Based on 3.017 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 3.017 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 233 in 345 in South Cambridgeshire
Nº 55 of 74 Other cuisines in South Cambridgeshire
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Nice pub with local beer and beautiful ambient. Garden with playground for kids
Victor Escorcia . 2024-11-18
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The food was nice but the service was dreadful. We were a party of 10 for a special meal. The starters were interesting and the main courses standard pub fare. We had to ask to order after 30 minutes waiting. The starters then came a reasonable time after that, but then the mains came out before the starters had been taken away. The waitress seemed a bit shocked that this was her role. There was no voluntary provision of cutlery for the main course. We decided to abandon the battle for deserts! What a shame as the venue could be so much better
tim . 2024-11-17
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This is a great place to meet friends and/or family for a meal. We had a great evening. There is a lovely cosy atmosphere. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and they really know their venue and menu! Some in our party had gluten free needs and this was received well by staff. Nothing was a hassle, everything a pleasure. They guided us to menu items that would meet our dietary needs and offered ways that menu items could be adapted to meet needs. The food that came looked and tasted amazing and the portion sizes were good. We will definitely go back and would recommend this place to others.
Laura C . 2024-11-12
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Very traditional cuisine for a Sunday lunch. The Sunday roast dishes are well made and plentiful, as well as the fish and chips. Desserts in line, well made but not very refined. Very pleasant setting and attentive service
Olivier Dubouis . 2024-11-11
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Pub traditionnel avec un cadre agréable. Les plats du sunday roast ainsiq u ele fish and chips sont classiques, bien faits et copieux, sans pour autant être raffinés (mais ce n'est pas ce qu'on cherche!). Desserts un peu en retrait. Service attentionné.
OLIVIER817 . 2024-11-11
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Good food, good service, easy parking. Can be noisy!
Martin R . 2024-10-19
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A lot posher than our usual watering hole with a very middle class clientele. On the plus side dogs are very welcome.
Clive Herring . 2024-10-19
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This was just ok, not bad but rather average food with weird service, very hurried. Sunday lunch menu very limited with starters, and desserts trying to be too foodie.
Travel Man . 2024-10-13
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I always really liked the food at the Red Lion when we've gone in the past - it was ok, nothing to get too excited about. Service was good. Main issue is we were a table of 5 sat at a really tiny ill-placed table for 4 people max, very cramped, and up against a wall with a huge piece of artwork that jutted out onto the table. The place felt a bit more run down than last time we went, dirty, smelly, and toilets with huge cracks / holes round some kind of trap door (manhole cover?) in the floor which are both unsightly and a trip hazard.
Jade Taylor-Salazar . 2024-10-10
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Chronic food poisoning for two of our party (both from fish orders). Appalling local and central office response. Lovely building but they cram you in. Parking was terrible (a busy day when we went - sunny etc), cars just circling asking if you are leaving etc. Also, parking is run by a parking firm so need to be careful. If you do go, perhaps park further away and get an Uber is my view. I'd give it a miss personally.
craig robinson . 2024-10-09
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A pretty and pleasant place. Love the old world charm and atmosphere. Well done for keeping these aspects alive and not modernising too much.
Lyn Nelson . 2024-10-08
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We visited for a Sunday roast and were not disappointed! Between the 5 of us we had each different type of roast and they were all lovely! Highly recommend :)
Grace . 2024-10-06
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Went to the red lion for a business lunch with a potential customer, food was lovely and good value, great service with friendly waiting staff and overall a nice atmosphere. Thinking of booking to come back for my office Christmas party this year.
Nicholas Stidolph . 2024-09-23
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Incredibly disappointing. I'd only heard good things about the Red Lion but never been. I booked for a special family meal to enjoy the warm weather, and it didn't state anywhere that terrace seating didn't include table service. The entire surface of the table was incredibly sticky. Ordering at the bar was fine, but the person who put in our order didn't know how to order the starters to come first, so the bread came with our mains. When we were served, our roasts didn't include mint sauce and the server said it wasn't included. When we told her mint sauce was on the menu, she was surprised, but did end up coming back with it. The wait staff just seemed incredibly junior and lacking in knowledge; the amount we paid for the meals and the general reputation of the restaurant led me to believe that it would be a better experience. At least everyone agreed the food was good. I would not chance a family celebration on an unknown restaurant like this again. Definitely do not recommend.
