The Red Lion in Broadland

What a gem of a place! The Red Lion never disappoints, but our recent visit was especially memorable thanks to Holly. She was absolutely brilliant—friendly, efficient, and always one step ahead. You can tell she genuinely enjoys her job, and her positive energy made the whole evening feel special. The live music was the icing on the cake—such talented musicians and a great mix of songs that had the whole pub buzzing. It created a lively, welcoming vibe without being overwhelming. Great drinks, great service, and great tunes—what more could you ask for? Huge thanks to Holly and the team for making it such a fun night!

I had an incredible experience at The Red Lion, and what truly made it stand out was the exceptional staff. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with genuine smiles and a warm welcome. Every team member we encountered was friendly, attentive, and went out of their way to make us feel comfortable. Our server was knowledgeable and gave great recommendations without being pushy. The bartenders were quick, skilled, and personable, and the management clearly cares about creating a positive, professional atmosphere. You can tell the staff works well together and truly enjoys what they do.

We had the best night at The Red Lion! From the second we arrived, Holly made us feel like VIPs. She was warm, attentive, and full of energy—nothing was too much trouble. You could tell she genuinely cared that everyone was having a great time, and her positive attitude set the tone for the entire evening. The live music was absolutely brilliant—great selection, talented performers, and just the right volume so you could still chat at your table. It added such a fun, vibrant atmosphere to the night. Between Holly’s top-tier service and the fantastic entertainment, we didn’t want to leave. Can’t recommend The Red Lion enough—already planning our next visit!

I was seriously impressed with the cocktails at The Red Lion—easily some of the best I’ve had in a pub setting. Each drink was beautifully presented, perfectly balanced, and made with care. Whether you're into the classics or something a bit more creative, the menu has something for everyone. Holly made a great espresso martini.

Just had the Sunday roast at The Red Lion and it was absolutely incredible. Perfectly cooked meat, fluffy roast potatoes, rich gravy, and the Yorkshire puddings were next-level—crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. You can tell everything is homemade with care. The portions were generous, and the veg was fresh and full of flavour. It’s the kind of meal that makes you want to cancel all plans and settle in for the afternoon. Add to that the cosy pub atmosphere and the friendly, attentive staff (special thanks to the team who made sure we had everything we needed), and it made for the perfect Sunday. We’ll definitely be back—best roast we’ve had in ages!

Loving the new menu, great food. The salmon is a dish that you must try!

The bar at The Red Lion is hands-down one of the best around. The selection of drinks is impressive—great local ales, perfectly poured pints, and a well-stocked back bar with something for everyone. The atmosphere is lively but welcoming, and the bartenders truly make the experience. Big shoutout to the bar team for being fast, friendly, and genuinely fun to chat with. They really know their stuff and keep the service smooth even when it’s busy. You can tell there’s pride in what they do, and it shows in every drink they serve. Whether you're popping in for a quiet pint or staying for the night, the bar alone is reason enough to visit The Red Lion.

Love this pub. Great staff and great food

Really friendly staff, lots of lovely choices for food and drink. Will be back again soon :)

Great local! Fabulous food and fantastic service!!

Amazing, cosy atmosphere with such friendly staff!! Dog friendly as well!!! Well recommended!!

Lovely place to eat as well as drink, really hospitable staff. Would recommend for any occasion.

We had a lovely meal last Sunday. We all had the roast dinner which was amazing. The portion size was great and the food was delicious. The desserts were perfect. The staff were great and best of all we could take our little dog with us into the bar area to eat. Thank you, we will be back again very soon.

Cosy place to visit in Drayton. We didn't eat, but the menu is tempting, and food looks good. From what we did, see people purchasing/eating.

Great pub, great service will be back again!

Cozy local pub !!! Lovely staff great food

Love this pub. Service is fabulous and always a lovely glass of wine

Lovely pub, great food and service. Would recommend

Lots of young staff chatting together, looking the same. Small carpark for size of pub. Food tasty, not to long to wait even when it was busy. lovely big garden, toilets need a good clean especially cubicle walls!

