The Red Lion in Wiltshire

Really nice pub, in the centre of a stone circle! It's a good spot to chill after exploring the stone circles and ancient mounds of surrounding Avebury. It's actually quite large and upmarket, not in a bad way, it's not a stereotypical village pub in looks inside. Though it still has a friendly, rest-stop feeling to it. The pub has outdoor seating and indoor dining areas. Not had the food but been several times for drinks while exploring the beautiful areas around it. Always had a good experience, the staff and other patrons are very friendly. Can get quite busy as it's a destination pub for walking groups and tourists, so if you wish to eat booking a table is advised.

Good food, not expensive however it does take a while as the place gets very busy. Poor range of ales as well.

We visited the Red Lion for breakfast whilst visiting with friends and had such a great time. We were seated in the restaurant area next to a roaring fire which certainly kept us cosy as the weather outside was not the best. Liz offered us some hot drinks to warm up whilst we browsed the very extensive menu. All of us decided to go for the full breakfast and the portion sizes were good. The atmosphere we really enjoy and service was so good we have decided to book for dinner as well. Will defiantly return again and there is so much in the area to do. They are even dog friendly so may have to pop back in after a long walk.

Lovely Pub, Diner and Hotel with a rich history close to and associated with the Avebury Stone Circle

Great pub within the stone circle, chicken burger and chips tasty.

We arrived and had no issues with parking, which was free, then ordered and service was really quick, no later than 15’ the food was on the table. The meat was really well cooked and everything super tasty. Great Guinness as well. If you want to experience a very British place don’t hesitate coming here!

Excellent service with a large variety of good hearty food in a very pleasant setting! The pub & restaurant has a really lovely warm feel to it & the team were more than welcome & friendly! Definitely one of my favourite places to go now! Service & food as it should be...Enjoyable!!

Absolutely outstanding experience, cannot say enough about Cal. He’s so kind and sweet and helpful! Our food was delicious but I’ll come back time and time again to see Cal. Such a memorable dining experience, and we enjoyed a lovely cuppa and warmed up from the chilly weather. Would recommend!

I particularly enjoyed the flavor and presentation of the Garden Patch Medley. The vegetables were set over a delightful pea and cashew mash, and I appreciated the creative plating. The drizzle of dressing garnished with seasoned peas and seeds added a nice contrasting texture as well as adding visual appeal.

We ordered a burger and I have never eaten such a dry burger. We had to ask for sauce and drink a liter of water

I have tried to call on numerous occasions on numerous times of day they never answer! I have been to this pub a handful of times and to be real with you, I only return due to the Korean spicy chicken dish they do! (Unfortunately I believe it has been taken off the menu!) This was the only saving grace for me for coming back to this pub, now that has gone I will never return! I think me and my four friends are in the same boat to be honest as we only go there for the Korean chicken due to poor service and quality of food compared to the price you pay! Every time I’ve eaten there, I’ve ended up waiting too long for food to come out, big wait period between courses! The staff seem rushed off their feet way too much and can’t handle a couple of tables at once (I’d hate to see it when it’s busy!) Many times I’ve asked about an item on the menu and the servers couldn’t answer me so they state they need to ask the chef, to which they never return and I end up asking twice! Quality of food for the price you pay is probably the poorest I’ve seen in a pub ever! (Apart from the Korean chicken obviously that is sadly gone) They just don’t seem to care enough but still quite happy to charge what they charge for the poor quality and poor service! I’ve since read a comment saying they don’t have control over pricing in house… what a poor excuse, people do not complain because the price is high! They complain because the quality of food and service by the staff members doesn’t add up with the price you charge! I doubt I will ever return now after learning the Korean chicken has gone from the menu! This would not be the case if the service, atmosphere and quality of food was actually there but sadly it is not! - I wouldn’t waste your time/money here quite frankly… It’s the only pub in the area however it is definitely worth the extra distance to have a better experience than this!

Very interesting place right by the Avebury Henge. The staff was friendly but remember you need to get up and order yourself. American laziness on our part. Order the Apple Tart. Amazing!!

