The Red Lion in Wealden

The most amazing pub, definitely the best for miles and miles! So much history and so nicely preserved. Highly recommend if you want a really traditional pub, a lovely lovely landlord also. Can't recommend enough!

Beautiful old pub. Cosy, friendly people & fab food. Will definitely visit again.

First rate country pub on all counts ... we were staying in the area and were so glad we stopped in for dinner. Wonderful, friendly staff (even to us tourists), good beer, and amazing food.

A brilliant pub with a great atmosphere. The Christmas lunch with turkey and all the trimmings was wonderful AND, importantly, hot! We hope to visit again soon

We just wanted a traditional pub and boy did we find it Open log fire Great range of drinks And we had baked Camembert and both went for chicken and mushrooms with veg We will be going back to try other dishes as the food and staff are just incredible Thank you Ps we will pre order the steak for 2 next time

Stumbled across here after our table elsewhere wasn’t ready way after we’d booked and it was exactly what we were looking for. Cosy with a table next to the fire, we had a lovely roast and a burger. Service was friendly too. Made even better with a dog next to our table :)

Sad to write this, we were over the moon with the first couple of visits. But tonight we were shocked to be surrounded by dogs. Not that we don't love dogs, we do! However - I have a severe allergy, and of the five tables tonight three had large dogs - literally surrounding us. I started to break out right after we got there so my guess is that this must happen often and I'm guessing as well that they don't wash down the floors, pillow cushions and seats every night - which make it super inhospitable for anyone with allergies. Dog fur is highly air borne, so then of course we had to wonder about the sanitation. A food allergy is easier because you can say I can't have peanuts/rice or whatever it is - but one honestly wouldn't expect to be surrounded by large barking dogs in a restaurant. And my allergies I would say are really only moderate, yet kicked off pretty much immediately. So obviously there's a lot of dogs in attendance as a norm. And one was aggressive so we had to listen to the palaver several times. One dog was even under our table looking for scraps while it's owners paid no attention. We can't go back obviously because for a 70+£ bill for two people, you want to be able to sit and enjoy your food without using your cutlery to scratch the welts from the hives. Really sad that the restaurant isn't available to everyone, just a few locals with large dogs. Surprising in 2024.

Food usually brilliant. Not so on this occasion, very ordinary and bland!

Great food and really friendly service. Warm and friendly atmosphere. Hosts very attentive and meals reasonably priced

Lovely village pub. Gardens out the back to relax in and have a drink. Nice atmosphere

This pub is a wonderful find! Our second visit in a couple of weeks! Both Sunday dinners were fab!! We are often in the area in the summer as we have a caravan close by. This is definitely going to be a new favourite!! The staff were super polite and provided great service , the food great , red wine was lovely!! And it’s dog friendly! We are booked for 2 weeks time… going to sample a Friday menu next!

What a fantastic pub. The food was superb. The staff friendly, and dog friendly too. I would thoroughly recommend 5 star 🌟

Well, old pub, young waiters without any real ambition - and unfortunately the food wasn't particularly good. The beef was unfortunately very tough - and the beer crust on the cod fish was thicker than the fish itself. The prices are certainly still reasonable, but I had expected more in terms of flavour and quality, even though our landlady (B&B) had raved so much about the Red Lion.

Food looked good but couldn't get a seat. I'm glad when to the Bull at Borham Street brilliant you must try it

Myself and my partner had Sunday lunch at the Red Lion 11th August. We were served by a very polite young lady, Ava. Ava was super polite and helpful. She brought our drinks out promptly and was more visible than the other waiting staff. The food there is really tasty and lovely atmosphere. We’ll definitely be going again. My only criticism is that the menue on their webpage isn’t up to date as it’s only a “sample menu” though we enjoyed the food, it was the on line menu which made us want to go. It would be beneficial if this was current as it could be the difference between people going there or not.

Lovely, cosy dinner spot. Was able to get a last minute Saturday booking when on a short break in Hooe. Super dog friendly, I can’t count how many doggy biscuits my dog was given from the lovely waitresses. We would definitely return if in the area.

Lovely old pub. Nice staff. Didn't have the pizzas cooked outside but they looked good.

Top pub… recently just changed chefs a the food was top notch the other evening!

Lovely friendly village pub. Five star service and the food was excellent

Found this pub online as we needed to find lunch in the local area and glad we went there! Had a nice lunch out in the sunshine in the garden. Food was tasty, can recommend the Chicken schnitzel from the specials board, Service to the table was efficient and super friendly. Nice outdoor space. Inside the pub looked decent as well. Would recommend

We went there for a family dinner, having made a table reservation earlier that day. The pub is full of rustic charm, with a decent menu, offering a number of dishes, both typical pub fare and others somewhat more sophisticated. The service was friendly and the food really quite good. However, for the more clinical eye, you quickly understand that the pub (especially the toilets) need some serious TLC to be able to attract the more discerning diner. Overall, a good experience, but not inexpensive by any stretch of the imagination. We're talking over 40 pounds per person with wines.

