The Red Lion Hopwas in Lichfield - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Professional and courteous staff, lovely building and location, cracking canal-side beer garden, and the best but of course I have had in an age. The only thing missing was a wafer thin mint so I could go full Mr Creosote.

.We attended today for a lunchtime meal and I have to Say it was absolutely delicious. We had fish chips mushy peas , the fish was hot fresh and the batter was very light x it was just lovely. Will certainly be visiting again x the staff were very helpful polite and great sense of humour. Pub was clean we even sat outdoors for a drink again clean spacious comfortable great for little ones too and dog friendly . Lovely place I highly recommend x

The pub has been done up since last time looks good Service was quick and food was good We had Lasagne, Sunday lunch and Steak which was very good however the Hunter Chicken came out cold in the middle but they completely changed it in 10 minutes

Fantastic Sunday roast, good value, generous portions and fresh veg. Beautiful large gardens. Only slight problem...parking very limited so took over 15mins to find place to leave car

Super breakfast. Super service.

Great pub with great food, always welcoming when you walk through the door 👍

Had a play area that kept my child happy whilst we had a drink.

Great food , have been a few times now, always good, car park to small and tight.

Nice pub with a lovely and spacious garden!

Great food, lovely little play area, great vibe

Lovely visit in the hot weather sat outside by the canal very peaceful

Ordered vodka and tomato juice. Barman put the vodka on the bar and then asked me what mixer I wanted. Ordered prawn cocktail and a pate. Only the prawn cocktail arrived. The barman did not put the pate order through.

Lovely breakfast, fab way to start a Sunday

Fave place to dine al fresco. Good pub grub, cheery waiting staff , lovely glass of pino. Winner

Great place in general. Lots of area outside with open vision of canal. Has kids play grounds and lots of vegetation. Ordered a beer but they forgot about me and I had to get back to them to get it. That's why 4 stars instead of 5.

Good menu choice with a specials board, it’s great they do cottage pie for my mum! Lovely chilli and curries too Lovely both inside and outside overlooking the canal Friendly staff, excellent food and reasonably priced, definitely recommend

Great family run pub with fantastic food served with very friendly staff. My favourite pub.

Excellent vegetarian breakfast, including tea and toast, for £10. Neighbouring meals looked good, too. Friendly efficient service. Perfect poached eggs.

Great service, great food, great cosy pub

The most hospitable and welcoming pub!

Lovely little place ,very welcoming,friendly staff,

Popped in on Friday lunch time , not been in for years took my parents for lunch , great selection and a specials board . Gammon was excellent mom informed me , dad said cottage pie was lovely . Well worth a visit canal side location with garden

We went on a monday, so it was a quiet day but it was so beautiful sitting in the gardens by the canal watching the narrow boats.

Nice pub in a nice setting right by the canal. I had the gammon steak which was a decent size and was well cooked (was served up quick too). The chips could have done with being a bit hotter as they were only luke warm but they tasted good anyway. Would go again ! Update: Best place in Tamworth for a Full English breakfast. Update 2024: Still excellent. Sunday roasts are spot on!

Went with friends tonight. The best Hunters Chicken I have had and the staff and service were excellent. Highly recommend for anyone eating out in Tamworth. The beer wasn't bad either 😂👍

First time here, service was great,ordered food just a little wait but was piping hot plenty on the plates, will definitely be coming back

Great meeting place for our scooter clubs

Called for lunch today after a 3 hour drive. Very friendly staff. Took the kids outside to the play area and had food to our outside table. Excellent food and even better service. Lovely watching the boats on the canal and the ducks walking round the beer garden. Thoroughly enjoyed and would definitely recommend

Sat outside when sunny loads of seating. Bar staff seemed new

Another canal side pub opposite tame otter, again cos of location it can get very busy on sunny days. Bar service can get a touch slow trying to keep up on sunny days, Food was good, Sunday dinners very nice. Happy to recommend

Lovely atmosphere at the Mens breakfast I attended

Food was great but after main meals were served service stopped, We was a table of 11 and after about an hour of waiting we clear our own table and had to ask for pen and paper so I could get everyone’s desert orders, no offer of we will come and take your orders, I even had to go into the main bar to place the orders, he then wanted a table number?? I tried to explain we was the big table of 11 in the corner at the end of the bar but he insisted on a number, I was not happy, I had just done his job and collected the orders surly he should know what table number it was, there is not many corners with a large table of 11 in, Anyway desert was fine, I personally won’t be booking and going there again I think a £300 bill, it was not a relaxing family meal out for me, too much like hard work

