Red Lion in Aylesbury Vale

Service with a smile and a great atmosphere 😊

Very nice people Great talk by author David Sivvers

Very friendly and welcoming , food very good

A fine and friendly pub in a picturesque setting next to the canal.

Great food (especially the steak and ale pie) and great local beer.

Went to the Red Lion today after a walk along the canal with my wife and daughter - really nice little bar - open fire etc. A full range of beers as well . We wanted a light lunch , my wife wanted a decaf coffee - they don't have that in their machine neither anywhere in the kitchen - ok not too much of an issue - ordered lunch , My daughter had a tuna melt , wife ordered ham and cheese melt - no ham apparently - so she changed that to a BLT - I ordered pate and toast. We sat down - there were 3/4 other diners . The barman brought over the cutlery and said , oh sorry it could be a bit of a wait - ok , how long , 20 minutes we were told , so ok . so around 40 minutes later the barman came over and said sorry for the wait our meals were just coming . We noticed that two guys who were there before us were still awaiting their lunch too. Then 10 minutes later a lady wearing an apron came out and said to me sorry no pate!! what would you like ? I suggested she tell me what she could do and I'd choose , settled for a bacon and mushroom melt - A further 15/20 minutes and the meals arrived - they wern't good at all - The bacon on the melt was burnt black and so salty it was not edible for me , the mushrooms were obviously old and had that bitter taste and the cheese melt was a glutinous blob - , In the meantime the barman had come over before the meals arrived with his card payment machine to say as I had changed my meal from Pate to Bacon and cheese melt he wanted to check if there was a balance to pay ( incredible ) however both were the same cost . We ate some but couldn't eat much at all - during this time the barman was ensconced in conversation with 3 regulars who were enjoying a liquid lunch and didn't bother checking on us , my wife and daughter implored me not to complain - which I regret I didn't- The barmen or owners of what could be a great pub don't appear to have any experience of running a pub and cannot have a concept of customer service - Food here is a disaster - the setting for a drink in the summer would be great but I could not recommend food- a great pity . I believe this was pub of the year in 2013 - if only we could go back in time.

Such a lovely pub. Enjoyed our visit with friends.

Cosy traditional pub, great atmosphere

Characterful country pub by good canalside walks - one minute from Grand Union, ten minutes from its Aylesbury arm. Good food, good beer, nice garden - what more could you want?

We had Sunday lunch recently and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The service was friendly, the staff all work very hard. Food was good and value for money. The owners even got in Guinness Zero after I left a request on FB!

Went to the red lion with my family for a roast, the food was ok but quite expensive. The atmosphere is terrible. There were 2 bum boys opposite who would not stop looking at us. Made my wife feel uneasy. The bar man was very arrogant and really rude. It took half an hour to get served, and that was after my wife had to go to another table to ask for a menu. We had 2 adult roasts and 3 kids roasts (2 of which were wrong), and it came to £91. I live in the village and it will be the last time I go there. Do yourself a favour and avoid it.

Lovely old pub, surprisingly spacious, with gorgeous original features. Good range of ales, including local Tring beers. The kitchen is definitely open again now! The chicken burger was delicious! Very reasonable prices. Friendly staff and locals.

Excellent food and a lovely Guinness, with friendly welcoming staff. 10/10 would visit again!

Did'nt buy any food beer good & very dog friendly will deafinately go back.

Didn't have time for a meal. But well worth another visit.

Came in for a few pints with a friend and was sad to hear that a guy who is very passionate about his country and how he despises what's going on with the hole thing that's going on this weekend.He was a tad loud but nothing most people after a few drink would depot be like,for the manager to chuck the guy out because of his beliefs. Not one worning just get out basically. Is this how we are treating people who clearly are British ! Avoid at all costs as the manager is obviously a plastine limer and doesn't want English people in his pub. So very sad

I called in a week too early as the kitchen is currently closed! So I had to make do with the beer which was excellent. A friendly warm and inviting pub this will be fantastic when they can serve food again!

Tbh it's a quiet place and the chap at the bar was friendly but they stopped doing food which isn't obvious online... went elsewhere to eat

Great canal side pub with refreshing pints and great service in a great village location

Stopped for a drink after a long walk around the area 👍 nice little country pub with good beer and friendly atmosphere 😄

Proper friendly village pub. Wish we lived closer!!

Have just rung to see if I could book a table for Friday evening and apparently the kitchen is closed for the foreseeable future. However a lovely place to spend the evening.

Lovely local pub, really nice people very friendly

Choice of four different real ales. Traditional pub with lots of locals.

Lovely pub, fantastic ales, great atmosphere.

