Red Lion Pub in York

The BEST Sunday lunch going and we’ve tried many many places. Everything is beautifully cooked, fresh and tastes delicious 😋 We’ve tried the day time menu too and the Smash burger wrap was amazing. We will deffo be back to try the daytime and evening menu. Lovely friendly staff and AMAZING food, highly recommended giving it a try.

The Red Lion has recently started to do lunch and evening meals from Thursday to Sunday. We took our granddaughter one Saturday for an early evening meal and we were not disappointed. Granddaughter had home made chicken nuggets, chips and beans. We had fish and chips on the recommendation of another customer. The fish and chips were freshly cooked and delicious. I don't normally opt for fish and chips but was glad I did. There is a wide range of meals on offer to suit most tastes. The pizza bases are freshly made too. We are looking forward to eating here again very soon.

Was down visiting in Haxby. Popped in on our pub tour ov the village. 😀 Great local pub, with very friendly bar staff and regulars. Made to feel very welcome 👍

Very disappointing to see reserved on most tables which were not going to be used till much later, should have a time on them stating when they are reserved from as some people left after thinking there were no seats available.

Very good ales 🍺 frendly welcom from staff and customers

Great pub, awesome ale on tap. I'll be back.

Lovely pub friendly staff, and good value. Great Sunday lunches.

Staff are friendly,an very helpful,food is spot on cudnt fault it at all.

We needed a venue for a family afternoon buffet and the Red Lion provided us with great food and drinks. Fantastic little pub. Staff were very helpful and accommodating. Will go back to try their Sunday lunch. Thanks to Ian and the team.

Great fun ...lush food .. people very warm and wellcome .you .wood recommended it

Nice folks, amazing atmosphere, very friendly!!

Lovely Sunday roast thank you Ellie. Very friendly pub from staff to customers. Well worth a visit

Fair to middling, quite when in??, maybe cos of summer holidays etc 🤔

Great beer and choice - Clearly well looked after as the draught is rich and smooth whilst larger chilled and lively. Speckled Hen is a favourite but Coors Light very clean and pure tasting. Slightly squeaky bar stools but nothing a quick service won't solve. Not had any food but fish Friday always smells amazing and looks good size portion too. Update: no speckled hen any more, sadly, but Rev James stands proud, Coors is still very much worth the purchase and a great draught beer. No more squeaky stools, some lovely upgrades and great atmosphere.

Fantastic! Reasonable prices, a great place! Landlady is lovely, I left my debit card (inadvertently) down the back of the seat when visiting. Landlady was so kind and went above and beyond to get it back to me! Thank you. xx

Good service, friendly staff. Veggie option limited to two choices. I went with the pasta which was very average and arrived lukewarm but was soon heated up with an apology. Other members of the party had fish and chips, which they enjoyed and one had pie which was nice but the veg was cold until smothered in gravy. Nice evening but wouldn't hurry back as a veggie.

Good beer and good food, If anything it's gotten even better over the years. Prices are the best in the village like for like and friendly within. Pay a visit, you won't be disappointed.

Went in for a pint with my baby in a pushchaur and dog on a lead. Dog was only allowed on the wooden floor, which only left two tables. One was a normal height table and one was a tall stool type table. I asked where I could sit with the baby (she needed feeding). They bar lady said the tall table as the lower table was reserved (it was 1500 and i was the only person in the pub). I said it wasn't really very convenient, but went over to have a look. Got to the table and the baby started crying so I just grabbed a stool and sat between the two tables in some ridiculous effort to show I wasn't ignoring them, but that I could sit at the higher one. As a song ended and it went quiet the delightful landlady said "I'd have told him to f4ck off, baby or not". When I asked her to repeat what she said she scuttled off and left the other rude barmaid to answer me. Her response, when I asked if she told all of her customers was "that wasn't me. But we do if they have repeatedly done something we have told them not to do". Strange hospitality. Think these two would be better running a 19th century workhouse. They certainly have the lack of compassion required. Other than that the pub is tired and dead. Been once before and I was the only customer, but thought I had the best shot of a stop-off with the dog here today. Regret my decision. I left after two sips of beer and will not return. I expect an aggressive response to this review, rather than the apology they should offer, even though every word in it is true. Thanks for a horrible experience.

