White Lion in Derbyshire Dales

Disappointed Sunday dinner today and it’s usually so good. It looked amazing. The roast pork was tough, the beef good. My roast potatoes were hard to cut up, they were too overdone. The vegetables were odd too, no red cabbage but over cooked ordinary cabbage, two sugar snap peas, one carrot and one bit of swede . There was one floret of cauliflower cheese and mine was stone cold. Everything else was lukewarm and topped with dressed rocket. I would have commented but wasn’t asked how the meal was. Hopefully it was just a one off as it’s a lovely pub and the staff have been great in the past.

A lovely friendly pub. It was pie night and the deal included drinks as well. The pies were delicious with a fabulous rich gravy.

We really enjoyed our visit. We found a scrabble board to entertain the kids whilst we were waiting for our food. But it didn’t take long at all. They had a good variety of food but not an overly long menu. The food was great. There were fires burning the staff were friendly and relaxed would definitely recommend

Best Sunday roast! Absolutely wonderful food, lovely pub and phenomenal service. Hosts could not have done more for us, and were so very accommodating to our little boy. Will definitely be back!

Visited for the first time today for Sunday lunch. There’s a lot of competition in the area but I’d say that was the best sunday roast I’ve had in a while. Their gravy is delicious and the meats were perfectly cooked. Our daughter had a pizza which was homemade and very tasty. A friendly, welcoming pub. We’ll definitely be returning.

Been twice to eat, fantastic food and great service both times.

We arrived a bit earlier than our booking and asked nicely if we could be seated, not expecting much. Jen was super friendly and quite happy to arrange this. Not suggesting you will have the same experience but was nice to find a landlady who wasn't irritated we arrived early. We both ate the Sunday roast special and crumble desert. The food was fabulous, generous portions, hot, and very tasty thank you. Will definitely come again to such a welcoming and friendly pub.

Booked for Sunday lunch and had both had a roast (pork & chicken). Very nice food, plenty of vegetables, nice stuffing. Plenty of other mains too. Followed up with crumble and one of the best sticky toffee puddings I’ve ever had. Nice friendly staff and good service.

Food was incredible and staff went above and beyond, would recommend!!

A great dining experience but with relaxed informality. Great food and stout and a great landlady and staff.

Lovely, friendly pub, serving great food. There are tables outside & there is a village playground round the back of the pub.

Brilliant pub friendly staff can recommend the seafood pie and the steak pie

Such a great find .. my second visit and I’ll definitely be back again. Really friendly owners, gorgeous food and a great atmosphere 😍

Consistently great food and atmosphere. A welcoming traditional pub for locals and tourists.

Great food and nice welcome great price very dog friendly definitely a good place to visit when in the area . booked for Sunday lunch

Best pub for food & a genuine friendly welcome in the Peak District. Will always be my no. 1 x

Camping nearby and visited here for dinner. Food was amazing, maybe the best steak pie I have ever had and lots of other great options on the menu. A great find.

Very friendly and helpful staff with a convivial atmosphere and great local ales 🍺

After looking for somewhere different to meet for lunch myself and friends visited this lovely pub. A warm welcome and good service was provided. I ordered Fish and chips with a salad which they happily accommodated. The batter was thin and crispy the fish white and thick. Lovely chunky chips and fresh salad with a tasty dressing. It was the best fish I've had in a long time, good quality and cooked perfectly. I had a decaffeinated cappuccino after which was lovely hot and creamy. The accessible toilet was large and clean with a higher seat if you need it. Accessibility wise the front steps have no ramp so I'm not sure if they have a different entrance with more level access. The car park is up a hill behind the pub with some parking out front which can be very busy. I was not in my chair for this visit. For me it was slightly difficult to access but once inside easy to get around and Very much worth the effort. 5 stars for the food and service.

Great village pub! Good selection of beers and wine. Food was outstanding definitely a cut above your usual pub fare but still with generous portions. Great service as well. Would highly recommend a visit.

