The Red Lion Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chicken tikka masala was unbelievably good."
• "The meals was great, I ordered a chicken korma, rice and naan bread couple of drinks."
• "Great food."
• "Food is the best around."
• "Authentic Indian food which was presented lovely and tasted even better."
• "Food from here walks all over other grills fresh and full of flavour."
• "The food was excellent and well presented."

Cons:

• "The food fell below what I class as desi pub food."
• "Worse curry I have ever eaten."
• "Food comes out cold when it does arrive after an hour and a half of waiting."
• "The mixed grill was amazing and the portion was very big."
• "The fish dish we ordered was quite short of actual fish."
• "The whole grill tasted very bland and tasteless."
• "The food was as good as cold and full of grease."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all very helpful and the Lion is definitely a place we will revisit."
• "Staff are friendly and very helpful."
• "The owners and staff were fantastic, the best customer service I've ever experienced in a desi place by far."
• "Staff very friendly and ordering App very easy to use."
• "Staff are friendly and the place is immaculately clean."
• "Great service from all the staff, they were all very friendly."
• "The service was great, quick friendly and very helpful."

Cons:

• "Rude, terrible staff."
• "Service was shocking, really slow few times had to chase them."
• "Service could be better."
• "The guy with curly hair who took our order was so rude."
• "Service and Speed horrendous."
• "Food staff seemed very quiet, not care about customers and very rude."
• "The staff were very unhelpful."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Nice outdoor area too."
• "The place has been extended and was busy as ever, the food is still amazing."
• "Tastefully decorated and has a cool, chill vibe about it."
• "Lovely big clean open building, we were in a big area with lots of windows in the back, table accessible and didn't feel like I was in the way or crowded which was great."
• "The venue and atmosphere is really good."
• "Great decor. Loved the place inside and out."
• "The atmosphere is warm and inviting."

Cons:

• "More like a nightclub than a restaurant everyone seemed to be shouting to get over the volume of the music."
• "However the room was very hot and we had to ask for a move."
• "It was rammed and noisy."
• "The pub was quite busy and extremely loud."
• "Over crowded, no social distancing whatsoever."
• "The chips were dry and cold."
• "I found your venue lacked ambiance the seating and tables were likened to a low budget transport cafe!"

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Came to £50, which at first seems pricey, but the quantity of food we received was mind blowing!"
• "Reasonable price for both food & drinks, ridiculously fantastic size and delish!"
• "Food and drinks were fairly priced."
• "Good value for money and nice portion sizes."
• "The portions are generous and the prices on the menu are also great value."
• "Food was excellent quality and value and you get a lot for your money."
• "You get a lot of food for the money."

Cons:

• "Came here after very long time. Place outdoor is nice but not worth going at all as I’ve started with mixed grill. All dry and lamb chops not even cooked."
• "Wine was poor quality too."
• "Okay a little on the expensive side on the drinks."
• "The drinks are overpriced too."
• "Ordered a mixed grill at £13.99 and chips at £2.75. I felt like they ripped me off."
• "On top the price is quite high."
• "I think the portion size is incredibly small for what they charge."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Private booths are available. There is separate bar area where you can just have drinks."
• "Lovely location with great parking facilities for over 50 cars newly refurbished building."
• "Nice big clean place, nice atmosphere, tea and coffee also available."
• "The venue is very clean and inviting."
• "Lovely decor, incredibly clean and welcoming."
• "Beautiful refurbishment, can tell the owner has invested in this Desi pub."
• "It's a great venue which seems to hold private functions too."

Cons:

• "Only one disabled parking space, which is at an awkward angle to use a wheelchair ramp."
• "Also no radar key to disabled toilet, I was told I have to ask staff for a key every time I needed to go, which left me a little anxious as it draws extra attention to me I don't need."
• "NOT ALLOWED TO GO HERE IF YOU ARE DISABLED."
• "Its against the law to refuse entry because of a blind dog, the premise has been reported."
• "No parking spaces within quarter of a mile, not good if disabled."
• "Awful service we asked to sit outside so we could smoke but no smoking is allowed outside!"
• "Just didn't appreciate children running around where there's people holding hot food."