The Red Lion in Solihull

Wonderful lunch at a what is a very busy time of year in the hospitallity inustry. All staff were very attentive and pub atmosphere was great. Food was excellent, wiht generous portions. Charlotte; our waitress was brilliant ensuring that we had everything we needed for an enjoyable meal. I had never visited the Red Lion previously, but it will certainly be on my list to take my family to in the future.

We had just picked up the Christmas tree with the grandchildren and had booked in for lunch. Never been before and found it very welcoming, with the decorations and log fires. The landlord and our waitress Sophie made us feel welcome. The food and service was good and we recommend the oven baked Camembert as a shared starter.

An excellent pre-Christmas lunch with friends at the Red Lion. The food was really nice and the service from our lovely waitress Charlotte was brilliant. Looking forward to next year.

Birmingham & Solihull RFC “DT’s” Xmas Lunch - excellent day food and drink was lovely and we were expertly looked after by Charlotte thank you for your excellent service

We had a group of 5 people plus 2 very large dogs. The staff were very friendly, attentive, exceedingly helpful towards our Gluten Free diner and made a great fuss of the dogs. Even though the restaurant was fairly full our order was taken promptly and delivered in short time. The food was well presented, delicious, hot and good sizes portions. Overall a very pleasant experience and I'll certainly be back. Our server was a charming young lady called Charlotte

My all time favourite quiz location. Staff great fun, and food wow!

Non alchoholic beer , glass wine, packet of crisps £14. Crazy.

As locals, we can visit this location several times throughout the year. The quality of the food is often inconsistent, the beer is often not at its best either.

Lovely food, lovely venue. Staff were very attentive and friendly. Atmosphere and ambience is very good both inside and in the outside seating areas. I would definitely recommend it.

Just had a lovely family meal which was very well presented and tasted great 😃 The staff were very friendly and attentive. Would highly recommend 👍

Very nice pub, with brilliant food

Food was lovely, service was good , .nice environment

Lovely, cosy pub, nice food, friendly, helpful staff

Nice location but unfortunately not an independent pub. So standard but nothing amazing.

Food, atmosphere and staff all brilliant. Had a lovely meal.

We had sea bass filets and the signature burger, both were amazing. Perfectly flavoured and good portion size. Squash and cauliflower soup of the day was just the thing we needed on a cold Sunday afternoon. Would definitely come back.

Red Lion is one of our favourite pub / restaurants. They have a nice menu, good food, good service, allows dogs, nice atmosphere, ample free parking and generally not too crowded (except at certain times of the week).

Lovely pub, service was great . The only downside was the portions were tiny, especially my child’s garlic bread which was 2.75 for one small triangle of garlic bread! Some of the food was over cooked and the pate started had a large amount of pate and very little bread.

Visited last night for a catch up with friends Food good and service excellent Disappointed that the menu doesn’t seem to have changed in a very long time and no John smiths on tap 🙁

Waitress was helpful, but food was not very hot.

Nice pub dog friendly Some of the clients are hostile and influence the atmosphere in a negative manner.

Pleasant, helpful staff who gave a quick service with a smile despite being busy. Three in our party, we all had different meals: fish & chips; gammon & chips and beef pie with mash & chives, roast carrots and broccoli. We all agreed that the food was excellent and good-sized portions. There are two fairly large car parks (one behind and one to the side of the pub). There is also a fairly large and pleasant outside area at front of the pub that is a lovely place to dine (or drink) in. Such a shame the weather was not on our side We spent the best part of two hours having our meal and chatting, and it was a really nice time had by all 3 of us

Lovely pub beautiful food pleasant staff really enjoyed our visit will return

Great country pub plenty of space a good menu. Food was excellent.

Lovely place to have a drink. Dog friendly. Busy inside , but do have an outside area with seating. . You can book a table. If you don't like dogs don't go. I love them. They provide individual bowls for water and dog treats, dogs allowed inside and out and guaranteed fuss from the staff.

After our walk around the lakes we decided to visit the Red Lion for lunch. Great menu, so many tempting meals to choose from. We opted for the roast dinner, I had roast beef and my husband had the pork - delicious! The pub has a great atmosphere and is very welcoming and dog friendly. The service was very good, couldn’t fault a thing Will definitely return!