Had dinner in the pub this evening, very friendly and welcoming staff. We had the pizzas and fish and chips both were fantastic and great value! 10/10

Went for Sunday lunch had a great time, great food and service and dog friendly. Would recommend booking.

Two espresso martinis (very good) and a really excellent Aperol Spritz while sitting outside in the sunshine with lovely village surroundings. Very friendly husband and wife behind the bar.

What can I say? This was absolutely the best meal that I have had during my two week holiday. The fish pie was absolutely amazing. The chips were proper home made chips. The missus had rhw steak pie which was also awesome. I cannot recommend the food here more. Well worth a visit ! Plus it is dog friendly throughout.

The best food of our whole holiday. The best fish pie we have ever had and home made chips. Dog friendly too. Highly recommend a visit.

Lovely dog friendly Sunday lunch. Booked later in the day and was very sad that they had run out of cauliflower cheese. They had been extremely busy so fully understand. Lovely Sunday lunch with beautiful home made gravy. Both beef and pork were fantastic as was the Yorkshire pudding. Highly recommend a dog friendly Sunday lunch visit.

Lovely food in this lovely little pub, atmosphere not as good as the Crispin but food just as good!

We were a bit nervous when we entered the pub as it was completely empty - maybe not that surprising on a random thursday at 5:30pm, but this ended up being perfect for us and our little baby. The staff were so friendly and made us feel welcome, and the food came out so quickly. It was all delicious - we had the beef pie, steak and sticky toffee pudding for dessert and I would thoroughly recommend these dishes. The village the pub is located in is very pretty and only a few minutes walk from our holiday cottage. If you are staying in the area I would definitely say to try this pub.

We had the Sunday lunch and it was delicious. Definitely recommend.

Go to Crispin 100m up the road in every way its better

Really great food and really nice pub. Good prices too

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere and delicious food. We visited after a day in the area with friends - we had pre-booked a table 24 hours earlier via the website which was easy to use. The food was delicious! - Most of us opted for the beef and red wine pie or the fish and chips, and a few of us had desserts - my husband's eyes lit up when he saw the sticky toffee pudding! We'd definitely visit again if we were in the area.

What a gem of a place and the customer service was excellent. Keep it up!

Came for a Sunday roast after a walk along the trail. Delicious pate starter and even more so beef and pork dinner. Top marks for the cooks and staff Was eerily quiet when we walked in even though it was pretty full.

Lovely village pub with fantastic food, friendly staff - and dog friendly too. We always return!

Lovely Pub with Friendly staff, dog friendly which was great and the food was lovely. Had the Sunday roast and pizza and would definitely eat here again. Will be back one day for the Friday quiz night 👍

What an absolute gem of a pub the food was stupendous ☺️💯 my husband had the steak pie it was mahoosive and absolutely delicious accompanied by a tasty pastry to. Enormous chunky proper home cooked chips and veg. Wowwww!!! I opted for a burger which was equally mahoosive with slithers of gurkin tomato and cheese accompanied by homemade coleslaw and chips. Perfik Chocolate Nemesis for dessert oh my days wowsers 😲😲♥️♥️ Amazing chef and staff.... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED a visit 👌 💯💯💯💯 Well done guys!!!!

Lovely food. Friendly staff..would highly recommend.

Popped in for Sunday tea after a walk on Monsal Trail. Beef was soo nice & tender. Great Sunday Roast ❤️

Lovely pub and lovely owners! We rented the function room to have our wedding dinner there and it was perfect. Communication with the landlady was very easy and all of our needs were accommodated. She suggested a person who can do flower arrangements and they were fantastic, the selection of additions to rent to make our wedding special was also great and it all created a lovely place for us to celebrate. The food was amazing!! We will be coming back for food definitely :) if you think about renting a function room for any celebration White Lion is a perfect place :) Thank you for making our day special. Evie and Rich

Popped in for a sandwich lunch. Food good. Very popular, it opened at 12 and when we arrived at 12.15, it was already filling up.