A lovely traditional Sunday lunch. Always good quality and great service. Excellent value for money

A pleasant and characterful place for lunch. Inside the pub seems small but there are tables both out at the front and in the garden at the back. Standard pub food served by attentive staff. Harveys ale on tap.

Just had the most beautiful Sunday roast at this stunning village pub. The staff were very friendly and very efficient we only waited 5 minutes to be served and the atmosphere was so warm and welcoming. I have never tasted roast beef like it, it was delicious and there were several different veg on the plate together with a very large yourkshire pud. Delicious!!! I would definitely recommend you pay a visit.

Visiting the area so popped in with the OH & dog, service was friendly but got bad vibes from patrons making us feel uncomfortable. We had our 1 drink and left.

We enjoyed a lovely lunch at The Red Lion: Mussels & chips; Steak & Ale Pie; and Wild Mushroom Risotto (from the specials board). Harvey's Best was perfect and the desserts were good too. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

The best Sunday Roast in Sussex!! Also very good weekday lunches and evening meals. Great atmosphere in this historic pub.

Family visit for Sunday roast, and didn’t disappoint! Roast beef and nut roast devoured, along with a fabulous selection of vegetables and crispy roast potatoes, followed by chocolate brownie, washed down with house Sauvignon wine. Happy days ☺️

Lovely home cooked food, served by lovely people.

Omg the best Sunday dinner ever all home made and the desert well amazing i had apple and blackcurrant crumble eeemmm you must try pub .come by it by accident yummy have booked for next Sunday already 😋

We had 18 people for mums 80th birthday in the private upstairs dining room. Lee and his staff couldn’t have been more helpful. The food & wine were great and Lee allowed us to decorate it for the occasion. He lit the fire and candles to create a fabulous ambience. Can’t rate this pub high enough!

We discovered this gem of a pub and had a lovely Sunday lunch. Excellent food, wonderful ambiance and the staff were great - relaxed and professional. Highly recommended.

Popped in for a drink initially but couldn’t resist the menu! Had delicious Sea Bass and Crab Linguine. Good service in a traditional pub.

Lovely country pub serving food and drinks with a welcoming smile. Had a lovely lunch with my wife, Modules marinas and great cod and chips!

Lovely meal thanks and a great atmosphere - a good blend of a locals pub and a visitors pub.

Brilliant meal and friendly service

Our 3rd Christmas family meal for 14 in the lovely function room. The food was delicious and the staff attentive. We would not go anywhere else for our big family pre Christmas meal. Thank you to the owners and staff 😀

Delicious home cooked food in a lovely cosy pub.

A really good, home cooked roast dinner by an open fire on a rainy winter Sunday. It's literally the stuff of dreams.

It's a pretty little old traditional english pub and we had a lovely dinner here last night. The foccacia was delightful and my venison bourgingon was delicious, as was my wife's fish. I greedily chose a fruit crumble which I didn't really need as I was full already but, again delicious! We thought the prices reasonable for the quality of the food. Staff were lovely too.

REALLY enjoyed our meals but cannot believe we didn't take pictures of our actual food lol. Honey boy had the pork medallions and I had the fish and chips - as a former chippy owner I must say the batter was on point! Atmosphere is lovely, staff is lovely. My ONLY criticism would be that there's hand sanitizers in pump bottles on the tables - which look like possibly olive oil or balsamic lol so I wonder how many people have inadvertently pumped hand sanitizer in their food lol lol. But honestly one of the nicest pubs we've been to, the sticky toffee pudding was fantastic and we will definitely go back - highly recommend a visit :)

REALLY enjoyed our meals but cannot believe we didn't take pictures of our actual food lol. Honey boy had the pork medallions and I had the fish and chips - as a former chippy owner I must say the batter was on point! Atmosphere is lovely, staff is lovely. My ONLY criticism would be that there's hand sanitizers in pump bottles on the tables - which look like possibly olive oil or balsamic lol so I wonder how many people have inadvertently pumped hand sanitizer in their food lol lol. But honestly one of the nicest pubs we've been to, the sticky toffee pudding was fantastic and we will definitely go back - highly recommend a visit :)

Visited the Red Lion on a Friday evening for dinner with a friend and it did not disappoint. There is a great choice of dishes on the menu. We had a main and dessert, both were freshly prepared and tasted amazing. Reasonably priced too. The staff were super friendly. We will certainly be going back.

