Awards, accolades
& press coverage

"Assured, understated dishes are created with obvious care and a delicate touch — most have just three or four components, which allows each first-class ingredient to really shine. Charming service helps things along nicely."

"Forget pub grub. This is cooking to dazzle and delight."
— Tom Parker-Bowles

"In Richard and Solanche's world, you're in the safest of hands."

"Chef-owner Richard Craven has forged close links with many local enterprises. Game from the pub's huntin' and shootin' friends is a star seasonal attraction — a short fixed-price menu of highly worked, multi-layered contemporary dishes noted for their pinpoint flavours, balance and technical know-how."

"Absolutely top-rate food and very attentive service. Richard's cookery is always spot on and his love of game always shines through in the dishes he serves up. The best all-round gastronomic experience."

"Run by husband-and-wife team Richard and Solanche Craven, the Royal Oak is a Michelin-starred pub that dates back more than 800 years — the building has been refurbished by the Cravens to retain its character as a pub, with half the space given over to a traditional bar."

"A historic establishment dating back to 1168, making it one of the oldest village pubs in England — and one of Warwickshire's finest dining destinations."

"Richard Craven takes the field-to-fork mantra quite seriously. Almost all of the meat served at The Royal Oak is wild — sourcing organic vegetables locally and getting fish in daily from Cornwall."

"Richard Craven and his wife Solanche bagged a Michelin star for their Warwickshire pub just two years after opening, thanks to their terroir-driven country food, focusing on wild meats and foraged ingredients."

"Roganesque — the same light touch and attention to striking visual detail as anything to come out of the kitchens at l'Enclume."

"My cooking is totally inspired by my surroundings. I like to call it proper country food."
— Richard Craven

"The only pub in the Cotswolds to hold a Michelin star. Chef-owner Richard Craven has a passion for British produce and his cooking follows a strong farm-to-fork ethos."