The Red Lion in South Oxfordshire

Wow what a treat, great food, great portions great service, great quality food Can’t fault this pub

Wonderful friendly atmosphere, lovely staff. Can highly recommend the Nachos & cheese, Had my first ever cocktail of Sex on the beach ! Friday nights meat raffle and I won first prize ! I can’t wait to go again.

Was 2nd time we had met friends here and both times food was lovely. The staff were lovely and friendly. Really nice inside pub also nice seating outside in summer.

Lovely meal, I had the belly pork and my partner had a beef burger. Welcoming atmosphere and great service.

Me and my friends visited for a meal and a drink. The lady behind the bar was super friendly and welcoming. She helped us get a table straight away. We ordered starters and mains which was delicious! Service was OUTSTANDING! Atmosphere was cosy and relaxing. Highly recommend

A lunch with a friend. We weren't very impressed - the place has a run-down feel - quite dark inside and there's what we thought was quite a dangerous step between the bar and restaurant. Having said that, the service was very good and the food, while not memorable, was adequate and filling. We haven't thought about going back!

Excellent service and very kind staff with delicious food... I enjoy each time I'm in highly recommended!!!!

I had heard from friends that the Red Lion in Cholsey was worth a visit so finally managed to get there over the Diamond Jubilee weekend. The first thing that strikes you is how genuinely friendly the staff are. They really couldn’t do enough for us. The menu choice was good. My friend and I shared a starter. Again no problem for the staff. The main meal was excellent. We enjoyed our visit so much we went again the next day and enjoyed the same experience. I’ll definitely go again. They also have a take away menu so planning to do that too. Great job Red Lion Cholsey!

We come to the Red Lion every week. The meals are fantastic especially the Parmo Burger which is super moreish! (2for1 on Thursdays) Staff are very friendly, there’s always a good atmosphere and range of gins is top notch.

Lovely pub, with great food and atmosphere. Staff very friendly and attentive. We visited on a Thursday when the pub does BOGOF on burgers. Well worth a visit.

We recently had a delicious lunch at the Red Lion - excellent food, very friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend to all!

Had a very impromptu drink at the Red Lion which then turned into a very nice Sunday Lunch. Good beer and food in a family friendly atmosphere! Will be back!

A wonderful local pub. Friendly staff with amazing food. Both my boys have different dietary requirements and they catered to it perfectly. Will be visiting again very soon.

Had a lovely meal with my 2 teenage daughters & the waitress was so friendly & lovely. We’ll definitely go back again soon!

With 35 of us arriving for our annual extended family reunion we occupied all of the large room at the very end of the bar. We had the Christmas Party Menu and the choices were good and the food was excellent with very generous portions and all delivered by 2 smiling waitresses and we were all very well fed by the end! This is a traditional English village pub and at Christmas time with a big tree in the bar and a fine selection of beers and great food with a large car park it deserves to do well. Go and enjoy 10/10.

I come here often for a drink and food and it's absolutely amazing....friendly staff, good service, very enjoyable meal and great Beer!!!!Absolutely highly recommended!!!!

Good place for lunch—I brought my mother here and she has a very small appetite so the starters were fine especially the hot seafood pot—the staff are always friendly

The Sunday roast at The Red Lion is so good you don't want it to end! I would happily go there every Sunday! Also love the Berrick Burger too. Such a beautiful traditional pub, with a lovely welcoming atmosphere and great range of drinks.

Simply the best Sunday roast around area!!! Food amazing high standard staff lovely Best apple cinnamon apple. Pie ever !!!

Visited with two children under 15. The pub is clean and staff friendly. It was hard to choose lunch as the menu had plenty of great dishes. Mushroom soup was one of the best I've had. Mussels were lovely and so was the calamari. We...

Great atmosphere and friendly staff! Reasonable prices for draft beer but food experience could be improved as rather bland

Fantastic experience here. Short notice booking but they were happy to accommodate. Looked after by Ollie who was very helpful :)

Really lovely meal. My friend and I had a really enjoyable evening. The tables were well spaced and service was adequately distanced, plenty of care was taken but the restaurant area retained a sense of atmosphere and didn’t feel empty. We felt very ‘safe’ and...