Absolutley brilliant service from Cal - he was polite and kind and seated us exactly where we wanted to be - at the well table! Such an atmospheric place! He was attentive and reccomended great choices for us. The food was delicious - we went for the 8 hour slow cooked beef rib - absolultey sumptuous and full of flavor! Had the pear frangipani on Cal's suggestion and it was delicious. Brilliant pub, great staff lovely atmosphere! Great way to end our spooky tour of the south!

What a shame, beautiful location and it's a great location for a drink after a hike. We went for a roast, got a glass of wine, but the glass had lipstick on it and the water glass had some bits sat at the bottom. Waitress was really good about it, sorted it for us, but she was super busy, so it took some time. I wanted the ribs meat, but they had run out by 3pm on a Sunday, so went for the mushroom wellington. It was just really salty, not a lot of flavour and disappointing. The veg was clearly frozen, as it was mushy and unseasoned and the potatoes reminded me of school dinner ones (not good at all). Wife meal was the same, nothing to sing home about. I would go back for a pint after a walk, but I wouldn't eat there again, which is a shame, as it has so much potential.

A lovely old pub rendered soulless by Greene King. The food was good enough, but no local beer or cider and a complete dearth of atmosphere or culture. A true disappointment.

Great service, good food and a welcoming ambience.

Not giving a rating for food as having stood in the queue for 15 minutes was told not taking anymore orders,having driven for 45 minutes not impressed and will not be back very poor organisation and service

Typical low quality deep fried food pub food . Why can’t places do better . No thought in preparation or taste. I pay a price I expect more

This pub has a captive audience because it's the only one in Avebury, a hot spot for tourists, locals who fancy a lovely walk and also with dog walkers. As such, it's very busy and it charges premium prices, but for lacklustre food. Eg £23.99 for shepherds pie! Literally the Ivy Brasserie charges the same price for shepherds pie, but theirs is delicious!!! The Red Lion was understaffed when we visited and I note that other reviews say the same. They really do need more staff. Queues at the bar for ordering drinks and food. Only 2 staff behind a busy bar. The beers were good, esp the Green King Level Head. Very refreshing & superb flavour. The food however was disappointing. The Rump steak sandwich sounds great on the menu, with lots of tasty extras. When it arrived, the accompanying chips were just a few. It came with an espresso cup full of merlot and beef dripping gravy - sounds great, but it was luke warm, bland brown gloop. I couldn't use any of it sadly. Unlike the description on the menu, there were no caramelized onions in the sandwich. No crispy onion in there either. It was basically a beef sandwich with a tiny smear of mayo. When I raised it with the staff I was told they had run out of onions! They were very nice and were trying hard, but were running flat out and the kitchen needs to up it's game. I'm glad we didn't risk the £23.99 shepherds pie! It was an irritating end to what had been a lovely walk.

Went for breakfast this morning in the rain. We were very well received, they very happily changed the table size as we had more people coming. Brilliant with children's request for squashby, plus replacement after a "little accident" meant the table and floor had an extra clean.! The food was great, staff were wonderful, the service was great, welcome was great. Can't recommend them enough.

What fun. Had a chese sandwich and beers then walked with the sheep around the stones. We were traveling from Cardiff to Liverpool and we took a break here.

Went in for a drink, very nice little pub

Went for a Sunday roast and enjoyed it very much. 3 choices of meat plus all 3! Menu not restricted to just roasts and there was a specials board. Bit of a wait as one of the ovens broke down, but kudos to the chef and waiting team. No request seemed impossible- extra gravy, more sauces etc - they just wanted you to enjoy your meal. This is a VERY busy and popular venue, so definitely advise booking and parking is limited, so leave yourself time to find somewhere to park - there is a public car park nearby.

Drove an hour and a half to get here for dinner. A table was cleared for us and then 5 minutes later when we had made our choices were told they weren't taking anymore orders. Disgraceful.

Ignore the comments by the short-sighted illiterates! There are SIX signs in the car park telling you to register your number plate, and the touchscreen to do so is right in front of you as you enter the pub.

