The Red Lion in Swale - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Nice food; reasobably priced. Cosy pub

It's a lovely country pub, but a lack of IPA's was a letdown.

Amazing not to have to spend ages trawling the menu for GF options. Great food, friendly atmosphere, helpful staff. Couldn't ask for more.

Went here for a birthday meal with a few friends. Especially went here for due to the whole menu being gluten free (for the birthday friend). I was lets say apprehensive but I was very wrong! The food was delicious, and the service was really good and the cater for vegetarians too!

Friendly, efficient service, caters to dietary requirements and 100% gluten free. Lovely beer garden and convenient off road parking.

Great pub food. Great company. Gluten free. It doesn't get any better than this!!!

Good pub food, nice cosy pub, friendly service. Noisy road very close.

Went for a family Sunday lunch, 2 are gluten and dairy intolerant and is soya . Lovely food with plenty of choice.

Fantastic. From entering the pub until leaving the service was excellent. Mad to feel very welcome. Had Sunday lunch and it was one of the best I have had for a long time. Food was amazing and plentiful. Roast pork and crackling gorgeous. Good selection of drinks. All in all a lovely cosy pub that is well worth a visit, cracking.

Absolutely lovely experience, such a gem of a place. Beautiful food, wonderful people, lovely rustic pub indoors and beautiful garden outside. I would highly recommend this establishment to everyone. I only wish this restaurant existed across the whole country, because finding such quality gluten free food is a nightmare otherwise. Will definitely be making the trip to Kent again just to visit.

I'm a dairy free person and the choices I had from starter to main and pudding was unbelievable, it is a great little pub restaurant and I would recommend it to anyone x

Very pleasant pub, friendly staff, and great gluten free food. Would highly recommend.

Lovely food, great service, superb atmosphere.

The pub itself looks nice and seemed to have good atmosphere. A customer in garden greeted us saying dogs are allowed off lead out there which is a bonus. No tables and chairs in garden as seen in photos but we have only just started seeing improvements in weather so maybe garden furniture still in storage. As we entered older lady behind bar said "can I help you?" but tone and facial expressions were not welcoming. We'd booked table originally for 6 but had called to reduce to 4. Was given table for 3 in cramped corner..had to move furniture ourselves to accommodate all 4 of us. Waitresses were pleasant but not particularly efficient. Had to get menu ourselves.. and was glared at for doing so.Had to ask 3 times for jug of water which eventually came without glasses as they'd run out . Roast dinners were nice apart from potatoes Decent portion. Plenty of veg. Reasonable price. Toilets pleasant and clean. Discrete box of supplies for ladies that get caught short was a nice touch. Photo of naked barman shows sense of humour. Overall.... didn't feel welcome or valued as customer so probably won't bother returning

Great Gluten Free Food always visit when in the area.

Went for Sunday lunch sorry to say we would not return. Afters better than the main.

Lovely place, great atmosphere, and all gluten free 😁🎉

Lovely cosy pub with a great warm welcome. Food is delicious, portions very generous.

This completely Gluten Free pub is amazing. Delicious food and friendly staff, worth travelling to, or stopping by if you're in the area!

great pub friendly staff..good atmosphere

We came here on a whim for a last minute date night before heading into Faversham for an escape room. From calling up to book a table till we left, the service was spot on! The decor is cosy and quaint - especially with the log fire going. We were made to feel really comfortable and the food was perfect and everything felt clean and well looked after. We have already recommended to friends and hope to visit again soon with the kids and partake in a game of scrabble. We just wish it was our local! Everything a pub should be :)

My favourite place to go as a coeliac! Always amazing food.

As always food and service are lovely just keeps me coming back

Great Gluten free food served in this very welcoming and popular pub restaurant

The revue for the Red Lion Baddlesmere was incorrect. The revue I wrote was for a Pizza franchise. I have frequented the Red Lion often and happily give it 5 stars. Fortunately the owner realised the error and correctly responded. My sincere apologies for any misunderstanding

Great selection of food and all Gluten Free. Genuinely find it amazing that you can choose from a whole menu of deliciousness. Good portions. Lovely atmosphere.