Good food delivered, we had Sunday lunch and it was lovely! Nice garden area too!

We are regular visitors to this countryside pub near Earlswood. On this occasion they happened to be running a discount on main courses so it was very busy. Nevertheless, service was good, there was no additional wait for our meals, and the food was delicious. Clearly, they were well prepared for the additional load on resources and were very efficient.

As regular visitors to Mitchell and Butlers Vintage pubs, we have always been very pleased with the food and service. Unfortunately, the quality of food and service was not of the usual standard. Staff seemed very overwhelmed with heavy workloads. When the food arrived, it was not the warmest. The steak was of a very poor quality with more fat and gristle than meat. Management may need to think about customer to staff ratios!

26/09/21: now 4star after a revisit. Same warm efficient welcome as before. Item I was looking forward to ordering from menu not there - but still good choice and a pleasure to eat. Like the fact that menu seems to alter every Sunday. I will check online menu next time before booking! This time seated in "library", where acoustics not too good - especially if a quiet meal is wanted while a large group simultaneously are eating in this interesting room. Not sure about serving staff touching visiting dogs for health & hygiene reasons. 12/09/21: 5star. Warm welcome from efficient staff. Great country pub style interior. Excellent Sunday lunch for a birthday party of 6. Good menu choices. Meal presentation good while served with a smile in reasonable time. Drink choice - above average. Star staff - Helen.

Lovely pub, atmosphere is laid back, great staff and the 2 course chef's special was fab and a fab price.

Went to the first pub quiz, was amazing. Great staff, so friendly and welcoming. 10/10. Service was speedy and atmosphere was great, would definitely recommend and shall be returning.

Very friendly atmosphere, pleasant staff

Quality food and drinks, the fella serving us (Bogdan) was an absolute dream!! A good time was had by all, I particularly recommend the mac n cheese!!

I visited yesterday for lunch with my friend, we were asked rather sharply if we had booked and then shown to a table. I was served a very tired looking prawn cocktail , the avocado was all discoloured and the lettuce was murky and discoloured… I complained to the server who said it would be replaced but it took ages to come back by which time my friend had almost finished her meal. Not a pleasant experience.

Came on a thursday evening, food was really good and even though it was busy, Charlotte’s service was amazing! Will definitely be back again.

Lovely happy place, staff happy and friendly

Absolutely lovely pub with great outdoor seating and a really nice, chilled atmosphere- perfect for summer! Special shout out to waitress Charlotte who made our visit just that extra special; she was incredibly attentive, friendly and warm with exemplary service! Thanks, Charlotte, we'll be back!

Beautiful atmosphere but slow, inattentive service.

Had an amazing visit, charlotte our waitress was very attentive and welcoming. Will be coming again thank you!

Lovely pub! Our lovely waitress Charlotte gave 5* service :)

Really nice pub restaurant. First time visit with my brother. Plenty of parking and nicely decorated. Not too busy when we visited. Food very nice and service good. Would go back.

The pub is friendly used by locals and dog walkers and owners , busy even on a Monday night good was lovely too ,

Sunday lunch at The Red Lion was a brilliant experience, the food was delicious, the service was first class. As it was my daughter’s birthday I wanted somewhere special, it certainly did not disappoint. I would highly recommend.

The place itself is lovely, and the food was decent enough, but the service from our waitress was really awful. She just didn’t want to know, refused to engage with us throughout and the odd time she spoke to us it was in an unpleasant tone. We had three rounds of drinks during our time at the table, I had to go up to the bar and get the drinks myself on all 3 occasions as she just would not come over. I tried to get eye contact with her but she would just look everywhere else apart from at us. God knows what we did to offend her. Also the food took 40 minutes to come out, which is a disaster when you are with young children. They should have brought the kids food out well before 40 minutes. I think the other staff seemed ok, but there was no where near enough of them, penny pinching on wages and it let the whole experience down. I would go again if I knew we would be served by somebody else. We had Sunday Roasts, which were quite good, beef over-cooked and not much of it, but generally fine and acceptable prices. But the service, none existent basically.

