Red Lion in Chiltern

The pub is very picturesque, great location and the landlord very friendly and welcoming, but alas...no vegetarian food options. Landlord offered to throw something together which he did. Chips, mushrooms and a salad (no dressing though, just leaves). I would recommend menuwise to include vegetarian and vegan options. Nowadays it is something that one has to offer in a menu for all customers to be happy.

We attended this pub for a local band. The night was ruined by the rude old man who took over an entire table - we ( the paying customers) were made to move. The rude old man ( apparently the landlord) snarled at me when my young granddaughter bumped his table. He proceeded to shout at my daughter for being out loud in applauding the band playing. He also shouted during the interval that people weren’t buying drinks and they wouldn’t play the band if people didn’t spend more money. We didn’t buy any more drinks - we refused to put any more money in his pocket. Although the Red Lion is a lovely local pub, we will never come back to a place where the landlord thinks he can berate his paying customers.

This Thai restaurant is fabulous. It has a lovely atmosphere with music in the background. The staff are very friendly and helpful and will explain about the menu. We had Green Thai prawn curry, it was delicious. Dessert was lovely too. They don't rush you, which was very nice. Will be going again soon.

The most kindest people. We where let down on a B&B and stumbled upon this place. The reception we received was unbelievable. Although it’s no longer a B&B they took pity on us and offered us their old room. Not only that but one of the ladies dropped us off to our family party in the next town. Later that night when we returned we had a drink with the lovely chap who owned the place whilst listening to the acoustic band who where also fabulous. I can’t express how overwhelmed I was at the incredible hospitality of The Red Lion. What a wonderful place run by wonderful people. Thank you so very much xx

My wife and I visited here for Sunday Lunch (15/1/22) and it was quite busy in the bar, with lots of local walkers stopping for a drink or more. The pub is old England quaint in style, with a small, but interesting bar and some good real beers. Staffed by overseas people, but very friendly and accommodating. Menu has a good, if quite English standard variety and is very reasonably priced, compared to other similar pubs in the South Bucks area - where we live, so we know. My wife had the roast topside of beef and I had the shoulder of lamb roast, and they were very good value and tasty. Decent meat, properly cooked and generous portions of vegetables, served on hot plates - a touch often forgotten and so 9/10. Bread & Butter pudding with custard for desert was also good and so 8/10. The seating areas inside are OK and quite cosy, but the inner rooms and the toilets really need some good money spent, refreshing the main rooms via a gentle redecoration, which would lift the place and make it even more appealing and eventful. It would be good to get the other main room fire working too, for cold days and evenings.

Really disappointing! We were unable to eat our food due to being swarmed by wasps. I couldn't tell you if it was any good because we couldn't touch it there were so many wasps. Staff were very disinterested and seemed to shrug off the fact...

Waited 1hr 15 mins for our food which was dreadful when it eventually arrived. After an hour of waiting I asked how much longer it would be. The waitress asked the chef to come out to tell me. He was extremely rude and told me...

Lovely lunch in very picturesque garden next to river. Good sized portions and staff efficient and pleasant.

A very pleasant evening eating outdoors. Food came out hot and was everything we were expecting, served by very welcoming staff. The first time we have eaten here, but won't be the last!

We came here due to being fairly local and someone informed us that they had enjoyed a nice lunch! However the service was slow and the food was average at best! The prices are inflated and it’s really not worth paying the extra!! We had...

Nice pub and garden. Average food. Worth a visitor for the pub and garden. Trout pond at rear Is a feature.

We are regular visitors to The Red Lion as it's such a lovely family run pub. With traditional English pubs disappearing fast this is an absolute treasure. You will always get a warm welcome and great service, even when they are rushed off their feet...

Only ten minutes away from where we live, but it took us more than two years before we discovered this hidden gem. A pub with true character situated in picture perfect surroundings. The staff was very friendly, food was good and today will for sure...

