Lion in Warwick

Great cosy pub, good food & services.

We’ve been into The Lion a couple times now for food and just want to say it is incredible! The staff are so friendly and helpful, and the food speaks for itself. Highly recommend 😇

Great food! Pub food but with a classy twist and some tasty options! I’ll be sure to come back and try some more of the menu

Had a great afternoon at The Lion on a Saturday, Excellent food, great value. The staff are very welcoming and genuinely friendly. We were visiting our daughter at Warwick University, Kenilworth is nice town to visit with a castle round the corner for a little heritage as well.

I am so glad we stumbled upon this pub during a work visit to Kenilworth. Instantly you feel welcome and are greeted by friendly and kind staff. There is a good selection of food and drinks available. There is a new chef and their food not only looks amazing but tastes amazing to.

Great pub and the cheesy hotdog was delicious 😋 Best of luck to the new chef- awesome food. We were in the area for a week to complete a training course- if we are in the area again, we will be back.

Food was suboptimal , fake cheese on nachos , dehydrated peas at 1pm, runny greem stuff for avocado, wilted++ fresh from bag salad. Flavours terrible . They have recently renovated and it does look lovely inside .

H and Adele have really made the place look so much better! Very clean and love the new look. 12 TV’s showing all the sports! We had chicken wings and the cluck burger. It was amazing, hot and fresh food with generous portions. Around £30 for food and drinks for 2 people

Called in today with my daughter and granddaughter the food was very good especially the batter on the fish my granddaughter loved the chips she had and as we left told H they were the best chips she's ever had I had a lovely conversation with both H & Adele I truly believe they will do well what a refreshing look this old building has been given inside and it smells clean and you no longer stick to your table food wise we had 2 chicken club sandwiches, chips and a mini fish and chips 2 pints diet coke and 1 pint blackcurrant and lemonade £35 and a few pence good value all round well done guys remember baby steps all will else will follow regards Donna,Emma & Evelyn-Grace 😊😊😊😊😊

Nice traditional pub atmosphere. Just remember to duck under the beams ;-)

Came here on Saturday, 18 August 2024, yesterday, ordered sausages, chips, beans, and fish and it was just cooked in the microwave for probably 5 minutesminutes so I could tell it was microwave cooked. It was disgusting. If you’re gonna put pub food on, have someone run the kitchen properly, cook the food in the oven, put the sausages in the grill, or in a frying pan, actually have a trained kitchen staff employee who’s done catering, I live near a catering college, and they never served me food like that !!!! It was put in the microwave, out the freezer, chip bag, fish out of a fish box at the freezer, I would never cook this at home, this way. Let alone come to a nice town In Kenilworth a nice pub, but the food was pathetic .

Brilliant new owners H and Adele Love this pub me and my partner mostly pop in every week brilliant staff make us feel comfortable and welcome many thanks

The lion has recently took on new owners and my oh my can I say how much better and modern it is now. The food is outstanding and the staff are friendly and amazing. The atmosphere and location is very calming. TVs everywhere, dart boards and slot machines available and a lovely garden with a large tv too. Dog friendly maybe add! Definitely will be coming back here again! Thankyou to the staff and the chef. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Popped in for a sandwich & a drink. We don't eat meat so only choices were cheese or 'salad'. All came with crisps & a side salad at £5.50. I'm not keen on cheese so opted for the later which was the same price as a cheese salad sandwich. There was no choice of bread. The bread was awful polystyrene type stuff. The 'salad' was a few leaves from a mixed salad bag. That was it. No dressing, no tomato, no cucumber, no onion. Nothing. The side salad was the same. AND the crisps were stale. I have never complained in a pub or restaurant and I would have walked out but the manager came to take the plates & asked if we enjoyed the food. I felt really embarrassed but said 'actually it wasn't really a salad sandwich, it only had leaves in it'. She said 'OK' and walked away. Disgusting.

I like the pub, its nice inside, plenty of TVs for watching sport, good drinks and nice staff, they even helped me carry drinks to the outside area. Space out the back is a nice place to be when the sun is out, overall a goodplace. My only criticism is the volume of music can make it a bit awkward to have a conversation, the different areas of the pub could do with some zone control on the speaker volume, as certain areas it felt very loud and a shame the volume from the sport shown on the TV wasn't being piped through to certain areas of the pub. Overall always worth a pop in for a quick drink.

