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Nº 68 in 488 in Derbyshire Dales

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Little gem of a pub. We stopped in on the way home and had no idea what to expect but the staff were really friendly, the pub was cozy with a roaring fire and the food was fantastic. Can't fault this place at all.

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Paul Banner . 2024-11-18

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Really good food. Lovely setting. Will be back.

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S D . 2024-11-16

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Visited Sunday afternoon for my niece's birthday meal. Everyone loved the food and the choice of pies is amazing. Staff were fantastic and so professional. Will be back for sure!! 💯👍🏼

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David “Bocka” Stevens . 2024-11-14

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Took some friends from out of town there for supper. Had a brilliant evening the food was great. Horseradish mash and minted peas especially good. Service was excellent and staff were friendly and efficient!! Highly recommend!!! Thankyou

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Ian Russell . 2024-11-08

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Fabulous pies. Such a huge choice of pies, mash, veg and gravies. Great night with the family. Reasonably rice too.

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Suer628@msn.com Nikkelle . 2024-10-21

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Great food friendly atmosphere and good prices 👍 fully recommend

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Andrew Parker . 2024-10-19

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Lovely village pub, with great chef, and friendly staff. The food was wonderful

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stephen cheeseman . 2024-10-15

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We use the Red Lion as a family treat when we really fancy delicious 😋 'Pie n mash' .... They menu does have a wider range of options for those who arent Pie fans ! However its their amazing range of really tastey 'Pies', 'mashes' 'gravys' & accompanying veg / sides we go for. Wide variety to choose from, including more than one Vegitarian & one Vegan choice for Pies 👌 We tend to go midweek when it's less busy due to our families needs. Always friendly atmosphere & great service.

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Lyn Pegg . 2024-10-03

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Wonderful first visit this evening to this quaint little pub. Wonderful 'proper' pies - hearty portions and there was a lovely young girl who served us - very friendly and attentive. Children enjoyed their food too. Typical hearty home cooked food 👌

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Sam Hall . 2024-09-28

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Love this place for their pies!

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preetha sampath . 2024-09-15

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Friendly, traditional country pub. Nice atmosphere, great beer and good, honest food at a reasonable price.

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Nigel Clamp . 2024-09-06

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Excellent food, friendly staff, dog friendly and a quiz every other Thursday 👌🏼

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Caroline Litster . 2024-09-06

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Excellent food. Pies especially.

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Paul Isherwood . 2024-09-06

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Fabulous pub. A group of 9 of us went on Tuesday Night is Pie Night. We had such a huge choice of homemade pies, sides and gravies. Nutella Cheesecake, Trifle and Sponge Puddings were superb as well. The service was outstanding, the young lady who served us was an absolute superstar. I had Chicken and Chorizo Pie, Cheese and Bacon Mash, Chips Shop Mushy Peas and Gravy. It was so good. I was driving, so they even made me a pot of tea.

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Sean O'Neill . 2024-08-28

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Lovely food the starter and pies were delicious and so many choices

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Paul Deller . 2024-08-21

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Absolutely amazing place Hannah looked after us as we couldn’t find anywhere for food and the pub was fully booked but she looked after us and the food was perfect 🥰

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Ilsonwebbo . 2024-08-18

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Had a lovely meal staff are friendly and can't do enough for you

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Michael Szymura (Mouse) . 2024-08-16

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Great food served by friendly and helpful staff. We prebooked a table for a Friday evening as it is known to be busy, we were welcomed with a smile, served our drinks and shown to our table. When we ordered the service was quick and efficient. The waitress then returned to confirm if we were satisfied and later returned to offer us the desserts menu. Only slight issue was that the bar was crowded by drinkers when it came to paying the bill. We will definitely be back again soon.

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Lee Bufton . 2024-08-07

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Lovely place, people and food unlike many places around here!

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john william Faulkner . 2024-07-30

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Food was amazing, Steak & Stilton Pie, Mustard Mash, Cauliflower cheese covered in a stilton gravy.

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Robert Leedham . 2024-07-30

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Nice village pub excellent pie's and dog friendly.

