The Red Lion in Basingstoke and Deane

Came across this pub while out looking for somewhere to eat. Great find! Lovely lunch today. Great food, plenty of it & service and ambience is relaxed and attentive. Staff friendly and polite and made is feel very welcome. We'll definitely be back, next time with the dog!

We had lunch here on a Saturday in late October. Very friendly and attentive team and a wonderful old pub with open fires and a warm welcome. The beer was excellent and we both had the steak pie, which was exceptionally good (a proper home made pie, not stew in a bowl with puff pastry lid). Very much recommended.

Went for Sunday lunch Brilliant food and service couldn't fault it and massive portions myself and my really enjoyed it . Went into work and totally recommend it my work colleagues and customers . Thank you

This is my favourite! Lovely atmosphere fabulous food and 1st class service. ❤️

Food was ok had sirloin steak. Nothing that special. Waiter was attentive. Had a very nice time with a good pint of ale.

Food was good and our server was fun and efficient.

Lovely fresh food, imaginative menu, beautifully presented. The atmosphere is very welcoming and friendly, management and staff very attentive.

Staff is amazing and very welcoming to horses

Lovely meal and service. Great attention to detail. Lovely atmosphere due to manager being jovial and helpful. I am one of the great unwashed who smokes, was pleasantly surprised at ash trays outside cleaned!!. Back soon

Great cosy spot for an enjoyable meal,nice atmosphere, great staff and a nice pint too...

Very delicious food Service was lovely service made sure we were okay very quaint pub will be going again

amazing food and service and very happy with the new owners. It has become our regular!

Nice food, great service. Big portions.

hidden gem of a pub, excellent service from fred and even better food! will absolutely be returning!

Great menu and good beers but rude staff and nonexistent customer service. Asked if we could order some food to the garden but told abruptly "We're too busy. Come back in half hour to see if we're taking orders again. We only have 2 chefs!". Interesting to overhear lots of other dissatisfied people complaining about moody staff too. Clearly couldn't handle the demand, which is fine, but they skipped the customer communication module at college. Shame, after walking there from home to support being local, we'll stick with the other pubs nearby.

Great food and exceptional service!

Nice little pub ... inside is nice... Good beer. Limited vegetarian option on menu...

Definitely worth visiting. Friendly service and delicious food.

Very much a gastro-pub. Extensive menu. We tried the Pork Schnitzel served with a dressed lettuce heart, £20. It would have been 5 stars but schitzel was little over cooked and tougher than ideal. Cask beers Badger Best and Fursty Ferret very reasonably priced.

We've had two meals here, both very good. Only one choice for vegetarians though.

It’s great to see The Red Lion open again. Friendly welcome from Freddie and shown straight to our table. The main eating area in front of the bar was busy with other diners. Our table was in the dining area just to the side which we had to ourselves for the evening. Our drinks ordered arrived quickly whilst we looked at the menu plus the specials board. A good range of dishes to choose from. Our table plumped for the beer battered prawns and chicken & tarragon terrine for starters and the fish cakes, beef burger, scampi & chips, fish & chips and calves liver for main. And there’s a good selection of desserts. We chose the crumble of the day, sticky toffee pudding and a pistachio ice cream. We were busy chatting away so couldn’t say how long the food took to arrive but it all flowed well. Food was excellent. We were impressed with the choice and quality. I think it’s a fab idea to have a mini size option if you just fancy a little something. Freddie was a star - he quickly weighed up our table and joined in the banter. All the staff were friendly and chatty. The new team have invested in improving the kitchen facilities which helps improve their food offering. Unfortunately, for a Saturday evening, it wasn’t that busy. By 9.00pm all the other diners had left so we were the only customers which did affect the atmosphere. The pub trade is very hard, support your local pub or we’ll lose even more of them. There is a garden out the back and car park.

Correct reception quickly rejected by the lure of gain. Limit table arrangement tolerated for one or two pints. If there is no meal on site, you are advised to leave the tables free. In addition there is no heating and the fireplace is as poor as the service... a shame because the building is superb... the previous tenants are greatly regretted...

