The Lion Bicester in Cherwell

We met friends for lunch here and it was very good. Good food, good service and good location

Gorgeous rooms. Good location. 50/50 on staff. There was a blonde lady working front of house and in the bar area who was excellent and had to pick up the slack for the other staff. We were sat for 15 minutes for a drink before menu's were given and drinks orders taken. I can only assume our waitress was on a break at the time because when she did serve us she was also very good. (Red hair potentially Eastern European). Finally I think you should keep the bar open a little later on a Saturday for hotel guests. I understand you don't want drunk people upsetting the other guests but 11pm is a little early to be kicked out the pub on a Saturday night i'd say midnight is more acceptable. Finally breakfast was a let down, slow, wouldn't serve latte's or cappucino's despite them being on the menu and the food looked and tasted like it had been left out for ages. Other than these points its wonderfully decorated and the food on our evening meal was lovely.

I love this place. I've stayed there three times now. The rooms are fabulous, the pub is very friendly and the restaurant is excellent. I heartily recommend this pub to anyone.

Nice b&b, nice room, great service and lovely food, ideal location for Bicester Village

Good food, good value lunch menu weekdays. Service was extremely slow despite the fact they didn't look very busy.

My partner and I had an unforgettable staycation here! The room was exceptional – spacious, spotlessly clean, and wonderfully comfortable. Every aspect of our stay was enhanced by the attentive, friendly service from the entire staff, who truly went above and beyond. The food was a real highlight too, with each meal (from breakfast to dinner) being absolutely delicious. A special shout-out to Natalia, who made our experience even more memorable. Despite the busyness, her service was consistently outstanding, and her warmth never faltered. I wholeheartedly recommend this place to anyone looking for a perfect getaway. You won’t be disappointed! Also extremely close to Bicester.

Can highly recommend. Had the roast dinner. Absolutely gorgeous home cooked food. Gravy was amazing. Portion size very good. Service very good. Will definitely go again.

Lots of things out of stock. Some things came out cold. 4 stars instead of three because the blonde barmaid was really cheerful and nice to chat with.

A very nice quaint little pub that has some really good food. I recommend the Fish and Chips. However the pints are slightly more expensive then expected.

Lovely food Nice atmosphere The servers Elisa and Clara were very nice

Rachael and Natalia were super attentive whilst serving us and the food was great as always. Will definitely be back

Great restaurant, pub and hotel. One minor point. Please get the cleaners to look up. The cobwebs in both the room and the conservatory areas of the bar are an easy fix. Would definitely stay again though as the food and staff were both excellent 👍🏽

Came here for birthday meal. Good food but lacks a bit of atmosphere. Butter with the bread could do with being left to get to room temperature before being served but the Cote de Boeuf was fantastic and cooked perfectly! Our service with Janine was great too!

Great lunch at this country pub.

Very welcoming and cosy atmosphere. Very clean rooms and very comfy. Food was lovely and a great service from the staff

All staff were so nice and very good customer service.

Fabulous room and great breakfast.

Lovely Sunday lunch, with various vegetarian options Great service

Great food at a reasonable price. Booked here for an anniversary meal with my other half. I had requested to have some fizz on the table and also dropped off some flowers earlier in the day for them to be there for when we arrived set on the table. They perfectly obliged to this and food was excellent. Will be returning.

We were staying locally and found this place on line to get dinner on Sept 01. Everything looked great, read menu outside, went inside. Lady serving at the bar then told us “we don’t serve food anymore”, so why advertise on line, have menu outside and waste people’s time? Best avoid here, clearly has some issue going on.

Excellent food! The filet steak was perfect 👌

Wonderful atmosphere, friendly service, great food and drink.

Bit disappointed, really. The smell of food was lovely and the place looked beautiful. I'm disabled and struggled down from overflow car park as we couldn't see any special parking. My husband went in and asked about a table and was told 20 mins. Great, we can wait. We had travelled back from London so hungry. We waited 20 mins a few tables empty (but hey, they know what's what). Then, to be told, it will be another 15 to 20 mins with no promises. People were leaving all the time we were there. I'm also diabetic so the uncertainty was also a problem. So we left. I was so disappointed as it looked and smelt lovely, but please don't make false promises. If I had taken insulin based on the first promise, we would have had a big problem. So please, in the future, just say I'm sorry we are super busy, and no, we have no tables.

