The Red Lion at Brafield in South Northamptonshire

Food was fab especially the burger with extra patty … very tasty Waitress’s were attentive and knowledgeable regarding menu options Special thanks therefore to sky and Anwen Try it you won’t be disappointed 😊

We ate at the Red Lion on Saturday night. The pub is charming and in a quiet location. It was busy when we arrived. The staff were lovely, especially Holly, who was our waitress. We thought she was possibly new, as she did appear slightly nervous, but conducted herself well in a professional manner. The food was delicious and presented beautifully. We enjoyed our meal, and wouldn't hesitate to eat here again.

Didn't have food there. Busy pub though for food. Staff polite and good carpark

Hadn’t been in this pub for 25years. We had a very pleasant meal after struggling to decide what to choose; always a good sign. The staff and service were exemplary One small negative that needs attention. The table was sticky. When we mentioned it, the waiter explained that it was the cleaning spray that was standard issue that caused the issue. He got a wet rag for further cleaning which did help However, I checked and other tables also sticky. The pub owner needs to investigate the quality of the cleaning fluid issued to staff

I took my mum here on the Saturday before mothers day as we don't like it to busy. What a fantastic meal we had! I had the butchers sausage and mash and she had the belly of pork. Both were lovely, service was pleasant and friendly and the price is very reasonable. I have been twice in the last 3 months and couldn't fault it. Also handy as I live on the same lane :) well done

I went to the Red Lion for lunch with a good friend last weekend. We used to go regularly but hadn't been for several years. The food was delicious, and the staff were all very friendly and efficient. I will definitely go back soon.

Booked well in advance and after ordering drinks to our table we were informed that they couldn't take food orders as there was a delay with food. Asked how long the delay was and were told 45 mins, which in reality was probably an hour. Decided it was too long to wait for good so opted to pay for drinks and left.

Lovely cosy interior. Great food - especially the fish and chips. The other dishes we ordered though were quite small portions - the lamb and the tarte. Still a great meal highly recommend

Went with a group of friends, had a great evening. Excellent selection of tasty food and very attentive staff

Absolutely superb, yet again. We drive past a lot of places for 20 minutes to eat here, never disappointed 👍🏻 Eaten off the Mothers Day menu this afternoon, great selection and superb food and service.

Family celebration lunch for 17 people was all handled very professionally with great attention to detail excellent food & service all served very efficiently with a smile & friendly manner. Would not hesitate to return.

Outstanding food, beer, service, atmosphere and value.

Welcoming and warm atmosphere, had to ask to turn down music which was done immediately. Food very tasty, service excellent

What a lovely night out with friends. Great food, we all had 3 courses. Service was excellent with friendly staff. There was a small mix up over what wines were available as they had had a recent menu change but the manager let us taste other wines and I was given a complimentary drink, which was nice of them. We will definately return.

The food was very delicious and the staff were very friendly

Staff are excellent and it's great to see non of them on a mobile phone very attentive too the customer spot on highly recommended

Only four for service as we had to wait.. otherwise, brilliant all round and will definitely go back.

Very welcoming and attentive staff, food was great too.

Absolutely fantastic Sunday roast, and the service was amazing, in a lovely location and it is highly recommended 10/10

Great service & food as always! One of my favourite pubs in the area.

Lovely place. First visit. Will be back but not for the caesar salad as the chicken was so dried up and definitely not cooked today. Everyone else's meal was lovely though

Delicious food with generous helpings, great service from Beth and Ella who were helpful and friendly. Good value for money and nice surroundings. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely food particularly the Coq au Vin. Husband liked his crumble for dessert. Erin was very helpful and attentive. Atomosphere nice and not too noisy.

We visited this restaurant with friends. The place was very cosy and not that busy for Sunday night. We have been politely met and escorted to our table. Our waitress Chloe greater us friendly and patiently took our order and even wrote the cocktail menu because the actual menu was not available at that point, really good effort. The food was great, just worth mentioning that not all items on the menu were available, but we were notified straight away. Sunday roast was great, Caesar salad portion was largely full of flavour. Overall great experience 9.5/10

Fantastic pub with exceptional food and fantastic service. Chloe R was very helpful, polite and couldn’t have done more for us.

First time visiting here. Attended for a Sunday roast. Can honestly say the best Sunday roast we have both had in a long time. Portion size was very generous. Really good selection of sides. Was so stuffed didn’t have room for dessert. Will most definitely return and highly recommend for a Sunday dinner. Chloe R took care of us and was very attentive. Even checked in on me after I had a very embarrassing choking moment!! Such a lovely girl, polite, smiled and is a true asset to the team.