Lack of parking had to park on the main road. Food was good but once it was served big lack of service ended up clearing our own table no offer of dessert so took our own orders. Occasion spoiled

Went in for Sunday lunch got a same day booking plentiful and tasty staff friendly reasonably priced normal menu was available as wel

Three of us have just enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch at the Red Lion. Proper roast sirion of beef! Non of this ultra lean and ultra flavourless stuff now served at so many places. Great veg, big Yorkshire and in all plenty of it. Top marks.

Always great food here and staff lovely.

Enjoyed a lunch time meal here. We all had steak and kidney pudding with new potatoes and garden peas. It was well cooked and good portions. The restaurant was quite busy, we had a very friendly service in a pleasant atmosphere. Will certainly return.

Lovely place to have lunch Good selection to choose and very attentive staff. Lovely outside garden by the river for summer months

Really great food and proper pub. Great location especially in the summer.

Lovely garden overlooking the canal

We regularly meet as a group at least 10 of us for lunch the food is always good and the prices are not to bad .

We have been to red lion pub loads of times for breakfast and lunches but today the breakfast was abbismal..the tomatoes and beans were cold the bacon and sausage were nearly cold..the young man did take plates back to reheat the beans and tomatoes but when it came back they were just about warm but the rest of the breakfast was cold we did point out our dissapointement to one of the young lads ..

Being my local. Sunday dinner not so good. Service was extremely slow. We sat there patiently. He kept looking at us. Is he going to ask or shall i go to the bar? The carrots.. I counted 13 plates of raw carrots and could hear the comments. More than a 10 second steam needed. I ate everbody elses because i enjoy a raw carrot or 9

Went to the 80s garden party ...really nice outdoors by the canal...but unfortunately a cold day ...nice pub nice spot great atmosphere

Called in on route to Tamworth, lovely pub and I have got to say one of the best pint of Guinness I’ve ever had. 🍺👍

Lovely lunch. Staff always polite and helpful.

Called in for a midday lunch, ate from the specials board. Lovely steak and kidney pudding.

Really dissapointed today, so been to the red lion at hopwas, this is my home village where I grew up & have been going back to to see mom over 15 years so I know the pub well, Now I know the price of food has hiked globally I travel for work and see the same story everywhere, but generally either pubs keep prices down & reduce the quality of food or increase the price to maintain the quality / portion sizes. It seems to me that the red lion have hiked prices almost 30-40% whilst reducing the portion sizes 50%. My hungry brother (was his birthday) (reason for the meal) had the mixed grill seemed to be freezer bag meat, very small pieces of poor quality tough meat, and for £20 I found that terrible, I had the hunters chicken which came on what I can only describe as a very small plate, I counted the chips there were 12, smallish piece of chicken generally the portion size for just under £14 I was horrfied & actually still hungry, My wife had chicken and leek pie, we used to have this across the road at the tame otter years ago and was a lovely big puff pastry top pie with a pile of chips or veg of your choosing, this pie today was a pretty poor show, quite small and accompanied by again 12ish chips & a few peas, I'll be honest when my hunters chicken came out I thought I'd been hard done by but when I saw my wife's pie I felt lucky. My mom went for the shepards pie, to be honest on a first glance this looked the best one on the table although not much with it it seemed a reasonable size & fairly well presented although once all the food had arrived we started to discuss how the food seemed to have shrunk a lot and got expensive, and my mom said her shepards pie was still OK but she had noticed the last few times she had it it seemed to have more and more veg in and less and less meat, I think it's a bit shame to be honest this was our preferred local for many years, over the tame otter opposite which was always the expensive pub in the village , now not so much the case and to be honest there food is better now. Big shame as the pub looks nice inside, it's been done out in the last few years and looks smart, the staff are friendly the young lad freddy who served us was so friendly and helpful too! Really hope this situation improves in the future, there's much better food in the area for less money & to be honest in my opinion either you hike the price and maintain the same good quality or you leave the price and reduce the quality, seems a poor business decision to reduce quality & hike the price too, people will soon catch on that's what's happened especially your bread and butter locals. 👍👍 hope things improve

All of us had the roast beef dinner, everything cooked beautifully, pudding was delicious

Always great food, decent pint & a warm welcome

Brilliant breakfast. Great service.