Very relaxing environment on the edge of Earlswood lakes a very tidy pint of ale (Tribute) and a very nice Aubergine Gratin with chips and garlic bread compliments to the chef it was delicious and very filling I'll be back All the best kimbo Ps. Dog friendly 😍

Only went here for a beer and to sit in the beer garden whilst the UK basked in it's 2 days of sunshine and it was lovely! Food looked good too

Outstanding food, exceptional service by Dan and the team, and a brilliant atmosphere. This rustic pub has it all. There's free parking, a wide-ranging menu that's well priced, and the pub team goes above and beyond to make sure you and yours have the best dining experience you could hope for. We were left wishing we lived close enough to make this our local.

Had Sunday lunch with a friend, it's a lovely pub with a welcoming atmosphere. Food a little expensive although I like the concept of a mini pudding and hot drink very clever thinking.

Very nice place, bar staff attentive and quick to serve us

Just stopped of after walk round Earlswood Lakes, had a drink only but all the food that came out looked good, staff friendly and polite.

We held my Moms wake at the Red Lion on 09/08. Ellie and Charlotte took care of everything, the service was excellent, the food was tasty and plentiful. The Red Lion is such a calm and welcoming pub, we were so pleased we chose this venue over several others. Thank you.

Great quality every thing and interior is chic 👌. Came in again 03/08/24 for drink after walking round Earlswood lakes, was a lovely sunny sat outside there was a table available. Bar was quick and friendly service. You can now order at your table via scanning the QR code and they’ll be brought out to you. We had our baby with us too but was no issue had parasols for shade too

Went for family birthday lunch, we were a large party, so we had a separate room and our own waitress. Dan and the team looked after us brilliantly, very satisfied.

The food was great and so was the staff

Great place to watch the world go by. food amazing 👏 pizza 🍕

First Visit to this Vintage Inn - Lots of character, good service & lovely food from the festive menu with the best Christmas Pudding 🌰 Definitely will be back in New Year 👏

New to the area and tried this place yday for the first time, was really looking forward to it, Sunday roast was very disappointing, the roasters and veg were really greasy and the lamb was very pink but yet I could hardly cut it, it was very chewy, i had to ask for a steak knife, partner had the trio of meat and the belly port was under cooked too, for £20 a roast you expect it to be perfectly cooked. Wouldn’t return.

The Red Lion is a gem of a country pub on the outskirts of Solihull. We went for lunch with friends and the food, atmosphere and service were all excellent. Cleo our waitress was friendly, bright and polite and could not have done any more to make our visit special, she is a great asset to the business.

Service at the Red Lion was fabulous. We arrived and asked to be seated by the open door as we had a lady of a certain age who needed cool air on a hot day. We were served promptly and waitress was knowledgeable and helpful with our requests. Food was delicious, slight hiccup with the curry but quickly rectified. Desserts were to die for. Atmosphere was lovely too. Great food, service and atmosphere. Would throughly recommend 😊

Great pub, staff always friendly.

I've never been here before. Will no doubt cone again

My wife and I are planning a family meeting. This place has everything we want. Top notch food and drink at a reasonable price.

We arrived early and sat in the garden for drinks. There is plenty of parking there.I had booked on line but when we got there, there was not a table booked for us (5 of us). Probably my error.However the waitress was very helpful and found us a table in the dining area. The service was very good. The waitress was friendly and helpful and we didn’t wait too long for food despite it being a sunny sunday lunch time and the pub being busy. We had two pies, two roasts and a signature burger and all were very nice and good value. The dessert menu has a selection of mini desserts on it which come with a hot drink included in the price. I chose one of these mini desserts and it was just the right size after the big lunch. However some in our party had the lemon tart which was in fact lovely. We sat outside before and afterwards for drinks. All in all a very nice afternoon.

Always good to visit a proper pub.

Lovely afternoon celebrating two birthdays, we took the opportunity to use the voucher for the free bottle of Prosecco. 🍾 Food was lovely as always, I decided to try the fish cakes and they didn’t disappoint, I would definitively order them again.

We stopped by for lunch today, the pub is very clean and cosy. We're shown to our table by a not so very helpful waitress. We ordered our food and drinks. One scotch egg as a stater for us to try , which came put about 20 minutes later. We then waited and waited for our mains. Altogether an hour passed an no sign of the mains. I asked the waitress who said because we had a starter that was why there was a delay, " it's coming it's coming" was her quiet rude reply. We sat for a further 10.minutes and no sign of our food and no one checked in with us to explain the delay. We paid for our drinks and the one starter and left very disappointed by the way the waitress handled the whole situation. The lady who took our payment was very apologetic. First and last time we will come here. Which is a shame as we were expecting a nice meal and becoming regulars.

