The Red Lion in Chiltern

Cycled past many times looked v nice so decided to pop in for a drink 2 weeks ago. Barmaid v chatty good feel about the place lighting perfect candles on nice background music. You could tell the lady working cared about the business! After this visit we decided to go back last night for a meal. So different no smile or hello when walked in 2 team working just didn’t look happy actually looked like they had fallen out. Sat at table one of them brought menu then we chose a bottle of wine which was nice and came quick. We then sat there 15 mins before getting up and asking if we ordered at the bar or were they coming over.one if them came over and took the order, food came around 30 mins later. The food was ok but pies could have been bigger with more filling. After finishing nobody came and asked if we would like a dessert in the end I had to get up and ask for the bill. We then left feeling v disappointed all round. Such a nice first visit what happened why such a let down. With prices high and pub in a small village out of the way it needs to be good every time not every other for it to survive in this tough environment. Not sure if will come back again 🤔

Lovely little pub. Stopped after a hike and the food was excellent, plus very friendly.

Always great food here and even though they were a person or two down they explained beforehand and worked their socks off. You really wouldn't have known. Excellent all round.

Excellent food. Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere

Popped in for lunch after a long dog walk. Had a lovely meal. Staff were as lovely and welcoming as ever. My dog was very happy with her sausage too.

We’ve eaten here regularly for many years having enjoy many lunches and dinners. Recently we had a disappointing experience with a shortage of roast dinners for which I left a mediocre review to reflect that experience. The pub contacted us regarding this and the customer service was excellent. So, we went back for Sunday dinner tonight and the meal, drinks and service were excellent as we’ve come to expect. We will be going back again.

Friendly and cheerful staff. Good selection of food and drinks on the menu. Excellent restaurant and bar eating area.

What a lovely place. We stopped here en route to an event and had delicious loaded fries a beer. And what a view out of the beautiful windows! Friendly staff, would recommend to all.

One of my favourite pubs! Lovely food, great beers (honestly, amazing selection). The staff is friendly and efficient. Cozy atmosphere. I always come back if I’m in the area!

Good food and beer plus great staff. Also very dog friendly which is a massive plus.

This was my first visit to the Red Lion. This lovely country pub had a nice feeling as we went in. My fish finger sandwich though was disappointing. The fish fingers overcooked and the bread crumbly so you could not pick it up. My friend had avocado and poached egg on bread that looked as if it had just been thrown together. No thought to presentation. I asked for extra tartar sauce that never arrived and asked 3 times before a water bowl for my dog arrived. It was a cold and wet day so would have been nice if the fires were burning. We meet regularly for lunch and this pub is about half way. After todays experience I think we will be looking elsewhere which is a shame.

Went 0n the 4th of October 2024 with 2 friends ,on entering the pub we were greeted with a friendly welcome .food was excellent steak cooked to perfection the other two dishes were superb .Service was great the staff very polite A1 service .i would highly recommend the pub and its food. my two friends were very impressed. Many thanks for a enjoyable meal and evening.

Lovely pub with outside space. Lucky Saint alcohol free lager on draft which is great. However the reason I have given them 3 stars is what I believe is poor value for money. I ordered avocado on sourdough with poached egg. What arrived was very tasty but one small piece of sourdough with what I guess was half and avocado and one small egg at £8 doesn’t seem like great value for money given the cost of raw ingredients and amount of preparation / cooking required. We had another lunch menu item which included two slices of sourdough, ham, and cheese done as a toastie was also £8 which seems more reasonably priced and was delicious.

Great food in a relaxed environment. If you want a good fish and chips or burger you won't be disappointed. I also love their fancy dish duck confit. Both merlot and pinot grigio wines were a great choice.

Lovley pub great food nice country atmos

Lovely village pub, superb friendly staff, great selection of beers and wines, and amazing food. What’s not to love

Lovely wee pub. A good choice of lagers/beers. Warm pork pancetta too!

