Red Lion Pevensey in Wealden

We moved to Pevensey recently and The Red Lion is our new “local”. It’s warm and inviting, the staff are lovely and the food is always brilliant, portion sizes are good and quality of food is on point. Prosecco deals would be amazing as it does put us off slightly the price of a bottle compared to Tesco next door but if you want a night out then it is what it is! We are regulars and enjoy our time here. Music on a Friday/Saturday night would be great instead of Sundays but that’s just us im sure others like it on a Sunday.

All food and drinks came quickly and hot Barmen polite and cheerful . We all enjoyed the food , Decent music in the background at a reasonable volume. Would reccommend

Best pub in the area, fresh homemade food cooked to order and Excellent drink selection with harveys best on tap which was superb. Highly recommended.

This is a very nice pub, fairly traditional, nothing too fancy. Why then, are prices astronomical? £17.60 for 2 pints and 2 packets of crisps! What! Don't even pay that in London! £6.80 for a pint and £2 for crisps! Needless to say, only stayed for the one.

The wait for our food was excessive, nearly an hour despite there only being one other table occupied, the steak meals we ordered were supposed to be 8oz steak. What we recieved was maximum 4oz, it was essentially a piece od steak you would recieve on a mixed grill, nothing was hot , the chips barely cooked. The staff were doing thier best but I will not be recommending the red lion to anyone for any reason, just keep on driving, there are eating places within a mile whichever route you take!!

Booked a table for a special birthday with my family. We were seated with our drinks, then told there were no roasts (it was a Sunday) as they had run out. Started looking at the menu to then be told the kitchen was closed! Absolutely disgusted. We had booked in advance so to be told this was extremely upsetting. We left straight away and luckily got a table at another much nicer restaurant. We won’t be returning.

Hadn't been here before so didn't know what to expect. The meal and the service were great with plenty of choice on the menu. Portions were plentiful so no room for pudding on this occasion - looking forward to returning to sample the puddings as well.

A little family break, despite the restrictions in place with mask wearing nonsense etc. We had a lovely family meal, great service, very friendly etc. Prompt and well cooked. No complaints would visit again if in the area.

Went to Red Lion yesterday 6th May meal was absolutely lovely. Highly recommend. Lovely friendly staff beautiful beer garden will definitely go back.

Just been for a meal in the lovely and much improved outdoor area . The food was amazing as always , the service was great . They have done a great job making it covid safe .

Met up with a couple who hadn’t been out for a meal since lockdown. Felt very safe as good Covid measures and well spaced tables. Food was delicious and couldn’t manage a pudding. Staff were very attentive. Overall very happy with our evening.

Previous ridiculous review sounds like sour grapes to me. Had 2 meals here during the COVID-19 and each time very pleasant. Staff very attentive and helpful, always a smile. Keen to keep to social distancing rules and tables sanitised frequently. Lovely food, happy to go back anytime.

Very poor management. I believe her name was Viola, she was very rude to us and we won't return. No way to run a business, especially at times like these.

This is easily the worst pub in East Sussex. The manager Viola has a vendetta against patrons & staff (staff in particular). Poor service. Disgrace to the industry. Would give zero stars but that’s not an option.

I visited this restaurant for my wedding anniversary meal. I had previously checked the menu online to ensure they catered for vegetarians. They had one hot meal choice so we made a booking.When we arrived and were given menus I noticed the only vegetarian option was a salad. When I asked the waitress why there was no hot food for vegetarians I was told ‘ the chef thinks vegetarians should eat fish, and there is fish on the menu so they can eat that’,I asked to see a manager but was told there wasn’t one.Despite emailing, contacting them via their web page and commenting on their Facebook page, asking for an explanation for such an appalling statement I have been ignored. This restaurant is NOT vegetarian friendly and their customer service is appalling.

Lovely welcome we only booked 15 mins before arriving as busy due to eat out to help out. Great staff excellent table service great attention to Covid precautions. Wonderful chicken burger and beef burger.

Fancied a roast dinner after visiting family in eastbourne so popped in here on the off chance. It was a lovely dinner, large portions and very tasty. Would visit again.

