Red Lion Tavern Pulborough Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was warm, welcoming and very efficient."
• "Wedding reception meal for around 30 guests on a busy Saturday evening. Food was all served piping hot and service was excellent."
• "Thank you Kirsty for your great service."
• "The staff were well organised, it felt very safe even though we are inside."
• "The service was fast, and the staff were really helpful."
• "Nicky (restaurant manager I think) is lovely with great banter and we shared a good few laughs."
• "The staff is super great."

Cons:

• "On my most recent visit the waitress was very young 15 maybe and very immature, had friends in for dinner and hung around their table laughing and mucking around on the phone very childish behaviour and unhelpful service."
• "Service was dreadful. Slow - over an hour to get one course."
• "Staff arguing at the bar when waiting for drinks."
• "We were asked to stop laughing and leave as the managers children were asleep...."
• "Service at the bar was quite slow, similarly at the table - they were quite busy and could use some more staff perhaps."
• "Rude member of staff. As customers - we were told that the overcooked food was 'not my fault either'!!"
• "Wont be going again. Slow service, despite not being busy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was brilliant and quick to be served."
• "The coffees where delicious and not over priced."
• "The food was amazing the lamb koftas for starters were the best."
• "As usual the food was first class."
• "The food was fantastic and was loved by all."
• "The food was incredible."
• "Dishes were high quality."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately out of 7 meals ordered, 2 were sent back, 2 soups had to be reheated and the quiche wasn't cooked in the middle."
• "Food was dreadful. Starter dumpling uncooked which had to be recooked."
• "Our meal came to £105 and we only had three alcoholic drinks. Very expensive, we felt, for mediocre food."
• "The rack of lamb was nice, dirty burger was bland and the dripping is pointless and flavourless."
• "Food was cold and had to wait an hour for a starter when the restaurant was dead anyway!"
• "Very high priced, very plain not very good food."
• "Food took around 40 minutes to come out and we weren't asked about how our food was so we had no opportunity to comment."

Value

Pros:

• "Will just say the camambert, yummy as it was was way over priced... everything else was reasonable."
• "From a value point of view, I would not say its the most expensive."
• "The food was excellent and well priced."
• "Really good food. Not the cheapest but it's as good as you'd expect for the price, and good portion sizes at the same time."
• "The min- dessert with coffee was not small,so good value."
• "Great price of £11.95 for two courses."
• "And it was delicious and great value!"

Cons:

• "Expensive."
• "Food and drink a bit expensive."
• "charging a high premium for this £6.50 for a single gin & tonic.. not good."
• "Glass of wine for £7.00 really."
• "Very high priced, very plain not very good food...salad was missing asparagus, seeds, dressing and all sorts of other ingredients it was supposed to have."
• "£5.20 is expensive. I would expect to see these prices in London."
• "food still very overpriced for what it is."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The pub is unrecognisable after the major revamp. Not only does it look stunning..."
• "Would definitely recommend this pub for the food and the beautiful gardens."
• "Overall this is a lovely country village pub."
• "very friendly staff and a lovely environment."
• "Dog friendly and all-round great vibe."
• "It's still got plenty of character and has a nice beer garden in front of the pub."
• "An amazing pub with a very nice rustic interior in a building full of historical character."

Cons:

• "The décoré ranges throughout the establishment from very village pub to a full functioning restaurant."
• "The building is in need of a full refurbishment and the outside space was in need of TLC!!"
• "Place looks and feels tired. Seating old and uncomfortable, with mismatched poor fitting cushions that are worn out especially for prices charged for food."
• "The interior was disappointing for me modernised with the usual greyish green colours every pub seems to use taking away the individualism that was once there."
• "The pub was really loud with others there all shouting to be heard above everyone else."
• "The whole place gives a groovy yet elegant vibe."
• "Lovely pub with wooden beams and great decor."