White Lion in Shropshire

Lovely setting with castle next door, nice restaurant with conservatory. Dog friendly, Good food and a warm welcome

Went to the White Lion for lunch as a birthday treat with family and friends. Excellent food and service. Will definitely be back.😁

Had lunch here today with my two friends and their little boy. Really enjoyed the food and the staff were very friendly ☺️

Great food ,beer, and ambiance. Very good service

Good meL for 11 of us good service.

Cosy country pub, good food and drink.

My local, serves decent food and a lovely pint of Guinness

Flies everywhere even in our drinks which we had to ask for another drink.. ordered 4 beef lasagnes got 3 and 1 was whatever it was it had a strong gone off smell and tasted disgusting waitress took back to chef and said there was a mix up with the batches so knocked the meal price of the bill.. still left hungry cos 1 person never had anything to eat wouldn’t go again !!!!

Excellent service, food was really nice. Friendly staff. Highly recommend.

Had some lunch there after visiting the castle. Service and food was amazing. Highly recommend this pub.

Thank you to all the staff today for accommodating us today for Sunday lunch. We had been let done by our local and were on our way to family in Ellesmere so decided to stop to see if we could get a lunch. Despite being very busy the girls found us a table and we had a chicken and a beef dinner. Absolutely beautiful food fantastic veg lovely, meats and a gravy to die for. We will definitely be back. Thank you for making room for us and thank you for a beautiful meal 😘

The setting next to the castle was great. But the food was terribly overpriced, (for example 'comes with onion rings' and there were 2!) and quality was average.

We've not been here prior to today and thought we'd stop off, after a wonderful visit to the adjacent ruins. From the moment we arrived, we were greeted with pleasant and accommodating staff. We had already eaten but our 8 year old son was hungry, so we ordered pizza and chips off the children's menu. I have to say that it was a very generous child's portion and of high quality food. The chips were homemade, chunky and tasted delicious (obviously, as parents, we sampled this). I don't know how they were cooked but tasted slightly buttery and we could have easily just eaten a full plate of these. The pizza was not your typical, basic, supermarket pizza either. The young gentleman that brought the food to the table was very pleasant and realised that we had not got our cutlery. He kindly offered to bring our cutlery. We ordered with little thought, as we were on our travels but I was rather impressed with the menu option of children choosing something from the standard menu but of a child's portion, in the event that the children's option was not of satisfaction. The overall atmosphere was of expectation of a welcoming, family environment. We will definitely be coming back again.

Sunday lunch and other food with a large family group. Nothing was too much trouble. Bonus walk into the castle, accessible from the pub garden. Busy on a sunny day , recommend you book. Home made and filling food.

The main meal was excellent The vegetables let it down a bit as they were not of good quality .The service was friendly atmosphere was good .

Just been there ,table I cleaned myself, staff no interested , Food ordered mid,rare steak but came well done,had to chase gor more drinks. Would I go again NO why the whole team in there had no idea on service

Great food friendly staff great very accommodating

Was lovly back along, menu now rubbish. Stafff lovly. Not going back again. 😒

Went for a family meal. Food was lovely. Staff were very accommodating. We all enjoyed our food.

Able to seat 11 of us ok at the last minute on a bank holiday Monday. All food was great and really friendly staff.

A strange place to review. The staff are very friendly which is why I've given 4 stars. The food is standard pub-grub - edible but nothing to write home about. But I couldn't give 5 stars because communication is so bad. I asked a question about accessibility via their website - no response, via email - no response; tried Facebook messaging and got a response which was great. Booked a table - no response. Messaged again to ask if table was booked - confirmed it was. We arrived on the Friday evening and were told we didn't have a booking (nothing had been written in the reservation book). Luckily there was a free table available!

