The Red Lion in Stratford-on-Avon

Very welcoming host. Nice open fire so lovely place for a drink after a November walk

Had the very best visits to this welcoming, relaxing pub . Went in Friday night for a drink on the first evening of our weekend break , had probably the best meal I've had in a very long time. Went back in on Saturday and Sunday and we're greeted every time with smiling friendly hosts. Will definitely revisit when in the area

Under new ownership! New Red look fantastic!

My new favourite country pub. Delicious food, great service and a warm friendly atmosphere.

Proper pub set in a nice village Nice staff shame we could only stay for a couple

Impressive building and a nice pint of local ale 🍺

A typically good Cotswold village pub, with a warm welcome and a desire to please. Food seems to be individually prepared and their only fault is that “ Dee” is far too generous ( but, that’s a good fault ). And my recommendation to “ Andy “ is to display your menu on the wall OUTSIDE of your pub. Thank you.

We had Sunday Lunch at the Red Lion and I dont think I have ever had a Sunday Lunch as good. My husband's beef was excellent and my chicken and all the potatoes and veg were excellent. What made it even better is I have an unusual dietary condition cannot eat fruit or any acid and proves to be a big problem when I go out - but not at the Red Lion the staff were incredible and the food was properly the best Sunday Lunch out I have ever had. If you are going to Illmington that is the place to eat.

Lovely please Friendly landlady

The Red Lion is just excellent. The owners are super friendly. The food is great especially the fish pie. Our whole family have been and had a long table and they provided great vegetarian and vegan options. The atmosphere is toasty because of two roaring real fires. We love the pub quiz on a Sunday night at 7.45.. what a hoot! It is a proper pub with a friendly vibe and amazing food.

Me, my husband and two kids (7 & 10) were staying in nearby Ebrington for a few days over the Easter break. We wanted some simple honest pub grub on our last night, and we were so impressed with this gem. My kids had the burgers (beware, they’re huge!), my husband had sausage and mash, and I had the steak & kidney suet pudding. Generous portions, fresh and delicious. Would definitely recommend.

Easter Monday. Went to the Red Lion after a walk around the beautiful village. Sat in the beer garden, served promptly and the food was fab. I had a fresh made spicy chicken pizza. Never have I had so much chicken on a pizza. The chilli burger was amazing too ( so I was told).

Staying in the village, we wandered in for an early evening pint looking for a cosy fireside to enjoy and were not disappointed- in fact, two roaring fires here with plenty of space, cosy seating and a real homely, proper country village-pub atmosphere. Had booked dinner at our accommodation so didn’t eat here but given the glowing reviews we may well plan to next time.

We booked a table for Sunday lunch following a walk in the area. I had the rib of beef which was melt in the mouth perfect, husband had the pork…both served with a pile of fresh veg, crisp roasties and an extra jug of gravy. We eat out a lot on Sundays and as roasts go, this was up there with the best of them (if a little on the more expensive side) Would heartily recommend. Sadly we were so full we couldn’t fit a pudding in.

Visited here for lunch on a Saturday and returned next day for Sunday lunch on both visits the food was amazing large portions and all homemade, excellent value, the staff are friendly and efficient and made us feel very welcome,we would definitely return

Love this pub! THE best roast dinner! Weekly menu is good but the roast dinner is second to none!

Lovely pub.. Landlord was very welcoming and the staff was very warm too ... The Sunday roast was beautiful..

Excellent food Just wish I hadn't eatena full English breakfast

Absolutely fabulous Sunday lunch today, thank you Red Lion Team. 👍😊 Between us we chose roast rib of beef, the brisket and the roast Lamb. Soo much tender delicious meat, huge tasty yorkies, crispy potatoes and lovely FRESH veggies! Really was the best roast we’ve EVER eaten out and we ordered a wonderful cauliflower cheese as an extra. Extremely generous portions as always and top notch home cooking at its absolute best. No mean portion controlled meals that you get elsewhere… Soo generous that we have as yet to have room left to try any of the deserts!! We don’t eat out as a family often, it’s a treat for us and whenever we do we choose to go to the Red Lion as it is consistently GREAT and all the staff are always really nice. The homemade minted lamb burger they have done in the past is the best burger any of us have ever tried!! 👌 Their pies are all fresh and homemade, the veg fresh and their gravy yummy! They welcome dogs too which is always a win win for us and for hubby that pops in during a dog walk for a drink and warm up. A traditional old school pub with most excellent food!