Lovely lunch. A hidden away place. Menu has almost all gluten-free options. Had risotto for starter, followed by steak and finished off with cheesecake. All perfectly done, especially the risotto which was fantastic. Highly recommended for anyone in the area

Recently reopened, they have a great menu, delicious food and reasonably priced beers. Highly recommended the roast duck special (main). Will definitely go again!

Lovely lunch.. service was friendly and efficient.. food delicious.. had the homemade fishcake which was excellent. Loved that they do 2 sizes of pudding and very impressed that nearly all the puddings are Gluten Free (as are/can be many of the mains). Do give it a try, the new owners are doing a great job.

Very nicely nice food and the tanglefoot was excellent great to see the place open again.

Great to have this pub back open. We went for dinner there (5 of us) on Friday night and had a fantastic meal! The duck from the specials board was incredible - service fab. Can’t wait to go back and try some other items from the menu, esp the Sunday roast! Bar area also had very comfy sofa/chairs in front of fire, would be perfect for a mid-walk pint 😋 Plenty of parking!

Thanks for allowing me to use the bathroom even though you were closed for renovations! Best wishes for the relaunch :)

An excellent little pub in the heart of Silchester. The food is superb and the service was very good indeed. A truly fabulous meal including a monster piece of delicious bbq pork. Highly recommend this place. Can’t wait to go again. Thank you.

Lovely pub to have a pint and s packet of crisps on a sunny day ❤️

Lovely quaint pub with nice outdoor area. Friendly service and a decent pint. Food looked good but not tried.

Came across the Red Lion by accident. Red Lion Pizza and a drink in the beer garden.

Fabulous food and delicious wines, really beautifully decorated and the staff were superb friendly and helpful, look forward to going again

Lovely sandwiches (particularly the grilled chicken) and very attentive staff. Great stop when visiting Silchester and dog friendly.

Fantastic old pub, beautifully set in the countryside. Open fires by the looks and the staff were excellent.

We enjoyed having our burger, pizza, and Thai curry! Delisious meals, desserts and pleasant waitresses. Service bit slow but food makes up for it splendidly!

I had a amazing Birthday meal for 24 of my family, service was brilliant, really looked after us with our noisy grandchildren 😘 thank you so much xx

Nice pub, foods nice, independent selection of beers, staff are friendly, dog was allowed in the pub too

Wonderful pub with wonderful owners, proper hospitality at its best 😁

Went for dinner last night and it was lovely, the staff were very friendly, we got the pork chop, pizza and green Thai curry and they were all delicious and very generous portions! Would definitely recommend.

nice pub menu change no small meals at weekend more of a evening menu

You can probably get a better roast dinner in a microwave meal from Lidl. I’m not even being facetious. Frozen/tinned veg, roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings for a pre-ordered meal on Mother’s Day is unacceptable. Grim.

Food there is terrible! Tasteless and overpriced. AVOID

Nice hot chocolate and good service. The place looked a bit dull and uninviting despite the pretty lights. Didn't try the food but it smelt good as it wafted past!

What a nice pub, good food nice open fire and friendly staff. Will be back

Great service, nice food, always feel welcome and the pooch is welcome too!

Met some friends for a drink and a meal just before Christmas and can recommend the Thai red curry which was delicious and reasonably priced, everyone enjoyed there food with courteous service from all the staff.

Beautiful pub amazing food and friendly staff. Well worth it

Popped in for a pint during a dog walk - great

Been going to the Red Lion for years, it's a great pub with good beers, the garden had just been redone and is very smart. My wife came on her horse and we had a nice pint.

Friendly staff, good food well presented and a lovely fire.

Great pub, with a nice fireplace. Delicious food and good service.

Very cozy pub, very helpful and friendly staff. Food was great! way better than typical pub food. Prices were also good. Will visit again.

The most tasty food we had. The service, food and ambience was spot on. Absolutely loved the lamb, chef’s specialty.It was divine. Definitely we will come back.

