Red Lion Reviews Summary

Accommodations

Pros:

• "Rooms were very clean and spacious and had lovely decor."
• "Green & Blacks chocolate in the room - yum!"
• "Exceptionally comfy bed and pillows."
• "The bathroom is beautifully decorated with both a rainfall and handheld shower."
• "A big enough wardrobe for hanging clothes, there is also an iron, ironing board and a hairdryer inside."
• "A lovely touch of a couple of miniature chocolates on the bedside table."
• "The room was beautifully decorated and had all needed for a short stay."
• "Rooms are beautiful, bordering on luxurious with many additional and stylish features such as a fresh milk flask and quality cups and saucers."

Cons:

• "The only downside is no aircon but I'm sure if we had asked we would have got a fan."
• "Rooms slightly old fashioned but clean and comfortable, with very high beds."
• "The rooms are beautiful, bordering on luxurious with many additional and stylish features."
• "Rooms are fine with helpful staff."
• "The room was lovely and the food at the wedding & for breakfast was particularly good."
• "Upgraded rooms, still need a few minor details taken care of."
• "Rooms are comfortable and well equipped, nice bathroom."
• "All the staff were great really nice, friendly and helpful. Breakfast and the food were good, the beer excellent. My room was very spacious. Super clean."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food always tastes so fresh and every member of staff we come across is helpful and pleasant."
• "Great presentation of food also."
• "The food was what I would expect for the price and the service was lovely."
• "The food was excellent and very well presented."
• "The food is excellent with a range of meals to suit all tastes."
• "The food was delicious and the service was top notch."
• "Breakfast was very good, with a good choice of cereals and fruit juices."
• "Food was OK, service was good and made up for the area we were sat."

Cons:

• "Only issue we had was mushroom starter was cold."
• "The building is beautiful inside. The toilets are spectacular."
• "Food was on the cool side. Had steak sandwich, asked for rare and got medium to well done."
• "Fish was very thin and looked like a frozen fish fillet."
• "Roast potatoes were dry & tasteless, the stuffing was dried out."
• "The breakfast was good but the 'so called hash brown was white and uncooked."
• "Muscles were shrivelled and dry, not cleaned properly and the shells were broken."
• "I ordered a sharing platter as a main meal as I have had this before and was lovely as well as nicely presented."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Very friendly welcome from staff in the restaurant, the bar and, later, at check in."
• "Staff were excellent and very attentive."
• "The staff couldn't have done enough for us even though they were really busy."
• "Staff are friendly and professional."
• "Staff are very friendly and helpful, and always try their best to make the visit as enjoyable as possible."
• "The staff including the lovely receptionist and bar/waiting staff are exceptional going above and beyond every time."
• "The staff were very attentive, clearing rubbish from crackers and empty glasses whilst not interrupting our meal."
• "Our waitress was fantastic. The food was very nice and to say they were very busy we were served in a very timely way."

Cons:

• "Had to wait ages for our empty cups to be taken away whilst eating mains."
• "Waited 1p mins for milk. No milk was brought so had to go and ask again."
• "Some of the staff by 1.30 had clearly lost the normal enthusiasm and pleasant manner."
• "The bar staff said 'I don't know' and just looked at us blank, without making any attempt to find out."
• "Had to wait a while for the coffee and when it came was disgusting."
• "The waitress took our money and walked off. No thank you or anything."
• "My friend my wife and I visited the red lion a while ago and the food was poor."
• "We were sat in the bar area where we were plagued with numerous flies."