Fantastic place to eat and relax.

Very disappointed, only 2 pubs in the village and there is definitely room for both, if they “upped their game”. Pub was empty even though the rugby was on(other pub was still full). Lamb and chicken curry was hot but sauce tasted like it was out of a packet. We couldn’t eat all our meal and left only after 40mins, on leaving there was only 2 customers in the pub and it was only 8.15!

Lovely friendly pub..had a really nice visit .. Thank you! .. Got there just as a downpour started on a walk.. Didn't have time for food but will definitely be back.. Black cherry pie! Oh yes!

This is a great pub for dinner or a drink. The food and service was absolutely brilliant. Excellent value for money.

This was the perfect place for 6 of us for a drink and dinner after a day exploring the Cotswolds. Great atmosphere, helpful service and excellent food.

Recommend the beer garden in the back! Inside is quite small/ dim/ sticky tables but still like the atmosphere, if you’re chatty.

A great little village pub, plenty of choice with ales along with ciders and lagers. Only called in for a drink.

The Roast Dinner options are amazing and the food was excellent, great staff and service...highly recommended

This is the second time I’ve eaten here in the last couple of weeks. We travelled to visit the in-laws and had the most amazing roast dinner! Large portions and the brisket was cooked beautifully! The second visit we had scampi and chips, again a very large portion, great value for money! Food was amazing! Staff very friendly, will insist on coming here every time we visit!

Proper pub serving great beers and food. Friendly landlord and fair prices. Lamb burger is amazing.

Just how a pub should be. Well kept beers and great food. Friendly landlord. Fair prices. It would be my local if I lived nearby. The lamb burger was fabulous.

Wonderful pub great bar seating...owners deb n hubby very warm if u want a British pub experience this is it. Oh fish n chips to die for.

Really nice little country village pub. Very friendly landlord, nice selection of Hook Norton beers, good hot drinks and a really inviting beer garden. The highlight had to be the sausage roll ! Lovely and warm and really meaty ! Definitely worth a trip to this pub

We had a big table booking for Sunday lunch and the table Service was helpful and attentive from not one but two staff for whom no request seemed too much trouble! The food was terrific. If you love a traditional English Roast this is the place .Perfectly cooked Meat and plenty of it ,extra gravy and sauces. We've eaten here several times and rate the place highly but yesterday Mothering Sunday when you might anticipate that the resources and patience of the Staff m8ght be a bit stretched they really excelled themselves

Perfect spot for a pint in front of a roaring open fire with plenty of space for 25 of us to sit and warm up after a long walk.

A warm welcome for 4 very chilly cyclists. Choice of basket meals or Sunday lunch available and selection of Hook Norton ales. Open fire in the bar area and large size separate dining area. Hosts made us feel very welcome, beer was excellent and the food served quickly. A great find on a ride out.

Three people and a dog were made welcome for Sunday dinner (ie at midday) in this great traditional pub. One had roast lamb, one had roast pork and one a vegan dish. I feel compelled to compliment them on the good sized jug of extra gravy - a thing not often seen. The place was brimming with activity: a group of bikers arrived and we overheard an interesting discussion; there were other dogs and plenty of people.

We arrived traditionally late for our reservation. We'll it's a tradition with us anyway and instead of being peeved the landlord soon rearranged things to make us comfortable in the Bar .I was going to be glad about this as 8t enabled me to eavesdrop on the Bar Leaners who proved conclusively that if Central Casting find themselves short of locals for the Bull at Ambridge they need look no further . In fact the scriptwriting team at The Archers could learn a thing or two about Village Pubs if they spent some time here . More importantly they could get a dose of reality on the dietary front because this pub does Sunday Lunch like its auditioning for Best Sunday Lunch Award 2022. Generous pile slices of roast Rib of Beef and a Mount Vesuvius sized Yorkshire Pudding impressed my Daughter whose Birthdaywe were celebrating ( she's a Chef ) and me ,and I'm a Beefeater ( well I look like one) .Excellent Gravy too . Similarly the roast Pork obviously came from a contented Old Spot and the Crackling was more Crackly than a forest fire . It's my Birthday soon and I'm already running a Campaign to return . Absolutely brilliant with a real open fire too and No Daft Music

Just had two AMAZING pies at The Red Lion, and this just the latest in a parade of generously portioned and tasty meals. Fish and chips are excellent as are the Sunday Roasts. My husband enjoyed the well-kept bitters and I'm especially fond of the rhubarb cider. Andy and Dee offer a convivial atmosphere and always do their best to accommodate guests. If you're coming to Ilmington looking for food, drink and friendliness - look no further.

