The Red Lion in North Warwickshire

Visited The Red Lion after recommendations and wasn't disappointed! From entering the hostelry and having a lovely warm and smiling welcome from Molly, we were promptly shown to our table. The restuarant was warm and cosy and spotlessly clean with all the waiting staff dressed smartly in a distinct uniform. Yes there was a little wait but the service and the food was amazing. We had the triple meats roast and couldn't fault the quality of the food, the portions nor how hot it was. We will certainly visit again as this is the best Sunday roast we've had in the Tamworth area since teturning 'home' to live in exactly 1 year .... simply the best ...

An interesting red brick Victorian boozer no doubt well patronised by the boatmen of the time. You enter with bar to the left dining to the right. A well patronised public bar is always the sign of a great boozer and this was busy. On the right menus are issues at the bar and the restaurant is a busy space with functional scrubbed wooden tables and mix and match chairs but welcoming and homely. The food is generous and well presented and the plates full! A generous plate of prawns was followed by an equally generous main course.

Met with a mate at the pub last night and we both had a steak meal which I can only describe as being superb. The meal was served really quickly, looked scrumptious and tasted every bit the same. What a great meal, both plates were delicious and the steaks cooked to perfection. Staff were brilliant and beers to match. Thank you. Will definitely be back.

We were travelling through the area in our campervan on a Thursday evening in September. We called in to Red Lion and asked the barman if we could park overnight and stay in our campervan, to which he said we could. After a nice walk down the canal we returned to Red Lion at 8pm and ordered food. The food was fantastic and we would highly recommend. One 'other' special thing about this pub is the friendly nature of the locals. We're not sure if every Thursday night is so busy and boisterous in Red Lion (Games Room) but last Thursday was a great atmosphere. The games room was busy with lots of locals and we loved it. Even more amazing was...There were a couple of guys sat near the dartboard who saw that we had menus in our hands. These guys offered to vacate their seats so we could sit down to eat! How nice is that? The Two male bar staff were also very helpful and polite too. We would not hesitate to return here again. If you like a lovely beer garden with nice canal views the Red Lion is for you. If you want a quiet dining experience with good food, then again, the Red Lion (Dining Room) is for you. If you prefer a busy, active, noisy atmosphere (like we do) then The Red Lion (Games room) is for you.

Today myself, my wife and my mother went out for lunch at The Red lion in Hopwas, Tamworth. I booked a table for us, when we arrived we were swiftly shown to our table ,which was nice , so no waiting. After looking at the menu we all decided to go for the Sunday roast. When our meals arrived they were piping hot which we were so pleased about. Nothing worse than cold/ lukewarm food. The meal was very good with a variety of vegetables and potatoes on our plate. The food and the service was excellent. I highly recommend the red lion and we will definitely be going back . Mark L.

Went with a large group. Was well organised and wine was reasonably priced and was good. Would definitely go back. Service was good also

Excellent all round. Thanks for a great lunch for an 80th birthday. 15 delicious plates of food all delivered at the same time piping hot. All dietary requirements catered for. Service was excellent and friendly. Not our first visits and definitely not the last.

Thank you to all the staff this morning catering the the Amington Diamonds and families - Great food and service !! Best breakfast to start the day off - brought the sunshine too 🌟☀️

Our new favourite place. Lovely pub, amazing food, great staff . Love the selection of food which is always really tasty . This place is a little gem and well worth a visit but make sure you book

Excelent food, excelent service and ice cold beer, dog friendly bar too always a nice touch, there not much more i couldve asked for😀

Popped in on the off chance of lunch and was lucky to get a spare table. It’s always busy here. The lunch menu is fabulous, great choice at a great price and the service is always fabulous. Highly recommend. Best one of the 3 pubs in my area 👏👏

Lovely boxing day lunch today with family. Homemade veg soup was delicious and the 16oz rump steak was cooked to perfection. We were all suitably full on leaving.

