The Red Lion in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

One of the worst experiences I’ve had in a restaurant. We had a table pre-booked for 2.30 for Sunday lunch. We ordered drinks at the bar at 2.40 and enjoyed our drinks outside. We were told we could move inside if it was too cold outside and we did. We ordered more drinks at 3.04 and went on to place a food order, to be bluntly told ‘the kitchen closed at 3’. I imagine it was the general manager who went to check if the kitchen was still serving food, to be told ‘we aren’t serving mains or starters’. We explained that we arrived at 2.30 and were not told the kitchen closed at 3. I couldn’t fathom why we weren’t told this as they were given opportunities to let us know, only to be told ‘we can’t tell everyone everything’. Lack of communication is a huge red flag for this place. Will not be returning.

Went on Saturday which was same night as a birthday party, unfortunately for us as the staff were over run and service was awful. When our food arrived, we were asked whether we wanted condiments which we said yes to and was told we had to go pay extra for red sauce or mayo at the bar. Why did the staff not think to mention this on taking our order and why the young man delivering our order asked whether we wanted condiments is beyond me. Food is ok, over priced in my view. I've had same quality but for far less, elsewhere. The view is what I'm guessing keeps the prices up.

Really lovely pub with river along the back garden. Plenty of seating either by the river or under a permanent open side tent with comfy sofas and chairs to sit on to enjoy a drink.

Visited last night , last day of our hols. Was recommended to us by locals at the local horburne water park camp. The food is lush. Really very nice and the setting is very nice also being on the thames river, very nice, not cheap but very nice.

Good food and beautiful location.

This is one of my favourite pubs and a hidden gem. Sit in the pub garden as The Thames gently flows by. Nice beer, nice people. Beautiful venue, beautiful hamlet

We always pop in here, lovely food and drinks. The coffee ☕️ is fantastic, and the cocktails are amazing. Lovely staff and friendly great place to visit.

Fantastic location for a pub. Food was lovely, service was fab! really different to usual 'pub grub'. Highly recommendable.

Amazing lication matched with fantastic food and friendly staff. Highly recommended

While walking the Thames Path, we popped into this amazing country pub. I can't recommend stopping off here highly enough!!! Carrie was the best host you could ask for. She even filled up our water bottles.

The ambience of the pub is fantastic, food is good service is good. It's a gem of a country pub, and it stands at the start of the river Thames, and you can launch canoes and boards from the gardens.

Stopped in for a quick flat white, really good coffee, really nice owners.

This pub was just closing when my wife and I arrived following the Thames Path, but the landlord still served us. Very cozy pub with a great atmosphere

Everything about this beautiful historic pub is absolutely awesome

Loved our visit, will be going again

Really good pub, one of the better one around this area for food. It's very tasty, and they're very welcoming

We stayed in The Shepherds Hut at The Red Lion for one night in March. The stay was incredible - everything was thought of, from hot water bottles and blankets to sit outside around the fire pit to amenities within the hut itself. We arrived at The Red Lion and couldn’t resist trying their freshly baked sausage rolls. Amazing! We then had dinner later that evening - again, incredible, and both agreed it was possibly the best meal we’ve ever had. The next morning we woke to the most delicious breakfast delivered in a hamper to our hut. Again, all freshly baked and prepared. Thank you so much to Mark and Carrie for the most relaxing, idyllic stay. We will be recommending The Sheperds Hut to everyone we know and we look forward to returning in the summer!

It was a wet, cold day when we called into the Red Lion for lunch, so we were very pleased to see a roaring log fire, and lovely comfy sofas to sit in. We were shown through to the dining room, and offered drinks and the menu. There was a good choice of freshly cooked food to choose from. My Lemon sole, with capers and butter sauce was absolutely delicious and my husband said his burger was very good too. We were pretty full by this time, but had just enough room left to try the almond flan and ice cream. The staff were very friendly and the service was good. I would highly recommend this cosy country pub.

Went to a wedding reception at the lovely Red Lion just recently and have to say it was fantastic. Great food (prawns, chipolatas, and suckling pig all exquisite), great cocktails (particularly the in-house specials), and a great vibe. What a night! Look forward to returning soon!

