Ye Old Red Lion in Warrington - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Visited this venue for the first time tonight. Great idea of a pub first, curry restaurant second. Does not feel like that traditional Indian curry house that I love, like Karachi in Bradford, or that old school red velvet wallpaper with traditional Indian music, but still a lovely place to eat. The service was excellent, quick and attentive. The food is tasty, hot, fresh and filling. The food and drinks were served quickly. It was great for a quick evening meal as we were both hungry, and next time, we will have a few beers first and then wander over for an in-house curry. Definitely worth a trip for some hearty indian food.

Food was average, service was rushed, wont be eating here again. Definitely better Indian restaurants out there.

I love this place. Half pub/ half Indian restaurant, it's so unique! Great atmosphere, very clean restaurant and lovely staff. Food is also beautiful. Highly recommend this place!

Without a doubt the best curry I've had in a long time. Went for the 5 courses for £15 deal and cannot fault it. The starters were delicious - I had the chicken pakoora and my partner the chicken chat puri. Both were superb. Mains were a lamb dish with chili and garlic for me, and a Maducash murg for the Mrs. Again, both were superb. We will be back to dine here again, no doubt about it. Service was second to none - we have been here multiple times now.

First visit and it was really nice. Good friendly service the food was really good as well. It was a little quiet but felt nice and there was a good live singer on as well. Will definitely become a regular when in the area and will try a takeaway soon.

Clean and tidy place, hot and tasty food. One of the best indian foods that I have had 😊

Just had a lovely meal all the food was hot and very tasty. Staff very friendly and kept coming to the table to make sure everything was alright. Would recommend this restaurant.

The good folk of Hollins green deserve better than this run of the mill pub & now indian ! Terrible Terrible x 100 poor food , chaotic , tiny portions , and they overcharged us ,Cheek of it ! ! Check your bills if you’re brave enough to eat there !

They were renovating when we were there

The recent conversion into an indian restaurant from 5pm has been a great addition, probably saving the place from closing down full stop. There is still a traditional pub feel and a designated non-restaurant area for those just wanting a beer with good laughs and company. Food is excellent when dining in or as a takeaway. Don't be fooled by the exterior, the inside has been refurbished to give an excellent vibe.

Really lovely food and waiting people were brilliant.

First visit and once we got in, the Lal Sher part of the building looks great. The restaurant takes up one side of the Ye Olde Red Lion with the best entrance for it being around the back. The guys serving us were great and on the whole the food was pretty good. Some slightly ropey bits of chicken in my wife's Masala and we all felt it was rather too sweet. I had the chicken special which was really tasty with a little kick of heat but not over powering. Lamb chops and Balti for the other two in the party were also really good. We'll be coming again or at least ordering takeaway. We spent £26 on drinks. Food £80 for four people.

Just a nice pub with lovely Indian food Happy days

Lovely Indian food and good staff.

So I've been on a Thursday night and the service and food were amazing Went on a Saturday night and waited two hours for our food it did taste amazing though 😋

Went for eat in the restaurant and enjoyed it so much we got takeaway 2 days later. Absolutely wonderful food ! All the types of curry have tasted completely different which is the sign of authenticity. Service is great and very relaxed vibe which I love.

A lovely place. Friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful food. Solid pricing. Faultless. I had the chicken vindaloo and it was delicious. I ate with a party of 6 of differing palates and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal. I would highly recommend Lal Sher. The Red Lion pub is great too.

