Red Lion in East Lindsey

What can I say this is absolute treasure. Food never disappoints in the times we have been and always served with a smile. I highly recommend if you are in the area then pop in.

They arranged a party for me in their marquee. It was spectacular. Wonderful food, staff excellent , entertainment very good. Cannot recommend enough.

Attended the Heritage Centre for the Lanc & tanks weekend, visited here again for Sunday lunch, absolutely superb, great food, staff. So much history in the pub. Would definitely recommend here. Will visit again.

Stayed in our motor home on site for a night with pitchup. Food was home made by the landlord and very nice. Made welcome by the locals in the pub in karaoke night. This is on the last Saturday of the month Thanks again for a lovely evening

Stayed in the caravan park. and had a few beers in the pub. A very nice site also very quiet which is a bonus. The site itself is located right next door to the East Kirkby museum which handy for a visit. The pub is very friendly and worth a beer or too didn't try the food but will do next time around. WE would come back again definitely

Enjoyed our stay here and value for money! Site well lit and toilet/shower facilities a stones throw away not to mention the fab pub, food which was tasty, prices really good especially in todays market and the staff were lovely! Just what we wanted as a not too far from home getaway. Bonus was the Air Museum just over the field which we booked tickets for on the 80th Anniversary of its being Monday. It did rain a fair bit during our stay but that's part and parcel of British weather unfortunately not to mention the wasps! But drainage was good. We had EHU also. Pitches identified with a number (which you are notified of in your confirmation email) and chained off, well maintained. We were right next to the children's play area, not ideal for us but we had our wind breaks, so for privacy put them around our entrance and it created an outdoor chill area ( in between the rain). The only downside the toilet / shower facilities could do with an overhaul, but it didnt detract from our great escape and you can't argue with the price 😊

Great food, large portions, and great staff. All you could want from a pub. We stayed on the campsite behind; good level pitches, some with personal water supplies. Highly recommended, and we will be back, as nearby Spilsby is quite quaint :)

Second time eating at this Red Lion, make sure you get the right pub as there are more than one with the same name in the area. Booked in advance as it is a popular pub and the meals are generous and good value. Gets booked up quickly. Staff lovely, friendly and helpful. Handy pub if visiting East Kirkby and Just Jane Lancaster as just a short walk along the road into the village. Interesting dining room with Lancaster memorabelia including Guy Gibson photos on the walls, a must see if visiting.

Staying at East Kirkby Aviation heritage centre for Lancs and Tanks weekend, our 18th wedding anniversary meal at the Red Lion was made so much more special with wonderful food and lovely service made so much more special with a complimentary bottle of Preseco for our occasion, food was so beautiful and staff lovely, highly highly recommend. 😋

What a find,Great caravan site behind a lovely pub and the food is excellent x we will definitely be back 5*

Great little restaurant good food Great service Nothing to much trouble staff very attentive and helpful

Spent 2 nights in our campervan at the 'Bomber Command' campsite at the red lion pub. Great place to stay for a chill out the site itself has good amenities with a decent shower and toilet block and is well lit in the evening with individual lights at each plot. We had a grass electric hook up plot which had plenty of room for an awning and the WiFi was excellent throughout. We paid £20 a night which I think was great value, might be more in the summer, we looked at a similar site that wanted extra for putting an awning up and for dogs! There is a small park in the centre of the site for kids and just behind the site is the Lincolnshire aviation heratige Centre. The pub serves excellent food and is reasonably priced with friendly welcoming staff, and if you need any supplies there is a little shop just across the road. All in all a fantastic family run site excellent for chilling out.

What a little gem this is, so glad we discovered it. Great campsite, friendly staff, great food…….real chips We will definitely be going back. Aviation museum just a walk away, shop across the road.

We booked in for a quick last minute two day break. We stayed in our motorhome on a hard standing pitch, which was level with its own water tap and 16A electric hook up. The campsite broadband was free and more than fast enough to stream Netflix and Amazon Prime etc. Our idea was to visit East Kirkby Aviation Museum followed by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight the day after. We did this and this campsite proved to be a really convenient base to do this from. We ate in the pub both nights. All our meals were brilliant both in terms of quality and quantity, providing excellent value for money. Arguably more importantly though, the beer was superb and very decently priced at around £3.20 a pint! The pub and campsite has a lovely atmosphere and the owners were very friendly. Nothing was too much trouble even when I was making last minute changes to the booking. We will definitely return to this site in the near future.