A great country pub serving delicious traditional roasts on Sunday. Very popular. Booking is absolutely essential. Customer service and atmosphere friendly and relaxed

We had a great meal, it was well cooked and the pears soaked in red wine for dessert was to die for!! So yummy. One thing is that they do not provide email, text or online booking. They only provide voice phone calls. It is not accessible for us as we are deaf. Hope they will improve with communication access on their website. We would go there again and the prices are very good. Friendly staff!!

What a lovely cozy friendly pub. Food delicious. Staff so acco accommodating will definitely be going back and will take family and friends to enjoy the overall experience. Chris and Daniela

Very polite and helpful staff good food,ales ect

A really lovely friendly pub with great food . Will be reccomending it too friends and definitely going back . We have booked for Christmas eve already. Lovely atmosphere a good cosy traditional pub .

Great food, great pub, we will be back!

Visited today for Sunday lunch with friends warm friendly atmosphere lovely food value for money good customer service we will return

Had a lovely meal with friendly staff and good service. We had lunch so will be going back to try dinner.

Came here for a birthday meal, staff are lovely but room we were in was very dark. Wasn’t a great choice on the menu what a normal pub would offer but food was nice and well presented, I’d say pudding was the best menu there was,

It’s been a little while since I’ve written a review and this establishment definitely warranted one. I’ve come to the Red Lion on a number of occasions but I haven’t actually eaten here before. It would seem I was mistaken not to have done so much earlier. The atmosphere is amazing. Quiet and extremely relaxing setting the mood for a very pleasant evening. The staff are friendly, efficient and very professional and I couldn’t fault them in any way. They were very helpful and made me feel at home immediately and this really set the standard for the rest of the evening. The menu, although not extremely large, covered many tastes and would satisfy most people. I ordered one of the summer specials, the Greek Pork Koftas, which arrived swiftly and looked amazing. Wonderfully, it tasted even better, along with the Greek salad and the fries which both complemented the dish very well. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal and couldn’t find anything to fault it, it was excellent. I had what I thought would be a standard blackberry and apple crumble with custard for my desert. It was anything but standard. The crumble was pretty much perfect and the fruit was just tarts enough. The homemade custard with vanilla pods was just amazing, and I will say that although the main meal filled me up, the desert did not make feel like I had over-eaten. I truly believe that if you want a wonderful night out in with a brilliant atmosphere, excellent staff and food that will leave satisfied and very pleased with your choice, then you should try this place for yourself, you will not be disappointed. Ah well, enough rambling on. Try it for yourself and you will probably find yourself writing a similar review

Have not visited this pub for a while but glad we went for lunch great food at a reasonable price good service by pleasant staff we will be returning

Lovely pub with dally specials. Had lovely monkfish and swordfish. Very popular with locals.

We came here for Hooe Festival and it was such a great place and was really welcoming. Th band were amazing my little one loved the music.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, good classic pub food

Popped in this evening on the off chance they had a table, they were full but managed to seat us in the bar area which was absolutely fine. Our meal was really lovely and service fantastic, really lovely friendly people. Thank you for having us, we’ll definitely visit again some day!

Good service, great food. Will be back again soon.

Another great pub in East Sussex, delicious food and very friendly staff. The landlord makes it his business to say hello and is always very friendly. The food is great quality and won't disappoint.

A truly beautiful, absolutely authentic village pub ( with function room facilities ) that oozes historical atmosphere out of every well- preserved nook and cranny . Like going back in time to visit a beloved relative! The landlord went out of his way to accommodate us and the bar/ waiting staff were friendly and professional. Food was great and served promptly - can't wait for another opportunity to visit. Don't spend your hard - earned money in a bland, corporate chain; just visit The Red Lion, Hooe, it's the real deal. Good old- fashioned nostalgia served up with a smile- Thank you.

Very enjoyable, good beer, good food and pleasant surroundings

Did a six mile circular walk from Chestnut Meadow Country Park to this lovely pub today. We had great wood fired pizzas followed by rhubarb & apple crumble watching men’s Wimbledon tennis finals in their garden. Food was delicious and staff were very friendly, lots of Sunday roasts also being enjoyed. A great find thank you.

Great Sunday roast in a traditional country pub. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, highly recommend coming here.

We popped in on our way from the beach. Had lovely dinner. Staff are welcoming

Visited today for lunch. Hasn't changed since our last visit over 14 yrs ago. Sat in the garden and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. We had come as a small family get together as part of childhood remembrance. Delicious lunch. Friendly staff made us welcome and their pug so friendly

Fantastic, don't miss this one! Wonderful, friendly attentive staff. Great food, loads of atmosphere in an amazing old candlelit smugglers pub. I'd give it 15 out of 10 if I could! Thanks to all, we had a great three evenings with you.