So, had a really bad experience recently with an awful temp manager or staff member, BUT, Viola, the manager was STRAIGHT on it, sorted it, massive apologies etc..... place is seriously upping its game with this manager. Give it a try...

We only live a short walk away from the Red Lion and have often popped in for a pint to meet friends and have often enjoyed the live music.I had a rare night off tonight to spend with with my family and the obvious choice was to walk over to the Red Lion as we had never actually eaten there.Unfortunately, following tonight's experience we shall be sticking to popping in occasionally for a pint.Unfortunately it was a very poor experience from start to finish. It was not very busy so 'Eat out to help out' is certainly not a plausible excuse. There were only 2 families in the dining area by the time we finally departed.It took 1 hour and 45 minutes to get 1 course and 1 drink each, and that was with a booking. The second round of drinks was charged to the bill but never delivered to the table, so after a 35 minute wait for them we cancelled them.We waited to be asked about desert and after 20 mins finally got a menu. After another 15 mins of being ignored we gave up and paid at the bar.The staff were friendly when you saw them, but could be overheard making comments about each other. The most shocking was staff members as well as being less than complementry about other tables. Not very professional in front of other paying customers. There was no interaction with customers. We were basically ignored for most of the duration. Evenings out as a family are rare for us and we were really looking forward to this. Such a disappointment and feels like a real waste of an evening.We mentioned this at the bar and was told it was due to restrictions. Basic customer service should not be affected. Reading the reviews from before lockdown it sounds as if this is an excuse.Can recommend for a quick drink and live bands when they are allowed to do this.

Absolutely shocking. Management take no responsibility for days when they can't get it right, run out of drinks, run out of food, slow staff. How is this place even still in business! Used to be so good, couldn't have gone more downhill. Eastbourne has so many lovely places to eat the days, and this doesn't compare. Used to recommend to everyone, never again!

Came here for my mums 40th birthday, invited friends and family only to get there and be told they’re out of the wine we started drinking and don’t have pork and beef for the roast dinners, which are traditional for a sunday?! We are all really disappointed and won’t be coming back. ruined my mums big day

Family of 11 visited today for 2 members birthday celebrations. One meal was served stone cold on a cold plate, one roast chicken dinner was pink and obviously undercooked and all the rest were only just luke warm. As this was a treat and being paid for by one of the family members none of us wanted to make a fuss, appear ungrateful and make the dinner uncomfortable and it was only when others had finished it came to light. Very disappointing, won't visit again or recommend sadly.

Second visit in a week one with friends and tonight just a cheeky quick meal out (oven broken) both times really enjoyed the meals. I had the roast salmon new pots and broccoli off the special board husband had the chicken with bacon and Brie for a second time so really must have enjoyed it. Nice atmosphere warm and comfortable tonight Staff friendly enough asked if we were enjoying, food piping hot will return soon.

After a previous good experience since the refurb we returned 28th December 2019. The surroundings were as if we were over spill and were placed by the snooker table it was scruffy and uninviting. One of the 'waitresses' looked as though she really did not want to be there and was unsmiling and,curt bordering on rudeness. service was poor. and food not overly inviting. We found after a trip to the loo there was a wall menu but but made aware of it when ordering initially. As one pays the same price whether staff are busy or not it was very expensive. We should all have the same efficiency from staff whether sat in the restaurant or not and if whoever is taking bookings should decline bookings if they cannot meet the expected standard. I personally will not revisit which makes me sad.

Think it must have been stans night off,there were 10 of us and the restaurant was empty Slow service,veg hard vegetarian option poor,waitress were great,think this has gone down hill tbf,I could of cooked better myself,we got 2 free pudings, Wont rush back.☹

Been coming here for a while now. But last night was the worst we have ever had. We went for rib eye steak. Well it took ages to come out but that was the best bit - steak was disgusting and a real let down. The plate was completely filled with salad and the mushroom well! Cooked dry and like eating rubber... chips were the only thing that was nice - a real let down as normally this has been a nice place to eat- this is the 2 nd bad experience we and others have had. We won’t be coming back here for the 3rd time.

