The Red Lion - Pub & Restaurant in Tendring

Great family run pub. With bouncy castle slides for children. We have outside tv under shelter seating with outdoor heaters. Pool table plus darts for the older groups with large screen tvs around the whole pub. We have restaurant with very good variety of food. Sunday roast all home made with booking. Come check us out. We're also dog friendly.

It was the worst sunday lunch ever how they had the ordacity to serve people with it defies me, no greens on it no presentation. Diabolical.

Great food friendly staff well stocked bar

dont bother...had the Sunday roast ..dry, tasteless, and wouldn't fill my 9yrold granddaughter...certainly not as we remembered under the old management won't be going back

Awful! Toilets dirty. Service extremely slow for food, waited well over an hour, food wasn't correct for main course and we didn't have time to wait for it to be made again so paid for so called starters which should have been sides with the rest of our meal but came as a starter about 15-20 mins before our mains!! Some staff tried their best but others attitudes were not good, not good at the a peak time for holiday makers being around.

Only marked 1 star as there was no option to rate lower. Really disappointing overall took nearly 2 hours to get our food, we had 2 young children as part of our party and they expected them to wait that time too, no apology either. We were to ld they have run out of cheese, told that the roast is standard gluten free with Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy (had absolutely no confidence in the staff) One of our family members heard the staff moaning about our table, not professional at all. I own my own business and if I treated my clients like they treated us, then I would have no business. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone in the area or visiting, also if your coeliac run a mile.

Fantastic experience. New owners were very attentive and created a great atmosphere for their clientele. Replacing all the old garden furniture, putting in a kids play area and an outside bar

New management, so our first meal under the new family. Food was hot, well presented, and delicious 😋 just needed that back music on a little earlier, but we're be seeing them again very soon

We visited The Red Lion Pub and Restaurant in St Osyth and loved it. It's a cozy, family-friendly place with lots of tasty food and snacks. The pub is really clean, and the beer garden is spacious, very nice on the sunny day we visited on. The staff are super friendly and attentive and very welcoming. If you're looking for a nice spot to eat or just hang out with a drink, The Red Lion is a great place to visit. We will definitely be back.

Found this pub just by chance roughly a year ago and it's fabulous, the food is really tasty and nice with good portion sizes 😋, I highly recommend this place it's fab, good outside seating area to.

Just had a really lovely Sunday Roast. The food was excellent, just like a proper home cooked roast. Yorkshire puddings to die for, the beef was superb and the vegetables were al dente and potatoes crispy but soft in the middle. Friendly and helpful staff and a good atmosphere. Would thoroughly recommend.

It's was a nice trip down memory lane for us and we were made very welcome

Went there for my birthday had a meal the food was fantastic loved the whole night

Not exactly a gastropub, but good effort. Staff were lovely though

traditional pub and meals are amazing, freindly staff and locals, what more could you ask for !

Cracking pub. Good food great atmosphere 👌

3rd time here, lovely pub with good food and drink and friendly staff.

Allows dogs in a place that sells food is unhygenic not to mention people could be allergic to dogs

Food was excellent best steak I've had in years and very friendly staff I'd recommend it to everyone

Absolutely amazing, fresh, home cooked food!! Fantastic value for money. Highly recommend 👌

We own a caravan on a local site and had some friends come to celebrate our sons birthday for the weekend and we enquired here about a booking on a Friday evening for 15 of us which was no trouble to them at all. We all ate and the food was delicious, piping hot and the service was excellent, we enjoyed the food so much that we actually booked to come back on the Sunday for a roast which also did not disappoint. The landlord, his wife and the whole team were so welcoming to us and couldn’t do enough to make us feel so welcome. They have a great selection of well kept beers and sprits, something to suit all of our party. We will definitely be back soon.