Cracking local pub Nice staff Nice beer Happy days

It's a great little pub this. Lynsey and family have done well to build it up over the years to a friendly local without airs and graces. It is unspoilt and offers consistently good food and live music. It's a credit to the grass roots of the owner.

Great beer friendly staff and a cracking darts team.

Old fashioned local pub in the High Street, but friendly Enough on our first visit. The menu is pretty regular pub grub fare - a pie, fish and chips, gammon, burgers. Most of the mains are around £8 which is pretty good value. We had the pie - packed with meat and pastry top and bottom - a proper pie (not like the stew-with-a-lid that you get at so many pubs!). Cottage pie was smothered in cheese and creamy potatoes. Maybe would have liked a bit more meat and a bit less potato but for the price it was hot and tasty and filling. No complaints at all. Friendly service from the young lady who served the food too. Will return.

Nice little pub, friendly staff and good food but some of our order was wrong and service was slow meaning we couldn't complete our meal and had to pay up!

Read the good reviews for the food here so decided to go , big mistake , Menu was very limited No steak ,No mixed grill , the bad language from the regulars really put the top hat on a bad experience

Nice venue ! Shame about the rough old rude land lady ! I will never return here ! Shame I can give 0 star's

Best ever steak and ale pie. Highly recommended.. Staff and service was excellent.. Certainly will visit again..

Fantastic pub friendly staff great food

Food is great, really fresh. Lovely juicy burgers and onion rings were perfection. Staff couldn’t be more accommodating and friendly. Top pub!

Really Good service amazing staff, I parked up my taxi and walked in to use the toilet and I was in need of a nice cold drink and got my self a nice cold cola to take out, as Sainsbury's across the road was closed, I also asked for a bottle of water and she gave me the bottle for free. I will definitely be recommending this place to people. 👍

Good staff, sense of humour, as I was born in1950 ,said they would not ask me to prove I was over 18 ,they would take a chance with me😁

We tried to have a beer there yesterday night, but after asking me to write my name for the track and trace (apparently the QR code to scan is too much to print out) and see a foreigner name, suddenly they decided to stop pouring my beers and to ask for an ID. When my partner show them his ID they asked for his nationality and then they pretended the passport. All of it without telling us what they needed it for, but we did not care: arguing with racists that dislike money was not our goal for the night.

We stumbled across this pub whilst doing the Foss walk and it was fantastic. The staff were so friendly and accommodating and the Sunday lunch was delicious.

Nice local pub. We had booked a weekend stay in haxby and just wanted a bar just for a few drinks at night as we spent the day in York. We booked a table before we went. Friendly girls behind the bar. Beer garden at the back. Tvs with football on. Would call in again if we stay in Haxby.

Just had a lovley sunday dinner.wonderfull staff going back next week.everything cooked fresh my hubby had lemon sponge with custard fantastic

Not been in pub just sat outside red lion as pubs are closed anyway

I don’t often write reviews, but I drink here regularly and must say this is hands down the best pub in the area. Food is brilliant and prices are fair. Would definitely recommend to anyone passing by.

It's a great wee pub...very friendly staff...and they now have a marquee out the back which is great considering the changeable weather lately☀️🌦☔

Great pub atmosphere, friendly staff. Always happy to help

Such a shame for a nice little pub to visit on our holidays to find the staff to be incredibly rude, unwelcoming and asking us to move because of our dog only to find that it was so that the local OAP's could sit in their 'usual' seats. Terrible experience and will safely say I won't visit this pub again.

Friendly atmosphere and great service

Very nice food, good value for money and the girls were very friendly

Great pub, good food and people!

slow to get served, even though I was stood at the bar, in full view...and no WiFi at all, didn't really feel welcoming,....just my veiw

Great food and friendly atmosphere and staff

This little local pub offers an excellent Sunday lunch and a friendly welcome. Very reasonable prices too.