The new management has done an excellent job! The beer is great, the prices are reasonable, and the staff is incredibly polite and accommodating. I’ll definitely be back soon to try the food as I what I seen come out looked lovely

Only popped in for a couple of drinks was greeted with a warm welcome from the barman who turned out too be the new management,nice little pub,will definitely go back if in the area!!

Only a pub for locals. I entered and waited at the bar. The barman, who was serving others acknowledged me, so I was comfortable that I would be served. However other people then appeared at the bar, and the barman was instructed to serve those others first. Having already not been served at another establishment I was in no mood to tolerate poor service and ignorance and walked out. All of these sorts of pubs deserve to go out of business.

Since the new management took over, the price of beers has rocketed which I guess had to happen to keep up with the cost of living..irs basic math, but bar staff playing the fruit machines? Should be illegal. It's akin to insider trading. Poor show, so I will visit only very rarely from now on. Plenty of other pubs in Kenilworth. And the day after the England euro final? the sticky floor is back. Feet sticking to the floor. Its like wading through treacle. I suspect the honeymoon period is over and we're back to normal. Meanwhile my feet will squeak with every step as I walk to the exit on my way to The Bear :)

Best pub in town..been brought back to its former glory!

lovely atmosphere since new management friendly bar staff nice place to drink!!

Great vibes and people as well as entertainment. Music and sports for all. New management has made this such a lovely welcoming pub well worth a visit !

Great atmosphere. Great bar staff great place to have a drink with friends or on your own

I had a wonderful experience of my life at lion Kenilworth pub today.the management was really welcoming, accommodating,kind,friendly, helpful I can go on and on and on.it is a must visit place honestly

Amazing pub. Since it got refurbished it has quickly become the best pub in kenilworth. Staff are all great and a nice atmosphere overall

Drinks are expensive and breakfast prices are ridiculously expensive you can have 3 very good breakfasts for that price over the road at the Bear.

Great pub. Excellently staff and beer.

Rude staff, poor quality drinks, unhygienic and unpleasant smell

One of the staff looks like a bulldog chewing a wasp. She was possibly the rudest member of bar staff I've ever encountered. Such a shame because the place used to be brilliant..

Improved a lot in here! Thanks to the staff for keeping the fridge topped up with Peroni Zero 😍

If you want a rude and brash bar lady, go to the Lion. Make sure you ask her to go to the toilet otherwise she gets upset. I hope she find a career she's happy and passionate about in the future :-(

absolutely appalled by the way my friends and I were treated during our visit to The Lion. The lady serving us filled with frustration as legal (checked all our id’s), respectful customers arrived for a nice and chill time. Another few of my friends arrived and were greeted with vulgar language to them coming into the pub. It wasn’t pleasant to see us being disregarded.

A great little boozer. I was visiting from out of town and was made to feel very welcome by the staff. This is what I would call a traditional pub. They serve a great pint of Guinness and there was footy on the telly, what more do you want?

It was our first visit to the Lion pub wanting to join in with karaoke but was disappointed with the sound of the equipment and the layout of the pub with us being a group of 8 we felt not part of the Karaoke having to sit to far away from the DJ and only just hearing your name called out. The pub it's self was nice but think it will be a while before we return.

Nice atmosphere ,serving and location .

Just missed the live music, dang. As ever a tasty range of refreshing beverages on tap, and equally by bottle. Live music always draws a crowd and everyone was in good spirits. *Update* Welcoming place with friendly team and a wide selection of tasty beverages. Always a pleasure to visit when I'm passing through the town.

Nice pub cheap drinks friendly staff

Friendly and competitively priced

Fantastic pub ! Great service and a great selection of ales, lagers and ciders I will definitely be returning !

Great pub and serves best pint of Starpromen

Does beer. Keep going back so it must be OK.

In a town full of bars, its a proper boozer

First visit with family and really enjoyed our time there ,great range of wine and ales with great service so very satisfied

Great pub, nice Ales, nice Ales

Etwas heruntergekommen aber ordentliche Kneipe.

Nice pint good people friendly atmosphere

Lovely food but service lacked.

