The Red Lion in Bedford

I came in here on Wednesday evening and the desserts were spectacular. We were served by two lovely ladies called Leah and Steph, both were so friendly and welcoming, despite us not having a booking. The environment was so lovely, both staff and other customers, overall an amazing place for both food and company. Steph made an extra effort to make sure we had everything we needed, and was super smiley☺️

Organised my 50th birthday party with Vicci. Had staff member Tasha come in to help decorate room. She was amazing. Left her to finish and she did exactly what I asked. It looked beautiful. The chef cooked 24 meals which all came out at sane time. No errors. Hot tasty food. Amazing service from all staff. Vicki helped to organise everything. If you want a large party with food, good service and an amazing atmosphere this is the place to be. Picked the karaoke night (once a month) and this was run by Jay. He was excellent too. Zero complaints. Perfect pub to host big group. Can't thank the staff enough!

Had a meeting here last week and was greeted and served by the lovely Maddy. Lovely environment, and great steak! Will be returning.

Madeline is amazing host! Always good coming here! I come always on my own and always feel welcome! Nice environment during the day time!

Had a wonderful meal yesterday and want to thank all the staff who went above and beyond to help with moving a chair out the way for my mum and helping us to put the pushchair so no one would trip and all the food was amazing and came about 10 mins after we ordered

Always so accommodating even with a bunch of children, always manage to find us a good table. Outside area in summer is great! Food is actually very nice. Service by lovely Maddie is great!

Always great service when i visit. No matter the time of day. Great food & great prices

Great staff they are always welcoming, friendly and helpful when ever I visit. Great atmosphere, good quality food and even better beer!!!

Lovely food and great service very friendly

Great experience, I would definitely recommend it

Highly recommend, been coming here with family and children for the last 6 years. Always lovely welcoming staff members who go above and beyond, nothing is ever too much to ask. Food is tasty and any adjustments you need are catered for. We’ve had large family gatherings, family dinners, birthdays, and drinks. Pool table in the bar area, toy machines for the children and large garden with tables, huts and umbrellas for the summer. TVs in the bar and restaurant area for sports events, restaurant space away from tvs also. Christmas dinners and karaoke nights. Lovely family friendly atmosphere. They also have a large carpark! Can not fault them at all. Regular discounts emailed through sizzling pubs too which is a bonus! Thank you

Came in for a quiet dinner and was amazed! Charlotte behind the bar was very friendly and made me feel so welcomed, food was great, Defo will be returning !

Such a lovely pub with a good atmosphere!! Madeline was our server and was very professional and polite. Will definitely come again.

Awesome pub, lovely management and bar staff. Charlotte in particular is a great laugh and very efficient . Looking forward to summer in the garden with a cold pint!

Brilliant staff and amazing customer service always 10/10 when coming too the office

Took my mum and dad for a meal at the red lion. Very impressed, food was well cooked and the service was really good. Waitresses couldn't have been more helpful. 10/10 from me. Will definitely be returning.

Great food, exactly what we ordered i.e leaving items off. Great customer experience from ashleigh (titch lol) very attentive. Bar staff Charlotte and Leah great as always. Great to see Charlotte with a smile 😃

I am shocked to experience the food, absolutely horrrified and was sick in the car park. Staff rude and dinner not cooked Please avoid this place

My cousin and I love this place!

Always enjoyed the food staff always friendly one of my favourite places to eat.

Stopped by to grab some food on our way home from a trip up north, beautiful food, great customer service, friendly atmosphere, very reasonably priced. Thank you!

Great food and very reasonably priced. Staff are happy and friendly. The service at the bar was fast and they were more than happy to put the football match on that i requested. Our server was incredibly attentive and made me and my family feel very welcome!

The staff were all great. Very helpful. Aware of us. Kind. Cheerful. Big menu. Food arrived promptly. Well cooked. Reasonably priced

First time in the Red lion for a few years , excellent food and the service impeccable. Lovely atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Definitely will be returning

Superb drinks selection and such a welcoming on arrival. Food selection is great and our group were made to feel at home from walking in. Service was excellent. Will be back again!

