The Old Red Lion in Camden

Nice traditional pub, beer kept OK (had Beavertown Neck Oil) but definitely not the best. Staff friendly.

Haven't been around this part of London for a while and wanted a swift with a mate to have a chat. Remembered The Old Red Lion and the landlady was still there (always the sign of a good pub) delivering a cracking pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord on hand pump. A bit of banter and reference to the You Tube "Tweedys Pubs" where he talks about the pub, history and even the geology of the stone cladding. A proper pub that has managed to retain a great feeling and loyal customer base. Long may it continue, so visit and enjoy.

Decent pint of Guinness! Great little pub.

Ordered hunters chicken £15. Expected a chicken breast with the normal hunters chicken trimmings got a flattened small piece of chicken almost lost on plate. Chips thou cooked where little on greasy side. Wife's fish finger sandwich was nice but again chips little greasy

£7.25 for a Stella… come on now. That hurts. Nice atmosphere tho.

Thank you so much for helping us host a reunion party in your upstairs bar. A great night and your team were amazing, thanks again

It’s a great reliable pub open later than most. Kind staff, good pint, worth your time.

Friendly and not too expensive pub 👍 PS: No card before £5.

It was after noon on a weekday, so I was able to enjoy a quiet drink. The city is fun with many atmospheric pubs.

A great pub in an excellent area but unfortunately, their beer wasn't particularly good for me

Dropped in for a couple of pints, was a nice hole in the wall pub. The bartender was lovely and attentive but unfortunately a couple other staff both called in sick, so the wait was long but the person did an excellent job to serve everyone and communicate about the increased wait time.

I liked this Greene King pub. Even at 4pm on a weekday afternoon it was quite lively. They only had 2 cask ales and 3 craft ales. It is a narrow pub, apparently dating back to 1600 for the original building. They had an excellent whisky collection of around 35 different ones. I opted for a double Woodford Reserve, not cheap at £13.90. The service was excellent. It is in a good location, Holborn station is under a 5 minute walk away.

Best place in the world, the manager is a legend, come here for endless fun

Good pub 👍 didn't have food so can't mark.

Unbelievably narrow. Not enjoyable.

Ok small pub but very expensive and average Guinness £6.90 & Timothy Taylor Landlord bitter, £6.20.

Great pub for after work drinks

My cousin and I were here for some post-work drinks. The atmosphere is nice they have a good selection of beers and ales, as well as wines. The music is nice, not too loud and conveniently popular. The service was friendly, professional, and swift.

Went for a swift pint before a meal out - got served quickly at the end of the bar near the back door

Overcrowded, humid, loud, filled with boorish city types and an ABSOLUTE RIP-OFF. Almost exclusively male patrons and female staff when I visited. Overpriced even by London prices. I ordered one pint and one 'small' coke. The coke was - no joke - no more than 1/4 pint. At most. I estimate it was actually less than that (and as I work with precise volumes every day in my lab I'm not prone to making mistakes with such estimations). And that cost just shy of £9. Taking the michael would be a gross understatement.

Lovely pub for a few pints, quite small but a nice vibe always and friendly staff

Very nice traditional English Pub. Cozy and clean. Very much enjoyed the mulled wine on a cold December day. Does bar snacks, no food menu.

This is an exceptional tradition pub. I visited on a very busy Friday evening. The staff were friendly and the standard of service was just about perfect. Good selection of beers. When I am in Central London I would make a detour to visit again.

Great pub staff were very friendly and beer was the same price as Bristol

Great Pub. Cool staff. Kicking atmosphere. My go to for a beer after work when I'm working in Holborn.

Lovely London pub, great range of ales.

If your travels take you to Central Lon don...do yourself a solid and stop here for a pint or a scotch at this great family owned pub. Ask for proprietor Nigel, grab Laphroaig 10, and enjoy peace. Five star...

Lovely old pub on Holborn. Friendly staff and an excellent cask Timothy Taylor Landlord. Not very busy, even on a Saturday night.