Great place,lovely service and superb food

Nice little pub but it is expensive

Morgan, Beth, and Naomi gave superb service!! 5 ⭐️

I was with some tourists not eating but the food looked good and no body complained service was a little bit slow

Great pub. Lovely place for an evening out

Great historic pub within the stone circle. Food was excellent and service was great. Would recommend. 👍

Food was excellent and the atmosphere wonderful. Had a lovely day wandering the stones and dinner at the Red Lion made it perfect.

Nice village pub good food and friendly atmosphere

Arrived latish in the day for lunch, ordered and paid for our meals, 45 mins later they still hadn't arrived. So asked for our money back, which they did. Apparently, people with reserved tables are given preferential service.

Lovely ambience. Friendly but sparse service. My dish was not a winner - soggy broccoli on the side, and the pastry was too thick so not cooked through. Disappointing.

Fantastic pub with heaps of character situated in the ideal location for exploring the prehistory of Avebury. Personally used as the pseudo-finishing point for the Ridgeway walk, good selection of drinks and food.

We were recommended to eat here by Mike at Dorwyn Manor, where we were stopping for the night. An excellent recommendation as the food, service and atmosphere is great. We would definitely eat here again when we next visit the area.

We visited this nice, traditional pub in a beautiful setting on Friday 23rd August. I enjoyed the rump steak sandwich. The very small side of thin fries was lovely and crispy. The serving staff were friendly and accommodating despite some members of our party arriving late for our booking slot. Would have been nice to be offered sauces and cutlery when our meals arrived, but overall, it was a very good experience, and staff did really well with the extremely busy service.

As an American tourist traveling with young kids, this place was a very serendipitous find! Food was tasty - the salmon and cheddar cake especially. They had an interesting selection of ciders and beers. And of course, the atmosphere was great! We ate on top of a glass-enclosed well from the 1600s, while staring out the window at neolithic monuments. How cool!

Gorgeous old pub, great menu at reasonable prices and really friendly staff. It's a firm favourite.

Parked , ate at the place, spent money and received a parking ticket ....

Lovely Sunday lunch with family - not rushed and lovely kind service.

Walk. Round. Ancient. Stones stop. Half way. Nice pint something. To. Eat carry. On

It was a unique experience, as I don't intend to go back. Our dishes took 45 minutes to be ready… and the restaurant was not full. To make matters worse, they still managed to get my dish wrong… but as we were starving, we ate quickly so we could leave quickly!!!

It's wonderful to relax in the English style and enjoy coffee and food. Wasn't too busy for a lot of people and nice staff

Food was OK, service was friendly and trying hard but came back 3 times with questions about drinks order. Great to have parking right next to pub.

A great place to relax and grab a pint and bite to eat. Service was friendly and we did not have any complaints.

Cool pub in the middle of stone circle

Great pub, don't mind the ghost she's friendly!

Disappointed with hot Beverages. and the the table have not been wiped down. Saying this not many places do today And the child's meal? can see why the child wouldnt eat it. Dry and over cooked and the desert was no better This pub has gone gone down hill for some reason. the staff was Friendly and polite and welcoming they just needs to be bit more organised. Always visited the pub on regular basis. not sure anymore.

The best English cuisine I have ever tasted!

What adelightful place! I was expectign a pub in such a toruisty arreas to have outrageous prices, but my pint of bitters was under 5 pounds. Authentic building and a beautiful patio overlooking the sotnes. Well worht a visit. (we didn't have any, but the food looked amazing and there were plenty of choices)

Great food and great beer garden! The perfect place to enjoy a meal or a beer. Stop in on your way through Avebury or if you're visiting the village. Seating outside and inside. Wifi available.