Perfect Sunday meal. Definitely be going back

Great night out with friends for steaks great recommendations and service from Dan

Lovely meal, place is tastefully decorated and nice atmosphere, staff are very welcoming too 😀

Turned up to ask if they had a table available. Waited 5 minutes to be at the front of the queue then was ignored for another 10 minutes whilst two of the waiting staff argued about where to put another group. Wasn't even told 'sorry be with you in a moment'. Eventually I said 'you know what, forget it' and went to walk out. Both members of staff looked at me but offered no apology & let me leave. Unbelievable. Will not be back. Avoid

This traditional style country pub is first class. The food, drinks, and service are exceptional. Particular thank you goes to Charlotte who provided top notch service. Thank you very much.

Came on Father’s Day and despite being busy the atmosphere was great and the staff attentive. Great menu and the food was delicious. Best Roast beef I’ve ever had!

Had the Sunday roast in here a few weeks back after being recommended it years ago and it did not disappoint. One of the best I've had in a long time, recommended!

Table waiting for us as booked , waitress explained procedure due to covid. Drinks arrived promptly (including several re-fills ) . Food order arrived as ordered, absolutely piping hot , recommend Red Lion, it is best to book.

Lovely staff and food. Would definitely come back to celebrate special occasions

First time at the Red Lion. Very pleased. Happy to return.

Great food, plentiful drinks, and great service.

Thank you Bella for the wonderful service. Food was delicious and very reasonably priced too

Great place, perfect to go to after a nice walk, food was excellent

Great to have a Sunday roast here and have a walk around the Earlswood Lake which is just a stone's throw away.

Lovely pub and dogs welcome x the best burger I have had in years

The service was impeccable, the food amazing. They made eve effort to make s busy day as comfortable for us, who were walk in customers. Thanks for the great meal and perfect service.

Great cosy pub with delicious food close to Earlswood lakes.

Our waitress was so lovely, wish I could remember her name! And the food was delicious. Definitely be going back, 100% recommend.

It was a busy when we arrived, but the service we received was really good. 4 meals were ordered and considering how busy it was, our meals arrived about 15-20mins later and were served hot and very enjoyable. Looking forward to visiting again in the near future.

Absolutely excellent service by Dan. Lovely man. Very professional but courteous and friendly too. Food was perfect too. P He made our evening! Thank you. X

Thank you for my birthday card. We will definitely return in the future.

Had a great time Sunday...out with the family Food excellent .....really good service...well looked after by Charlotte Would highly recommend the Sunday Roast....2 had steak and cooked perfectly... Well Done the team at the Red Lion Earlswood 😊😋😋

Traditional pub in a beautiful setting

Staff were very efficient and welcoming. The table was ready and service was good. Food very good. Environment relaxing.

Good polite service, lovely food, very happy with our visit.

First time visit and it was okay. Loved the staff and the pub itself. Ordered a duck pizza and was terribly disappointed.

What an amazing old school Heritage Pub by Earlswood Lakes . The food is amazing . We all had different Roast Dinners. Roast Beef , Turkey Breast & Pork Belly .

Lovely staff decent Sunday roast nice beers

Booked last minute, table available. Seated straight away at a nice table. Service was excellent from all the staff. Food was delicious. Birthday meal for my sister had a complementary bottle of Prosecco with her vintage card, nice touch made her feel very special. Love the ambience of the pub, very friendly & cosy

Hired the private room for a wedding function. Charlotte was amazing and rang me to discuss food. On the day they decorated the room for us and set the cake up. The buffet food was absolutely fabulous, all our guests complimented on how delicious it was. I can highly recommend this place.

Charlotte was a wonderful bar girl served a cracking pint of Asppell Cider

The service we received was fantastic and the food was amazing The only issue we had is they only sold one type of zero percent beer my husband doesn’t drink shorts but they did have those. Need zero percent Guinness please

A beautiful countryside pub in Earlswood with lots to choose from on the menu. I went for the salad and my friend had the Pie of the Day which looked really good! Great atmosphere, decor and amazing service!