The Red Lion Restaurant in South Cambridgeshire

I don’t encourag to go there, it’s the worst place to eat or take friends, the stuff are super rude and I will never go there again

Very limited menu on Sunday - which wasnt noted online, but what was produced was very nice. The dining chairs were not very comfortable, though.

Lovely looking property left ery disappointed. Food poor & expensive. Fish & Chips £17.00 but over cooked, no taste & shrivelled up peas. Prime location & potential next to a hotel. Chef stood outside kitchen smoking with a large number if cigarette butt ends on the floor & dirty cloth around his neck.

We ate here with friends - we had all been to the Duxford airshow and were staying in the Holiday Inn next door. I ordered the Sunday roast - Belly Pork - and my friends ordered the Beef Stroganoff. They brought me the Roast Beef by mistake (they admitted they had got this wrong) but rather than wait for the Pork to be cooked I took the Beef. The Pork then appeared as well! The beef was fine but the pork was overcooked. The vegetables were passable. The yorkshire and roast potatoes were good. However, my friends one by one admitted that their stroganoff was inedible due to the meat being so chewy. The staff replaced the food with a different order. When it came to desserts the waitress said we didn't need a menu as she knew what they had - my friend ordered a creme caramel. When it came there was chocolate ice cream on top of the pud - my friend doesn't like ice cream so she sent it back, only to be told they had no more, so she had to go without (this could have been avoided with a better description of the dessert). I don't know if we were unlucky, but the menu was uninspiring and the food clearly an issue. The scampi and chips ordered as a replacement for the stroganoff was apparently 'ok'. I wouldn't recommend this place for food and the staff seem jaded. That said, the waitress that served us could not have been more helpful or pleasant and I would give her five stars!!

I can only rate the food as I stayed in the ihg next door. So the pub is ok and the staff are friendly. My starter was pretty good (pork belly bites). My main course was fish and chips. Both the fish and the chips were really well cooked....however, the fish has a slight smell of amonia.. my guess us that it was 4+ days old.. I only ate a bit and left the rest... just as well the starter was big! Can't say that I would recommend this pub.

Really didn’t expect much of this but Spanish led food offer was really good. Asked the server what was good: Paella. It was really nice for pub food.

This venue has lovely staff and great food but unfortunately I cannot give it good review rating as 3 out of 5 of us experienced bed bug bites and also took photos of some live examples and our bites. My friend sat in the chair all night as they were near her headboard. The bites can be delayed when they appear but I now have 20-30. The establishment is refunding us but they do require a full fumigation before any further guests stay.

Came for a meal and a few drinks. Food qas great and the staff were all polite and happy, would definitely come again when passing

انه طعام فاسد والنادل متعجرف ووقح وحقير لا يحترم مختلف الاديان انه عنصري وأيضًا أتمنى انهم يفصلونه فهو غير محترم لا انصح بالتجربه ابدا 😤😡😡😡😡

From the start, very friendly atmosphere, good food, amazing location, kids friendly, pets friendly, everything you want!! Thank for everything!!

One of those places that is almost perfect. The first pint of lager tasted slightly stale, which meant it was probably the first order of the day, the next one was spot on. The lamb rump was however perfectly pink. Even so, and at the price something was missing, difficult to lay a finger on, perhaps a little bit of the Maillard reaction needed? Will be perfectly happy to have it again however and any improvement to almost perfect would be a bonus :-)

We met friends here for lunch. It was our first visit and we can’t recommend the food and service enough. Perfectly cooked fish and mussels all beautifully presented. We enjoyed a delicious dessert to follow. The best pub meal we have had in a long time. Well worth a visit.

We had a lovely father's day visit today. Really lovely host and delicious food. We can't wait to come back and look forward to garden games over summer 😉🥰

Charming old interior with lovely staff, suds and scran

Excellent, attentive service, good, clean surroundings with some cosey places to sit, excellent food - Sunday roast beef was excellent, and the burger was good too.