Went here for a festive dinner after lights at walmer castle. Everything is gluten free which is perfect for my relative. They also have a great vegan/veggie menu. Really friendly service and good wine list

It's always good and friendly, food is amazing but don't take my words try it .

My husband and I went in for drinks as we are staying near by for a weekend break. Such a beautifully decorated cosy pub, with extremely kind and friendly staff. A great place to go to relax and unwind.

Just an adorable and quaint place, that served food from the heart, which tasted divine at a price that was truly spot on.

This place is amazing, the service is superb, food portion sizes are huge and Lisa and the Team make you feel so welcome. Thank you for making the night before our Daughter's Wedding so special. Absolutely delicious food xx

Lovely pub, food and service excellent, reasonably priced.

What can I say! We came here as a pre wedding evening treat. Staff were lovely, very accommodating and chatty. Food was beyond fantastic My vegan pie was fantastic. My mum and her friend said it’s some of the best food they’ve had and the best meal they’ve had out in AGES Owner noticed I was wearing a bride tiara and was so kind and chatty wishing me the best for my big day Highly recommend If we didn’t live so far away I can only imagine this would be our chosen “local”

Stopped off for a coffee but ended up having lunch. Lovely village pub, service very good and food excellent.

Very friendly and welcoming pub. Excellent service. Lovely to be able to choose anything from the menu and know it is gluten free.

Gf heaven...lovely service with nice carring people. Thank you Shazza!

Lovely lunch with 2 friends. One of the few local pubs serving great food that is open 7 days a week. Weekends are popular so book well in advance. The gluten free menu is extensive and certainly doesn't fall short on quality or flavour.

The pub was fairly quite. The service was very slow. The 2 young girls spent more time talking,although when they did serve they were polite and cheerful.good sized roast. The landlady was very nice.

Just visited as we are staying local in area and stumbled upon it. Firstly the woman behind the counter (a blonde woman unfortunately didn’t catch her name) was absolutely lovely. So friendly, attentive and overall extremely pleasant. The food was also very good! It was a really nice atmospheric pub and we had our 2.5 month old with us and very felt very welcomed which sometimes can be a bit of an issue. Really lovely little pub and would definitely recommend

Always a pleasure to eat here. The staff are really friendly and want you to enjoy your meal and service.

A hidden gem!! Great beer, lovely staff and a fantastic gluten free menu filled with wholesome home cooked options, and despite not being gluten intolerant myself, my husband is so, being able to dine out together without a restricted menu is a rarity. Would absolutely recommend the steak and ale pie. Delicious!!! We will certainly be visiting again.

Went in on a weekday afternoon. Quiet as you'd expect. Friendly lady behind the bar and had a chat with the landlady who was sitting in the bar. The reason for leaving this review was the quality of the ale, it was superb. Condition, temperature and taste were all spot on. Coincidentally it was a beer from Musket Brewery, Linton. We will be back!

I wish there was one of these pubs back home. All food is gluten free. I am also dairy, soy & egg free. All allergens were clearly marked which enabled me to have a delicious meal & a pudding. Thankyou Red Lion for an amazing experience.

All gluten free restaurant, perfect for my partner who suffers with celiac.

We had a superb meal yesterday evening. It’s very rare to come across a 100% GF restaurant and with two in our group being Coeliac it was very reassuring. Really great pub food and very friendly and attentive staff. Southern fried chicken and steak and ale pie were fantastic. Great also having gluten lager on tap as well! Definitely recommend.

Food greatly over priced for the portion sizes, I know things are not cheap but still like some value for money,the food was good but not at any price.

Wonderful meal typical English pub grub delightful. Service good and very helpful. Lovely place

Regularly attend, absolutely amazing!

Lovely friendly pub loved the fact that the pub is complete gluten free I had a great meal totally enjoyable and very reasonable priced definitely going there again xx

1st visit food was delicious highly recommended

Fantastic pub with warm and welcoming staff who made us feel at home. Food is all gluten free and very tasty. We will definitely be back here frequently.