I was with a walking group and came in for lunch. I had slow cooked shoulder of lamb which was absolutely delicious, very tasty and it fell off the bone. It was served with a good variety of vegetables. The staff were very nice and...

Pleasantly greeted by the warm fire, the four new Australians and Chef Dory were an absolute delight to our adventure. We ordered steak pies ( and the servings were huge they definitely filled our bellies). It is evident that the Chef takes pride in his...

I have not visited the Red Lion in a long time because the reviews are mostly unfavourable. However we decided to have dinner on Friday evening prior to the Little Missenden Church Christmas Event. We were greeted as we arrived by friendly staff. Nice atmosphere,...

Red lion for lunch after our shoot. Great food my roast lamb dinner was to die for. Great company and fantastic staff. If your in the area give it a try, you won’t be disappointed 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Stopped by for some lunch while out walking. A small, olde worlde pub with real fires. Had an excellent hot roast beef sandwich. Service very friendly and efficient. Worth a stop if passing.

Lovely Pub in lovely setting.Very Quaint garden with duck pond .Lunch was just what we wanted (sandwiches) but good choice of other things.Very reasonable .

This place is so vial it is un true !! Where to start Food - over cooked and awful Landlord - rude to staff and guests and locals !!! Drinks - basic selection There is a better pub in the village I would highly recommend...

We had booked a table for 14. When we arrived there was no booking, even though we had confirmed on 2 occasions. The bar staff spoke very poor English, and when asking for a drink of Jack Daniels I was informed it had run out....

Was passing and went in for breakfast. Had the only breakfast that appeared to be on offer, a full English. Horrible. It consisted of a charred half tomato, a fried egg, a tiny slice of black pudding that had been cooked to the point of...

Filthy dirty. Tables outside covered in flies as had not been scrubbed properly. All foreigners who chose not to engage with paying customers. Send them back to where they came from. Bring our own landlords and landladys. Back. Did not dare venture into the toilets...

We had lunch in the Red Lion after trying the other pub in the village who unfortunately were not serving that day. The food here is very good value; we had crab salad, smoked salmon salad and burger and chips plus drinks for around £40....

Organised a group walk followed by a pub lunch at the Red Lion on May 1st 2019. With some thirty people expected to attend I was concerned with how any establishment would be able to cope. I need not have worried. The Red Lion arranged...

Pre-booked lunch for a group of walkers. The staff were polite and the service was good, and resolved any problems with orders. Wide choice of food - the pork belly and lamb shank looked massive. Prices were not cheap, but but exorbitant. Good beer. The...

I rang quite a few Pubs all fully booked this was recommended as we were in the area sadly it was a disaster 2 out of the three meals were not good and they were the Roast meals, my Pork was tough swimming in a...

Such a shame that a great pub that I have drank in for years......has employed such a rude young lady who spoke to us yesterday Like dirt on the bottom of someone's shoe!!! she clearly doesn't enjoy her job then it's time she looked for...

Often go for a lunchtime pint to this lovely pub on a Sunday....pity today’s enjoyment had the edge taken off by the barmaid- ‘can you not stand here please I’m bringing food through!’ Said so sharply - its 40 years since I was at school!...

Just been to this pub after several pleasant visits however this time the pub was very busy, however we decided to stay for a drink and sat outside as it was surprisingly pleasant, unlike the rude waitress we experienced later when we ventured inside due...

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! As someone who has worked in catering and hospitality for many years and seen both the good and bad sides of the industry, I was absolutely stunned by the experience we had at The Red Lion in Little Missenden today. Four...

Food overpriced and not even worthy of pub grub. Polite complaint was met with outright aggression and rudeness. As we left the staff tattooed monkey parade and elderly bar fly relatives tried to continue to confront. If this is what you as a customer are...

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! As someone who has worked in catering and hospitality for many years and seen both the good and bad sides of the industry, I was absolutely stunned by the experience we had at The Red Lion in Little Missenden today. Four...