Our favorite pub! Perfect pub, that caters for all. This is our local, and how lucky we are to have it! Stu and his team are always super welcoming and friendly every time! Katsu Chicken is 100% my go 🍺🍷

Great time, was looked after by Stu and had a great experience. Thank you red lion

Had a lovely katsu curry and a couple of pints of moretti with my partner she had a glass of Marlborough savion blanc new Zealandwineand a katsu curry. We had great service from the staff there and nice food will be back again soon

Always have a great experience at the red lion. Great venue, amazing food, always a good night there for any occasion. The new General manager Stu cannot do enough for you! Will always be the best local pub in town!

Been my local for a long time, and will continue to be. great new menu and manager!

Stuart served us today and was a delight. Answered all our questions regarding the menu and served us with a smile. Also two for one on madri so all happy.

Came for lunch with my family, the service was amazing and everyone enjoyed their meal

Went for a meal with some family and it was brilliant! Amazing service and wonderful food and drink at a good price! Would definitely recommend!

Love the new menu and management

Front of house service was amazing. Thanks to the management for looking after us 🌟

Great new menu and always an outstanding service.

We’ve visited many times! Great place to eat, wide choice of food which is all delicious. Service is always brilliant. No complaints at all!

New Menu for Spring 25 is great! Staff always very friendly

I've visited the red lion a few times and always very happy with everything. My sister and I enjoyed the most amazing Sunday lunch with a glass of wine and it was the best Sunday lunch so far for us and will definitely be returning soon. Staff very friendly and helpful a relaxed atmosphere food and wine absolutely wonderful and a very price compared to some other places.

Enjoyed the beer garden in the sun, had some beers and shaken cocktails recommended by Will, house lemonade was amazing too, excellent service and lovely local. Would recommend and will be coming back

Visited for some drinks and food with friends. Can’t fault it! Was served by the lovely Amy, who was so amazing, and very hospitable making sure everything was okay, and amazing with my friends allergy! Thank you Amy and everyone at the Red lion, me and my friends will definitely be visiting again.

I had a lovely evening here! Beautiful food and drinks with incredible staff. (In particular, Amy was amazing)

My experience at this Greene King was unreal. My server Will was so friendly, efficient and lovely to talk to. The drinks and food were really good for the price, overall it was a great night and would definitely go again!!

Our lovely waitress Holly was very accommodating, efficient and pleasant to chat to! Would come back again just for her!

Lovely local pub, friendly staff and good selection of drinks. Katsu Curry is a classic

Great pub brilliant staff, friendly atmosphere

Absolutely love this place, the food is great, the staff are amazing and the atmosphere is perfect - a real focal point for the community with a wonderful, friendly and buzzing environment - seldom found and a real testament to the community feel needed from ‘your local’ Perfect

From the moment I arrived, The Red Lion felt like something special. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming, with just the right touch of elegance. The food was absolutely exquisite—every dish full of flavour, beautifully presented, and clearly made with care and expertise. The drinks menu was just as impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the selection of wines and cocktails, each one thoughtfully crafted and perfectly balanced. What really made the experience unforgettable, though, was the service. Every member of staff was kind and attentive, but Holly stood out in particular. She was especially warm, incredibly helpful and genuine, making us feel completely looked after from start to finish. It’s rare to find a place that gets everything right, but The Red Lion truly did. I can’t wait to return.

always has great food, love getting served by holly always has a smile on her face, great waitress

Had a great experience at the red lion on Saturday, all the food was brought out fast and the service by jasmine was top notch, will definitely be returning soon!

Great meal at the Red lion Super service Danny our waiter was polite and very helpful.

The red lion is a lovely place to visit on a Sunday! Their Sunday roasts are to die for! 10/10! Our waiter Danny was amazing! Definitely coming back!

Did not know how to cook a rare steak,had two chances, had to wait an hour for that,when they served carvery, you were lucky to get a table, unless you booked, very disappointed.

