The Red Lion in Wealden

We had a 60 th birthday party today At the red lion 26 of us Can not say one negative thing about are. Day it's a 10/10 from me The lady ie manger organized it Spot on no mistakes All are food was hot and very tasty Portions very good The staff were a great team young and brilliant Even when there's 6 kids running riot Very patient I would 100 % recommend the red lion Thanks again to all the team Regards. Chris

Definitely worth a visit, In a nutshell , exactly what you’re looking for from a Pub. Our experience is below After making a reservation at the local Carvery for this Sunday, we decided to skip the bustling atmosphere for a quieter experience at a more local pub. At around 5:30 PM, we called a few nearby pubs looking for a table, and we were greeted by a bubbly guy on the phone who informed us that they serve food until 7 PM. Not knowing what to expect, we booked a table. Upon our arrival, we were welcomed by friendly staff who were warm and full of personality. They showed us to our table, and we promptly placed our drinks order. Unfortunately, the drink I initially wanted was sold out, but I was offered a taster of the real ale they had available, which turned out to be fantastic with amazing flavor. While we waiting for our order, I overheard the table next to us expressing dissatisfaction with their food, which made us a bit apprehensive about our own order. We had chosen two fish and chips and a pork belly roast, and I’m happy to report that our meals were outstanding. The fish was perfectly cooked, and the chips were complemented by a homemade tartar sauce that was simply unreal. The pork belly roast was exceptionally brilliant, and the gravy packed amazing flavors. My only criticism would be that the roast dinner could benefit from a premium vegetable option to elevate the meal—something like cauliflower cheese, and stuffing would really make it special. Perhaps they could either charge extra for such items or reduce the portion of the meat, as it was quite massive! Overall, this pub is definitely worth a visit, and Id like extend my compliments to the chef. Also It was refreshing to see such happy staff working behind the bar after what seemed like a very busy day. Thankyou

Superb evening out with amazing food for a very reasonable price. The chips were out of this world. We'll be back.

We stopped for lunch on a friday in September. It was rather empty inside , 1 member of staff and 1 - 2 customers . Services : Welcoming Food : Lovely , tasty and filling ( pork belly was devine 🤤 ) Outside furniture : needs some TLC ( sharp edges on chair arms ) Lots of parking , ladies toilet floor was oddly rather wet .

It was a funeral wake but lovely people.

Very nice meal Considering their was around 22 of us !

Visiting for the first time, some of the staff was very friendly, some very grumpy 😠 I have ordered Greek salad but chef forgot to put cherry tomato in my salad, waitress forgot our drinks 🤷🏻‍♀️ Bartender was very nice and polite!

Beautiful "celebration of life" luncheon. Catered for 20 people. Great food and very well served.Thank you.

Tribute evening was great , Neil Diamond was fantastic, food good, atmosphere was really good , left feeling on top of the world

We were a party of 4. The food was very nice. It was quiet this evening in the restaurant and It was difficult to give a 4/5 for the service. Maybe a warm welcome would of been nice.

The Staff were very nice and The Food was excellent, but the Pub itself was very shabby and the carpet had not been vacuumed. we were put in a corner, with the Speakers blaring out songs. I am afraid we won't be coming back.

Food was average (fish was taste bland) but in a big portion and nice service here.

Had a real bad experience here with Manager. We are local and used this pub frequently over 15 years with family and friends It has changed dramatically, in my opinion for the worst. Gone is the family, friendly atmosphere. Il never go in there again. And I know many are of the same opinion. No doubt the Manager would say she's making it more of a restaurant with catering for functions but it has lost it's spark for many locals who now, as I, family and friends frequent The Farm.

Nice pub.Far too expensive. Great Roast.Nice terrace when weather suits.

Bit pricey but staff friendly and atmosphere was good.

Food was very nice 😋 service was pretty good to.

Food lovely bit cold not sure you should be adding service charge though. Otherwise lovely

Went for an after funeral event. Lovely food and good atmosphere

Went to the music festival which was very good. Food was amazing and plenty of it. Atmosphere was great. Staff were friendly and obliging nothing was too much trouble.