Had food over Easter weekend wife and I had steak it was lovely cooked nice no complaints few pints of Guinness while watching the leeds game .definitely pop in again if we are down this way .Good bar staff (Leeds fan)

Brilliant night out good food good company very nice place staff are brilliant very helpful

Went for late lunch today, had booked for 3pm. I had prawn cocktail, which was dry, no sauce, tasteless tiny prawns, and salad leaves, with a hint of tomato, a piece of French stick, butter, and a wedge of lemon. I called tge waitress over, and told her there didn't appear to be any sauce, she didn't apologise, just said " i will go and get you some", which she did. Made no difference, the prawns were rancid. My friend had garlic mushrooms on chapati, wasn't too bad. I had roast lamb, he had roast beef, a bowl of veg to share. The veg was very over cooked, had obviously been cooked hours ago, and warmed up in the microwave. The roast potatoes ,were very hard to cut into, as they were warmed up. All in all, not good, not good at all. Won't be back.

Everything was a amazing thank you ,.

Good pub food, amazingly helpful and friendly staff. Would definitely go again and eat there.

It's a yes from me👌 amazing food friendly staff lovely setting...

The best rib eye steak ever, cooked to perfection (medium)

lovely place with fantastic food ... yum yum yum

Had a lovely lunch company was excellent service second to none

Called in on the off chance for a Sunday dinner take out.. .for two ... and they do....(18/2/24).. Fantastic meal ... Brilliant service...Nicely priced.... Cannot fault.. Will definitely go back 🙂

Fantastic place great staff. Lovely food value for money. Dog friendly beautiful location next to castle.

Friendly helpful staff, good food good service 👍

Great value for money great quality food would highly recommend

Was clean and light the staff were kind food was fab but portions are massive

Impromptu lunch break so light bite panini ordered . Really delicious and served with chunky chips, coleslaw and salad. Top marks for filling and chips yum. Staff really friendly too. Wish it was our local.

Lovely varied menu ,great service from very friendly staff, highly recommended 👌

We went here for a Christmas party. We had the festive menu, and it was excellent! Plenty of good quality food for a reasonable price. We all had a wonderful time and will definitely be back.

Excellent food and service. Catered for a large group very well

Fantastic. Great food. Huge portions. Will be returning

A great Sunday lunch. Choice of turkey, chicken, beef, veggie. Cauliflower cheese and mash came as optional extras (extra cost). Veg was likely frozen rather than fresh, but still tasted okay

Had a few meals here in recent weeks and they've all been very good..excellent value for money and great service.

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and locals,I did not eat though

Awful service, so rude and like they didn’t know what they were doing or like they just didn’t want to be there

Food was delicious. Nice restaurant. Well worth going

Lovely little pub,friendly bar staff and a historic castle next door 👌🏻

Great food and staff couldn't be more helpful.

Just had a ribeye steak it was the greatest tasting one I have had for a long time. Succulent and hardly any fat and the chips were amazing too. My partner had belly pork and wow that was mouthwatering delicious. Great food great atmosphere and the staff are so helpful and friendly. So worth a visit. Love visiting.

Lovely meal in equally lovely surroundings. Staff kind and attentive. Brilliant atmosphere. Highly recommend. Thanks

Good local pub with quality homemade food.

Went here tonight as we have recently moved to the village and have not been in for a while. The food was absolutely amazing and the portions were very generous. We had 3 courses for £21 and every course we both had were delicious. We will be back........a lot!

Food was beautifully cooked - the seabass was the nicest Iv had in a long time - staff are always friendly and helpful - just a really great place to relax and enjoy good food !

Called in after a visit to Gobowen Hospital (never enjoyable). Met with friendliness and good food. Blown away at the quality and price.

Came for a quick bite to eat and thoroughly enjoyed it. They also have a beer garden which overlooks a stream and the old castle ruins

Nice place Food is not so good!! I've been there twice in the last week, but on both occasions, the food needs improvement

Great food and choices. Great service and value for money. Quick service also

Always wanting to support gorgeous local pubs and The White Lion here in Whittington certainly is one of those! Recently under new landlords/ management and they have certainly done a lot of work to it. Lots of parking, outdoors seating and the inside offers plenty more again. The eating area is in the conservatory and makes it very comfortable and relaxing. Decorated with lots of cosy comfortable furniture, wooden tables, warm colours and nice artwork makes this pub special. Our lunch was delicious, all freshly made and thoroughly enjoyed by us. A big thank you and shout out to dad Brian, son and landlord Ben who is also the Chef, Deb, Lauren who keep it all going in the dinning room and bar areas and Artur as well! (my reading glasses hunt... ;-) ) Definitely recommend this pub and I'm sure you will not be disappointed with a visit here. Well done to you all!!