We came here for lunch. The pub was not that busy so we sat down at a window table. Unfortunately the table had not been cleaned, when the bar maid came over to take our order we asked her if she could wipe down the table. She came back with a cloth and proceeded to scatter the crumbs over the table! It did not get a proper wipe down unfortunately. Whilst waiting for our lunch which was a long wait we found that our glasses had stuck to the table because it was so sticky. Food arrived, large portions but not that great to taste. The grilled gammon came covered in oil! Chicken pies were very large portions, too big really. Fish and chips was ok, nothing special.Sadly I won't be returning to this pub for lunch.

Food took a while to get to table from ordering. Food wasn’t horrible but wasn’t anything to rave about. Price is alright for the quality of food. Alright place to go if not looking for anything special.

Went here for dinner what a lovely place meals were absolutely huge couldn’t fault it and very reasonable!

My grandson took me again for lunch today. Arrive 11.50am. Ordered coffee, no problem. 5 past midday ordered lunch. Chicken and bacon etc. Blt with salad and chips. No problem with food, but by the time we got it we had lost our appetite - 12.40a.m!!!. The pub wasn't busy when we went it, in fact there were more staff than customers. By The time we got our lunch it was packed. We asked ourselves how they were going to manage - 40 minutes for 2 lunches- really not acceptable.

Ok not that one but a great tribute act.

Good selection of beers. The menu is a little limited but the food is excellent. There's a nice beer garden to sit out in and soak up the sun. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Overall a good experience, would recommend.

Visited for a family birthday today. There seemed to be a staff shortage plus a shortage of Starters everything we ordered they didn't have, no Soup no Pate no Prawn cocktail. When mains arrived the order was wrong, pointed this out and just got a shrug. Drinks were ordered which never arrived. Food was good but staffing and service apalling

The room was ok but was only allowed to book the function room if you paid for minimum of 50 people. We paid £10 per head, an extra £1.50 for teas and coffee and 10 per cent service charge. The food was poor. The sandwiches were dried up and fillings were poor. Chicken goujons were fish shaped nuggets. The coffee was so weak it didn’t taste of anything. To add insult to injury they wanted a 50 per cent deposit when booking which they took from my account twice, the second time was the day after the event.

As we were due to attend a funeral nearby, we made a flying visit for lunch. Dont be misled by The Red Lion's modest decor; the food is fabulous. Good old pub grub, very generous portions and beautiful. We had fish & chips, the burger and the chicken burger and everyone was very impressed. Totally recommend

Worst Christmas dinner ever load music before we finished are meal landlady ran away into another bar and would not listen to are complaints she could not run a piss up at HARVEYS brewery absolute shambles a nasty stain for #harveys brewery

I had fish, chips and peas from the set menu followed by sticky toffee pudding. It was cooked beautifully and is the biggest portion of fish and chips that I’ve ever been presented with. The battter was lovely and light and the chips large and crispy.

We've been meaning to try this place for ages, so glad we tried it. Im gluten free and had roast pork, my partner had roast beef. The portions were a good size, the food was presented well, service was good, ambience was warm and welcoming. Great value. Definitely recommend this restaurant.

We went here on the off chance of getting a table as we were out and about. Plenty of room for us, very friendly staff, the Roast was delicious, well presented and plenty of it

Had the pleasure of going here with some friends for a meal found the staff very helpful and the food very nice 4 of us had the ribeye steak and 1 had the fish and chips, found the food very nice but felt was not the cheepest place to go as in all honesty it is still only a pub but on saying that could not find fault with the food or service given by the staff.

Chance visit as we were visiting friends. This is a pub with restaurant. Pub was very busy, but restaurant was quite empty. Menu had about 10 mains choices, but relatively varied. Food was well presented and tasty. Staff were friendly. Good ecperience.

We went in here on Sunday 28th October at just after 12.30pm for lunch.

We come here every Sunday and sometimes in the week for lunch. Always great food, friendly staff. Great atmosphere. The food is great now it’s under new management, the food had gone downhill, but since it changed hands, they have a new chef and the food is great. Would definitely recommend. It’s a lovely family pub.