Lovely bar maids very helpful and friendly. A great pub with a huge selection

What a lovely gem steeped in history well kept great choice of drinks but most of all the staff are so friendly and welcoming definitely recommend

Good little boozer. Narrow but long and a bit crowded but we found space upstairs. Aspalls on tap so all good.

A beautiful old pub in the heart of London where the barmaids know the score. There are very few pubs in London where you can still tell the barmaid to leave one in the tap and they understand what you mean. Also this pub is “wets” only, so no food just beer…. a proper pub with a excellent choice of beers….highly recommend this pub!!!!

This is a great example of a traditional London boozer. Run by a father and daughter duo who are always pleasant to everyone, there's nothing flashy about this place and neither should there be. Get a beer, grab a stool by a window and people-watch on High Holborn. You can even stand outside still which is becoming a bit of an issue in some places.

Cracking place lovely pint the bar man Dan was a great guy top notch service and a great chap what a great place will come again

Run by inexperienced staff - too young to be responsible for this establishment. They called time and a few minutes later offered plastic glasses for drinks and asked us to leave. Unprofessional behaviour. Will not return.

Yes, we know we have to be careful, but when bar staff accuse an asthma sufferer of having Covid during an attack then something needs to be said. The NHS could save money paying doctors, and get your bar staff to offer a diagnosis "We've all had Covid, that's a covid cough, leave now" even when showing inhalers. Rather be tee total than set foot in this place again.

We we’re stopping around the corner and found this to be the best of the local watering points. Drinks and service both good A good London pub

I popped in here for a quick drink with colleagues after a meeting nearby. A good pint of Abbot Ale for me, and thumbs up from colleagues on the Timothy Taylor's Landlord as well as the East Coast IPA. The staff were friendly, and the music a good mix of tunes. One to return to again!

The Old Red Lion is a wonderful pub that epitomizes the very best of the British pub tradition. As you walk in you are greeted with the smiles and warm hospitality of the family who run the pub. It is frequented by folks working, studying and living nearby and always a favorite for me personally. As a side note - their Christmas decorations will instantly put you in the holiday spirit! Cheers!

This pub used to be my local when i worked within Holborn, since moving to another area of London i am still drawn back to the Old Red Lion. Bar staff always friendly and Nigel the landlord always remembers my drink and has time for a chat. Never had a bad Guinness, looks and tastes great with each pint. Highly recommend a visit, there are also good restaurants along red lion street.

This pub used to be my local when i worked within Holborn, since moving to another area of London i am still drawn back to the Old Red Lion. Bar staff always friendly and Nigel the landlord always remembers my drink and has time for a chat. Never had a bad Guinness, looks and tastes great with each pint. Highly recommend a visit, there are also good restaurants along red lion street.

This pub has been an old favourite for many a year and although we no longer work in the local area, we still make the effort to pop back as often as we can. It was great to see this place buzzing again on Friday, it was like old times. Its quite a challenge to find a good pint of guinness in central London these days, but this place never lets you down. Def the place for Christmas drinks! Mark, Ian and rest of the team.

I know the owners of this pub and cant recommend their establishment enough. Excellent service and food and great drinks selection. The location is perfect for the West End of London. Highly recommended.

The Timothy Taylor's landlord was undrinkable!

Bartender Nigel very rude. Would advise avoiding at all costs. Staff super obnoxious and do not make you feel welcome at all.

Old school pub with great Landlord. Good ales

Lovely traditional pub. Handling C19 very practicably. Well done.

The Old Red Lion is a traditional London pub. It certainly has a timeless charm about it. I popped in for a quick pint after checking into a nearby hotel. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Friendly staff. Great choice of drinks

A first visit to to this wonderful establishment, although I have passed on many an occasion, usually Sunday when it is closed... Such is life!. Delightful London Street corner pub with a vast array of beers ( both cask and keg) wines and spirits. Lovely welcoming staff to go with a good pint, what more could you ask? I enjoyed my pint here and will enjoy another soon. I recommend you do the same.

