The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great as well as service."
• "The walnut and gorgonzola gnocchi tonight was like something out of a Michelin star London celeb packed jaunt."
• "Sunday roasts were lovely with a larger amount of meat than a lot of restaurants usually provide."
• "The white chocolate and orange marmalade cheese cake was unique and different. The marmalade is a good accompaniment with the cheese cake."
• "Always a great meal, fab choice for all ages. Never disappointed. Food is fresh, local when allows and super tasty."
• "Excellent food all round - both our mains and desserts."
• "The food was spot on, I dare say the best british pub style food in the area."

Cons:

• "Fish & Chips yesterday just tasteless, looks like large fish but mostly Batter and not very nice."
• "The turkey dinner with trimmings !! the trimmings were hard potatoes, two heaps of cabbage, red and green, and liquidised swede, that was it, no carrots no sprouts."
• "The pork and clam stew was a well below par dish hardly any pork, the clams were more like cockles."
• "Steak full of fat, chips cold and sauce watery."
• "'Steak' burger was over-done. Hog pie was sloppy."
• "Edges of chicken hard and tasteless."
• "Cold raw meat."

Service

Pros:

• "Excellent service, very dog and child friendly."
• "The staff handled it amazingly, and all of them, to an individual, were attentive, knowledgeable, polite, and eager to ensure we enjoyed our meal."
• "Staff were incredibly friendly and attentive."
• "Fabulous hospitality, wonderful food, warm and engaging staff."
• "The service was great and the barman knowledgeable helping me choose my ale with a confidence rarely seen in many establishments."
• "Very kind and accommodating, where possible."
• "The staff knew what was in the dish, but also double checked with the chef to make sure."

Cons:

• "I also didn’t really appreciate hearing the snide sarcastic comments she made about our party while we were there."
• "Waited 40 mins for starters as other guests who arrived after us were being served theirs."
• "I had to remind them for desserts and at just after 11 they refused us a drink whilst waiting for our taxi to arrive."
• "Drinks ordered and was ignored 3 times."
• "Only slight drawback was the toilets are upstairs."
• "No check back to see if we were happy."
• "Waitress was excellent throughout and resolved the issues."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "A warm and friendly welcome in a very pleasant country location with good parking and large outdoor garden with outdoor seating and picnic benches."
• "A lovely character filled premises on the edge of a village green."
• "Great pub with an awesome beer garden and outside terrace."
• "Picnic tables are available on the grass with a small play area."
• "Nice atmosphere and decor, friendly staff."
• "Brilliantly organised for social distancing all procedures clearly outlined by the friendly staff."
• "The resturant can be booked online."

Cons:

• "Furniture super outdated and dirty."
• "Very disappointed especially was I."
• "The ambience was somewhat ruined as there were flies everywhere."
• "Downside doesn’t cater well for people with egg & dairy allergies - everything came with sauces mixed in so ended up with quite plain food."
• "A very disappointing Christmas family meal that was certainly not worth the price charged."
• "The resulting food was inconsistent as some was undercooked and generated mixed reviews amongst the group that I visited with."
• "Food hygiene gone down a star. Smell of sewage near children's play area."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Although quite pricey, the quality of the food reflected that it was well worth it."
• "Customer service was incredible & they were just the right amount of attentiveness on food & small hiccups with our order."
• "Very good beers on tap as well at reasonable prices."
• "Good food ☺️ pleasant atmosphere extensive menu at a reasonable price."
• "All was very reasonably priced and definitely worth a return visit."
• "Food was really great and well priced for what you get."
• "Not cheap, but very good value for money."

Cons:

• "We have been to a lot nicer places and paid less."
• "Paid £20 for sea bass and salad (requested no chips) the salad was drowned in oil.. absolutely swimming."
• "Definitely not worth the money spent - such a shame."
• "Wasn't a great Sunday menu selection...pork, lamb, beef or a mixture of them."
• "The food is good and reasonably priced."
• "Expensive pub grub. Sides have to be bought separately."
• "We paid £75 per head for this shambles."