My coeliac friend was delighted to find the whole menu available to her. The food was delicious, with no compromises. The server, Lisa, was amazing at front of house and met all our requirements with ease and a lovely friendly smile.

Visited for a few ales. Small pub on busy road. Didn't stay for food.

Did not have food, but good range of ales.

Very bad from start to finish who ever is leaving reviews saying this place is amazing need to get checked in the head because this is -5 stars. To start we were greeted with how can I help you as if we didn't come to a restaurant to eat and drink via (Emma Wrighton) to then be seated so we can order our food and drinks. #1 drinks came in dirty glass which I asked her to change !! #2 dirty table, I lost faith at this point but I said I'm already here 😞 #3 most important of all disgusting food !! 🤢🤮 So I ordered the pizza because that stood out to me the most to my suprise when it arrived it was just burnt pepperoni and a sprinkle of cheese and tomato. When I asked is this the meat feast, Emma Wrighton said yes this is the meat feast it's 3 types of pepperoni. I've never known a meat feast to have only pepperoni. But I tried it and it was just disgusting it tasted like dry cardboard!! No moisture no flavour just burnt cardboard!! They had the cheek to come out and say we can add more meat to the pizza 😂😂 I can go on but I think I've Said enough on that topic. The pizza was not meat feast!! Now moving on to the burger that was a vegan black bean burger how can I even put this in words the texture was like paste I could use it to hold my wall paper!! Overall this place is flat 0 do not go here please everyone read this !!

Lovely pub dating the times of Henry the VIII, plenty of parking space and friendly staff. Kids friendly choices could be improved.

La comida estuvo deliciosa, el personal fue muy agradable y el ambiente es genial

Beautiful little country pub with lovely garden. Very dog friendly.

Good food ,pleasant atmosphere,friendly staff

Fantastic food, several people in our party are gluten intolerant so it was great they could choose anything from the menu. As a gluten eating person, I would not have known it was gluten free which is a bonus as sometimes the texture of gluten free foods is undesirable. I have two fussy teenagers and they loved it too so a big thumbs up. 👍

First time visiting the Red Lion today. Absolutely 10/10 for quality of food, service and atmosphere. As a coeliac it is really nice to experience great pub food and cosy atmosphere knowing I don’t have to stress about cross contamination or being given the wrong food. I also have other allergies which they catered for without any stress. My family are not coeliac but they too enjoyed the food very much. Can’t wait to return! Would 100% recommend.

Just lovely Sunday roast dinner. Pork crackling like you've never tasted. And the best cheesecake with ginger I've ever had. Thanks Lisa and Paul!

Really great food and lots of choice.

Lovely atmosphere Would definitely recommend and come back Lovely food and drinks friendly staff can’t wait to come again

Great pub, the Guinness is a dream Sunday lunch is very tasty. Been there a few times and shall be returning again. Highly recommended

Food exceptional, friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Well worth a visit

Absolutely lovely food and Gluten Free beer on tap! Such a special treat knowing all food is gluten free and tastes great! Lovely friendly staff.

Just popped in for a couple of drinks, such a beautiful pub /restaurant, very warm and cosy, real log fire. Will definitely be back, and try the restaurant.

Amazing warm welcome, cosy fire and a delicious menu. Perfect for people with coeliac disease and without!

The whole experience is lovely, food, atmosphere,staff. We have eaten here many times as my husband is celiac and it has always been brilliant. We recently had the festive menu with our family and had a really lovely evening.

Spent a lovely afternoon at the Red Lion for our family Christmas meal, 28 of us. Food and service excellent. Many thanks to Paul Lisa and staff for all their hard work.