Passed here on numerous occasions but decided to try it today. Staff are very welcoming and the food is very nice. Had the mushroom stroganoff,the nicest I have ever had the seasoning was spot on. Will definitely be back.

Excellent service, lovely food pub was full definitely returning dog friendly.

Delicious food. Excellent service, reasonable prices. Well satisfied 😌

Turned up after a walk for a beer and some crisps with our mum on Mother’s Day. £20 for 3 pints and 3 packets of crisps seems very overpriced. We were ushered through to another part of the bar as we had our puppy which was fine. We walked in to this area with what seemed to be the owner with his friends spread across multiple tables which left us to only be able to go under one with the TV, that they were all watching. Felt very unwelcome and almost a nuisance to be there. Ruined the end of a nice day. We wont be returning at any point and will be informing all locally of our experience, being on a few miles away. It’s a shame how an owner can treat his customers like this. You could even tell the staff working there weren’t too impressed by the owner either, as they were avoiding the side of the bar he was at and in turn, us.

It's a lovely pub but the food I had was not good Chips were covered in salt and some undercooked Burger bun had a funky stale smell and burger itself no taste Disappointing

Very friendly staff in the centre of Whittington. Nice food but there was a minimum selection of beers

Been a few times now and excellent food, staff, service. Well done everyone

First and foremost it's an amazingly friendly pub. The service is great and everyone, staff and customers alike make you feel welcome. The food is fabulous. Excellent quality, good portions and good value too. Highly recommended local pub.

Went in for a 'Saturday Night Pint' but the experience didn't really inspire me to return as it lacked 'atmosphere'.

Came as a party of 8 tonight absolutely beautiful food , friendly staff , immaculate toilets. Would definitely recommend.

Disappointed cooked main course too soon as starter took longer to eat so mains was ready before we were.

Really nice dining experience, friendly environment. The food was excellent, ingredients clearly chosen with care, cooked perfectly and reasonably priced!

Really lovely Christmas dinner and excellent staff

Always a friendly welcome, staff are very attentive and well mannered, food is really good value as are the drinks, highly recommended

Called on spur of moment fitted us in meal and service excellent.

We had a lovely lunch at the white Lion on our way to West Wales

We were looking forward to returning to Oswestry to meet up with family . We had always enjoyed eating at the White Lion, Whittington before moving away in 2018, so couldn't wait to savour some of their delicious fayre again. Their succulent slow cooked pork belly had been on my mind for at least a week! To our delight the menu hadn't changed that much, so we ordered our favourites, whilst the grandkids chose from the separate kids menu. As we had booked, we were shown to our table by a lovely waitress. It was just a shame that she hadn't checked it was clean and there was condiments on it. It felt like the entire table had been smeared with glue. I'd taken sticker books to amuse the kids and they stuck to it!( The books, not the kids) The food arrived in good time as it was quiet, being early evening . When I saw it, my heart sank. My slow cooked pork no longer had a top layer of crispy golden-brown, delicious crackling. Just a chewy layer of rind. The dauphinoise potatoes were cold in the middle and the French beans in our vegetable bowl were raw. We like our veg ,"al dente", but these were just blanched at best. The liver was dry and the bacon tough enough to sole a boot. Kids meals went down well though. Chicken nuggets were made with chicken breast and their chips were chunky,crispy and nicely cooked. We weren't told that we would find sauce sachets on a separate table. I wasn't offered apple sauce but the waiter happily went and found some. I won't comment on other's meals. No-one complained, but they weren't paying the bill! On the subject of bills. When we went to pay we had to stand waiting for ages. There was no queue and the guy at the till didn't even acknowledge us. On the whole it was disappointing. It's a lovely venue with pleasant staff in the main. A good clean and closer attention to food preparation would improve things.

