The Red Lion in Chorley

Absolutely amazing food and drink. Wonderful selection of real ales, service was second to none. And the atmosphere was brilliant. Would highly recommend this pub .

Recently visited with my husband after a nice walk on the canal. I had the mix grill, everything was cooked perfectly. The atmosphere was very friendly and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. We look forward to visit again, hoping for the 3 course Sunday meal they offer! Thanks to Richard and the team for making us feel so Welcome :)

Fantastic pub landlords, always greeted warmly and with a smile 😊

Gorgeous traditional village pub, serving a brilliant selection of draft ales & a delicious pub menu. Lovely happy, friendly staff & service. Highly recommended!

My favourite pub in the area! Always very welcoming and have a great selection of drinks and food. Very cozy for the winter season too :)

Great selection of food on offer. Fantastic Sunday roasts, would highly recommend

Wonderful pub food. Always a great meal. Curry night every other Tuesday is also excellent.

Absolutely lovely pub, in the heart of a beautiful village. The Red Lion has everything need after a hike on the Lancashire moors - warm welcome, open fire and great food. It's dog friendly too, so your fury walking companions can also relax.

Called in for a Sunday Roast as had been told it was worth the short trip out to Wheelton for (walked the dog along canal as also heard was dog friendly). Both me and the Wife opted for the very reasonable 3 Courses for £16 set meal, and were glad we did! All 3 courses exceptional and homemade, enjoyed by the fire with a couple of pints of real ale! Staff and service all great; would recommend

Fantastic local pub with great choice of real ales, cider etc. The food is also excellent & we have enjoyed some great meals there. In fact one of our party at a recent meal had the pie of the day Steak & Stilton & said it was the best pie he had ever had! That’s quite a claim from an 81 year old 🤩

A good selection of well kept real ales. A dog friendly welcoming pub again these days. I haven't tried the food here.

Was a squash visitor to David Lloyd. Had sausage, skin on fries and beans, was just OK.

Where else can you find a full English breakfast pie?! Delicious! Great live music too.

Amazing service food was great. Food was great. No complains Would definitely go again 100%

Superb selection of well kept cask ales . Very friendly Landlord. Lovely sun trap beer garden. Food looked great but I wasn't eating

Great pub, excellent craft beer selection.

Had a great night with April moon thank you xxx

Hi great village pub very plain and traditional but clean and well kept, 1st time in there but enjoyed the time spent there, good selection of beers and lagers and real ales, food menu looked good but didn't eat there this time so can't comment, but overall was impressed would definitely call there again.

Great little pub. Excellent, friendly staff, first class steak and good value for money . Keep doing what your doing guys

Lovely local pub, friendly welcome, tasty food and good beer selection. Several people had recommended this pub to us and I can see why

Genuine cosy village pub with a proper selection of ales. A joy to visit

Good selection of beers and friendly staff

Friendly village pub,lovely food and a reasonable price, staff very accommodating, if your near by pop in and have a pint and some grub

Second time of visiting Change of chef, but still vgv for the money and the food just as tasty

Nice village local, great range of ales

Such a lovely and friendly pub. Would highly recommend for good pub fayre. Super dog (and people friendly). A true locals pub that also welcomes visitors. Really nice fish and chips. Would certainly return.

Absolute belter!! This is a great traditional PUB! Amazing selection of cask ales, home cooked grub with the best proper chips. Friendly hosts, just an amazing little gem

Great village pub. Very friendly

Lovely view from Wheelton Tea Shop

Cracking pub with a great variety of ales and gins. Fabulous food and friendly staff.

Great service with a smile. Cosy pub with roaring log fire. 8 Cask Ales & various other taps - excellent selection & more than any other pub I've been in. Loved it!

We were out for a walk with our dog. Was going to call for a drink but it was utter bedlam and chaos. The pub was hosting the Holcombe hunt. We certainly won't use this establishment due to that fact alone. Disgusting.

8 draught beers on tap +, what a choice for all tastes.

Just called in after a canal walk for a coffee very nice ,friendly pub ok

We arrived early this morning. Just after they opened for the day, we received a lovely warm welcome, and as we decided to sit in the snug, they lit the coal fire. After ordering, not too long a wait for the freshly cooked breakfast to arrive, it was delicious, no grease on the plate, and very tasty indeed, well presented and good value.