If you are looking for good quality, freshly cooked, local fayre, then this lovely country pub set in the beautiful village of Great Longstone is the place to go. Always a friendly welcome and such hearty portions of delicious food.

We went to Burns night at the white lion.The food was awesome as was the compare and the piper who piped in the beautiful haggis.IWould highly recommend this lovely village pub.We were warmly welcomed .We enjoyed the whole Burns night experience,The hosts were busy but we felt very included in the Burns night celebrations.

4 of us spent Christmas Day here. Lovely atmosphere and decor. The food was outstanding and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were very busy and did an amazing job. We were in the restaurant alot longer than we anticipated but overall excellent food and we all had a fabulous time. 👌 🎄

We were staying nearby with a group of 12 friends for a 50th birthday celebration and were looking for somewhere close by to have Sunday lunch. What a fantastic choice! The pub is lovely, and the staff very welcoming. We all opted to have the Sunday lunch, and we were not disappointed! It was delicious 😋 We will definitely be back, and we would highly recommend!

Beautiful Roast Beef - the best I've had in a long time. Felt very welcome. Staff very friendly and polite. Definitely worth a visit!

This was the first time I had visited The White Lion & what a great find it was. We had Sunday lunch & the food was great. The roast beef was so tender & the vegetables were plentiful. The service was great & the staff were very welcoming & friendly. Would definitely visit again.

Fabulous Sunday dinner here today, warm welcome from the lovely staff and log fire .. A traditional country pub with all the trimmings

The Sunday roast was brilliant. Lovely place to be and the staff were very friendly.

A brilliant welcoming family and dog friendly pub with nice lounge area & cosy open fire Large dining areas serving brilliant hearty quality food. Excellent service even when the restaurant is full. Serving a good varied menu.

A lovely pub with separate lounge (with open fire) and dining areas. Very dog friendly and attentive service of excellent hearty food with a good varied menu.

Pretty interior, friendly staff, roaring fire, dogs welcome. Beef pie was outstanding. Fish and chips was good, but the beef pie eaters were delighted with their choice.

We had our Sunday "lunch". The food was really good, very large helpings. Service was very good, the staff couldn't do more. Would definitely recommend.

We've literally just returned to our holiday cottage after having Sunday lunch. I have to say, this was one of the best pub lunches I've ever had. The roast beef was so tender and the veg was perfect. The gravy was extremely tasty, not just gravy granules, proper gravy! I also managed a chocolate mousse, which tasted home made as well. Service was great. Looked as if the couple who, I presume, own the pub, really care about their customers and work very hard. Chef was excellent. Cannot praise highly enough. Thoroughly recommend.

Lovely village pub. Best fish and chips we've had in a while. Homemade tartar sauce was yummy and shout out to the sticky toffee pudding best we've ever had!

Excellent Sunday lunch in a friendly traditional country pub . Welcoming staff and Dog friendly . Would definitely return .

We went here Friday eve, they have a happy hour 5-7 on Fridays. We bought a bottle of wine , you buy two glasses get the third one completing the bottle FOC so worked out approx £15.00 I had bought the same one for £23.00 the night before in another local pub so a good saving.There was also a few other drinks on the offer ie beer for £3.20 a pint . The food was made to order / home made. Good to see a varied menu and not microwaved standard pub food. My partner had the tandoori chicken which was really nice. I’ve recently been diagnosed with a lactose intolerance so eating out has become difficult. I am not vegan and don’t want to be vegan or vegetarian but it’s usually safer to choose vegan. I found it most refreshing to learn that I could have a pizza with vegan cheese as these are made to order. I opted for tandoori chicken pizza with vegan cheese it was honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted. Loved that the base was thin and crispy and not a stodgy base and also their take on it adding mango chutney and mint Riata made it quite unique. Service was good. Nice open fire and atmosphere, would recommend.

Really nice dinner with friends. Good beer (local ales) and great food (pancake rolls & fishcakes, followed by fish and chips & sausage and mash). Wonderful service and very dog friendly! Highly recommend.