Came across this pub on our quest to find a delicious Sunday lunch this is The Best

Amazing Sunday lunch. Incredible generous portions. So much delicious meat. We went for the beef and lamb, both were perfectly cooked. A satisfyingly large Yorkshire pud. We went for the cauliflower cheese to add to our veggies. Lovely cask ales on tap. A must visit....

Nice beer nice food nice garden nice barmaid

Lovely beers on tap, a proper pub with simple food served well - and in the case of the burger at least, in enormous portions! Went for a double burger which was unnecessary but much enjoyed... Super friendly staff and a nice garden at the back

Fantastic food, Fantastic value for money, Fantastic service.

When arrived and went to the bar waited 20 minutes to get served .They served all the local people first .Felt like we should not be there would not go again.

Stopped here for a snack on a Sunday. The staff were lovely and helpful.. we had roast beef baps and some Roast potatoes… the meat was lovely and potatoes were perfectly cooked! Was meant to be a snack, but kept us full Until bed! They...

Always great food here, best Sunday roast in the area.

Great beer and service, felt very safe

Lovely little pub, fire was on, cider was good. What more do you need

Wish places would update their opening times. Midday to 23:00 and they are closed at 13:45. ???

After a gap of several years from our last visit our walking group enjoyed excellent, substantial meals once again. And the beers are very well kept. Pub is friendly and cosy with open fires. Just what was needed on a cold winter walk.

Great Real Ales, kept impeccably, if you haven’t had a Camra award you should! They were delicious local ales that were crystal clear and absolutely on point. A perfect community village pub. Friendly welcome, where the locals shoot, the racing set meet and the village...

Have been to the Red Lion a couple of times for Sunday lunch..that has been excellent, nice big meals but also many times for drinks..always been happy there. We like the fire and always cosy, just this time I think the cost of a glass of wine and especially the instant coffee (coffee machine wasn't on) was excessive..I did check making the coffee £2.90!! Definitely going to try the Howard next time as we are always walking in the area. Think sometimes if you don't drink alcohol, you can get a poor deal? The White Bear in Shipston would charge £7.90 for the wine and a pint!

Lovely setting, great pub, tasty food and good service. What more could you want?x

Cosy local pub with great beer on tap.

Lovely village pub with a nice atmosphere and beer garden , well worth a visit . Looking forward to visiting again and trying out the food

Tremendous customer experience and the staff were absolutely brilliant! All the best for the future!

Absolutely monstrous burger! Being from a large town full of chain pubs and burger restaurants, the normality is a little burger with Absolutely zero toppings. Now this... this was maybe one of the best burgers I have had in a long while! Would recommend.

A hidden treasure of a pub with real charm and unspoilt traditional surroundings. The landlord and staff gave us such a great welcome last week that we decided to return for another truly perfect pint of Gold and chips free our mountain bike ride nearby....

Lovely local pub. Really delicious food, friendly and welcoming staff, clean facilities and dog friendly! Lovely garden with shade and dog water bowls and free poop bags 😊. Definately worth a visit if in Stratford upon Avon or top of the Cotswolds area and you want a good meal. Parking available and in the centre of the lovely Illmington village.

Lovely village setting and very good service but food was not cooked through and had clearly been re-heated in microwave. That said it was tasty just a shame it wasn’t cooked fresh.

Fantastic food and service, definitely worth a visit if your near by

Really friendly staff, nicely done up, great space outside

Great food, good vegetarian & vegan options. Lovely warm welcome & outdoor games to play in the beer garden too!

Great food, brilliant atmosphere!

Stopped in for lunch and a few pints when driving by. Nice burger, but be warned the double burger is enormous!

Great beers, friendly service, a pub how they should be.