Just had an absolutely amazing 60th Birthday celebration here today. Food and drink was superb. Food all brought out together and served super hot, considering there was 12 of us that was quite an achievement for any kitchen. Service was spot on with every meal correct and no complaints from any of us. Special mention for the young guy who was so attentive and professional, well done young man. Thank you to all the staff and keep up the great work.

Had a lovely meal tonight with Family. Great company fantastic staff.

Great food! Great staff! Very polite Next to a canal for nice view in the garden and a play park for kids 😁

Excellent breakfast, with coffee. Service was excellent.

Did the pub stop over in are motorhome last minute and they couldn't be more helpful . Really recommend 👌

We only popped in for a drink, that was ok,it appeared cosy in the bar area and was not too busy...

Overall this was an enjoyable visit. Positives: - Food - mains were great. The cheesecake dessert was dry however (we had irritable kids with us, so just left rather than say anything) - Canal side setting - Beer selection - female waitress was nice. Negatives: - The male waiter with sleeve tattoo was incredibly rude, and made us feel like we were inconveniencing him by being there. His attitude stunk, he needs to cheer up, or get another job which isn’t public facing. - play area could do with a bit of love (but I appreciate it’s rare to even get one, so won’t moan too much!)

A bunch of us came a couple of weeks ago. Food was great, staff were fun and professional. It was a great night. We only come here during the winter as it's too busy in the summer. Unless you walk or get a lift here.

I guess a "one off" visit for me. Was there for family reasons. Seemed to be a proper local community pub. Excellent buffet food with a good choice and fair priced drinks. Excellent service. Would not mind it being my local.

Come here for meals at least once a month . Also have excellent food and service best eating pub I have been to in a long while thank you all the staff

Went for a birthday meal lovely atmosphere, friendly staff. Had food off the specials board, lovely meal and reasonable price. Highly recommend.

If you want the most horrible stake you have ever had, this is the place

Great good, friendly staff, great place for just a drink and very reasonablly priced!

Food was fine went for breakfast. Unfortunately the staff seemed more interested with what was on their IPad than iengaging with the customers.

Lovely pub fantastic location staff and customers very friendly. meals were really good and great value definitely going back

Went for breakfast. Fantastic tasting food and a good amount too. £8.95 for a full English with a pot of tea. Great quality. Staff very friendly, just need a little kick up the backside to the next level of service.

Top grub! Great value. Service is excellent

Enjoyed a Christmas dinner today Sunday 10/12/23. The food was excellent - tasty soup starter, turkey roast & Christmas pud with custard. All the food was hot & the veg cooked properly. Well looked after by friendly & attentive staff. Thank you.

Amazing food and a great atmosphere. Staff are lovely

Lovely pub, good service and tasty wholesome food. Perfect for a Sunday lunch.

Delishous Sunday roast , lots of it and nice and hot , staff great looked after us well , it was a very cold day so would have liked the room to be bit warmer , definitely go again

Fantastic food at reasonable prices. Staff very helpful and attentive. Can't comment on the grounds as it was at night, but from the outside, looks like a very nicely kept pub restaurant.

Family dining at lunchtime anyway. Met for girls lunch, atmosphere relaxed, dining area nicely done out. Small bar area too. Toilets clean and modern. Don't be put off by the pub's exterior. Plenty parking. Looks like a lovely bear garden for the summer, right by canal.

Hello Hopwas! We rocked up today (without having booked) and were not turned away, even though the place is clearly very popular. We were offered the tall table, but that was ok. We had a brace of quite splendid nut roasts followed by a couple of tasty desserts. Staff were very welcoming and happy to chat. We were having a day off the veganism but there seem to be quite a few vegan options for mains so we'll probably be back next week to sample a couple of those.

Lovely in every way. 5th time at the Red Lion in about 18 months and it's always perfect.