Lovely village pub, good atmosphere no loud music. Sunday dinner and the curry nights are great food at fantastic prices. Dog friendly

Pleasant old pub, not at all like a 'chain' pub. Much of its 'internals' appear original with traditional shelving for spirits, lots of gues5 ales and an original 'snug'.

Excellent range of well kept real ales. Traditional pub food menu done well at reasonable prices.

Very nice breakfast and great value

Lovely pint of Timothy Taylors boltmaker. I had gammon eggs pineapple and chips and my wife had a regular fish chips and mushy peas. Both meals were really nice well cooked and plenty big enough good value 👍

First visit to The Red Lion on 17th August and we will be back when we are in the area again. Traditional pub with welcoming staff and friendly locals. Food was very tasty, we had to wait a while for it but when it arrived it was freshly prepared and hot. Beer and wine was also excellent.

Good choice of quality beers. Nice bar staff. Didn't eat so can't comment on food quality.

Great locals pub. And the locals were friendly to foreigners passing through!

Good pub grub a bit quiet but it was Tues dinner but staff very friendly

Great traditional pub. Fabulous stout verified by my husband. Food excellent prices Staff welcoming without being intrusive. Definitely recommend this pub Just love the choice of beers and relaxed atmosphere.

Nice interior Friendly service Good beer Food ! First time we have eaten here. Will definitely drink here again Not sure I would order a main meal again. It’s pub fare 👍when it’s tasty. It wasn’t tasty

Love this simple local pub with it's usually excellent selection of beers and nice honest grub. There's a lovely warming fire in the hearth on cold days too

Lovely place, warm & friendly. Staff were super helpful. Food was superb, we called in for lunch & really enjoyed it. Nice setting, close to the canal. A great place for a casual pub lunch.

Sunday night and packed. Lots of people eating. Great atmosphere. Good range of draught beers. Friendly staff who welcome dogs.

Friendly pub with great choice of beer

A much improved local pub, very dog friendly and a warm welcome. Not tried the good yet but will hopefully soon.

Excellent selection of cask ales at reasonable prices.

Order food that was sent out wrong once then twice wrong and asked for a refund as everyone was leaving and they refused to refund me wtf

No food available at lunch time unfortunately

Superb curry nite not to be missed great family run pub excellent in every way

Excellent family run pub can't falt everything superb highly recommended get down and try hidden gem

Good beer. Ridiculous price of food and drink.

Best Pub In The Area, Real decent selection of Ales all well kept and the home cooked food is is tip top and very reasonable on pricing, the home made red lion burger was amazing, enjoy!

Lovely little pub. Loads of choice in gin and a great price.

Great atmosphere Great ales happy days

Been here before said then we wouldn't eat here again, we didn't ordered a sandwich each no show after 45 mins asked where they were brought wrong ones. Then an hour nothing by which time other people had come in and been served full meals, we only wanted 2 sandwiches hopeless and incompetent and no apology, Got our money back and left, 2 kids running it and no idea how to. Said outside curry nights through August if you order one now you might get it come September, if the owner reading this get your act together

Excellent cask ales! Friendly and really helpful staff. We asked about beer, we got directions. Ace!

Lovely food, friendly atmosphere

First visit since Covid. Been redecorated. Good choice of Ales and lagers. Did not eat this time although friends who have eaten compliment the food

Superb welcome from Landlord and staff. Friendly customers. True Lancashire welcome.

Proper pub with friendly staff and excellent beer choice. A pub still serving the local community, and hasn't sold out to sage green decor and gastro menu.

A smart Red Lion, resplendant in his new coat of paint, looks protectively over Lower Wheelton from his vantage point on the roof of this pub. It is not only the lion which has been lovingly restored, a great deal of effort has been made to bring the Red Lion up to award winning standard. Richard and his team work hard to make your visit a pleasurable one, with well kept cask ales and delicious home cooked meals. Drop in for a warm welcome, you won't be disappointed.