Although the building itself is beautiful, and the staff generally very courteous and polite, I cannot help but give a poor review. The food was very poor quality. I've had better in most Wetherspoons. A £20 meal consists of two severely overcooked and miniscule chicken cutlets, a dry potato with nothing on it and a pitiful side salad that had wilted into a pile of sludge from the heat of the plate. The coronation sandwich was also criminally underfilled. Massively overpriced to the point of blatant price-gouging. It was immediately evident that what little staff was working there were overworked and understaffed. Every member of staff looked completely frazzled. Food was dropped, orders were forgotten, and I didn't see a server in the dining area throughout my entire visit. I went to the bar to grab a few packets of butter for my dry potato and instead of just grabbing them, I was told they must be ordered through the kitchen. The butter was never brought to the table, but since I didn't want to make a scene over a packet of butter, I just ate it. Now, I really want to emphasize that this doesn't seem to be the fault of the staff present, but instead the organization of the business as a whole. Normally I wouldn't be this adamant about the quality of the food or the service. I'd just clap my hands together, say "oh well" in a sigh, and be on my merry way, never to return, but because this pub is situated in such an important spot, and seems to be the only pub within a considerable distance, I can't help but think that whoever is in charge needs to do some serious revaluation.

Excellent meal, great service very delicious puddings! Thanks to Hugh who served us, very polite and professional

Nice pub, comfy and spacious, and paninis were tasty. Handy for the stones too.

The IPA was refreshing after the circular walk to Windmill Hill. We had to make a wish at the wishing tree. Apparently, JR Tolkein wrote some stories sat under the 4 trees.

Visited 7 Aug 24 around 2pm for a drink. My wife was 4th in the queue at the bar on arrival. She waited 20 minutes and walked out as did 2 other people. One person working on the bar who kept walking away. Extremely poor service. I live locally and would not go back again.

Lovely pub with nice food and great staff. Location is good

A great sunday roast with great service

Very delicious food, a different experience in the middle of a place with a lot of energy.

We love the Red Lion Restaurant which once again exceeded our expectations with brilliant food & perfect service. Our only complaint is that parking spaces are too narrow for modern cars so literally mirror to mirror & difficult to open car doors for access!

Great pub. Good menu, with a fair choice of vegetarian meals. Very good service, and on our wedding anniversary, a drink on the house ! a lovely touch. Thank you.

A pub who could make Lemon Lime and bitters ! Have been in UK for a week and no one had angostura. Great friendly welcome by the staff, plenty of choice on tap and relaxing courtyard to spend a while in the glow of an English summer. Nice hot chips and quick service. Would love to have spent longer. No prob with the parking scheme

Ask for Hue! Best service and meal we had on our trip to England

Be aware of the parking. We had a lovely Sunday lunch. We used the touch screen to ensure our parking was complimentary, however we still received a parking fine for £120. Even after using the system correctly. After an appeal lasting 30 days the parking company eventually agreed it was an error on their part. We will not be visiting again.

Beautiful setting within the stone circle at Avebury. Pub seemed short staffed though, there was only ever one person behind the bar and there were tedious queues as well as empty glasses etc. building up all over the place.(Friday 26/07). The few staff that were there were polite and efficient. Would probably visit again as it's the only pub in Avebury and a drink after a long walk is great. The bus stop to get home is attached to the pub sign, so that's a real bonus. You can finish up your drink as you see the bus approaching in the distance.

Food looked great but I didn't try so I didn't rate. I went here twice in the same day to rest after walking and charge my phone 📱 as they have sockets. Great location near the village centre of Avebury, and outdoor seats on two sides. I think it might also offer accommodation. Staff really friendly, will definitely visit again next time I'm here, thansk for the Thatchers and lemonade at the end of a big walk!

Great pub in an amazing location. The food was good and very large portions. The staff was lovely and professional.

The staff are amazing they really go above and beyond for people. They work really hard with dealing with the amount of unexpected tourists on a daily basis with limited car parking spaces that has nothing to do with the pub. The food is amazing with a nice selection of lagers and real ales. They really do deserve more tips folks. I say it again they really do deserve more tips. Please ignore some of the negetive reviews on here because Avebury Stone Circle and the Red Lion pub is a fascinating place that deserves more credit than is due by a long shot. Most people that leave negetive comments need to give there head a wobble, get a life and go take yourselfs for a prober walk around Avebury because to be honest the place is better when your not here. Jilted J of Albion.