Staying in Holiday Inn. Fantastic welcome. Great food. Can recommend the burger and tempura prawns. All very tasty. Would recommend. Plates empty so a good sign.

Fawlty Towers. Comes to mind disappointing stay management and staff have alot to learn to improve the customer experience. 🙄

But with the same Staff - is my understanding. Very handy for the adjacent Holiday Inn Express (see separate review) A light supper. Temeranello was excellent - actually the House Wine. Ditto the machine Coffee. Soup fine, served with nicely warmed sections of French bread. Gnocchi rather disappointing. Too many, not enough Tomato and served in an overly rich sauce. Hayling Seagoon

Nice pub grub, price about right. Family visit, kids used the pool table. For a quick pub meal it was spot on.

Turned up at 8:50AM to get breakfast which was advertised as 7AM - 10AM at the weekend. We turned up and were ignored at first and then told to wait and then by the time someone came back they said we shut at 9 which isn’t what was advertised. Very disappointing!!

Having read the reviews I was not sure about coming in here. Staying at Holiday Inn so it was the easy option (long drive) I must say it's been really good evening. Couldn't fault it. Great, friendly welcome by the owner. Helpful and tries to please. Wine was really well priced and the food was genuinely good. Give the new owners a chance to prove themselves 👍👍

Wow new management definitely making a difference. Went for Sunday dinner and it was superb. Good food, great service and lovely atmosphere. Well done. Will certainly be back

Visited last night for a meal with my husband and child, I was a bit skeptical due to the reviews but was pleasantly surprised due to new owners. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome and comfortable by Brett, His customer skills are amazing and I'm certain he could change any negative reviews from previous customers due to the old owners if those customers returned. We were reminded to register our number plate for the parking and signs are now clearly in place to ensure no one gets fined. With the previous owners I believe this was a big issue and has been easily rectified. Portion sizes were generous and the fish was easily the best fish I've ever tried. The pub soon filled up so would recommend booking, Brett interacted with every table constantly making people laugh and engaging well, making the atmosphere really relaxed and enjoyable for everyone. Overall a much needed lovely evening. Thank you!

Visited last night for a meal with my husband and child, I was a bit skeptical due to the reviews but was pleasantly surprised due to new owners. From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome and comfortable by Brett, His customer skills are amazing and I'm certain he could change any negative reviews from previous customers due to the old owners if those customers returned. We were reminded to register our number plate for the parking and signs are now clearly in place to ensure no one gets fined. With the previous owners I believe this was a big issue and has been easily rectified. Portion sizes were generous and the fish was easily the best fish I've ever tried. The pub soon filled up so would recommend booking, Brett interacted with every table constantly making people laugh and engaging well, making the atmosphere really relaxed and enjoyable for everyone. Overall a much needed lovely evening. Thank you!

This old charming pub did not disappoint. The food was significantly better than expected. The Cajun Chicken was great. It looked a tad over cooked but was perfect. Moist inside and crispy coating. The chips were the best I’ve had in a long while. We ordered dessert, but there was an issue with the serving size. This was without hesitation removed from the bill. The service was very good. Polite and friendly. Having read the reviews after we visites it seems that things here have changed for the better.

I attended a Christmas party here as part of a large group. Very disappointed with the food that was served!!! I would not return for a meal again. Very unprofessional staff too…

Used to be a nice pub until the hotel development. Now it is bland and very overpriced.

Visited a few times over the last couple of evenings. Food quality poor, staff didn’t once come over and ask me how my meal was. Left still hungry not what you expect after paying just under £30 for a meal and a drink as service charge is already added to the bill 😅

The worst food I’ve ever eaten should be closed down.burnt sausage gravy like water sultanas in gravy??.just don’t eat here that’s my advice

This was undoubtedly the worst meal we have had in a long time. Each of our four microwaved meals were incredibly disappointing and unbelievably over priced. We paid the bill only to find we had paid a 10% discretionary service charge for poor service and I was charged an extra £2 for a light sprinkling of cheese on my lasagne. That meal was barely edible and my wife's three sausages on a bed of lumpy grey mashed potato cost £20. Our big mistake was not reading the reviews below and despite the assurances of this restaurant it shows no signs of raising its standards.