Lovely village pub, superb friendly staff, great selection of beers and wines, and amazing food. Friday steak night was particularly impressive. What’s not to love

The Red Lion is a great village pub, serving mostly traditional pub grub, but also some more unusual meals - always delicious. Very dog friendly

The food was ok. However one member of staff spoke to me particularly rudely, following a misunderstanding upon our arrival. The landlady made no attempt to apologise for it. Flies all around the table and landing on food.

Had quite a long wait for food but a group of us , and dogs, sat outside

Waitresses friendly and hardworking. Don’t waste your money on eating here. Beautiful flowers. Poor hygiene lets this place down. Ridiculous amount of flies and no effort from management to deter them. In need of a refurbishment.

Glad to find this place after a lovely walk around the Chess Valley. Service was impeccable, relaxed atmosphere sat across the road in the shade. Waitress happily took our orders and we paid at the table, drinks and food were delivered very quickly. The enormous, heated, fly-covered pork crackling oven probably doesn't need to be directly on the service bar, it smells very strongly and the flies were quite off-putting on a hot day. No need to visit the bar however as the service was great outside!

Lovely lunch....outside. Recommend the Pork chop, eggs and chips. Delicious!!

Lovely traditional village pub! Went on a rainy day so sat in the dining area for some lunch. The fish and chips, and the Pie of the day were very good!! If your looking for good beer and local ales this is your place, so much selection! Bar staff and waitress were friendly and chatty. Would definitely recommend this pub!

A great pub in lovely country surroundings. They had indoor and outdoor seating. They came to our table to take our order, but also had an app. The staff are really friendly, it’s clean and roomy. For hiking, it was wonderful to have this pub on route. I would definitely recommend coming here.

Good place to stop if you're walking the Chess Valley. Good pub food. Friendly atmosphere in an old fashioned pub. Steam traction engine outside when we were there.

We live in Little Chalfont and this has become our local. It's a real, independent pub and everything about it shouts "personality" and "not part of a chain". Had a couple of pints yesterday on the lawn outside and the contact with everyone behind the bar was just great. We've also used it for family gatherings (with food) and those have worked well too. Give it a go. It's a great place.

Stopped off here after a walk. The barmaid was super bubbly and made us feel very welcome. Excellent food. We had 3 small dishes. The filthy fries are delicious!! 😋

A lovely pub with friendly and welcoming staff, you feel ‘at home’ as soon as you enter. Very enjoyable meal and particularly recommend the whitebait. Always well worth a visit. Good food at realistic price. Excellent

Great atmosphere, delicious and very accommodating. We'll definitely be back

Loved it here, is a lovely traditional pub with lovely staff, lovely food and drink, what more could you want, we will definitely return.

Cold welcome but anyway Service at our table was good. However… We came to have a post -final a-level lunch with our son. A light meal and one drink. When ordering beer for him we were asked to show ID. We obviously said he was 17 but as we were having a meal the UK law allows for him to have a beer with his parents. We were then told - “we have different rules here and he has to be 18 to have a drink on our premises.” This was obviously disappointing and a slightly bizarre rule to have on a quiet Friday lunchtime.

We specifically went to this pub for lunch on a Wednesday as it has a 2 for 1 pie offer. Great value and super service, we will be going back again.

Nice place to stop at after walking Chiltern paths. Dog friendly with outside seating.

Very pokey and very expensive drinks!!

Had a lovely lunch outside with my beautiful wife. Excellent service and superb food.

We've been here many times and always come away happy with the food we've eaten. We tend to visit on a non-rainy day and sit in the courtyard area. The service out here has been excellent every time.

Always great food. My favourite in the area. 5Star

Lovely looking pub and a real local pub vibe. Very simple food menu, but very good steak !! Decent beer choices too. I’ll be back

Lovely selection of beers in this independently owned pub. Didn't eat on this occasion but have in the past and enjoyed the meals.