Had a lovely afternoon tea at The Red Lion in Drayton. The sandwiches were fresh, the scones were warm and fluffy, and the cakes were delicious. A great selection of teas to choose from, all served in a cosy setting. Holly was friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. A perfect afternoon treat!

Really had a great meal here - good service and great atmosphere! Holly in particular kept up well supplied with wine and kindly let us know about quiz so we will be back!

Lovely food and drink. Holly did an amazing job serving us. Would go again

We had a lovely family meal, food was cooked lovely and atmosphere was friendly. We were served by Holly who was great, she was polite and able to advise us on different dishes. All in all a great experience and we will definitely be back.

Went on sunday for some drinks to be served by a lovely waitress, She was Kind and helpful and made the experience outstanding , Thank you Jasmine! We will be returning X

Was served by a young chap i belive his name was rossi, very polite and had a good conversation with him. amazing service

Was served by holly who was lovely! She provided excellent service and was very hospitable. Food was good, had a great atmosphere! Would 100% recommend!

Great local, staff are lovely and service is great, Will always serves us with a smile and provides great service. Good range of beers and drinks and great deals on for food as well. Massive garden too which is lovely on a sunny day!

A very friendly local pub, who serve reasonable priced food. We go here all the time. Drinks are more expensive, assuming that’s how the money is made.

Great service, amazing food and lovely parking spaces! Special Thanks to Jasmine who served us with the most polite attitude.

Lovely pub, Lovely service! Me and my husband enjoyed it. Our food was brought out fast and jasmine gave exceptional service and made the experience far more enjoyable!

Not bad not great. It’s just another lifeless and generic Greene king pub.

Good service, great food, free parking would definitely recommend a visit.

All the staff were lovely. Stu was absolutely amazing a credit to your establishment

We were away for the weekend and on the 2nd night we decided to have a drink and meal at the red lion. The staff were very attentive, my partner had a decent chicken and ham pie (although a bit more meat in the pie would have been good). The pub was comfortable, but a tad cold as we were out by a side door that kept being opened. Now we come to my sheperds pie.....it looked amazing and I was really looking forward to it. When I started eating it, I realised that there was a heavy flavour of herbs which overpowered the flavour of the sheperds pie. I'd say it was possibly rosemary, thyme? I uae it myself in sheperds pie but I've never eaten one before which had so much herb added. It ruined it for me. That said, we would come back when we visit Norwich again but I definitely wouldn't have the same meal again. Hope this critique helps the chef and others who might order this meal. All in all, it was a good atmosphere in the pub.

The best place for food and drinks!!

Went here for lunch on a Friday. Really quick and great service where very busy but hardly waited to place order. When food arrived was good portions and very tasty and very reasonably priced for the lunch meal deals. Definitely will be back.

Came in on Sunday evening and was previously aware that there might not be any roasts left and when we arrived there wasn’t which was fine as we was previously warned (fantastic!) the food was absolutely amazing and definitely worth the money!! Was served by a lovely Yong lady called Beth and always greeted us with a smile! Recommend the hunters chicken snitzel and she wasn’t wrong it was amazing ! Couldn’t fault her at all very attentive to our every need and nothing was too much of an issue for her. The way she interacted with others in the restaurant was amazing!! Bar staff was also amazing !! And drinks was very well presented and nothing was missing !! Amazing place to eat!! Keep up the hard work it doesn’t go unnoticed!!

Lovely vintage pub. Very friendly bar staff but the price of my pint nearly made me have a stroke. Still 5* though

The food was delivered for all 5 of us at the same time. It was both hot and tasty. The service was friendly and very efficient.