Visited the restaurant for a family lunch but unfortunately the food was really poor and the prices are extortionate for the value. If we had read the reviews before coming we would have avoided this restaurant. The saving grace was the new GM, who was very attentive and took onboard the feedback well. It is clear that she is trying to improve the quality of the food and the overall service in the restaurant but unfortuntely the food is definitely letting the pub down at the moment. We very rarely complain about food but it was barely weatherspoons quality and 3x the price. The chef was very nice and interacted with out 8 month son which was very sweet and did make us feel welcomed. Just such a shame that the food lacked care. Hopefully the place will pick up soon!!!

Absolutely dreadful. A grubby, poorly maintained building with a depressing ambience and awful food. Probably the worst meal I’ve had in years . Avoid it!

Food awful. Won't ever go back here to eat again.

Door tijdsdruk dit restaurant gekozen. Het leek alsof sommige personeelsleden nog slechter de Engelse taal beheersten dan wij. Een steak medium besteld, maar die had kennelijk twee maal de bereidingstijd overschreden. Helaas, zonde van het vlees. De groente bestond uit ruccolasla zo uit de verpakking. De frieten waren genereus met zout bestrooid. In tijden niet zo teleurgesteld.

Wish we’d read these reviews before we booked but needed to stay overnight after visiting the Battle of Britain day at Duxford.The restaurant food is on a par with a works canteen. I ordered gammon egg and chips a special of the day. How can you get that simple dish wrong. Gammon was thin dried up rashers the eggs were both set solid and the chips were just skinny French fries. The girl behind the bar failed to exchange eye contact when I complained and just said she would exchange the dish. No apology given. I declined her offer as I felt insulted that this dish had even been put in front of me in a “restaurant “ and was given a refund for the dish and the service charge was not applied. My wife’s king prawns were shrimps but that’s another story. Enough said just be warned DO NOT give them your custom.

Looked at the menu nothing special, but this was the first night of our holiday to France. Asked what specials were on offer, none no catch of the day or steaks, Asked for wine menu don’t have one. I ordered chicken salad got bowl of lettuce 2 slivers of tomatoes and one even smaller sliver of yellow pepper, dry chicken. My husband ordered piri piri chicken but the piri piri was no where to be seen. I did get the food price refunded but when we asked for the service charge to be taken off the bill it was done so very grudgingly. No pastas, pies, pizzas, steak. Don’t waste your money there

we were 2 couples out for an early dinner to end the belated 60 birthday celebration of 1 party member. the menu was uninspiring, considering we needed 1 gluten free option and 1 vegetarian option. The food was luke warm, chips that were replacing naan bread arrived late, and mushy peas were garden peas mashed up! We have stayed overnight and eaten here before, but this time it was so disappointing! I decided not to make a fuss because it might spoil our celebration and also because there was a wedding reception being held there.

£17.60 for a luke warm lasagne and two slices of luke warm limp garlic bread that has never seen any signs of garlic. Plus the 10% service charge 👎 the food arrived within 5 or so minutes I would guess this was microwaved. It was cold in the centre, okay they changed it for some hot lasagna but you would assume they check the food temperature with a thermometer to comply with food regulations? Don’t bother eating here if staying at the Holiday Inn next door, okay their food is microwaved but it is cheaper, hot and no service charges Plus very friendly staff 👍 keep up the good work at the Holiday Inn.

not a pub at all. Just a restaurant for the holiday inn Next door ! On arrival pub shut and no reception had to book in at the holiday inn. Pub opened at 630 and food very expensive and microwaved. Picture shows medium steak Asked for another bed side light as only had.one but was declined. No security as front door open 24/7 Pub shut all day and Saturday evening. Breakfast served at the holiday Inn. Do not waste your money if your looking for a hotel to relax in the bar with a book by the fire because you will either need to travel out or stay in your room

I've stayed over at the Holiday Inn Express over the road a couple of times for business purposes and come here for my evening meals. The staff have always been incredibly helpful and friendly to me during my stays. The atmosphere is nice and quiet, just what you need after work and the food is brilliant. Ive been told that they've had a change up of staff and it has improved the service and quality quite drastically.

