Red Lion Pub in East Cambridgeshire

Very welcoming and enjoyable pub

John and Lana are fantastic, always make you feel welcome and create a lovely atmosphere 😊

Very nice country pub, good food, very pleasant service. Excellent environment to have lunch in.

A phenomenal turnaround by John and Lanna of this wonderful pub. Full of warmth with a true pub atmosphere, outstanding beers, including the best Guinness this side of the Irish Sea. Dog friendly. You will not be disappointed!

The Gamlingsy Walking Group commenced their 5-mile walk from the pub today. Adequate parking and John, the landlord opened early so members could fill their water bottles etc. A superb buffer lunch awaited our return. The pub could not have done more to make us welcome. Spotlessly clean facilities.

Did not have food, but very welcoming atmosphere.nice cold pint.

This is a lovely traditional pub in the country village of Swaffham Prior. Not only are the publicans friendly - so are the locals. Children and dog friendly, a great place to meet new people. New to the area this is the place to be. Thank you for your hospitality.

Beautifully peaceful village and setting, one of the nicest beer gardens I've seen with mature trees, a large gazebo and new picnic benches, and the two churches visible to one side. Friendly service too. Perfect.

We visited on Sunday afternoon to enjoy the big beer garden & sunshine, despite the Sunday Lunch menu being finished for the summer, the landlord (recently taken over the pub late 2023) was happy to pop on some chicken goujons & homemade chips for some basket meals and joined us in the garden for a chat. The pub is authentic and cosy, not trying to be too many things! They had a beer festival on recently so we got to try a few limited edition still ciders too. Thank you for the warm welcome, we’ll be back :)

By far the best pint of Guinness I've had; exactly as it should be. Beautiful pub and atmosphere. A great welcome and live music! 😀

Batemans pub. Friendly welcome and well kept ale. Traditional style full of atmosphere.

Great pub. Well kept beer and really good landlord. Well worth checking out. Thanks a lot from the 3 blokes who cycled outfrom Cambridge.

Diamond Wedding Anniversary celebrations catered for more than adequately...... great hosts, great spread and very friendly atmosphere . Highly recommended. Limited parking in the car park but not really a problem as village Hall is just around the corner.

This is how pubs should be, old decor with bits and pieces of interesting tools and local photos. The landlord and landlady were super friendly and treated us so well. The food is not trying to be haute cuisine, just proper food done well and served in decent portions. My ham egg and chips was great, and the apple crumble and custard was delicious. Thanks for a lovely pub lunch. It is situated in a great setting with views of the 2 interesting churches next door. We came on a windy day in spring but in better weather the extensive garden would be amazing. Price point quoted above includes: 2x drinks each, main meal, and pudding.

Me and my partner had a drink in the beer garden, it was lovely. Very accommodating staff!

Popped in on the off chance, couldnt have been more accomodating, had sunday lunch, everything on the plate was perfect, dessert was sticky toffee pudding, so light and full of yumminess, the coffee was lovely too, i also had a timothy taylor landlord. So completely satisfied. We shall have another visit and utilise the large garden. Hosts were top notch, friendly, attentive and very nice.

Fantastic pint of Timothy Taylor. Great service and atmosphere. John & Yana doing a great job. Highly recommend a visit.

We went for Sunday lunch with friends it was a fabulous meal with a wonderful cheese board after. Not rushed and excellent ales . Definitely worth a try.

Great to see the village pub busy again, warm friendly atmosphere, and quality fish and chips! Food was hot and great service.

Lovely friendly couple have taken over the village pub after it being shut for nearly a year . They are doing a great job very professional and we wish them all the best the food and drink is well priced and quickly served Best wishes Tony and Karen

We stayed here for the night in the accommodation it was lovely, we had a lovely meal , the management and staff were friendly and helpful and made us all very welcome, are diffantly be back. Thank you.

At proper old pub, with amazing views from the garden at the back. Unusual beers for Cambridge, Batemen brewery. A great pint of Rosey Nosey, and London Pride was drunk while having a meal. Oh and fix a puncture as well.

Very friendly pub with lovely atmosphere. Staff and regulars most welcoming to new visitors.

Great pub very nice landlords , great beers and wine, love Wednesdays cheese night. Pop in for a drink a brilliant village pub .

Positives: The pub looks the part inside and out, and it's in a picturesque setting. I went for lunch on a Saturday without booking and there was no problem getting a table. The prices are lower than at similar places. Negatives: The staff seemed inexperienced and did more blagging than was necessary. My friend ordered a lime & soda and ended up with a glass of soda water with a slice of lime in it. In the same vein, the pizza we ordered arrived without one of its main toppings ('nduja), and when we questioned it the staff initially claimed that it was us who were mistaken. Ultimately and after some minutes in the kitchen they had to acknowledge that they actually hadn't put any on, because they'd run out. The chef put some more salami on in recompense but overall it was a bit of a strange experience. The garden is supposed to be a feature of this place but you're not allowed to eat in it (even when it's very quiet). Summary: A visually charming locals-type pub let down by some cut corners

New management recently. A great pub back open.

