The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was delicious and beautifully presented... and the attention to detail superb."
• "The Pork Belly which I had must rank as the best I've had yet - crackling done to perfection yet the meat was succulent and tasty."
• "Brilliant Food."
• "The food was some of the best I've ever had."
• "Absolutely fantastic. All the food was piping hot and there was no lengthy wait between courses."
• "It was an amazing roast dinner with desserts."
• "The food was genuinely show stopping."

Cons:

• "Once the bill came we had to ask for a discount for the inconvenience as 1 person had finished meal before the rest came back."
• "Unfortunately some of my kebab was black but otherwise food was excellent with good size portions."
• "The 'haggis' with the pork belly tasted more like Paxo. The pork was very dry."
• "Kebab was dry, it said it would have melted butter, I did not see this."
• "Stupidly salty everything, I tried the rib eye steak and the beer battered cod and the tuna steak (we were a party of 3)."
• "The pudding took forever to arrive and considering there was only ONE it was incredibly disappointing."
• "£4.75 for a bottle of 0% lager (more than you charge for a cask ale!) is a rip off."

Service

Pros:

• "Helpful, friendly staff."
• "The waiting staff were very polite & attentive and the service was excellent."
• "Service was very good and prompt."
• "Staff are always polite and helpful."
• "Really friendly and attentive staff, service was efficient, server had excellent knowledge of the menu."
• "The wait staff was very friendly."
• "The staff were outstanding."

Cons:

• "Waited 50 minutes for our meals (when the restaurant was empty)."
• "The service was extremely poor! We ordered 1 round at the start which took over 15 minutes to come then not once did we get asked if we’d like another drink, even when all glasses were empty."
• "The customer service was very slack & not paying attention to punters when asking for drinks & food."
• "I was harassed & then assaulted in the red lion pub in cranford in July 2019. The staff & landlord were unsympathetic and rude when I tried to talk to them about it."
• "I’ve tried to book in again for a family get together meal for 8 to be told I can’t book on a weekend as it’s too overwhelming for them!"
• "Chose the Red Lion from Google Reviews and would have given 5 stars but for a deception by wine waiter."
• "Very disappointed to find that they had no baby changing facilities."

Ambiance & Facilities

Pros:

• "They've won village pub of the year award like 10 to 15 times in a row."
• "A nice surprise to find this pub in Cranford, especially as they have a Thursday deal on a Fruits de Mer platter."
• "This pub is so cosy and welcoming."
• "A bustling dog friendly pub with excellent food and staff."
• "Having visited previously and sat in the beautiful outside area."
• "Great beer garden."
• "Set in an old village setting, this pub has an oldie worldie feel with its quirky layout."

Cons:

• "Sadly we arrived to find that they were very unusually closed for a private event."
• "The garden room was extremely noisy."
• "Wheelchair access was very restricted to the state of not having any."
• "There is quite a steep uphill into car park. The only concern was very poor exterior lighting and difficult to see when walking to and from car park."
• "Very noisy in the conservatory but then it was very busy."
• "Dont think has disabled toilet which is a disadvantage."
• "So overall a lovely place with poor air con, nice area but worst overall experience ever, I expected much more sadly."

Value

Pros:

• "Food was reasonably priced."
• "Prices reasonable at £20 for 2 courses or 3 for £25."
• "The price was excellent thank you."
• "Great value for money too."
• "The price of food AND drink is very reasonable, especially for the quality of food that is served."
• "Not expensive for well sourced local produce, and home made dishes."
• "Look up the deals on website. 3 courses for £20 Sunday lunch for example."

Cons:

• "The price and value for money was the reason I have only given 3*."
• "Menu was diverse but felt not to be deserving of the very high prices charged."
• "2 of us for three courses and a soft drink each over £100."
• "Food was fantastic, expensive for a village pub."
• "The rest were quite over priced."
• "Beers a bit pricey."
• "I only gave 4 stars because it was a little Cool in the area we sat."