We paid £17.50 for two medium glasses of extremely mediocre wine. Staff were polite and the place was clean but that doesn’t make up for it!

Below average, horrendously overpriced wine. Can’t imagine anyone other than the odd stranded commuter and business away day groups frequent this place normally.

visited with friends for lunch on 3rd feb woman behind the bar was barely civil Ordered four sandwiches two beers and a G&T £80 Service charged for despite having to go to the bar to order

The food was only a 3 for me, the sirloin steak was a bit on the gristly side, the salad undressed & they haven't heard of French mustard. I was surprised that they took payment instantly on the wrong card which proved problematic when I checked out the next day & added a 10% charge which I was unaware of. So £30 for an average sirloin steak with a pineapple juice.

Had been before a few years ago after visiting IWM Duxford air museum when we had a lovely meal. But my how things change. Booked for 5:30 pm on a Saturday and arrived about 25 minutes early, having spent a day at Duxford with the family. Doors locked and no one around. Come 5.30 buzzed entry phone and was admitted to lobby where bar doors still locked and staff busying themselves ignoring us. 3 or 4 minutes later eventually doors unlocked but still ignored by staff. Finally got seated and given a distinctly unimaginative menu. Placed order. Food finally arrived 70 minutes after we had arrived. No one in our party of 7 liked their food. Tried to complain to a “manager” who didn’t listen and insisted on shutting me down, continually claiming things are different after Covid. When I got cross with her attitude she pulled the “ you’re getting aggressive with me and I’m going away “ card. Eventually gained the attention of a real manager. After hearing of our experience she conceded we had been given appalling service and agreed to charge only for our drinks. I had been looking forward to the meal but this restaurant has let its standards drop to zero stars now. Food was terrible, service was unacceptably slow. I will never use this restaurant again and would recommend diners to look elsewhere. Until their menu and cooking improves substantially this establishment is best avoided. Manager did the decent thing in the end but why did things get that bad in the first place?

it's part of the hotel food OK prices a bit high for what we received. You will also have a 10% tip added to your bill this is stated on the menu at the bottom if you read that bit. Captive audience and maybe making it look like a restaurant separate to the hotel, make the effort to find another place to eat, unless you have no choice.

We were staying at the Holiday Inn Express and choose to dine here in the evening.We were very well looked after by the gentleman on duty on the 15th October.Good selection of beers, wines & spirits.At time of writing this review, there was a reduced menu in place which is understandable at this time of Covid-19. The menu is very reasonably priced. Very good physical distancing measures in place. Lovely ambience, great service and would certainly recommend.

We were staying at the Holiday Inn and having eaten there the first night thought we'd try the Red Lion. Now, I appreciate we were in the middle of covid restrictions but only 4 choices of main with one of those being unavailable, I cannot help think they could have worked a little harder. I opted for Sausage and mash (£16.50)!!! And the only veggie option left was mushroom risotto for the wife (which she wasn't crazy about). Other reviews on Trip make the place sound amazing and maybe I'm being a little harsh, so the wife and I will give them another chance and possibly return when the world returns to normal and the Red Lion restores the full menu.

fantastic food accompanied with Northern Soul and good Guiness! A little oasis next to a Holiday Inn Express. A definite good place to visit

Stunning dining,excellent food and atmosphere,very well run with wonderful polite helpful staffReasonably priced Brett is so lovable Will certainly visit againThankyou Red Lion

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express next door and went for an evening meal at The Red Lion, it was very busy inside due to a wedding party being in full swing, they had their own room but the bar was very busy. We did get a table ok and was served by Natasha who was very friendly, she chatted and smiled the whole time she looked after us. Lucy also chatted and smiled.We had the fish and chips which were so delicious, followed by the chocolate brownie which was tasty and light, and served with an orange sorbet, we had a bit of a wait for the dessert but that was understandable.Even though it wasn't a quiet environment, we enjoyed the evening very much.