Attentive service... everything was delicious, particularly vegetables were spot on! My mum was really impressed. Covid care was thorough too. Will certainly be returning!

We booked a table , everything felt safe and comfortable . Excellent service . And wonderful food . Nice and warm, screens between the tables . Staff wore masks . Facilities very clean . Enjoyed my first night out in months . Thanks .

Very well organised. We were well distanced from the other diners and the food and service were excellent.

Food was absolutely amazing, the burger was the best I’ve had before! We will be back soon for sure :)

Another fantastic meal for my mum and I at the Red Lion, with a lovely warm welcome, and fantastic food. The set up feels super safe and we were able to relax and have a lovely evening. Thank you! My mum is coming back with...

Friendly staff, good service , tasty well presented food . Very enjoyable meal. Great to see the pub open in the village again

A lovely visit to the Red Lion in Cholsey. The roast dinner was absolutely delicious. The two young ladies who served us were both very friendly. Along with the man who seemed to in charge of the resturant etc. He was very friendly and very...

I tried out the red lion in Cholsey recently after it had been shut for a while. The new lot seem to know what they’re doing. The atmosphere was friendly and welcoming for me and my family. The ale was good as was the Merlot. The food was amazing! The house mussels where the beast I’ve ever had! Been back 4 times since and the haggis fritters with ducks egg are to die for.

Having just moved into the village I was excited to hear the Red Lion was re-opening! I wasn’t disappointed - the staff are lovely, helpful and caring. The food is wonderful, really tasty and well presented. I couldn't fault it.

We moved into Cholsey only 2 weeks ago and we have already had two fabulous lunches at the Red Lion. Charming and accommodating staff, really delicious food and a really lovely atmosphere. So so glad it is in our village!!

My family and I have visited the Red Lion twice since it reopened with Mark and the team from the Chequers in Berrick Salome. The food was absolutely delicious, the service kind and attentive (without being too much), the processes in place for track and trace, access, ordering and paying made us feel safe without detracting from the comfortable, village pub feel and we would highly recommend.It is great to see the village pub providing such a warm, welcoming and family friendly atmosphere in such difficult times.

Visited recently to be safely greeted by the wonderful Red Lion team. Great beer great food and will be back 😁

We have been a couple times since it reopened and both times the food has been absolutely delicious. The team behind the bar and serving have also been very friendly and professional, we hope it continues to operate at such a high standard

Under new management and refurbed. Good services and local atmosphere. Good menu, quality and portions. Maybe a few more lighter options for those watching their waistlines. Easy access for wheel chairs and buggy’s. Would definitely try this old age pub. Plse like if this helped.

Went to try out the new menu as the pub recently has new landlord and staff. Staff were welcoming and very pleasant. The food was fabulous! Will definitely be returning!

New landlord new menu new staff. Great to have the pub back in the village. Solid pub grub. No doubt it will continue to improve.

I found this pub by chance, thought I would give it a try, it’s OK.A nice friendly little pub, has some nice real ale on offer and a good selection of food on the menu. Don’t expect Michelin star cooking, but the food is nicely presented and tasty and a fair price.

For the past 10 years we have held our pre-Christmas family lunch at the Bear In North Moreton. Up until last year this has always been an excellent venue. As a replacement the Red Lion in Cholsey came highly recommended. There were twelve of us so we booked a few weeks in advance and then re-confirmed it a few days before our visit on Sunday 22nd December - a perfect start to Christmas - you would have thought. When we arrived we were shown to a table where only 10 places were laid and 11 chairs. The menu was handed to us a it contained no Christmas fayre - other than some pigs in blankets - no turkey or duck, just ordinary Sunday lunch. No Chrsitmas crakers or anything else remotely festive hindered our table. We asked 3 times for the additional pieces of cutlery and they finally arrived after the food. We collected the extra chair ourselves. We arrived at 1pm and it was nearly half past before our orders were taken. The waitress gave the impression that she was recording requests on her pad but that transpired to be a fallacy.. It was after 2pm when the food arrived and was served by one waitress who took about 10 minutes to get all the meals on the table. The first ones delivered were cold by this time. She also didn't seem to know the difference between beef blades and rump of beef and as a result handed people the wrong food. The food was fine, not by any means exceptional but well cooked and presented. Orders for desserts were made and I think two out of 5 were correct. One asked for 2 scoops of ice cream - the waitress argued that 2 hadn't been ordered although everyone, with the exception of the waitress, knew that it had been, a child's order of ice cream was completely forgotten and a 3rd was different to the order. Probably won't go back!!