J F . 2024-09-22
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I generally love and thus visit often the Red Lion. The service today was not good.The staff was bored,unhelpful and not polite.The range of cocktail drinks was limited which was rather disappointing for a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Vicky Tsolaki . 2024-09-21
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Nice food, staff on the front desk often a bit stand offish
Toby Brann . 2024-09-18
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Nice food, staff on the front desk often a bit stand offish
Toby Brann . 2024-09-18
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A warm welcome awaits you in this warm and friendly pub restaurant. Service was smooth and efficient and carried out with a smile. The food is delicious and if in the area again will certainly be doing a return visit.
Stephen Murphy . 2024-09-16
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A warm welcome awaits you in this warm and friendly pub restaurant. Service was smooth and efficient and carried out with a smile. The food is delicious and if in the area again will certainly be doing a return visit.
Stephen Murphy . 2024-09-16
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Beautiful location, and great pub, we’ve had gnocchi and cheeseburger, both state of the art, quite reasonable price
Matt (nnsense) . 2024-09-14
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Lovely place for a family party. We had our daughter baptism here and was lovely. We had starters to share and the hummus was my favourite. We definitely recommend the Sunday roast for mains if you going there on Sunday. Nice park for kids in the back of the garden which the kids really enjoyed. Staff is friendly and helpful.
Corina Szanto . 2024-09-10
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I was given pub vouchers to celebrate our wedding anniversary so I picked the Red lion to use them as they were listed on the pub tokens website. We told the staff when we arrived and were reassured it would be fine to use them. When it came to paying the bill the staff disappeared for ages and came back to tell us we could not use our vouchers. This ruined what was supposed to be a lovely treat. In contacting the pub I was informed ( after a month of waiting) that we should have been able to use them and could do so next time. This is not very useful and no goodwill gesture was mentioned whatsoever. The food was expensive but good however the place lacked atmosphere and the service was terrible. We were ignored for quite some time before we could even place a drinks order. I would not hurry back to The Red Lion.
justinegoddard . 2024-09-09
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Very good steak but need to review their care for gluten free customers: very restrictive app which is more about what you can't eat than what you can..only one starter and one dessert choice...even the ice cream was deemed not possible..very frustrating for a non-coeliac. There are apps I have used elsewhere which allow for traces of gluten for those who can tolerate them
Rebecca W . 2024-09-06
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The menu offered a fantastic selection of classic pub dishes, and everything we tried was spot on: fish pie, steak sandwich with fries and a knickerbocker glory to share., which was hearty and full of flavor. The portion size was generous, making it excellent value for money. To wash it down, we each had a half pint of one of the local ales. Which was the perfect complement to our meals. The service was quick, attentive, and friendly, adding to the overall great experience. Despite being busy, the staff made sure we had everything we needed and checked in on us at just the right moment.
Tony E . 2024-09-01
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Unwelcoming. Used to be a great place for a family drink and food. As soon as you walk in, you are made to feel unwelcome and uncomfortable by an empty soulless messy bar with empty glasses all over the place and a gruff manager asking you to state your business. Not exactly a comfort. Long wait at the bar. If you want any bar snacks you have to wait at the bar whilst they are being cooked, amongst the stacks of dirty dishes and glasses. Mocktail was out a can at £9.50 and disgusting and we stood at the empty bar for ten minutes as the single rather rude bar staff was busy doing table orders. Good job nobody else was waiting to be served. Clearly going in for a drink is considered beneath their dignity - you have to have a meal. Don’t think I’ll be going back after ten years of patronage. The play area in the garden is good, but throwing old metal ovens into the garden isn’t really good for the safety of free roaming toddlers. This was their last chance. Turned an amazing place into somewhere really quite horrible
Milton Studios T . 2024-08-31
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A very pleasant, quite large pub restaurant in the delightful tourist venue that is Grantchester. Staff are very attentive, and we were asked about allergies. Note there is a 12.5% service charge, noted in small print at foot of the menu. Our club sandwiches were well filled, and made with sourdough bread, so all good. However the chips to share was a really very small portion, tempting me to work our the price per chip - around 10-15p I reckon. The meal in the photo, with a pint of Eatrella and a half of cider, came in just short of £42.
Trevor Stafford . 2024-08-19
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Not welcoming at all. Tired decor and furniture. We were told to move and sit on the grass because the table we sat at was for food only. No reserved signs were used. Staff hadn't got a clue. Ended up sitting on an unsafe rotten picnic table. Don't make you day a miserable one by visiting here.