Stayed here a week ago and the rooms are very well kept and well looked after. The red lion is a very nice place to have a drink and has been kept very well. I really recommend eating here as well as the food is very tasty. Highly recommend the pork cutlet! The staff are very attentive and helpful. Would throughly recommend staying at this hotel.

It's was approx £17 for an afternoon tea for 2. We went on a Saturday because I work in the week. There was a wedding reception and a birthday party, as well as a few others that turned up for afternoon tea. The car park has signs saying you need to pay for parking, but you can register your car at the bar so you don't have to pay. This is unclear when you get there.The staff were lovely and attentive, and friendly. Unfortunately, because they were busy, I think they made the afternoon teas before we turned up. The sandwiches had gone stale around the edges, the scones were rock hard and crumbled as soon as you tried to cut them, and very minimal effort had gone into it.I wasn't expecting it the be amazing, because of the price I paid. But when I looked at the quantity and quality of the food, it wasn't really that good value for money at all. We had a sandwich each, 2 rock hard scones each, and a few desserts. This is a very old, beautiful pub, unfortunately surrounded by newly built buildings, like the hotel. So now the pub looks very out of place.Brilliant staff, poor food.

I highly recommend this restaurant, the food and service was to an exceptional standard. Every staff member we faced were very warm, welcoming and couldn't do enough. The food was delicious we especially enjoyed the cheese fondue. One of the best valentine meals we've had, we cannot wait to rebook for next year.

We met with friends for a meal on Valentine’s Day, there was a special menu(!). Avoid at all costs the so called Cheese Fondu for sharing. We were presented with a luke warm bowl of thin cheese sauce a piece of stale bread cut in to triangles and a small pot of cucumber and carrot batons. The sauce just dropped off the vegetables ( we weren’t offered plates), and had very little flavour. The chef obviously had never eaten or prepared a cheese fondue in his life. The rest of the meal was indifferent at best. Would never go back or recommend. I don’t usually complain about meals but this was dire.

I visited on my lunch break to have some food and parked my car in the available spaces outside. There is free parking if you are to give your registration to the pub and they can log it in for you. I was not even acknowledged for the first 10 minutes of me walking in, the staff were rude and ignorant. I decided to leave as the service was shocking. 10 days later, I received a parking fine for 12 minutes for £100. Due to not purchasing anything, I had no receipt so I had to pay it. After trying to appeal it, the pub was again not helpful and didn’t want to know. I will never be returning and I am ensuring that everyone that I know is aware of the awful service and extortionate parking charges. Disgusting.

Visited recently for a dinner in the bar due to local trains at a stand still. Very friendly service although not particularly accommodating of those following a plant based diet (also in their own admission not just my observation). Very nice Mushroom and Artichoke burger, served quickly at a reasonable price.Would visit again but they should really consider modernising their menu to accommodate for differing diets... to ignore this will limit customers to some degree.

My friends and I travelled from various parts of the country to meet for Christmas.We booked one of the side rooms within the restaurant for extra privacy and to allow the toddlers room to roam. We all selected dishes from a festive menu and thoroughly enjoyed them. Mango creme brulee sounds unusual, but divine!Staff were incredibly welcoming, kind and accommodating.

The staff were very friendly both mother and daughter. The mother cooked an excellent chicken curry. My friends had the beef pie which was over three inches thick and full of meat. The dinning room was very spacious sand extended into a conservatory. Some of the menu was unavailable as they had sold out. The atmosphere was calm and the attached pub was quite noisy as it was Saturday evening.

