The Red Lion in Powys

A Very friendly welcome and they gave the dogs a biscuit and a drink too. The over 60s menu very good and we had a lovely meal.

This is the second time I have had a perfectly cooked steak, here is a chef who knows what they are doing👏

We enjoyed the hearty food, nice staff, good down to earth pub. Recommend the lamb cawl and the crumble.

A friendly welcome from the bar person into a traditional style pub atmosphere. Clean and uncluttered but with some interesting features. An extremely inexpensive menu with an 'over-60' lunchtime choice available on Tuesday/Wednesday costing less than a tenner for 2 courses. Amazing. The food was well prepared, cooked and served and presented real value. It wasn't a 'cut-down' version of the normal menu.

Popped in for food based on photos, very disappointed. Had steak and ale pie, the photo showed steak and ale in a dish with the flaky pastry removed and by its side. Reality was steak and gravy on the plate, quite tasty but not much of it. The pastry was like a thin, ships biscuit, hard and tasteless and clearly had not been cooked with the steak! Won’t be back.

We ate here while staying nearby on a short break to the Brecon Beacons. We had a table for 2 inside the pub. There was a good varied menu on offer. Our meals (chicken breast in mushroom sauce and steak and ale pie) were both amazing. All food and drinks were served at the table and the friendly staff were all wearing masks. The pub have closed the car park to create more outdoor seating and we had to park further into the village and walk back but it was a dry evening so this didnt bother us. I would highly recommend this pub.

I own a cafe bar/ restaurant nearby, I finished work and decided to go to the Red Lion for dinner. I ordered a fillet steak, and was absolutely amazed at the quality. Full of flavour but cooked perfectly. Service was amazing, even though the pub was extremely busy. Keep up the good work “Red Lion”. Fabulous , yes “fabulous”.

A few of our party wasn't sure about eating here, it looks a lovely old pub from the outside but is a bit sterile and modern when you get inside. No local beers either, but I persuaded them to give it a try as the food looked really good. We ordered and when the food came it was up to expectations, large portions of good pub food at a reasonable price. I would recommend the gammon to anyone. Staff were friendly and chatty, and so were some of the locals we spoke to. Well worth a visit.

Hey was recommended by a friend who always stays there. We had a great time. The food was lovely they catered for my fussy needs where others we have stayed just say 'thats what it is!' Thank you so much to Sarah, Adrian and staff for the welcome they gave us and the help in finding our way around the area. We already have booked for next year. Carole & Steve xx

Lived in s-e Wales for 30 years and just found this excellent country pub. Driving around on a bit of a scenic tour with visitors from Hampshire and spotted the sign from the main road through Llangynidr. We chose from the menu and specials board and all was very good with exception of the pastry lid on the Chicken Pie which although probably was supposed to be "puffed" was more like cardboard. Rest of the dish was fine as were our other choices. Desserts were excellent especially the sticky toffee pud! Will definitely include this in our list of "goto" diners for the future.

We chose the Red Lion for dinner on the first day of our holiday. 3 of us chose the chicken curry. After a few mouthfuls, my husband found glass in his meal. We informed a member of staff who said they'd get him another and said it was probably from the jug they'd used to heat it up! But no apology, no complimentary drink or offer of a refund. My husband spoke again to the same member of staff who said " there was nothing they could do" and turned her back on him!!! Disgraceful service and attitude, will not be returning and absolutely don't recommend!

Attended at the Red Lion last night with my wife for food. It is a lovely pub in a great location. This is the fourth and possibly last visit. Their only concern last night was they had a band in the bar area. One of the specials, the homemade chicken curry was sold out even though we were sat for food at 6pm and only 2 others at that time having food. When our food came, it was pretty obvious what had happened. The waitress struggled to carry our plates as they were so hot. The Lasagne has been kept hot far to long so it became dried and not very nice. My wife”s Chicken Llangynidyr had the same treatment and had a film over the top. As my wife paid she mentioned it to one of the ladies behind the bar. She was taken aback and said she was really surprised. We did not expect any financial recompense but her attitude was very dismissive.