Situated in the quiet village of Wheelton., Loads of Gin including local Cuckoo, Lancashire Gin !! Dog friendly. Not a big menu, but food was excellent. Loved the Lion on the roof.!

I booked a table for 2, thinking it was a different pub in the area. The village of Wheelton is so quiet and very nice. On arrival, I must admit I was a bit apprehensive. Looks like a traditional local pub, not emphasising any food service really. Anyhow, our table was reserved. In no time at all, the lady took our drinks order and told us what was on the menu. Beef or Turkey Dinner. Nothing else, just that. Ordered one of each, Was pleasantly surprised, accompanied with a lovely Homemade Yorkshire Pudding, Mashed Potatoes, Roast Potatoes, Carrots, Cauliflower and Broccoli. At at tenner each, you can't go wrong. I didn't see any signs on the main road, advertising the pub. They should do, to get extra custom especially food.

We took advantage of the 'Eat Out to Help Out' during covid and enjoyed our time here. There is a one way system in operation (in through the back and out through the front) We noticed tables were cleaned after vacated. We booked an early table to avoid the busy spell and felt comfortable with our 11yr old and 2yr old so we will be going back whether its for a quick drink passing or for another meal.

I met my friend for lunch just after lockdown has ended, but was pretty quiet at same with just a few regulars. Not an extensive menu but the food we had was definitely home-cooked and tasty. We both had the hot beef balm which was really tasty, thick rugs beef in gravy on a soft white roll. My friend had chips with hers, they looked really good and definitely seem to be home-cooked and not freezer chips. I had the home-made pea soup, it was just how I would make it at home, it was very tasty and so thick!

Had Sunday roast with a large group of friends. Staff very friendly and attentive. Food was great and portions large. Would recommend and would definitely return.

Perfect old fashioned pub, great prices and choice behind the bar! Staff all friendly- will be returning!

I love just popping into the red lion, big coal fire, cask ales, young enthusiastic staff, both on bar and in kitchen. Food is excellent quality, I've never eaten better fish and chips, the homemade mushy peas are to die for. Every time I call in the place seems busier than the last! There are some really good things happening here. Sshhh! Don't tell everyone or I might not get a seat !!!!

My son’s seen a sign, saying Chippy Tea on Friday’s and kept asking to go. A little unsure with what to expect when we arrived, but we were very impressed with the quality of food, choice of drinks, reasonable prices and such friendly and accommodating staff! A man at the bar commented that this “was the best pub in Lancashire” and he could well be right! We’ll definitely return!

Visited again on our walk this pub is better than the pubs in pleasington the food freshly made and the chips are amazing!! It really does deserve to do well so pleased we had all beer garden to ourselves but wish them all the best with custom it truly deserves to do well we will keep returning

This place is a real gem. Don’t be put off by the fairly unpromising exterior , it has an awesome array of cask beer from porter to artisan IPAs and real ales including Timothy Taylor bolt maker and thorn ridge jaipur. They also have about 20 different types of ginThey also do an absolutely brilliant curry. Not your bog standard pub fare but something authentic- not sure who the chef is but they are really talented !

Called here after a long walk.The person in the bar greeted us very warmly and gave my husband some samples of beer so that he could choose. The food was down to earth, very acceptable and produced quickly. If you want a no nonsense pub, great beer, home cooked food and a very friendly atmosphere pass the other restaurants and come here.

Wanting homemade food we stopped here for the 1st time. I had liver onions mash and veg. which was very good. Mum had a large bap filled with pork and gravy. It was very good and filling. I would recommend a visit

Great little traditional pub, with stacks of real ales and plenty of other choice of drinks. Not the most salubrious of places, but who cares when the beer's this good and there decent food to boot. Well worth a visit

The Res Lion has two things going for it primarily - 1) the quality of the cask ale is second to none with a good wide variety. 2) Balti Chips - a huge portion of home made chips with Lashings of homemade veg Balti for about £4! What more could you ask for? In all seriousness the pub decor is a little tired, but the food and ale is good and honest - making it a good value place to lunch.

