Red Lion in South Norfolk

Nice reception in friendly pub. Good range of beers. Short menu but enough choice. outside apace available.

We popped in for a couple of drinks on the way through and had a lovely time. Jill, who was working behind the bar, is a truly amazing person. She spent ages giving us all sorts of advice and recommendations for the area. Funny and welcoming bunch of locals too. I'd definitely recommend popping in if you're in the area.

Just had a delicious meal at Caston Red Lion. I thoroughly recommend this place, with lots of tempting menu choices and delicious desserts. The portion sizes are very generous and all freshly cooked by their talented chefs. I will definitely make a return visit.

I’ve visited here several times over the last year and never leave disappointed! Always greeted by friendly, attentive staff and served delicious, home cooked food all set in a beautiful, traditional location. Just brilliant!

We passed by and pulled in for some quick lunch. We found a seat and was served straight away. No waiting at all, which was great. The waitress was very friendly and help with any questions we had about the menu. We ordered the Lion burger and the farmers pie. Both orders came very quick and had clearly been cooked fresh, not warmed up at all. The food price was spot on and matched the food quality. No complaints at all! If we are ever passing by we will certainly stop in!

Called into the pub on hope to have lunch and was greeted pleasantly and taken through to the restaurant! Amazing atmosphere, friendly staff! Great food at great prices! Will defiantly be returning!

Stayed here for one night, the food served was beautiful, good size portions, speedy and friendly service, Will definitely return and try a different food option

I was very lucky and won an afternoon tea for 2. As someone who regularly goes for afternoon tea I was very excited about this and booked it in quickly. Everything was great! Fab variety of cakes, the sandwiches were moist and scone was large. We got unlimited tea and a bottle of Prosecco. I will be taking my mum and sister there very soon as I enjoyed it so much! Thank you Red Lion!

Having been turned away from the White Horse at South Lopham who no longer serve lunches on a Tuesday, three of us decided to try the Red Lion. An excellent choice. In particular we were taken by some of the more unusual menu options, such as Farmers pie and smoked haddock tartlet, both of which were excellent. The third choice was scampi and chips with more pieces of scampi than served elsewhere according to the very satisfied diner. My sister's Sheltie collie dog was made equally welcome and the waitress offered some doggy nibbles to enjoy. Well done the Red Lion.

I think this pub is trying hard to bring local food onto their menu with a twist the Lion burger was great! but other bits a little bit of a let down, always a cosy local atmosphere. nearly there just a little more effort would make it great!

Elegant and welcoming atmosphere. Beautiful food and excellent drink options. Service outstanding. Portions generous with wholesome tasty food. Plates were empty and bellies were full. We will return .great night had by all. Thank you

My wife and myself went to this pub prior to my wife having a total hip replacement, We sat through the back room as the seats were higher as my wife could not and still cannot sit on low seats because of her hip.However, within seconds a blonde lady came up and said do you want a menu as you are sitting in the restaurant. I said no but my wife needs a higher chair to sit on, she pointed at the high chair and said you can have one that babies sit in and laughed. When she had gone a girl came up and asked again would we like a menu, once again I explained. When she had gone the bar-maid came and told us we should not be sitting there as it is the restaurant and was quite rude. There was no one in the back rooms and nothing to state it was a restaurant area so this was ridiculous. We left and went to a pub that has just re-opened down the road and we were made to feel welcome, now all our family and friends go there for food and drinks an excellent welcoming pub.

Very cramped and very noisy due to low ceilings possibly. My starter of Thai Crabcakes was nice but the main course of Fish and Chips was not. The chips were overcooked and greasy, the salad was minimal to say the least and I have no words to describe the fish. It was also like warm. Why do restaurants not warm the plates before serving? I would have thought this was a given. Would no go here again.

The girlfriend and me had dinner at this pub in Diss after a nice stroll in the village. The kitchen was about to close but were kind enough to accommodate us. Really happy about it.