Nice beer in a lovely beer garden

Nice, cosy pub in a small village, polite stuff, with good selection of ales and ordinary pub food done right. They also do a selection of pizzas. Had a good time :)

A gorgeous pub in a small village. Friendly staff and the most beautiful beer garden. Wish I lived closer but well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Nice pub, good beer average wine. The only food was pizza but it was very nice. Well worth a visit.

Very friendly all the staff and beer very very cold , very nice summer garden from behing 5 stars

Well kept beers from Bateman's brewery

Popped in for a quick drink after visiting Angelsey Abbey. Found your lovely pub on the OS map. Made very welcome by staff and locals. Thankyou.

Great village pub with fab selection of real ales - the Timothy Taylor Landlord was excellent! Chickens roam free in this wonderfully relaxed setting in the shadow of the church. Well worth a visit.

We held my friends recently deceased father's wake at the Red lion. The service was excellent as is the food. I am impressed enough to put the red lion on the bucket list for a meal.

They cancelled our meal only 90 minutes before with no reason bad experience

A proper pub with a nice garden & good beer. I sure will deserve a 5* when they start doing food again.

Love this pub! Great beer garden, love the hens and cockerels 😁 ! Everyone is super friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend and I go often!

Came in here on the off chance as needed somewhere for lunch and what a lovely little find. It was nearly full when we looked in which was a good sign. Staff were friendly and gave a great drinks recommendation which I thoroughly enjoyed. The main food menu had great choice and the food was of excellent quality. I would definitely come here again as well as recommend this place to their people.

Very friendly with a good covid safe set up

Great pub to visit good atmosphere nice sized back garden for those who wish to sit out side with parking and place for push bikes to be locked good choice of beer's and wine

Great place, always a nice welcome.

What a lovely garden, sat outside under the cherry tree! It’s dog friendly and has the novelty of free range chickens roaming around which makes the ambience of the place even nicer to visit.

nice little pub well worth a look new landlord and landlady lets hope covid19 does not scupper there chances of success

Landlord works hard to make you welcome. Nice surroundings

New management. Having some great ideas to add variety in food and entertainment

Friendly staff. Lovely old fashioned pub, packed with charm and a great selection of real ale.

Lovely pub, pleasant garden with chickens for company. Food looks good too.

Great pub with great owners. We catered for the owners leaving do. Large group of lovely regulars. Excellent traditional pub with really good beers.

Really excellent XB today. Shame owners leaving but we will go back and try again soon.

Great village pub serving good food in beautiful surroundings. Definitely a destination pub for a good meal.

Table for 4 booked in advance to secure a Sunday lunch as we know booking is essential.We all had different mains - all were great with fabulous gravy and fresh vegetables topped off with a cauliflower cheese dish to share.Dessert of vegan Eton Mess was a pure delight.Cant wait to go again.

Stopped here for lunch whilst having a little drive around the area. The staff were friendly and welcoming our lunch was served hot and was delicious. The eating area is warm with a nice atmosphere. Overall would recommend for a casual pleasant dining experience

Very friendly, great food, felt attended all round

Excellent, a proper country pub. Very friendly and a lovely slow cooked Sunday lunch.

Great outdoor area, sweet indoor atmosphere

Charming pub. Excellent beer selection. Best Sunday roast I've ever had.

Not much from from in the car park for my fello Gypo van

We recently visited the Red Lion, a cosy welcoming pub, before heading to the Winter Lights at Anglesey Abbey. The staff were really accommodating with the time we wanted to eat, even calling to say we could pre order and arrive a bit before opening time. The food was also delicious. The halloumi and mushroom burger and beef burger with cheese were wonderful, and the kids food also got a big thumbs up. Thanks again for being so accommodating and for the great food. We will definitely return.

A little bit pricey for what you get but very nice

Nice atmosphere and sunday lunch

My wife and I both enjoyed our excellent roast beef meals with all the vegetables and our desserts. The service was first class and staff were friendly.

Enjoyable pint from an attentive landlord.

Can’t fault this pub for a meal. I had steak and kidney pudding it’s was delicious filled with meat very filling on the tum. Staff very friendly and helpful not rushed.

Great food and good atmosphere. Bateman's ale was top class. Fair enough value for quality food which was well presented too.

Small and traditional pub feel. Absolutely amazing homemade food. Clean cutlery and glasses. Would definitely recommend it.

Fantastic food, friendly staff that were great with the kids. A little disappointed there wasn't a play area as it stated on Google. But the food and staff were spot on.

Excellent food on a Saturday evening. Very attentive service. Vegetarian options. All cooked very well

Véritable PUB anglais ou l'ambiance est chaleureuse. Nous avons apprécié que le personnel nous a présenté le menu en très bon français. Les plat sont typiques est délicieux. On recommande

Lovely cozy pub . Great food very friendly atmosphere.