Goed eten in een sfeervolle pub. Wij hadden allebei een Curry, die heerlijk smaakte. Ze hebben er ook verschillende soorten bier op tap.

Pre booked a table even though it was only the two of us, as other reviews suggested. Shown to our table in the restaurant part. Ordered at the bar and tab kept open in case of ordering dessert and more drinks. Didn’t have to wait long. Plates lovely and hot and I had the roast beef and my mum the chicken breast. Roast pots, parsnip and my Yorkie pud already on the plate. Sauce boats of matching gravies were delicious. Also shared veggies of carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and swede and cheesy leeks. The meat was sublime and very enjoyable and substantial meals enjoyed. I can highly recommend.

I did notice in the reviews that there was two 'terrible ' reviews. For the life of me I can't think why. The staff are really friendly and the service is excellent. It's a dog friendly pub also. When we asked for a bowl of water for the dog it was delivered to the table with a couple of snackysmores for the dog as well. It's a great location in a fabulous setting. It's also not far from the canal as well which is well handy as we're on a narrow boat holiday. I would recommend it to anyone.

We visited on a Saturday evening and had booked a table. The pub was very busy with locals. The food was typical old style pub grub with generous portions and tasted good.

10-15 minute walk up from the canal (on a Narrow boat), nice selection of real ales, varied menu, reasonble prices, good food & portions, friendly landlord & staff.

Great Location-just a short magical walk from The Brecon Canal! Great Food! Great amount! Great value for money! Diolch o'r galon yn enfawr iawn iawn iawn-Charlotte and Annie in particular! Also Great Locals Pub as well-Proper Characters! ALWAYS RAVE ABOUT THIS PLACE!

Staying in a holiday cottage nearby we visited this pub a few times over a hot week in July.

Lovely pub set in a great location .Good menu . The food was delicious with big portions at Reasonable prices .Would strongly recommend this pub. The slight let down was a loud ,self opinionated local, still every pub has one .

Pub grub. Good choice. Good portions. Good beers. Good value. Dog friendly. Walker friendly. My first choice in the area.

Visited as a party of 4 on Boxing day. 2 ordered the plaice which was extremely nice and they were rather enthused that it cost just £5.50 on said pensioners menu. Also the faggots and Lasagne were also very good.

Good pub grub . Reasonably priced meals , which are really well made. Friendly staff, pub with character.

Well what a find. It's what a call a proper pub with proper not pompous grub. These sort of pubs are very few and far between. Saying that my lunch was amazing and both my dining companions the thought the same

This is a perfect pub for drinking (I haven't eaten there). Often two fires, friendly locals, comfortable old furniture and excellent beer

Came here last weekend at short notice. V busy with Christmas parties going on but they managed to fit us in. Delicious food and attentive service. Nice atmosphere. Wanted to come back following night but fully booked.

Friendly local, just usual pub grub. Would be better if menu changed more often. Portions far too large for me.

La comida era excelente - es una buena guía de cerveza pub y así la cerveza era de primera categoría. El pub y los habitantes eran todos y encantado de charlar. Había una gran pantalla muestra el fútbol, pero había otra habitación, que puede ser usado si no quieres distracción.

Sunday lunch here cannot be bettered. Choice of roast with upto seven veg and all the trimmings. Superb!

15 minutos a pie de la Monmouth y Brecon canal disfrutamos de una comida domingo por la noche después de un día en canal. Buena opción de cesta y comidas principales a un precio razonable. Excelente calidad y buenas porciones. Gracias.

Llegamos a la estancia en la casa de reuniones, pero se perdió. Personal en el hotel era amable y servicial, como la gente.

Very busy but welcoming even though we visited during the Rugby World Cup and Wales were playing.Good selection of beer and side.Nice food.

