The Red Lion in St Edmundsbury

Recently went with friends for my birthday - excellent meal as always. Food was hot and delicious - and their portions are more than generous. Try their Eton Mess Sundae its amazing. Have booked with friends for their Christmas Festive Menu, but will probably be back before then. Can highly recommend this pub for their meals which are excellent value for money and friendliness of the staff

Wow what can we say, amazing food, accommodated extremely picky eaters on a busy Sunday lunch time, party of 10 all meals came out together along with side dishes, staff couldn't be more helpful, will definitely be going back

Went recently for a big surprise family meal. Food was hot, lovely and catered for everyone (even my two fussy little eaters who are not easy to feed!) Made to feel welcome every moment we were there by all the staff. Theres also a little play bit for the kids down the bottom of the garden which they thought was amazing!

Brilliant valentines meal with friends. Excellent food, great service and great value for money. Friendly atmosphere.

Had an amazing Valentines night with friends. Food was excellent served quickly and hot and delicious. Staff were attentive and friendly. Great Value for money. And the red roses at the end of the meal (even for the men) was a lovely touch. Would certainly recommend them and will be going there again

I attended this pub as part of a large group (26 people). After a 1.5hr wait to get mains. I first requested no gravy on my roast dinner. It was then taken away gravy washed off and returned to me. I tasted it and it tasted off and rancid. I informed staff member, no apology received meal was replaced with another meal. This was off near and smelly too. I asked staff member if they had tried it. I was told chef said it was fine. There were several people in group who had turkey meal too, lots said it tasted odd too. No apology received. Staff member then said oh well we won't charge you for turkey meals then. The pie meal also looked like casserole on a plate with a circle of pastry plonked on the top of it. Veggies and potatoes followed 10 mins later. I will never eat there again or recommend to anyone.

This place is something out of the 1960’s, seriously needs some redecoration, Is old and tired. The food not much better - all pre heated, none of it fresh, roasties very stale. Left with heartburn. Just no.

I went with three friends yesterday and can honestly say that all our meals were excellent - particularly the homemade Yorkshire Puddings! We will definitely go again when in the area.

Everywhere was fully booked for meals and we found this little pub with a limited board of food, but thought let’s try it. OMG the food, we both had steak, cooked to perfection, home made chips perfectly salted .. The host, amazing, lit the fire and told us sit by the fire if we wished, didn’t complain that we said we would eat our food around the fire (not a dining table), left us alone to enjoy our evening. Atmosphere was perfect, would like to see people appreciate this country pub, one of the few that have survived.. Host was brilliant, I was well impressed….would definitely recommend visiting..

Ten of us went for Sunday lunch. Speedy service and the roasts were both good portions and good quality, with plenty of vegetables served separately. Still, room left for dessert. And these were all wolfed down, which put paid to conversation, until the bowls were left empty.

We visited this pub one Sunday lunchtime. We took my father who is 95 and a very simple meat and 2 veg man. The menu was clear and not too fussy so he was able to choose easily (What the farmer doesn't know, the farmer doesn't eat!) We chose the Sunday lunch and it was served up, big portions and a nice home cooked style. This pub has a really nice community feel, selling eggs at the bar from their own chickens and ducks. Sure it has an old fashioned interior but i feel that adds to the charm with their collection of piggies all around. I have seen some of the reviews and feel that they are a bit infair. If you want the Ritz, go there and pay their prices! If you want a nice country, family run pub with decent simple food, this is the place to go.

The Red Lion Haverhill UTTER DISGRACE ! DO NOT EVER EAT AT THIS CESSPIT !! Arrived lunchtime week day (mid october 2020) for a snack and drink.. Strong Smell of Marijuana in the car park, (Chef near by) Bar staff inside quickly start making up a story to cover the obvious drug use on the premesis !! Ordered 2 baskets of chips from the very sleepy looking chef as he slouched at the Bar... Baskets arrived at our table ! OMG !! The word PigSwill springs to mind ! Slopped gloopy almost soup like "chips" were filling our baskets, in a disgusting sloppy way .. One chip was examined and even bitten into ! Food immediately back on the Bar and the "Offer' of a new batch was quickly rejected by us !! No apology ! Just; "Oh the fryer must be broken" ! Yes and the Chef and staff are clearly BLIND if they think placing this on a PAYING customers table is in the slightest bit acceptible ! Disrespectful inept moronic and rude !! AVOID !!