The lion was not red and the lion was too sick to show up was scammed 0/10 would give zero stars if i could

The ownership has reverted from the tenant (who was useless), back to the owner. Things are better. However, there is no cooked food (this may change I hope).

Good atmosphere and served by a very pleasant young lady who wanted to serve you, and did so with a pleasant smile. This was a Sunday lunchtime.

Wonderful pint of London Pride.

Great village boozer. Nice and traditional

Good choice of beer last night, Side Pocket, Spitfire or London Pride plus a very welcoming fire in the grate.

A couple of good cask ales on and in perfect condition. Lovely quiet back garden

Grest pub, fantastic staff that made us very welcome. 12 of us had a great evening here. The food was excellent, most of it is home made. The goulash pie is a big recommend along with the soup and home cooked puds. Must not forget the excellent beers. We plan to come back very soon.

Friendly village pub near the canal. Food was wholesome if not fancy, which made a nice change. Pub was quiet - we left at 10.30, the last there. Staff didn't press us to go which was also refreshing. Recommended for atmosphere. I should imagine they are much busier in the warm months.

Called in as other pubs in the village were shut. What a find. Very friendly staff, great beer with choice of 3 or 4 ales, simple menu cooked really well. Ham and sausages were excellent quality. Very close to the canal, great for boaters and walkers. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely well kept pub, with wonderful staff.

Nice pub in a canalside picture postcard village. Perfick.

Popped in one drink after a walk. Staff pleasant. Nice garden with pretty lighting and a folk band playing which appeared to be a meet up for fellow musicians.

Very nice thatched roofed pub , right near the canal , plenty of seating outside the front now with allocated parking spots also plenty of seating to the rear with a decking built seating area lovely sun trap all day , prices of drinks are the same as everywhere not over priced usual bar snacks plus doing different food specials board looks home cooked and very nice too , lovely friendly people, dog friendly and winter time lovely log fires,

A lovely Friendly Place !!! Very accommodating to different my dietary needs!!!! Wonderful Food !!! Will Deffo return !!! Thank U x

A lovely pub with friendly staff, great food and nice inside and out. Has parking and only half mile from marsworth lochs. We will be back.

Set in the lovely village of Marsworth, near Tring,and close to the Grand Union Canal.

Great looking pup with really nice staff.

Best chicken burger of my life nice food and enviroment classic old peaceful town pub

Great people and very good food. I'll visit again soon

Lovely old pub, had a really nice light lunch and outside seating was great. Pub sits next to a canal if you fancy a walk. Staff were lovely 😍

A good traditional old English pub in an old semi thatched building with an extensive garden. Good pub fayre with a bit of variety, try the goulash pie.

Excellent staff and great food 👍

Lovely traditional pub with kitchen. Beautiful garden. Close to canal and reservoirs.

My wife Debbie and I paid our first ever visit to the Red Lion today having driven passed it last week by accident. Lovely beer and the best Ham, Egg and chips (a great British pub classic) we have ever had. Will be back.

Dropped in last minute and they were very welcoming. Definitely recommend the ploughman's lunch!

Very friendly food very good ,good choice of beers

Lovely atmosphere, good food, great beer.

We love this pub nice & friendly good coal fire !!

Not a very friendly atmosphere 👻 Never again 🎃

Great old English pub ale was top class Staff fantastic it was a pleasure and really Loved the open fire. Be back soon. Many thanks guys. Stephen & Joanna.xx

Great friendly country pub with very helpful and cheerful staff serving good beverages and fantastic food, good value as well.

Lovely warm fire on a cold wet day. Couple of pints. Chat to a couple of regulars. What’s not to like?

Nice meals, nice old worldly pub

Lovely old village pub with a great selection of ales and food

A pub that tries to be all things pub and accually succeeds.

Nice pub on the canal at Marsworth

First time visiting here. Very friendly, helpful, staff. The food was great, good portions & very tasty. We will certainly visit again.

Good food and service, what more could you want!

Nice pub dreadful customer service, served 2 inedible sirloin steaks, when i complained i was told nothing could be done as the chef had gone home

Well worth a visit. Friendly staff and great food

Good local friendly service but alas no more home made chips - looked like McCain oven fries to me.

Friendly staff, lots of outside seating in a lovely quiet back garden setting. Traditional looking country pub and it serves Harvey's Sussex beer. I should not be telling everyone!

Nice thanks for the much appreciated free burgers and hot dogs

Nice location with seating outside bar staff were a bit stroppy after a long hot day but don't let that put you off. Top tip: If you want fresh brewed coffee ☕ you need to go elsewhere!