Excellent restaurant... excellent menu staff and service...olde world atmosphere with roaring log fire...superb menu and awesome food!!... Truly recommend a visit....thanks guys for exceptional visit

Has heard about this place from friends and wasn’t disappointed. The lounge was warm and welcoming by virtue of a lovely log fire (so many places seem cold at the moment). Each table has a lovely candle making for a cosy ambiance. The food was excellent. Tasty, fresh, lovely ingredients and well presented with being pretentious. We had the Muscadet wine which was excellent and reasonably priced. The service was without fault and the owners on multiple occasions asked how things were going. Plus dog friendly (thank you!). Will certainly be returning.

Lovely looking pub, however I have never been into a pub and been refused to have a drink even if the restaurant was full. Absolutely shocking that I couldn’t even stand with a pint, or even drink outside on the benches. Simply ridiculous.

just had cod and chips,not the largest cod but very good ,good atmosphere and cozy would recommend.

A week day lunch with friends,lovely food ,staff great

Freshly cook food with good local ales.

Went for Sunday lunch, superb food and very attentive staff, can't wait to revisit

Lovely cosy pub, with roaring fire and lots of candles. Dog friendly. Food delicious has starters main and desert. Great service

Stopped here after a 3 hour drive and ordered 2 'latte' coffees (£3 each). They arrived in doll's house cups with half of the drink slopped in the saucers. Absolutely vile - tasted identical to a sachet of ready-sweetened Aldi economy coffee to which hot water had been added (when asked the waitress said it was 'pod coffee machine' but I've never had pod coffee which leaves sugar granules in the bottom of the cup). If you can't afford a coffee machine use instant such as Millicano and buy a £50 milk frother - infinitely nicer as your current coffee is shameful (if I wanted sugar I would add myself). And for goodness sake, shut the door to the staff area - felt like sitting in a force 9 gale. Zero stars for the coffee but left a 2 star review as the staff were okay and the ladies toilets clean (husband less impressed with the mens). Food looked good but after the coffee we didn't feel like eating with you. Such a nice-looking pub; you could do so much better - either serve half-decent coffee or take it off the menu.

After being let down by another pub for my 18th birthday, thank you so much to the Red Lion for fitting 7 of us in with 2 minutes notice last minute! We had such a lovely evening and they treated us so well- the food was absolutely delicious and the staff soooofriendly. Thank you guys again!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Tracy behind the bar is a local legend.... always bubbly and so hard working.

Absolutely delicious dinner. Staff were very welcoming. Cozy inviting pub, don’t hesitate!

Cosy warm pub with good menu. Enjoyed specials board fish dish as well as the beef stew. Pudding of fruit crumble was tasty. Good service. Parking- take a torch as dark in the countryside!

Lovely country pub with great homemade food, booking is essential as it has taken us a few times to get a table, but the wait was worth while.

Beautiful food, great little spot. Served by Janice which was a pleasure. Thanks

I have to say the food was so tasty, I can fully recommend the roast lamb. The service was excellent, the waitress Tracy went beyond the cause at times during the evening. Very helpful and attentive. What an asset don’t let her go. Thanks for...

Found this pub by accident whilst house hunting.Nice little pub,lovely staff. Nice food. Will be taking in laws for pub meal.

Excellent meal and first class service. The desserts were amazing. Would recommend

Exactly what a village pub should be, warm welcome, fantastic food and great atmosphere, highly recommended

A friendly old pub with good food

Love this pub .. always an amazing welcome, food on point and wonderful service ✨✨✨

Lovely traditional Sussex pub with a warm welcome and really great food.

Lovely looking pub and garden however service was poor, food was very bad and cold. I went here a few years ago and it was nice so seems like it's gone downhill. Won't be going back.

Most probably the best fish and chips I have had in years. Pub looks a bit dark inside but service and food quality was very good. Sensible prices and dog friendly too.

Beautiful olde worlde country pub

Myself and my husband use to come here years ago when two women ran the pub and it was really good. Re visited the pub yesterday for lunch and nothing much had changed apart from the owners. We both had cod and chips , absolutely...

We visited The Red Lion with our dog for lunch. The welcome was warm for us and our dog and the food, which was normal pub fare, was superb. If you visit you must try the chocolate and hazelnut cheesecake - out of this world.

Great food, atmosphere, family dining, limited parking though, highly recommend Sunday lunch, call and pre book to avoid disappointment!! You're going to really enjoy your visit! Well done to the owners and hospitality team, you'll feel welcome from welcome to leaving, Great selection of beers,wines and spirits 👍

Lucky enough to have this pub as my 'local' -

Very disappointed. Nice enough food but not enough of it and over priced for what you got.

Very good food and excellent staff

Another visit with friends and another excellent meal. Weather glorious so we ate outside. Lovely!

Unfortunately I had a meal there last night. Today I am rather unwell. The breaded king prawns were not fully cooked inside. In fact the prawns themselves were tasteless. Today I'm stuck indoors and dare not go out at all for obvious reasons (need of...