This was our first time to the Red Lion at Castle Eaton and it most certainly won't be our last. We went as a family group for Sunday lunch today, with two very young children and the young lady looking after us was extremely helpful, with nothing being too much trouble. The food was excellent and very tasty and we are looking forward to our next visit.

A very relaxed, laid back pub. Food was excellent, service very good, thoroughly enjoyed our Sunday lunch.

Absolutely adore this place. The best country/village pub for miles. It's a place that once you've been you can't help but to return even for a quick drink. We had Sunday dinner this time, cooked to perfection. Thank you all and see you all soon.

Food was not great but managed to fit us in last minute and great service.

Great, quick service, great staff and great food!

Nice quaint pub in a great location with great views. Excellent menu and quality and presentation of food was amazing.

We had a selection of tapas options - olives, pardon peppers, crispy squid, bread with tapenade, pan fried prawns, and excellent draft beer. There was a warming log fire and comfy sofas and chairs to relax in. In summer, the setting by the river is beautiful with covered and open outdoor seating spaces.

Amazing food and reasonably priced. Beautiful views over the Thames too.

We love the food and the decor in The Red Lion, it really has the bones of a good English Gastro Pub. Although the food is pricey you certainly get what you pay for in terms of quality and quantity! However the service we received on Saturday was shocking. We were left for 25 mins before our food order was taken, considering we had a toddler with us this was just not acceptable! This continued to be the theme for the entire lunch. Our plates were cleared but no offer of dessert menus and we had to ask for them. We were not checked on at any point during our meal, no offer of taking more drinks orders and had to ask a member of staff to take our dessert order and when I ordered a coffee with the desserts it was nowhere to be seen and I asked for it to be cancelled. I understand lunch times can be busy but by the time we had finished our mains there were only two other tables in the restaurant and although the two young staff were clearing down tables they were laughing and joking amongst each other and neglecting paying customers on multiple occasions. We have previously raved about The Red Lion and brought our friends here to celebrate a personal achievement and regrettably we left our lunch feeling rather sour at our experience.

Great atmosphere and professional staff

It's Very naughty adding 10% service charge though 🤔

The Red Lion pub in Castle Eaton is an absolute gem! The highlight of our visit was undoubtedly the feasting experience, featuring two incredible Tomahawk steaks accompanied by two T-Bone steaks. The steaks were cooked to perfection, offering a symphony of flavors that left our taste buds dancing. The ambiance was warm and inviting, making it a perfect setting for a family meal or gathering. The shared feast brought our loved ones together and created cherished memories and we will visit again VERY soon. The Red Lion is a must for anyone seeking top-tier culinary delights and a memorable dining experience we loved it….!

Good beer, limited menu but ok. Table was sticky from spilled drinks.

I would highly recommend booking as it gets really busy, but the food is amazing and the ambience by the river is delightful. Get yourself down there :)

Great pub by the river with live music

Our first visit to this pub it was fantastic food is amazing service is amazing as well definitely recommend this place definitely going back

Very pleasant to sit outside, lots of seats, lights, covered area. A next to the Thames.

We only came for a drink by the river on a hot sunny evening. Very enjoyable.

Very good food and service, but only a small choice of tap beers and gratuity is automatically added to your bill, no matter the table size.

Called in on the off chance and hadn't booked , we were told they were fully booked but would try and squeeze us in , really glad they did beer was great food was delicious, happily recommend them to anyone and we will be going back. Beer garden was undercover and huge . Dog friendly.

We went here on the 19th of August 2023, having heard rave reviews about the pub. Disappointing doesn’t cover how we felt on arrival and departure. The staff were rude and inattentive, we were seated and then left for 15 minutes before my husband went to ask if someone was coming to take our drinks order. When someone did arrive she was rude and it took a further 5-10 minutes to get our drinks. The pub was not that busy, finally after asking again someone took our food order, the pizzas and lamb burger were very nice but the vegetarian cauliflower shawarma was overpriced for two small heads of cauliflower and some rocket at £18 this was extortionate. My husband booked this as a birthday meal for me and we paid and left as soon as we had finished our meal. On complaining to the staff about the service, no one taking our order and then plates being collected whilst members of our party were still eating, plates collected from the end of the table so we had to pass them down (there was plenty of room for the staff to move around our table), we were told they were short staffed. Being short staffed is not an excuse for poor, lazy and rude service. I wouldn’t recommend this establishment to anyone. Overpriced, untidy, rude and inattentive.