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Seonaidh Packwood . 2024-07-28

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Arrived needed to wait for 2 more people to arrive , felt very rushed to order , waitress was very miserable and seemed like she didn’t want to be there at all , nobody checked if all was ok with the food, ( which was ok I suppose , it was hot, but lacking in flavour , mushy peas were hard and carrots too , the mash wasn’t bad, pizza was well past cooked and the chips too , we asked about desserts and was given a clipboard with a dirty piece of paper with the list of items available, she returned about 5 minutes later and asked if we want desserts we said no thanks ( choices very poor) the waitress replied that’s good then ! And walked off , I thought it was gonna be a good place to visit for my birthday meal!

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Oliver Hawkins . 2024-07-23

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I'm from down south and boy was this a treat to come to the Red Lion 🦁 So many choices of pies 🥧 Food and service brilliant Will visit again when we are up next time. Thanks

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Robert Smithers . 2024-06-29

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Really nice place to jave a pie night. Staff eere very attentive snd there's lots of choice. Definitely recommend.

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Phil Muir . 2024-06-29

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We use the Red Lion as a venue for a number of celebrations (baby shower, birthdays, graduations) and they have always been welcoming! Great selection of beers on tap and the food is lovely and homely.

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Holly Jane . 2024-06-29

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Really good pie,full of meat, I chose horseradish mashed potato and minted pea's with a creamy gravy delicious ,if I could fault anything the pastry on the pie slightly abit thick, one extra roll out and it would be perfect

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Dorothy Wyatt . 2024-06-27

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If you love pies, this is the place for you. You can pick from about 20 different flavours, then pick between about 20 different potato sides, then a veg. I'd say the only downside is a would like more than one veg with my pie. But the meal is really filling anyway. The pub is really old, which gives it lots of character inside, with lots of little nooks.

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Donna J . 2024-06-23

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Great stop by heritage wood. Fantastic food and welcoming service

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Isobel Muir . 2024-06-08

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Met a friend for lunch. Pie to die for. Top service and great beer.

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jon stanley . 2024-06-03

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We visited on pie night, there's a great choice of pies and sides, very nice food! Staff are welcoming. Nice beer garden. Limited parking.

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Kylie Robinson . 2024-05-30

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I have now been twice in the last few weeks and the pies are amazing. Great service too.

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paul tebbatt . 2024-05-25

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Went 5/5/24 food and service very good, our second visit for a large family get together, all food came out the same time nobody kept waiting, only negative parking can be a bit tight/bit of an issue. Would certainly visit again.

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M Smith . 2024-05-08

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We wanted pie, we got a God tier dinner. A massive choice of fillings, an equally large choice of different mash, sides and gravy. You could probably eat for a year and never repeat the combination. It's a lovely place to eat with friendly staff, great prices and really good beer. I'd happily visit again any time, any occasion. Top marks, top pub.

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Kevin Eaglesfield . 2024-05-02

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Love the pies. Such a friendly place

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Tricia Wright . 2024-04-25

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Food was amazing but the bar staff and service was very unwelcoming! Very rude and talking to us like we was worth nothing. Very rude and disrespectful.

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Demi Harrison . 2024-04-21

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Another great meal at the Red Lion. Tried the sag aloo pie which was fantastic

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Lindsay Haynes . 2024-04-20

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This Pub is brilliant. The place for pies claim is bang on Will definitely be revisiting soon

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hudson newsham . 2024-03-18

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Great locals pub in the middle of nowhere serving pies, pies and more pies. Nice atmosphere, what’s not to like. Best book a table if you want to eat, very popular. Ho nearly forgot it’s Dog friendly!

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John James . 2024-03-06

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Visited the Red Lion for lunch with friends. Booked in advance using efficient online booking system. Warm, cosy and welcoming atmosphere. Great to visit a country pub that has retained many of its original features. We had roast beef Sunday lunch with all the trimmings. With their extensive pie menu as well, it was a difficult choice. All staff were very friendly and helpful. A good value for money menu. Definitely worth visiting. Thank you to the staff.

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Gill Bunting . 2024-03-04

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Well if you're going to have pie this is the place to do it absolutely amazing.

