Red Lion Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Cozy atmosphere. Enjoyed by families and individuals equally."
• "Good ambiance, clean and tidy bar."
• "It was a nice cosy atmosphere in there too."
• "Relaxed atmosphere."
• "Had a lovely evening meal with my daughter and granddaughters on a fairly busy bank holiday Monday."
• "Lovely cosy, friendly pub with great service."
• "lovely relaxed atmosphere"

Cons:

• "Not a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy a meal."
• "Its that time of year when its cold outside so businesses put the heating on full whack... It was uncomfortable."
• "Unfortunately, the new layout has meant that there are too many tables squashed in and there is no privacy at all."
• "It was really over poweringly hot in the dining area."

Service

Pros:

• "Food was lovely and Sarah H was a very helpful and friendly waitress."
• "The staff there are friendly, happy, professional and all know what they are doing."
• "the staff were friendly and helpful"
• "Friendly helpful staff serving excellent value for money selections."
• "All the staff were very friendly as they always are."
• "Very friendly staff, Ryan was excellent!"
• "The staff are always polite, welcoming and helpful."

Cons:

• "Attitude of person serving us because of our lack of knowledge using the App to order was quite rude."
• "Nobody came to the table to see if food was ok as they already knew the answer and the pub was not busy."
• "we then waited ages for deserts"
• "We also in between coarses had to ask for the table to b cleared as no one came to do it"
• "There were not enough staff serving for a busy Sunday lunchtime and quite a wait to get a drink."
• "The manager was awful and had a right attitude."
• "The staff were quite rude and had a bad attitude because they were busy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food always great quality and good value."
• "Yet again what a great meal, at great value."
• "The cheapest great little lunch I've had in ages, two meals and two pints for £17:50."
• "Interesting variety of dishes, amazingly good prices, quick service from pleasant staff."
• "Our portion size was good and we both commented that it was an 'excellent meal'."
• "Food was lovely, the cheesy chips were excellent as was the burger and Chinese belly pork."
• "The food was really nice, flavoursome, well presented and served hot."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed booked a table for 7 people at 13.30 only to find out that there were no Sunday dinners."
• "Food took 40 minutes to arrive. Most of the food was cold and dried out."
• "the toffee pudding was too dry an couldn't eat it"
• "the food did finally arrive it all just tasted burnt but while still somehow being cold"
• "Food was cold, the order app charge us the wrong amount and kids meal was missing off the order and the rice was dryer than sand, jacket potatoes were cold."
• "Only downside was one steak on a mixed grill wasn't the best."
• "The ultimate tikka masala platter was thrown together. Overcooked onion bhaji, a naan bread that twas like the insole of a shoe."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The cheapest great little lunch I've had in ages, two meals and two pints for £17:50."
• "Best mixed grill in town. Always reasonably fast service."
• "I liked the idea of a free soft drink and alcoholic drink for only a £1 with the two burger meals we ordered."
• "Food and service was great. Reasonably priced too."
• "I definitely will be going again as the food was value for money."
• "Very affordable place to eat and drink, very practical place to take my dates!"
• "Food was a fantastic price for what we had."

Cons:

• "Drinks were ridiculously expensive, 'cloudy lemonade' was lemonade with some lime in it?"
• "Drinks prices turn what should be average priced meals into an expensive experience."
• "Steak like leather, cold plates, staff not very welcoming."
• "Considering I paid a good £8-9 for the burger and an extra £1.30 or so for the sweet potato fries I was HEAVILY disappointed."