We came in for my grandmothers birthday, who which comes in regularly with her friends and always has lovely things to say about the pub, our dinner was lovely, service was average but when it came to dessert my partner found mouldy raspberries with his crumble, the waitress didn’t check on us again after serving desserts and when told about the raspberries we got a very blunt reply of “sorry about that” as well as when given our bill she almost charged us for a dessert we didn’t have, this could have been a mistake due to the dessert added on was one we had originally asked for after being told about 15 minutes after ordering that they didn’t have it, regardless though if we hadn’t checked the bill we still would have been charged for it. Our dessert plates had also not been cleared by the time we left considering we had hung about a while after finishing them. Thanks for a lovely main course otherwise

Been here before on route to primeveil and had a fantastic time so we come back 6 of us for my wife’s 50th Birthday and we was seated in a perfect booth right by the till for the waiters .. i thought this a a great spot … but service would’ve been a 5 star if it didn’t feel young waitress didn’t just stand there right behind me listening to our conversions …. Even my elderly mother asked why she was just standing there … proper awkward .. there was a time there was 3 waiters stand there … i was gunna ask them to move away but the wife asked me not too …… i had the mixed grill and asked for a medium cooked steak and it was well done … again the wife said just eat it …. So i did 😂😂 all other meals where just be fine and all was pleased …. Whilst asking for the bill the total came as normal to the table to myself as i didn’t want my wife or parents to worry as it was for a birthday … when she came back to the table she said the amount quite loudly so the table could hear … which i felt was wrong , should be private at a full table ….. these are young staff and don’t probably realize what they done .. but still … should’ve been better . I honestly really like this Greene King and will be back for another try again and give a 5 star review which should be easily achieved here

Food was delicious, had a real ‘home cooked’ feel to it not just reheated in a microwave. Waitresses were friendly polite and attentive. Food was served in a timely manner.

We really enjoyed our visit . The restaurant was busy , the food was good and the staff were really friendly. It has a lovely vibe and we have never been disappointed.

Food hasn't been great the last two times we have visited. Lamb shank had hardly any meat on it... all bone. Bit disappointed as portions seem to have got much smaller and it's not a cheap place to eat

Visited for Sunday lunch with my two adult sons using our pub tokens to pay. Good amount of tasty food and efficient service.

Used to be an excellent place to eat out. Visited today for Sunday lunch and was very disappointed. Drinks took 20 minutes to arrive and a fair while more for the food. 3 of 4 meals came out and no gravy for the roasts, and had a lengthy wait for the gravy and 4th meal by which point my food was nearly cold. Carrot and cucumber sticks on the kids meals were dried up and discoloured in places, must have been chopped before the weekend - I did show the waitress who got some more which were a bit better but still seemed fairly old. She also got some peas which had been forgotten from one meal when asked. The roasts were poor. The gravy was so thick it could hardly be poured from the jug, beef very fatty in parts, other areas of it very tough, carrots were not peeled and cut it large chunks which had an unpleasant taste. Roast potatoes straight out of a bag in the freezer. Yorkshire pudding was the best bit. The fish in my daughters fish and chip kids meal was dripping with oil which made an orange pool on the plate. After this the desserts took absolutely ages to come. We wouldn't have bothered having them if we could have predicted that longer wait. My sons brownie and smarties sundae was missing the smarties - these were obtained by a member of staff but a meal is no fun when you have to keep chasing things. Don't know what has happened to this place, used to be great.

Had a meal today, best fish and chips I've had in a restaurant for a long time.

Great value and reasonable food. At this price point it really is as good as it gets.

Great food, lovely staff, will definitely visit again

Olde Worlde Pub and Restaurant. Probably a coaching Inn at one time? Deceptively large inside, well decorated and clean. Nice friendly staff. Food was OK! Chicken strips for starters (came in a small pie tin), for mains I had Lamb shank, vegetables were tepid and overcooked, the lamb shank was very fatty and gristly (more like mutton than lamb). For dessert I had crumble which was OK. Overall with drinks it worked out about £35 per head. Pleasant enough for pub grub and the price.

Great food, friendly staff, always a warm welcome from Stu and Pepe

We sat in the dining area . Friendly waitresses . Our chosen wine wasn’t available so we opted for another which was also perfect . Meals were great , really enjoyable atmosphere. We left to walk home very happy .

