Red Lion in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Used to be the pub to visit in Newquay, but unfortunately not the case. Place looking very shabby and in need of some TLC. Reduced range of real ales, but understand it in winter. Always the same beers now though. Staff not overly attentive

Brilliant place, live bands are always amazing. The drinks selection is pretty decent too. Food is great. And outdoor area out the back.

Great service. Big group of us we all ate well. Worth a visit

Food very good , staff lovely! All very chatty and made me feel at home. Thanks red lion

First and Last time, Food was HORRENDOUS, very long wait before food was served and then the steak was Burned and so was the starter, which is supposed to be calamari and prawns, look like pieces of pork to me. the chips were soaked in oil and the leaves in the starter were old and wet… Honestly really bad food at high prices… Even the food and presentation from whetherspoons is WAAAY better… Just look at the pictures and judge for yourself…

WOW! Fabulous meals, friendly staff and great atmosphere. It was a last minute booking as found by chance and will definitely be returning.

Wow As soon as you walk in you can feel the buzz of the atmosphere Food was great but the service was outstanding In particular Chloe To say she was on the ball is an understatement She is a little gem

An amazing Sunday roast....just what you need when your out on the sauce ❤

After a long day traveling with our 2 doggos we found this absolute gem , we started off with drinks and then booked a table in the restaurant, there was a mix up with the tables but the staff sorted this very quickly and were very apologetic , we had the bacon and cheese burger and the chicken and pancetta pie, all delicious and came within 20 minutes , the Chilean Sauvignon is highly recommended too , service was great , looking forward to more drinks and food in this fab place while we are down here, so doggy friendly too

Cracking pub with good choice of spot-on real ales at modest prices. Friendly efficient service. Locals atmosphere in tourist honeypot. Highly recommended.

Went for dinner on 24th August after reserving a table for 6.30 p.m. Are we glad we booked - absolutely! The place was heaving which always tells you it is a good pub. It is a lovely pub with very friendly staff and we have eaten there many times. However, last night was an absolute nightmare! There was only one waitress serving (the poor girl was absolutely excellent. Friendly, polite and apologetic. Also it was her first night working there. Talk about throwing her in at thedeep end! ) We had to wait for approx an hour and a half for our food! Such a shame because the atmosphere in the pub is lovely.

No answer to telephone Impossible to make query on second attempted call as an automated answering machine just wanted to book a time and (obviously!) could not answer any questions Gave up after three attempts

One of the best pub meals we've had in a long time! Food was incredible and the service from Savanah was amazing. Added bonus was I can't remember the last time we fed the fanily for under £60! Parking round the corner at the balmont was free after 4pm which saved the kids tired legs.

I requested the salad as I am allergic to garlic. The member of staff lied to me and said the sun-dried tomatoes were premixed in the salad. Sadly the sun-dried tomatoes are stored in garlic oil, which I discovered when I went to a well informed Stonegate premises. I was unable to have any food without garlic in it. However, another person in our group had salad as part of their meal, which guess what, had no tomatoes. This confirmed that Paul, the member of staff, had lied to me.

Fantastic real Ale and good selection

Same, same but different. Pretty good atmosphere, always good live music and great staff 🤙

Stumbled across this pub whilst staying at a nearby hotel. Food was delicious, the atmosphere was lovely, and the staff were extremely attentive and went out of their way to cater for our needs. Would definitely return and recommend to others!

I was really impressed with the friendly service and delicious lunch here. I'd highly recommend and will certainly be back next time I visit Newquay. I had the hake, scallop and roasted tomatoes tagliatelle in a gorgeous lobster sauce.

Best pub in the heart of Newquay! Service with a smile off the lovely Kelly on the bar who always takes time out to ask how you are and serves you with a smile! Amazing food dished up by Lucy in the kitchen! I can highly recommend the gammon and eggs! Long live the red lion!

Cracking service and atmosphere

Great pub friendly with entertainment and good food

Great find for food, a bit of a wait, but it was freshly cooked, so it was to be expected. Really tasty and loved their take on buschetta with mushrooms and cheese

Booked in for lunch on Sunday. Amazing food as always. Served by Ash who was lovely and attentive :) cheers guys

The Red has always been a sound choice. Regular live music, great atmosphere and good drinks selection. Great night guaranteed.

Good good and varied, service was really good and atmosphere fantastic 😁

Nice quayside pub. Quick service outside smoking area.

