Red Lion - Portsmouth Table Table in East Hampshire

They look after us perfectly and the food is amazing,best breakfast around

Telephoned to book a table whilst on a bus! Arrived in good time, to be greeted by Sam who also served at table. We are regular diners here, & ALWAYS have excellent food, served by lovely staff.

Service slow but polite food average.

Starts off with a bad drink followed by 2 frozen corn 🌽 and a black burger

Always enjoy a lovely Sunday roast here. Sam & Emily are always very welcoming and kind. Love it here.

We had hunters chicken it all right but not brilliant

I’d actually give less starts if the option was available. Sat down to eat our roast dinner, mine had a huge long hair resting across the top, I called the manager on shift who said “Oooh yes so it does” walked away with my dinner, continued to sit for a further 10 minutes, no idea where my dinner had gone, no offer of a drink an alternative or anything to even suggest they were replacing my meal - I found the same manager again to then be welcomed with a (the only way I can describe) slanging match about how he’d told me he was taking my dinner to be replaced, not an apology, no mention of how would you like us to deal with this situation, I was welcomed with a very confrontational manager repeatedly telling me I was wrong and then walked off to tell me he wasn’t arguing, no offer to refund the meal and then other member of staff on duty was equally as unhelpful when he brought the dinner back over, I told him everyone had finished and I now longer felt like eating, his attitude wasn’t great either, at that point did said I’d never return, which fell on death ears, didn’t seem to bother anyone they’d lost a regular customer! The sandwich I bought from the local shop was the alternative, will not be returning after an awful experience.

Lovely ladies who waitress here always accommodating and friendly. Foods nice and the deals are good 😊

We enjoyed a lovely lunch with a friend. Service by Emily was very good. Drinks were delivered quickly. Our meals were tasty, well presented and served within an acceptable time. We shall definitely be visiting again.

Was short staft on the lunch time I was there also not many customers so service was fine.

A slight mishap with our breakfast order but it was easily rectified with no real issues

Good food and Great attention from Sam, thank you

Absolutely love the burgers, staff very friendly and the prices are very fair.

This is a very nice pub for a meal. The food is very good and the staff were very polite. It's a nice atmosphere in this pub.

Good value, choice & lovely staff.

Good venue, food portions have noticeably decreased. Probably because prices have stayed the same.

Nice choice of continental and/or full English. Clean tidy and pleasant pub. Service a little slow and no fried bread however leads to being marked down.

Great place, nice food, great staff.

Excellent food and friendly staff an enjoyable evening

Been going there for a few years now, really good staff and the food is great, highly recommend a visit

Good food and a a good atmosphere. The restaurant was spacious and not too noisy. The service provided by our waitress (Faith) was first rate.

Went in for a drink with a friend the other day, first time we’ve been and will definitely be the last. the staff were so lovely but the way they’re treated…such a shame and I have better places to spend my money

Large family reunion (for the third time)…loved the meals…our server Matthew was outstanding. Thank you for a super experience.

Tasty meal served hot and plentiful. Salad fresh and curry spicy.

Emma at Horndean Red Lion was amazing! We visited this evening with my elderly grandparents. They made sure we were comfy and supported us with different chair for comfort. Absolutely amazing food and amazing service. Thankyou

Red lion Horndean. What can I say our server was called Matthew he was very good helpful with the grandchildren getting them drawing and crayons getting a highchair he was very smiley and chatting with us all. The roast I would highly recommend very tasty and lots of it and very good value for money.we will definitely be coming back.

Great service, food was served hot and cooked well was better than more expensive places and no real wait for starter or main meal either and everything was served perfectly.

Went for Sunday lunch, had to ask more than once how long food would be after waiting more than an hour to be told it hadn’t been started yet. Multiple mistakes with the food and told the chef “didn’t want to make the gravy” for one of them??? The lack of communication on waiting times and the average food meant we won’t be coming back any time soon. We weren’t the only people upset, we saw multiple people having same complaint.

