The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "It has a very central location and offered a decent selection of real ales."
• "This is located very central to Bakewell. Which brings its problems of parking."
• "The pub is situated in the top part of the village which offers great walks to the church, garden centre, and off the beat walks for hikers."
• "It's right in the centre of Bakewell but still has a beer garden at the back."
• "Great location right in the middle of Bakewell."
• "Centrally located. The only and very rare pub that sells grapefruit juice."
• "Perfect English pub in the beautiful town of Bakewell."

Cons:

• "Avoid if Bakewell is busy."
• "Location perfect but no parking at the hotel and problems finding somewhere long enough to leave the car without having to pop back regularly or early in morning to add another ticket or move car."
• "No free car parking. Nothing like it was a few years ago definitely wouldn't go back or recommend."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff can’t do enough for you here."
• "the staff were lovely."
• "Friendly landlord, staff efficient, very good food, good choice of drinks."
• "Staff were friendly and accommodated our every need."
• "The staff were very friendly and made us feel 'at home'."
• "Staff were really friendly, particularly a blonde haired lady."
• "All of the staff and locals pulled together offering me chargers from other shops, lifts home all the way to Nottingham, free food and drinks."

Cons:

• "Very rude staff walked into the pub five minutes after opening and got a very rudely spoken to because they were late opening."
• "Dreadful experience. Members of staff ignored us and talked amongst each other about us and then claimed to be 'off shift'."
• "Awful experience, horrible staff attitude."
• "The meal was good but the service was not."
• "Service extremely slow."
• "Staff training and toilet cleanliness severely lacking."
• "The service was terrible, the person that took our order clearly didn’t want to be there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We both had a Roast pork and stuffing cob, served with proper home made chips, gravy and salad. Food came very promptly and portion size was good."
• "All the food seemed fresh and home made."
• "Had the Moroccan lamb burger off the specials board and was blown away. Great taste, and generous portions."
• "The food is out of this world and well priced."
• "these guys know how to cook the food is by far on another level full Sunday Dinner followed by Bakewell Pudding with custard I've never tasted pub food like it."
• "The food arrived in 10 minutes and was cooked to perfection. It was very tasty, with homemade sauces and chips."
• "The food was very nice served with a smile and very quickly."

Cons:

• "Sausage & mash lacking a tasty sausage."
• "The pie was barely warm, the peas were cold, the gravy came out of the jug in lumps."
• "After our meals arrived, we noticed my burger didn't have bacon as ordered."
• "The steak had a fair amount of gristle, the chips were warm and so were the onion rings."
• "Sunday roast was shocking, no flavour beef was like boot leather and the veg was bland and hardly cooked."
• "The steak and ale pie wasn't great, there was no crust and little meat."
• "The food was not that great we ordered a children's chicken nuggets and chips which came out looking like blackened chicken nuggets."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Rooms basic but very clean and got everything you need."
• "Stayed here a while ago party of 5 people over 2 rooms, whilst the rooms were nice, they were slightly dated."
• "The bed was very nice to sleep in. Really good night's sleep."
• "Stayed here for 1 night. Rooms are basic but have a good shower and comfortable bed."
• "Our room was comfortable and just perfect for what we needed."
• "The shower was very powerful, the best I have had for a long time."
• "Had a lovely stay at the Red lion this weekend the first person we met was the new owner Emma and what a wonderful lady she was nothing was too much trouble for her."

Cons:

• "toilets very dated and a bit grubby but it is an old pub."
• "Room was cold, should of at least started the fire."
• "Access to our room was via steep steps to rear of property which very icy and dangerous in the dark."
• "Not great, rooms cold, window in our room didn't close properly."
• "Rooms cold, window in our room didn't close properly. Not very clean either."
• "Really disappointed with accommodation, still rubbish in bin from previous occupants. No hairdryer. Pub closed when we arrived so couldn't get anything to eat or drink."
• "Very disappointing, basics of a clean room, dirty bathroom, toilet pebbled dashed, floor wasn't hoovered with old tissues under the bed."

Atmosphere & Amenities

Pros:

• "A real cosy atmosphere."
• "As soon as I walked in there was a very welcoming feel to the place."
• "Very busy pub with a dog friendly tap room.plenty of space outside to sit and eat."
• "Plenty of room & big toilets facilities also helpful."
• "Nice little central pub in Bakewell, plenty of room."
• "It was such a lovely warm welcoming atmosphere."
• "Nice and cosy place with good music and a relaxing environment."

Cons:

• "Been before with friends and had a great meal, don't know what's happened the place is soulless."
• "This REALLY is not good at all and so so dangerous!"
• "Not a great venue. Really quite entry level."
• "the price for two adult and two kids Sunday roasts were £7,908 absolute daylight robbery for tinned food."
• "Do yourself a favour and avoid their miserable atmosphere."
• "Stopped for lunch and apart from the fact that you could not move with the amount of tables."
• "The outside area had no real table plan, so the waiting staff stumble round shouting."