A good Pub, and the only one in the village. A Chef and Brewer with some lovely specials on the menu. Haunted wells and history here with old photos on most walls. No wait for service, but although the food was good it was a little slow to arrive even when not busy..I like food chips and recommend theirs. We may just have been unlucky. Good selection of beer, gin etc plusany soft drinks. Nicely done bar area. Free parking which is a real bonus. Seating outside has sunshades inside are tablets service as well as informal areas with order at the bar. After the walks this is ideal for a quick bite and a drink. Or a little longer and have a full 3 courses.

I have been visiting this pub since 1976 always enjoyed it and was keen to impress my friends. Very dissatisfied. They lead you into the back of their food area ! All faux decor which is the runway to the toilets! The window overlooks the car park! Tables so situated your always looking at someone masticating!.at the rear is a closed off bar covered with dirty glassware!. On entering the front bar there was a barking dog, and a woman laying out under the window in her bare feet!. I asked for tomato juice, they informed me they were out of ice, and had put sliced lime in it!.now the meal, the steak and ale pie must have be resuscitated from frozen mass production 80% indifferent pastry and indifferent meat at the bottom, the carrots had been boiled to death and the already yellowing broccoli remained yellow when cooked. Chips were lifeless. I returned my meal accordingly and had a refund by a very courteous lady a polite staff. The Kilmer room the only place to eat, was closed off. Very sad day for me .

This pub has a lot going for it, with its position amongst the Avebury stones and history. But what makes it is the fine beer it serves and the happy helpful staff who work there. My pint of lime and Soda was perfect for me on this warm day, and only 90p. I'll e back fir some peoper beer v soon, but no drink when I'm on the motorbike!

Didn't eat but had a few drinks, nice place and friendly people

Lovely venue, great staff snd delicious food. Only one little grumble. I ordered a side of onion rings and received 3. That's just over £1 a ring. If it was 6 onion rings it would have been spot on but 3....come on. Other than that it was lovely. Thank you.

We arrived on a crowded weekday afternoon, but the Red Lion was very accommodating and able to seat us within 10 minutes. Very comfortable indoor and outdoor seating with plenty of space. The atmosphere was inviting and cozy. However, the food situation was another story. First, i made the mistake of mentioning to the server that I am lactose intolerant and trying to avoid dairy products. She launched into full on paternalistic mode and MADE me order from an electronic menu on her ipad. When i tried to order an item that was not on their dairy free menu, i was NOT allowed to. Excuse me? I am an adult, i have lactase tablets, i am capable of caring for my own allergies, but this employee's behavior was simply insulting. So i ordered an allegedly dairy free sandwich off their allegedly dairy free menu. The sandwich was probably the worst thing I'd ever consumed - a suspicious mash up of curried beans, green peppers and unidentifiable cooked vegetables in an even more suspicious looking white "sauce". Which turned out to be a complete joke, because about an hour after consuming this sandwich (it was the only thing i ate) i was in classic amd distinctive abdominal pain that i ONLY experience after consuming dairy products. I had trusted them that this was a dairy free sandwich, which it clearly was not. This unpleasant dietary experience ruined my time walking the Avebury henge site as I had to rush to find a toilet where i proceeded to be sick. So, thanks a lot Red Lion for ruining my trip to Avebury. Your so-called dairy free menu is NOT.

We had a great experience. The welcome at the bar was so friendly then we were seated quickly and the great quick and friendly service continued throughout. There was a lovely relaxed ambience about the place. The drinks and food arrived quickly. I had the mushroom wellington and my husband had the chicken, cheese and leek pie, both of which were delicious, with lots of lovely thick gravy. We didn’t need it, but we had a dessert too and mine was adapted slightly to accommodate my dislike of chocolate ice cream - no fuss, just happily providing what I asked for. I would definitely return. Thank you for a lovely evening Red Lion.

