White Lion in Derbyshire Dales

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. 👌 🎄

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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 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!

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...

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.

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

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 👍

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...

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.

Great food and brilliant staff carnt do enough for you

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

Lovely pub, good food, good atmosphere. Dog friendly

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...

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

Went there for a Sunday roast was great food great atmosphere. Staff were good and fitted us in even tho we did not have a booking. Could not recommend more.

Very warm friendly pub with great ales, food and hearty real fire! Lovely place to relax.

Booked a late lunch so some dishes had sold out. Opted for Roast Port Great to see so many ventibles on the plate including red cabbage and cualiflower cheese. Pork was lovely and plenty of gravey was much appreciated Nice atmosphere - cosy fire Will...

We just enjoyed a fabulous Sunday lunch in front of a roaring fire. The staff were lovely and the food was top notch and well priced. Highly recommended.

Lovely lunch. A bit chilly inside. Yorkshire puds over done. Other than that great.

We had absolutely to die for Sunday roasts at this pub - my lamb leg in particular was so tender, with meat falling off the bone! Duly recommended.

Agree with "Liz C" ....we also sat in coats and we were near the fire!! It does spoil the overall experience.

Delicious Christmas meal on Friday and a brilliant party night. Great atmosphere highly recommended

Arrived for a lunch with a family group, great choice of food and beer and a warm welcome from the staff. The food was delicious , both starters and main , and excellent portion size. Thank you . Our only disappointment was we all needed...

A hidden gem. Found this by accident nice log fire excellent service and food. It's a bonus that the dog is allowed in too

Fantastic meal in this lovely little pub, we'll be back!

Nice and friendly welcome. Good beer. Lots of room. The menu looked good but we only stopped in for a swift pint while out walking. Four not five stars only because the pub wasn't as cozy and comfortable as the one a couple of hundred yards away. This feels more restaurant than pub..... which I guess it is.

One of the tastiest pub food we had. Tried bull's head foolow for first peak District dinner and felt it was alright, good but could do much better with the burger. Then second dinner here at white lion - finally up to what we looked for. Lamb shank well slow cooked with carefully made potato stuffing; the beef shin pie was beyond the regular, full of tender slow cooked beef, with well made red wine sauce! Staff were also so genuine and kind..you can feel it. The cocktail could be better presented, could do with more rum options, but already glad they even got a cocktail menu..

Very friendly pub. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Had Sunday lunch here last week. Absolutely delicious. Also had 2 pizza takeaway with a garlic, pesto and mozzarella bread. Really reasonably priced and prob the best pizzas we’ve ever had. 😊

Lovely staff & lovely food. Overall brillaint experience

Excellent Sunday lunch in a wonderful village pub. Warm reception from Tom and lady serving and after a chilly Autumn walk we we warmed by the open fire. The roasts we had were so tasty and a good size portion and we still had a...

Great village pub offering excellent food.

Pretty cold in the building, which could probably be forgiven for not having central heating on (for a quiet lunch sitting) but when we're sat next to an unused fire it's hard not to wish that was being used. Red Thai curry was not what I'd usually expect from a Thai curry, with pretty thick sauce and a less delicate complex flavour. However it was enjoyable being deconstructed with a skewer of chicken and some very tasty fennel naan. Dessert was a simple Baked Alaska but done well, the marshmallow fluffy but a definate hint of a cooked shell.

Lovely food and nice village setting. Note...fiur steps up to only entrance.

Great staff, great food great atmosphere, enjoy

We had a really nice Sunday lunch here. A great option if you want a vegetarian roast lunch. My other half had the chicken roast lunch which was also very nice. Good size portions. Would go back again.

Ate here with a group of friends. I enjoyed the fish and chips

Incredibly friendly staff who went beyond the call of duty for an influx of British Antarctica Survey Employees. I'm so proud of their respond and professionalism to host us in our excitement before deployment in short notice. Your all legends. Logan Lion. Xxxx

Great Atmosphere been several times. The food always been excellent every time we've been. Great value for money highly recommended

We booked the private room as a family to celebrate a 90th birthday. Everything was brilliant. The room was perfect for our needs, the tasty home cooked food was met with smiles all round and we were well looked after throughout the day. Thank you!

A wonderful family and dog friendly village pub. The food menu for both kids and adults is great with a wide range of delicious options to choose from. The staff were lovely and friendly too Over all the pub has a great, welcoming atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit!

Lovely food .... Really enjoyed the Beef shin and red wine pie ..... Never had beef shin before so was a bit unsure. Friendly staff and the pub itself was lovely .... Dog friendly. Would go again.

Great pub in a super location. Try the stuffed burger.

Sorry to say it was disappointing. Found service slow and two of the mains underwhelming.

Friendly staff, who go the extra mile to make you feel welcome. We had a first rate vegan roast dinner (not widely catered for in the area), and they had a good choice of beers and wines.