We’ve used the Red Lion a few times since moving to the village, evenings have been variable but lunches were good. I booked tonight to make it up to my partner as we spent his Birthday at his Grandmother’s funeral this week. We’d popped in at lunch to book and weren’t warned that they were going to be too busy to accommodate us. When we arrived we were served two drinks, then left for some time with no one taking our order (not short of staff, just all staff focusing on the same two larger tables). This wasn’t particularly annoying on its own, but the music was then turned up so loud we had to shout at each other, and with the noise of the people next to us shouting too, we decided to leave (this was still very early in the evening). We went to the bar and asked if we could pay for the two soft drinks we’d had, no one asked if there was a problem, so we paid and off we went to collect the car and find somewhere else to go. Disappointed, but not ready to be too negative about it. That was until about 20 minutes later, when I received a truly horrible phone call from a female staff member from the Red Lion accusing us of walking out without paying our bill. Clearly phoning customers you’ve already annoyed and accusing them of theft is easier than checking with the other staff first. Horrible end to an unpleasant evening, not only will we never return but I’ve already prevented the booking of a pre-Christmas friend’s lunch there next week. Awful service.

I come here often with my partner and we love it here. Great beer, even better food and some of the friendliest staff you'll meet. You couldn't find a more welcoming village pub in the area if you tried. Great family atmosphere. A nice garden for sunny days but equally cosy inside if the weather's rubbish. I'd recommend this to anyone and bring friends from out of the area whenever they visit.

This oasis of great pub food was a delightful find in rural Oxfordshire on a spring Wednesday lunchtimeI had the very substantial fresh haddock and the lemon posset dessert which should really have been followed by an afternoon snooze in the pub garden The service provided by the two staff was friendly and exceptionally efficient We were looked after by the older waitress who made everyone feel welcome and her genuine interest in the clientele and knowledge of the food was delightful to experience and observe in this modern fast paced world Her skill of making everyone feel welcome and involved whilst efficiently running the operation was great to see, good old fashioned service Exceptional highly recommended

Popped in for a quick diner, ordered a minute steak. Filled the whole perfectly and reasonable value too.

Heard so much about the food from my daughter, well she was right, went along and tried for ourselves, what a result, starters were reasonably priced and were excellent, main course of a chicken burger which was massive and tasted superb.I opted for the supreme of chicken, OMG what choice, could have eaten it again it was so nice, an absolute must to return

Had visit from my sister and cousin, as I have just recently moved to Cholsey so we went to the red lion for lunch greeted by a happy ☺ young woman who showed us our table and took our drinks order. When she returned with our drinks we were ready to order. Gammon egg and salad, fish and chips and old Tom's Devonshire steak and ale pie with and peas.Gammon succulent, fish perfectly cooked and pie delicious all and all fantastic lunch and catch up.Just a few comments though when serving salad let people know what it includes cousin could not eat salad as allergy to peppers, also don't get the idea of covering the battered fish with lumps of sea salt.But food excellent, atmosphere good all welcome.

We were a group of 10 but that didn’t prevent the staff from delivering a great service. Food was also proper hearty Sunday roasts - just the right menu for a cold wintery day.

Traditional pub food, but freshly and excellently cooked with very friendly service. Great place for a family lunch. Pies a speciality.