Absolutely perfect. We popped in late afternoon/early evening really just for a drink. We then decided to stay for an early dinner which we're glad we did....it was absolutely perfect, delicious and beautifully cooked. Kacey was our server who was such a lovely smiley young woman who looked after us extremely well. All of the team are veryfriendly and helpful too. We will be back and thankyou so much.

We went last night for the set Valentine's menu, it was absolutely gorgeous 😍 we also did the wine pairing which was offered. The meal was beautiful, presentation fantastic, staff very nice and attentive, but not too intrusive. The owner is a lovely guy, who takes the time to have a natter with you, love this, made to feel very welcome. This is our third time of visiting and really looking forward to going again soon. Please pass on our thanks to your chef and kitchen brigade as the food was outstanding 👌

Great meal but room was cold. Service very attentive.

Really good Sunday lunch for 5 people. Excellent service.

2nd visit to red lion, the food was absolutely delicious Atmosphere great,stuff very polite and professional. Will definetly return again.

Amazing food last night. We had 3 courses and couldn't fault anything. The Lamb rump main off the specials board was delicious!! Compliments to the chefs, you smashed it. Really lovely service too. Thanks team :)

Fantastic local pub, great service, and lovely food.

The Sunday roast was out of this world - would highly recommend. Lovely helpful staff and we will definitely be going back.

We have been before and enjoyed it, so we visited for a family member's birthday lunch. Great choice of food from menu, which we all enjoyed. Very prompt and friendly service. We thoroughly recommend the Red Lion.

Came for lunch for our first day out with our new born baby and received a great meal and even better service. We were sat where there was a bit of privacy as my wife was breastfeeding and enough space for pram and bits. All the staff made us feel at ease and baby changing facilities were spot on.

This was my annual Boxing day visit to see a relative who lives in Redmile. The booking was easy, the welcome inviting and warm with outstanding quality food and service. I only wish I didn't live 80 miles away 😪

Only popped in for a drink after a long walk, got chatting to the manager, friendy and educated us on how to run a pub, nice fella, staff friendly, ambiance good, dodgy friendly as well. Will eat here in the future.

Having been to the Red Lion at Brayfield on many occasions, we decided to choose this venue for our Christmas Day lunch. Our table was booked for midday. We were greeted with a festive atmosphere and friendly and happy staff. There were some lovely little touches on our candlelit table, as well as the normal Christmas crackers, there was a little cup of sweets and some festive face masks. We were immediately offered a welcome drink of either Buck fizz, sparkling elderflower or Prosecco, we both chose Prosecco. It arrived almost immediately although was only half a glass, but we were happy. The canopies, the first of our six course meal, were served within five or so minutes of arriving. They were delicious and presented well and included ratatouille tartlets , smoked mackerel with whipped feta blini and confit duck and date jam crostini. Next came the starters. The choices were smoked salmon with a beetroot purée, pickled red onions and capers with oatcakes. Cider and onion soup. Rainbow beetroot carpaccio. Pickled pear with baked Fix and whipped goats cheese, candid walnuts and pear crisps. Or pan seared pigeon breast with caramelised plums, pancetta crisp shallot purée and toasted brioche. We both chose the smoked salmon which was delicious and such a good combination of flavours. We were then served a sorbet palette cleanser. For the main course the choices were roast sirloin of beef with dauphinoise potatoes, shallot purée and a Madeira sauce with glazed carrots, parsnips and sautéed chestnut Brussels. Traditional roast turkey with all the trimmings. Pan seared lamb rump. Duo of meats, beef sirloin and roast turkey with all the trimmings. Lobster Thermidor Wild mushroom and artichoke hearts pithivier. We had decided upon the duo of meat, which I must say was delicious especially the beef as quite often when you go for Sunday lunch somewhere the beef can be tough. This was succulent and tender and melted in the mouth almost! The choice of desserts were orange and cinnamon cheesecake. BlackForest gateau. Christmas pudding with brandy butter and creme anglaise. Panettone bread and butter pudding or trifle. To finish the meal, we had filter coffee, tea and mince pies the latter of which came boxed up with ginger shortbread. This was appropriate to have it boxed up as by this time we were absolutely stuffed! The whole experience was excellent: the service the food the ambience ! This is the third time we’ve had Christmas Day lunch in a restaurant and this was by far our best experience to date.. Would strongly recommend for anyone who is thinking about booking for Christmas lunch here next year, although at £100 per adult and £60 per children it’s not inexpensive but considering it’s Christmas Day and the quality of the food, it’s worth saving up for! Thank you to Chris and the team at the Red Lion! We will definitely be back!!! Happy New Year to everyone reading this!