Never had a bad meal here before, but today's was very poor. A well done steak? It was almost breathing and blood seeped out when the knife went in, very fatty too. Not the best, but maybe the chef had a bad day.

Excellent food and venue. The staff were very attentive and made us feel very welcome. It was the perfect place to celebrate our golden wedding.

Had one of the function rooms for a wake. Excellent service, great food. Highly recommended

We visited here a few weeks ago for the first time Found the staff very pleasant and welcoming. The Harvey's beer was good. We had food which I would say was ok average, prices are a bit high, but one thing is they charge a service charge, which added another £3+ to our bill, which we did not notice until we checked the bill after leaving ! We thought this was a bit of a cheek! never had to pay that anywhere else. The place could do with redecorating. Unfortunately not a favourite place I would go back to, but that is just our opinion.

Very good food and service! Unfortunately the heating was cold as only one small radiator out of about six worked in the main seating area. But hey it was good. Friendly staff and at least we all had a laugh. Sort out the heating blead the radiators or turn them on....

Great venue, music a little loud for us to talk, but otherwise a nice venue, especially for wakes as the food is fab and there is a separate room for this.

£6-80 for a pint of guiness and £2 for a packet of crisps. Absolute joke for an average pub in Stone Cross. Last time I'll go there.

Excellent Harvey's pub, right up there with the best. Old and bitter, a pint made up of 1/2 of each was superb! Food was good too!

Had my wife's wake at this venue. Food was half hour late. Staff were uninterested and missing and added a service charge that was not agreed on a fixed, pre-arranged price. NOT RECOMMENDED.

Easily the worst pub in the local area. Manager is the rudest person I have ever met. Food tasted like it was from Lidl

Good food but pricey,lovely bar staff but the Manger needs to be more on the ball to update menu in time for service.

Lovely pub atmosphere with friendly staff and customers

Never known a pub so disinterested in rebuilding it's business. Following months of it shutting at random times because it isn't 'busy enough' (how will it ever be if no one knows when it will be closing!), tonight I arrived with 2 friends to take advantage of a mid-Winter special offer re dining, that was available until 9pm, to be told it was shutting at 8pm so the staff could have their Christmas party. We ordered, rushed our food, and left. Appalling service to the local community. Given how unpredictable the hours are, and how disinterested the pubs management seem to be, Harvey's need to have a long hard rethink about why they still retain the premises!

Super lovely staff, great service.

Nice place for quiet drink! Great and friendly bar staff. 5/5 stars for Jake

A friend had her husbands wake there. The staff were friendly and sensitive to the occasion. The food was delicious. Sandwiches, sausage rolls (which were sone of the nicest I have eaten), pizza, chips and other small pastries. Everything was very fresh and the hot food was served at a perfect temperature.

Great place to eat and drink and chill

The table was in a drafty and chilly hall on the side of the pub. Food was plentiful and of good quality. The location / atmosphere was lacking but it is after all a pub that sells food so should be approached in that respect.

Traditional pub with plenty of seating indoors in various rooms. They often have live music here. Good sized car-park with plenty of spaces at the rear. Recently visited again but for food - not the best, but maybe we were unlucky.

Ate here last night as a group of 5 for the Christmas dinner. 3 courses for £32.99. Great value, plenty of food and tasted amazing. Not eaten here before but would definitely return. Great friendly staff

Popped in for a drink and to see the entertainment which was dreadful. No atmosphere

Can't fault it in anyway, we booked to go back while we were paying to leave, highly recommend

Had my Mother's wake there, food very good, service very good.

Went there for a wedding reception and it was a lovely venue

This pub used to be great. Easily the best Harvey’s pub around. However of late the service behind the bar has been awful. Shame as we were planning to use here for our wedding reception but will now look elsewhere

Went to attend a Birthday party. Had the Roast Pork dinner. Huge meal and fabulous taste to the whole plate. Roast potatoes to die for and huge slice about 1 inch think with Crackling. They have entertainment most Sundays starting at 6pm. The staff were very busy but were very friendly and helpful. We will be going back.

Always kind staff and the chef is always accommodating if you have kids who are a bit picky with their food! My child loves the play area as well! Mind your clothes they will get dirty!