Enjoyed yet another stay at one of our favourite sites , looking forward to seeing you all again soon, and the next improvements you are planning, keep up all your good work.

we visited here for 2 nights booking a non electric camping pitch. it was excellent value for money, a very clean and tidy campsite with everything you need, the wifi was very good even on the campsite. Booking was very easy and excellent information was provided before arriving. The pub provides lovely food at great prices and the drinks are very good prices too. The staff were all friendly will definitely visit again and recommend them too.

Fantastic Evening yet again. So much fun with the staff, food epic as usual and excellent value! No wonder we are like boomerangs and keep returning! A fabulous asset to our village!!!!! Also met some lovely visitors which we chatted with. What more could you ask for!

Start with a positive, nice little campsite with generous pitches. Toilets as like most campsites there is never enough but it is what it is, fairly clean for a campsite. Negative, we booked a meal at the pub for the Saturday, some confusion over the time we arrived but appears we were late, chef passed some sarky comment about being late and having to keep the kitchen open, even the waitress said there was confusion, but fair play to the pub they did try and call but signal poor, starters came and were ok. Mains arrived , 2 steaks over cooked (steaks were replaced but the comment was they had a bland taste), pizza chewy, curry sauce was as if it had been re heated a few times and just thick and tasteless and the meat was chewy, full rack of ribs looked like it came from a small animal, lacked meat. Chips Luke warm. When we questioned the bill due to a disappointing meal, we were greeted with a defensive lady whose first words were “ So, what’s the problem” , when said what the problem was, we were then blamed for being late, understandable if it was pre ordered food. We asked for something off and we’re told that i am not giving you any discount but I could give you one drink each free because we re cooked some steak. It was a shame about the meal and the situation could have been handled a lot better, bit more professionalism, if I spoke to my customers how I felt we were spoken to i wouldn’t have a business. it is a shame as it is nice site/area but has left a bitter taste.

Admit booked the wrong Red Lion initially as there are quite a few with the same name in the area. Booked ahead as it was very busy and popular. This particular pub has WW2 Lancaster memorabalia on the walls which is very interesting and even...

Booked the red lion for our daughters christening. We had the function room and there fabulous marquee. The spread they put on for our buffet was good quality and the quantity great safe to say no one left hungry. Family and friends commented on how...

Possibly the best pub caravan/campsite in the country. How pubs used to be, great real ale, super food at reasonable prices and generous portions, friendliest and most helpful staff. Reasonable pitch prices. Most highly recommended.

1st time staying at the Red Lion campsite,definitely won't be our last, it's a great site, large pitches and very freindly. The Red lion Is great for food and drinks, all reasonably priced. Staff were all very freindly and helpful. We visited the Lincs Aviation...

We first visited 4 years ago to spend a weekend on this caravan site as we attended the 1940s weekend, site was clean and tidy but could have done with some updating, booked an evening meal on Saturday night as there was a singer performing...

Absolutely incredible night in Red Lions function room & marquee! Perfectly decorated, perfectly organized- amazing night had by us all- the children loved running around & dancing too! Thank you to the wonderful staff & owners of The Red Lion pub for making our anniversary...

We went to pub on the 2nd July I had the half rack of ribs with chicken best also it had a limp salad with chips which were limp over cooked and left on the side, ribs were ok the chicken over cooked which made...

Very well run from arrival to departure, we were on pitch no 1 closest to the amenities. Toilets and showers very clean, the only comment I could make is the electrics are on a timer, started when you enter so visit the door during your...

We went here with the family and the food was delicious,plenty on all plates,all came out together,we all said what great food we had,the service was fab,very attentive to us all,a very friendly and clean pub,highly recommended.

A friend recommended that we tried out this place for a Sunday lunch. We booked a table for 1pm. When we arrived there was only one other customer there. First thoughts were that we had made a bad choice. However we stayed. The roast beef...