If you are a fine foodie person look away now. What the Red Lion offers is good food at reasonable prices backed up by what must be the best selection of cask ales from as far apart as scotland and cornwall and anywhere in between, There is even a Gin from a distillery within walking distance! Good food, Good beer, Good company what more could you ask for,

How refreshing to enjoy real ales, in a real pub, with a real fire, real home cooked grub (cheap as chips) & genuine staff. Simply the best kept bitters I have ever had the pleasure of quaffing. Love this pub

8 real cask ales here the bacon and ice cream cask we had was delicious, good choice for all tastes. The food is authentic Indian curries made by Mo who real does know his stuff, he has moved from a nearby pub that has had a makeover but lost its mojo. The red lion has roaring fire friendly people good curries and great beer what more could you want.

What joy to find TOP condition cask Ales. Terrific range from hoppy 3.5% Iti from Hawkshead brewery to 6% Wobbly Bob, with cask stouts and porters + a great range of gins. Home made real chips, great Chicken Curry, + heart soups for the hungry. Ok the interior isn't designer, but so what when the beer and food is so good and great value to boot!

Eaten here several times and enjoy it. Old style pub, friendly and some good dishes served at good prices. Staff friendly, Sunday lunch best for miles around. I will go again.

My Dad recommended here for the family to have a meal together in celebration of his birthday, table was booked in advance. He raved about the Sunday lunch, two courses for £6.95.

2 kids meals of burger & chips. The burgers were cooked on the outside & red raw in the middle. The lady serving us said sorry & took them away & delivered 2 more. The burgers were cut in half & had been cooked on the cut edge but again were raw in the middle. We were offed a refund or chicken burgers. I asked for a refund as we had been sat waiting for some time. The lady was polite & apologetic & offed the kids a free dessert. As the refund never came on our way out I mentioned it the owner who was now serving on the bar. He arrogantly passed me £4. & walked away to serve someone else. I said excuse me we had 2 kids meals both raw & the second lot was also raw. He handed me another £2. didnt apologize but very arrogantly went on to say they had changed their meat supplier & the burgers were just that colour. Thank God my kids were old enough to know the difference & didnt swallow any.

I was looking forward to a good meal accompanied by my dog as usual at the Red Lion, where we have made new friends and were delighted by the friendly staff and excellent cuisine, but was amazed to find in the space of a couple of weeks it has changed hands and the new landlord does not accept dogs. We will not darken their doorstep again

I am afraid to say that all the wonderful work done by Dan & Tracy over the last 12 months has been destroyed as the owner has not renewed their lease and taken over himself with some very poor staff so gone is the warm welcome and excellent reasonably priced food. The locals have abandoned the pub I am afraid. Add to this a village pub that used to have many dog walker visit is now a NO DOGS ALLOWED establishment.

Been a few times to the Red Lion and its usually "chippy tea night"when i visit!

Had tea tonight with my wife two young children and dog. Nice atmosphere and table in front of a warm open fire. Very dog friendly and nice local atmosphere inside. The landlady who served us could not have been more friendly or helpful. The food was very nice and loads of it. Ate from the Wednesday burger/sandwich menu and there was Loads of choice and fair prices. Good real ale selection too Definately be back.

We are local to the village and have seen many landlords come and go over the years. The current landlords really seem to be trying to make a go of the pub. They do good offeres throughout the week and are very good value. Good drink selection and drinks now served in appropriate glasses to drink choice. My husband enjoys real ale and I enjoy a G&t; which they have a good selection of both. The locals are all very friendly and want the current landlord to make a go of it. It's still a shame that the decor has not been updated but this is upto the owners of the building. It is clean and welcoming hopefully some money will be spent on the interior in the near future.

Called on the off chance they were serving food at about 4.00pm on Saturday. Suited us perfectly as the pub is dog friendly. The service was magnificent, the young lady couldn't do enough for us and made a fuss of our dog and brought a bowl of water and some treats for her. The landlord/chef came out and asked if our food was OK, we were very pleased to say yes. There is a small enclosed car park behind the pub with a pleasant garden with tables and chairs. The pub itself is small and old fashioned but definitely don't let that put you off. The steaks were to die for and not expensive. Coffee was good and served hot and they do snacks, even chip butties! Only problem they can only take cash at the moment, not cards. We will go there again and soon. A very pleasant surprise.