Cosy pub. Very good staff and service. Traditional ales and selection of craft beers. Food is tasty, especially the pies. Outside area tidy with plenty of seating.

What a great pub! We booked an Easter family meal here which was so welcome after a soggier than planned walk round the Chess valley. The food quality was very high with some sensational starters and there were choices available for the vegan / gluten free amongst us. Nice touches like the thyme water and the seasonal leek and pea greens were appreciated as was the friendly welcome. Thank you. We will be back

Really excellent pub. Absolutely delicious food and brilliant staff. And great value! Definitely recommend.

Great country pub. Dog friendly, lots of drinks choices and great food in a lovely setting. Our favourite local pub.

A simply fantastic pub. Visited on a Friday night with some friends and we were delighted to have booked on a ‘Candle Light Night’ evening. The atmosphere was intimate and special. The staff were all very welcoming and friendly, and the food was absolute delicious. We had the steaks which were very generously portioned, and cooked to perfection. I recommend the Cote de Boeuf for two! The sticky toffee pudding for afters is a must, too. We will definitely be back when we’re next in the area. Just wishing it was our local now!

Excellent Sunday lunch in a very busy pub on Sunday 3 weeks ago. Friendly speedy service for food and drinks. Thank you for your hospitality every time we visit.

We had such a great experience at the pub! All the food was amazing, fresh and delicious, and we were very impressed there were plenty of vegan options. Atmosphere was great and the staff friendly and attentive. We will come again!

Very nice food and very warming place to eat made r nite special and mate it very nice for my daughter

Beautiful country pub. Amazing fresh lunch - lovely gnocchi. Nice beer. Highly recommended as a lunch break when trekking in the Chilterns.

First time at the Red Lion. Had a table in the snug for Sunday Lunch. Lovely interior. Service was friendly and prompt. The stuffed butternut was amazing. Roasts were generous although on both beef plates the beef was cold. (2pm sitting) Robbed this review of one star. Pleasantly surprised when the bill arrived. Will definitely come back and would recommend.

A charming pub.Literally one of the best burgers I've ever had. The staff were super welcoming, loved the atmosphere and had to have the sticky toffee pudding which was mouth watering! Definitely we'll be going back! Also a bonus a great playlist! Thank you!

Second time back, food was good. Staff were friendly, however I watched the barman sneeze into his hand and didn't wash it. If I told my wife that she wouldn't have eaten there

A real gem of a pub, traditional village pub with the friendliest landlady & team of bar staff. Best pub in area in such a beautiful village. Great range of ales, regularly updated. Recommend their G and T, beautifully served with stunning ice, each one a work of art - 2:1 on Fri evenings too. Menu ranges from high quality pub food to more refined gastro choices with vegetarian options. But you can’t beat their burgers! Totally dog friendly not just dog tolerant - dog treats, water bowls. Staff always ready to greet our dog. Nothing is too much trouble, recommend a visit.

Have come to this pub a few times and each time the food and service has been brilliant. Lovely setting - would recommend!

16 of us had dinner last night, food was great, service spot on and great selection of beers - thank you. My advice would be to ignore Edna1234's (or Chris as we know them as locally!!) review above, he/she/they have a habit of leaving unjustified, negative and vindictive reviews of small local pubs and restaurants (see their historic reviews), disappointing in such a small community at a time when small businesses, especially in a rural setting, need as much support as possible. Well done team Red Lion - keep up the good work!

Lovely pub - food was fantastic, service was great, dog- and child-friendly. I arrived straight from the airport with an enormous heavy suitcase in tow and they very kindly stored it upstairs for me while we ate. Will come back here for sure.

Got to be the rudest pub in bucks landlady feels it’s a better idea to light candles than serve people meeting 9 people before going for a Indian ,left went to the Bedford arms Chenies where we were welcomed and served immediately, I’m telling you this as a local if you want service don’t bother going near the place , walk the extra 200 metres and get the service in this day and age you deserve Dan the owner should take note and do something about the Rude attitude of this place

Staff could have been more friendly. We visited 26/12/23.