We live locally, but, as often happens, had not used the local pubs for a while, as we usually eat out as part of a trip out of area. We only had time to eat locally on Sunday, so booked a table at the Lion. The pub was fairly quiet when we arrived, but filled up steadily after that. We were greeted pleasantly, and our reserved table was pointed out to us. Drinks order came promptly, and our meals quickly after. Portions were pretty generous, with several vegetables plus meat.We had both chosen lamb, which was tender, but looked like pre-sliced portions, rather than off the joint. It tasted fine, however. Yorkshire pudding was a bit well done for our taste, and the cauli in particular was very firm, but I realise these things are a matter of personal taste. Neither of us could manage a dessert, so cannot comment. Service was quick and pleasant, and our bill very reasonable indeed.

The four of us visited the Red Lion tonight the pub was quiet at 6pm but soon filled up. We chose a fish platter starter to share which was plentiful and delicious. We each chose a different main course with rump steak, Lion burger, mixed grill and Cumberland sausage. We all felt that the food could not be bettered it was of a high standard. The staff were friendly and attentive but not intrusive. We had a very pleasant evening with a few pints and good good and will be visiting again.

been recommended by my cousin who lives in the village ....small in side ..but..food fantastic , wished I had the special beer battered chicken as my wife had but saying that had the 5oz gammon which was great no fat ..but Im old school like egg and pineapple as standard not a option..sorry ....good beer and friendly yorkshire staff...apart from the egg or pineapple debate cant fault the place on price beer n satisfaction

The pub was very quiet, there were just us and a couple of locals in the bar. The girls behind the were friendly. I visited the Red Lion pub tonight for an evening meal with my husband. We were told there was no chicken and no fish available. We ordered our food, my husband ordered the veg lasagne and I ordered the meat lasagne. While the food was been prepared we heard the microwave pinging several times. When the food arrived it looked ok (it looked homemade), it may have been made previously and then warmed up for us. The food tasted ok. It wasn’t the best food I’ve ever had and it wasn’t the worse I’ve had.

Fantastic Sunday lunch, brilliant service

Good atmosphere and service. Standard Marston's offering for drinks.

Beautiful pub in the heart of a beautiful village. The new team that have taken over are keeping the traditional cosy and welcoming village pub alive. It's like walking into someone's living room!! Sunday lunch is how it should be!! Like your mam made!! Smokers shelter and seating out back. Beer garden with bouncy castle in good weather! Well worth a visit

Great place. Lynsey has turned it around for the better

The new owners are the best yet and the food is delicious, quick service and always delivered with a smile.

Very friendly helpful we are new to Haxby. Food well prepared and delicious. Will visit again soon.

Cracking roast dinner, we'll be back.

Nice friendly local village pub

Very cheerful owners quickly organizing staff to cope with lunchtime diners. Sunday lunch was good-tender meat(lamb) a generous portion, served with several veg&a crispy Yorkshire pub. Great value.