Julia W . 2024-08-18
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Gorgeous food, just the Chicken Liver Profiteroles were a disappointment. Staff helped us move tables away from the swarm of flies, Dining Room may be better prospect in hot weather. 😎
Toby Granshaw . 2024-08-17
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A lovely spot for lunch. Plenty of helpful staff that smile and try to make your stay as pleasant as possible. We visited during a very busy time and yet the service was quick and efficient. The place was clean and dominated a perfect spot with views over the river. They have a carpark with cameras, make sure you give them your vehicle reg or you will be fined!! Thank you, will visit again.
Chris . 2024-08-15
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Get a new chef! This place has been drifting for a while; but now it’s deteriorated badly. Pleasant service but poor on accuracy and timeliness. But, for a gastronomic-pub, someone really needs to check the chef’s head - the menu’s a mess, self-indulgent (chicken liver profiteroles, anyone? Yes, we tried them, an no, they weren’t any good.), and yet despite the chef’s over-ambitious fancy, the food is inadequately seasoned and not actually tasty. Pity.
Mark Blair . 2024-08-15
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Great Sunday lunch with good portions and a tasty vegan option. Plenty of space to lock up bikes outside.
Jennie Hall . 2024-08-12
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It remains a lovely spot, and the amount of care managements and staff put into caring about allergies and food sensitivities is extraordinary. Not only that, but they take the time to talk to customers and explain even on busy days. Service was also very punctual and very pleasant. I don't think I have seen such extraordiinary levels of client service in any restaurant anywhere. What a brilliant team! Inspiring! Take your company for a team-building day and see how it is done!
R M . 2024-08-12
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Classic family run place in Granchester. Beautiful little town surrounded by grasslands. Good English food. I recommend the fish pie.
octavio vergara . 2024-08-11
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Very expensive and average food, service charge of 12.5% added to the bill automatically which is inappropriate in a pub setting. Toilets unclean and mouldy around basins. In spite of stating "dog friendly" no water or treat offered as you usually find in good pubs. The bread was the best bit of the meal.
Lynda Martin . 2024-07-30
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I visit The Red Lion regularly and it has yet to disappoint. Their new summer menu is delicious, especially the chicken skewers! It’s the perfect balance of a family friendly pub and a great dining location for 2 - always recommended anyone to go when visiting Granchester
Emily Townsend . 2024-07-28
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They fined me for spending over 100 pounds in the carpark I'd go to the grapes it's food is alot better
Adam Foxon . 2024-07-27
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Dining here is dangerous for people with allergies. Avoid. Unfortunately I had a life or death experience on this pub. We were with a party and asked whether a pudding (profiterole) had nuts in them. Their member of staff behind the bar stated they did not. The profiteroles came and did have nuts in them however I had already started eating them. I then asked a member of staff and was directed to another member of staff who said speak to me (in an authoritative manner, making me presume that they were in a managerial role at The Red Lion). This individual told me to scan the QR code which stated that the profiteroles did have hazlenuts in them. I then spoke to staff about this and conveyed the message that this should be a learning curve for staff who should know what food has allergens in, however this was not taking seriously by staff whatsoever who seemed to think that food allergies which can have a detrimental affect to people’s health and life are a joke. Just a word of caution for those eating here in the future
Jan Yastoff . 2024-07-27
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Decent pub/restaurant with good food ample parking a nice garden and situated in a beautiful location by the river
Aaron Mcgann . 2024-07-26
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Nice garden, good on a warm afternoon.
Chris Wilson . 2024-07-26
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Went here for a drink with family and we all enjoyed it. Will definitely come back next time to try the food as well. The pub has parking, a huge garden and a playground for kids
Doruntina Krz . 2024-07-22
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I recently had the pleasure of visiting The Red Lion. The experience was very a positive. The staff were friendly and provided excellent service. They made sure I felt welcome and attended to all my needs promptly and with a smile. The food was absolutely delicious. Each dish was well-prepared, flavourful, and served hot. The menu offers a great variety, ensuring there's something for everyone to enjoy. I highly recommend The Red Lion. It's a fantastic place to enjoy a meal with friends or family. I will definitely be visiting again soon!
Michelle Weetman . 2024-07-22
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amazing venue. so pleasant to seat out in a nice sunny day. food was v good. burgers and salads!