Brought the missus here last year for her birthday and had afternoon tea and we enjoyed so much she really wanted too come back again this year for her birthday, so we did and afternoon tea isn't really my thing but damn its good, a generous amount of food which is we both thought was delicious staff are friendly and its quite spacious aswell so your not all on top of each other, saw some of what other people ordered too large servings smelled and looked good, we will be looking too go back for a actual meal at some point in the future

We decided to head over to the Red Lion one evening after a busy day out and had heard great things. The warm welcome instantly made us feel comfortable and we were sat at a quiet table by the fireplace where we could relax. Drinks were quickly brought to our table and we ordered without any issues. The first course we had was fish croquettes and ribs; they were both very good. The ribs were incredibly tender and the fish croquettes were full of flavour. Having had a fancy for a burger we were both looking forward to our main where we added bacon and cheese and it was definitely worth it. The burgers were thick and juicy and cooked just right with a hint of pink in the middle - just what we needed after a busy day. We were quite full but couldn’t resist the dessert. Both went for sticky toffee pudding. I have worked in a dessert restaurant myself but can hands down say this was the best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever had. The sauce that accompanied it was incredible!!! Anyone who just likes let alone loves sticky toffee has to have this. It was absolutely amazing. It was a great evening and the restaurant has a lovely cosy feel to it with everyone very welcoming. I’d recommend to anyone around. Thank you team.

Visited for a working lunch and enjoyed the food and service. It’s in a fantastic location between major roads and a station just next door.

Abbiamo acquistato un buono su Groupon e ne é valsa la pena. Cucina tipicamente inglese buone le birre. Abbiamo provato fish and Chips, il piccione e la bistecca. Era tutto molto buono il personale un po' ostico nonostante il nostro ottimo inglese ma alla fine l'abbiamo presa a ridere. La location é bellissima

I had four dinners there during a stay next door at the holiday inn.

Tried the Red Lion for an early evening meal after travelling down for a weekend in and around Cambridge. Things were initially disorganised with the wrong menus out on the bar and what seemed to be a staff shortage. We were, however, quickly shown to a table and proceeded to have an excellent and unhurried meal.

Excellent Hotel, serves good food, great atmosphere. Also had a beer garden and close to the railway to Cambridge city.

Dreadful in every way. I'm a vegetarian, only 1 choice on the menu (the other was finished).

My brother and sister stayed at the Red Lion Hotel and we joined them in the evening there for a meal. My sister was already fuming about her room but we got the room changed and moved on. The restaurant itself was quiet for a Friday evening and that should have been a sign. It's dark and there is no atmosphere, and the staff seemed inexprienced and frankly disinterested. Having taken our stater order and read it back, one of the starters was completely wrong (kalimari instead of lamb cutlets!) so had to be returned. It didn't arrive back until we had finished the other starters, which were pretty bland to be honest. Main courses were correct and actually pretty good but again the service was poor, and when the bottle of wine was changed, the wet bottle was dripped all over one of the main courses - the waiter didn't even notice. When the bill arrived, for £200, the waiter told us, as if we should be grateful, that they had taken off 25% of the cost of the late starter - a huge £1.50!! - from the bill because it arrived so late. I'd call that taking the mickey (or something similar). All in all a pretty shoddy, and not cheap, evening. The food was pretty average, but the atmosphere and in particular the service, was appalling. I'm not sure how this place survives to be honest. We won't be returning.

Main course was average. We planned to ask for dessert menu. Waited ages for staff to clear away mains - it never happened. Eventually decided just to pay for mains and leave. We went up to bar, without me saying a word, the waiter just put my bill in front of me - without saying anything.