Arrived lunchtime week day (mid october 2020) for a snack and drink.. Strong Smell of Marijuana in the car park, (Chef near by) Bar staff inside quickly start making up a story to cover the obvious drug use on the premesis !! Ordered 2 baskets of chips from the very sleepy looking chef as he slouched at the Bar... Baskets arrived at our table ! OMG !! The word PigSwill springs to mind ! Slopped gloopy almost soup like "chips" were filling our baskets, in a disgusting sloppy way .. One chip was examined and even bitten into ! Food immediately back on the Bar and the "Offer' of a new batch was quickly rejected by us !! No apology ! Just; "Oh the fryer must be broken" ! Yes and the Chef and staff are clearly BLIND if they think placing this on a PAYING customers table is in the slightest bit acceptible ! Disrespectful inept moronic and rude !! AVOID !!

Starters were nice, but cash and carry/iceland type dishes, whitebait, breaded prawns ect. I had a mixed grill which came with far too much tasteless meat on it, sausages were poor cheap quality, 2 pork chops a 1/4 of chicken, again no flavour, the gammon had a hint of flavour, and even the eggs were bland, i don't know if it was all cooked in the same pan and the juices and flavours blended into nothing? the steak was very nice though. I would guess that the chips and peas had been cooked earlier and kept warm in a low temp oven as the peas were a funny grey/green and the chips were dry and no real taste. The worst part of the meal was the raspberry pavalova, comical, 1 shop bought meringue nest, 10 raspberries, squirty cream and raspberry ice cream sauce to decorate. Great work chef, you must be so proud. Never again.

First time I have eaton here, the food was excellent big portions and very good presentation, staff really lovely and good service I would definitely recommend The Red Lion to friends and will definitely be coming back

We had a table of 7, we were given a spacious table and the staff were attentive and very helpful with menu recommendations. The menu itself has such a wide range of meals it is hard to choose. Everyone had starters and mains and a few had deserts. The portions were generous and the prawn cocktail was the best I have had! I would definitely recommend this pub for a lovely meal out.

Despite several negative comments, we still visited this little country pub and I will say to those people - this is a pub not to be missed. The food is excellent and plentifull, the staff are very helpful. We went on a Friday evening and will admit the place was quiet but would recommend that you book for a Sat night.

Have been stopping here on our annual trip to Newmarket for a long time and it's always been a welcome break. Went above and beyond this time though as 1 of our party had forgotten nappies and wipes for my nephew - the lady behind the bar went out the back and gave her more than a days worth to save her driving our of her way. Lovely community feel to the pub too.

Plates so small couldn’t put veg on it till you had eaten half meat. Roast potatoes all totally over cooked couldn’t eat any of them. Yorkshire’s soggy uncooked. Carrots hard. Cauliflower over cooked and horrible. Meat was ok. Staff very abrupt. No customer service at all. Totally gone down hill since change of ownership.

We've been stopping here approx. yearly on our way up to Ely. Arrived at 1pm on a Friday. Got a table in the bar - previously we've been asked to sit in the restaurant. Had 3 courses for £12.95 - Mushroom soup (proper home made), Steak & Kidney Pie (full of succulent meat and a side dish of veg which we shared) and a nice lemon and meringue sundae. We're aware that the pub is now under new management and if this is a good example then they're well on the way to success. Just as we were leaving at 2.10 two large mini van taxis arrived and we could barely get out of the door.Service was attentive, food was excellent - didn't have the beer. Noticed Admans Broadside so onto a winner here.

Very friendly staff, decor and menu still in the 80’s. Yorkshire puds not cooked, only cauliflower cheese (no cauliflower on its own). Pavola was a meringue nest with squirty cream ...not worth the £5.95!!!

Fantastic value, service & friendly atmosphere - great food & ales - totally recommend it & will definitely be going back - Lunch menu during week absolutely fantastic value too👍

Saturday 6.30pm. Four people in restaurant, bar was empty. We’ve been here many times under previous landlord. The food is still all right, hot and plenty of choice. However, the staff need to engage with customers properly.They must understand the importance of a smile, and talking to people. It’s also a good idea to ask people after a few minutes if their food is OK. When we left at 7.45 there were two people in the restaurant, the bar was empty. Maybe people were arriving later.

I eat at this pub whenever I visit Bury St Edmunds, even though it is about 20 minutes away.

Visited for mid-week lunch with family, the menu was varied and extremely well priced. Roast dinner was very good (Yorkshire puddings were fantastic!). Catered carefully and considerately for our group of 6 in a timely manner thank you.