Cosy lounge area with doors leading to well kept, tiered outdoor area. Toilets would be difficult to navigate for wheelchair users, it's a very narrow thoroughfare from the lounge that takes you the otherside of the serving area, so the barstaff know where you're off to! Toilets are clean and looked after. Pub can get busy, so for evenings and expected busy times (when sports events are on, weekends, bank holidays, etc) maybe worth booking ahead. Staff have always been friendly and approachable (you know how sometimes if you try and grab a member of staffs' attention if they're on floor service and they look at you with daggers for disturbing them?? Well not here!). I've noticed the staff engaging with customers in the bar area, you get a real sense that the staff know their locals, but it doesn't have an intimidating vibe as some local pubs do. Good menu, vegetarian options, never had a bad meal or service here, (sharing platter starter is very filling!). It's also worth mentioning that my first visit here was for a life celebration after a funeral and the catering was amazing.

Just had breakfast, excellent service and fantastic food ,and great value for money many thanks

We eat here on a regular basis, usually breakfast. The service is very good, and the staff are helpful and friendly. The food is beautiful, we've never had cause for complaint.

Good service food nice and freshly cooked very welcoming.

Enjoyable evening. Food was served quickly and my scampi was good value for money. My friend's pie looked very appetising. Service was efficient and friendly from the young members of staff on duty. The Red Lion was a good half-way-house meeting point - it had been recommended to us - as I travelled from Nottingham and a friend travelled from Bromsgrove. Would have no hesitation in visiting again.

A pleasant independent operation located canalside with extensive gardens and a particularly good place to bring children for outdoor entertainment as the waters edge area is safely fenced off. Internally clean and tidy, a good basic menu exists, some items of which are time-restricted to lunchtime periods. These include a range of very reasonably priced 'Baguette' Options which extend from 'Sausage' to 'Steak & Onion' with many other choices available between. Normally served with a Side Salad and Chips. a 'lighter' option exists whereby, and no extra cost, you can substitute Chips with 'Soup of The Day' if you're watching the calories. I exercised this option on my last visit, only to be presented with the most tasty and delicious meat-filled homemade 'Chicken & Vegetable Soup' that I've ever been served. I'm not sure how much I saved in calories, but enjoyable and 'filling' was an understatement. Portion sizes are good , as is the quality of food served. Overall, it's a very good value for money visit - and a refreshing change to know that most of what you're eating has been freshly prepared - and not shipped frozen from Corporate HQ's Central Distribution Depot somewhere between Lands End and John O' Groats. Staff are friendly and attentive. The only downside to an otherwise perfect venue is parking space availability - or lack of it on a busy day: so if you're planning a Saturday/Sunday lunchtime visit in Summer Season, best to book in advance to ensure you don't have a quarter mile walk to/from your car...

Great service and great food .

First time visit,was very busy for a Wednesday afternoon Really nice pub with lovely beer garden Friendly and attentive staff Food was great, Guinness was bang on, reasonably priced too....5 stars

Great meal for a fair price, will visit again 👍

Fantastic breakfast friendly staff great price for good quality food will be coming back

Great place for a really nice full English breakfast.

Lovely welcoming family run pub. Nice food and thriving atmosphere

Absolutely amazing southern fried chicken... decent prices and the garden area and play area well kept and lovely sitting outside, by the canal. Kids loved it, they were kept active running around, great staff Definitely have found our local.

Nice food and friendly service. Large beer garden with plenty of seating, quiet. The car park is a bit small but had plenty of spaces on my visit. Lemon meringue pie was very nice as was the burger and fish cakes.

Great lunch we go there often with friends in the week Sunday lunch is really good and reasonably priced. Staff are good especially the full time ones. It's worth booking as they get busy The menu is the same as it's sister pub The Horse and Jockey by the rugby club

Very happy group of ladies, excellent choices on the menu. Food was tasty, hot and very appetising. Spoit for choices with the sweets, very diffcult to just pick one 😄

Very judgemental on appearing here with 8 children and 3 adults. Unless your suited and booted.

Great location but the food was awful. Had fish and chips which was a mini fish and not cooked properly as it was frozen. Sorry lovely location but badly managed

First time visit, excellent meal and service.

A nice place to stop for food an relax, good beer garden

Only went once and sat in the garden. Would have liked to have tried food but didn't get the opportunity to. Beer good and the toilets were sparkling

Great traditional British Pub, with good freshly cooked food at a good price.

Meet up with friends as it’s central for both of us. Always have a good meal, portions are generous and the service always very attentive even when busy. Never been disappointed.

Food is always freshly cooked and hot. Staff always very welcoming and friendly.