Booked this hotel overnight on 25/5. I had two single rooms which normally would cost £90.00 each but due to it being bank holiday and the Duxford air show they went up to over £160.00 each.. But as it was four star I wrongly believed that the rooms would be good. On going to the rooms the carpets on the stairs were thread bare. There were also stains. On looking at the first room it was like a broom cupboard. The second was not much better. The bags were dumped as we had arranged to have dinner. The dinner was OK but the staff seemed inexperienced. The table next to us ordered bread and butter pudding and ended up getting just bread and butter. On further inspection of the rooms there was no glass to use for rinsing your mouth. As already stated the rooms were like broom cupboard's and on looking closer the windows were filthy with mould. The net curtains were also black with mould.There was a black hand print above the bath in one room. There was no shower just an attachment and no shower curtain so water would end up on the floor. There was an obvious damp problem in the bathrooms as the paint and plaster was coming off the wall. The walls were thin and I could hear everything going on in the room next to mine. It almost seemed that the person was in my room. I will up load photographs of this. If I was the manager of the hotel I would be embarrassed. Strangely the next morning there was no manager around. I would definitely not suggest that you should stay in this hotel

The food we had was ok but nothing special and took a long time to arrive. For drinks things were a bit better and service was prompt.

Service was terrible. You couldn't cut the steak as it was such a bad cut of meat. We left two of the steaks and advised the waitress but she did nothing except say she would advise the chef. We ordered three desserts and a hot drink - one dessert and hot drink never arrived - in the end we ran out of time and had to pay. They reduced the steaks by half as we ate half when we complained upon paying. The ice cream and sorbet was nice but I would not recommend the steaks or the service.

My daughter & I went for afternoon tea , nice selection of sandwiches, cream scones & small cakes . Friendly bar staff & pleasant to sit in the little like booths .we had a groupon voucher which is very good value .

Friendly place. Clean and tidy.

Excellent service and great food at the right price, Keep up the good work guys, we will be back again soon!

I was here for the Casino night as part of my work party and can honestly say this was the worst Christmas Party I have ever attended.

I booked this for the 14th December 2018. I asked about Christmas Dinner and asked if the was a Vegetarian option to be told yes there was it would be Beetroot Risotto. So I booked for me and two friends one who drove up from Yeovil. Turned up asked for the Christmas Menu to be told the was no Christmas menu mentioned the Risotto to informed they had no Vegetarian meals. As it was to late to go anywhere else we had to stay and no Christmas spirit and it cost £111.00 for the privilege. This spoilt which should have been a very enjoyable get together.

Fortunately we chose to eat here on the Sunday evening of our stay at the adjacent Holiday Inn, rather than on the Saturday.

After driving 350 miles to the hotel across the road from this establishment we didn't want another drive to find somewhere to eat that night, so across the road we go. Ignored by the staff at the sign saying wait to be seated was just the start, so we sat ourselves down, foolishly expecting a staff member to ask if we wanted firstly a drink and secondly 'how about the menu Sir?'

Dined here one night when staying at the HIE across the road. This restaurant is owned and operated by the HIE operators.Food was good but menu a little pretentious! As the bill could be tabbed over to the hotel I signed but was not given a copy and left. Later when looking at a receipt discovered that a 10% service charge had been added automatically. This issue is currently being dealt with with the HIE management painfully slowly! Would not particularly recommend.

500 yr old Inn well refurbished still with lots of original features. Room was on the small side but adequate for myself. Staff were very helpful. I only had breakfasts but other than the cooked breakfast being a bit greasy for me everything else was very well presented. I would recommend the porridge

Quite dark and with several rooms.

Location - Whittlesford - Close to Granta Park (3-5 minute Drive)

Can’t fault the food - despite the ridiculously long wait. It was all beautifully presented, tasty and plentiful, and good value. Service let the place down - lovely staff but they were young, inexperienced and lacking attentiveness. Which was a real shame.

We went to the RedLion,at about 2pm for Sunday roast with friends, there was a large amount of good quality tasty food, I think that the food gives good value as well. We will be returning very soon.