We came down to The Red Lion to try the breakfasts after hearing good things. They certainly did not disappoint! Everything was hot, tasty and well presented. Service was fast and friendly. Absolutely recommend here! Thanks

Waited for over an hour for food and drinks, people came in after us and got there food and drinks before, spoke to staff 4 times and still no food after all that wait still no food had to leave in the end hungry, absolute joke of a place won’t be returning ever again

After moving To Tamworth a few years back, we have eaten and drunk in many bars/pubs, but I must say that the Red Lion is one of our favourites. Eaten here many times, weekly or fortnightly. The food, drinks, staff, the surroundings inc the gardens on the canal in Hopwas, are fantastic. Staff, many of which are young, are always welcoming and polite. I personally think the Tribute ale is the best I’ve tasted. We love the place so much, we arranged to celebrate our 40th anniversary in May 23. Many of our family use the pub regularly with no complaints, so keep it up!!

Wonderful food, freshly cooked and hot. Specials board offers more choice for vegetarians Good value Fast service Staff friendly We Will be back

This is a lovely pub to have lunch at. The menu is great. Nice simple British food that’s cooked really well the staff are lovely the service great.

A lovely pub/restaurant next to the canal at Hopwas. Both a bar and lounge available - the lounge leads to plenty of outside seating with a good view of the canal. The building was in a good state of repair. We ordered food. It was table service which was excellent. The food was excellent too. The only warning I would give is that the car park isn’t that big, and we had issues getting our car out of the car park. Not a great deal of room to manoeuvre, especially when busy. So if you have a car bigger than a mini, I would recommend parking elsewhere and walking up. Other than that, brilliant!

We were in Hopwas, on the canal for 2 weeks and hubby had to go to work. I asked if we could park on their car park , if we gave them custom and they mote than gladly accepted. The food is excellent ,together with a beautiful garden and the staff are so friendly..... I love this pub. ❤

I was so disappointed in this pub, I really thought it would have been great due to the reviews. To start off my meal came out wrong, I asked for a chicken burger and I got 2 pieces of chicken on my plate instead, they did replace this within 5 minutes. Then my friends steak burger had plastic melted into the patty. This was awful, the patty had clearly been cooked in the plastic. We didn’t get 1 check back throughout the entirety of the meal and was not even offered a refund. My friend still had chips and salad remaining in the plate and said that she would like her chips and salad and just the burger replacing. She was given only a burger and no chips or salad. The second burger was oozing with jelly textured fat and the brioche bun was soggy. The staff weren’t very considerate at the fact that the burger had plastic on it.. acted as if it was our fault! Appalling. After drawing their attention to the awful food a second time, they did offer a refund. They couldn’t refund my card that I paid with and offered cash, I do not use cash and I’m unhappy with cash instead of card refund. The staff members on shift did not know how to refund my card and I had to settle for cash. To top it off the women’s toilet had dried excrement on the seat and smelt badly of urine. I am so disappointed and just glad that it wasn’t our 5 year olds burger! I paid for a service and a meal which I didn’t receive and I was made to feel like I had done something wrong. I was not rude at all and I remained patient and I was still greeted with poor customer service.

Girls Day Out, no husband's or kids or dogs allowed! Having visited a nail salon nearby and discussing potential venues for lunch, this pub was bought up by our nail tech, Kelly, so we agreed to try it. Staff were polite and efficient, we didn't feel rushed to order and were advised of the specials board which held a multitude of meals for all dietary requirements. Persuaded to have starters by one friend we opted for breaded mushrooms, mozzarella sticks and the butternut squash soup which were all delicious. Cottage pie, steak and ale pie and a chicken bacon salad was our choices for mains, followed up by coffees and one of our party deciding she NEEDED to try the recommendation of honeycomb sundae too! Reasonably priced for what is likely homemade food rather than frozen ping meals, and drinks all for under £80 was definitely a bargain, thank you to the staff and would definitely return.