Estábamos buscando un lugar a un precio razonable para un ex - trabajo reunirse y reservar aquí después de leer las críticas de TripAdvisor.Llegamos justo antes de las 7. 30 pm a un pub cálido y ocupado con la mayoría de las mesas ocupadas. Nos trajeron menús rápidamente y se tomó una orden de bebidas. No estoy seguro de si esto es normal o simplemente porque éramos una gran fiesta y el pub estaba ocupado. Bebidas entregadas y orden de comida tomada a tiempo también.No teníamos entrantes y esperamos unos 45 minutos para que se sirvieran los platos principales. Ciertamente valieron la pena la espera. Mi filete estaba perfectamente cocinado, cortado como mantequilla (con un cuchillo común) y los aros de cebolla y las patatas fritas eran divinos. El pescado y las papas fritas eran grandes con una masa dorada crujiente y un pescado blanco fresco y muy bonito escondido debajo. La lasaña estaba llena de carne picada, más de lo que hubiera hecho en casa y servida con una barra de panecillos de ajo de seis pulgadas, ensalada de acompañamiento y ensalada de col casera. Las otras comidas también eran abundantes, muy bien cocinadas y maravillosamente sabrosas.Lo único negativo y sospecho que esto cambiará, si los postres parecían comprados, excepto el pudín de arroz que nos dijeron que era casero. Como alguien a quien le gusta el postre, siempre me siento engañado cuando tengo una comida deliciosa que termina con un pud comprado en. Esto no me detendría a volver, ya que estoy seguro de que una vez un poco más establecido, la gama de postres caseros también crecerá, pero es por eso que solo le di 4 * s (muy bueno) en lugar de excelente.Teníamos dos botellas de rosa, unas pocas sidras y refrescos con la cuenta dividida (incluyendo un merecido) punta 21 por cabeza.En el momento de realizar la reserva no nos dimos cuenta de que la noche del viernes también era una noche de karaoke y, aunque esto no afectó nuestra noche, hubo momentos en que fue un poco ruidoso para hablar, especialmente porque estábamos justo al lado de los oradores.En resumen: Excelente relación calidad-precio para una comida de calidad, cocinada excepcionalmente bien. El pub es acogedor, limpio y es claramente popular en un viernes. Si no te gusta el karaoke, ¡evita los viernes! Este es un pub que merece hacerlo bien y espero que sigan siendo un éxito. ¡Sin duda volveremos!

Food was 1st class. Really good Sunday lunch.

Poor service...food was disgusting suppose to be a roast...no roast potatoes only burnt mash out of date vegetables under cooked

Marvelous to see this old school village pub thriving once more, top marks guys!

Good spot, friendly this is a return visit x

We had a lovely meal with my parents in law. The special menu was very good and the food was well presented. The portions were generous, but not over facing. It was excellent value for money, would strongly recommend.

Did a karaoke with Peter and was fantastic night had some buffet food and the landlord bought us a beer a wonderful place and wonderful people

Very friendly and get free Yorkshire pudding with gravy on Sunday evenings

No he comido aquí desde que los nuevos propietarios se hicieron cargo, pero se fueron con unos amigos hace un par de semanas.Tengo que decir que la comida era realmente encantadora. Todo hecho en casa.El personal era muy amable y servicial.Mi amigo y yo tuvimos las tartas, uno tenía una hamburguesa y uno tenía el tagliatelle de tocino y pollo - todos eran deliciosos y muy buena relación calidad-precio.Nunca conseguimos los postres.Lo disfrutamos tanto que vamos a volver el próximo viernes.

¡El Red Lion estaba en un desastre, comida espantosa, poco en el servicio y, a menudo, muy poca cerveza para vender! Sin embargo, los nuevos propietarios, Ian y Linds, lo han cambiado maravillosamente y en tan poco tiempo, un compromiso masivo, muchas horas y un maldito trabajo. El pub ahora es vibrante y acogedor, la comida es excelente, un menú interesante con especiales de pizarra. Muy recomendable.

Great Sunday lunch.. lots of food and was all home cooked quality. Not too busy either . We will be back.

Under new management. Well kept beer, good range for a local, friendly staff, serves food of a good standard.

Visited the red lion recently and enjoyed food from the new menu. I had scampi and chips, and strawberry eton mess. It was fabulous! Excellent value for money. Bar staff more than helpful. Would return.

It was our first visit since the new management had taken over. We received a warm welcome from the staff including the friendly license. We did not know it was the first night for the new menu so perused it with anticipation.

Had 2 sirloin steaks & all trimmings today. The best we both had ever. Lovely food & pleasant service . Will go again.

Quite a large group of us ate at this pub and on the whole it was a great experience. A lot of regulars seemed to be in the pub and getting served at the bar took a little longer than I would have expected but banter with locals isn’t a bad thing.