Charming outdoor space. Pity it won't be permanent. Good varied menu with great food. Can't wait to return. Indoor dining is open and this is like a lovely rabbit warren with lots of cosy separate areas. Dog friendly too. Very impressed.

Had lovely meal on new year's day. Great little pub, service was excellent and food was a good mix of pub classics and more unusual options. Unfortunately one of the meals was not to our liking but the waiter immediately apologised and offered to replace it with something else on the menu. Ultimately, they took it off the bill - these things happen and you can't say fairer than that! Dropped one star for atmosphere just because there was a yappy dog next to us which was pretty annoying but that's hardly the pub management's fault. Also, it is a country pub after all.... Will definitely go back!

Nice vibe, food and above all great attentive service from (presumed!) landlady

Perfect lunch in a big family group. The pub staples were all spot on and service excellent. Cracking pub!

Great atmosphere, drinks and food

Lovely pub. Traditional and lovely menu. My friend loved her burger. Fries were great. Service was caring and not hurried.

Nice pub with good food, helpful and charming service in a lovely location

Consistently great food and a perfect pub to bookend beautiful walks

What a treat to return here after many years. Lovely relaxed/welcoming atmosphere (candles etc), very friendly staff & delicious food - friend had the yummy pie & I had steak. They also accommodated specific requests. Will definitely return - maybe to quiz night.

Disappointing Sunday lunch. Our table was for 2pm and we arrived on time only to be told that they were out of the vegetarian nut roast! A shame because the pub was lovey and the rest of the food was good.

A great experience. Never been here before but thought we would give Sunday lunch a try. The best pub experience we have had locally in a long while. Warm welcome, good beer, great value food of a high quality. Portions large. Service prompt and with a smile and everything obviously felt cooked to order. Very popular so book ahead. Even took the dog who loved it too! Highly recommended.

Nice food,friendly service & board games.

Lovely pub, lots of character, nice seating to differentiate between pub and more dining style. Friendly service and my biggest A* for being Dog friendly. I ordered the chicken wings with blue cheese sauce, pork croquettes which were stunning and the Ribs with Mash instead of fries. I can concur that the mash was *actually* made from potatoes and not a powder form like most pubs these days do - so THANK YOU chefs for going out of your way to do this. Brilliant ribs lovely flavours and in all honesty that plum coleslaw could be easily served as a main dish alongside some protein! Really lovely. Sausage and mash brilliant also! Cannot fault. Thanks

Classic beautiful pub with outdoor seating, serving lovely food and a good beer selection.

Staff were friendly. Two of us ordered sea trout. One of the sea trout dishes came with a whole piece of fish. The second one came with the fish cut into small pieces because they were the tails of lots of left over fillets it looked disgusting and so I sent it back and ordered something else. I was very disappointed. I was not charged for my main course but no apology from the chef. I had cheese cake for dessert which was also very poor and a small portion. Definitely will not be going there again.

Great local, good food and fair value, beer kept really well

An absolutely perfect pub. Stopped off with the dog in the middle of a big, muddy walk around the surrounding countryside for lunch and a refreshing beverage and was treated to one of the best pies I've possibly ever had in a perfectly relaxing, charming setting. With the fireplace going and the nice staff chatting I could have stayed for the whole afternoon into the evening. Will definitely make a point of going back on the next walk.

Good pub to refuel on a walk in the Chilterns.

Lovely lunch. Friendly staff. Comfortable and relaxed with good food.

The restaurant had excellent food and a friendly staff, but the experience was ruined by the rude and unwelcoming landlady.