Came In For a Sunday roast today as I have heard good things about the roasts . Mine was below a average , roasters slightly undercooked and tasted deep fried , pork was fatty and chewy , not a good cut of meat at all ! This was not what I expected and left disappointed !

My friends and I came here last month for dinner. The food was delicious and so reasonably priced. The staff are so friendly and couldn't be more helpful! It's an added bonus that it's dog friendly, fresh water and a little treat provided for our four legged friends. Will definitely be visiting here again soon!

I visit this pub regularly as it is my local and I honestly couldn’t fault it! Friendly staff, fantastic food and a great range of Harvey’s ales on offer, would 100% Recommend!

Pub used to be terrific. Great food, beer, friendly crowd, legendary quiz night. Sadly the pub has recently changed hands and it is a shadow of its former self. Beer quality consistently sub-par - I don't think they change the pipes or clean the barrels with anything like the regularity that you might expect. Staff retention has dropped like a stone - lots of the great long-serving staff have seemingly been forced out. Rumours that the quiz night might be scrapped - that would sadly be the final nail in the coffin for the Red Lion. Unless the management changes tack entirely, I may need to look elsewhere.

Got some good friends in Polegate / Stone Cross and this always used to be our go to pub. Not sure what has changed behind the scenes but not the same on our last few visits. Bar staff grumpy. Always used to be up for a laugh but now bordering on rude to the paying customers. Beer selection very much reduced (Harveys or Harveys sir?). Having said that, food was still very good to be fair. Bring back the old Red Lion!

I commute home from London for the weekends, the Red Lion is physically closest to me and until recently it's been the go to place for my friends to meet on a Friday.

Third visit and only gets better, lovely sunday roast, perfect pint of harveys and great service with live music.

If you would like a decent pint of beer I suggest you find another pub to attend. The quality of the lager and ale on draft is truly appalling. The management has also removed the vast majority of recognisable brands and replaced them with cheaper alternatives. I am also informed by friends that they have witnessed numerous acts of violence in the Red Lion over the past week. Not a family friendly environment (and a very expensive family option if you do decide to use it!). As someone that used to attend this pub on a regular basis, I can only recommend relocating to another Harvey’s pub such as The Dinkum in Polegate. Much better beer and the manager is very welcoming and accommodating.

We want to see the management to arrange a wake after my mother's funeral very polite and helpful yesterday when we arrived everything is ready the food was lovely specially the fish and chips they make room for all our flowers I made sure the we had everything that we needed a big thank you to all involved

Visited on a Wednesday evening with my niece and her husband as it’s their local. Doesn’t look much from the outside but don’t be put off. Lovely spacious dining area at one end, nice busy bar with tables at the other end and a patio area with good views at the back. Local beers and very good food - not the cheapest but large portions and friendly staff. Would’ve got 4 1/2 stars if I could !

Wow! Varied menu good mixture classic and traditional. I had the seared liver and bacon beautifully presented and cooked my wife had the cod and chips same presentation and quality. Definitely returning to explore the rest of the menu soon.

We have been visiting this pub for over 18 months, finding in the past 6 months the service is not what it was in so much as the staff seem poorly trained and the detail of clean and sparkling tables are no longer important.

Called in for lunch on a Wednesday. Plenty of parking, clean and smart interior, and polite and helpful staff. We ate in a nice seating area outside, and the food arrived promptly. Very good dishes, and generous portions. Will visit again.

A nice bar with lots of choices for drinks and daily food. Recommended to all my friends and family and now to all of you on TripAdvisor! Staff are friendly and helpful, served quickly and food is amazing here.

Been using this pub on and off for a few years and it’s had a fairly recent change of ownership and some much-needed money spent on it

A surprisingly good main (beef medallions)... cooked perfectly as well but tried most of the starters now and really let them down. This is a nice pub with restaurant area and lovely outside area.