Decent food, on a Tuesday nigh the place was about half fullt. Excellent service from attentive young staff. Good selection of Beers ands Wines. Will certainly go back

Popped in to the Red Lion for a quick lunch. Ordered a homemade burger with stilton and chips. Food arrived and looked great. However when I cut the burger in half it was completely raw. I took my meal back inside and explained to the landlady who swifftly went to sort it out. My meal eventually was returned. The burger was the same burger in 2 bits, it had been microwaved and was put back in some cheap nasty sesame bun not the nice original bun. The whole plate was exactly how I returned it. Same chips now cold. Same plate still with bits of raw burger. When I mentioned this too the landlady she didnt want too discuss this and basically walked off. Quite clearly customer service is not something she cares about. I certainly will never be back.

All previous visits to the Red Lion had been most enjoyable, with a warm welcome and good food. On this occasion it was not so good. Of the six starters on the menu, one was no longer available, although we were the only people eating and it was only 7.30 pm. The steaks were below the normal standard and the waiter disappeared altogether half way through the meal, and we had to get anything else we wanted via the bar. Can we get back to normal Red Lion service please.

Personal encantador y una cálida bienvenida. Bueno, con un menú variado con grandes porciones. Comida muy sabrosa y se sirve enseguida. Qué más. Aceites puede pedir! ?

No había respuesta de la Red Lion cuando llamamos para reservar, temprano en un viernes por la mañana, pero nos sorprendió gratamente al recibir una llamada de media hora más tarde, se excusa que tenían perdido nuestra llamada, y una reserva para la cena de la noche siguiente. Una buena primera impresión.

Pleasant pub, pleasant staff but the restaurant staff although pleasant, had their eye 'off the ball'.

Nos pasó al otro lado de la Red Lion al buscar la propiedad. No es tan cierto como lo anotado como prometedor hace algún tiempo. Cuando nos presentamos a las 2:30 de un domingo por la tarde estábamos encantados, sorpresa y encontrar todavía ellos sirven comida. La comida era muy buena, pero lo más impresionante fue que el menú de comidas completas a fuimos así realmente atendía baguettes para todo el mundo. No dudaría en recomendar

We received a warm welcome when we entered the pub, the food was delicious, the staff were very friendly and helpful throughout and the toilets were very clean, would definitely go back.

I was invited to this pub as part of a birthday celebration for a friend who lived in the area. I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening!There was a good choice of food on the menu and more on the 'specials' board, I had steak with stir-fry and jacket potato and absolutely loved it. The young staff were very helpful and polite. Hope to return in the near future.

The beer was well priced at around £3.20 a pint and the food was also very reasonably priced and excellent. There are lots of nooks and crannies in which to sit and enjoy yourselves. Loved it.

good feel about the pub nice looking food and staff. I suggest in conversation with some of the local customers they are very helpful

The pub bar is unspoilt and must be pleasant for locals along with Wherreys beer. The standard menu in the restaurant is predominately lots of steaks (one a 32 oz!) and hamburgers, however there are specials. We had risotto and steak dumpling, which were great, followed by home made desserts which were just as good. Some locals were having steaks on the next table, they looked good and will be on our list on our next visit. The portions are generous, you certainly will not leave hungry.

the only thing I can say is you must give this place a visit !! Mouthwatering food cooked to perfection , not expensive at all , atmosphere was very welcoming and our steaks best we have ever had dinning out , a gem of a place , you must visit , well done red lion you got it right ! Just what we need in this part of sleepy Norfolk .

We went to the bar first and although the bar-women was friendly and served us very quickly, we got the impression that this was a "locals' area" and we weren't welcome. Along the corridor in the restaurant area, the atmosphere was completely different with lots of friends & families enjoying the food.This isn't a gastropub but the food all seemed home-made, fresh and full of flavour, a genuine refreshing change from the reheated frozen food served elsewhere. We enjoyed the rich stilton & broccoli soup, the filo prawns and the suet steak & kidney pie and only regret not trying the burgers. The accompanying veg was crisp and the chips were home-style slabs of potato. A really stomach filler.Info for others: There is a car park at the rear which we didn't notice until we were leaving.

We recently visited this pub with friends and it was not a very nice experience!Although the service was ok and the drinks.. well drinks are drinks.The locals are RUDE and not very friendly. Honestly it's very sad because we were going to go for Fish and chips on Friday night and breakfast on Sunday but this pub will not be seeing our custom again.