Lovely home cooked meals. Great menu offered with lots of choices to be had. Definitely a great place to go to with fantastic staff. :-) ;-)

Had dinner here with relatives last week while visiting Stoke by Clare. It was a Tuesday night with steak specials. The food was well presented and delicious

Met here last Sunday with family for lunch, smashing food, great price lovely atmosphere a real old fashion pub with a real old fashion land lord and I'm sure he wont be offended by that, although other family members had been before we hadn't, but were treated like old friends, will definitely visit again.

Lovely food good service landlord very friendly and jokey. Good old fashioned pub and restaurant and good value for money

Great meal. Friendly staff. Great prices. Good variety of choices on the menu. Plenty of vegetarian options.

I go here at least once a month, the food is great and a very friendly place, my brother and sister-in-law from Canada love this pub said it was the best place I had taken them too, I will be going again tonight 31/7/17.

Tenía una agradable velada de mitad de semana (jueves) para nosotros 6. Muy buena comida, incluyendo una opción magnífica comida vegetariana. Con la comida no perdió, excelente servicio de raciones, sonriente. No hay mimos y lujos, pero si vas por la comida y no "show" es un buen lugar para comenzar. También excelente música - me va a costar una fortuna en iTunes más tarde. Recomiendo totalmente visitar.

Good food for a decent price. Nice staff and food was tasty. Portion sizes are right. Easy parking and clean inside. Can't fault it. Nice pub

Esta era la segunda vez que llamé a la Red Lion con mi hija y nieto para el almuerzo, y era exactamente la misma que la primera vez, perfecta en todos los sentidos! La comida fue una vez de nuevo excelente. Teresa, que nos servía era el anfitrión perfecto. Creo que sin duda su amabilidad asegurar que volveremos otra vez.

No entiendo lo que el crítico anterior era. Paramos allí esta noche después de un viaje alrededor de varios pueblos de la cerveza, el propietario era de suffolk muy cálido, a pesar de tener un restaurante, nos preguntó si nos sentados en el comedor principal (no) parte del pub, pero antes de nuestra comida estaba lista fueron transferidos a una mesa en el restaurante. La comida era buena y abundante, y han considerablemente más barato que esperaba pagar en Londres (donde estamos). La cerveza era en forma, personal amable, agradable y. Un. En conjunto una experiencia estupenda bien vale la pena volver. Supera en un sombrero Wetherspoons sobrepase 10 veces!

Empezamos a preocuparnos cuando vimos los altos precios para platos muy básico. Decidimos compartir un plato de pescado por £12. La descripción de dicho podríamos disfrutar de una variedad de peces incluyendo vieiras. Lo que llegó 5 minutos más tarde (siempre preocupante que rápido) fue pescado frito en algunas picaduras de estilo scampi (7 max) sin ni siquiera tanto como algunos lechuga para acompañar.

We stumbled on this little gem as we were looking for somewhere to stop for a coffee as we were spitting feathers. Sat outside in the sunshine virtually everybody who walked into the pub wished us a good morning. The landlord brought our coffee out with complementary biscuits. The place was so friendly we decided to have a drink from their great choice of real ales and stopped for Sunday lunch. The beer was excellent and the lunch was outstanding very homely place and really recommend it.

What a cheerful, quaint, lovely old pub and restaurant in a great location. Exceptionally friendly staff and customers, good wholesome food and great selection of ales. Will make a B line for this place next time in the area. Well worth a try !

Stopped of on a homeward bound journey from Ely. Very welcoming nice food and a lovely pint of Doombar. Do yourself a favour and visit this lovely pub

We visited having driven around for a while trying to find somewhere to eat.We both chose meals from the specials board. I had a lovely fish dish and my husband had pork two ways. Both were freshly cooked and not the pre packaged type of food so often dished up in pubs. We both enjoyed our meals and would be happy to recommend this pub/restaurant.The staff were also very pleasant.

We were just passing and popped in for Sunday lunch .Great greeting from landlord even though the pub was very busy . Nice lunch served by nice staff .Very glad we popped in .l

Out for century ride with 6 mates and needed some carbs and fluid.The land lady was very welcoming we all had a panini and a pint and sat out side under the whale bone in the sunshine.Made a great change from the cafe.