Went for a family Christmas Day meal. The food was amazing. A great selection of choices for each course and the tables and food were beautifully presented. Great atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and attentive.

We went for our lane family Christmas meal, amazing food with also some fun games for all the family. All 7 courses were excellent and great service

A had a fabulous Christmas Day here. The food was delightful, the staff lovely and worked so hard making everyone's day special. The attention to detail wonderful. Thank you for a lovely lunch. 😍

Came here here for Christmas dinner with the family for the first time. The food was amazing and lots of it. The atmosphere was brilliant. The staff were all professional and knew exactly how to look after us. Our server was Ellie and a credit to the pub. The little touches on the table were brilliant especially the Christmas presents the kids received and the quiz games on all the tables.

Great food. Nice clean pub. Waiting staff were fantastic. Only downside was the food took along time to make it to the table.

Excellent evening for dinner with friends, could find no faults with the evening. Thoroughly enjoyed by all of. Will definitely go back sometime

I organised a work Christmas 🎄 lunch for fifteen. The Red Lion were superb, lots of folk were late, really late and our lunch was a great success. My boss was leaving too so ir was lovely the staff were so helpful and efficient. The food was excellent, we had the Christmas menu. I had turkey and it was delicious, moist and tasty. I absolutely recommend the place as it was recommended to me. Happy Christmas 🎄

We were greeted very warmly and shown to our table. The food was excellent and the service too. We all enjoyed a very pleasant evening in a lovely atmosphere. Well done and thank you!

Fantastic food. Staff all very friendly and helpful. Can’t wait to visit again.

The staff were friendly and it had a nice atmosphere, BUT, food wise, as a vegetarian, I’m already limited in my food choices so it’s disappointing when I went there only to find they had run out of the veggie burger. It has double the impact when there are only a few options for main courses for my dietary requirements as it is. This should be taken into consideration. Also it’s somewhat overpriced in some areas such as £4.05 for a Diet Coke pint plus 10% service on top. I would have reduced or removed the 10% service because of the food not being available but it felt awkward to do so as it had already been added to the bill. I would have thought they would have taken food unavailability into consideration before adding service to the bill in the first place. Make sure you have enough portions on the veggie food !!! I did end up ordering a mix of starters and sides in the end.

Amazing food and service. I took my family out for dinner here and would definitely be coming back again

Family group of seven. All enjoyed their meals and service. A top notch gastro pub with Hobgoblin IPA. What more could you want 😁

My first visit this evening. The Red Lion has a really friendly comfortable atmosphere with delicious food and great service. I would definitely recommend this for a quiet drink or a Sunday roast.

A really great “first time “ experience. Food amazing, all staff courteous and attentive, great atmosphere - we can definitely recommend and will return in the near future. Congratulations to all at The Red Lion👏👏

I had Sunday roast (roast lamb) and friends had roast beef. Hugely disappointed as the lamb was tough and tasted reheated. I dislike food piled up in a mound and unfortunately it was served this way. Apple and blackberry crumble was awful, crumble topping was microwaved and not golden and crunchy and tasted synthetic. A £16 service charge added on the bill ! It turned out a very expensive lunch and not worth the money. Will not return.

Whilst the food was of good quality, it took an hour from ordering to the staff to bring out our food, however they only bought out a portion of garlic bread which was a side to a child’s main. After another half an hour the mains finally arrived. When we kept asking where our food was, we just got told “oh sorry, we’re really busy” however we found that hard to believe as staff were standing around and 3 staff serving one table at a time. Disappointing as it looks like a really nice place to eat, but massively let down by the service and wait times.

Love going pub is nice place to be

Very nice pub and lovely atmosphere. For me the food is the best part, we come here all the time and it’s never disappointed once. Also the owner is super friendly! I would highly recommend the themed nights that they do as it’s fun to try different fusion dishes.