We've been coming here on occasions for over a decade, but this latest visit was a disappointment. It took over 10 mins to get our drinks and another 20 mins to get food. It was mid-week so not overly busy. It would be a nice touch if some complimentary breadsticks be brought out when they know there are long waiting times for mains. And prices are soooo expensive now - we don't go unless we have a voucher. A nice ambience and helpful staff but there are cheaper options to dine out locally and I'm afraid value is the priority for most of us these days...

Drinks at table arrived after 1 and a half hours. Some food arrived after 2 hours wait. Cancelled main course as we didn't know how much longer that would be. Went and got fish and chips from take away next door and ate them in the restaurant. Apparently thus type of service happened another night that week. The experience in the restaurant was very disappointing as we had always had a good experience there. Won't be going back. Wouldn't recommend it.

Update on review: good food at very reasonable prices. Service was superb, very friendly.

First ever visit after having a voucher. Good menu and the food was really good. Good size.

Sam is a friendly and efficient server. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere

Wonderful food & drink, great selection and perfect service. Highly recommend! Sam is a fantastic waitress x

Our waitress was sam and she was very attentive nothing was too much trouble, food was very nice and value for money

Awesome food and really great service... Lovely atmosphere with soft music in the background !!!! Thoroughly enjoyed the experience with my wife and looking forward to going again ♡ Emma our waitress was amazing !!

Went for a meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Chose the Red Lion for its good service,lovely food and nice atmosphere. Our server Sam was nice,friendly,polite and made us feel welcome.

Great value and service for breakfast get togethers and two months later still good, great service too and still continuing. Food quickly delivered

Our waitress Sam was lovely and looked after us superbly! Great place to dine!

Food was good but the table location was in the corridor by the ladies loo.

Decided to go out for an evening meal last minute, chose the Red lion and booked a table for half an hour later so that was handy! On arrival we were met and seated by our server , there were plenty of spare tables so it was nice and quiet ( the world cup footie was on so that might of helped) , after ordering our food it took a while to arrive but we were both very happy with our meals and had an enjoyable evening there, would definitely go again.

Red Lion is always good for food and service but special mention this time for Emma Noel who gave a special warm welcome for some relatives visiting from Australia after a long flight it was impromptu last moment booking but we had a great table and very cheery and helpful attention from Emma. Would recommend this nice pub to others! Thanks very much Emma for helping to make it a lovely night!

Good food, good surroundings, quick service.

Excellent service from Robbie (extra special shout out for this gent for going all out to enhance our experience). Food is standard fare but nice nevertheless. My wife loved the Chocolate torte with freeze-dried raspberries. Apparently the menu changes tomorrow so that may not be on it still. Look out for Robbie!

Great food and atmosphere. Simply the best experience. Excellent dinner and also morning breakfast was really well presented and tasty. Top class service from all.

Excellent service and excellent friendly staff, food was excellent,Emily was very helpful and very friendly. Did not have to wait long for food.

Excellent service. Sam our waitress was really helpful. Food was delicious.

Sam provided our table, meals and drinks. She was attentive, upsold to us, made sure we were happy with our food and drinks. The food was plentiful, tasty and hot, would recommend and will return. Thankyou

Food good service slow, although we were told half hour delay, Better to be told if there is a delay.

Very historic old pub. nice atmosphere, decor. Server was in your face. . We chose not to leave a tip as our food was delayed. Not everyone can afford to tip.!! Felt pushed into giving them the change as we paid cash, the server had our change in their pocket and asked if we wanted it!, which made it uncomfortable to say no!! I didn't appreciate this behaviour at all as i said we declined to tip.

Great service and great food for a great price!