Family lunch excellent food and service again thank you . We visited last December for first time on way from Oxford Christmas lunch menu fantastic 😋

This is certainly a warm and welcoming pub. Four of us had an excellent Sunday lunch. The service was speedy and cheerful. Each of us chose a different roast (mine was the pork belly –– beautifully cooked and delicious) and we all enjoyed it. We will definitely be back.

What a long very pub and awesome food. Service, quality of food, plenty on the plate, in a lovely typical England ah pub. Must be best Sunday lunch in the area. Recommended the pork loin!

Had a fantastic meal this evening. Really impressed with the gluten free selection and the pizza was the best I have tasted for a long time and the size of a normal pizza. The staff were lovely and me friendly. Really nice decor will definitely be back.

Met an old friend here for lunch on Sunday, big carpark outside area with umbrellas. Lovely quaint pub inside, staff were really friendly and attentive. We had salmon caeser salad....yummy! Great menu (no sandwiches or chips on a Sunday). Great prices too.....worth a visit. ☺

Went for dinner with our two daughters... The food was fantastic, and came out very quickly.

Arriving back to our local. Regulars having been living in the village several years now. As per usual having to wrestle through the sun typical Sunday regulars who glance and glare because you're not part of their clique'. Arriving back from a lovely day in Henley all we wanted was a couple of drinks. But the curvy tattooed barlady, completely blanked us and without even being acknowledged then had the cheek to serve three chaps saying what can I get you. Absolute disgrace of an establishment. Never again. Need to learn some decent manners. The place stinks of being dragged up. Not bought up, which is a shame. As we've had a couple of nice meals there midweek. When they've been dead they put on their fake show of affection. Good luck red lion

I took the family to The Red Lion for lunch today and I have to say it was better than I expected. We had 2 beef burgers, one chicken burger and a steak frites with drinks for under £60. All of the food was beautifully cooked. My only minor gripe was that it came on wooden boards rather than plates but that certainly would stop me from eating there again.

this has been a great pub in the past and have many family events there. Sadly it went down hill for a few years but now it is on the up once more. Very friendly family atmosphere once again - had Sunday lunch with my family and food was lovely - beef very tender and plenty of veggies. Would recommend and it was good to see the dining room was full.

I had popped in here a few times over the summer and was always greeted warmly and served a nice drink in a clean glass - so far, so good. Toilets - immaculate and they even have individual rolled hand towels, fancy and much appreciated!

Great little pub with a lovely interior and excellent facilities. The drinks are reasonably priced and the staff are friendly. Can't comment on the food as we didn't eat there.

The food and service are great. Comfortable family setting with a children's menu as well. Love the house Gin's and the bartender is only too happy to make a suggestion.

Stopped in the Red lion by chance for a working Lunch.. lovely place.. friendly staff. Had the vegetarian burger..delicious.. nice menu. Would definitely recommend and will return if in the area again.

I spent two nights catching up with family and spent both dinners at The Red Lion. Delicious affordable food, proper gastropub and an AMAZING gin menu. Really sensational food, excellent friendly service and a wonderful family atmosphere. I'd go back without hesitation.

recently came here with a big group of people. the food was decent and well cooked if not amazing. the atmosphere and service were excellent.

Reservamos nuestra reserva para comer el domingo para una familia de 5, había una variedad de carne asada cena 3 2 había tenido cerdo, nada era demasiado problema, ya que todos tenían variaciones del menú preferido. No tuvimos que esperar mucho tiempo antes de las...

Amigos en una noche con una o dos intolerancias alimentarias trataron con el chef tiempo y atención y lo preparó comida que podíamos comer lo que fue muy de agradecer. Las raciones eran más que adecuadas. Es un pub muy agradable en un precioso pueblo...

Hay a menudo algo interesante sucede en el Red Lion, Cholsey. La semana pasada fue una visita por un gran número de motores de vapor y hace unas semanas los coches históricos. Acoplado a la comida imaginativa muy bueno, el Red Lion pub es sin...

Hemos estado aquí un par de veces, pero nunca había sido uno de nuestros sitios turísticos. Esta última visita ha cambiado y volveremos. El personal es increíblemente amable y acogedor. La comida era adorable y estaban encantados de satisfacer mi necesidad de opciones sin gluten (claramente marcados en el menú). Incluso el perro estaba feliz!