Took a friend with his 4 yr old with our 4 and 1 yr old boys for a roast dinner. They don't have high chairs even though I asked for one when I booked the table. Young waiters and waitresses tried to light candles before our meal...open flames in front of 4 yr olds?? Really?? They then tried to give them sharp serated knives for their meals...again...really??? Plus the roast was poor. Bland gravy and potatoes, grissly beef and what looked like tinned sweet corn! I don't expect that when I go out for dinner. Won't be going again.

Popped in last night for family dinner and despite there being 47 covers the staff coped well and food was excellent. Lovely family night out. Only down side was a large party with some very drunk and loud guests who were keen to edge us and another couple out who were finishing our meal and spoiled our coffee.All credit to the young waitress she coped admirably and made all feel welcome.Would recommend

I awoke this morning more than two years after my visit to Kenninghall for an interview with the late Oliver Bernard. My visit was abominable. Not with Mr Bernard which was a rewarding interview, but my three nights at The Red Lion. It was the sudden remembrance of that stay at the Inn that left a sour taste, which I tried to put behind me at the time. The staff were courteous and friendly enough. Who wouldn’t be? After all, I was a customer to give them money for services. It was an irksome insult as I went to pay for my evening meal with my guest in their restaurant. I was asked to pay for my three nights stay in advance. To add prior insult; my spinach lasagne had obviously been cooked by microwave, of which for health reasons I am totally against. But the lasagne was bitterly embarrassed by the near absence of spinach that seemed to have been a distant forgotten relic of past ages. It was a dark green smear that resembled the colour of spinach. That embarrassment was only the beginning…My lodging room was in a terraced cottage situated in a gravelled parking area at the back of the Inn. The simple furniture, a bed, was acceptable enough. But it was so cold that it felt as if the room had not been used for several months. The coldness was such that I could not sleep. Why, I wondered, had they not switched on the heating in the afternoon. After all, I had booked my stay three days in advance. There was a radiator. I searched about the room and found a power switch, which I assumed controlled the heating operated by a timer. I switched it on. I also found an electric heater in the wardrobe. Did they expect one to sit in the wardrobe with the heating on?I got up at about 5:00am to make a cup of coffee – for the warmth. I had brought with me my stainless steel Italian espresso maker and a traveller’s mini ‘tablet’ cooker on which to boil the water. But it was all in a bag in my parked car in the road. I went out and found that the only exit, a wide farmer’s gate, was padlocked. Did they think I would do a moonlight flit with their bed? I had to climb over the gate and fetch the coffee-making gear, and then back again over the gate to my room. I did not bother with breakfast their, which was the conventional cardiovascular early death creating fry-up. I brought with me fresh fruit and nuts.The best part of my stay was the hot coffee in the mornings.

A very good selection of drinks - Woodforde's Wherry, Old Golden Hen another ale, Guinness, Aspall cider, Beck's, and wines - but didn't look at those! Decent pub food which was enjoyed rather than being raved about. Quick and friendly service, lovely old floor tiles, beams, low ceilings and a variety of rooms to be in. Definitely worth a try if you're in the area.

We went for a large group meal down the red lion after a days shooting and couldn't have been made more welcome!! After having a couple of local beers in a lovely surrounding pub of beams and friendly staff showed to the table where within minutes of us being given our drinks we were served our dinner!! The service was immaculate as well as the food the beef was well cooked as well as the vegetables which there were plenty of for us to eat!! The service was tremendous, the waitress was always seeing if we wished for more drinks and was allowing us to have a great time (slightly noisy) even with other diners present in the restaurant!! One slight disappointment was with the cheese that there were only 2 cheeses on the cheese board!!full credit though to the waitress and chef to allow us to have a great night!! Will be going back!!

The red lion pub has a good atmosphere, but is pricy for what you get, although the food is good. Gets very very busy on Sunday, so go early to get a seat.