Terrible service at the bar. Had to wait 20 minutes to be served. The queue was getting longer as we waited. Tables were left with empty plates where staff hadn’t bothered to clear them after the diners had left. Customers started clearing the tables themselves as staff seemed completely unaware that it was something they should be doing.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere but sadly the service not so good.

We had our pre wedding meal and reception afterwards (small group of 8) food was very nice - the guy serving was great and adapted to our sense of humour- all in a very good experience and we'll be back next year

Red Lion is one of my favourites in Avebury! Nice old pub, brilliant service and delicious food! I can only recommend it! 😋😎

Considering the team, were battling with large happy crowds for Summer Solstice, and really rushed off their feet, the whole place was buzzing with a great atmosphere.....We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. Avebury is synonymous with Pagan events, so you really need to check in advance with the Red lion if you want to avoid queues for the bar and restaurant. They can only do so much during those events. Lots of history, walks and a couple of holistic shops in village. National Trust site.

loved our experience here on a Sunday. An unplanned stop in the afternoon and the staff did their best to seat us first thing for Sunday roast. Had the Pork, Apple & Cider Terrine, Trio of Roasts and Hand-Battered Cod & Chips all of which were really good and wholesome with great touches in the flavor. Well worth the longer stay! The decor is cool and charming and perfectly suits the vibes of Avebury. make a point to stop there!

Excellent service landlord even bought me a pint as I've just completed a 13500ft skydive.

Just had a fantastic meal here with my wife, hosted by Huw who did a great job looking after us as always, we look forward to our monthly treat here recommend the glazed pork very nice always a welcoming atmosphere cheers guys.

Was very disappointed! Ordered food, then was told after 10 minutes it was a 40minute wait. Food was well over cooked! Wouldn’t be in a rush going back there.

Nice pub food was good but didn't have what I wanted!

Good ales and a good view of averbury

Stopped her for a drink after walking around the stones. Good pub with a small selection of ales at a reasonable price. Good outside seating. However, I was a bit disappointed to having to pay £3.80 for a bottle of J2O!. I thought that was a bit much.

Stopped by after looking at the stones. Food is ok. It's self order at the bar when we were there and seems to get quite busy. Had hot drinks and pastries at the national trust cafe👍

Absolutely the worst pub food I have ever tasted, I had chewy roast pork, concrete potatoes and a Yorkshire pudding that was harder than the stones! Toilets were disgusting, the pub was understaffed by youngsters who were struggling valiantly to cope.

Very poor food quality, roast was more like a microwave meal. Toilets were in a poor state with urinal leaks. Friendly young staff having difficult to cope.

Came here on a Saturday right after the solstice, so it was busy and loud in the outdoor area. However, we found a great table inside with a gorgeous view at the standing stones and had a delicious ploughman's platter (which they made vegetarian for us). Beautiful lunch for two! Delicious and generous. Bonus points for a relatively well kept bathroom for such a busy hotspot!

We were welcomed in for lunch midway through a long walk. Food and drink selections were interesting and varied. The food was top notch and Huw's service was perfect. Thanks.

Went here today for Summer Solstice, the staff were extremely busy but everyone was so accommodating and helpful, our servers George and Beth went above and beyond for us. The food arrived at the table quickly and was so delicious, we had to pay our compliments to the kitchen staff and Demi for giving us a wonderful meal. Would definitely recommend and go again.

Lovely pub, visited with my family. Massive thank you to our waiter Luke, who was extremely kind to an extremely fussy eater!

Redlion food at solstice by paying customer in paper boxes absolutely disgusting cold and hardly any food

Absolute worst meal I had in England over a two week period. They’re not even trying, and they don’t need to as they are propped up by being next door to a World Heritage site. I’m offended by how bad the food was.

Visited the Red Lion for Father’s Day, the set menu catered for all (including vegans). Our server, Luke, was cheery and informative. Very attentive and chatty. Great visit, would come again.

Had a wonderful lunch here. The menu had a great choice of food to cater for all tastes and Huw was so attentive and cheerful: I love Avebury and the Red Lion is a perfectly placed to have some great tasting, high quality food whilst enjoying the amazing area.