Building was old very nice inside and out .If nice weather can sit outside.Great menu and a very high standard of food.Staff good and friendly really enjoyed the whole evening

We ate as a family early one evening when it was quiet. The service was fine initially but after the main course we weren't asked if we wanted more drinks, sweets or coffee. I had to go the bar to ask for the bill.

This place is brillliantly situated, right next door to the Whittlesford Parkway train station and the Holiday Inn express, plus of course it has its own accomodation. After first walking in there was a feeling of a general lack of staff, presumably all busy serving other customers, understandable on a hot sunny day. There is a lot of seating available inside and outside which is always good to see if you're not a fan of the heat. I know I was eating in the evening, fairly early to be fair, a lot of the food seemed quite heavy, main courses, unfortunately no options for say a club sandwich or a salad. In this extreme heat I dont know many people who can tuck into a full steak and chips etc type of meal. I ordered a chicken burger which came with chips and some salad as I didnt want the brioche bun, plus a large glass of sauvignon blanc. Usually in a bar you are asked what kind of sauvignon, eg., chilean, new zeland or house, no option available and was shocked when I paid the bill to discover that large glass cost £9!! For one glass, shockingly expensive. The chicken burger was ok, although it came with onion marmalade, why? Why on earth would you put an onion marmalade with chicken? Beef yes, not chicken, all rather strange and quite off putting. The food was ok, but the marmalade option didnt go with the chicken at all and actually spoilt the dish in my view. We're all different of course. I suspect the food is better at lunchtime, watch out for the wine prices though !

Very tasty Cumberland sausage, bubble & Red wine jus. Massive onion rings!

Recently stopped at the adjacent holiday Inn. We went over to the pub and watched the England match. The pub is really nice with friendly staff. Lovely garden to sit out in. We returned later on in the evening where they were holding a charity event, it didn't interfere with the serving of our drinks, the only down side is that they would of been too busy to wipe down the sticky tables!

Wow. I’ve never done that before. I’ve just sent my food back, practically untouched and walked out.

First off we enjoyed the convenience of the short walk from the Holiday Inn Express to the restaurant. The service was great, the prices and variety good. Most of all we enjoyed the historic atmosphere of this traditional old pub.

Eight of us came for food, £14.50 for fish and chips, the meal was terrible. We asked for bread and butter for eight and was told it would cost an extra £8.00. I felt like going to a shop and buying a loaf of bread. We did ask to speak to the Manager, he decided not to come to our table. For our money we received 7 chips and fish that was full of grease and some peas/beans. This place thinks its posh. Let me say ive had a better fish and chips at the hungry horse and at a third of the price. Avoid if possible.

I ate at this restaurant several times over the course of my stay at the nearby Holiday Inn.

A very welcoming pub with a friendly atmosphere. Staff were very helpful and polite.

I took my husband away on a surprise birthday weekend and we both stayed and ate at The Red Lion. The hotel was perfectly nice, but the food and service were fantastic.

Visited using a voucher we’d been given for afternoon tea. The pub is quite attractive and our food was pleasant enough, but overall we felt it fell well below expectations for a 4* Hotel. Despite arriving punctually at the time booked and the restaurant being very quiet, our food was not brought for about half an hour after we sat down. The waitress brought a pot of tea very promptly, but in a very utilitarian brown teapot (no fancy china here) and made no attempt at welcoming chat or checking if everyone wanted tea (I wanted coffee!). We asked for one coffee and extra hot water, but had a long wait before these arrived. We had to request teaspoons and sugar as there were none on the table.

I thought I’d enjoy this pub more than I did. The staff were very friendly and helpful and it was in a nice spot but the reason I brought my score down to a three is the food. I enjoyed my meal of fish and chips but my brother and cousins didn’t like there meal at all.

It was the friendliness of the staff which made the visit worthwhile

The atmosphere was excellent, a real buzz around the place, it felt like a real pub, once you step in you’d almost lose your surroundings. When in comes to the food, they take pub grub to another level, so fresh, and so reasonable, couldn’t have enjoyed our visit any more!