Just had the most amazing food here today - each individual thing on the plate was beautiful - had the lion burger - chips were to die for crispy on outside and fluffy inside - home make coleslaw was gorge- home made onion rings and burger was awesome with lovely tasty bacon and cheese on - different class to other places I’ve tried recently

Under new management and food is all home msde

Lovely place nice friendly staff

Fuimos para una comida aquí como una familia, el pub parece un poco desaliñada en los bordes se podría decir pero eran educados y acogedores. Pedimos nuestras comidas y quedamos con nuestras bebidas. Las comidas eran entregados a nosotros y colocada, las raciones estaban a la par con una parte para niños y todos comenzaron a meter al nuestras comidas. Era muy obvio las verduras estaba congelado y microondas caliente que era decepcionante, y la insuficiencia de tamaño salsera para una mesa de cuatro, así que tuvimos que esperar más que transportarse durante la comida. Sólo dos personas de nuestro grupo decidimos comer desierto y ordenados y crema, tarta de chocolate fudge pasteles y helados. Me emocionó un decepcionado dijeron la tarta estaba caliente y se podía ver que era una tienda compramos congeladas que luego metían en caliente y la tarta de chocolate fudge también era una tienda compramos congelados y ponerla en el desierto. También había un retraso en los desiertos de llegar, así que tuvimos que esperar un rato, causado por estar enviaron cenas de la cocina primero creo.

Great pub good food and drink good prices

What a lovely pub. Nice homemade food and some traditional ales, it's not a fancy place but an old style family pub. The service was great and our dog was also made welcome.

Visited the pub on a busy lunch time, greeted with a smile, and served very quickly. Food was great, one Bangers and Mash, and Lasagne, all piping hot and great chips. Sadly didn't get to visit again, as only visiting the area, but if in Haxby again, would definitely visit.

The menu was a bit different to usual pub food and the land lord, chef and other staff were friendly and welcoming. The longish wait for the food was worth it in our opinion, as it was freshly prepared.

Nice enough pub but not the best beer selection.

Great place in a quaint setting lovely friendly staff.

Really enjoyed the homemade food. Chilli and cranberry meatballs needs a warning on. It's hot and delicious. Great big plateful. Will definitely be back.

Llegamos a las 7 de la tarde del viernes. Gran ambiente en este pub. Todo el mundo era amable como hicimos nuestro camino al bar. Queríamos comer y estamos más tranquila pronto nos aseguró. Nos dieron una mesa en 10 minutos y ordenados desde el menú grande. La mayoría de nosotros teníamos la cena de pescado viernes y todo dicho era genial. Las patatas fritas eran adecuados de patata y macizos. Tuve curry y arroz con pan muy agradable nan. Muy sabroso, no demasiado picante, pero un poco como una salsa curry de un tarro. Pollo era abundante y una buena parte a un precio razonable. En general, una buena noche. Deben considerar un menú más pequeñas. Volvería de nuevo y probar las tartas caseras.

Every time we stop in York we go to haxby just to call in the red lion food is first class big plentyfull meals don't have to wait long staff great as well

My husband and I are always looking for somewhere different to eat for our weekly Friday lunchtime outing so when a friend recommended Red Lion we decided to give it a try. we weren't disappointed. What a great menu. I had the tagliatelle carbonara which was loaded with ham and my husband had the pork steaks. both meals were huge and very tasty. great selection of scrummy desserts too, I had a delicious hot chocolate brownie with ice cream. just had enough room to finish it after my main course, My husband was too full. needless to say we shall be frequenting the Red Lion, maybe we will try the Steak nights. Highly recommended.

With a good range of food on the menu I'm always able to find something to please my appetite. They offer a lite bite range for a light lunch or tea. All the food is homemade and tastes​ fab!

Always great food for homemade!! Recommend with recommendations from me. Friends and family have loved the visit 😁 good prices, good drinks from spirit offers to bottles, on tap lagers and guest ales!