Grt country pub, friendly staff grt coffee loads of parking,

Absolutely amazing food, very accommodating for special requests on the food and allergies. Even boxed a meal up to take away for someone who couldn't get to our party on the day. Good sized servings too . Staff were so friendly and helpful 😄

Having eaten at the Red Lion in the evening, we tried a family Sunday lunch, and very glad we did. Service was excellent, and despite being quite busy the food arrived in good time. Portions were generous and the food was great. We all had Roast Beef, with some ordering medium-rare and some medium, and the beef was cooked exactly how we liked it. Our lunch was rounded off with some lovely desserts. Add in a mix of wine and soft drinks, and the meal came to £35 per head, which we thought good value. We will definitely be going back.

Really lovely Sunday dinner, well cooked and plenty, just could have done with a bit more gravy, but I suppose I could have asked! Service was very nice. Would definitely return...I'm suffed now!

A wonderful place for something to eat. Ted, our server was attentive and polite. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was relaxed. We will definitely be back again.

The pub is very homely and lovely decor. The staff were very friendly and polite. Service was good. The food was delicious and very well presented. A lovely place to go for a meal.

Great Experience, wonderful food, great service, recommended.

A really good roast dinner with more than ample portions. Walked in off the street but would advise to book. Friendly and cosy and in one area you can take dogs.

Chris and the team made our car club very welcome, looked after us superbly and served up great tasty food. Thanks guys!

Fantastic place to eat can't fault the service

As always, a lovely meal with lovely staff.

I gave 3 out of 5, owing to the expensive special desert, which wasn’t special at all, which was disappointing, I’m afraid.

Been to the Red Lion several times. The food is very good. The service and atmosphere is lovely. Very enjoyable time.

We had a fantastic evening at this venue, the food was fantastic, the atmosphere was perfect for us to chat and the service was fantastic. A big thank you to your new Trainee Ted, who performed all night like he had known the job for years. A real modest professional!! Please thank him for making ourcevening so special

Warm and inviting atmosphere.Great variety menu though as a vegetarian I was a bit disappointed with the lack of choices . As we do very occasionally eat fish and opted for the Salmon dish which was excellent . Dessert was delicious too. Service was really good Ted our waiter was attentive, friendly and nothing was too much trouble . We’ve booked a table for Christmas Eve and really looking forward to it

Amazing as always staff brilliant food amazing

Ryan was amazing. Great service and great food. Just perfect for my sisters 40th birthday meal! Will definitely be coming again and recommending! Thank you!!

Fantastic evening for a 40th birthday. Ryan was absolutely great. Really good fun - even laughed at our awful jokes. Really great evening. Food was lovely!!!

There was no atmosphere! The place is so bright with lights everywhere, not a great setting for a romantic quiet meal. Not welcomed with enthusiasm by staff, they seemed stressed and not really interested. Wrong wine bought to the table, yes it was rectified quickly . X2 small pieces of lamb in the Moroccan lamb dish. Again rectified with a different dish on the menu. But meant I ate alone whilst new order sorted. Then you add a service charge to the bill stating it can be removed. When you know it’s been poor why not just leave it off? Sorry this place used to be great, you have really put me off visiting again

Great pub food at a fantastic venue.

Had a great visit for lunch at the red lion - all staff were really friendly, food was really good and will definitely be back! Thanks

The pub is really nice and welcoming, staff were attentive, food was ok, we felt rushed, starters were finished and mains were delivered within 2 minutes, we ended up having desert to lengthen our stay, which was only 1 hour, a little less rush would be welcome, I did ask not to have dinner straight away only to be told sorry its aready being cooked. All in all a decent night if not but over too quickly.

Great food and staff very attentive.

Great food and service, busy but had a lovely atmosphere. All good.

No pictures of food unfortunately it got eaten up, presented beautifully and absolutely yummy, very friendly staff. It was my first visit this evening with some friends and we will definitely be back

Food is on the expensive side but there is a reason. Everything was cooked perfect, Service was fantastic and pint was lovely and crisp.

Great food, perfectly cooked and presented. The staff were very friendly, courteous and helpful. We can highly recommend this pub/restaurant.

Absolutely excellent! The food is superb, the staff are so friendly and attentive and the atmosphere so relaxing. It's a lovely place to go and relax, have a drink or two, catch up and eat great food. I've eaten here many times times and it never disappoints. The menu is great, and there are often 'experience' food evenings and entertainment throughout the year. A massive thank you to Chris and his wonderful team for making The Red Lion one of the nicest rural pubs you'll find in Northampton. See you again very soon. Update: Well, the Team at The Red Lion have done it again, this time with Spanish food night. I must say the whole experience was "fantástico". I had the paella with torizo and chicken along with 2 tapas, meat balls and ham & cheese croquettes - absolutely delicious. So good to see so many people supporting this brilliant pub. If you haven't been to one of these food nights then you are really missing out! The Team worked really hard to deliver a superb evening. Thanks Chris and the Team on a great evening and we look forward to seeing you all again very soon.