Disgraceful got ripped off. Food was awful burnt

Recently came here for a nice lunch whilst visiting the area. Amazing service, food and the atmosphere was infectious! Very friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

Maddie our server was lovely and made our stay comfortable and pleasant. The food was also delicious. Will definitely be coming again.

Had breakfast Saturday morning fantastic service from the assistant manager impeccable manners and service food fantastic highly recommend. Thank you for a fantastic first visit to Stephanie in our team

Very nice food, good service, very nice experience. Reasonable value for money, plenty of parking even when busy. Exactly what you would hope to receive for a pub meal. No problems at all. Well done.

We came in yesterday for lunch and were really impressed. We've been visiting the Red Lion for over 20 years and have seen many different owners, but the last few visits since the new owners have truly stood out. The staff were so friendly, and we were warmly welcomed by a lovely lady called Steph, who quickly got us seated. The menu was varied, and everyone's meals arrived quickly and we're piping hot. All the food was delicious but the chicken burgers were especially tasty. Compliments to the chef!! The waiter (Gareth) and waitress were fantastic, nothing was too much trouble. We highly recommend and will be back soon!

Excellent staff, good value for money

I took my 14 year old Grandson for a meal last evening. He had a rump steak and said it was excellent!What can be better than that! I had beef lasagne which was also excellent! The staff were friendly and helpful. It was a real treat and we shall be back real soon

Been to the red lion many times, service and food is always great. Prices are reasonable and portion sizes are good. Staff are friendly and helpful. Plenty of outdoor sitting, but could do with a bit of a revamp, but not a major issue.

Very tasty steak, friendly and efficient service.

Great couple running a great pub with great value options. Just all round great 👍

Lovely,family orientated pub..Good food..good atmosphere

Comida encantadora a un gran precio, personal amable y un ambiente limpio agradable. Recomiendo encarecidamente. Definitivamente vale la pena una visita. Bono extra que admite perros al comer en el bar.

Had my daughters 40th Birthday meal here. Staff were lovely

Nice pub. Good food and service at a very generous price. There is a pool table there too! Would highly recommend this place, perfect for families and dogs are welcome too. All in all, Lovely stuff! 😊

Had a good breakfast. Great price.

Now serving breakfast in the morning at the weekend!

Excellent lunchtime visit. Hope to repeat soon. Steak a pleasant change for us.

good value 2 mains for £12 50 can't go wrong

Recently changed hands. The food was great. None of this reheating in microwave. The staff were friendly and the service was good. Well done red lion crew.

¿Por dónde empiezo? Fantástico servicio, llamé una hora antes aunque tenía una reserva ya que quería saber si eran dog friendly. SI Entró por la puerta, “¿Mark?” ¡Qué servicio es ese! El lunes por la noche estaba bastante ocupado. Pedimos 2 filetes Rump de 8 oz, cocinados a la perfección, incluyendo una salsa de £ 12 cada uno! Tengo que ser honesto, más bien filete. Envié un mensaje al Chef, ¡probablemente los mejores filetes que he probado! Malbec grande £ 6 libras algo. REALMENTE INCREÍBLE Como también decir que jugué un par de juegos de billar con Daniel, en silla de ruedas. Solo iba a ser un partido, terminó al mejor de 3. ¡Alegre mi noche! Nos alojamos en el Holiday Inn Express, a menos de 2 millas de distancia. Vale la pena conducir... Este es un gran pub, que admite perros, personal amable y un CHEF IMPRESIONANTE!

Una vez más, Vicky y su marido lo han hecho de nuevo! ¡Lo han destrozado literalmente! Fue precioso. Era como una flor en flor, pero las malas hierbas habían sido arrancadas de ella. ¡Estaba delicioso! Recomiendo este lugar cien por ciento. Ve a probarlo. ¡No lo dudes, solo vete! Vicky te recibirá con todas las expectativas. Adelante, porque te lo estás perdiendo si no lo haces".