Used to be a lovely pub to eat at, but now had two bad experiences here, first time visiting I had a mixed grill that was undercooked, we had no check back on the table so I had to go to the bar myself to...

The breakfast here is excellent- generous portion, even the child size, good quality products and freshly cooked. Drink is also included in the price. Definitely recommend.

We visited The Red Lion at Hopwas on a Saturday lunchtime when travelling through on our narrowboat and met up with our family there for lunch. We booked a table for eight which was ready for us when we got there and the lady behind...

To Mark, Jayne and the team, My family and I had Sunday lunch yesterday and we all agreed that the food was amazing, (especially the beef :) ). Your meals are absolutely delicious and we look forward to returning soon. Many thanks Chris

My sister booked a table for 5 of us here today for her Birthday meal. What a busy place it is! We had lovely home cooked, fresh Sunday roasts and delicious desserts. They are very reasonably priced when compared to other pubs in the area...

Had main then waited 15mins for some one to ask if we wanted any thing else. By this time the answer was no. The restaurant was not busy at all. Ywt on Sundays for the breakfast no complaints

Lordy lordy lordy I don't know where to start. I've got all sorts of emotions running through my head after this visit. First of all my bird split up with me so I treated myself to a meal at the RED LION HOPWAS. I was...

Enjoyed a meal here as part of quite a large family group. Food was excellent and everyone seemed to enjoy their meals. Also a good variety of choice. Reasons for giving 4 stars instead of 5 were that one person's meal was obviously missed and...

We had our annual breakfast here as we do every year and as past years not disappointed. Team were professional food was tasty and quickly delivered and as a group of 18 big ask. Thank you again Red Lion.

Surpringly wide range of dishes for a weekday night. Busy enough for there to be a good atmosphere. I don’t recall whether there was music or not. If there was they had the volume low. Really good range of draft beer. Only quibble is that...

Booked for 6 15pm, arrived early and seated in the lounge, or creche. Loads of kids and parents filled one whole half of the restaurant. Half an hour later, no menu or acknowledgement from bar staff. We finally left. Went next door. Very disappointing hospitality....

We were in Tamworth for our daughter’s wedding and visited the red lion for a pre wedding meal on Friday evening - staff were great, food was lovely, served promptly and good value. Our absolute highlight though was the Sunday morning brunch that they provided...

We have been coming here for a number of years and even over COVID enjoyed the Sunday roasts collected hot enough to eat when we got home - and on plates to be returned at our convenience. Have continued our visits every other Sunday and...

Celebrating a 40th birthday last night and had a fabulous time. Special thanks to the two waitresses who looked after us. They did a wonderful job in making the evening special. From arriving, ordering drinks, the speed of food being served was amazing. The facility...

Today is my birthday,I decided I wanted a home cooked Sunday lunch. We have been to the red lion before but not for some years,but a few friends had said how nice the Sunday roast was there Suffice to say I was NOT disappointed, we...

Great breakfast Very helpful staff and what a fabulous location Hopwas has got to be one of the premier locations in the Midlands area it is just beautiful

Excellent location. And opens before the alternative (Tame Otter) Breakfast option appealed to us. Arrived ok and good service at table Bar staff could be more welcoming Do tables reserved for later in day (lunchtime) need to be out of use for breakfast ?

It's not our local, we drive over because it's situated next to a lovely canal view. The staff are all nice, and the food is great!

walking the canal i went into the pub for food...highly recommend the broccoli cheese bake with salad and garlic bread...delicious....fast service by friendly staff

Don’t order the prawn salad, absolutely no taste definitely won’t be having them cheap prawns again. Did complain but no feedback, won’t be back any time soon.

I wrote a review 12 months ago and it was a really positive review, food was exceptionally good and so was the service. Afraid to say this time around I can't say the same. I took my 3 year old granddaughter for dinner and first...

Great setting. Food was delicious and children’s meals were more than enough. Staff were excellent. Highly recommended

Called for breakfast. Very reasonable prices. Food hot. Nice atmosphere and staff very efficient. Recommended.