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peter Arnold . 2024-03-01

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Had Sunday lunch today. The food was first class. Had the mixed roast (beef and pork). Both excellently cooked. The good lady had steak pie and mushy peas. She was raving about how good it was. Can't comment on deserts we were too stuffed! Will be going back.

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Paul Wain . 2024-02-25

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My favourite place for a pie! £14.50 for a pie & 2 sides with a choice of gravy. Cosy little village pub with nice views out the back. Definitely reserve a table! See @derby_diners for full review.

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Derby D . 2024-02-18

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Great pub, very cosy and the pies are amazing

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Sam Dyball . 2024-02-17

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We had a really fun and tasty evening. I have never experienced a pub quiz and 'play your cards right'. One of our party won both! The landlord was great and our pies were tasty. Highly recommended for a mid week meal.

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Julie Higgins . 2024-02-10

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Jesus christ! Don't eat anywhere else, the best pie and mash in the history of pie and mash!

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Neil clark . 2024-02-03

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Enjoyed lamb and mint pie with cheesy potato and cauliflower cheese. Friends impressed will recommend to friends.

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jocelyn sutton . 2024-02-01

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Pies were alright, some better than others. Husband had steak and stilton which was much better than my chicken, ham and leek which was quite soggy and tasteless. Same for my chicken gravy quite watery and cold. Chips disappointing - greasy and soggy. All a bit cold. Puddings were the best bit - the brownie was really good! Service very sullen. More ketchup and a teaspoon was all a bit too much effort it seemed.

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Catherine Simpson . 2024-01-28

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fantastic pies best meal out in a long time it's worth booking as it was fully book up

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Lee Corfield . 2024-01-21

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1st visit and will def go back . Landlord wonderful and food great . Love the story of the Wall of Fame

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Tracy Reid . 2024-01-20

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Had pie with mash and chips. Best pie I have tasted. Wide range of assorted mash and peas. Staff very pleasant and helpful. We'll worth a visit.

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William Stanley . 2024-01-10

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Amazing food in a lovely venue. The Pie menu washed down with a pint of Pedigree is a must.

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Lee Perry . 2024-01-10

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Great pies, decent selection of drinks in an olde world pub.

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gavin long . 2023-12-25

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**UPDATE** this place used to be so nice, very cosy, great value country pub. Unfortunately no more lol. Very dimly lit, no music in the background and worst of all, no heating at all for the winter months 🙃 leaving the whole atmosphere a bit bleak. Real shame weve been coming here for years. May give it a year or so see if things change. Food still good for value if you're getting a pie. Rest of the menue is not a strength, but ok. **Old review below**\/ I hole heartedly can recommend this place! For a wholesome, tasty, filling meal mean that won't break the bank. This place is a true country local style pub that's relaxing and calm enough to enjoy. Venue -- a delightful country pub. Situated in the middle of nowhere this little place fits in to the countryside scene perfectly. The place feels like a local secret, it is what is is and it's not trying to hard. You will feel very comfortable here. Food -- the food is what this place is known for. More to the point the PIE MENU! Mix and match to what you like. Choose a pie, then the side, then the veg, then the gravy. All sections have about 10 unique options. On that point, this is not a gimmick either, the pies are well made, fully filled and delicious! And on to of that all of this for just £10! Service -- true personal country pub service. No fuss no shirades, just a service with a genuine smile. As i mentioned, you will feel so comfortable here.

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robert . 2023-11-27

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The beat Pies EVER!!! 🥧 great selection you can't go wrong.

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Anglo Saxon . 2023-11-19

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Lovely little country pub, the food was amazing and service was impeccable a nice hidden gem,we will definitely be returning, just great 🍺🔥👍

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Martin Clay . 2023-11-05

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Loved pie night. Tuesday deals on pie meal. Sally waitress is lovely

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Dj Miles . 2023-10-12

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Great food, very busy when we arrived had to wait 30mins for our table. They only had one person serving but on the whole an enjoyable experience well done

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Andrew Ratcliffe . 2023-10-10

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Lovely food and good choice of draught drinks in a nice atmosphere.