Meal was billed as a 2 course festive carvery. It was just their bog standard carvery no pigs in blankets in sight. Over prices for what it was. And they forgot one of our parties deserts. When it did arrive it was missing the sauce!! Not impressed Since then it has been taken over by Green King and has improved no end. The only complaint I had was paying £3.65 for a standard bottle of still mineral water.

Really loved the mushroom pie at this warm, friendly pub. Great value for money and good parking. 👍

Enjoyed a lovely Christmas meal here last night. This pub always provides great food and atmosphere. However one issue from last night leaves a sour taste. My wife ordered a drink from the menu, think it might have been on the specials, which was essentially a rosé mixed with a fever tree cordial. However, the 'spritz' hadn't been added to the till as a drink, so the person serving insisted he had to charge for both items separately, which of course costs more than the menu suggested the spritz should cost. She did argue the point, but the server said he had no choice but to charge for both. Personally I'd have thought that as this was the pub's fault, they would be the ones to take the financial hit...not the cosumer.

Very welcoming by the whole team happy to get specific drink requirements for us Food was very tasty and good value Good atmosphere and busy but all staff friendly throughout our visit

We had a great night here last night for our works Christmas meal. There was 19 of us and the service was really good. The food was lovely that we had ordered off the Christmas menu and the price was of great value. The staff were attentive to all our needs even though we were a large group. I had booked online through their Portal and the communication was great when I had to make any changes. I cannot find any faults to write here. Thank you for all you hard work. Merry Christmas!

My favourite pub in Norfolk! Been a regular for years and never had a bad experience. Staff is always friendly especial stu

The red lion has been my local favourite, I’ve been coming here for years, but hadn’t had a chance to recently, so decided to take my family for a meal out, as always didn’t disappointment, great food and drinks, Stu in particular was very attentive to my partner, me and my kids.

I drive past this place regularly but never been in until this week! I took my elderly parents here for a bit to eat. The selection of food and drinks is fantastic, shame I was driving! My mums hearing isn’t what it use to be but our waiter Stuart was fantastic, he could see she was struggling and he was patient and attentive with everything. Most defiantly heading back there again as my parents loved it.

I've visited the Red Lion Pub several times, and each experience has been absolutely amazing! Stuart truly knows how to make you feel right at home, bringing a cozy, family-friendly pub vibe that makes every visit feel special. I always leave with a smile and a sense of joy!

Had a very pleasant experience at the red Lion recently for a anniversary dinner. Environment is very enjoyable with great food and great service. Stuart our waiter was attentive and couldn't do enough for us. Looking forward to returning!

The Christmas roast dinner was awful and small portion but during the Summer roast lunch was very yummy!

Been my local go to pub for a while now, me and a few mates will pop in once or twice a week for a drink and sometimes over a weekend. Always greeted by stu who we have grown a friendship with which make the whole experience of the red lion that much better, food and drink orders are always a quick service and served by friendly staff. Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a new local

The nachos 😮‍💨 Not been the same since Bella left though. Bring her back.

First time doing to this pub, it was absolutely amazing. The staff were all so nice, the place was decorated nicely for xmas.

Lovely staff and food! Would definitely recommend for a nice meal out

Great value, nice venue, nice food and lots of menu choice

So I've already given a 5 star a couple of weeks ago, we have been back tonight for a family dinner, and it was very poor,everything was served cold, not impressed ,but still a great service from staff

Excellent food, friendly service and great atmosphere.

Regular visitor. Greene King pub & restaurant/menu. Great atmosphere. Friendly staff.

Always loved having a catchup with friends or colleagues at The Red Lion. Arrived at 6.50pm and table booked for 7pm. We waited 25 minutes gor the table yo be ready and then quickly ordered our food . One hour later at 8.40 it arrived. No apologies even when I noticed my salad was warm and mentioned this. Didn't expect some of my colleagues to go down with good poisoning the next day. When my colleague who works from home made a formal complaint she was told she had norovirus. Didn't think The Red Lion were clinicians. Not going there ever again.