Beautifully decorated back garden, withstood vivid provisions in place

Amazing food and staff... my hubby took the gourmet burger challenge and just about cleared his plate.... lovely beer garden under cover. We will definitely be returning..😊

Great pub, staff friendly, food fantastic. Going back asap. Keep up the good work 👍

Great value, fish n chips a must have

Friendly helpful staff as we were on our bikes and lovely barbecue food for bank holiday

Hook Norton beer, fab barbecue, lovely beer garden

Disappointing , ordered drinks , waited 30 minutes, had to go in an remind them, another 10 minutes later drinks arrive, wrong drinks...it wasn’t busy, despite the landlords protestations, appalling and embarrassing

Had a lovely meal here when staying in the local area. Great friendly service and good food in the beautiful village of Ilmington.

With lockdown easing I was finally able to visit one of my favourite pubs and I was clearly not alone in my enthusiasm to return as the place was buzzing on Friday night. The draught Hook Norton beer is as excellent as ever, the food...

Best pub in Warwickshire always a good laugh

Lovely pub after a long walk. Bonus was the Bank holiday Bbq.

Superb. Fantastic home cooked food and great service

It was a cold January night, stuck at home during the pandemic. So six of us (in two different houses) ordered a Red Lion take-away and had a socially-distant dinner together (over Zoom!). The food was excellent and delicious - with amazing attention to detail,...

Really enjoyed the take-away curry during Lockdown 2.0 - well presented and a bit different to traditional Indian take-away. Really tasty - we enjoyed the whole package.

Most of the girls were very pleasant indeed. The service was good and so was the food and wine It being my - -birthday dinner with my husband, and having dined in many international restaurants great and small , if I had expected anything at all , it would have been to have been made to feel warmly received, not to say welcomed, to your hostelry. Instead, I felt I like a total intruder and interloper. Were I ever to be treated like that anywhere again, which I never have been, I would immediately walk out.

Great food, giant portions!! Really accommodating & lovely staff! 👍Thanks guys.

Very friendly people, lovely beef bap

Lovely food. Good prices and tasty beer. 10/10. Tast food recommended. Good selection of vegetarian/vegan food. Loved the vegan ice cream. Thanks regards Jamie

Best fish and chips ever! Great staff amazing food plus brilliant priced! This place really is a must.

Had a takeaway lunch from here after a walk and was very impressed. It was easy to order and collect and our 3 meals were hot, tasty and good value. A real treat for me after running out of ideas for dinner every day. Only...

I live in London but try to visit Ilmington as often as I can, mostly for the pubs. Of the two in the village this is my favourite and the local's choice (I stay at the Howard Arms but drink at the Red Lion!). There...

Very cosy with an excellent open fire. The food looked very good too.

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A beautiful typical Cotswold local pub with delicious gins and other drinks on offer and tasty food. There are fire places and comfy chairs giving this place a generally cosy atmosphere.

Good atmosphere. Started off there. Went to a couple of other pubs. But came back. Pool table and darts along with a juke box so it has a bit of everything

Really lovely atmosphere and the landlords are super friendly and welcoming

With so many overpriced pub restaurants in the area this makes a nice change if you want a quick pub lunch or less expensive dinner. The food is pretty good and cheaper than many establishments near by and the staff are friendly. We’ve popped in...

Lovely Sunday lunch with the trimmings and so nice to have mash potatoe and a jug of gravy with my excellent cooked and plentiful roast beef , Yorkshire pud, crispy roast potatoes , carrots , peas , broccoli and a big bowl of cauliflower cheese,...

We visited this restaurant at the recommendation of a local. It didn't disappoint! My husband and I both enjoyed the lamb and vegetables. This was one of the best meals we enjoyed on our vacation.

A lovely local pub with delicious food. Give yourself time though because service can be very slow during the day but well worth the wait!

Unbelievable price of £3 for a pint of Blackcurrent and Soda. Soft drinks are a rip off

This is the first time I have ever been charged £3 for a pint of Blackcurrant and Soda. How everyone can justify the cost of £3 for a dash of cordial and soda water is amazing.The same sort of response was against the cost of the other soft drinks. People were just amazed and disgusted with the high prices. £3 is the highest price I have ever paid. I have never been charged that amount even in London pubs. The average price is £1.50 with the cheapest being 50 pence.

Great good today in this lovely village pub.

Nice little pub, good beer and even a garden.