You will be welcomed by a friendly face and served well. Run by village residents they care about your enjoyment. On busy days the atmosphere is wonderful, on quiet days enjoy the garden. Theme days and nights (search Red Lion Cholsey), local and guest beers, gin a speciality. Good pub food plus specials.Have fun.

Went on a Sunday. They were very fully booked. We waited over an hour for our food. The server asked if we would like crisps while we waited. Though this had seemed to be by way of apology, we found at the end that they had charged us for them. Which is fine, but it was also odd. The food didn't quite justify the wait. The gravy was kind of sweet. I would have a hard time wanting to go back.

Fab food, great service and super yummy! 11 out of 10!!! Shoutout to chef Jason and waitresses Sarah and Rosie!

05.05.2017. Visited here for the first time with a friend after reading the Trip Advisor reviews. Table booked for 6pm.On arrival having parked, I was impressed with the beer garden and outside décor of the building. Lots of people sitting outside. We went into the packed bar and received a warm welcome and shown to our table in the restaurant (we were the first in there!). I knew one of the wait staff from a previous venue where she used to work. We ordered our drinks and waited for our pre-ordered meal (when booking table).The drinks arrived swiftly. We love the grey interior of the walls, the wooden furniture and floor. Very tastefully done.Our food came out beautifully presented. I had the trout with new potatoes, asparagus, lemon wedges and a delicious jus. My friend had the bean burger, skinny fries, onion rings in beer batter, fresh coleslaw and baked beans (got in especially for him!), again beautifullly presented.The food was delicious, the trout succulent and flavoursome. I shared the onion rings and coleslaw with my friend.Desserts: I had a chocolate ? served with berries and cream, whilst my friend chose strawberry cheesecake with berries and cream. Both yet again, served beautifully. Our only comment which both of us agreed upon, is to serve them with clotted cream!!! Then we would have been in heaven!All in all, no faults with anything. The staff were friendly and attentive, without being intrucive.Definitely will be returning and I highly recommend.

Family lunch, lovely food, nice atmosphere slightly over shadowed by slightly slow service and forgetful staff.I would definitely visit this restaurant again.

At last we have a pub in the village again that families can go to have a relaxing time and some amazing food. We have waited so long for this and oh my goodness it was worth the wait. The roast dinner is very well prepared and the meat is the very best quality. If you still have space try the generously portioned puddings.Well done to all on rescuing this community asset.

We have eaten here previously under the old regime. The new owners certainly have got it back together. We ate here with family and friends on Saturday night and the place was busy. All the food very tasty albeit a very limited menu. I think this was the right thing to do by starting off with a few very good dishes rather than too many and getting it wrong. Perhaps nows the time to consider adding a couple more dishes. A fish maybe (not battered as thats already on) Staff attentive so well done keep it up will come again

This pub is really buzzing - so great to see. There's a warm welcome at the bar and an excellent choice of ale and wine. The place has been refurbished beautifully and the fairy lights are a great addition! Looking forward to lots more lovely evenings there. We'll try a pizza and the bean burger at some point but would love to see a bit more veggie choice on the menu.