Called in for late drinks after a meal and encountered the pub quiz, all very friendly a decent quiz with plenty of participants. Landlord and Landlady very friendly, quality of drinks very good and will call again

Food was amazing and fab price - bar staff really friendly and nice - the young waiting staff, lovely girl and young lad were so pleasant - lovely afternoon

Sunday night last minute dinner. Fantastic food & welcoming bar staff. Will definitely recommend visit.

Good old fashioned village pub.

Nos trasladamos a Haxby el año pasado y descubrimos que hay muchos excelentes bares y restaurantes de la zona. El Red Lion es uno de nuestros favoritos por la calidad de la comida y una buena pinta de cerveza.

Just had a great roast pork Sunday lunch in the red lion with good family great staff and good real ale

Last night me and hubby went to the pub for tea, we have been here a few times and each time we have had a lovely meal but last night the food was amazing.I has steak with salad and jacket potato i had asked for this instead of the chips, peas and onion rings. The steak was cooked to how i like it and it just melted in my mouth.Hubby had the mixed grill this was huge and cooked very well. The staff behind the bar a lovely and aim to please. We in the past have stayed to do the quiz on a Wednesday which is a good laugh.All in its great little pub and if you are doing slimming world it somewhere to try.

Finally!! An absolutely fabulous, traditional pub that has excellent customer service and excellent tasty food.Visited the red lion during a fairly busy period where the young bar maid was keeping up the demand for service with ease. Had to wait a few minutes to be served our drinks but that really isn't an issue in a pub that is busy, especially when the bar maid acknowledges she knows you are waiting with a big smile. Think her name was teeka or maybe Tina, overheard another member of staff speaking to her! First pub in Haxby to offer us lemon and ice in our drinks, may seem petty for this to please us but it really is a basic that all pubs should be offering without having to be asked for it. This pub also uses fresh lemons and limes, great to see in the age of these things usually coming from a jar nowadays.Husband ordered the jumbo cod and chips and I got the 10oz rump steak (med rare). To say the pub was fairly busy with diners and drinkers we were served our meals pretty quickly and boy were they good. My husbands fish was more like a whale and was served with plenty of freshly cooked hand cut chips, mushy peas and bread and butter. 100%, absolutely, stake my life on it, this fish was fresh and freshly battered to order. My steak was cooked to perfection and came with all the trimmings you would expect. Loved it!As we ate there were other meals going out all around us which due to nosiness we can also say looked gorgeous and home cooked. Steak pies, burgers, what we discovered was chicken New York and quiches. Also looked and confirmed to be home made (confirmed by our lovely waitress Ollie).When hubby went to pay we thought perhaps they had a mistake with our bill and not charged us for something. We also had desserts, a lovely chocolate brownie shared. We were pretty full after our mains but couldn't resist. There was no mistake however and so we can add that not only is the red lion serving great food but also at excellent value for money.Would highly recommend and will DEFINATELY be back. Oh and dogs are welcome in the beer garden :-)

We called recently , just by chance , what a find !The food was delicious , I had a steak while my husband tried the curry. They were both brilliant, plus home made chips !The staff were lovely , we will defiantly go back .

My family and I (5 people) went to the Red lion as we heard good reviews about the pub as a hole. We went at around 2:30 o'clock last week and got seats after a little wait however it is to be accepted for such a lively pub. We ordered the house wine which only cost £6 and my three kids had fruit shoots. After sitting down we order the two large Sunday dinners for my Wife and which included a large bit of pork and ham, Yorkshire puddings, stuffing, roast potatoes mash and lots of different veg. My oldest had the the chilli burger that was well coked and not to spicy and my two youngest has the kids honey sausage and mash which tasted amazing. The portion sizes where very large and no one left hungry and the meal come with plenty of extra like horse radish, gravy and ketchup. The staff where very friendly. The smaller young bar made was very friendly and the young girl and young boy who was waitressing where very friendly and caring. Nothing was a big job as our child kept dropping cutlery the staff was happy to get more. I would recommend this pub to anyone that come to the area. This is pub is very family friendly and family run. It services prober pub food and prober chips. It's nice to a prober pub that is doing well. I can't wait to try more food on the menu.