I work in the Holborn area and popped in here earlier on today with a colleague as we were passing by. I ordered and paid for a glass of Pinot Grigio and my colleague a beer. I took a sip of the wine and it didn't taste particularly nice. At £7 for a glass of wine (which I accept is a normal London price) I wanted to enjoy the wine. My colleague also agreed it tasted 'wrong'. I spoke to the person behind the bar and very politely explained that I thought there might be something wrong with it, and asked it could be changed for a different wine. She rudely said that she wouldn't change it, tasted it herself, said there was nothing wrong with it and pointed to the fact that the only other customer in the pub was also drinking it and hadn't complained (which in her mind validated that fact that I must have been wrong). I note that the other person drinking it left without finishing her wine. I have worked in hospitality for many years and this is the epitome of poor customer service. Regardless of whether she was able to offer a different wine (which I am sure she could have), the rudeness of her manner was enough to ensure we won't be going back. I was nothing but polite. We had originally planned to stay for 2 or 3 drinks but we crossed over the road and went to a much more friendly pub instead.

This a lovely place to go with mates and have a few paints. The price is just fair and I felt truly welcomed. Recommended.

Popped in for couple of beers with the family. Good choice of real ales and wines. Staff friendly. TV to watch the footie or rugby.

Este es un pub tradicional ubicado en una esquina que sirve una buena selección de cervezas y cervezas artesanales. Los únicos asientos en la planta baja son los taburetes de la barra alrededor de la barra o por las ventanas, pero hay un comedor en la planta superior. Gran ambiente, muy amable y acogedor personal del bar. Puede estar muy ocupado en las horas punta, pero vale la pena venir aquí para tomar una copa.

Very cozy traditional small pub with the best steak and ale pie I've ever had!

Faux-classic British bar. Is okay.

Fui a tomar una copa al final de un largo día en Londres. Había una buena mezcla de personas y el ambiente era interesante. Ocupados, pero no hacinados y conseguimos taburetes de bar. Hay una buena selección de cervezas, etc. Sin duda volveremos. Pub tradicional londinense - ¡Me gustan!

Paramos a tomar una pinta y descansar. Tiene varios pisos, ambiente de pub tradicional y buena variedad de cervezas. Localizado en la esquina de dos calles en barrio centrico de Londres.

Proper pub, friendly staff, great choice of ales, wines and spirits friendly crowd. TV if you want to watch.

Always has been a clean and well presented pub. Still is.

muy buen servicio. la comida muy buena el ambiente tambien. Fuimos con mi familia en dos oportunidades.

Хорошее пиво, раскрывшееся вино, атмосфера британского паба, которому около 200 лет. Нельзя говорить ни о футболе, ни о политике. Прекрасное обслуживание: официант рекомендует - это оказывается тем, чего я хотел. Не уверены - попробуйте. Обязательно приду сюда снова!

Dingy, unwiped bar counters. Very over priced. Avoid. They still do the £5 minimum on card spend which is such an obvious shtick to forcing an upsell.

Gå in och få njuta av något i en härlig och genuin miljö. Känns som tiden stannat här och mycket av känslan sitter i inredningen här.

Un lugar estupendo para pasar una noche, justo en el corazón de Londres. El ambiente es precioso, el gobernador y su personal son una maravilla, y puedes conseguir una gran variedad de bebidas a un precio razonable. Hay música y un televisor para fútbol - entretenimiento garantizado!

Small cozy pub with great music. We dropped in on our way to a restaurant. It was busy but managed to find a couple of stalls. London prices for drinks, expected given the location.

This was a fantastic place to watch the football on Saturday. The bar staff were friendly and chatty, there were plenty of screens without the sports bar feel and the beer was good.

Stayed to watch football a few times. Good staff. It's a decent pub but the beer selection a bit lacking. Great music though!

Fantastic whiskey. Great night here.

