The Royal Oak Hotel in Fitzroy North.

Royal Oak Hotel

This sibling to the well-loved Marquis of Lorne bears the same savvy charm without the extreme sport of hustling for a seat.

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In the lead-up to The Age Good Food Guide on sale from November 19,we raise a glass to the return of the pub,in a big and welcome way.

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Chicken schnitzel with mustard gravy and fennel salad.
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Fitzroy North's Royal Oak Hotel feels like the real deal again

Entering the new version of this old building gave me that tingly feeling,like:We're back. The pub is back. Melbourne is back,writes Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell