Red Lion Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Very nice well run pub, food is as expected and great value, service was brilliant all the staff are friendly and professional."
• "The food and drinks was really good and a great service from the staff."
• "Also serves a wide variety of foods at a great price with ample amount of seating with a good service."
• "Superb and friendly service given by the Staff."
• "The staff were friendly, the food was lovely and came out in good time."
• "Fast and friendly service."
• "Staff were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Terrible service waited 1 hour for food to come and when it did it was cold."
• "Once done with them, she went to the opposite end of the bar and completely ignored us."
• "I am utterly shocked by the way we were treated and spoken to and it spoilt our day out."
• "The attitude from the member of staff was very unprofessional."
• "The staff were completely inept."
• "The service was painfully slow."
• "Terrible service, waited patiently for 15 minutes while the bar was busy then two of the staff disappeared and the remaining one served her mates who had just walked in."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Thoroughly enjoyed the ingenious and thoughtful 'Senior' menu, what great value for starter, mains and desserts for us Seniors!"
• "Fantastic atmosphere, good selection on the menu and good choice of drinks."
• "The food was delicious, my fussy kids cleared their plates."
• "Had steak and ale pie it was hot and very good to eat."
• "Really friendly pub, very good food and huge choice."
• "The food was priced well and I will definitely be going back."
• "Food was excellent and good sized portions."

Cons:

• "Both our meals were barely luke warm."
• "The cauliflower cheese was hard and cold, the broccoli was hard the roast potatoes were soaked in fat."
• "All three of our meals were disgusting unfortunately."
• "The roast was awful, 2 potatoes, a few peas floating in gravy."
• "The chips were cold."
• "Poor food, poor service, overcharged for drinks and no offer of a refund given."
• "Shocking, inedible food that literally bent a fork because the stuffing was so hard."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Big pub with a large lounge area, nice atmosphere."
• "Great atmosphere and staff, well needed stop off after being dragged around the shops for what seemed like hours."
• "Christmas Eve, so it was a good atmosphere."
• "A popular place for a bite to eat and a drink."
• "The venue was stunning and the scenery was sublime!"
• "On the main street of Skipton the Red Lion offers a wide range of beers and spirits in a welcoming atmosphere."
• "Cosy atmosphere and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "However at 7pm just as we ordered a mobile DJ/karaoke started up. It was stupidly loud and we were forced to move to the most remote part of the pub to have anything approaching a conversation."
• "Large pub in the main market place area of Skipton centre... but still had quite a few rowdy inebriated locals."
• "A bit dark and oldie worldie inside, toilets could do with freshening up."
• "There were a lot of flies in the bar area which was disappointing."
• "Very busy because of the Skipton Christmas Market, so had a long wait close to an hour food was cold."
• "Large dogs allowed to wonder around with no leads on then blocked the walkway so you had to climb over it to leave."
• "The ladies toilets smell dirty and a used napkin/tissue was left on our table when we arrived."

Value

Pros:

• "Also very reasonably priced."
• "Good prices too."
• "2 meals for £13.49 plus 2 pints coke £20.00 altogether. My kind of price."
• "Wide selection of beers at very good prices."
• "Our 2 meals less than £15 We think the prices are cheap compared to other pubs."
• "Food good quality and decent price."
• "Great value for money."

Cons:

• "Breakfast for 2 people with drinks cost just short of £20 very disappointed for the price."
• "Totally overpriced at £9.99 will not go again and will recommend no one eat there you may as well buy a frozen meal for £3.00 more appetising."
• "Paid over £8.00 for Lasagne which came in a small dish and you could tell it had been heavily microwaved as it was stuck all around the dish not one bit appetising."
• "Won’t be returning unfortunately. Worse than Weatherspoons food for a higher price."
• "Not worth what we paid at all."
• "I'm afraid that overall it's a no from me - I will not be eating there again."
• "Our meal was disgusting, meat served cold and raw chips reheated, worst meal I have ever had anywhere."

Facilities

Pros:

• "The seating is large with comfort."
• "It was nice and clean and tidy."
• "Has an outside seating area ideal for those rare hot days, and a heated covered smoking area."
• "Very clean- very welcoming bartender and friendly staff."
• "Good old fashioned pub right on the high street."
• "Establishment was a typical English Pub with Sky Sports for the lads."
• "Great central location, everything close."

Cons:

• "No toilet seats in the ladies toilets, no sanitary bins."
• "Toilet seats missing from all the cubicles in men's and women's toilets."
• "At times can be very crowded and parking isn't great."
• "The salad that accompanied the jacket potato was old and looked way past its best."
• "The only downside was that the toilet seat was missing and there was a lack of soap in the gents toilet."
• "Service was subpar, not one member of staff was wearing a face mask."
• "The fish was mainly batter, stale bread and cold peas."