Ash was having his first night on the job and was very attentive to us. Other than the meals being a bit slow, everything was good. Good job Ash, and we are sure you will be successful in your job 👏👌

Food was good and hot but took a while

Really friendly staff and very helpful would recommend

Greetings from Estonia! Alul couldn't get lucky, then he couldn't hold on. The food was pleasant. Everyone praised it, especially the lamb roast was good. The wine and cheerful waiter helped set the mood. Great evening! Thank you! It was a memorable evening! After 6 hours driving good dinner and drinks. Lamb was superior. And off course the waitress... Never forgot Red Lion!

Decent pub in Newquay, had lunch and a couple of beers

Absolutely fantastic food and service. Chicken goujons for starters very nice, lamb shank perfect fell off the bone. Sausage and mash very tasty. Food came out quick. Mash is one of best ever tasted. Had food in lots of places but this has to be the best

Just finished an absolutely delicious Sunday lunch. Fully recommend. My partner said absolutely banging. We both loved it. Obviously. X

Always love going to the red lion. We booked a table last night in the bar as the restaurant was full. I asked for a nice table as our brother was coming down with his new wife after just getting married. Maria gave us a lovely table with a lovely view and the food and service was amazing thank you so much

Very nice pub had a lovely cream tea

Not just dog friendly but dogs fully welcome and catered for, including treats meals and drinks

Great views Great food. Great service

Food great service good views great staff helpful

Was great,very old school pub,good service didnt eat but beer was spot on

Fantastic atmosphere, always fabulous fun and the staff are great!

As per food establishments in densely high populated tourist locations. The Red Lion doesn’t rely on regular customers therefore standards and core values are not maintained. Written complaints are ignored. Portions are halfed when when stocks are low. It all falls down to the luck of the draw on the day. I wish you the best of luck.

Lovely Sunday roast,really tasty. Friendly hardworking staff, thank you

Great food,drink and staff, needs a lick of paint July 2024

I have been coming to this pub for about 20 years or more and it is certainly the best pub in Newquay. However, the last few visits in this last week were slightly disappointing. The food menu appears to be limited and the choice of real ales was also poor. In particular - no Sea Fury! Please tell me all will be well soon?

We have always loved the red lion and make it a must night out on our annual visit to Cornwall however this year was extremely disappointing. They had very little food left to offer from the menu, to the point I think they should have stopped serving food. Meals that had been ordered weren’t served we had to ask twice where it was to be told in the end that it had never been ordered. Meaning it was then served a long time after everyone else had finished. The food we did get was however very nice. Waitress (in her own clothes so to my mind maybe a manager ) was absolutely shocking, rude, unapologetic and lied about food time etc. The male manager was however much more pleasant, very apologetic but appeared out of his depth. We could clearly see that people were complaining all around us. Not sure it’ll be on our recommend or must go to list next year unless something drastically improves.

We visited here recently whilst in Newquay having been before and it was good. Don't get me wrong, the food was fine, no complaints. It came quickly but I found the staff to be a bit short. I had pre-booked with a voucher code from the website for a free bottle of wine. The staff didn't seem to know anything about this and we wouldn't have got it unless we asked for it, despite doing as it stated on their website. I also asked for a glass of lemonade which never came but we were still charged for. I was made to feel like I shouldn't have asked for what they advertised

We phoned up to reserve a table we was told they wasn’t taking reservations but not to worry as they was confident there was tables free , we asked what time they served food til and we was told it was 9 o’clock, when we got there at 7.45 they had a table for us but then told us they stopped serving food when we spoke to staff about this they was very rude and blunt about it and just said kitchens closed were short staffed (didn’t care that they had told us they served food til 9 on the phone ) , so we had to go somewhere else for food but we asked to reserve the table for drinks , when we got back to the pub after we had to go and eat somewhere we was refused entry due to not having ID when we are 31 years old and had previously been let in before , very disappointed with The attitude of everyone involved in this pub would not recommend at all !!

Absolutely terrible experience, regular visitor of the red lion but this time was entirely disappointing. They had barely any food, to the point where they should have not been serving it, including no fish and chip, no steak, no nachos. When food eventually came one of our meals was missing, we were told by the lady that it would be here in 2 mins, 20 minutes went by we had still not recieved our food. We had to go up to the bar to ask about the food which is when we spoke to a manager who told us the food had never been put through. When food eventually came the pasta was chewy and bland. Disappointing experience this time.