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Martin Castrey . 2023-10-01

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I’m reluctant to post a review as I may struggle in future to book a table The pies are fantastic the concept is a great idea I challenge anyone to find a better pie night We will definitely be back and can’t sing the praises enough

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Sue . 2023-09-27

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Great food and stunning views was absolutely fly ridden though but its what u get in a country pub on a hot day

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Kyle Simpson . 2023-09-26

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Great selection of pies. Thoroughly recommend.

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Lee Griffiths . 2023-09-02

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A country pub specialising in pies! Lots of pies, sides and gravies to choose from. Others items are available too…I had roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes. It came with sides of green beans, carrots, onion in a creamy mustard sauce and delicious cauliflower cheese. The pub also offers a good range of lagers and ales on tap. Well worth a visit!

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Dan P . 2023-08-20

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Me and my significant other visited this pub near Ashbourne, the atmosphere was great the landlord was extremely friendly as were all the staff and the pie menu was superb 👌🏽 if I a nice hearty meal is what you're looking for this is a great place!

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Rajpal Suri . 2023-08-14

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The food was fab and the staff were amazing with my allergies! I can’t thank them enough!

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Jessica Duckworth . 2023-08-04

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A great country Pub, great landlord with excellent grub

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Richard Abbott . 2023-08-03

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My dad always wants to come when we have a meal out he's so impressed 💯. Food is top notch and love being able to choose from a wide range of 'proper pies'. Always a friendly face and genuinely pleased to serve you..... see you again soon

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Tess Miller . 2023-07-28

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I had a lovely meal of pie,(steak and stilton) chips,cauliflower cheese and gravy. It really is worth a visit.

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Jeanette Hartley . 2023-07-17

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Great place for a mid week treat. Food was amazing, the only problem is trying to choose which pie to have from their huge menu

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Linda Sankey . 2023-07-07

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We were disappointed with our visit as many items on the menu were not available including our first two choices. There weren't many customers so the atmosphere was quiet. It was a midweek visit.

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Keith Molyneux . 2023-06-28

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Pie night on Tuesday is a great night to visit and the combinations of pies, sides and gravy is enormous! Topped with a good pint of bass makes for a good night out.

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David Rose . 2023-06-25

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Great find! We stumbled upon this place by accident, but were charmed by the extremely delicious food and authentic atmosphere!

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P. . 2023-06-19

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Great location, lovely views, great pint, and food good, what more do you want

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David Appleyard . 2023-06-06

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Was told we couldn't eat because they had a table of 8 in ridiculous

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Mike Banks . 2023-06-03

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Went for a drink and a meal... Food wasn't available, not even a bowl of chips, and made to feel incredibly unwelcome. Expensive for drinks and then witnessed an argument between the staff before leaving... won't be going back.

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Lucy G . 2023-04-25

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Fantastic food! First time here and the pie and chips were brilliant, we will definitely be coming back

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Ryan White . 2023-04-08

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Omg, what a find. A beautiful village pub, with the most fantastic menu. Cannot recommend this highly enough. Got to go back again now I've found it x

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Elizabeth Bexley . 2023-03-17

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Spent an enjoyable evening here with friends. Great to find a traditional country pub serving quality ale and great food at sensible prices. Definitely worth a visit

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David Howell . 2023-03-17

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Lovely traditional pub with mega selection of pies. Beef Sunday dinner is one of the best. Definitely a must. Good selection of beer

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James C . 2023-03-12

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Always a great meal at the Red Lion. Caters for everyone. Which is great for a family meal. I love this place and eat here often with my family. Thank you for a great service and lovely accomodating staff. Would highly recommend to anyone.

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Roxan McCormack . 2023-03-07

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I liked the beers and especially the pies

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Andrew Tinsley . 2023-02-27

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Really nice food at affordable prices. Great Marston's Pedigree,what's not to like. Also friendly service.