We frequently use the Red Lion at Horndean and today was the worst experience. We were kept waiting to book in as the restaurant was very quiet and no staff seemed to be around, even at the bar! Once seated we were only given the main menu and not the Sunday Roast menu so presumed that all the roasts had gone but a family of 4 came in after us and was given tge roast menu to which all 4 of them had roasts. When we received our meals I commented on not receiving roast menu and was told I should have asked. Then we were given the dessert menu and when it came to take our choice was told one of the choices had all gone. Very disappointed and choosing a bacon and cheese burger to have 1 piece of streaky bacon is a bit mean, Even burger king burgers have 2 rashers.

Food was nice but extremely slow!

Love this restaurant served by Sam very friendly & helpful

Evening meal whilst staying in the Premier Inn was OK, but low quality, tasteless mixed grill for £18. No plans to return. Service was perfectly friendly at least. Breakfast was significantly better with a good buffet and plentiful cooked breakfast for £11.

Food was good but was just warm not hot. I had no potatoes. When I told server she brought some in a dish but sadly cold.

Out with friends and visited on a whim. Haddock and chips and the steak and ale pie were good.

The food was ok The price was excellent

Burgers and puddings very good quality. Service was quick . If you want quiet dinning then mid week is a good time to go. Overall bill very reasonable.

Inexpensive place to eat, great staff and lovely building. Great for casual meal out with friends.

Food was a little lacklustre . Staff were busy but the service was reasonably quick and waiter was cheerful and informative.

Amazing friendly place staff very welcoming food beautiful and at a good price highly recommend

Whilst staying at the adjacent Premier Inn we visited here for dinner. 4 plus 1 child, over 2 hours later we finally paid our bill! The service and attention was not good and steadily got worse as the restaurant filled up with diners. Very fortunately we were not in a rush but had to hurry things along as the child in our group approached her bedtime. So points for proximity and the meal quality, but badly let down by the service level, most likely due to the lack of serving staff.

Good food, good value and Sam our waitress was brilliant

We have been visiting the Red Lion for many years and have always been very happy with the food and service. Our most recent visit was the best yet with super fast service and value.

Great all you can eat breakfast with a good choice of items. Service was good.

Visited today for Sunday lunch, as per usual very nice. Staff are always friendly, and helpful. As it’s gets busy ( which it always does ) you have to be a little bit more patient with the staff, we had sam looking after us. And they all work really hard to keep a busy restaurant going, especially on a Sunday lunch time. The roast dinner was very nice, and great value for money. Will definitely be going back soon hopefully.

Really impressed, food was amazing, staff were fantastic and really friendly, Matthew looked after us and was absolutely brilliant! Thanks for having us!

So friendly, relaxing So welcoming, just what you want!!! Sam was very efficient and Robbie

Never been here before but very pleased we came good food and excellant service will come back had the trio meat pies very good

As usual with these restaurants the sucessful operation is left to one key member of staff. Samantha was marvelous and managed to deL with serving several tables and keep everyone Happy. A true star and made our experience very enjoyable. She is worth every penny of her wage

Had to wait 45 minutes for food to arrive at table. One meal was a cheeseburger. It was so black and burnt it was inedible. Even the chef came to the table to apologise.

I went there today with my daughter had a lovely meal staff were very helpful and friendly and the food was good 👍 😊 will definitely go there again oh and the food was really good value for money!

Lovely food, and great service with many friendly waiters & waitresses. Good prices and a lovely environment. *Update* Breakfast is lovely too! Unlimited cooked breakfast to order in (not buffet style) and a good range of continental and drinks on offer. Very good price, and kids eat free!

Come here on a regular basis. Staff are always pleasant, efficient and helpful. Food always good, never had a bad meal.

We went for breakfast over the easter weekend for a retirement celebration. We had a nice large table and everything was perfect.