I visited the Red Lion last Saturday lunch time with a group of walkers. The Pub accommodated us very well with tables in a separate room. Everyone enjoyed their lunch and the service was very good.

Popped in for a bite to eat wow! Lamb shank with veg absolutely amazing! Highly recommended. Fabulous for families park over the road, beautiful river behind packed with trout! Fun and friendly place to visit

We stopped here during a nice walk. It was very quaint inside. The best part was the bar /entrance. There is a back section outside with goats and geese across a little bridge. Good for little kids. The ploughman cheese board was ok. I had...

Just came back from lunch at the Red Lion. Lovely hot day - made me wonder why the pub wasn't busier actually? We ordered 2x cheese ploughmans and a roast beef salad. Each was about £9. I thought the portions for all the food were...

We visit approximately every 4 to 5 weeks and their food is generally very good value. We usually get a nice greeting from the resident hound, whether we’re in the lovely riverside garden or in front of a log fire!

The food here is basic but very good. However when you see the disgusting state of the toilets, both inside and out it makes you question their hygiene standards in the kitchen. There’s really no excuse for such poor standards of hygiene these days.

My friend and I went for lunch there on Sunday, what a lovely country pub we both had a fabulous roast dinner, would definitely recommend it!!

Dropped in for a drink whilst we were out walking, what a lovely place. Good ales and the staff were friendly. We were pleasantly surprised by the garden which had chickens, rabbits and some goats across the stream! We didn’t eat here, but the food...

Stopped here for lunch during a walk from Àmersham to Great Missenden. Food was very good, and service excellent. We can recommend the lamb shoulder.

Given some of the reviews, I went here with friends with some trepidation before and between concerts at the church. However, the food was decent (3.5 out of 5 would be a more accurate score) and we weren't made to feel like London aliens. The...

Decent selection of cask ale, lovely food. The chilli cheese burger is brilliant! Nice outdoor seating by the river.

Great looking pub. Beautiful and unique garden. Friendly service and decent food. Beer range could be better.

An ancient country pub that has a super river garden with lots of antiquities on show inside and out. Lots of large fish swimming by the bridge. The food was good and was served at our garden table which involved coming over a bridge and...

Came here to eat because the bypass was closed. What a disaster, we ordered two different salads, both of which were on the specials board, amazingly , neither were available. So we ordered a whitebait starter and the ribs to share, sorry, but it was...

Food good as usual. Not gormet, but basic pub grub with some excellent specials to choose from. Beer very well looked after.

I've been twice to the Red Lion in the last few weeks on Saturday evenings to watch live music. It's a very pretty pub with a lovely friendly atmosphere. The food is good value and well cooked. The sirloin steak was delicious and among the...

This place is my local and I spend a lot of time here. I love the atmosphere and the food. The garden is beautiful, with the Misbourne river running through it, and a great place to be in the summer. There's lots of seating outside....

Three elderly gents arrived on Saturday at 1:40pm looking for a pint and a meal during the lunch break at a cricket match at Amersham CC. Only after ordering our drinks were we informed by the barman that food could not be served as they stopped serving at 2:00pm. Despite the pub being virtually empty, apparently food orders would take about an hour so he was not going to take any new orders despite the fact that technically they were still serving for another 20 minutes.We were very disappointed but we sat in an empty bar to drink our now irrelevant pints. I took a seat that gave me a view through the bar to where I could hear washing up being done in the kitchen at the rear. During the 15 minutes that we wasted in this pub, I am fairly sure that no food emerged from the kitchen for anyone in the garden at the rear. Just as we were about to leave, a gent (presumably a local) ordered a pint and one other drink together with a food order. Do not waste your time with a pub that simply can't be bothered to serve its customers. Judging by the recent comments on here about the poor quality food and its inflated prices, our party didn't miss anything by instead buying prepacked sandwiches from the local Tesco instead! A pub that can't be bothered to serve its guests is not fit for purpose. Now I understand why the bar was empty. AVOID