Lovely pub looking over the Harbour. The food was great and the staff were helpful, will definitely be going back.

Had a really nice roast dinner in here with the family, service was great, and the staff were happy to help.

Went here for the quiz which was a lot of fun, really good beer at a decent price. All the staff were very friendly. Came back a few days later and had the 2 for £20 meal, I wasn't expecting much but when the food came out it was incredible! The burger and mixed grill were delicious, I'd definitely come back here!

Standard pub food that you can get anywhere - booked for Sunday roast and they had run out !

Traveling with the wife, we go in and choose a table. I clean it up as it's filthy, we order a drink at the counter and take it to the table. For the food (if we want to call it that) we order food and it arrives after almost an hour... the worst pub I've frequented on this holiday.

Had the best Sunday roast We were early for our table, but they could seat us Excellent service by happy staff Will definitely be back before we go home xx

We had dinner here on a Wednesday evening in August. We were extremely impressed with the quality of the food. Two of us had the lamb shank, which was superb. The food took quite a time to arrive, which appeared to be due to the small size of the kitchen and limited kitchen staff. However, the food is so good it is worth the wait.

Only went in for a drink but will be back to eat. Atmosphere great beer great and good price. We had a fabulous night. Thankyou. Oh and staff were great too. Polite welcoming and good at their job!

Food was amazing cooked to order well worth waiting for Had fantastic evening staff was lovely friendly our waitress Robyn couldn't do enough for us lovely friendly lady Will recommend The Red Lion is great place for good food friendly staff and great entertainment

Lovely pub, with amazing views and lovely food. Well worth a visit

I love this pub!! Always has a great vibe, the food is exactly what you want from pub grub, fun loving staff and some great live music! What more could you possibly want?

Great British pub,with some nice real ales

Popped in for Sunday lunch, food was great

The food wasn't great. Two meals had to be remade, and one was sent back again, even after it was recooked. There was a 45 - 60 minute wait for the food. The services was great, and it was a nice spacious pub.

Great food and reasonably priced. Excellent service!

Came to Red Lion for a Sunday dinner. Great location, Fantastic food (Roast Turkey, Mushroom Wellington and 2 kids meals, they were all cooked to perfection and delicious) Staff were polite and provided an excellent service. I would highly recommend the Red Lion for a decent meal and drinks for all the family. We will definitely be returning in the near future. Many Thanks!

Wouldnt feed this to my cat mash was bought from a supermarket burger dry chips pale and not seasoned overpriced cat food good staff only good thing

We did go in, very busy stood at bar 10 mins never got served due to queues and lack of staff. Gave up and went elsewhere.

Had a meal Thursday evening the service was fine but the food was appalling our starters and drinks arrived fairly quick all but the starters were cremated could not differentiate between prawn and calamari then we had a wait of an hour or more only to receive 4 mains which were inedible will not return for sure my wife is diabetic and needed a meal terrible food

Very clean and massive pub. Good menu selection and the Guinness is fantastic.

Booked a table for 4 at this establishment, firstly the lad servicing our table was polite and friendly however sadly that's our only positive. Our order was drinks order was taken and then our food order was taken we was advised that there was a 60 min wait for food. All drinks arrived in good time except my coffee which I waited approximately 30 min for. Our starters actually came out before my coffee. The starters which were prawns and calamari were over cooked and did not look appetizing fortunately I did not order a starter. Our group then waited approximately 60 min for our main meal, two of the meals were steaks and there were dried out alongside the chips and onion rings (which were inedible. The other two meals were both pies but different varieties. The chicken and pancetta pie with vegetables was inedible and could not be eaten the veg was so hard it could not be cut and the pie was overcooked and very unpleasant. The steak and venison pie was equally as bad however my friend was a diabetic and needed to eat so she managed a small amount. All four mains were unacceptable. I called our server over and he agreed. We raised all the issues with him and he was very good with phoning his manager to try and resolve the matter. Overall our experience was awful. We had high expectations, we left hungry and disappointed

Excellent food and fun vibe. The staff were attentive, friendly, and service was efficient

Staff could not be bothered to tell the name of band that was playing in 4nights time it was a quiet time of day so we never booked a table

Had Roast Beef dinner yesterday at The Red Lion.......It was the nicest Sunday Roast I've had in a long time.The beef was beautiful + all of it was very well presented. Also unlimited Roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings & Gravy........