We booked a table on Thursday afternoon, for Friday evening for 24 people. Amazingly, they were able to fit us in, and all they asked for was everyone's pre order - which makes things easier all round anyway. The food was really really good, and our waiter Matthew, was honestly brilliant. Being that there were starters, mains and puddings for 24 people, he brought them all out one tray after another until everyone had what they ordered - the kitchen staff were amazing for that too. Matthew was on point, friendly and energetic the entire time, and he checked on us multiple times to make sure everything was okay. We had a lovely evening, and we will definitely going back again for the next big meal, as we have no doubts in their food and service. Thank you so much!

Meal was excellent,service was very good and dining area was very good with a pleasant view of outside

We use the red lion because its local , and affordable , Tonight we dropped in and Sam on the front desk found us a table in the restaurant She done a very good job attending to our requirements , all the food came out on time and hot , the only downer is the breaded mushrooms NEED A GARNISH not just a bq sauce , looks very plain on the dish , havin said that we will be back , thanks to Sam for serving us great job

Seated quickly, staff very friendly. Ordered food and drink, drinks arrived quickly. Food arrived not too long after. Very good meal. I had the chicken and pulled ham pie with mash and gravy. Recommend this very much. Partner had the trio of pies, again really good and FIL had the katsu chicken which he enjoyed.

Staff helpful and friendly, OK value for money.

Had chicken curry ,sauce was very thin More like a soup.

Good food ( fish pie and beef and ale pie), served by very pleasant and efficient lady(Sam). Excellent lunchtime choices also available for families at weekend. Good cocktails and coffee!

Food was good, staff friendly, loos clean.

Food great as usual on our visit 16/2/24 although portion size getting smaller, really great service from Sam ,she always makes us welcome looking forward to our next visit

Fantastic meal very friendly staff.

Lovely breakfast, as always. Friendly and helpful staff

We had a lovely meal and service. The only disappointment was the access through the main doors when you are in a wheelchair. It was trying to go over a few bumps whilst keeping the door open.

I went for a dinner date with my girlfriend and had a lovely night and the food was great well cooked yes a lovely dinner date 5 star thank you my gorgeous girlfriend injoy the place very much ❤️💋

Great place for a Sunday dinner but booking advised as it gets busy.

Not a bad meal but the service could be more pleasant as it was lacking a bare minimum of good manners not to mention a simple smile!

Good food, speedy service, well priced.

Not very impressed with the salad, it didn't fit the description on the menu. No lettuce or cherry tomatoes just a plate of tinned sweetcorn and diced cucumber!

All you can eat breakfast was good, I like the fact you order what you want rather than buffet where food sits for ages. The juices and bread and other consumables did seem to run out and there was a wait for replenishment - that said it was a busy Sunday morning. Good veggie/vegan options Would go again

This is an all-time favourite for my mum. So every time I visit my parents, there is always a visit planned to the red lion (table table). The food there is always good, as is the service. It never disappoints! Sam was our server tonight, and she has served us on numerous occasions and always treated my parents and myself as if we were the most important guests in the place. Watching Sam work is a masterclass on how you treat every client as if they are the most important client in the room. At that moment in time I’ve watched her with all of her guests working the tables as she does to ensure that all of them got a VIP treatment. The team at the red lion do all they can to keep everywhere clear at all times, meals are served within reasonable timelines and tables are cleared smoothly and professionally. If you’re looking for an enjoyable evening with some good food and good company, definitely take a look at the red lion. Already looking forward to my next visit in a few months

Great waiter, food pretty good, the plates were even hot, a rarity in most places.

Fantastic value breakfast! Quick and easy. Lots of choice. Main breakfast was fresh and hot. Perfect.

OK food and a gluten free menu.

I go often on a Thursday morning and i am always greeted and served by Janet. Janet and the team she works with are always great to me and my young daughter. Foods great, service even better.

Very nice staff.... restaurant lovely and clean....food cooked to perfection.... They even did poached eggs properly!!!! Crispy bacon very polite and happy waitresses..... Lots of variety fresh fruit yogurt pancakes toast marmalade selection of special coffees on tap t fruit juices and a beautiful fried breakfast we will be recommending this place to everyone