Cosy friendly, inviting little counrty pub with quirky dining room full of collection of Pigs all shapes/sizes/designs. We try to go for meal on a monthly/bi-monthly basis, menu has wide choice, food is plentiful and fantastic. perfect steaks, delicious soups, also running comedy commentary form the landlord and his young side kick. Well they keep us amused! no food wed eves though. and if you ask the chefess/landlady nicely she`ll do you a nice "mixed" pavlova (pineapple AND manderin) to die for. Mmmm. thoroughly recommend it.

On arrival greeted by a very friendly landlord that clearly had a passion for real ales as these were in beautiful condition. Pub very dated with trinkets and ornamental pigs everywhere but that said the place was very clean. My initial thoughts about the menu were that there was far too much on it for the food to be freshly prepared, add to that a specials board and I begin to understand that this is only one of the reasons the food is so awful, the other being the ingredients and cuts of meat are cheap and frozen. Menu also expensive for the location. Starters £5/£8 mains average out at about £13, deserts £6/£7. I reluctantly opted for a Shelled Prawn Boat to start £7.95 as I was concerned at this price it would be an oversized prawn cocktail the may ruin my main but how wrong I was. An oblong plate arrived ( I assume this was the boat! ) with 1 shop sliced slice of brown bread generously coated in cheap margarine, yuk. In the middle was ( I kid you not ) about twelve tiny cheap frozen prawns covered in a dollop of catering mayo, again yuk. At the other end o f the boat! was some very uninspiring salad a bit like I remember from school, with no varied leaves just iceberg crudely chopped, sprinkled with raw white onion. The whole dish was disgusting and honestly would cost no more than 50p to make. The chicken strips £7 were just as bad, 4 frozen chicken nuggets basically with the mandatory horrid salad. The mains were worse, 3 rib-eyes £12.95 each absolutely vial tasting with a strong bitter irony taste. Odd shape too for this cut, very round like they has been cut from a roll and no sign of the fat eye normally found in this cut. However if you like fat you would be disappointed as at least a third of the steak was fat. The other main was a lamb rump, clearly just out the freezer, defrosted, microwaved and served with mint gravy and yes you guessed it, salad! dinners choice to be fair. Chips for all served in a huge dish and grotty luke warm pees. Asking for some English mustard seemed like a chore for the waitress but this was duly banged down on the table before me once half way through the fatty steak. We dared not try the deserts but from what we could see they were all plastered in squirty cream. In summery I feel sorry for the landlord, he was very nice but the waitresses were awful, surly and scary! Will never go back.

The landlady, who greeted us on arrival was smiling and friendly and we ordered our drinks at the bar. There were a couple of reserved tables but as we were quite early plenty of choice left. The food we ordered arrived quickly and was very good pub food. I had a chicken ciabatta which came with a good side salad and great large chips which were golden and crispy.The menu for dinner looked varied and what you would expect from a country pub, and they also do a fish night and a steak night so we will be returning soon.

Arrived and were shown our seats as soon as we said we didn't want the Christmas menu a rude lady rushed out from behind the bar quickly grabbed the crackers off a table and gave a disgruntled look. We asked if we could have something off the bar menu for one of our seven diners as they wanted something light to eat. She rudely said no and demanded that we have something off the menu in the restaurant. Then when asked for a child's menu for a child who is 12. We were told no as she's apparently not 12... How would this lady know?! So instead they put it in as a special request that she could have something off the child's menu but at a higher price. The prices were silly and the waitress was very very rude. We will not be returning. Not to mention the hideous "Mrs Santa" outfit she was wearing... How tasteful.. NOT.

Good wholesome food spoilt by the surely waitress! Hospitality/front of house requires a friendly approach to all, not just the locals!!!! Will not be returning in a hurry!

Family run pub that caters for the hungry. Landlord is barman and wife is chef. The food is real home cooked food. No airs and graces here. Steaks and Sunday roasts are a must and cheap. Staff are lovely and friendly and go out of their way to make sure you're happy. is a real 'locals' pub but it's very welcoming to all! Love it here for Sunday lunch in the garden in summer. You get a mountain of food for under £10!!

Before going for lunch I read the reviews and did think about not going as they were so bad but it was actually better than expected! The decor of the restaurant is "interesting" or personally, I found it a little freaky. There are hundreds (and I'm not exaggerating) of pig ornaments and memorabilia in the restaurant and it's unclear exactly why but don't let this put you off!Monday-Fridays at lunch they have a very reasonable 2 courses for £8.95 menu. For this, I had pate and then scampi and salad. Whilst the food wasn't anything to rave about, it was what it was - A good lunch, a big portion and at the end of the day it was £8.95 for 2 courses so who can complain at that? My scampi salad also came with a huge portion of delicious new potatoes as well as potato salad and coleslaw so I thought it was quite good value. The landlady (I assume) was extremely friendly and we had a pleasant lunch. I would go again if I was in the area but I wouldn't make a special trip.