Went there today had fish and chips fantastic one of the best I've had would recommend

Have had a drink in this pub for many years, (30 years +) when we had a caravan in the local area, a friendly locals pub,have seen a few different owners, but still a very welcoming place to be

The Red Lion ,st Osyth was recommended by a local pub that didn't do Sunday lunch, they said it was amazing and they were not wrong, we arrived at 3pm and where shown to our table, the place was busy and we expected a bit of a wait for our food, once ordered our food came to the table in 5 minutes, piping hot and plenty of it, the atmosphere was great and so were the staff, who stopped at nothing to make our meal and time there as enjoyable as possible, thank you guys we had a great time and we will see you again soon.

I. AM. A. SISTER. MERLIN. COMMONDER. THAT. THE. RED. LION IN. ST. OSYTH. IS. BEAUTIFUL. FOOD. AND. YUMMY. THAT. THE. CHEF 👨‍🍳 👩‍🍳 COOKS. From. Wednesday. Too. Saturday from. 12 pm. Till. 2.30 pm Sunday. From. 12 pm. Till. 5 pm Beautiful. Sunday. Roast. And. Yummy .. Custard strawberry 🍓 🍓 🍓 yummy. And. Milky 🌌 Coffee ☕️ brown. Sugar Yummy. 5 * Restaurant. Food. Service. And. Chicken. Salad 🥗 🍅 And. Yummy. Custard. Strawberrys 🍓 🍓 or. Ice. Cream. Strawberry 🍓 🍓 🍓 And. Yummy. Chocolate 🍫 sauce The. Best. In. St. Osyth eating. Yummy. Gorgeous. Food. Sizn. Merlin.commonder.

Website looked pro mising but No food mon& Tuesday.

Been there twice this week for meals. First they welcomed our 2 dogs into the bar whilst we had a meal. Staff very friendly. The menu was limited the lasagne i choose on the first visit was excellent and the sirlion steak on the second visit was the best I've had. My wife was equally pleased with her meals. Will return again soon

Food was good and service efficient

Went for sunday lunch and we had one of the best dinners ive ever eaten brilliant service lovely garden fantastic value as well this is a must if ever in the area

Service slow and food was lost on huge plates steak needed mushrooms and onion rings to make the meal woth the money and fill the plate.

Lovely pub, didn't have food but the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Would recommend.

The vegetables were not just undercooked they were bordering on raw. The rest although obviously packaged or frozen goods was ok,but my enjoyment was fiattened by the terrible uncooked veg

Didn't have food but it looked ok Good atmosphere Clean and tidy from what I saw

Friendly helpfully staff... Excellent beer... And good variety of food... Served with a smile... Highly recommended. Still as good as it's always been. Extremely good beer . Pleasant helpfull staff

Went there Sunday lunchtime 9/7/23. Was met by coincidence in the car park by the landlord, was friendly and helpful. Prices about normal, barmaid friendly and promptly served. Didn’t eat, but judging by the amount of diners a popular venue. Highly recommend

Lovely traditional pub, very friendly, great atmosphere, good food & drink. Highly recommended

NACO Staff chose to lunch at The Red Lion and to celebrate Kim’s Retirement. Food and service great. Thank you very much Lol & Jill and your team for looking after us.

Service was good but the pub had a funky smell on entry and my food tasted of the smell of the pub, apart from the smell it was a nice few beers in the sun

Love having dinner here when we stay at The Orchards

Popped in for Sunday lunch, food good,staff very nice

Friendly staff, quality drinks, spotlessly clean and warm pub, highly recommended!!!

Really good service, fresh food and good sized portions, 👌 reasonably priced. Would like to see gluten and dairy free options for people with allergies.

We turned up unannounced, on a Thursday afternoon for food. Polite friendly staff. We ordered southern fried chicken burgers and scampi. Food came very quickly and was absolutely delicious! Was also able to bring in our crazy labrador into the bar area. 11/10 recommend! Will definitely be returning!

Great place to stay, Recommend.

