌳🧡🎤🥁🎭

18:00 - 19:00

From Pineapple to cherry or banana, we’re got all the rum flavours you need to get you through to the end of the Fringe and beyond.

📣FRINGE FESTIVAL 2024 SESSIONS📣

Here you are folks! Our late license festival dates will run from August 2nd to the 25th. Our opening and closing times are;

Open at 12:30pm every day
Closing at 3am Sunday to Thursday and 4am on Fridays and Saturdays 😎✌🏻

We look forward to seeing you, old friends and hopefully new! Come and enjoy one of our many liquid delicacies with unlimited semi-decent banter 🫶🏻

🗣️LOUNGE EVENT THURSDAY 18th JULY 🗣️

Exciting announcement! ✨🌷

Our very well loved Oakie, Poet Olivia Thomakos, along with fellow poet Titilayo Farukuoye will be hosting a magical evening of poetry reading from their respective pamphlets; ‘Love & Other Cancers’ (Thomakos) accompanied musically by Simon Piper, and In Wolf’s Skin (Farukuoye) that shall be accompanied by music from Ria.

Entrance will be free, and pamphlets are £6 😌

Please save the date! We look forward to sharing the experience together ♥️💐

If you ken the staff at The Royal Oak, you’ll ken we love our spiced rums 🔥

We’ve got a crackin’ shelf of tasty rums with heaps o’ options to make it your own (more than seen in this post 😜).

Take it neat, or freshen it up with some Ginger Beer or in an ice cold Coke. We wilny judge!

Folks!! D’ye like trolls and fairies? Well you’re in for a treat. We are really proud to say our very own has chosen us to exhibit his wonderful and magical art 🧌🧚🏻✨

Please pop by this Saturday (11/05/2024) at 4pm when we will open the doors of our lounge bar for an enchanting experience by meeting James (the best part!) and viewing one of his many talents 🎨🌳

“I try to capture things you see in the corner of your eye while walking in the woods…” - James

Alright folks! Here’s another updated schedule of our session host slots. 🎶

Please bear in mind that things can change last minute, so if you’re looking to catch anyone specific - just pop us a message!

* The Greasy Whiskers will be on holiday until May 26th, then the rotation between them and Alasdair will continue from then.

Massive thank you to for making us some Royal Oak t-shirts!

Kirsty drew the short straw and had to get her photo taken. Here’s a collage of her trying to model our new merch.

For sale behind the bar now!

Proud to say that last month we were host venue for creative cultural event 🎪

Please support and follow this volunteer run event company, we are very inspired and humbled to be chosen to support such an organisation - let’s see what happens next! Well done ! ✨

Hello folks!

Exciting PSA! Now available on Spotify are a some of the recordings of our friend and hero, the late Martin Boland. Our wonderful longtime friend was kind enough to do this, so many thanks to him. Happy listening, and think of happy memories ❤️

Rugby fans! Fancy a pint?

Let’s back our boys in blue with a pint of Backing Blue by Stewart Brewing!! 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This tropical but bold and hoppy IPA is the perfect pal to pair with getting into the spirit for the Scotland V France match tomorrow, and once that’s done brace yourselves for the fruity Moa Mountain - a delicious New Zealand IPA 🇳🇿🍋

PSA: The Royal Oak will not be showing any rugby matches. We do not have a TV. But… why not pregame with us? 🤪

Hello Folks!

Nothing much has changed, but here’s an updated weekly schedule for our sessions. If you have any questions about the sessions please don’t hesitate to give us a ring or pop us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Oor doors are always open so come and join us for a drink, blether and listen to some wickedly talented musicians.

🥜❤️PBJ TIME❤️🥜

To try and cheer up this deary, dreich and never ending January - we now provide deeeeeeelicious peanut butter and jelly shots which can be made unique with any flavour of Sourz! 🌈😋

Power restored
We’re open again. Music from 6:30 ish

Due to an ongoing power outage in the area we are currently closed. Latest estimate is 8pm for opening but this could change.

Hello folks! Incase you weren’t aware… tomorrow is Hogmanay! 🍾🎇🎉

Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the last day of the year, more known as New Year’s Eve, and is generally regarded as the most important Scottish holiday. And what other way to spend it than with us at the best pub in town. 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Here’s the line up for our Hogmanay celebrations, don’t miss out! 🎸🪕💛

P.S. Don’t forget your hankies for the traditional singing of Robert Burns’ ‘Auld Lang Syne’ once the bells hit, it’s an emotional moment for all of us Scots🥲🎶

If you’ve not tried our chocolate porter you don’t know what you’re missing! It tastes like tiny chocolate mountains 🤣

Forget Elf on a Shelf… we have a new whisky on ours!

Oban Distillery was founded back in 1794 by two brothers, John and Hugh Stevenson. Once advertised as “The finest sma’ still whisky in the Highlands”, cautious care is taken to ensure the rest the whisky needs is put in place to maintain its spirits famous light, fruity and spicy flavour personality.

The Oban Distillers Edition is released annually, but in limited quantities. So take the chance while you can while it’s on The Royal Oak’s shelves!

Come and enjoy the music, and have a dram wi us to warm your bones through this miserable weather 🥃🔥

🦇…1 week to go!…🦇

Have you got your costume ready? In 7 days time we will be hosting our Halloween Costume Party with live music from the formidable 👹🪕

The winner of the competition shall be revealed at Midnight… and there will be a truly spooky prize for the lucky ghoul. We will also have seasonal cocktail’s available for the occasion, so stay tuned! 🍸🕸️

Here’s a short recap of last years antics with our incredible 1st year winner: 👻💚

We are so looking forward to seeing you scary buggers to enjoy the fun 🎃🕯️

-pubs

…. You ask and you shall receive….

Seeing as last year was such good craic, why not bring it back? Mark your calendars for Sunday the 29th of October!

Wear your best costume - there will be a prize for the best dressed, enjoy our spooky themed drinks (which will be revealed soon), and dance and sing the night away with the illustrious from 9pm!

Who expected this heatwave?! Not us anyway! ☀️✨

If you fancy something sweet and refreshing to cool you down, look no further. Here we have Dr Oak! Tastes just like your beloved fizzy drink only made by your favourite folkies 😉🥤

Hiya folks. Ever heard of a Whisky Mac? No? Well, prepare to be educated. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃

A Whisky Mac (christened The Whisky MacDonald) is a cocktail made up of whisky and ginger wine. Named after a 19 century soldier, Colonel Hector MacDonald - who was also known as ‘Fighting Mac’, it is intended to batter the coldness in your bones after a chilly escapade.

Here at Whisky Mac’s are very popular, so why not up your game and try the cocktail with a delicious blended malt. Or, for a milder option, try it with a refreshing can of juice. Anything goes here, with summer drawing to a close and autumn on the way this is the perfect spicy flavoursome autumnal beverage. 🍂🍁

ITS THE FINAL COUNT DOWN! 🎺

1 week today will be the start of #2023, are you prepped and ready for the madness?

For 23 days in August our daily sessions will consist of 1 extra gig every day, take a peek and mark your diaries for your favourite musicians time slots!

We look forward to riding through the chaos that is the Fringe with you, come and join the fun 🍻🥳