We stayed here for the weekend camping and it was great. The facilities were fantastic. Showers/toilet block lovely and clean , hot water and hot showers . The pub was also lovely and very reasonably priced drinks. The lady who lives on site was so...

This is our second visit to the Red Lion and this visit was just as good, if not better than the first. Our trip coincided with a very busy weekend due to events held at the Aviation Centre but the team accommodated us as best...

This is a lovely pub and camp Site very nice staff and a lovely pint. We didn’t have food but we saw what others had and it looked lovely

Visited East Kirkby for the air show and used the camp site for a four night stay. Used the pub for an evening meal and Sunday lunch and were served excellent food on both occasions. We were served with good beer and fine wine by...

We ordered chicken tikka and rice and beef madras and rice and a nann bread, oh and chocolate fudge cake and cream for pudding. Everything was lovely and tasty. Going back again this week, pies this time.

Had the most delicious sunday lunch today for my 50th. Only fault was that there was so much meat I had to leave some . Perfectly cooked roast beef so tender .will definitely be going back never cooking on a sunday again . The service...

Just got back from a long bank holiday weekend with my husband. We stayed in the recently converted one bedroom self catering accommodation at the rear of the pub. It was fantastic! Spacious living area with a double bedroom and ensuite shower room (big shower),...

Very COVID secure, very welcoming staff and wow the food... very nice!! Big plates for a reasonable price :). Def worth visiting!

Met up with some friends who I hadn't seen for years. Pitched up in campsite. Great meal and what made the night was our host, Jade. She looked after us. Will be definitely returning.

I visited The Red Lion with 4 friends this weekend. We arrived on motorcycles and camped on the site behind the pub itself. The non-electric facilities we found to be excellent - the field we camped in was well kept and far enough away from...

Very disappointed. Burnt starter and hard lasagna. When complained told Chris said "it was a good temperature and cooked at a good temperature" 😳

We stayed camping for 4 nights. Found the site clean and tidy. Toilets clean lots of sanitizer. Site Forman really help Full and friendly. Helped us advising us on tent pegs because of the strong wind. Come round in the morning to see if everything...

Could be a good site, but let down by the state of the toilets and showers. The toilets had not been cleaned very well. Why can't the cleaner lift the toilet seats absolutely disgusting. And I stayed for two nights, won't go there again. Stuart...

Had a great time camping at the red lion. The facilities were spotless and the food and staff in the pub were fab too! All COVID-19 guidlines were followed.

Good choice on the menu.food cooked to order and served hot and very generous portions.great value for money.

Good sized room with great linens. Big pub with very friendly staff. Serves ENORMOUS portions of food. Thanks for a comfy stay.

Wow fantastic food and amazingly friendly service, we all enjoyed our evening with the dogs as well, it’s lovely to find a place to eat with the dogs. Thank you so much.

Amazing food excellent presentation excellent service good value for your money. very friendly owners who make you feel welcome and nothing is to much trouble. A lovely meal. a little gem of a find. we will be returning again really soon

We were driving through looking for somewhere to have a meal. But we felt so welcome by Chris and Steph from the moment we arrived that we decided to stay overnight at the nearby bed and breakfast. We had meat pie which was lovely and...

We stayed here this weekend and really enjoyed our stay. For £12.50/night you even get shower facilities. Yes, they're not heated but this is mentioned on their website. But they are clean and for that price, who can complain. We ate in the pub on...

Had a brilliant night here for a friends birthday. The bar staff were very friendly and welcoming. Was a lovely atmosphere and everyone was having fun dancing and singing on karaoke. Drinks were a very reasonable price too. We also had a Christmas party back in December and the food was all home cooked and absolutely amazing. Would highly recommend and will definitely be going back very soon. Well done to all staff at the red lion you are all lovely people and look forward to seeing you all again very soon

really grim 'home cooked' menu of curries. All atmosphere gone, such a shame about the change of ownership, we read the menu and walked, been regulars for a good while.

Its nice to find somewhere that does not charge the earth for meals! All mains for £6.50?! - two good meals including homemade chips - not out of the freezer!Would have been happy to pay more - not sure how they do it.Seems the young couple running it have recently taken over - good luck to them, good to see small local pubs still open - we are losing too many. They both have 'day' jobs as well!