Amazing quality food and very generous portions. Did not need to book buy done it on their website just incase. Highly recommend. Will.be going back to work my way through the menu! Ribs just wow! Such a portion and great tasking.

Had a lovely evening at the red lion. Amazing food and lovely hosts. Well worth a visit

Nice little pub, friendly staff and friendly dog!!

My favourite local. Old style pub with friendly service, good beer and excellent value food. Proper pub atmosphere and garden. Under new ownership, but still my favourite

Amazing food and very nice and helpful staff. We weren’t booked in but they did fit us in. Food was delicious!!

Lovely pub great location near Silchester Roman Walls and great menu, lovely staff and freshly cooked well presented and tasty food. Great portion sizes and definitely value for money. Dog friendly and great for family and friends or just a bit of together time with your partner 😊 Definitely going back and the 4x4 pork chop is huge and really tasty! X

Nice meal - excellent service 👌

Excellent food with v generous portions.

Popped in on a Wednesday lunchtime - my first time back here since the new owners took over. Very pleased to see they have a plant-based menu and the Panang curry was spot on. Staff were also lovely and we (and the dog) were made to feel very welcome. Will definitely be back soon.

Well that was a disappointment, with the location of the Red Lion it is perfect as a destination gastro pub, the staff were pleasant but the food was on par with a Little Chef. Hopefully they can turn it around and I can improve the review.

Badger bitter was alright. Everything else, poor. It's a bit cheeky calling this place a gastropub. As above, the pub part is OK, the Badger Bitter was pretty good, the Gastro bit somewhat undeserved. I mean, if you call obvs frozen stuff reheated / thrown in oven Gastro, then fine, but that's not my definition. My stepdaughter had chicken wings starter, had better from Iceland. I had the Kofkas which were barely cooked and both starters were flavourless. We shared the BBQ Ribs main. Big rack, though again obvs from frozen. Typical commercial BBQ sauce flavouring, just like McDonald's. Chips, from frozen, a bit soggy and under cooked. I think this place's rep has gone before it as we visited around d 2.30pm on bank holiday weekend Sunday and there was about 6 people in the place. Should be packed if any good. Advice is to avoid until have proper chef / food and they actually aspire to the word 'gastro'.

I visited the red lion pub and had a great meal!! very nice atmosphere, tasty and excellent food in a beautiful traditional pub!!

Not great, ordered scampi and chips, chips cold peas hard and 7 or8 small sampi in beadcrumbs, £14 not good value

Went to Red Lion for lunch. The food was mixed. The 2 servings of fish and chips was not good. The fish was burnt, but I assume the chef tried to make up for it by serving large portions. The piazza’s were much better. The waitress didn’t once ask if the food was ok. Not quite what I expected given the cost.

Very friendly pub with good beer. Ideal for a bike ride stop.

Not too impressed, sadly. Visited after a recommendation but really disappointed. Had fish and chips and the peas were served stone cold. After complaining politely our server said we would have 15% discount. Later, when the plates were being cleared our server dropped mayo on the floor which splashed up onto my jacket! When the bill finally arrived only 10% discount was applied and we were told that was all that would be taken off. The food was mediocre at best and I would not recommend this place.

Well back again for the third time. and once again everything is amazing. Had scampi and the cheesecake bomb. The only suggestion I have is a wedge of lemon to go with the scampi as that would complete the dish. Definitely coming again 😁

Pretty good place. Warm fire and lovely outdoor area.

Long time return to what was a lovely country pub in beautiful surroundings. Its very much an eaterie now but then so are many pubs that have struggled. Now part of a big chain is keeps the food just about reasonable on price. Two of my party had Liver, sadly overcooked, a pretty basic mistake tbh and should not have been served. I had the vegan halloumi and mushroom burger which was gorgeous, best pub burger in a while. Chips were also really good. One thing, served on a small wooden board 🙄 I thought we'd be past this nonsense in 2022. Wasn't big enough either to eat a messy burger. The Three staff were all excellent, smiley, courteous and efficient so you can't ask for more there. So imo needs a little fine tuning but getting there. I would go again maybe try a Roast.

