The Red Lion in South Derbyshire

Had a family meal -3 generations- for food and drinks. Reserved and Pre booked meal. Arrived early and meal was ready 30 minutes earlier than we’d planned. Food was good pub food. Good pricing as some offers impacted the price. We then had desserts which were good but some limited choice as we’d not pre booked those. Desserts were good. Everyone happy with choice of drinks. A nice atmosphere to eat together and great service from all the staff. Afterwards we went 8n the pub garden which was laid out well and good to chat informally. We’ll definitely visit again for fewer of us to enjoy and relax over food and drinks.

We were here a year ago, and had a lovely evening, with great food, good service and lovely cocktails. We discovered before our trip this year that Amalfi had stopped doing food (apart from some bar snacks). This was a disappointment, but I had heard that their cocktails were still good. So, on the Friday of our trip (11th April), we booked somewhere else for dinner and headed to Amalfi for pre-dinner cocktails. There were a few people at the bar, but not all that many, but there were only two people behind the bar, and absolutely nothing was moving. After waiting to even be acknowledged for about 10 minutes, we gave up and left. We didn't see any cocktails being prepared. We tried again on the Saturday. There appeared to be a wedding party, but there were no restrictions to us going in so we thought we'd go up to the bar. Beyond the bar, i.e. after we'd actually got to it, there was a notice saying the bar area was restricted to the wedding party. As far as we could make out, they were all outside smoking. Again, no-one from the bar staff even acknowledged us. Such a different experience from the previous year.

Brilliant just Brilliant. food Is on point staff are super efficient and always smiling

I hired the function room for my wife’s funeral reception, everything was laid out perfectly, much than enough food and hot drinks for those that wanted refreshments. Thank you Ellen for organising this on what was a very emotional day for my self and my family and friends.

Lovely food in a great location staff are very welcoming!