Popped into this pub midway through an 8 mile walk as wanted a lunch - it was 14:10. Around 8 people eating and no customers at the bar.Very friendly lady (later found out called Theresa) welcomed us and offered us seating in the prepared dedicate dining room however we chose the bar area as we're in walking gear with layers of jackets / rucksack etc.Theresa clearly explained menu choice and took the drinks order, returning quickly with them; She was a very friendly / bubbly person and chatty without being intrusive.We both decided in fish (haddock) and chips although there was lots in the menu that we would have eaten, it's just we had promised ourselves fish and chips for a fortnight and not got around to it. Most meals appeared to be around £10 with baguettes etc available for around £6.50.It arrived promptly and was perfect, a medium sized haddock, plenty of crisp (non greasy) chips, green peas, tartare sauce and a wedge of lemon. It was all superbly cooked and nothing was wasted - all eaten. My partners only criticism (hers not mine) was that the fish had some ground rock salt added to it prior to serving. We both never add salt to anything but that being said it had absolutely no negative effect on the meal and as stated previously all was eaten.Both meals and two drinks came to £26 which considering the quality of food was very good indeed. It had to be said that the pub is in superb decorative order and presented to a very high standard - somewhere you can take any older person and know that they will enjoy the ambiance.I did note that they cater for children too with plenty of activity books to keep them entertained.Also the music they played was at the correct volume and a superb selection.I worked for over 15 years in the on trade drinks industry for Guinness & Carlsberg and visited many thousands of establishments during that time. This venue I can say from a lot of real experience is a fantastic food led outlet that will satisfy the more mature person who wants a nice time out without any aggro andalso keep those who appreciate a drink happy with an excellent selection to choose from.From the standard of presentation I am sure they will not allow any trouble here and they deserve to do really well.

We've lived in the village over a year and only recently started coming to the pub for food a drink. Dog friendly (the chef gave our dog a bone) and a lovely overall atmosphere. Great Sunday roasts and dinners in general. Definitely got the local pub feel.

A lovely friendly pub with a great atmosphere. Very well run..Popped in for an early evening snack, very enjoyable. This pub should really come into its own in the summer. If you fancy Sunday lunch, book early!Rick Fadlo

Just had a birthday meal at the Red Lion in Cholsey, the welcome was lovely the food was good the prices were reasonable and we all had a great time. Great value for money.

We came down for Sunday lunch and it was excellent. Really great roast beef and lamb. The customer service was very good and the desert was lovely. Shame there was no coffee machine, but still worth 5 stars.

This is the second time we've eaten here in the last month and had to write a review - such a fab, local pub, that is very welcoming. We've had delicious home cooked Sunday lunch both times we've been, cooked beautifully, great range of beers and wine and lovely staff. Has retained traditional pub feel, but with comfortable furnishings and dog friendly too. Love it and has become a firm local favourite.

Popped in for some food with the family and the warm was very welcome. Great service and happy and friendly staff. The food is fantastic, I have a food allergy and always worry about whether food is ok for me. I had nothing to worry about tonight, the menu gives an indication of what the food contains but the chef is more than happy to adapt to your needs as the food is freshly cooked to order. I was even able to have onion rings, haven't had those in ages - yum yum Will definitely be back to enjoy the great atmosphere and try some more of the fab food.

Thanks to the new management The Red Lion is firmly back on our radar - so lovely to have a warm, welcoming village pub serving great food :) We stopped off for lunch after a walk with our two small boys in the week before Christmas. Friendly welcome, pint of ale and a glass of good Syrah. Our boys were delighted with a box of toys that kept them entertained until food arrived. The service was caring and thoughtful from both the manager and waiter - eg putting cutlery/condiments on the adjacent table to avoid disrupting a precious building block tower, and giving us warning of our food on its way so that we could tidy up and make space. Little things but really appreciated. The food was very good - childrens' meals generous, fish and chips, burger and sausages all delicious. The sausages were a particular hit - from the local butcher and probably the best I've had. Looking for excuses to go back and will now be number one on our list for a local pub meal.

We came here today after a long country walk and it was just perfect. A friendly welcome and attentive staff, great, reasonably priced food and a lovely atmosphere. The new owners have got it just right.

So, some background. Four very passionate locals have taken on this pub with a view to making it the local pub they would love to be in. None of them have any previous experience but all of them have a huge desire to make it work. There is a temporary chef in there at the moment and they are looking for a new, permanent chef and manager in the New Year. This should help to explain why the menu is a bit limited at the moment and certain processes or standards aren't quite in place (as pointed out by a couple of other reviewers). However, these are all temporary issues and, actually, minor ones at that. We were a party of 11 celebrating a birthday on 15th December. We had fantastic service, despite the pub being packed to the rafters, and the atmosphere was great. The food isn't gastropub standard but Cholsey doesn't need a gastropub. Cholsey needs a friendly, welcoming pub serving good, standard pub food that is great value for money and that is what you'll find here at the Red Lion. We love our new local.