Great place, friendly atmosphere, good all round

Lovely little pub. First time visiting. Staff were very friendly. Would highly recommend

Pub has a pool table n darts board - also serves cocktails and draft larger - nice outdoor seating area too -

Great place i was passing by and popped in for a pint. The pub here had a band on this night which was awesome i ended up staying there until the band had finished. Will definitely pass bye again when im in the area. Pleasant staff friendly place

Lovely pub great Atmosphere fantastic staff was served by molly very friendly Definitely go again 🍻🍹🍷🍸

Visited on Friday with my husband. We had a fabulous evening enjoyed the music. 2 young girls were serving, extremely helpful and knowledgeable about our drinks enquiries. Spoke to the manageress about other entertainment that she has in place. A very warm welcome and a friendly cheerio. Pub clean, great drinks offers (especially cocktails). Would highly recommend and we shall see you very soon.

Nice pint in a real pub with friendly atmosphere...

Good pub only problem football not F1

Great staff great service thanks 😊

Quick drink here, was ok and bar staff nice.

Beer was not nice we had a pint of Stella and one of Guinness and both tasted off , and had a musty smell

Town centre pub popular with locals

Good atmosphere, friendly staff, drinks on par.

Great friendly pub. One way system in place for Covid19 safety. Great variety of drinks.

Detailed and good atmosphere, enjoyed

toilets disgusting smell off urine as you enter staff are friendly beers good diddent have food

Strong smell of urine and excrement as soon as you walked in

It's an interesting place to visit, certainly old school but that's not a bad thing. Staff are friendly and beer decent, and I pop in on occasions when in that area

Smell, atmosphere not good and it's full of druggies later on in the evening.

Great beer, nice surroundings, food ok, pub grub. Had a good experience overall

Hurray,a dog friendly pub,must come back for a breakfast,it looked yummy!!

Felt like quite a locals pub. The drinks were cheap and the staff were pleasant, but didn't feel particuarly welcome. It was fine for a drink on the way past but wouldn't want to spend too long in there there overall.

Very good nice and clean good service

Very nice staff. Allowed us to bring my friends granddaughter in as we wanted to have a meal. Food was excellent, large portion of freshly cooked fish, with chips and peas. Lasagne with huge portion of salad, was very filling. Piping hot fish, chips peas and the lasagne. Will definitely be back there again. Good drinks.

Nice local pub... Enjoy the atmosphere. Seems like the locals come here and there is a nice sense that people know each other.

Friendly service good meeting place

Dont bother.felt sorry for one member of staff,food ok service terrible.at least 3 other groups asked for there money back.sorry it could be a great place but i will not bother going back

Old fashioned boozer. Pool and footy on the telly.

Beer was fine but the bar smells worse than toilets.

WELL THE LION A GOOD PLASE TO NOW GOOD PEESFULL PEEPHOLE

What a great time I had with the other 'oldish' facts today. Helen is still the lady I think is and will always be the best bar person to have serving . Well done Ronnie and thank you.

Nice traditional pub. Good detection of ales and regular characters. Staff very friendly.

Nice pub grub best chips I've eaten in a pub homemade

Smelt of poo in there..... again!

Called for a drink. Service quick. Nice pub

Proper pub, good music, no kids, good beer!

ME N MY GAZ JUST HAD FABBB TEA HERE...BURGER CHIPS N PINT EACH..GREAT VALUE..LOVELY HOT FOOD..FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE..HIGHLY RECOMMEND..

Friendly but a bit rough and ready. Good staff.

Old style pub , good food at reasonable prices.

Lovely Pub, Best in kenilworth :)

Great pub with some lovely beers, great atmosphere and live music, some very talented musicians playing there.

Good choice of beers (when available) and good food

No please or thank you when I was served. Toilets need a refurbishment.

great time band on every saturday.

Had a veggie burger that was cold however i was given a new burger and desserts for myself and my friends. Was pleased and full by the end of meal.

Great food for price and good atmosphere, staff were really friendly

Traditional pub, great for a night out with friends

Polecam fajne klimatyczne miejsce. Mila obsluga i zawsze uśmiechnięta, bo to Anglia a nie Polska. Cieszą się ze przychodzisz i jestes i zostajesz. Nie jak w Polsce kiedy wyjdziesz 😁

Lovely little pub great beer and quality food at a very reasonable price 2 mains for £6.95.

Although recently refurbished toilets are still a cause for concern

Love this pub....brilliant staff and great service...

Very nice Sunday lunch....value for money.

Great food at very reasonable prices. I go every week for breakfast.