Not been here for a meal in a while but as it was a lovely evening thought it would be perfect as the outside decking area really nice to sit and enjoy a drink. As it got cooler we went in and ordered our meals, we were really impressed with all four of tonight’s meals, staff excellent. We deffo go back

I've close to The Red Lion for many years but haven't visited since the refrub. The pub itself is nicely decorated and it has a restaurant area that is separate. There is a lovely seating are outside at the back for the pub as well. We went to eat as a family and a friend joined us. We ordered different types of meals. Dad had fish and chips which was a huge piece of fish ample chips and lots of tartar sauce, the batter was ultra crispy and not at all greasy. Mum and Maria had a half a roast chicken which came with chips and salad. It's also had gravy and garlic mayo. The chicken was really moist and great salad had a really good dressing. I had a chicken kebab with chips and taziki and again a beautiful salad. The chicken had a beautiful marinade and had charrilled peppers and courgettes. Desserts were declined because we were too full up! Although we weren't in the restaurant area service was really good and we were asked if we wanted additional drinks too. The quality of the food for the price I think is excellent and I will be back to eat here again very soon.

This is my third visit within a matter of weeks and it never disappoints us. We always have a starter and main which are always well presented and very good. The food is a bit pricey but I don't mind these prices if the food is good. Staff are always pleasant polite and professional.

Plenty of tables available. Decided to go for roast dinner, pork loin. Arrived fairly quickly. Very very thick piece of meat with rubbery "crackling". 3 roast potatoes and small portion of veg. No stuffing. Food only lukewarm. Expensive for what it was and wont be returning.

We popped in on the Sunday of the music festival , we all had a gorgeous meal and sat listening to the live music until the evening ! It was a fab day , nice and sunny great food , cold drinks and a fab line up of bands . The staff were great and worked very hard as it was extremely busy ! Well done on a fab weekend !

Something has changed here, this pub is nowhere near as good as our last visit. Sunday family meal, we ended up in 'public bar' to find a table. We shared this with 2 other couples who sat fondling each other and using language that I would sooner not hear with kids present. The food was overpriced, mediocre quality and poorly presented. I asked for straws for the kid's drinks and was told that they may be able to find one! They did find 2 in the end. The 4 year old in our group wanted to try 3 flavours of ice cream but was told that she would have to have a full scoop of each at £1.50 per scoop. The sirloin was very chewy with a lot of potatoes but hardly any vegetables, one cabbage leaf and one carrot between 3 meals. The overpriced fish was served in soggy batter and was twice the price of wetherspoons and half the quality. The staff wouldn't know of our dissatisfaction because they didn't bother to ask. My last review here was very good but this pub has fallen to poor in my view.

Have a pint or two of Harvey's beer on the patio and soak up the sun (hopefully) and take in the view to the south downs. Take a meal outside, in the restaurant or in the bar. Limited selection but good quality food. We visit about once a month.

tried here for first time Thursday both had burger & chips,very nice,so decided to pop in sat to book for easter sun lunch,arrived abit early so had a drink in the bar on our second drink a couple arrived and sat by us in bar...

Came early with fam, group of 7 including 2 nippers on Mother’s Day. Quiet on arrival but got much busier. Enough staff to deal with what must be one of busiest days of the year. Efficient and timely service. Reasonably priced menu & drinks. Really...

The pub had been highly recommended to us by friends. We were not disappointed. Wheelchair access is available if a bit steep!! Lucas was very helpful with assisting me getting two wheelchairs in and out. For which I am truly grateful. The food we ordered was delicious - beer battered fish and chips and lamb with couscous. Plenty to choose from on the menu with kiddies portions too. The crumble and custard was lovely. All in all the ambiance of the place was very comfortable and the staff very attentive. Certainly worth another visit.

Food luke warm had to wait along time for the food to come very over priced small food portions would not recommend

Have eaten here many times, but today it was not up to its normal standard, food only warm not hot, was planning to go there for a 60th birthday celebration but won't after today. Husbands meal was over £15 and no veg served with it very small and nothing to write home about so dissapointed

Group of us 50-60 age group visited this pub many occasions sat in snug room, door propped open -3 temp outside. We shut the door new Land lady Cruella & security bully boy wanted to throw us out for wanting to sit in comfort. They even phoned the police Absolutely pathetic!!!

A good Pub which has been turned around and is now a nice place for a drink or meal. Highly Recommend.