After a short break staying on caravan field felt that a review was justified. Welcome was second to none all information that was needed was given. A well kept site. We had meals in pub every evening good wholesome food only critism everything was with chips would have liked more veg variety or salad. Chris has said as they get more established this will happen. This young couple deserve all the luck in the world with their venture and to say they have only been there just over a month the improvements they have made are amazing. Definitely will be going back next year. Good food, good prices, well done Steph and Chris.

We had been recommended the Red Lion by the owner of the B&B; that we were staying at. A short walk away from the B&B;, we found the Red Lion warm and welcoming. A few locals were enjoying a drink and chatting, along with a bit of Halloween fun.

Good location pub?Camping site. New owners and improvements being made daily. Camping area good, level and plenty of Electric hook ups, and also very close to pub/restaurant but sufficient distance away and separated by the shower/Toilet block facilities FREE to use. These presumably will also be updated as time goes by. Good and very NOVEL waste disposal which is easy and user friendly along with separate water to clean off any waste surplus. Also and separate away from waste there is clean fresh drinking water. We were well aware of the Wedding party on Friday and therefore booked for an evening meal on Saturday evening. A good meal and good value for money. All Mains @ 6.50 - all Desserts @ 3.50. No complaints. Our two dogs Cassie and Newton were allowed into the bar area- thank you. Would stay again.And @ 12.50 a night {EHU} included good value. We were welcomed once we had set up on the field and the hosts and staff were very friendly and accommodating. Would like to see it again after the ongoing improvements.

A friend and I went to the nearby Aviation Heritage Centre where a motorcycle gathering was talking place so the Re Lion seemed a good place to camp.

We had a meal and a few drinks and enjoyed the company off the new owners off the red lion. I can recommend to visit this pub you will be welcome

Fantastic night. New karaoke. Better than was before. Brilliant entertainment. And good food. So friendly. So welcoming I've never felt so welcome. So clean now. To what it was. Well done Chris and Steph

Arrived 9 ish lovely welcome keys to rooms we had were 3 and 4

This pub was just round the corner from our BB, it is a very friendly pub they make you feel welcome, they do hot meals which are so yummy...well worth a visit.

As usual we pitched up for our usual saturday tea and karaoke fun with the family who run the pub and the regular locals. Great food and atmosphere we stayed past midnight just so they could sing me happy birthday before I left. It's worth a visit as you won't find nicer people.

Aparecimos el miércoles último León ya que íbamos al centro de aviación de la siguiente mañana. Qué gran pub es peculiar, el propietario (Tom) es realmente divertido cap.

Un salto en una noche de la semana, esta vez con la familia, que había venido a visitar. Tuvimos una gran comida y una buena carcajada. con los propietarios y los vecinos. Ambiente agradable con una muy buena selección de comida y bebidas. Nada es demasiado problema para Tom y su pub familiar.

Staying locally and dropped in for evening bite to eat. Staff were more than accommodating to us. Great menu and BIG plates. Would definitely recommend.

lovely atmosphere! The food delicious! So flexible in ordering! Medium portions. Lovely service! I liked the room!

Nos recomendaron comer aquí y lo hicimos. Estaba tranquilo cuando llegamos. El pub era cálido y acogedor.

Si quieres una experiencia gastro-pub, este no lo es. Si quieres una experiencia hotelera systemised pub, este no lo es.

Nothing too fancy about the food but plenty of it . Very reasonable prices . A landlord who makes you feel very welcome. The decor is from well back

Took the caravan to East Kirkby for a few days. A very relaxed site, great host and Landlord. Great meals, and good value, he doesn't do "small"

This pub has been around as a stop off for travellers for years ( I was 10 when dad use to stop on the way home and have a traditional ale while we had a play in the little park ) I'm now 50 and still call in !!!Its traditional, friendly and does a fantastic menuGreat for kids as it has a fenced of play area and great for mums and dads as they have great wines and great real ales !!We even ride out on our motorbikes from Skegness just for a drink on a nice evening in the beer garden as its a welcoming and quiet place to chill or eat great home cooked fayre

Visited on the day of the air show in the area, pub very busy.Bit of a throwback to the eighties but the food was good and all served well.If the landlord was anymore laid back he'd be on the floor.Just lacking that little bit to take it forward.