Really great beers. Fab heated area outside. Friendly staff and patrons.

Good local beer and food. Marked off 1 star for McDonald's style chips. Staff are great, pub is great, location is also great.

Loved it for the great beers, lovely beer garden and friendly staff. Did I mention the great beers???

Really good ordering system and easy to find a table. Great way to break up a walk along the canal.

Not open both Google and website give incorrect opening times

Service very slow waited 20 minutes for our drinks and it wasn't even busy

When finally got beer 40mins wait was good

Visited today and sincerely wish I hadn't. First drinks order took 20 mins to arrive so ordered food. A second order was made which eventually arrived We asked where the first order was and over half an hour later ( and several reminders) still not delivered Appalling - no apology - only excuses over their ridiculous ordering system And if you think it was just our table - then you're wrong Avoid like the plague unless you enjoy waiting

Awful service (over 80 minutes and several reminders) and a simple order still not satisfied No apology or similar Avoid (unless you love long waits)

Juicy burger and a Covid-friendly pint!

During these Covid days, they have a great system in place, take a seat in the garden text your order, and it's delivered to your table, just choose a nice day! English weather need to be factored in 😁

Nice pub, just off the canal. Very friendly and helpful, bike and dog friendly. Worth a visit.

Covid safe with great deck chill place in the back garden with lovely view. Well spaced tables, plenty of them; in a charming village setting.,

This is a quintessential English country pub. Take a walk along the canal and walk over the bridge to be greeted by the sight of this solid and welcoming brick building. There’s a gazebo outside and several small rooms inside where we had some excellent food and real ale which we ordered through WhatsApp. It’s a bit of a clunky system because you have to get a menu somehow first and they seemed a little overwhelmed on a Friday lunchtime but they were trying their best and we didn’t have to wait too long. All Covid measures are in place and its well worth finding this place and booking a table once we are out of lockdown

Beer was of good quality and the food was excellent service was good and staff were very friendly well worth a visit

OK toilets but one of them were blocked by the groom of a wedding which was happening in the pub

A fabulous pub with friendly efficient staff always welcoming with good food and interesting lock walks. It's in a quiet picturesque location. They are covid aware with hand sanitizer and a one way system. A great place to visit .

No thrills village pub with a nice garden.

Would definitely recommend. Have been here twice within a week and both times the food was really good with large portions. Friendly and helpful Lady behind the bar who arranged for our food to be served at a specific time as one of our party was in their lunch hour

I cycled along the canal tow path to meet a friend in The Red Lion. We had a lovely sunny table just beside the road, that meant we could chat and watch the world go by. Nice Peroni and Aspalls Cyder available. Covid safe environment and friendly staff. Really enjoyed this.

I booked a table for lunch as it was my Mum's 80th birthday. Had I known we were not to have a table inside, I would have brought along a jumper. Needless to say, my Mum was chilly. We waited almost an hour to be served basic mediocre cheeseburgers, certainly not what we expected for any price. Fatty, bland and nothing special at all. I am very disappointed as I have not seen my Mum since lockdown and I wish I'd taken her somewhere else.

I found a hair on my chips and overall the food was just crap, the people and atmosphere was loud and annoying

Perfect little pub just off the canal waterway here in Marsworth. Excellent ales, lovely locals - highly recommended! 🍻

Often had a drink in this pub as a change, but after furlough and subsequent redundancy, this place has become an Oasis after long walks in the surrounding countryside and canal towpath. I would say it is Covid safe with a restriction on numbers and a one way system in place. The beer is good with Tring Brewery ales on offer, the wine is decent too. If you are out and about, give the Red Lion a go. There is seating out front, either in the open or in a marquee, and the garden is pleasant.

Nice place to have a quiet drink

Afternoon tea was great and service super friendly.

Great pub, comfortable with the organisation of the covid layout.

Lovely country pub. Outside space.

A lovley old fashioned free house in the village of marsworth with a nice beamed ceiling and the 1st room was a lounge with sofas and cosy atmosphere but that room was closed 2nd room was a public bar which was open with a jukebox bar billiards and a big tv with sports showing but this was not available unfortunately due to covid-19 and the tv was turned off as no sports were playing but they had friendly staff and bartenders free wi-fi and got great social distancing theres a front patio with tables and smoking area at the back the toilets were clean and nice also very close to the canal i went yesterday (thursday) after my 5 mile walk along the canal i went with my mum and i had a diet coke and chorizo crisps i love this pub as its quiet in the bar and we've got the whole inside to ourselves

Lovely location. Atmosphere, even under lockdown. was welcoming.