I have been here a few times now and every time it's as good as the last. The food is on point and nothing seems to be to much hassle . I would like to thank Susie for sorting out our loyalty card and meal as well. see you soon! Already booked up.

I have worked in pubs and clubs as staff and management for many, many years and the standard today at this pub is outstanding. Emily, Lucas and the staff are polite, fun, professional, focused and well trained. A credit to there manager and the company. Thank you for your service.

Thought I give the Red Lion a try on my own. I’ve been in lots of times with my family, but never solo. I had a lovely pint, deep fried fish and chips....they were lovely, hot and crispy. There is a lovely selection of ales, I stuck to the Harvey’s best....

Visited for lunch just after Christmas. Not been here for ages and very pleasantly surprised by the general atmosphere, Very good food from a decent choices menu. Friendly helpful staff and overall a most enjoyable visit, We will be back soon.

Despite booking rather late they managed to accomodate six of us for lunch on a Saturday. As it happened we all chose different main courses including a vegetarian meal. It is a compliment to the Chef that there were six empty plates returned to the wash up. Must just mention the service, it turned out that our waitress was on a first day trial.In our opinion she passed with flying colours.

Came here New Year’s Eve for celebrations with friends , fab atmosphere and a lively pub , nicely decorated . The Dj wasn’t that good but all in all we had a good evening !

As a local, I am ashamed to say that I have never used this pub before. This was a huge mistake. I only chose it because parking was very easy in the heavy rain. I ordered the Cod & Chips, which was very nice. They also serve Harvey's beer and my favourite- Old, was on offer. I sat near the log fire with s newspaper and enjoyed a very pleasant lunch. I highly recommend this pub and shall return again soon.

Really enjoy meals here. Group of friends having our pre-Christmas lunch together. Food is always fresh, nicely cooked, tasty and piping hot at this pub. We had our meal in the large room which looked lovely for Christmas with a huge tree all lit up. Deserts were all naughty and nice! Service is excellent and you are always made to feel welcome at anytime not just for Christmas.

We had pre booked Christmas Dinner at the end of Sept 17, picked all choices and pain in full for 13.30!

My friend and I have just come from lunch at the red lion. Always been happy with everthing. However, today a family with two children and a big gun dog? came in. Was very suprised to have a dog sitting next to us when we were enjoying lunch. Then they started feeding the dog with their food. The dog also sat on the guys lap. We were really not happy. Dogs should not be allowed to come where people eat.!!! Makes me wonder if we will eat there again.

Visited on a Friday evening. Had a fabulous meal. Crispy sqid starter in a lovely light batter and tiger prawns in garlic coriander butter. Both very good. I had chicken supreme although I would say this was more chicken chasseur with its dark sauce but it tasted ' supreme' !! Really good flavour. Apple crumble dessert was quite large for me but again very tasty plus cheese board for my husband. Everything was very reasonably priced. Live music (Haley) started at nine o'clock. A very nice evening all round.

Came to the Red Lion for dinner with friends for a presentation dinner.Having not visited the Red Lion for many years I was pleasantly surprised by how friendly the service was, and how good the food was, all in our party enjoyed our food.Goats cheese tart and brie and mushroom Wellington was a good choice.

A spare of the moment visit for a late lunch. Same feel to the bar area as it always was, but didn't match the menu at all. Great choice of food, something for everyone. Thought it was on the pricey side at first but the quality and portion sizes justified the prices. The chips are chunky, plentiful and very good.

We organised a midweek lunch here for 7 people following my aunt's funeral. We were given a round table in the restaurant area to the left of the entrance, which we had to ourselves. Everybody enjoyed the food, accompanied by well kept Harveys Best. Service was friendly, efficient and unobtrusive and we had a very relaxed meal. I understand from local friends that the pub has been refurbished recently by Harveys and everything is clean and inviting.

We had a lovely meal in pleasant surroundings. The staff were friendly and efficient and the singer was an added bonus that we weren't expecting. Very nice evening.

I have been at the red lion on couple of occasions, dinner for two, family lunch and I have to say, everytime everything was perfect. Staff is friendly, food is fresh and everything tastes amazing. Huge thumbs up for whoever transformed that place!