We had a family get together on the 16th July, for 16 people. We were asked to pre-order which was understandable, being such a large group. The food was perfectly cooked and each order came out without a hitch. The Roasts were especially good! The staff are friendly and very accommodating, and the prices offer good value for money. The beer garden is a lovely place to relax after stuffing your face, with the play area offering the kids chance to burn off some energy. Very lucky to have this as my local. Great pub 👍

Oh my dear. Went with my future wife and her children to celebrate good exams. Three '8' Oz steaks that turned out to be two ounces. I had to cut my morcel up and share it. I was left with undercooked chips, bland salad, one mushroom all for £17!!!! Cajun burger had zero flavour. On top of that £16 for every round of drinks. They kept us waiting for 50 minutes when the place was empty. Front of house service were great but even they must be embarrassed. I vote with my feet. The food is embarrassing and vastly overpriced. To sum it up, I was embarrassed to take my future family there. They will never get my custom or anyone else I will tell. There will be many. What a let down.

Called in for something to eat quickly during work. Didn't eat in the end as we got pushed for time but was a nice pit stop all the same. Outdoor seating and friendly atmosphere

Have not had food there but it looks nice. They do great entertainment on a Sunday evening, last night they had Amy Winehouse tribute she is brilliant, the week before Elvis be was brilliant as well the atmosphere is very good.

Always good food and friendly service here. Can't go wrong.

Went along for the Elvis Tribute by Andy T King who was brilliant. Lovely venue with friendly staff. Would definitely visit again.

Great reunion at a great pub best one yet.

Invited to a function last weekend. Hot buffet was amazing. Fish, chips, burgers, quiche, etc all served piping hot, buffet style .

Great atmosphere , friendly staff and good beer

Wedding event in the large joining room. Space opens onto the decked outdoor area. Buffet was excellent especially the sausage rolls and battered fish. Like many establishments the toilets are disappointing and need a revamp.

Great outdoor seating for a summer drink

Lovely food, excellence service. Well worth a visit.

Good place to meet friends, they have a good choice of beverages, also have live music on a Sunday evening. Staff are always welcoming and helpful.

We went to watch live music on Sunday afternoon Bowie music good band friendly atmosphere and helpful staff would highly recommend a visit 😊😊

Attended a party in this pub. Food was provided by the venue. It wasn't great. Small party sized burgers in buns....dry and tasteless. Would use the pub again but wouldn't use their catering. Venue fine and staff attentive.

Very expensive! £8.50 for a bowl of nachos?

Lovely atmosphere and lovely food.

Shame they serve Murphys and not Guinness

Freindly staff and a lovely beer garden x will go again xand deffo recommend it to freinds and family xx

Attended a funeral wake in the function room. Lovely function room and garden. Light bites were laid on and were good. Good selection of beers to choose from. Will be back in the summer to sit out in the Garden. Adequate parking as well. 👍

Fabulous Venue for my Retirement/Birthday party last Saturday. The staff were great. The food was amazing and the venue was perfect. So beautifullu decorated. I could not have asked for more. Thank you everyone at The Red Lion. You are stars 😊🌟🌟🌟

I would like to thank the chefs at the Red lion for the delicious Sunday roast..the food was absolutely delicious served piping hot and thoroughly enjoyed by our party yesterday...many thanks

Friendly staff, nice surroundings...could be a bit more generous with portions...I had 2 roast potatoes and 1 tiny pig in blanket with my roast turkey.

Expensive but that's a sign of the times free use of the private room though! Great staff

Don’t ever go there the dog would not even chew the food really bad

Chips arrived cold, sent back, sat on bar then taken back to kitchen, brought back to me , sent back and cancelled the meal, was told that i had to have the meal as the chef had refried them, wont be back ,,, served by kids and customer service out the window

I went to a party in the function room, really good evening, staff were helpful, provided us extra seating where needed, bar staff polite and food was good.