We called in at the Red Lion for something to eat on our way home from an afternoon at Banham Zoo on 24th July. I'd looked at the pub's website earlier to make sure food was available; it was, with service starting at 6.30pm. We arrived at 5.30pm to find the pub shut, although opening is stated as 5.30pm. We hovered outside for a couple of minutes but then went to the other pub in the village for a drink before returning at around 6.15pm. We were given a very friendly welcome and were served quickly and efficiently. We chose to sit outside on a table at the front of the pub opposite the pretty church. Once we had placed our food order the lady from behind the bar (the landlady?) came out to tell us that we may have to wait for around 20 minutes as, having only just opened, the ovens weren't quite up to temperature. Again, not a problem. Our food was brought out by a lovely young waitress and oh, was it worth the wait! My husband had the Ribs and Chicken - the meat was so tender it just fell off the bone - and I had Fisherman's Lunch (prawn salad) with a side order of delicious home-made chips. You also get a little pot of home-made coleslaw which was such a treat as most places use pre-prepared stuff. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit - the staff were lovely, the locals were friendly, the building is beautiful, old and quirky and the food was delicious and excellent value for money. We will definitely return.

What a fantastic little old, old, old pub. I have never visited another pub remotely like it. Friendly, efficient staff. Whole thing completely ruined by: a. music playing b. ghastly music at that. Do the owners really think it is congruent with their pub?We stayed because we were able to sit outside. Would I go back? I was going to say that I would if it were weather to sit outside, but that misses the point of the interior of this delightful building - so probably not.What a shame.

Came here with some friends, but to be honest i feel this is a "locals" pub. Wern't made to feel overly welcome and the food looked like it came from tesco basic range! It was luke warm and unappealing. Won't be visiting again :-( Its a shame as from the outside looked really nice and inside it was cosy, but i felt out of place.

This is a lovely pub. When visiting friends near Diss and having stayed in B&Bs with no evening meal, this pub was recommended.Each time I have been I have not been disappointed with anything.The menu is mainly traditional pub fare with a few interesting specials. They have a starter - mushrooms in cream and stilton - served with a delicious roll - which is delicious. The steaks are excellent and served with salad or veg and choice of potatoes.The service is friendly and efficient. Nice china and an eclectic mix of cutlery. They have outdoor seating at front and back, the front looking across a quiet road to the church.The variety of customers is from me as a solo to families with young right to the "silver" diners!Nice atmosphere too.

What a lovely Pub, we were treated like long lost friends and the inside, made us feel very comfy, the service was excellent and the food good and plentiful, it is our new favorite place, and would recommend it if you like a nice atmosphere and good food. Well done Red Lion

Nice relaxed atmosphere music nights pub quizzes and excellent bar staff too. The food is very nice a simple menu but with a broad range of food, nice all year round but much better in summer. Can't recommend this pub enough real ales that alter regularly, nice locals too. A hidden gem off the beaten track but well worth the drive out and the hunt for a drink or the amazing food. Five stars from me.

Nice food, shame about the flies. Not sure if the Chilli Prawns gave me food poisoning. Staff friendly, but more interested in the regular customers

This attractive pub restaurant offers not only a choice of food for meat and fish eaters - thy were highly praised by my companion -but - almost unprecentedly in my experience,- a choice of 3 or 4 imaginative and delicious meals for vegetarians.

A wonderful pub with a nice atmosphere. We ordered and were taken to sit down the starter was a disappointment with just one mushroom. And as for the mixed grill - the first steak I have ever been served at 3mm thick. The bacon looked better ! Never again.

We arrived at this genuine and charming pub in this out of the way village almost as they were about to stop serving - but our B&B hosts up the road at Strenneth had kindly booked us in - and the staff at the Red Lion really could not have done more to make us feel welcome. As we had a dog we we sat in the snug, which is really lovely and historic in feel, although there is a dedicated restaurant area. The menu is not overly large, but has a good variety. Between the four of us we had Leg of Lamb in a mint marinade (very tender), Beef Goulash (a special - and enjoyable) and the Mixed Grill which my 24 year old son said was "the best he's ever had". Portions are generous (they needed to be, we had just done 3 hours at Go Ape in Thetford Forest). Accompaniments were variously potato wedges, chips, and rice with stir fry, and vegetables. Desserts followed for three (with four spoons!) - gorgeous chocolate fudge cake, cheesecake and sticky toffee pudding. Service was prompt and with a smile. The bar had a good range of beers and ciders (it is a CAMRA pub). The bill including drinks for four was £75, which seemed quite reasonable. We will certainly return there when next in the area and thoroughly recommend it.