Steak ale pie served with stone cold mash! Menu did say came we gravy but 10mins after asking 2 members of staff I finally got gravy when rest of meal was stone cold. Family of 4 & all I can say is this pub food...

My daughter and myself had lunch on 22/08/2021 . When I booked the table ( for 4oclock)I said we would both like the roast beef dinner and was told it may not be possible as they may run out of beef as they had the...

Fast service, quality ingredients and at great prices. I like that they do a lighter breakfast and the price includes tea/coffee. Will be our regular breakfast spot!

The Breakfast is excellent, quality products with quick service.... Excellent value... I had the large full English which was £6.25. Will be back soon.

Don't go on a night when they have a birthday party on!! The music was absolutely deafening, I feel sorry for their neighbours, the people at the pub opposite and the boaters who were moored outside, you couldn't hear yourself speak!

Came for lunch whilst passing, son loves the park so sits easy with us, great food and a great price recently had breakfast to which was also good value for money and amazing quality. Top marks to the chefs and staff 🍺

Not impressed, the baguette was poor quality, the chips not good and the sausage was cheap. No attempt to stop non mask wearers wandering around or even entering the Pub. Will not be returning

We read the reviews and the banner reads "Best pub in Tamworth" so we decided to give it a try for a family birthday meal, to be honest we were disappointed, no clear direction if you order food at the bar or served at the table, the food was disappointing, we ordered two mixed grills and a burger, the chips were terrible, tasteless and undercooked, the sausage on the mixed grill was nasty and the chicken warm and dry, then the toilets were being renovated and there was nowhere for men to wash hands, which for a place serving food is not good, the bill came to just under £60 for three main courses and drinks, so not good, I can't understand why the good reviews, it was a let down

A beautiful day with family and had a lovely meal brought to us outside, food was great No complaints and defiantly go again (on a sunny day) dog friendly, and only 10 mins from home, good menu prices reasonable.

One of two pubs either side of the canal. Free car parking to side and rear. Very modern and new inside which is not complimented from the outside. Went in out of curiosity as normally go to the Tame Otter opposite and was pleasantly surprised. Food looked good and drinks were good

Refurbished since a first visit around 10yrs ago. Good stop off if travelling by canal. Good menu. Have recently used several times for their cooked breakfast and it has been excellent. Good parking and nice choice of beers. Highly recommended rh

A very attractive pub with character. Very well appointed , friendly staff and good quality food at a reasonable price , highly recommended

Spotted this canal side pub on the way to Lichfield. It was a nice day so decided to call in for a sandwich and sit by the water. Ordered the tuna mayonnaise sandwich served with spicy wedges. The filling was generous and the wedges hot and tasty. Unfortunately the bread was terrible. It was hard and as dry as a bone. The person preparing it must have realised how hard it was but chose to serve it. I would rather have had an alternative if the wholemeal baguette was an issue. I didn’t even give it to the ducks. Fresh bread and a salad garnish would have made a world of difference. Lovely spot for a drink on a sunny day.

Having seen on Facebook lots of new advertising and marketing, our friend was up from Kent and we thought we would like to try it .We were not disapointed The service was excellent even though the waiter didn't come to take our pudding order and when we asked he forgot but that didn't matter as he was very attentative beforehand.The food was excellent I had Fish and Chips which were delicious My Husband had Cottage Pie which was also delicious Our friend had Steak and Ale pie which was also delicious The menu choice was good with a wide selection My first choice of pudding had sold out so opted for chocolate Brownie which was superbMy Husband had cheesecake and our friend had Apple pie both of which tasted good Seating was comfortable Would recommend that you book a table as it was busy and I noticed a lot of tables were reserved.Price was about right for what you get

Sorry to have to give a slightly negative review about here as we have been coming here for years, as a couple or with friends and family. It has a lovely setting especially in summer. Recently been renovated nicely, but a little cafe like. Think they have also lost some table space. Prices have gone up! The lunchtime baguette, whilst still good, no longer comes with a salad. This makes a baguette and wedges a similar price (£6+ ) to main course dishes you can get elsewhere in the local area.Now for the toilets!. Thought these would have been refurbished as well as they have been dreadful for a while. I became locked in when the cubicle door jammed and was trapped for a while until another customer came in and fetched help. Two staff members came with a drill and were able to dismantle the lock. They thought it was amusing and did not even apologise. Not nice to be locked in, good job it wasn't a young child or elderly person.

