Stiffkey Red Lion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Cuisine worthy of a top restaurant without excessive prices."
• "Our meals were excellent and well presented."
• "The food was sublime, can not find a fault in the cuisine, the plaice and skate were cooked to perfection!"
• "The flavors of the dishes were amazing. Hats off to the chef for his imagination and skill."
• "Food was purrfecto. Mussels to die for, plenty of scope & options, sea double bass was delicious as were the understated deserts, fruity crumble and custard."
• "First rate food beautifully cooked and presented."
• "Both of us had a cod loin dish with samphire and shrimps which was absolutely delicious topped off with an excellent sticky toffee pudding."

Cons:

• "Very poor choice on menu in afternoon looked at specials but was told not available until evening"
• "The food was ok, but very over priced for what it was and small portions."
• "Food not even seasoned, small menu, 2 out of 5 starters not available, the cod was chewy, shell on prawns tiny, low quality and overcooked."
• "Both the mains were very bland."
• "Service was respectful but the food (and drink come to think of it) was very over priced and bland"
• "The £20 steak and chips was overcooked and gristly."
• "The lobster was like chewing rubber and was not nice to eat."

Service

Pros:

• "Brilliant staff, great accommodation, fantastic food, which was brilliantly presented and a great location."
• "Service could not be faulted. Friendly, helpful, very accommodating."
• "The staff were friendly and efficient."
• "The staff are all friendly and welcoming, making us feel at home."
• "The staff were helpful and friendly and our accommodation was lovely and clean."
• "The staff were very friendly, the food was wonderful and service was brilliant."
• "The staff were friendly and very efficient."

Cons:

• "The service on Saturday afternoon 5pm was poor. We waited a long time for anyone to take our order even though the waitress was stood around chatting."
• "We gave up and left after 20 minutes of waiting and not even being asked for a drinks order."
• "The service was a little haphazard with customers coming in after we had been seated being served first."
• "Caroline made a point of ignoring us for the rest of our meal."
• "Music was just too loud, couldn't hold a conversation (we were inside)."
• "Although the staff were absolutely lovely—they were at times a little incompetent at moving—one fell over and another was unsteady with her plates as she brought them to us."
• "Staff not attentive. Felt all very rushed."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Not a hint of spit and sawdust in sight but The Stiffkey Red Lion comes across as one of the few last honest and unmolested pubs left along the North Norfolk Coast."
• "The atmosphere was great, buzzing and bright."
• "Red lion retains the atmosphere of a proper pub with excellent beer."
• "The gourmet presentation of the food explains the price tag and they use high-quality in season produce."
• "Spotlessly clean room and bathroom, great service in the pub and a fab location."
• "Really warm and welcoming atmosphere, we were well looked after."
• "Delicious food, lovely atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere and ambience were awful."
• "If you're eating outside make sure you have a pod as the drainage system there smells rather bad when sat on the tables."
• "They seemed to be enjoying the dirt and debris underneath the coffee machine which was clearly visible to us and had not seen a cleaner for a long time."
• "Where we sat on the decking it had a terrible sewerage-type smell wafting up through the floor."
• "Pub was dirty, and the cutlery had dried food on it so I had to clean with vinegar."
• "The rooms are small and have no windows that open so we found temperature control and ventilation an issue."
• "Very Very poor stay. Very dirty and unclean in the room with poor standards."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Cuisine worthy of a top restaurant without excessive prices."
• "The food was great very good -with different specials each day - the prices we thought were very good"
• "the food was excellent reasonably priced"
• "The food selection is awesome and quite affordable."
• "Sunday lunch is a bit of a treat but worth booking."
• "The food was absolutely stunning and the service was amazing."
• "They are not the cheapest but they are definitely worth the money."

Cons:

• "Nice pub, breakfast is overpriced. Would expect at least 2 of everything for £10.95 and coffee included in the price."
• "We felt that they were over inflated for a pub."
• "Service was respectful but the food (and drink come to think of it) was very over priced and bland"
• "At half the price it would be brilliant but at £120 per night there are better places to stay in the north Norfolk area for that sort of money."
• "Reasonable food but absurdly overpriced (pork belly £23 with almost no accompaniments) and tiny portions."
• "Had hunters chicken which was no better than what they serve in Wetherspoons and twice the price"
• "Don't eat here if you're hungry unless you're willing to spend a lot of money and leave with an empty stomach."