Music was delayed for over an hour. Loads of sounds checks which went on far too long. Gig delay From advertised time.....?Music was far to loud in the side room. Live band "What the funk" excellent upfront singer. Sadly drowned out her voice. By the drummer who was deafing. Spoilt the whole sound effects. Sadly. The band wasn't seaming to play together either. Great party or wedding band. Will go to see them again to if there's any change. But the sound guy must needs his hearing checked 👂

Always delicious food and friendly helpful staff...a pleasure 🤩

Ate in here valentine's night ...food arrived quickly...had a whitebait starter and then Moroccan chicken kebab with sweet potato fries for main. Both really good (couldn't manage a dessert as the portion sizes were huge!!) Service very friendly , the Harvey's pilsner lager was very nice too...will 💯 be back 👍

A really good pub. Harvey’s old and Harvey’s Best both served well. A lovely environment and good service. We will return for food!

We only had a drink ..But the roasts looked very good..and very popular

Went for a lunch here and was met with people trying to figure out who you are, as we have never been before we didn't really get any help in where we can sit or what we can eat, our food took an exceptionally long time considering I only asked for chips I assume the chef picked the potatoes it took so long.. when it did arrive with my 5 fat chips I was not pleased to see what looked like hair on one. Showed the waitress and never saw anyone again no sorry about that or anything, fair to say we won't be returning

Fantastic roast dinner but service was quite slow. It didn't matter too much to us so overall a good experience. Large portions and great value for money.

Food was good, a lttle pricey, staff excellent.

first rate christmas meal december 2022 for a party of three, Excellent food and extremeny good service

All round good place. Food menu was a little bit limited, but it was near Christmas so this is understandable. Service was a little slow (again near Christmas) but all staff were very lovely and welcoming

Great food and exceptional service, highly recommended

Lovely staff food was okay we were there for a private event.

Staff Christmas Party, good food, friendly & efficient service. Nice warm welcome and would recommend this pub. Only lost 1 star because the bottle of red wine was not room temp. everything else was great.

Nice large Christmas meal. Friendly staff.

Atmosphere difficult to judge as it was for my mother's wake. Buffet provided was very good and staff were attentive, would recommend to others.

Very very good we went to see about a Wake for my sister in law staff couldn’t be more accommodating had a meal on the day excellent food good portions and Well cooked The day of the Wake staff were 100% attentive we ordered food for 30ish people ample food + tea coffee can’t recommend enough We’ll done

Just had a meal at The Red Lion Stone Cross. Couldn't fault anything great food and very helpful staff. Will definitely be back very soon.KB

First visit, certainly won't be the last, amazing food, roasts were fantastic and the desserts were amazing value.

We had great food large portions cooked perfectly

Lovely home cooked pub grub. Decent local ales. Reasonable price. Short staffed as a function on, but the public bar was pretty empty. Welcoming staff.

Friends wedding reception. Enjoyable.

Thank you to all the staff for their hard work today for my father-in-laws wake. The buffet was amazing and the staff were attentive and welcoming.

We phoned here in hope that they had room to squeeze 4 of us in for Sunday lunch....and we were in luck. The staff were very welcoming and the service was fab even if it was a little slow. We had a bottle of prosecco and a beer, I'm not sure what the cost was as it was bought for us. We sat down, had a look at the menu and everything sounded delicious but we'd come specifically for a Sunday Roast so that's what we had. We'd seen some of the food coming out and the roasts looked massive so we skipped starters and went staight in for the main. 2 of us has the slow Roasted Belly Pork and the other 2 had the Roast Beef. When the food came out I think my mouth was actually watering. It looked and smelt amazing. The pictures don't really show it but the portion size was big. Everything was cooked perfectly. The staff really couldn't do enough for us and even sent someone off to the shops to get some apple sauce when they had run out. The food was delicious. The roasties could've done with a bit more crisping up but were still yummy. And the yorkies and crackling were amazing! So so nice. Would defo recommend. We didn't have room for a pudding but the menu looked good. The pub is quite big and was very clean. The toilets were nice too. The Roasts cost around £16 each.

Fantastic huge pub with many nooks and crannys. I only wish I'd ordered a meal there as it looks stunning. Music entertainment was amazing too.

good food ,good service,great entertainment,

Fabulous food & great friendly pub. Will be back again soon.

Lovely peaceful tasty and filling meal