The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff always seem friendly and on top of things."
• "Food was beautiful, staff very kind and friendly. The passion fruit Creme brulee was one of the best we have ever had, it's a must try!"
• "Happy helpful staff and good quality hot food with varied menu."
• "Very welcoming and polite staff."
• "Excellent efficient service and a nice atmosphere."
• "Staff are friendly and welcoming. food is great!"
• "The staff are extremely friendly and very helpful too."

Cons:

• "We were ignored versus some locals that came in after us."
• "The staff need some training in customer relations too."
• "Nobody greeted us... Most awkward encounter I have experienced."
• "We waited over 15 minutes for someone to take our food order, still no one came."
• "Staff were inattentive and took a while to take food/pudding orders even though they were not overly busy."
• "Sophie really needs some customer service training."
• "Not once did the waitress come over and ask how our food was!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Had the roast beef which was one of the best I have had."
• "Fish and chips was yummy, with crispy batter and fresh cod that actually tasted like cod."
• "The food was excellent! Mackerel as starter, Lamb as main were both delicious, sweets for dessert as well."
• "Food was second to none, would describe it as high end pub food."
• "Fantastic fried haddock and chips. Perfectly cooked. Steak and Ale pie was great."
• "A great selection of dishes, our meal was delicious."
• "The food was amazing. The beef crumpet was to die for and the gravy in the roast was incredible."

Cons:

• "The burger beef patty was so overcooked it was dry and difficult to eat."
• "Thrice cooked chips were horrid. Tasted like they had been cooked days before and warmed up."
• "The creamy mash I suspected may have been powdered."
• "The sauce on the sea bass was warm and the tomato’s were cold."
• "The roast potatoes were a little hard and not hot enough."
• "They seem to care more about what it looks like than how it tastes."
• "The substitute for cod was a little parsimonious having regard to the difference in price between it and lamb rump."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "Traditional and homely feel with this pub in Freshwater."
• "STUNNING location don't dare ask if it's ok to eat outside .. that will be a NO... !!"
• "Set in an idyllic lovely location just up the road from the old railway cycle track."
• "Beautiful old English pub in the middle of the yar river estuary walk."
• "A beautiful country pub on the Freshwater way, half an hours walk from Yarmouth. Dog friendly inside and out."
• "Good sized beer garden, traditional pub a bit off the beaten track."
• "Lovely pub in village with nice back garden & traditional low beamed interior."

Cons:

• "However, had these odd 'No stupid people allowed!' signs around though. Very odd & slightly unsettling."
• "The only negative is the very strong cigarette smoke that comes in via the windows and main door."
• "Very cramped and untidy interior made for a poor impression."
• "The room was a little cold and soulless, a log fire would have been lovely as it was a cheerless day, but there was a table placed right in front of it, so not possible."
• "Called in on Sunday for food and drinks only to be told we could not eat outside... rude officious so called manager."
• "Disappointed to find closed for maintenance today... No mention of this on website."
• "Only comment was it was hard to enjoy the food because there were a lot of flies in the main pub area."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Food was lovely and very reasonable price."
• "Prices are very reasonable especially when you consider the quality."
• "Food is vastly underpriced for its quality, a real isle of white hidden treasure."
• "Very reasonably priced, good value."
• "We liked the smaller portion option on our fish & chips which was tasty and not costly."
• "You get what you pay for."
• "Every meal I have ever had here has been exceptional, whether it's bursting at the seams or quieter, the quality is amazing."

Cons:

• "Like most places prices have rocketed."
• "Very pricy."
• "My first pint of fosters was basically piss water."
• "Average food, nothing special. Bog standard pub grub. Overpriced drinks."
• "Total bill for a disappointing meal!! Wait for it,,, £140.35."
• "I ordered a pint but they tried to charge me £6."
• "Only negative was that we were reminded continuously that we have to vacate the table at 8pm and there was a mix up with desserts."