Absolutely brilliant staff very helpful when we turned up the young male server suddenly appeared at the door and held it open for us (my partner is in a wheelchair) very attentive truly worth a visit the food is brilliant and not to expensive thanks for a great visit

Wonderful experience with staff and meals. 😊

Good quality food at a reasonable price in pleasant surroundings

This little pub is so much worth visiting its unreal the food is excellent and the service is also excellent and its at a very reasonable price the place is absolutely outstanding and i was in the catering business for many years and i dont know the tenants but whoever they are they.are doing a brilliant job its well worth a visit . A few weeks ago me and the wife called for a meal and it was delicious we have been back 3 times since and we live in chester which is 45 minutes drive but its well worth it believe me try it you won't be disappointed

Great for a bite to eat or just a drink or three

I could dine here 7 days a week. Great menu , staff , service, price and quality all round . Also a Castle on your doorstep. Love it.

First visit and will be returning. Polite, friendly staff. Only had one handpulled cask beer on, but it was Wainwright's so that's OK. So many rooms!! Gorgeous old wooden beams. Dog friendly with its own "Doggy bar" water barrel outside. Woodburner. Very clean pub. Very good menu choice, offering choice of light bites for those who may not be so hungry, plus vegetarian and vegan options. Reasonably priced food and good, tasty portions. Has large car park, large beer garden, kids play area. Big conservatory. It's got it all really - winning formula all round. Recommended.

If you are lucky you can see the coal powered steam engine train that runs on roads. Looks awesome.

A lovely Sunday lunch very nice staff

Good staff very good selection of good food 0.00% Hienikin on draught excellent for the Driver.👍👍

Delicious food served by friendly staff. Pleasant quiet area in which to eat.

Wonderful Sunday lunch. Excellent service super friendly staff.

A really lovely place with yummy food and drinks at a good price. Love the historic decor above the fireplace and the staff are super lovely. Dog friendly too!

Excellent meal home cooked Eaton mess to die for will definitely be back thank you so much.

Great Sunday lunch sitting in the beer garden.

Lovely staff. Beautiful garden to sit in.

Felt sorry for the barman as he was on his own for quite a while and serving two bars. Ordered 3 x battered Haddock and chips which were excellent , proper hand made chips too !

Staff where great food needs a bit of work

Ordered 2 steak dishes: medium well, and medium: both overcooked, with the medium well bordering on cremated. Had tried eating there a couple of days prior, only to be told at the 2nd time of queuing (2nd from the front) for food that the kitchen was closing because they had a lot of orders.

Dog-friendly, nice staff. My ploughman's had a generous portion of brie, stilton and ? third cheese that wasn't Cheddar, Leicester, Edam or Lancashire. To give an idea of prices it was £9.

Awesome food! Great service. Lovely setting. Stopped for a beer during a bike ride, love the beer garden.

Food was adequate , we dined in the bar area as we had a dog. Staff were freindly and the food was adequate. Only complaint would be that the table was sticky to the touch. Checked other tables and they were the same. Obviously wiped down with the same cloth leaving residue. Overall good

Popped in (10 minutes ago) for a pint and to check the place out as we are here for a week. The bar staff were friendly enough however the landlord was anything but! He shouted through the bar at a customer who had inadvertently taken their dog through an area where dogs were not allowed on their way to the beer garden. He then had a go at us because our little dog was sitting on her towel which was on a seat (our dog was not on the upholstered seat). We were planning on using this place as a regular eatery/watering hole for our holiday but won't be back. 2 stars because the bar staff were friendly 😕

Was at the white lion for a wake, buffet food was excellent, staff were friendly and efficient.

Relaxed evening meal. Food good and not too expensive. Service good. Car park and out door seating available

Stopped off for lunchtime snack. Great as I could take my dog in the bar area. I had cheese and ham peninni which came with chips and salad. Pennini was long and thin, filled overflowing with cheese and ham - and the ham was pulled from a joint. Really tasty. Only had one ale on tap, but there was plenty of choice of other drinks. Service was good, but then I was the only person in the bar.