Very busy place and usually the service is very good but the day we visited with friends the waiter did get one main meal and dessert order wrong even though he'd read the order back to us, he must of hit the wrong button on the till, pays to double check before firing off the ticket to the kitchen. Food was good though. We will return as mistakes happen.

Great food, service excellent, we love eating there. Appreciate the variety for our vegetarians as well as our hearty meat eaters.

My wife & myself visited on a Friday lunchtime after a local circular walk including Devils Dyke. The food was very good & competitively priced, and the service was friendly & excellent. We will definitely visit again to eat in the near future.

Booked table and greeted with a warm smile. New menu but food just as nice.Cant praise it enough.A typical quaint English countryside pub/restaurant. Small car park but plenty of on street space normally available.

Great food...relaxed atmosphere...well worth a visit😊

Friendly, good menu. Large garden but on a slope with several steps so not ideal for older people.

Tasty burgers, good selection of beer and cider, live music in the evening, friendly customer service. The pub has a back garden with a marque and a large green area with trees and play area for children. It is located next to two beautiful, historic churches, one of which seems to be no longer in use. Generally, we had a very good experience and will be coming back soon.

Gorgeous old pub in Swaffham Prior. Great atmosphere, interesting menu, well-priced. Lovely staff. Hidden lovely garden.

We will follow these guys wherever they go. Finding out where the former Five Bellzers were was a dream come true. Polite, friendly, welcoming. Beautiful garden. And the veggie menu is perfect. I could eat there every day.

Classic pub in a nice village. Good food, and the portion sizes are very reasonable!

We were stopping in Swaffham Prior in our motorhome at the nearby Caravan & Motorhome Club 'CL' site and decided to walk up the road to try out the food and beer at this beautiful little pub.What an absolute gem of a pub it is with delightful friendly staff who served us with the best steak and ale pie we have eaten in many a long year, it being served with perfectly cooked local vegetables and all washed down by a couple of glasses of the amazingly brilliant, multiple award winning Batemans XXXB.Whilst in the village, it is well worth taking some time to have a look around both the architecturally different St Cyriac & St Julitta churches that are located right next door to each other.

Fantastic vegetarian options and plenty of good meaty options too. The chef clearly has an interest in great food. The landlord is welcoming, friendly and informative.

I went here for lunch with my parents on Bank Holiday Monday. We all had food and a drink and sat out in the spacious beer garden. I had the halloumi and mushroom burger - it was lovely (although the chips were slightly undercooked). My Dad had the gammon and really enjoyed it, my Mum liked the fishcakes too. Food was brought out to us and we collected our own cutlery and sauces - a lovely little country pub!

Friends suggested meeting for lunch. Wow what a meal. Great taste and lots of it.Huge Yorkshire Puddings.Pleasant staff who attended to our every need.A place not to miss but need to book up early.

Country pub with good ales, good food and warm friendly staff and atmosphere

Both had a burger & chips - well presented and very tasty. Excellent service & friendly atmosphere! Would certainly come again!

What a find, superb, home-cooked food, friendly hosts, great beers and a cosy country pub atmosphere. The chef is vegetarian so the menu is unusually (for a country pub) veggie friendly. If the vegetable pie is on the specials menu, have it! Beautiful puddings, everything cooked with love. Can't wait to go back.

Lovely village pub with dedicated staff

Fantastic beef roast, great desserts, nice beer and friendly staff in a cosy atmosphere. Top place.

Met friends for lunch. Lovely pub retaining lots of character, friendly helpful staff, great food, cooked well. We will be going again.

Excellent food and great customer service

Nice food but overpriced for what you get especially for kids meals. So not value for money.

Excellent food. Good gluten free options. Very accommodating . Made us feel very welcome , went with my dad and sister after visiting Anglesey abbey. Would thoroughly recommend you give it a try ,

We are regular visitors to Anglesey Abbey, which is 5 minutes away, and thought this pub may be a good change to the 'school cafeteria' approach at the Abbey.

Visited the sunday before xmas to take my elderly mother out, place was reasonably busy but as we had a booking for 12.15 it was cold as the heating had only just been switched on!

Lovely village pub with good food and a lovely ambience. Friendly landlord and staff.

We had lunch here while visiting family over Christmas. My husband and I are both vegetarian and we were told the landlady is vegi, which was exciting as we often find vegi pub grub dull and unimaginative. We had the Glamorgan sausages. They were very tasty and clearly home made. The veg and mash accompanying the sausages were scrummy too. Shame we live two hours away, if we were locals we would eat here regularly.

Enjoyed a Sunday roast here nicely done. It was very busy but the service was still great and worth the wait!

The food in here is lovely thank you

Not impressed Menu not complete at 1.30pm ?????