Beautiful pub with fantastic food and staff 10/10 experience

Really lovely place. Room was beautiful and comfortable. The pub and restaurant are stunning in a gorgeous little village. Food was top notch. The staff were so polite and helpful and the manager Ryan went above and beyond to make our stay perfect. Would strongly recommend this place.

Lovely meal in beautiful surroundings with charming staff

We popped by to the red lion yesterday as a group with a baby and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. The food was cooked to perfection and the portion sizes are great. I will definitely be visiting again

We came here for lunch and tried the new set lunch menu. Chose the chicken milanese. Chicken breast in panko crumbs with fries It was perfectly cooked,soft juicy chicken and yummy fries For dessert we chose the pecan and maple syrup pie with ice cream. Gorgeous Rachel was looking after us and was really welcoming and helpful. A perfect hostess. Thank you Rachel. We had a great lunch experience. I would definitely recommend this venue for lunch.there are lots of indoor and outdoor seating for cosy twosomes or big gatherings.

It was very comfort and nice:) staffs were very kind and friendly food also very delicious!♥︎ I will come next time thank you:)

Driving through the village we decided to stop at the lion for lunch … we hadn’t booked but from the moment we arrived we were made most welcome. We both had the specials, Salmon for my husband and I had the mushroom risotto both were absolutely delicious and as much as we tried to decline a dessert we shared the pecan pie which was in my opinion the best pecan pie i’ve ever tasted! lunch was fabulous and our entire experience was topped by the lovely Rachel who’s customer service was second to none! .. we certainly hope to visit again in the near future … The lion is a beautiful pub, great food and wonderful staff …Thank you Rachel for making our visit today so pleasurable!!

Great venue, served by Rachel who was very pleasant and helpful. Will definitely be returning

Absolutely brilliant food I had chestnut mushroom pie it was the best I've ever tasted Great fine food at an affordable price Lovely service from the staff

Went for a quiet lunch on a Saturday in the bar area. Charming old pub, great food and a warm, friendly service. We will return. Can't review hotel as we didn't stay over.

Disappointing meal. Homemade mini beef pie and sausage dish was clearly heated by microwave as the pie was completely soggy, the sausage was hard as was the mashed potato also. The gravy tasted like it was made from instant mix as well. Overall a poor offering which spoiled an otherwise nice experience.

Food was amazing and Natalia was very helpful, highly recommend the lion

Natalia was absolutely amazing serving us with amazing food. Steak was on point and couldn’t taste better

Terrible service and the worst Guinness I've had for a long time. I'll be honest I didn't try the food but I can't imagine that would make up for my experience

The Lion at Bicester is a beautifully presented pub where we were met by very friendly staff. The food was excellent and the service perfect. It was the first time we have been but it certainly won't be the last!

Went for Sunday lunch. Very disappointed service intermittent at best Food was only Luke warm which was dissapointing and roast potatoes had been shown the oven but not roasted. The waitress asked if we wanted cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets with our dinner we said yes but no mention that each one was £4 more also none of us had much gravy so my husband asked if we could have more and they charged £4 for a tiny jug of that aswell. They Muddled the bill up several times so took ages to pay. Not the best experiences I appreciate it was busy but staff all over the place and not really looking after us had to ask for some water 3 times. Very very expensive for what it was burger was £21 and £4 for cheese and £4 for bacon on the top. I paid £16 for a burger which had all of that and some onion rings in a pub in the peak district.

Truly woeful service from the extremely rude manager.

Amazing roast served by the ever so lovely Rachael. Was so nice to visit a place where you were felt so welcomed and left feeling like you will definitely be back

Comfy rooms. Really super staff. Very welcoming and helpful.

Lovely meal, great honeycomb. Nice atmosphere. Service was so friendly, particularly Faye