On Saturday 18th Feb my son arranged a surprise party for our 45th wedding Anniversary. We'll, we all had an amazing evening, the food was hot, plentiful and service was 1st class.We were warmly welcomed and nothing was too much trouble.Thank you so much for all your hard work.We will come again 😘

A lovely old pub that has a really friendly atmosphere 😀

We were there for a wake with a private room and buffet lunch paid for by relatives of the deceased.

We have been to the red lion many time's, and we love it, food is 10 out of 10 staff very friendly and very welcoming, we highly recommend a visit.

A proper traditional country pub. This is not a Wetherspoons! The food was absolutely delicious. The best pub grub we've had all trip. The steak and ale pie with mash was just perfect. Flavourful filling with a crunchy pastry. The beef lasagna was also to die for. Well done!

We stopped in for a swift drink and realised we should have stayed longer. Friendly crowd, great choice of drinks, very helpful barman. We will be back.

Unfortunately, the kitchen was closed when visited although have eaten here in the past. Dog Friendly. Pleasant bar staff. Sports available for those interested.

Friendly place, good atmosphere good food.

Visited Red Lion for Sunday lunchtime drink with some family, straight away had a lovely friendly feel to the bar. Service was good, we sat in the garden where there were nice comfy chairs if you wanted the sun or lovely shaded areas. Altogether an enjoyable time.

Very friendly staff and locals. Good quality food well cooked and presented at a reasonable price.

Excellent food,excellent atmosphere brilliant staff.

Another excellent meal, Lol, Gill and team always provide excellent service, superb food and a wonderful family atmosphere. The Rib Eye steak is always excellent quality and prepared to a consistently high standard.

Very Nice friendly pub which serves a good pint, I'm not a local here but always visit this pub for a couple of afternoon pints when I go to stay up at St Osyth Beach. The Bar Staff are friendly and make you feel welcome as do the regulars that drink there

Lovely meal, very pleasant staff.

What a find, if you are in the surrounding area you have to enjoy the amazing service and delicious food. If you are not a regular you need to ask yourself why.

Lovely place and lovely food. A great selection. Starts serving food at 5pm so it saved us when everywhere else wasn't serving until 6pm.

Brilliant place...lovely food,not too expensive..would highly recommend.

Where to start .. amazing venue friendly staff but the food OMG the food was to die for … pipping hot clean fantastic chips like none I’ve ever tasted fish think with light batter veg selection great home made burgers that actually look and taste like the real deal … I could go on and on very child friendly ….we are going again in the last night of our stay highly recommend.,, thank you red lion xx

Have known the lion for 40 years. New owners this time.Lol and Gill, made me very welcome,stayed for 4 nights mid week.very clean ,great food,and a lovely village atmosphere. Beautiful garden with TV. 10 out of 10 my rating

Amazing pub lovely food and great hosts

Brilliant service fantastic food

What a great little find whilst on our holiday. Amazing food at a great price. The staff were absolutely brilliant 👌

Great pub in the heart of the village. Friendly locals, great bar staff and owners. Good place to eat with an extensive menu, but still a proper pub that you can go and have a drink in. Sky and BT sport's also on view... Glad I live across the road from it 😎. .

Visited this pub for a meal and a drink on a local recommendation whilst exploring the area. We received a warm welcome and fabulous, friendly service. The food was absolutely spot on, hearty, good quality, tasty meals. Dogs welcome in the bar and garden. A good, honest traditional pub. We'll definitely visit again when we're down this way.

We had a lovely Sunday Roast Dinner at The Red Lion today. Good food, Great service and would highly recommend. A very nice, comfortable and friendly pub. Will definitely be visiting again.

6 of us came for Sunday roast and it was lovely everything was cooked to perfection, will definitely be back as this was our first time . All the staff were very efficient , friendly and helpful and the bar was very clean and well presented. 👍

Visited The Red Lion Pub last week with family for dinner. Molly (I believe Staff member name) looked after us from the minute we arrived and until we left. The food was incredible! Will definitely visit again when I'm in Clacton/Point clear area.