Charlotte Vacogne . 2024-07-20
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This is probably the lowest quality meal I have paid for in a long time. Dry chicken in the salad, no dressing, tasteless cheap food and the child's mac and cheese was completely inedible it didn't contain any cheese and very clearly came from a packet. I will not mention price as even though this was disgracefully overpriced given how poor the food was it would still be awful if it had cost half as much. Clearly due to location they do not require repeat business but frankly the owners should be genuinely embarrassed that the food they are selling is not even half as good as what you would get in a school canteen. I would highly recommend anyone avoids this place like the plague.
George Seabright . 2024-07-20
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Had a great time in here. All staff were friendly and the food was very nice and prices were reasonable. Would come again.
Yize Gao . 2024-07-17
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This is a lovely place. Hugely welcoming as well. We ordered a takeaway option as the children were tired but the team then cleared an outside table for us to sit at. Food lovely. Children fish was really enjoyed. Main menu burger a delight.
Thomas Cullen . 2024-07-13
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The Red Lion is in a wonderful location beside the meadows, with lots of seating options. The food was expensive, but worth it for the quality of the meal and the excellent service.
Peter Meredith . 2024-06-30
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You have to be very careful if you have to wait... they used to say a time that always is 20 minutes more
Jaime Martinez-Brocal . 2024-06-27
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Great food and service. Lovely garden. Great location next to Granchester Meadows.
Simon Dawe . 2024-06-26
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Nice ambiance for dining as a couple, great food and service.
Maxine Dunthorne . 2024-06-26
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I used to absolutely love the red lion! The food was always beautiful in a nice setting and nice staff. However the last few times the service and food has completely deteriorated. Booked well in advance for Father’s Day, party of 11 in total. We waited almost 3 hours for food, the staff were all over the place and no one willing to help. We were a 12.30 booking so when we arrived it was NOT busy, very little tables at all but soon started to fill up and clearly the staff could not handle this. The table we had was awful. Seated right next to the play park. The majority of tables around us were also complaining. People walking out as their food hadn’t arrived. The manager is extremely dismissive. He should be helping the staff, organising the floor staff and giving everyone sections rather than everyone running around like headless chickens. They had the audacity to add service and when asking for it to be removed the manager didn’t even ask how our time there was and what the issue was. Very disappointing. His passive aggressive behaviour will not last long in a busy restaurant. You need to support your team and care about your customers. Hopefully they organise themselves very soon as I visited at least once a week before but will be avoiding at all costs for a while now.
Lauren K . 2024-06-23
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Unfortunately the food is very basic pub food. And it’s overpriced for what food and service you get.
Sara Lam . 2024-06-21
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Very badly managed and organised. We were forced to order a set menu so a minimum of 2 courses per person. It was extremely overpriced and they did not have the resources to comply with so many dishes. It was a very poor decision as preparing 2 courses per person increased their tasks leading to very long delays. I saw many customers asking for the bill after the starter. The food took 45 min to get served or longer. Even the dessert took 30 min after we had ordered it. As a consequence the food was also very badly cooked. My burger was hard and dry. We ended up paying nearly £100 for a family of 4 with 2 children of 6 and 8 years old. Ridiculous management and very poor customer care
José Antonio Guerrero López . 2024-06-17
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We have been sitting here since 2.45pm and no food yet. It's 4.30pm! My lunch is turning into an early dinner!!! Hopefully the food will be nice..... update, food arrived and was less than mediocre for the price. Avoid!
Mabel SF . 2024-06-16
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Overly expensive food for what it was. Billed as having the Euros on but was 1 x 28inch TV on the wall in uncomfortable chairs. Sadly disappointed and left before the start of the England match. Pleased that they did not stick to the set menu pricing as we only had the main course. No kale, as advertised with the roasts.
Phil White . 2024-06-16
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I came here for a father’s day meal, booked in advance at 2:45. We are still here at 4:30 waiting without any food. I can understand a long wait if the restaurant is fully booked, but a 2 hour wait is unacceptable. Update: food arrived at nearly 5, was absolutely not worth the wait, don’t get the roast beef. I could cook a better one myself in a dishwasher in the time it took.