Old, Tired and limited. We were looking for a pub with food but this was not it. We looked at the menu and it was limited in its extent.Dry white wine wasn't available either

After a visit had tummy bug went to docs with a sample it came back with ecoli from hands that have not been washed after seeing to animals

We were staying locally at a B and B and came here for our evening meal. Meal was very good, and whilst not of gourmet standard was a good example of pub grub at its best. Excellent value for money too.The pub has numerous pictures and books dedicated to the men who flew with bomber command from Lincolnshire airfields during WW2, including a table where airmen have carved their names.Landlord and customers very friendly.

We stayed with our caravan and had a lovely weekend,Tom and his family give a lovely family atmosphere for £14 a night including electricity and relaxed rules

Another great evening meal at the red lion. Brought family who had come up from Sussex to the pub for a night out and they loved it. We all had great food and a great atmosphere comes as part of the deal. Brilliant family run establishment that cannot be beaten.

Tried this pub/restaurant for evening meal. There was a resonable selection on the menu and plenty of fresh vegetables. However my poached haddock had a very hard surface and was difficult to cut. The flavour was fine once broken in to.

A very good place to eat. The food was freshly cooked and of good quality and quantity. Would recommend.

Went to East Kirkby air show, and stayed on campsite at Red Lion . Great old fashioned pub and made very welcome. Did not have a meal but what I saw looked great [and a lot of it]. Definitely go back again.

we have stayed at the red lion a few times now we always get a very friendly welcome an are not made to feel left out. food is 1st class all good home cooked at a very good price. Tom and his crew are great bunch always ready for a chat and a laugh, beer is also good and flows very well. Saturday night is karaoke and Tom and the crew are a great turn. we will camp here again and again. thank you all Dick &Di

Fabulous food which is very underpriced, friendly atmosphere where everyone is made to feel welcome. Would definitely eat here again

Tonight me and my glamorous dining companion visited the Red Lion Inn at East Kirkby. I understand that during the second world war the bomber crews from the nearby air base used the pub as their local. There is a large round table where some of the airmen carved their names into the wood before going on what perhaps could have been their last flight into the great unknown. Many original photos adorn the walls and it does not take a great deal of imagination to picture the pub in the 1940s along with its clientele.A separate dining room provides a very nice eating experience away from the hubbub of the bar. My discerning companion plumped for the traditional Saturday tea time staple, 2 sausage, 2eggs, chips and beans. A very generous portion for the sum of £3.50! I chose the steak with chips, peas, mushrooms and onion rings. Grilled tomatoes were also provided which were not stated on the menu. Again another large portion, with a very nice large medium rare steak, just the way I like it for £7.99, exceptional value. There was also a good range of beers including real ales just like the airmen of WW2 would have sampled, the only difference that today. rationing has definitely been banished to the history books.Located just up the road from the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, would make a great day out to combine the two! I shall definitely be visiting the Red Lion again. I do not live all that far away, so I am sure it will be very soon.

What a gem of a real old school village pub sadly getting few in numbers.Great customer service throughout from all the family team so much better than the plastic chain pubs.Stayed with group of us in vw campers onsite camping facilities.Yes the place is work in progress but has gained regular return visits from us all.Drinks at very fair prices & like all other reviews the food is great Exceptional VFM.

Used the B&B facilities prior to a visit to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. Very comfortable and welcoming. The evening meal and breakfast were of very generous proportions and of excellent quality. Very good value for money.

As a member of the family who works here I can assure people that Sunday lunch is ALWAYS fresh and we do not use frozen vegetables. Some aspects of the premises are in the process of being upgraded. This includes the ladies toilets as this is going to start being refurbished at the end of October. However the pub itself is very homely and we would love to here recommendations for improvement. Thank you to all who have supported us and for your kind words which have been said about us You guys are what keeps us going.