Called in this afternoon after being at work since 8.30pm the previous evening. We was gobsmacked how busy the restaurant was considering it was a Tuesday afternoon so surely this is a good sign. We both ordered a Baguette & although it was busy these was served within ten minutes. Each one was so tasty & well worth the cash. The wedges was probably the best ones I’ve had for a long long time. I’m definitely going to call back again very soon to try a main meal from the menu.

Took friends out to the Red Lion on Saturday evening. Promptly taken to table, drinks ordered, food order taken and served in a reasonable time. Excellent mixed grills for two of us. Superb flavours and steaks cooked just as requested. Recommend booking your table as this is now a very popular pub.

Sunshine.....dog walk to a good pub! Sat outside.......food fantastic as always, service with a smile & very efficient.....this pub just gets better. Can't wait til the Summer.

Pleasantly surprised by our visit here. We visited about 5 years ago and could have knocked someone out with one of their lunchtime baguettes....Couldn’t find a copy of their menu anywhere online so took a photo while I was there and uploaded for everyone. In addition their is a specials board which has some great home cooked food. Serves fresh and hot and reasonably priced too....Will definitely return....

The owners are so friendly and amazing. I've never felt so welcome. The land lady Jane is a bit of a drunk but she can't half dance well. The only downfall is that crisps are 1.90.. But theres a jukebox that we can all have a dance too.. Mark the main man is a top bloke. If only he smiled more. Highly recommended everyone welcome. Love this for a local. Everyone's friends x

Thank you everybody for making our family get together fab !!! Food staff atmosphere wonderful , we will be back

Just had breakfast at a lovely country pub next to the canal in Hopwas. Very good value lovely freshly cooked and generous size portions . Staff were very friendly and accommodating will definitely be going back

My friend and I went here for a late a.m breakfast. Very nice greeting from the staff on entering . Looks fresh and clean.The breakfast we had was very nice , plenty to choice from.We shall be going back to try the lunches next time ! The mixed grill looked good .

Great beers with excellent food to accompany, service was fantastic and the staff were really friendly and very polite. As arnie says " I'll be back"

Cracking little place, food is spot on! Would highly recommend the mix grill, great value for money!

What a fantastic place this is. The staff make you feel really welcome 16 of came for a meal and the food was fantastic. It all came out piping hot and really really tasty,the whole night was lovely. Thanks to Mark for surprise bottle of champagne. Would recommend the Red Lion to everyone. Looking forward to a return visit.

Went to Nottingham for ice hockey, on our return to Cardiff we decided to stop off for lunch. We stop here and what a little gem. The family run pub was warm friendly and inviting. We ordered lunch it was clean and fresh a trio of meats. There was A lot of food. I can recommend a visit. Had a lovely afternoon.

Food is lovely, good menu and a great welcome. Food is well presented, always hot and looks appetising. Snacks and meals available and a specials board. The pub hosts make this place the heart of the village. The atmosphere is happy, relaxed and entertaining. The pub has been improved recently, enormously and now feels like a trendy and upmarket venue. I would recommend booking for groups as it gets busy and tables are limited. A great traditional bar is also available not to mention the great garden for the summer.