Found this place by chance whilst staying locally. Good choice of food, staff friendly & welcoming. The signature beef & red wine pie was absolutely delicious,,,, I can safely say it was the nicest pie I have ever had …. Tender beef, lovely suet pastry & generous portion ! The vegetables served alongside were a great selection, cooked to perfection , & very tasty.

Great pub, service and outstanding food.

We had our big family reunion here and it was excellent. Having been in the catering industry myself, I know the effort it takes, and not many places can achieve top standards. But this place has it all. We had quite a complicated menu, but all needs were catered for, while the preferred, and excellent, email communications leading up to the event were instrumental in arranging this. A good team, front of house happy and energetic, whilst the workings in the back delivered tasty home cooking. I'm a real ale fan, and couldn't rave about Robinsons beers, but the drinks on offer were kept well, and enjoyable. I felt we were not just catered for, but our custom meant alot.

Lovely comfortable pub, nice decor, great food friendly staff.

Friendly village pub with superior pub classics food offering

We booked a few hours before our meal. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was great (we had pizza and jerk ribs).

A regular venue for superb food. Visit often and usually on a Saturday or Sunday lunchtime. The menu is varied and the food is always excellently presented. The team is friendly and professional. Consistent excellent experiences here are assured

After a 4.5hr drive to Great Longstone we needed food and obviously as it's a small village there weren't many options. I'd read up on the area and found the White Lion which was maybe 5 mins walk from where we were staying so headed there. We were lucky though, not sure when things changed but it didn't used to be open on a Tuesday, now it is and offered a 'Chippy' day, fish, chips, peas, tartar sauce plus drink for two. The drink selection wasn't ideal, but otherwise the food was great. We had to wait a bit but we arrived just after a number of bookings so was to be expected. We also indulged in dessert, an apple crumble and a sticky toffee pudding, both looked and tasted great. We popped home to freshen up and came back for a nightcap, good cosy atmosphere, friendly staff, worth a visit.

What a great pub, we booked for Sunday lunch after a long dog walk along the Monsal Trail. You can park near the pub, head to the trail which is about 10 minute walk along local footpaths and head out either way for as long as you want. We choose a 10km walk (out and back route) towards Millers Dale. Our reason for choosing the pub was the offer of Sunday roast that included a good vegetarian option. We were not disappointed. The Veggie option was superb- all the trimmings of a Sunday Roast but with a nice roast veggie slice. The rest of us choosing the more traditional lunch were treated to a wonderful joint and with plenty of gravy for the Yorkshire :-) It is also super dog friendly, providing our young pup not only a couple of biscuits but also a blanket to lie on and snooze whilst we ate. Thanks to the team for the service and quality of the food - excellent.

Lovely food. Very well presented and reasonably priced. Lovely cosy place with excellent service. Well worth a visit

Last time we visited the Peak District we ate here and waxed lyrical about their beef shin pie. We visited twice. On this recent visit we came back again for Sunday lunch and weren't disappointed. Gorgeous food, full Sunday lunch with all the trimming. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly locals who chatted with us, easy atmosphere and comfy. Great place to be on a lazy Sunday afternoon. We'll be back again.

Excellent food and excellent service .

Lovely village pub, staff very friendly. Food was freshly cooked and tasty

Nicely decorated pub with a modern fresh look, sadly they were awaiting a beer delivery on our visit so the choice was a little limited, but good nonetheless. There are a selection of board games, so perfect for a rainy day.

The calamari ciabatta is truly sensational, I need to know where the chef gets their tomatoes from and how they cook them.

We visited here whilst camping near by for a meal on Friday evening and also Sunday lunch. Both were very good and the staff and service were excellent. Great menu choices on both visits

I never do this but we’re sat here outside the White Lion having just had the most fabulous meal. The calamari & prawn ciabatta is probably the best starter I’ve ever had. The ale was also brilliant. Dog friendly too. Definitely a place to come...