Excellent food but the service was a bit disorganised. We were told that someone would come to the table to take the order, but then the restaurant server was telling people to order at the bar. We ordered at the bar and added chips to our order and we received onion rings to the table. The server brought us over our chips, but when we went back to the bar for more drinks, we were charged again for the chips even though we didn't eat the onion rings. The food was amazing and well worth the visit, the service could have done with a bit more organisation.

Great service. Cold cider and ale Wonderful waite staff

Good local beer and cider with a nice view along the coast. Great atmosphere with a local musician playing. Unfortunately the Sunday Roasts and other food we wanted to order were all sold out by the time we arrived in the evening - probably a testament to how popular this pub is.

Excellent Sunday roast, extra roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings, great portion size and reasonable prices.

Excellent pub, great food and beers, great location tremendous staff, can't rate highly enough

Good service, nice food, very welcoming

Have been coming to this pub for years but tonight was awful. Food disappointing. Over cooked and dry. 2 missing items one which didn’t turn up at all and one bought half way through the meal with no explanation. Manager who wouldn’t give name for privacy reasons? She was rude and only apologised after prompted. We wouldn’t waste our money eating here again. Something has changed in this pub as it’s not as good as it used to be.

We had Sunday lunch here. Would highly recommend, beautiful views from the window tables and the nicest Yorkshire puddings I’ve tasted. The staff were friendly and service was excellent.

Beautiful Sunday lunch . Dog friendly . Staff welcoming and so friendly. Thank you so much

Food was lovely, but my mom ended up injured after two skateboards that were propped up by the check in desk and left unattended fell on her foot. She ended up with terrible bruising and unable to walk for a few days. No apology from staff and when I asked for an ice pack, I was told there wasn't any!! How can you not have an ice pack in a place of business?!?! Ended up having to have some ice cubes wrapped in blue roll which was reluctantly given by a member of staff after asking several times. No real care for health and safety. Very disappointing.

Not sure how this place has such great reviews. Food is ok, presentation isnt great, service is awful. Atmosphere is more pub/drink related than food. Quite grubby and just didnt have the character i was hoping for. Definitely wont be returning.

Excellent food, we went for Sunday lunch and it was lovely. It does get very busy at Sunday lunchtime, so it's good to book a table, but you can call in on the chance of an available one.

A really nice, rustic bar in a great atmosphere. We had fish and chips and the mushroom prosciutto as a starter. Both were super tasty and definitely worth the price!

I have visited The Red Lion many times with friends and family. I particularly love the band nights!! The food is lovely and the staff are really friendly! Honestly couldn’t recommend the red enough and everything it has to offer.

In my opinion the last local bar in Newquay. It is the only place where we fee at home and all the staff are amazing, Katie was lovely and tended to every one of our needs

Visited today with my partner and dog. Thai and Katie helped me pick some great food & it was amazing!!! Thanks to the chefs & staff for a great visit!!! Would recommend the steak and venison pie and a doggy bowl from their dog stand! We loved it. 😁

Food basic not much choice but nice pub, service is slow

Fantastic range of boxed Lilly's cider 😊

A wonderful pub with good food and friendly service! We were there 3 times on our vacation! Be sure to reserve! I had steak pie, fish and chips and the fennel sausages! Recommended everything, was really good!

Only had a pint, so can't comment on the food, which nonetheless looked very good. Fast, friendly service. An excellent pint of Sharp's Sea Fury overlooking the beach. A good place to rendezvous if meeting someone as it's in a convenient location for local parking and yhe SWCP.

Lovely fish and chips … shame about the seagulls 🤣🤣

Food spot on, atmosphere really good as well, staff extremely friendly.

Cosy pub with a great location. Had a very tasy steak here, however my friend's scallop starter was extremely small and a bit disappointing.

Really nice bar with fantastic staff, cheers.

Best local pub in the area. Great beer selection, nice food and really cool vibe. Live band on weekends. Great for a post Fistral surf beer!

Sunday evening visit,ran out of a few things and a bit down on staff but not a bad experience, would go back

My favourite pub in Newquay. The staff are always very welcoming and efficient. Brilliant selection of real ales. The food is very good and reasonably priced. Very well organized. Will definitely go again.

Amazing night again ,thank you big birthday party great food ,large selection of drinks finished off by a great band haven't danced so much in years ,see you soon