Very nice place but small. It gets busy with the after work crowd. they sell a decent pint of Abbott ale. Yummy.

just dropped in for a beer in an oldy pub, and we ended up staying all night! fantastic atmosphere, great low level chilled music, excellent location to sit in the window and watch the bustle of high Holborn. staff really friendly, prices fantastic! well done

Small and intermittent pub that serves a good selection of drinks

Llegamos hora del almuerzo por una copa de vino. Normalmente me pase por encontrarlo siempre lleno o lleno. Sólo había cuatro de nosotros en esta barra de bar en su mayoría de madera. Muy cortés barman que me pareció ser dueños. También tiene mostradores de todos a lo largo de la pared con taburetes frente al exterior. Siendo un bar en la esquina que da una muy buena vista de las calles. También tiene una buena música de fondo. Tiene una parte de arriba que nunca visitó.

Organizamos una proyección de cine en la parte de arriba habitación Cromwell alrededor de cincuenta personas en total, y gracias al trabajo duro y la dedicación de los pub's personal disparó brillantemente. Se hizo por encima y más allá en la planificación del evento, con...

Pub tradicional, tiene un carácter, gran variedad de cervezas especialmente Timothy Taylors encargado mmmmmm, sirve comida, pero no había ninguna. Está en la esquina de la calle Red Lion (me pregunto qué llegó el primer pub de la calle o) y es bastante un lugar pequeño, suelos de madera y muchas mesas no salir de la zona de pie y conversando, hay un estante en la parte exterior bajo las ventanas para su Torre inclinada y arrodillados pinta. Perchas bajo las estanterías y el bar, siempre. Uno de los mejores pubs de tipo tradicional que había sido por un tiempo.

Nada excepcional, pero un pequeño pub de Londres Central. La cerveza estaba bien. El menú no era en la pantalla, así que no estoy seguro de que hacer la comida.

Dropped in after a rather bland meal at Kimchee over the road - and was pleasantly surprised. Great selection of decent beers, good atmosphere, not crowded or over-priced. Good end to a long day - pleasantly surprised (for a non-Londoner)

Nice corner pub selling Greene King ales, sat on tall stools in the window and watched workers rushing home in the early evening, very relaxing. Friendly staff, good beer, food menu looked nice but didn't eat.

First time to a pub in England was to The Old Red Lion on High Holborn and it was a great time. Just off work crowd and they were having a Good time, loud spilling outside good. Very helpful bar staff introduced us to Smithwicks. Haven't stopped drinking it since. Went back again same great atmosphere.

We visited the red lion after eating at kimchee opposite which was also excellent. The pub has a great atmosphere and good selection of drinks with friendly service. It gets very busy but this adds to the attraction.

Very expensive even by London standards you would struggle to drink here allnight Very clean & tidy but see to me that something was missing

Located right on High Holborn and next to Kimchee the pub sits on a really good site. The atmosphere is quiet and is good for informal meetings and such. Also, I find people visiting this place for a drink post-dinner at Kimchee. The staff is understanding and the setting is comfortable. All that said there is nothing unique about this pub itself.

Un pub typique de la city où prendre une bière après une journée de travail, aux côtés des gens qui travaillent dans le quartier de Holborn, ou avec quelques touristes. Un bel endroit.

É um pequeno pub de esquina, frequentado por londrinos principalmente depois do trabalho. O local fica muito cheio e é animado pela conversa alta dos frequentadores. Os preços são muito justos, com ótimas opções de pints e de whiskys. Se você estiver hospedado em Holborn, é uma ótima opção para tomar um pint antes de sair para jantar.

O local é frequentado por pessoas da comunidade, em especial após o trabalho. Com boas opções de Cerveja (Pint) e comida saborosa. No andar de cima tem mesas, onde se pode comer com mais tranquilidade. Eu assisti ao Jogo do Chelsea pela Copa dos Campeões e foi uma experiencia muito legal. Recomendo muito visitar o local.