Nice pub, small and cosy. Visited on Mother's Day and ordered the rump steak. It comes raw on a hot plate so you can cook it to your liking!

Tried to book a table for 12:30 they said they can do it for 12:00 turn up and the pub was still shut till 12:05 so ended up leaving

Lovely find for us! The red lion is a fab pub. The garden is a great size and enclosed so great for us to meet our family and allow the children to play together safely. My sister in law & I both had the hunters chicken. And my husband and brother in law had the burgers. The only thing I can say that can be improved is that there is no children’s menu, but for both our kids wasn’t too much of a problem as they were able to share a pizza. The food was all lovely & didn’t take too long. Will definitely be coming back when the weather is lovely! 😎

Had a lovely evening there, nice and cosy, staff was very friendly, food was really nice, definitely recommend

Great food and very nice staff. Family friendly, and nice dishes and desserts. Very nice ale from badger brewery. Recommended.

Lovely homemade food, very tasty, very yummy. Will definitely return. Thanks Red Lion.

Awesome pub . Like the hot rock meals such a different meal experience

Couldn't say a single bad thing about this place. Food amazing. Staff amazing. Prices are amazing. Portions are big but they do offer smaller portions. Been here twice and I would definitely come again.

Great pub in Winter or Summer, we have visited and eaten there a few times. A perfect place to go after walking around the local Roman Ruins.

Roast dinner very poor although other meals ok, will not return

A beautiful homely little pub, just the sort of place to spend a cold Autumn or Winter evening. We received a lovely welcome on arrival and everyone was so friendly and attentive throughout. The food was excellent and there was so much choice it was honestly hard to decide, but from starter to pudding it was well prepared and very tasty! The service was exemplary at all times, and everyone agreed we all had a great time and will definitely return. It may be a little out of the way but definitely worth seeking out - you will not be disappointed.

This was the first time we have been since the pub opened under new management before Lockdown and we lived it. Good food and service. We will be back to enjoy your hospitality.

Very good food and service. Catered for 11 people with only a hours notice

Home cooked fresh food. Service A+ already rebooked. Couldn't fault a thing.

Haven't been here for a while and it was good to see this pub busy again and I could see why...really good food and very friendly service. We'll be back 😊

Lovely staff... Good price... Nice place for a quiet night out/meal.

We turned up unannounced this afternoon in the hope of a Sunday roast. Four of us a baby and three large dogs. The Red Lion staff couldn't have been more accommodating and attentive providing us a table indoors. The general feel of this beautiful country pub was relaxed and the Sunday roast didn't disappoint with the added incentive of unlimited roast potatoes. All in all a lovely experience. We look forward to returning soon

Really yummy place to stop for lunch after visiting the roman ruins. Dog friendly and lovely staff.

Fantastic food atmosphere and service.

Very comfortable. Very helpful, if overworked waitress.

Haven't been to this pub for some time and recently had Sunday lunch there. My roast Lamb had been cut very thinly and was dry, although there was enough of it; the 'crispy' roast potatoes may once have been but were soft and appeared to be 'blown', ie: they had been either kept hot for some time or reheated, and the Carrots were very undercooked - all in all the dinner appeared to have been prepared earlier and subsequently micro-waved, which is interesting as it took well over an hour to produce. Also, the beer was cloudy although drinkable but not at it's best! On the upside, the waiting staff were very pleasant. Would I return there? NO! Would I recommend it to others? Based on my visit experience NO!

Was that that the best Roast beef i have ever tasted ,might have to go back and double check .Oh did i mention the roast potatoes , think i had , no i cant tell you (7) ssh

Nice pub.Nice food. Dogs welcome spot on.

Excellent food and service, thank you for looking after us.

Nice little country pub that sells Badger (Hall and Woodhouse) beers in good condition.

Nice country pub. Good food, good service, good beer.

Great food, great service. Lovely place. Definitely going back.