Just a suggestion: when you need to turn walk-ins away because the kitchen can't cope, do this as and when people arrive. Don't refuse to take orders from the people you've already sold drinks and given menus to. First time in all my life I've experienced this. We'd have happily waited an hour or more. Situation could've been handled so much better. :(

A veary nice place to eat , with happy front of house teem. Some interesting menus to chose from. Throughly recommended 👌

Nice pub ..will go back to try the food out .. nice setting .. bit windy outside but can't be helped it's the UK

Waited 3_4 minutes to be acknowledged, quite narrow choice on menu but pudding was nice. Garden by the river was a lovely place to watch the sun set.

Lovely lunch, good service and very enjoyable food.

I cannot fault the food, the pizza and chips were lovely and I would happily visit the pub again... If the service improves. We waited 45 minutes for pizza and 30 minutes for a drink (which we asked for 3 times) I then waited 20 minutes for a hot drink to have with dessert, which never arrived and was still added to the bill. Now I don't mind tipping if the service warrants it, but a 12.5% gratuity was added on.... No thank you. All in all the food was nice, the views was nice and the pub was nice, but in this instance the service let it down.

Amazing place. Real fire in winter. Good food and veg from their own plot. Reasonable prices for ale from the settle. Tuned piano, petanque,canoe launch for small fee onto the River Thames. Great welcome for visitors. Car Park to the side. Close to Fairford.

Booked for sunday lunch over the phone and wasn't informed that they don't serve a roast anymore... staff are badly trained. food was nice but not what i was expecting based on previous visits. Won't be going again

Lovely pub with amazing views. Food was really great. Downside is that whilst there are a lot of staff, not that many seem to serve at the bar meaning you have to wait about 15 mins to get a drink. My recommendation to the owner would be to have more focus on people ordering at the bar, both for food and drinks and have less staff wandering around not doing anything in particular. This is the only thing that lets what could be a top class pub down, but unfortunately it's a rather large thing.

I like your pub. Lovely spot to have a drink and enjoy some great food. Really recommend

Was expecting a quiet little village pub but being bank holiday and it was buzzing , DJ playing real good music 10 out of 10 for making the effort.

Amazing meal, great atmosphere Mark is fantastic

Very nice food, amazing bloody mary :) situated in beautiful spot by the river.

Good welcome, great food, Riverside location. Love the huge sausage rolls!

Lovely pub, relaxed atmosphere, not eaten there yet but looking forward to it

⭕️ Yes, I recommend it! It’s that kind of place which is very, very, very old and I’m saying that because the construction of the building, because of the design (the tables, the chairs, the fireplace) and the smell which you will feel it inside of the restaurant, the terrace. The food was very tasty, very fresh and if I’m not wrong, they are using local ingredients. The waiting time to be seated and to get the food was a bit long, the stuff was very polite and smiling all the time.

The best food in and around swindon. Hats off to the chef. Been here so many times because it's so good!!

The first pub on the Thames. It looks unassuming as you drive up to it and turn into the car park. Looks are deceptive in this case. The pub has a large riverside garden that also houses its rentable Shepherds Hut and a large outside covered area. The dining room is an attached conservatory and is airy with more views over the river. Serves great food and beer. Just a great pub.

Very Very good the service and food was excellent

Always good food and dog friendly

Used to be our go to for food and roasts but every time we go the menu gets smaller and smaller. Went yesterday but ended up not eating as no cauliflower cheese and the beef roast is now £28!!

Nice atmosphere, great local beers on tap. Great freshly baked donuts and muffins available even if limited numbers available.

Probably the best roast dinner out. Best gravy. Lamb burger was also an excellent choice. Great service. Will definitely spread the word and be back

Eaten here twice. Food, service, location are all brilliant. Our new favourite pub.