Great start to a camping weekend, stopped here on the friday and then camped the Saturday in a woodland area on the Brecons. We ate well and the Ale they had on offer was good. Breakfast was good and gave a good start to a long 18 mile walk.

Many, many years ago this used to have an excellent reputation. We returned to see if it still had it. No. It doesn't. The interior was scruffy, the food was barely edible and we waited an hour for it. Wouldn't have minded the wait if the food had been worth it, but my mother, daughter and myself did not finish our meal. We actually left and went somewhere else for dessert and coffee.

A friendly welcome is guaranteed at this traditional Welsh pub. The beer is good, the service is excellent and the atmosphere is just what you need after a day's walking. You need to book a meal in advance as Marion cooks to order. But it's worth it! Her salad plate was exceptional and her summer fruit cheesecake was irresistible.

Came across The Red Lion by chance whilst taking a friend out for a birthday trip. The young lady behind the bar( part owner I believe) couldn't have been more welcoming. Greeted us as if we'd been before. Nothing was to much trouble and even adjusted items on the menu to our choice. Food was excellent and cannot recommend the Red Lion enough. Will definitely visit again.

Great atmosphere, great food, great beer!! Friendly staff, open fires, dogs also welcome, regular entertainment which makes this the perfect village pub !

4 of us visited the Red lion on 3 consecutive nights (that probably tells you all you need to know), the pub was always busy with locals and visitors alike, the staff and locals were friendly, happy to have a chat. The service was excellent, as were the real ales and the pub food, both of which were very reasonably priced. It's a traditional pub, that's also dog friendly

Our group of four, with our well behaved terrier visited on a quite Tuesday evening. Having read previous reviews & noting that dogs were welcome, it looked a reasonable bet for supper. However we were met with a No Dogs notice at the door, which was confirmed by the barmaid in the empty bar. Needless to say, we did not stay but moved on to the nearby Dragons Head , here we were all made welcome & had a good dinner.

My son and I, (plus his dog), stayed overnight whilst on a two day walk in the Brecon Beacons. The room was very good - nicely modernised with good shower. The breakfast was really good. All for £50 for the two of us - excellent value! Definitely dog friendly.The landlady was very welcoming and supplied us a packed lunch for a very reasonable price.The different real ales on tap were really good and we joined in the local BBQ at the pub for our evening meal. All round a wonderful place to stay in a lovely village.Rob Thomas - Brecon

Good bar food. Children and dogs welcome. Good chice off drinks, beers and cider. Management make you feel very welcome.

We ate in the Red Lion whilst on holiday recently with several of our friends. The experience was somewhat variable, with two of our party having the Beef Sizzler, which was grossly overcooked with little in the way of vegetable, whilst others had Fish and chips which was excellent. Mixed bag really.

Stopped off here as a change from the other pub in village... so glad we did as the food and service were superior. It's a little more off the beaten track but well worth the visit. We will definitely be coming back here again soon.

Over the past two years we have been to the Red Lion in Llangynidr on numerous occasions especially for Sunday lunch but also other lunch times and for dinner. The food has been consistently excellent and the service and welcome have been outstanding – and we are not especially locals… Exceptional value for money.

Although the ales were lovely, and some of the bar staff and regulars were welcoming, the landlady wouldn't let us be there without a constant drink in everyone's hands, even pestering us every five minutes whilst we were drinking, asking if we will buy another, before throwing us out. We weren't rowdy, we were buying drinks and we were getting on with the regulars. On a quiet Sunday afternoon in a mostly empty pub this was bizzare, and we were forced to leave.sqFind another village, another pub, don't give this bizzare place your custom, they don't seem to want it anyway.

The real ales changed almost every day and were always wonderful.The food, whether lunch or dinner was tasty, well-prepared and at a fine price.

From local, traditional favorites to vegetarian pizza - the menu had something for everyone and it all looked and smelled good. Very welcoming and cozy atmosphere, a little country pub - charming. Wonderful local beers on tap.