First time we have been food all very good and at a good price. Staff and service all very

Well kept beer and lovely dining experience. Pork chop was large and served on a bed of mash, red cabbage and carrot with gravy 😋

It is always a great evening when we go to the Red Lion! Paul and Lisa are a brilliant couple, serving amazingly tasty Gluten Free food. In fact, the food is so good, you can't tell it's gluten free! A wonderful, relaxed atmosphere and a lovely garden to sit in, when the weather is right! Prices are lower than you think they'll be and there is a brilliant selection of drinks, including gluten free lager. If you haven't visited before, give the Red Lion a try and I'm sure you won't regret it! Just back from a fantastic Sunday roast at The Red Lion. We enjoyed every morsel and the drinks were great too! Thanks to Paul and Lisa, who worked really hard to make everyone's visit the best it could be. There was a lovely atmosphere too, with lots of laughter and people talking happily. We ordered deserts, which we know are superb and Lisa served them to us shortly after. However, we had no cutlery to eat with and were left for a couple of minutes, drooling like Pavlov's dogs! Problem sorted, we finished desert and left, a little while later, vowing to return very soon.

Visited for lunch, admittedly did not prebook. They were quite short and stated we could only have lunch if we paid with cash as they had no card machine. It looked busy but had tables, disappointed not to be able to try food here so unable really rate. Called into The George a short drive away were very friendly and seated us straight Away and had fabulous lunch, so all turned out well.

Had a lovely lunch ,great that it is totally gluten free will be going back soon

Party of four for Sunday lunch. Good value, good food, good service. Booked and table was ready.

Loved it probably the nicest pi t I have had in a long time

Great Sunday lunch and a good wide range of drinks

Popped in here after taking our pooch to nearby Kings Woods and was so glad we did. The landlady made us very welcome, gave our dog a treat. The decor is beautiful with hung hops and the food was all freshly made and delicious. A visit to Kings Wood and then this pub makes for a perfect weekend.

The staff are Fantastic and the Food was excellent

My Bill said Walkin which I found highly amusing, but that was the only thing that was amusing about the Red Lion. The welcome was warming and inviting and we were seated within a few minutes and the menu was very inviting. It was not hard for us choice what we wanted to eat 'the Sunday Roast'. The food arrived piping hot and a good sized potion and then came the veg done to perfection. We have to say the food was exceptional and very well priced, even if my arm was mildly twisted to have the lovely bread pudding with piping hot custard. Would recommend this pub for food and ambiance to eveyone I know and will be returning ourself. Ps the wobble table was an added bonus to the ambiance. Thank you Mr and Mrs Walkin 😀

Very good Sunday lunch, a must if you are on a gluten free diet...

Very nice country pub. The owners are very friendly and helpful. They serve 100 % gluten free food.... top

Great food and very friendly staff, the food was well cooked and reasonably priced, also note that the menu is very low gluten free, we wiil be going back.

Perfect. Food and staff both superb. Some great twists to good old English fare but also some excellent modern cuisine. Highly recommended (but also recommend booking)

Friendly staff ambient atmosphere Food top quality

Popped in for a quick meal. The lady who tended to us was absolutely brilliant. Couldn't ask for any more. Food was excellent. lovely and hot and decent amount well done. The red lion

Friendly welcome, good beer and great food, will be back!

Good to meet a fellow northerner from Durham

Food was over-cooked, nachos felt like they had been sitting out all day, salad dressing was nice but that was about it. Cider tasted watered down. Staff didn't seem to have any patience and had a very gruff manner. Unfortunately will not be returning.

Nice, quiet location, has a garden. Food was ok.

Such a totally amazing place. ALL food gluten free

Wat een heerlijk lokaal eten op een zeer sfeervolle lokatie. Een aanrader! Wij hadden de sausages, chicken pie, Lion burger en Louisiana chicken. Alle 4 even smaakvol.

Fantastic pub diner, everything on the menu is gluten free, beer tasted nice and fresh, prices are very reasonable and a carpark to the side, would advise you book as it is very popular.

We waited for one hour for our order to be taken. Given we had to wait for another 40mn to get our food, we left the pub without having lunch at 2.40pm... with 2 kids starving !

Great gluten free menu, lot of choice, friendly owners, who gave us some great advice.

Fantastic gluten free food. Very friendly staff. We will be back

Good food friendly service always 😋

Absolutely fantastic. Lovely and friendly people. Excellent food with a really different menu. Highly recommended.