This has been refurbished since we last visited around a couple of months ago. Looks very nice and modern. We had the same meal as before and it was as good. Nice consistency. It doesn’t always happen in pubs. I would like to see a website for this pub. They are underselling themselves bearing in mind they are next door (although the other side of the canal) to the Tame Otter which is always heaving and the Fox Inn just over the bridge. On the couple of recent occasions we have visited it has been empty. You need to fill those tables guys. You have a refurbished place, plenty of good food choices, but it is lacking in ambience. People that might be passing by will Google places to eat and you will not be on the list. There is not even a menu to look at online. I am aware that this has been taken over recently, but if you don’t fill the spaces you won’t see £££s in the till. Get a website. Get those seats filled. I want you to succeed.

One half of the pub had been refurbished to a very high standard. The decor was beautiful and the service was excellent, such friendly and welcoming staff. The menu was also very good for both myself a vegetarian and my friend who eats meat. I will definitely be returning to the pub!

Popped into the Red Lion with my 86 year old Mom and was greeted by a warm friendly team which was extended from the friendly locals in the bar, this isn’t my first visit to the Red Lion and each time it has been an excellent experience. I have dined there also and even sampled the delicious breakfast, this is a real gem of a pub and it’s refreshing to have a traditional British pub serving great beer by friendly staff and excellent food which is great value for money, well done

Went today with family for a pre Christmas get together, we all had the 3 course set menu, I had the Christmas turkey dinner and literally couldn't eat it all!! Such a great pub, great staff and amazing food! Bailey's cheesecake to die for

Just dropped in for a quick drink and wow........what a place. This has had some serious TLC. Always a great pint, but what a difference. A complete new look and feel to the place. Its a must.....the best side of the canal thats for sure...Jane and Mark...crackin job.

The table was crammed in a small area and it felt like we were all eating together. The eating area is directly to the side of the bar and was extremely noisy. Food was not the best I have eaten. The meat was dry and overcooked. I had a burger which was on a bun that just fell apart. The burger it self was tasty enough though.

Booked this on basis of good local reviews. Ordered the steak (medium) which was well done - Infact very well done and very tough. The lasagne was nearly all pasta no meat. It was a Friday night but even so the tables were too close together making it very noisy. The dining area itself is decorated well, the menu had something for everyone and the service fast, but the quality of the food was lacking. Yes you should complain on the night but we will put this one down to experience.

The ambience of this pub has brightened dramatically and it has warm and welcoming staff. There was a good range of food for lunch choice and it was served promptly. The portion size is good and the meals were very tasty, especially for those who selected the freshly-cooked fish and chips. It is good value and well worth a visit.

Went for Sunday lunch, appalling a roadside cafe would have served better food,table and cutlery dirty, Yorkshire pudding burnt black, meat tough, how people rate this place is beyond me , never ever would return, dirty and appalling.

Found this place on tripadvisor worth the short drive from Tamworth for breakfast,very clean welcoming pub,lovely very reasonable priced breakfast,highly recommend canal side pub,dreadful day on our visit but if the quality of the breakfast is a guide I would imagine this to be a lovely place to visit for lunch or dinner.

It’s been a while since we have been to the Red Lion ..and we were always happy with previous visits ... but this time is was under new management .... we had arranged to meet friends who were on their canal barge travels so wanted something near to the canal We were not disappointed .... great atmosphere , a nice refurbishment had been done and the staff were friendly and welcoming.Food was very reasonable priced and great value for money, hot and cooked to perfectionThe men had mixed grills and they thoroughly enjoyed them , the scampi was delicious and my friend said her chicken meal was also very tasty The only slight issue was the smoke coming in from folk smoking outside the main door ... but we were sat near the lounge door so every time it opened the smell came throughBut it will not deter another visit soon .. we will just try to sit away from the door

Lovely astomphere staff very friendly clean looking, staff couldn't do enough to help us food was very good & not expensive made to feel very welcome .

Went here for a late lunch. They have a great menu with a wide selection of specials. The service was friendly and efficient. Portions are quite big. Highly recommend the sticky toffee pudding!