A very friendly atmosphere and the food is excellent.

Great venue, food, well worth a visit

Nice place, cosy decor, varied menu, make sure you ask to be shown the specials board as it’s a bit hidden and staff won’t tell you about it, we only found out about after ordering and from over hearing other guests talk about it. Quality of the food was good, portion size decent although slightly disappointed that sea bass fillets (plural) was only one fillet. Prices for the dishes are reasonable though. The service team could be more helpful and attentive, showing guests to tables before being asked where the table is and just pointing around a corner, clearing tables of glasses and finished dishes is slow, and ensuring cutlery is replaced after clearing so guests are not sitting with food in front of them with no tools to eat with is a real pet peeve of mine. Would certainly try again though based on the what we had to eat, and hope this might just have been an off night service wise.

Amazing atmosphere, great staff polite and friendly!!! We had an amazing experience!!!

Looooovely food and and amazing atmosphere. Friendly staff. And whaaat a meal!! I really recommend.

Friendly staff and fantastic food, and delicious interesting cocktails we love the red lion!

Lovely cosy pub by the river Thames. Great quality food, scallops were perfect and the fresh pizza was good also.

Nice and cosy pub, first on the river Thames I believe. Good seating outdoors next to the river.

A stunning Cotswold pub in an idyllic location by the River Thames on the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border. I am a regular at the pub and todays lunch was so good that I felt I should talk about it here! Firstly a bowl of scallops and prawns with the perfect amount of chill and garlic to make your mouth water! To accompany this some mushroom croquettes to nibble on… amazing flavours and beautifully presented! Finally one of the best and most succulent burgers I’ve ever tasted! Full of flavour and perfectly cooked with cheese, fresh lettuce and tomato and the best thing is you get two of them in a toasted bun! This is accompanied by a generous portion of fries! The perfect meal to enjoy after a busy shift at work! Thanks to Mark and his incredible team for a superb lunch and a genuinely fantastic five star culinary experience!

We had the most amazing food at the Red Lion in Castle Eaton. This was our first visit after it was recommended to us and it did not disappoint. The decor and ambiance was perfect and we loved the roaring log fire at this Country pub. We had a range of tapas (bits and bobs) and can safely say that the crispy squid was just like we have when we go to the Canary Islands - just perfect and so tasty. The Garlic prawns and scallop dish was incredibly tasty too and the scallops were juicy and sweet. The owner chef has really gone out of his way to get top quality purchase and cook it to perfection. The staff were all friendly and attentive and we cannot wait to come back to this hidden gem.

Really disappointed. We have been visiting The Red Lion since it opened a few years ago and have always been so impressed by the setting, service and menu. We visited again at the weekend and I was so shocked by the lack of atmosphere, the service was basic to poor, no check back, 20 mins for our first drinks, no second drinks offered. The menu selection was very limited. We ordered pizzas and the child's pizza was sthe same size as the main menu yet the price difference is £6+ these were for teenagers so should have been offered a child's menu? We assumed they wouldn't have been big enough, maybe that's our mistake. The food was well cooked and that is the only thing that stopped us from walking out. There was a service charge added to the bill which I normally wouldn't have sniffed at but for the service given I don't believe the tip was required. All in all a disappointing experience and we likely won't visit again.

Super location, right on the Infant Thames. Food is great and lots of space inside and out. Dog friendly

Stopped just before 11 am at the pub , half way through a 5 hour walk , pub closed as expected , however we were invited in as walkers , supplied us with coffee , access to water to toilet facilities Great service , very thankful and what a lovely pub , superb garden and highly recommend

As ever, lovely food and a great atmosphere. My Dad's birthday. Caveats? Weekends are noisy and hectic, as you'd expect. But the staff work very hard to get you what you want regardless of the menu. We normally go on a Wednesday as we're all retired. Make that Thursdays so our Wednesdays are preserved. Yes, it's not cheap. But you pay for what you get. And you can sit by The Thames whilst you digest. We had 2 newbies today. South Africans. I think they wanted to buy it.