Really disapointed as it looked great from the outside. Blackpudding scotch egg as a starter that was just plain bland and very little black pudding in it. Squid starter that was served with a very strange chilli oil that really didn't work well at all. Some garlic mayo or similar would have been fine. Mains of roast Beef and a Pork belly were really disappointing, over cooked veg and soft bland unseasoned roast potatoes were made worse by the thin watery gravy. Totally underwhelming for the price, only redeeming thing was the positive and friendly staff, shame the food didn't match.

It was a lovely crisp day and the pub came recommended. A cosy Sunday lunch was what we needed so we chose the Red Lion. Members of staff were great, but the Sunday lunch was disappointing. The beef (£20) was very thin and the gravy really watery. The veg looked a bit like it was the last of the day (it was a 2:15pm booking). I’m getting a bit tired of eating out and not getting “value”. How hard can it be to nail a roast and make me think I’d be happy to pay £25? Thick gravy/jus, hot veg, and crispy, large roasties. Hmmmm. Instead, I think it was only worth £15. One of us had the burger which seemed good. The desserts were okay. Cheesecake a bit small. Unlikely to return.

Brilliant pub lunch during to keep us going on our Chilterns walk. The service was so friendly and quick even though it was a really busy day. Fish and chips and burger were really delicious, definitely cooked by professionals. Can’t recommend enough!

Great pub for food and drinks! Good variety of beers and wines as well and nice quality food options for all dietary requirements. We had a particularly friendly waitress.

I had the crispy squid and greens, I really loved the charred spring onions and sauce with the squid! The service was impeccable, Amy and Craig were so friendly and warm, really feels like a home from home! Thank you 😌

Nicole and Julia - the friendly bar staff - are good company, the setting (inside and out) is fabulous, the beer is fresh and varied, and the menu is well-curated with something tasty for everyone. Great stuff.

Food was quite good with a reasonable variety of dishes……the atmosphere was quite jolly with the staff interacting well with guests….. there are limited areas around the small bar but it seemed quite busy

Really nice pub with very nice foods too. Good selection of beers and cider. If you're on a walk in the area this is a great place to stop halfway through. Highly recommended.

Relaxing place to chill out, have some grub & a bevvy

The ambience both inside and out is quaint; food fab; and service great! This is my second visit on a Sunday for the roast and was not disappointed!

Just left what would of been a wonderful evening apart from Kerry who really shouldn’t be in the job as she finds it difficult to be civil with people. Couldn’t fault the general staff however the manager shouldn’t be in the job. Clearly needs more training.

Very enjoyable visit. We will definitely return!

My partner and I went for a bike ride and found this pub to have a light lunch. Lovely pub and beautiful flowers. Food was delicious, we had 5 small plates between us and each one of them was tasty. We will definitely be back to try more of the menu.

Nice setting. Torn between 2 & 3 stars. We asked for shandy (usually lager and lemonade) but they served us what I guess was lager + carbonated water? Healthier I guess but wasn't a fan of the taste. Also got the roast dinner with chicken, the meal tasted good, but the middle of the chicken was undercooked and blood oozed out when pressed with a fork. They did take one of the 'shandies' off the bill due to that.

I came with three friends. We all enjoyed our food . A simpler sandwich menu might have been good . Staff were really friendly and welcoming - lovely atmosphere.

A very friendly pub with great a atmosphere and surroundings. One could want very little else.

Only stopped for a drink on this visit but will definitely be back for food. The pub's interior looked beautiful, very cosy. Service was friendly and efficient, and the grapefruit radler beer was absolutely delicious!

Excellent service, a very nice location and the food was delicious Friendly for dogs and ramblers like me

Great local pub- friendly service and lovely food

Perfect place for a pit stop. Top notch beer. Mother loved her fish and chip's (it did look good) i really enjoyed the burger and the dog woofed down her biscuits 😆 Friendly willing staff that go that extra mile. All reasonable priced. I've been twice now and recommend

Nice and cosy place the food just delicious. We had a long walk at the beautiful countryside and had simple and delicious burgers, the kids and the parentes loved it.