Laura Raimondi-Soriano . 2024-06-16
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Friendly helpful, happy service from the staff. I have additional dietary needs and they were happy to help me find something tasty to eat. The food was sooooo good, great potion size and tasted fab! They had good cocktail options too and I really enjoyed the relaxed, friendly atmosphere. I would definitely go back and will be recommending it to friends.
laura curran . 2024-06-16
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It is not the British way to add service charge to the bill. That is a nasty way of doing business here. If you copy that way from other countries it means you are not paying living wages to your employees. If you don't, it only means you want rip people off by not showing the customer the final price. Stop doing this, please. Oh, and a few bits of lettuce and cucumber £5,50? Come on? Shame on you.
Kmo K . 2024-06-16
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Food took 2 hours to arrive, burger was bad, chips were chewy. If you’re coming here for a burger, go to McDonald’s, they’ll do it better
James Raimondi . 2024-06-16
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Been waiting for 1 hour 45 minutes for food, still not here. Otherwise drinks were decent and there is a nice garden area.
James R . 2024-06-16
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Perfect pub food in lovely surroundings. Not pretentious, just very nice! Warm welcome and excellent service. Thank you. We’ll be back.
Susan Oliver . 2024-06-13
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Came in for a great meal! The service was the highlight! Pedro made our experience special, with his good sense of humour and his amazing recommendations! Those steaks we had were unreal! Highly recommend! Very convenient as there's a car park across the road for those who visit the place!
The T . 2024-06-03
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Lovely pub with fantastic garden and facilities for little ones.
Lynnie Wellsie . 2024-06-02
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If you need to eat gluten free, don’t eat here. There is virtually nothing that’s gluten free on the menu. Even the steak and chips they mark as gluten free isn’t as they cook the chips in the same oil as things with gluten. The management really needs to do so much better. Never been anywhere with so few options for coeliacs. Poor.
Jane S . 2024-05-27
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Went to red lion after a lovely walk. Ripoff Pimms for 9 pounds full of ice cubes and premixed. Waited 1.5hours (no info on delay) for a burger that was not much above McDonald standard with dry meat and tiny amount of fries. Only nice thing is the beer garden in the back with playground for kids. Horrific service.
Martin Miller . 2024-05-27
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Headed to The Red Lion on Bank Holiday Monday. We all had the flat iron steak which was delicious as was the garlic butter. It was the only pub in the village serving food so was naturally packed. There was an hour wait on food which we were warned about and our server Pedro was continually apologising for this which was not necessary as we were happy having some drinks and chatting. We understood a lot of customers were unhappy about the wait but it was unavoidable on a bank holiday and nobody's fault. Pedro made our experience a really good one and we would happily return! Thank you!
Kelly B . 2024-05-27
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A bit expensive but the food is good
maria ubiali . 2024-05-26
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Food served very quickly. Wages for staff must be low, had an extra 12.5% service charge added. Prefer to tip on service given.
Kevin Wiles . 2024-05-26
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Went for an evening meal at The Red Lion which didn't disappoint! The place has a lovely atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and helpful, we were given some great recommendations for both the food as well as the Summer cocktails. I decided to forego my usual Aperol Spritz order for the Bumbu rum punch, which was absolutely delicious, I will definitely be having that one again! The food was fantastic. I'm usually more of a dessert person but was tempted by so many of the starters on the menu, we ended up choosing the chicken skewers and the gnocchi. Both were excellent, but the chicken skewers were particularly amazing and I would go back just for those! For mains, we each chose from the steaks on the specials menu, the rump steak for me following an excellent recommendation from Pedro our waiter, was beyond outstanding. The meat was cooked exactly as I requested and almost melted in the mouth. The peppercorn sauce was also surprisingly good given I tend to avoid sauces in case they take away from the meat. My partner had the sirloin steak, which was also very tasty indeed. We both said they were the best steaks we've had in Cambridge for a long time! Of course, we couldn't avoid dessert after seeing the peach melba knickerbocker glory, not only does it look amazing, it tasted like absolute heaven. Overall, an excellent experience with delicious food and cocktails, great service and lovely ambience. Not much more we could ask for really!
Rich S . 2024-05-25
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A friendly and warm welcome for us and Bonnie, our 4 year old Labrador. Ample free parking for customers, just enter your vehicle registration on the tablet as you arrive. Can't comment on the food ourselves, but the dishes coming out looked great from where we were sitting. The Red Lion had a beer garden to the rear with play area for little ones. We'll definitely return soon to try the food for ourselves.