We had Xmas dinner. Highly recommend, great value for money, food was really good, staff polite, great Xmas atmosphere

Always our family' go-to place for Boxing Day!! The food's great and it's always nice inside!! Service is pretty good as well - polite waiters and not too long of a waiting time. Overall, pretty good :)

Absolutely lovely warm and inviting pub Food is amazing I am so impressed I visit twice a week with my family

We had great service from the moment we walked in. Staff were welcoming and helpful. Generous portions of food all well cooked. Atmosphere was perfect for our family celebration. We will definitely return.

Friendly staff great food nice atmosphere

Great food, good service, highly recommend

We have had excellent meals the last 3 or 4 times and this week went with 4 friends. Meals were all good and excellent value for money. Waiting staff all very friendly.

Este es un lugar maravilloso para comer, la comida era abundante y delicioso y muy muy razonable. Es un lugar muy limpio y funcional y el personal va más allá. Puedo recomendarlo encarecidamente para todas las ocasiones, pero no tienes que creer mi palabra, ve e inténtalo por ti mismo, no te decepcionará.

Great value, nice staff even when very busy

We have just had our work Christmas outing for a group of 11 of us. Vicky was extremely accommodating when we requested specific tables and couldn’t do more to help us. The service at the bar and the waitress was excellent. The food was fresh and delicious! The improvement since Vicky and her husband took over The Red Lion is incredible! I recommend those that have had a bad experience to return and try it again with the new owners. Keep up the good work 🙂🙂

We came here as a large group of 18 for an 18th birthday meal. We could not have been looked after better! They easily and without fuss catered for a member of our party in a wheelchair and all food was served hot and really fast! There was an unexpected treat when some carol singers arrived and we all had great fun joining in with the carols and they even sang a rousing ‘happy birthday’ to our son ! I think the lady who looked after us was called Vicky, she and the young lad who’s name I didn’t get were amazing and a real credit to the team, they were even happy to remove a rather bright lightbulb that was quite low over the table. Was a brilliant and fun evening, so much so we returned the next day for a quick drink! Well done to all and massive thank you for all your hard work!

Very nice food.Went today.would like to recommend for all.

Hi The only reason we didnt score 5 is because the tables were a little too close to each other for easy access. Your restaurant is our go to place for evening meals out around Bedford.

Welcoming and friendly pub food is good value 👍

I went with a group of friends for dinner while on a break from a Conference, first time eating here, the staff was very friendly and helpful, nice environment, reasonably priced, good food and great company

The food was lovely but didnt like the chips they tasted. Like they have been warmed up my friend didnt like the steak too chewy

Great service from Tyler all evening dealing with a large table of 13 of us all having a three course meals. Quick and swift with service, made sure to clean the tables promptly in between courses so that we had room, as 13 people meant a lot of dishes here there and everywhere! Was very friendly and helpful to us all throughout the whole experience.

Back to it's best with the new management. Will be going back regularly again now.

This pub is fantastic you need to go and try it going a very nice staff a good team to draw the business good food what more can you ask for going check it out you won't be sorry

Lovely pub and such lovely staff with a great manager! Highly recommend!

Nice place. Good food, perfect service. Very friendly

Weeknight about 7pm, was quiet which is what I wanted that evening. Service was good. Staff was friendly and very helpful. The food was good and arrived at the table in good time.

Stopped dining at Red Lion because food was bad on 4 out of 4 occasions. But returned because had been told food had improved. Went on 16/10/24 and food was greatly improved would go again and recommend.

We used to go red lion and it was bad but now has completely turned around lovely atmosphere we got to meet new owners amazing people with wonderful personalities so happy red lion is back and thriving!

My local. Love it. Cheap & cheerful

Chilled atmosphere servers were very friendly food was good. Drinks prices are reasonable

Varied menu,quick service and great tasting food

We had such a great time at ‘The Red Lion’! We were a group of 10, and from the moment we arrived, we felt so welcomed. The staff was super friendly and really made sure we were all taken care of, even with such a big group. The food was really good—everyone loved their meal, and the portions were perfect. It’s not always easy to find a place that handles bigger groups so well, but they nailed it. We’ll definitely be coming back!