So me and my partner and our two children was on holiday at st osyth holiday park and we found this pub on the road into st osyth yesterday afternoon.we was hungry and could see they done food so decided to try it although not sure what to expect.well to cut a long story short it exceeded all expectations. The pub was clean and tidy the staff was really friendly and welcoming. The food was amazing especially the steak and ale pie.A high chair was provided for our young son.big car park.fairly priced food and drink.it’s a must visit, 10/10 from us we shall return next holiday.

Fabulous food and Service, absolutely spotless and the atmosphere was great.

Lovely local pub, great food, friendly welcome lovely staff and good value Beats Wetherspoons any day,!!!

Fantastic menu starters amazing we had 8oz steak and gammon egg and chunky chips service was first class landlord friendly and pub lovely highly recommend

Has to be the best pub/restaurant I have been in for years. Well done Lol keep it up.

Lovely friendly old fashioned pub

Best food, always accommodate to what you want. Brilliant staff & great landlord & landlady. Come here weekly and never been let down. Great service!

Amazing food and a great selection. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Land lord and land lady are so lovely. Definitely the best pub in the area!

Dreadful lunch. We popped in after reading other reviews, looking forward to a well made, traditional pub lunch and ended up eating oily, over priced, frozen food - defrosted pizza being sold at £10, the Bangkok Bad Boy Burger had been deep fried and was oozing oil out of every pore, lasagne was tasteless and inedible. We ate it, we paid as always try to be polite, but we feel we have to say something now as it was truly one of the most disappointing lunches we’ve had for a long time. On a plus side, lovely service!

Good atmosphere brilliant and welcoming landlord

Lovely welcome and delicious Sunday roast.

Had turkey roast Sunday lunch on 10th April with a Fri. The quality and presentation of the food was excellent and good value. Service is well organised compared with previous owners of three years ago. Thoroughly recommended. Dave Bolton.

Beewise security had a lovely meal today in the red lion the food was 10 out of 10 staff we're great the food was piping hot highly recommend thank you

What a fantastic Roast Dinner . Best I've had in any pub anywhere. Loved it thank you.

Food was good, told only Sunday roast menu, other half fanced a burger. Yet another table was allowed to order a burger from menu why was that?

Really good food friendly staff and good service our first time but won't be the last

Very traditional English pub, friendly staff and locals. Food very keenly priced and plentiful. Friend had fish, missus and daughter had scampi, son had large burger and I had wings and chips. A pub you will always feel welcome in by the feeling we had on our very first visit.

Four of us, strangers to the pub were met by very welcoming and friendly owners. We had a drink and a bite to eat, all of which was cooked and presented very nicely, reasonable prices as well. Would definitely visit again when we are in the area.

First time we have been to the Red Lion. It certainly won't be our last. Fantastic food very friendly staff and regulars. Felt just like being at home m I had the suet meat meat pudding absolutely lovely so tasty. My other half had chilli which he said was lovely and tasty. Thank you very much mxx👋👋👋

A very friendly pub and restaurant Good food everyone welcome

This is 2nd time I have been there this year. The staff are friendly and polite the place is clean and the table service is very good. There is a bear garden to sit in which is very well kept. Went back for new year. Could not get a room. Had to sleep somewhere else. Was aloud to stay for new year's eve party. Staff food and drink great as always.

Great place to go for a drink. Welcoming and friendly.

Eaten here twice now. Food wonderful staff very friendly.

Very friendly staff , nice atmosphere, and good food reasonably priced. Best pub in the village

We had a weekend away in St Osyth and loved this 'proper pub.' Everyone was so friendly and for a traditional boozer it was immaculately clean. Loved our afternoon there!!

Excellent service, great staff would recommend it to anyone 👍

Fabulous from start to finish. Really pleasant staff. Child friendly. Food was amazing and plenty of it. The cheesecake was totally amazing. Will be returning next time we are in the area x

Just had Sunday lunch it was so delicious we have booked for next week really so good xxx

Very friendly staff. Four of us ate & all of our meals were all lovely. Will definitely go back