Rebecca Manship . 2024-05-21
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This is a joke, I got a small handful of fries for £5, it's a shame 🙈
Monika Massalska . 2024-05-19
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Great food, atmosphere and location. Service needs to improve to warrant an increase on stars.
Peter Harvey . 2024-05-13
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The service was between pitiful and non existent. We gave up waiting for the waiter to return to take our dessert orders after 20 minutes and simply requested the bill. The waiter had disappeared through a door and never reappeared! The first course must have taken the best part of 40 minutes to arrive. It was mediocre to be fair; nothing really wrong but certainly nothing to write home about. Presentation was dull. For the price this was however, below par. The restaurant was not full. It didn't appear that the staff were rushed off their feet. We had arrived at 7.30pm. With just one course we were barely away by 9.30pm. In short, very, very poor.
Yenda S . 2024-05-11
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We a party of 5 went to have lunch at the Red Lion yesterday. Decor was excellent. That's where the positive aspects of this review end! We were shown to our table and informed that the waiter that the menus will be forthcoming. 10 minutes later whe went and got them ourselves. The menu was reassuringly expensive for example £15.00 for a sunday roast, so we had a certain level of expectation. About an hour later our meals turned up. It was one of the worst roast dinners I have ever had. The yorkshire pudding was full of oil, the meat was as tough as old boots and the portion size was more suitable for a child's portion with literally two tiny bits of roast potato on everyones plate. I did complain to the waiting staff and they said it's because it was busy and should try items on the rest of the menu next time as it was better. There definitely WILL NOT be a next time. A delay of service due to a busy restaurant I can accept (busy because of location and passing trade). What is not acceptable under any cirumstances is substandard food. The beer was not that great either. Overpriced and awful food. I wish I'd checked reviews first. Total waste of £85.00. **Bear in mind this was 10 years ago. I haven't been back since. I'm assuming you're new management. If you now say everything is "Stellar" I will try you again! ** Hopefully, I can give you a stellar review. Best wishes
Raymond Christofides (Raymondo Magician) . 2024-05-07
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The waitress was very nice, food however was very average. The amount charged per dish I would have expected something a lot better quality. The fish batter was nice but the fish was mushy. Adult portion not a lot more than the kids. I think you pay a premium for it being in Granchester. Wouldn't go back.
Naomi Izzard . 2024-05-07
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Great food and service, very nice location, would definitely recommend!
Howard Sinden . 2024-05-03
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Great atmosphere nice food and the service from the team was excellent .Nice to see a smile and humour part of customer service . We had a number of dietary requirements which were dealt with really well. Obrigado!
rich white . 2024-05-01
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Arrived on time for booked meal Sunday 28th April 2024 . We were kept waiting at bar for 25 mins as our table wasn't available, obviously previous participants not told to clear table in time, even if they arrived late they should have been reminded that the table needs to be free by a certain time. Once we were told our table was free they led us to the bar table which we informed them that we were booked into restaurant so then had to wait longer. Food arrived but senior staff shot off without asking what condiments we wanted so hailed a waitress to sort them. Nobody asked how food was or if we wanted anything else. When we had to hail another waitress for drinks, three drinks asked for had ran out . Bill arrived with 12.5% auto tip which we refused due to poor management service, not waitress's fault. Place was like a cattle market shoving to many people through so ended up like being at a busy Wetherspoons rather than the treat we hoped it would be. We went to Rupert Brooke for dessert which was much more of a pleasurable experience and organised.
Peter Bayliss . 2024-05-01
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Great food in local Granchester pub. Worth booking in advance at weekends but plenty of tables inside. Good atmosphere and quick service and the food was delicious
Dave Dome . 2024-04-28
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Good food. Several lagers unavailable on our visit. Service charge of 12.5% automatically applied to the bill. Luckily, service was good.
K Carthew . 2024-04-28
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Food was very ordinary, but the cheeseburger was inedible.
Colin Hannan . 2024-04-24
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Friendly and well run, very accommodating and looked like everyone working there new there job! Sunday roast well presented and seasoned well Really enjoyed it
D C . 2024-04-21
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We enjoyed Sunday lunch. We sat in a quiet corner of the pub. We were genuinely surprised that the pub was not busier. Three of us ate fish and chips - which was well cooked. The fourth person simply ate vegetables. We enjoyed Grantchester - walking along the water meadow and also along the footpath past the Old Rectory to access the River Cam.
jhO3525OD . 2024-04-17
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Pretty looking pub amongst a few good pubs in Grantchester. The food is good but the selection of beers and ales on draught is what brings us back. Marry that with a nice chilled atmosphere and a nice pub garden, it's become one of our favourites to visit after work when we need to wind down.