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Steve Sharratt . 2023-02-19

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Very disappointing we went here on a recommendation from a friend who really liked it but unfortunately on arrival we were told several( more than 5) of their pie's were not available this is the main reason most people are going to this pub as this is what they specialise in also unfortunately I had 2 pints of Bass and the first seemed a little off but not to bad but the second was undrinkable which to be fair they did change but I should not have been served it in the first place I'm now unsure if I would risk trying again

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Stephen W . 2023-01-16

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Just fantastic. Excellent food, excellent service and beautiful views. We will repeat for sure.

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Luiz Roberto Gasque Junior . 2023-01-14

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Had a fantastic meal last night for my sixtieth ,,,, many many thanks for superb food and service ,,, I’ve never known pastry so succulent in a pie ,,, thank you

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Neil Harris . 2023-01-07

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Wet nice pub, fantastic pies. Will be back for more.

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Glenn Woods . 2023-01-03

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Nice atmosphere and the food was nice. No guest ales on however, only Pedigree and Doombar.

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Peter Allan . 2022-12-12

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Great family meal tonight celebrating a birthday, superb pies, great service, nothing too much trouble. Great atmosphere, very friendly country pub. Will definitely return.

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Angela Swindell . 2022-12-03

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Delicious - what a choice of pies!

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Simon Gates . 2022-12-03

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If you like pie and mash the Red Lion is a must, you will be spoilt for choice

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Paul Smith . 2022-11-29

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Good dog friendly pub with great pie selection

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Dave W . 2022-11-28

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Reading the earlier reviews I think we had an unlucky experience. We had two pies, gammon and chips and a pizza. The latter two were spot on. Tasty home cooked chips, that's always a winner. But the pies, the reason for visiting, were disappointing. The pies themselves were very tasty. But they were served sitting in the gravy which surprised us. I'd have expected it to be in a jug. Both the chicken and the mint gravy were very watery and they made the pastry so soggy that they ruined the pie. I ended up putting the pie on a side plate to eat it. So pies good, cauliflower cheese good, chips good, gravy ruined it all! It's a dog friendly pub and as a dog owner that didn't bother me. The party near us had three very well behaved dogs but the second party brought in a dog that constantly barked. It made it very uncomfortable and conversation difficult. If your dog can't behave don't bring it to dinner!

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lucy Wright . 2022-11-27

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Had a meal the other night cannot fault it we didn't book and the lady went out of her way to help and thankfully someone had cancelled Service was fantastic Pies were the best 👌 Desserts home made and wow 👌

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Vicki Emery . 2022-11-18

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Great little country pub, really friendly place to enjoy a pie and a pint!

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Tim Morley . 2022-11-17

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Booked for a family meal to celebrate my husbands birthday on a Tuesday night, specifically for 'Pie Night' and was not disappointed! Due to the party size we were asked for a pre order which was no issue - and maybe a good thing otherwise would have spent a while picking from the wide variety of pies, sides and gravy! We were served very quickly after the whole party arrived- food was well presented and piping hot and more importantly very delicious!! Have only previously been here for the two 'Avit Piston & Pies' car shows and had pies on both occasions, but this was something else. Will definitely be back and highly recommend to anyone!

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Hannah Keefe . 2022-10-04

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Great pub with a good selection of food. Friendly staff, good atmosphere and a wide selection of beers. Visited on pie night and enjoyed it. My only suggestion is to ask if customers prefer their pie sitting above the gravy or whether they prefer the gravy over the pie 🙂 I'll certainly visit again

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Ian Bown . 2022-09-29

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The Red Lion always has a fantastic atmosphere I always enjoy my meal, staff and service are tip top Very friendly and ifficient you couldn't ask for a better venue in Holbeach

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Pablo Buddy . 2022-09-09

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Amazing pies and chips. I had the chicken balti and my wife had the steak and ale pie. Both fantastic.

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Stephen Walker . 2022-08-30

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Not visited for a year or two and food was as good as last time. You must try the pies! We all choose a different combination from extensive menu. They are really good, well presented and very tasty. Good service.

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Mike Cockayne . 2022-08-29

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Excellent Sunday lunch, great accompanying vegetables Pleasant surroundings good value for money Will book again

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Malcolm Ireland . 2022-08-28

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The food and service here is excellent. The pies are absolutely delicious, and the homemade mash equally so.

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Richard Scarff . 2022-08-24

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