Red Lion Hotel café and bar in Basingstoke and Deane

Take away order, took around 45-50 mins to be ready for pick up. Mushroom rice 3 stars - a little bland, Peshwari Naan 3 stars - had better, Keema Naan 4 stars, Shashlik 5 stars - succulent chicken pieces very tasty, Korai Lamb also 5 stars - a decent amount of tender lamb (differs from some of the other reviews). Both mains were good quality and did not include the usual dump of food colouring that blights other takeaways and restaurants. It is also worth noting the really competitive prices here, definitely worth a visit. Can't understand some of the one star reviews.

Excellent food and service in this cosy place. Nice, interesting menu. Opted for the Wellington Royale for a lovely bit of fizz to start the evening before scallops, potpie and chocolate tart. Thanks for a lovely evening!

Our party of six visited this branch during the dinner service without a prior reservation. So we went in, saw empty tables, and thought, "Great!" But then the staff said it'd be a 30-minute wait, which was a total shock. I checked those empty tables for reservation signs and asked the staff if the wait was really that long. He said yes, even though I pointed out the empty tables! As we left, a group of three walked in, no reservation, and they got seated right away. We were so confused and annoyed.

Quick click and collect order. Straight in, straight out all fresh. Brilliant

It is shut ! Why can’t Google tell you this ?!? It is too hard to even get to doing a review !!!!