One of the best pub foods around, the pork belly particularly very good and the Sea bream was very tasty and cooked to perfection, nice craft ales. All in all a good experience all round!!👌

Roast lamb Sunday dinner was ok. The lamb was lovely. Roast potatoes were a bit hard, red cabbage was a bit Vinegary but cooked nice, cauliflower cheese was bland, roast parsnips were hard and carrots were a bit dry. The Yorkshire pudding was just the usual massive lump of dry tasteless batter. It’s a shame that with just slightly more effort this could have been worth the £22.

Been here a couple of time now and the food never disappoints! Honestly the best food! Would highly recommend

Absolutely lovely tasty food. Good selection of vegetarian foods.

Really lovely pub lovely food and great service! :) especially Kacey she was so polite, friendly and efficient! Would definitely come back!

A quiet Monday evening meal. Attentive staff, well presented food, and reasonably priced, a lovely evening. Portions were generous and the food was very good. Some vegetarian options were available. The tapas style nibbles were very enjoyable.

Sunday lunch just perfect! Great service and wonderful food. Booked last minute with our children and grandchildren. Asked if we were happy with a service charge or it would be removed we kept it. Very attentive staff wonderful atmosphere we had a round table which we prefer. Highly recommended

Ella was very attentive and helpful from start to finish. Food was lovely, had Ham Hock and Boo Bun to start. Both delicious, then for mains Barnsley Lamb chop and Pork belly. Again really nice and delicious. Definitely recommend.

Fantastic place! The environment is great, the staff are very friendly and very professional always willing to help. The food was scrumptious and they had available gluten free options. They take allergies and intolerances serious and they give you a detailed booklet with a detailed analysis of theor menu against allergens. Has parking space.

Great pub lovely outside area food was excellent

Lovely well kept garden. Lots of parking. Pub is clearly very well looked after. Beer well kept and food tasty - had a lovely time and will be back. Sunday roast is a highlight with generous portions and huge Yorkshire puddings.

The food is delicious and well worth the money I have been a few times now, and everytime the food has been delicious. My now go too.

The staff at The Red Lion are very welcoming and attentive. Everything we asked for was 'not a problem', including changing vegetables on menu choices. The food was beautifully cooked and presented. We liked the wide range of wines including from countries others ignore such as Portugal. Altogether an excellent evening. You will not be disappointed. ⁸We chose to sit in the restaurant but the seating in the gardens was very popular too.

Anniversary Meal We booked a table outside. Being a Monday the pub was relatively quiet. Initially we were took to our table and we ordered drinks. Menu was brought at the same time Quite a long delay before anyone returned to our table to take our order I ordered the slow roasted pork belly, I'd read the reviews and it looked delicious on the pictures too!! my husband ordered his usual - the bacon burger It took quite a while until it was served despite the pub being very quiet. I was a little underwhelmed at the slow roasted pork belly. It was quite dry, and not what I expected given that I have ordered this dish on many other occasions. We finished our mains and noticed we were the only diners on the covered area. We had finished our initial drinks also. After a while I noticed the young server coming from the grassy area and assumed she would notice our empty plates & glasses. She didnt look over so I said 'excuse me, we have finished, can we order some more drinks and see the desert menu please By this time we had been there 60mins and our booking only had another 30 mins on the table It took a while again for our desert/drinks order to be taken. Desert was to die for and the Strawberry panacotta was light and lovely. My husband had the chocolate brownie and said it was very good Total order consisted of two mains and two deserts 2 pints of lager & 2 prosecco's (1 glass of prosecco costing £10) Service charge took our bill to £90 We wouldn't have minded but the service was sadly lacking on this occasion

The Red Lion [Brayfield - A428] - Great place to eat and relax with friends or family. I would definitely recommend this quaint traditional pub, the fantastic food from a really tasty seasonal menu. Staff are pleasant & seat you on arrival, they're always polite and attentive throughout service. They offer good mix of wines and beers on tap as usual. Lots of space indoors and large gardens with plenty of parking. We like it, a great pub we regularly visit to catch up and enjoy good food.