I never do this but we’re sat here outside the White Lion having just had the most fabulous meal. The calamari & prawn ciabatta is probably the best starter I e ever had. The ale was also brilliant. Dog friendly too. Definitely a place to come back to.

Happy hour Friday 5-7 pm but got charged full price!

Happy Hour!!! The only one happy is the landlady. Advertisement says happy hour each Friday 5-7pm. Arrived at 6:30 and was duly charged full price for both drinks. What a rip off. Suggest you find somewhere else to drink.

Came here tonight for dinner after a fairly disastrous visit to the Crispin the night before. We had a lovely meal - the menu contains some classics, and some more inventive stuff as well. Between us we had a beef brisket pizza and a stir...

Great friendly service, foods amazing 5*

We booked for Sunday lunch at the White Lion as there were so many good reviews. We were not disappointed the roast beef we had was cracking, loads of veg, tender meat,Yorkshire pudding the works in fact. The staff were all really nice and the price was reasonable too. Would have given 5 stars for everything, atmosphere was spoilt a bit by a yapping dog - which was irritating. Not the pubs fault but if having dogs in pubs they should be well behaved.

Had the steak and red wine pie and it was amazing. Large portion as well and really tasty veg. Good value for money

Lovely friendly couple who run the pub. Lovely inside, beautiful Art. Stunning and comfortable furniture

We enjoyed this Sunday roast with a huge portion of so many different items all sitting in a tasty gravy. Suitable for those with a good appetite and happy to accept the range and quantity being provided.

300 motorcyclists stopped there at the end of this years Distinguished Gentlemens Ride. The staff were very friendly and took really good care of us. Recommended.

Great takeaway pizza. The food was delicious and the staff were pleasant. The only knock was, at the time of the review, you're not able to order online and I tried to call in but wasn't able to get through. They were busy so it's understandable. Just factor a little bit of a wait with your meal.

Ate here for 2 nights whilst camping locally. Food was great, especially the burgers. Not often you pay £16 for a burger and feel it was money well spent 👍

Had a lovely Sunday lunch. Booked in advance to ensure we had a table.

We stopped here twice, either side of a 10mile hike. First was a coffee and an ice cream before we started, second was for a meal after the hike. Even though we hadn't booked we were able to get a table for long enough to matter. This place is definitely popular, so if you can for sure book it first. Anyhow, the staff were fabulous, friendly and very accommodating. The food was delicious, and from a good selection. Not too large though that you spent time simply choosing. There is outside parking down a narrow road to one side, but there appears to be plenty of space. We will definitely be revisiting next time we are anywhere near Great Longstone, or even Monsal Head!

8 friends and 3 dogs had a meal on Easter Monday after having a lovely walk around Longstone Moor and Edge. The service was friendly and quick. Every meal was delicious with the 2 people who ordered the steak pie saying it was the best...

Great food and brilliant staff carnt do enough for you

It is a few years since we're last there. It has retained it's quality. A good ambience, good food, and good service. Book a table before as it is popular. Dog and child friendly. Good parking behind.

Very friendly good service, the food looked good, we didn't eat there. Busy for Sunday lunch do the food must be good

Enjoyed a lovely Easter Sunday lunch here with family. Travelled in to meet family who live in the village and regularly frequent the pub. I opted for roast pork belly and it was divine. A very generous portion with plenty of veg to accompany. Service...

Lovely pub, good food, good atmosphere. Dog friendly

Cosy modern pub in a quaint village with near lots of walks. The Sunday roast was brilliant. They are dog friendly and have blankets for furry friends

Met up here with friends who were holidaying nearby. We were made to feel extremely welcome (especially the dogs). The food was fantastic - I can honestly say it was the best pork I've eaten. Such a great, friendly atmosphere.

Fantastic, authentic, cosy old pub.

Great food, friendly staff. Recommend the beef pie special, the margarita pizza and the sticky toffee pudding!

Had Sunday here yesterday it was very nice. Nice pub and efficient staff