I love this place. its great value for money for monster portions of great home cooked food with a sense of humour on the side. The family that run this pub are great fun, very friendly and wonderful people. they do karaoke every sat night which is a great night out but get your choices in quick otherwise you might not get a chance it gets busy with everyone wanting to sing. Sunday lunch is our favourite though and is what we look forward to all week.

So 5.50 for Sunday lunch !! Choice of lamb chicken or beef, frozen vegetables and roast potatoes ( though these were beautiful ). On the down side the toilets were fairly grim and I'm sure had not seen a cleaner or a duster in a good few months. On the plus side the family that run the pub were ever so chatty and friendly and helped me in and out the door with my frame where most places look the other way. So value for Money well worth it remembering you get what you pay for. As far as the family go. Pure Class and friendly.

We ate here every night as we were staying at The Chapel House B & B - less that 30 seconds walk away. As soon as we walked in on our first night we were made to feel welcome, and the landlord was quite a character! Plenty of friendly banter between us, with lots of laughter.The food is basic and honest home-cooked pub grub. Very reasonable prices but huge portions. I don't think we quite finished any of the meals, but it wasn't for the want of trying! We ended up staying until virtually closing time each night, and it was great to look around the local squadron memorabilia they have. There is even a round table where the crews used to scratch their names before heading off on ops.The landlord has plenty of ghostly tales to tell, although sometimes I wasn't sure if he was joking or being serious, but certainly somewhere I would go back to - for drinks and food as well as the friendly conversation.The pub does look a little tired around the edges in places, but the landlord is in the process of building it all back up again so i'm sure things will get a coat of paint etc where needed.NOTE - Not to be mistaken for The Red Lion in Revesby - that's also just up the road too.

Real Ales and Lovely Home cooked meals, of which there is plenty of, at a very realistic price and cracking value!! Try it.

As the other reviewer stated, its simply a village pub. We popped in for one drink and two hours later........Nothing fancy here at all, and that's what a village pub should be. Good ale and budget priced good food. Don't visit this pub if you don't like joining in the conversation.If however you do......

I am/We are quite regular visitors here the food is great -very well prepared and served,with large quantities. They have a large selection of wines to go with all meals (Mmmm)The prices are very fair especially as the meals are a good size.

Popped it this elegant pub on the way back from Skegness. ..the lady and husband were so pleasant. .. and had the time to make conversation. ... the Sunday meal was 1st class... all being freshly cooked. . The stuffing balls were so lovely too. The puddings were also top class... in all the service and price for the 2 of us was 33 pounds and worth every penny.... well done... the evening menu looked fantastic too Thank you. ... a credit to you both

Family run pub with home made food, friendly staff, friendly patrons and great value for money. Try to visit regularly but as its a bit out of our way we always try and time it with a visit to family. Weekend karaoke is a great laugh with even the owner getting up to sing, the regulars are there to belt out their favourites and do requests. There is 2 pool tables for those who dont fancy staying in front of the warm log fire on the long winter nights. Food is such great value for money you cannot go wrong with eating here, awarded a 5 star rating for hygiene you know your in good hands. Varied menu that the owner does wonders with and some great home made puddings on offer too for only £1.99. Drinks are very reasonably priced at £3 a pint and £1 a can of soft drink. Burger chips and peas is only £3.50 and sunday dinner is priced at £5.50. The most expensive meal is only £7.99 which i think is for steak. Great history to the place with the owners having original pictures and stories up on the walls. The pub even has its own land out the back for those on their caravanning holidays looking for a great place to pitch and eat while visiting some of the local attractions. As i say it is out of our way for a local pub being more than 20 miles away but its worth the trip.

On a recent trip to the Lincolnshire Aviation Centre to see the 3 Lancaster Bombers, we passed the Red Lion pub and saw they were advertising home cooked food, as it was lunchtime we thought it would be rude not to go in and sample a Sunday lunch.The lunches were a very reasonable price of £5.50 and there was a choice of chicken, pork, lamb or beef.I chose the beef which came with home-made stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, peas and home-made gravy.Everything served was delicious, the roast potatoes were perfect and you could tell that they were fresh and not frozen, the yorkies were home-made.Looking around at the other diners there was not a morsel left on any of the plates and our table was no exception.Well worth the price paid, if I'm in the area again I would not hesitate to return.