We ate here for a lunchtime get together, sat inside but looking out there was plenty of tables overlooking the river and under a huge outdoor area under cover, we had bread and olives to nibble while waiting for the mains, which arrived a bit early, one dish come out wrong but was soon rectified without to much fuss. I had pizza very tasty but could have been done a bit longer, we enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant. This pub is very dog friendly inside and out, many well behaved dogs inside while we were there, and yes we will be visiting again, only a few miles off the 419.

Excellent food - especially the vegan cauliflower dish - I'm not even vegan but it was one of the best dishes i have eaten!!

We stopped here randomly on a cycle ride, they were busy but we managed to get some snacks, the fries and sausage roll was really nice, and its a great place to go if the weather is nice as its sat right on the bank to the Thames. I was impressed so booked a table a few weeks later and went back, the food was tasty, and service was good.

Absolutely stunning location on the Thames. Not your normal pub menu with more exotic dishes not normally paired with the pub setting. Great diversity from burgers to lobsters. Clearly passionate team to boot.

Absolutely great place! Will be coming back here again and would recommend to others.

Awful experience, do not visit. Waited hours for food, only to find out they forgot my order. After over 1 and a half hours of waiting, we finally got our food, to discover my burger was burnt and the presentation was shocking. To top this off, the prices were through the roof!

Not cheap but amazing meals !!!

Popped in for a drink only, good looked good, nice surroundings.

Lovely looking place in a great location. Food was very nice, ( though they need to think carefully about descriptions of the dishes, as we were lucky finding an allergen in something we ordered that was definitely not listed and would have made one of our party ill ). However, the service was incredibly slow ( waited at least 40 mins for main courses after we had munched on olives and bread) and we had to keep getting up to ask for things ( like a knife and the bill). It was like waiting staff ( who were all v pleasant), forgot us or could no longer see us! Anyway, nice menu.

Had a lovely meal with family today. Tasty food good portions and great service. Great setting very picturesque with river.

A lovely place to go, even if it's only for a beer or two.. wonderful beer garden overlooking the river and open fields which are an ever-changing view.

Was expecting better tbh, a bit pricey, we sat in the outdoor back area which was pleasant but unspectacular. Service was nothing out of the ordinary, didn't get acknowledged at all when we first arrived at the bar as 3 members of staff were doing things but a nod night have been nice. Food was good but not incredible given the price. Better options in the locale.

Staff fantastic. Very attentive. Location amazing. The food was so well presented, looked and tested wonderful. I would Recommend the scallops and prawns.

Once again a lovely lunch - fantastic pizza straight from the oven and the best rosemary chips EVER ! Lovely staff - ( good to catch up with you too Conor couldn't wish for a better Bar Manager ) and a delightful setting. Thank you.

Absolutely one of the best atmospheres and welcoming establishment

A brilliant weekend at Airfest! With the £2.50 entry all going to Prospect Hospice; The Red Lion raised £2657.20 for very worthy causes! A brilliant few days!

Excellent food. Typically beautiful cotswold decor.

Stunning spot on the Thames. The evening sun shone and we ate and drank in the beautiful garden. A welcome relief after playing golf earlier in the day where we were soaked to the skin!

Amazing stone baked pizza and a big beer garden at the side of the river

Lovely surrounding and greaat food

Amazing food, great atmosphere, incredible venue...

Awful,don’t waste your money. Terrible food and terrible service. Ate there today, ordered a starter which after questioning where it was it came with our main. We ordered burgers which were inedible they tasted like the cheap version of a supermarket. Didn’t offer any sauces we had to ask. Didn’t come over and ask how the burgers were probably because they know how awful they are. After leaving the burgers when they collected plates didn’t ask how food was. My husband spilt some water didn’t even offer to mop up even though they saw it. I dropped my fork and didn’t offer to replace it. I never complain in a restaurant but asked for the starter to be removed because it came with main so didn’t get eaten. Was bread and olives where normally bread is warm but it wasn’t. Also asked for service charge to be removed as there was no service. Didn’t like to complain about food but could obviously see was bad as we left it. Didn’t even question when we asked for these things to be removed so must be used to getting complaints. Will never eat there again. Awful food, awful service, awful staff.