Alex Pond . 2024-04-17
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Had a great evening here for my birthday. Hired the reading room, service was excellent (Georgia was fantastic) anf the food was great too.
joshua coull . 2024-04-14
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Low quality food. Tiramisu is a joke, there is no mascarpone and there is no coffee.
MasLenovo portátiles Lenovo . 2024-04-11
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This pub has so much potential, but it's ruined by constantly changing ownership and staff- it seems to have a revolving door policy. It's clear this isn't a family run pub, and that’s reflected in everything. Some of the worst pub food imaginable- shamefully bad. Indifferent staff. No personal touch. I hope they can sort it out or it's the Green Man otherwise.
Anton Rule . 2024-04-08
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Good meal. Table service was excellent.
Dawn Baker . 2024-04-06
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A somewhat perfunctory welcome in the bar made up for by excellent service in the garden. The fact that all 3 or 4 salt cellars which we tried seemed damp and unable to produce salt made up for by an excellent blackcurrant sorbet. Overall: lovely location, good food, excellent table service in garden. Thank you.
davidbX9852NI . 2024-04-06
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I've eaten here a few times. The food is usually really good. I had the chicken Kiev today and it was a little dry but otherwise still good. The staff are excellent, one of our group was a little fussy but they dealt really well with it. We will come back again!
Claire Hosker . 2024-04-02
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I have always had a fantastic time at the Red Lion. The staff, Georgia and Pedro especially, have always been fantastic and friendly. We have eaten in the private dining room (parties of eight or more), the restaurant and outside the back. During spring and summer the outside is lovely, quiet and cool, and in winter the inside is warm and cosy. Dogs are welcome, there is alcohol free on tap and the food is honestly brilliant. I've not had an item on the menu I didn't absolutely love.
Daniel James Versace . 2024-03-30
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Good food and great staff! Lovely place to visit for lunch.
Himanshu Rai . 2024-03-29
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A warm and friendly welcome at the red lion,we were greeted by a lovely lady and served at the bar by a lovely gentleman....we enjoyed our lunch..although chicken a bit dry in my sandwich...but that wouldn't stop us returning...we thoroughly enjoyed our first experience there
Debbie Alcorn . 2024-03-25
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Food was good and friendly staff
Jules . 2024-03-20
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Good food. Busy on a Saturday afternoon.
Hollie Bishop . 2024-03-18
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Came in after booking a Sunday roast only to be told 30 minutes after we had waited for our order to be taken that they had no Sunday roast left only to see a manger I can only assume eating a Sunday roast for his lunch the man in question was short and bald
Ryan Taylor . 2024-03-17
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Beautiful pub! Thank you for letting us decorate your dinning area a few months back for a customers birthday. Love Olive & Co
Olive Co Events . 2024-03-16
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Excellent food and top notch service with beautiful thatched-roof pub atmosphere. Hake is perfectly cooked with flavourful sauce. Reasonable price.
Eve M . 2024-03-14
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I am gluten free and the company don’t offer a paper menu . This is embarrassing in front of friends Had to order on the waiters phone app . Ordered a ceaser salad with broccoli 😩it consisted of gem lettuce pieces with sauce salt and pepper a few gratings of cheese and broccoli stems on top .that and a coffee was £21 and I felt like a rabbit while my friend (13 of them) ate like royalty . I believe this restaurant could have done a lot better . A gluten allergy doesn’t mean nothing other than lettuce ! Very upset!
Gill C . 2024-03-14
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Visited here on Mothers day . Couldn't have wished for a better lunch, the food was great , the service was fantastic . Everything was just perfect :)
Theresa Fox . 2024-03-13
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Went for a mother’s day lunch with my family. I had the roast lamb followed by the eton mess. It was very tasty! My family also very much enjoyed their meals. The waitress, Chelsea, was very attentive and made sure i got my complimentary glass of prosecco with my meal. She seemed very knowledgable of the menu and I was very impressed that she asked if any of the party had any allergens before taking our order. Will 100% be back and if Chelsea is working, I hope she will be our waitress.
Catherine C . 2024-03-13
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