We had booked and our request to eat outside was no problem. The bar was busy with Ryder Cup watchers but we still obtained prompt service. Menus were immediately provided but the ladies were not happy with the grime on the table. This was pointed out and quickly rectified. The food was served very promptly and although everyone had a different starter and main course, this did not seem to present any problem to the kitchen.

Not been here for a while will definitely be back soon , best Salmon I ve ever had ! Other half had the all English which was lovely too

So pleased this is our local....the last owner let it go downhill so to see this wonderful pub right back up there is just fantastic. Wonderful food, friendly attentive staff, the refurb looks amazing. Best breakfast in town 😁

Came for a few drinks and some bar snacks, throughly enjoyed our visits. Serviced by Talia behind the bar and her chatty postitive persona made our experience. Highly impressed will be returning ASAP!!

Four of us had lunch and drinks here on a lovely afternoon, nice enough to enjoy the beer garden and surroundings. We all had something different, baked potato with chilli, chicken tikka, prawns and cod. The food was good, all empty plates and the staff were very friendly. We went back a few evenings later just for drinks and had a good night...

We arrived around 10.30 am on Sunday morning. There were a few people in the restaurant but not too busy.Me and my partner both had the full English which cost £6.95 with a drink of either tea or coffee and my son had a children’s breakfast for £3.50? Including squash or milk. My sister also had a full English but is very fussy so they substituted certain foods for others for her and my brother in law had the steak and eggs which was around £10? All meals came out nice and quick and were a very good size. The breakfasts were all delicious. My sister and her partner who eat breakfast out quite often said it was the best one that they had had and would definitely be visiting again.We also said we would visit again, really lovely breakfast.

Lovely gardens out the back with a nice patio with quality out door furniture. Good honest pub food and even better Sunday roasts...

Will not be rushing back. Went for Birthday lunch as had heard that there are new owners. Very disappointed with service and quality of food.

Me and family visit here often, it is quite nice, and the views of the canal are pleasant average food at a good price with dog friendly areas it is a favourite.

Reviewed this place before, however it has changed hands .They are working hard updating the property and it looks really good Food is excellent no complaints there ,My only concern is ‘housekeeping’, went for breakfast and sat outside with the kids , was around 10.30am unfortunately the garden was still littered with debris from previous night Bit off putting Good still great though!!

We had a fairly big family night out here and found it to be very very average. The food was like a cafe rather than a pub that you would expect these days.

This could be a great place, but what a hole. Terrible food, bad service, stinks, dirty everywhere, covered in broken glass and fag ends. If you like a village pub with drunk morons chanting football songs around your kids, then you’ll fit right in. The clientele walk around the place with their chests puffed out waiting for the next argument. Disgraceful.

we decided to try the red lion as we used to go a lot, when the old owner sold up we carried on going but the meals were awful nothing like Johns standards. We went in this time a little apprehensive I had fishcakes which was very nice my husband had surf and turf which he said was ok, only thing he missed was salad as steaks always came with salad chips and peas no salad now, portions do seem smaller now, mine was big enough for me, but someone whos a big eater might want more. prices have gone up slightly but if foods good I don't mind.

Travelling by and needed to eat.Beef pie c£10.50 . Expected a range of veg with it but cheap chips and peas which were hard. A little round pie in a pot . I reckon £6.50 tops for that plateNot worth it and wont be returning although i need to eat regularly !

My husband and myself have been going for absolutely to the Red Lion years for lunch and have always found the food to be good value for money. This is why we have returned again and again. We went to the pub for lunch a couple of weeks ago and could tell the pub had changed hands and there had clearly been a hike in the prices but the food that you get is the same. I had previously enjoyed the prawn salad which I had been about £6 but on this occasion it had gone up to £7.50. Ok, was not too upset about this as it was a nice salad with plenty of prawns. We went again for lunch yesterday and went to order the prawn salad again but found it had gone up to £9 this time. As a general, prices have risen on lunchtime items by about £1.50 to £2 which is about 20% increase. Although the food is the same as it has always been, which is good it is no longer the good value it used to be.