Came in with my family at the weekend the food was excellent and the staff were polite and helpful would visit again and would recommend to others

We visited the red lion last night for our friends anniversary dinner 12 of us in total!! wow what can I say what a disappointment!! We ordered starters that took 30mins to arrive which half of them were muddled up with other tables.. then we ordered our mains nearly a hour wait to which no one said or came to tell us there was any wait. We ordered drinks that didn't arrive after 25mins we asked again for our drinks to be told they were trying to chill the procecco which is why none of our drinks had came out!! When our mains finally arrived one person on our table had been forgotten n was told food would be another 15 mins for her!! Not an apology from anyone! When we complained to the "manager" wow what a rude and unprofessional manager she was. Telling us maybe next time go somewhere else to eat if we weren't happy!! Utter disgrace!! Never again n never would we recommend! Such a shame management and waiting staff have such bad attitudes as food was nice!!

Band was great , restaurant is lovely and welcoming , food was nice , this place has turned it self around for the better . Well done to the new management .

Used to be a run down oub, but now up there with the Farm which is just down the road, but without the Farm's excessive drink prices. Superb service and very good food.

visited the red lion after being told the food was good,,,,have to say what food we had wasn't bad....but not outstanding, or value for money.. we ordered starters, to be told there was no bread, so first disappointment ..no starter without bread on the menu unless you have olives,,mains took forever to arrive,,,,someone in our ordered fries and wanted tomato ketchup...sorry no ketchup...the food was ok,, for the price the portions were small,,, ordered puds...and two of them came with a different ice cream flavour than was on the menu, neither of us liked the flavour given, we were never asked or told the ice cream advertised wasn't available ..so all in all HUGE disappointment and we certainly wouldn't go back,,,we even had to ask for cutlery ,,,, we were told at 7.45 food was finished..even tho we hadn't finished our meal...however one guy did come over to us and say....its okay you can order desserts...staff on duty hadda shrug shoulders attitude..except for one guy who was helpful

Called in to this local pub for lunch on Monday July 31st with my wife.The bar area lacked character and was dated and dingy. The atmosphere was definitely not helped by the geriatric choice of background music, and I'm 71!! After waiting over 5 minutes at the bar someone eventually arrived from out the back and took my meal and drink order. My drinks eventually arrived at the table but 35 minutes later we were still waiting for our lunch. At this point only 2 couples were eating so they were hardly busy! My wife enquired how much longer our order would be, a young lady checked, disappeared into the kitchen and then arrived with two meals which were taken to another table. No word to us until we commented again and were told that our order had not been passed through to the kitchen. We left and the only good thing to come from this disaster was that we did not pay for our drinks as the barmaid, in apologising, waived the charge. Full marks to her but, sorry, it's nought out of ten for the rest of the experience.

Met a friend here for a meal. Staff were so friendly and helpful. We both had the brie, mushroom and spinach wellington and it was great. Very tasty, vegetables were good. I think what made it though was the staff they were so nice and the girl that served us was really helpful. It is so nice to go somewhere and feel that the staff actually like their job!!

After being disappointed with this place two years ago and writing a terrible review I have to write an outstanding review after visiting the red lion today. I had the pork belly roast and I have to say I think it maybe the best pork belly I have ever had perfectly crispy skin and really tender pork, everyone else's loved there food too can't recommend it enough and the service was fab. Will be returning without a doubt

Another great experience at the red lion. Visited on Saturday very busy evening, food took longer but was worth to wait, definitely will be back.

I took my parents for lunch and we were not disappointed. Excellent menu choices. Staff were patient with our choices and changes. Two guests opted for child portions - thrilled to see the same food as the adults (not frozen fare) in a smaller portion. It was nice to see the tables in the dining hall were not all bunched together. Looking forward to returning to enjoy the outside ambience over the summer.

We went here fore the first time since the refurb and had a great meal, it.s not the cheapest around the area and the menu is a bit limited, but we couldn't fault the food, the alcohol is also on the expensive side, but the excellent service made up for that.