Disappointing after reading the rave reviews the menu was limited and food was average the starter was soup or nothing. The staff were friendly enough but probably won't return

Came for dinner tonight with my husband to try the new pizza. Both very disappointed. The pizza's very overly doughy, undercooked and resembled microwave pizza. Certainly not a thin crispy wood fired pizza as expected. The pub grub all looked good, service was fine and the pub cosy.... Just avoid the pizza!

Lovely visit and lovely eve with friends xx. To round off the eve a lovely Irish coffee made by Steve !

first visit to the red lion and over all very impressed. staff very friendly and very attentive.so i would arrange a meal there again. great surroundings. food arrived hot and plentiful. overall a great experience. highly recommended.

We visited from abroad and were pleasantly surprised by our dinner at the Red Lion. We were a party of 9 and were served efficiently.The menu had a wide spectrum of choices but not to many (suggesting that these were not warmed up frozen meals). I liked the imaginative use of generally available items - some of the meals were served on chopping boards and the chips (fries to us Americans) were served in plant pots.The only complaint was it was my nieces 13th birthday and there was no special fuss made of her - maybe this is another difference between the US and U.K.

There was 9 of us at the pub/restaurant in the small village of cholsey the staff very friendly and attentive -- relaxed atmosphere food good --well worth a visit

Happened to be passing through Cholsey on a Monday lunchtime, stopped for lunch.Lovely warm welcome, glowing fire and friendly atmosphere. Food and drinks were perfect.We will return.

I have been to the Red Lion a few times since the new owners took over. The changes they have made have been fab. Loved the pizza and also really impressed with the selection of gin!

Three generations, aged from 5 to 70 years, sat down to eat early in the evening. The pub is very cosy and friendly with families and dogs encouraged. The food was very good; we had fish and chips which was excellent and a rib eye steak, again very good. The Red Lion burger was delicious. The children had child portions, again just right.All in all, a good place to take the family especially as the prices were very reasonable.

I've been local to Cholsey for 7 years or so and have visited the Red Lion under it's various guises of management in these years. Cholsey (and Wallingford area) have been crying out for a decent pub for some time. Decent to me equals friendly welcome, comfortable contemporary setting, good wine list and good food. Under the new management not only is it friendly, welcoming and has had a freshen up of decor, it finally also has some decent wines and a good gin selection. I'm told the lager is not bad too! A good wine list to me includes a selection of reasonably priced wines. Personally I like New Zealand Sauvignon, Poilly Fume or Sancerre. They have a range from Chardonnay at £16.50 through to Chablis at £27 which should accommodate most price points. At the time of my visit (2 weeks ago) they had just started to offer pizzas, which were great in terms of taste, quality and value for money. They advised that they hoped to have a food menu operating within a couple of weeks.I would highly recommend giving the Red Lion a try. Not only does it now have the potential to be a fantastic pub (as long as they stick with the positives I listed above), you will also be supporting a community venture.

Lovely food, great atmosphere. Would recommend to friends and family. Great for kids and really helpful staff

First trip to the Lion since they started their food menu. The pub is now a brilliant place for a lunchtime meal! Three of us had pizzas and I had a burger. Added a few extra toppings to my burger, but well worth the extra couple of pounds. The girls loved the pizzas a nice variety of toppings which is always good. The one thing I have been really impressed with is the quality of the beer since the new guys took over. I had a couple of pints of "courage best" and it was a really nice pint. Very much recommend a lunchtime visit, I'll give it a few weeks and I'll try a evening meal!

Thank you for "bringing the pub back". Excellent food. Great atmosphere. Epic beer! Top rating all round! See you again tomorrow...

This has been recently (Nov '16) taken over by a few local families who have a real desire to see it succeed. They're extremely friendly and welcoming to all. They have a fab gin menu with fresh garnishes and fever tree tonics. Also great beer - what's not to love. A fab warm, welcoming atmosphere and plenty of space and parking. An all round winner.