Great meal in a lovely country pub.The Restaurant was full so we were invited to eat at a dining table in the bar. (Friday 12.00)The food was excellent, freshly cooked and served with a smile.Portions were more than adequate.We were so impressed we have booked a table for Sunday lunch in the very near future,

family lunch, very overpriced for economy food.staff shockingNot a bit of home cooked food, microwaving at its worst.

Felt extremely disappointed - the food was ok if it was a pub that served 2-4-1 meals - but as we paid an extortionate price we expected home made food not warmed up curry from microwave - about 3 pieces of chicken in it - pint black currant and lemonade £3.50!! The waitress looked like she didn't want to be there - I wish I would of took a photograph of how the food was served - looked like a child had prepared it - overall very sub standard meal - when we spoke to lady behind bar we were told "we are not wetherspoons" - we expect frozen chips and microwaved food from wetherspoons as this is reflected in the price!! Would recommend anyone thinking of going to think again and find nearest wetherspoons!!!

Really nice pub.Publican is a real character, brilliant sense of humour!Food is excellent, huge portions, underpriced (don't tell the owners!)Great garden, especially if you have children with you.A breath of fresh airRecommended

Popped in for a mid-week lunch whilst on holiday in the area in June 2015 - The Red Lion was a little gem for us - great, honest food and friendly staff - we couldn't manage a pud though, which was disappointing because the main course was brill. Kids food was good although the kids garden needs some attention!

After 15years I have found a bar that knows what a Light and Bitter is and serves it.The meal was excellent the service with a smile and professional, overall a very good experience. George was very welcoming and Linda the chef fantastic.Will be back.

Visited here today for lunch and had a fantastic meal. My partner and I both had 3 courses, all of which were of a generous portion size and all very tasty. The lamb casserole with dumplings was excellent! I would definitely recommend this place if your hungry, doesn't look the best from outside but the food is great......and very reasonably priced.

Had recently been approached to visit the red lion by what i thought and was told to be the landlord ( Colin ). Upon visiting with a group of friends we were told to sit down and wait for the waitress. after 30 minutes of waiting a group member asked when were due to be seen and was arrogantly told to sit back down and we will be seen in due time. after what seemed hours of waiting we decided to skip food and order drinks and eat else where. Upon ordering drinks we were served by the chap named colin who attempted to pull a pint and it was probably 95% head 5% beer and was then charged an extorionate price. Overall a shocking experiance would advise any one who is wondering whether to visit stay away at all costs and if approached by this so called landlord i would turn your back and run.

Me and my wife paid a visit to the Red Lion West Wratting last week. George the remarkable landlord was on form singing and being the first class host which he is. Linda the chef was hard at work preparing the meals. The meals are first class and the Spotted Dick home made and it must be the best in Suffolk. All in all a first class evening!

Good old fashioned pub grub seved well by great staff. Linda is the matriach with the allways well dressed George mine host. There is a number of us that have takeaway Sunday lunches that are allways loveingly prepared. The place is spotless. The banter is allways on going but allways well meaning. If its the Ritz you want , its not here. If ts its pub grub and excellent ales you want go there. Warning. Legs are allways being pulled in the public bar. Swearing is frowned opon..

Have eaten at Red Lion today - two course lunch for £8.95. Good choice on board but four of us asked for chips with our scampi and plaice instead of the new potatoes as listed on the board. Now most places say "Of course" but we were told they would be £1 extra. Along came our food which was very nice and with good portions and a nice dish of chips, however when the bill came our dish of chips had been charged as £4 extra - rather expensive we felt!!

Stayed here for a couple of days as was working in the area. Room was ok heated towel rail didn't work. Lighting was too dark only had wall lights and think they was fitted with low wattage bulbs, might be ok for a bit of romance but not for when your working. Room was cleaned daily to a very good standard. Would stay again but not in the same room unless i took some higher wattage bulbs. Had meal in the resturant staff very friendly meal was fine.

I visit this pub quite often with various friends. The bar area is full of brass and the dining room has numerous ceramic pigs in. The food is very good typical pub food. It is well cooked and presented and plenty of it. Nothing is too much trouble for them. The Landlord (George) and his family and staff make you very welcome.