Came Monday night after seeing the roaring fire on Facebook! The pub feels like a completely different place and what’s even better is they had so many ales to choose from which I don’t remember red lion ever doing clearly whatever’s happened needs to carry on thank you guys for a lovely evening WE WILL BACK!

Turned up today and had a lovely well priced meal, thank you to the staff for recommending the old faithful. Sask and Charlotte were really helpful tonight. Vicky and Nick have already made a huge change so far.

We came here yesterday for a spot of lunch and came across a little gem with Lovely food and great service, I would highly recommend

Very disappointing meal today should have sent it back came too quick and should have been sizzling as on skillet

New managers are very friendly and have really turned the place around!

Came for lunch recently and the pub has really turned around, lovely to see the new managers brining it back to life!

Service and food was excellent will be going back

Food is very good .Portion size is excellent. Nice old fashion pub.

After a rocky start with the new management it seems to be settling down, had a very positive experience, food was great and it was good to see the place filling up again.A much better atmosphere too..

We have always been going to this pub for years. Always a good experience. Recently though we've been three Saturdays in a row because we enjoy it so much. Manager and waitresses helpful and cheerful. We always have nice meals and good wine. Never very busy later on in the evening which is nice to be able to sit and chat. Thoroughly recommend

This is my local but had stopped going due to slow service, over priced and below average food but decided to give it another go as I’d heard that it was under new management but I’m sad to say that nothing has changed, our starters were given to the wrong table (who said nothing and started eating them) and had to wait ages for a replacement, once finished we faced another long wait for our mains which when delivered the presentation was awful, the burgers were burnt and the sirloin steak was really fatty and chewy. We paid £68 for this when we could have got better quality and value food elsewhere which we’ll do next time. Years ago this used to be a great place to eat and always used to be busy but very rarely is now which says it all.

Such a lovely pub, tasha was incredibly welcoming and gave wonderful service. Big thanks to both her and Adam for singing happy birthday for my nan

Fantastic staff reasonably priced service with a smile

I went recently for a birthday lunch treat on 10th September. (I have not been to The Red Lion in over 10 years, my last memory being that the food was very good and great value for money). However, on this occasion I was disappointed with the food. I had the fish and chips with mushy peas. The fish and chips tasted as though it was a cheap brand from Iceland, the peas were ok. The whole meal was not served piping hot. The lady serving the food was very polite, helpful and is the only reason why I have given an over all score of 3 stars. So well done to her 👏🏽

Really good atmosphere and excellent service!

Excellent value served on hot plates by pleasant hard working staff.

Food was okay, staff pleasant, pub was tired and unclean. Lovely hanging baskets outside just a shame the windows are all rotten and the pub from the front gives the impression it’s closed

Please remove Christmas decorations....You know, today is the last day of Summer, not mid November? I was visiting for the first time. Drinks were nice,but the food was average. I had a mixed grill, fries were just warm, chicken was dry, rum steak very chewy, sausage was ok, gammon was the best meat on the plate. Friends said the food used to be much better. Something to think about.

Pop in one evening with my wife, brilliant food and outstanding service from all. Highly recommend

Fantastic service, really friendly team. Recommend the mixed grill, it was fantastic, good portion size and extremely tasty, will definitely be coming back again

Good grub, good company and lovely atmosphere. Lovely staff and lovely food could not ask for better! Would highly recommend!

Me and my partner went for dinner at the Red Lion last weekend and had an AMAZING meal! The food was delicious; really hot and tasty. Such an improvement from a few months ago. The manager was friendly and accommodating and we had a lovely waitress. Cannot recommend this restaurant enough- thank you for a lovely meal! We'll be back x

Came in for food and drinks with some friends. The staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble, the food was also so good! It really made the evening and can’t wait to visit again.

Great food. Great price. Great service

Came in to pub for a drink and we ended up having some food, lovely little pub, dog friendly and really friendly atmosphere food was great so we let the manager know who said we had some new chefs and that they were doing really well, so wanted to review to say keep up the good work it’s clearly working and we’re be back for drinks and food again very soon