Visited to eat at Lal Sher in the Red Lion on Mother’s Day. Had pre-booked but had to wait 30 mins to be seated. No one took our drinks orders. Finally was able to request some poppadoms after being sat for 30 mins and ordered starters and mains. Starters took an hour and then we had to wait a further 5 minutes for cutlery. Sauces for the starters came out as we were finishing. We were still not able to put in a drinks order so we had to go to the bar for drinks. Mains took a further 1 hour and 20 mins. In contrast to our last visit here, the food was bland and the chicken was gristly. The biryani was tasteless. We advised the staff, the meal wasn’t a great standard and it was annoying we didn’t get any table service for drinks. Keep having to leave the table to queue at a busy bar was not ideal when we were finally able to eat. During the visit, I went to the toilets and found them dirty. Full of cobwebs and unclean. The bins were over flowing and there was no hand wash. On the way back, the kitchen door was open and I looked in. On the floor was discarded food and the whole kitchen looked to be disorganised. On the way back to the table, I noted there were multiple dirty plates piled up on tables and food around tables on the floor. They clearly didn’t have enough staff to operate on a busy evening and even though people were paying to eat at the restaurants, they continued to serve takeaways who were getting served much quicker than sit in customers.

Indian food was ok service was terrible young staff ok the older male had a bad attitude. Ordered an Irish coffee got a milky coffee with baileys

Beautiful decorated friendly staff

Lovely food and staff! Highly recommend a Sunday Roast and the curries!

Lovely evening again, the food was excellent as was the service and atmosphere

Very friendly, sensitive, as it was a get together after a family passing . We had a lovely meal & lovely staff. We all loved it including my mum who was a bit nervous as it was her husbands local for many years.

I’ve been here 4 or 5 times and recently ordered a takeaway, really nice every time. Recommend highly.

1 of the best meals I've had in a long time 10/10

Excellent food. Well prepared and presented. Good choice of chef special dishes alongside standard dishes. Excellent services, attentive but not overly so. Nice atmosphere. Plenty of parking

Exceptional ! Spot on thanks 😊 ❤️

Had a meal here in between Christmas and New year and it was great. Staff very friendly and the food was reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend.

The children ordered noodle's with chips and salad. They got a spoon of noodle with a couple of small pieces of chicken, a plate of chips with a sprinkle of salad costing £8 each.The lamb Dupiaza was nothing like it should be and full of big pieces of pepper and the balls of lamb seemed to be cooked separately and had little flavour. None of us were happy with our meals. The pilau rice was cooked nicely. I had my rice and had to wait a further 10 minutes for my Dupiaza to arrive. No fresh hot rice was given as I was told.

This is a review of the Christmas English meal on Christmas Day. All previous Indian take outs have been good. We booked a table for 4 people Christmas Day, the atmosphere was loud and rowdy, we were seated in the bar area sadly, next to a loud speaker blasting Christmas music so loud we couldn’t talk to each other. The starter even though booked and paid a month earlier took 45 minutes to come out, salmon parcels apparently, which were a bit of salmon rolled around a few prawns and a piece of bread. Before the starters came out the servers came to us 3 times asking if we were ready for our mains… we were still waiting for starters!. The main came 40 minutes after the starters (1.5 hours wait in total), where can I start, it was nearly cold, and looked like a few leftovers, the sprouts fell apart on touching them (totally over cooked), a cold lump of mash, a single rock hard potato, a single hard parsnip, mostly dry… just horrible. The atmosphere was poor, sat next to the bar area with people shouting. We asked for the pudding (of the three course) to take away so we could leave asap! The server/manager said “I don’t blame you”, the puddings were supposed to be Christmas pudding with brandy sauce, I’ve added a picture below of the desert we were given! A total joke and waste of money, the service as a whole was unorganised madness, with no food cooking and presentation capability. Sad for a Christmas Day meal.

Family meal over Christmas, lovely food, excellent service.

Excellent food, music too loud, very rushed service some of the staff very abrupt. *** Waiting on staff male .

Table for 2 this evening. Our first time eating here. Offered whatever table we preferred. Very attentive staff. Food was amazing . Poppadoms with pickle trayvto start. I had chicken tikka sizzler with masala sauce, mushroom rice. Husband had chicken silsilla, boiled rice and we shared garlic naan. This was without doubt the best curry I've eaten in a long time and curry is my favourite food. I highly recommend and will absolutely be returning .

Booked for Christmas Day for a family meal, naturally being Christmas Day we dressed up a little, I wish we hadn’t, a pair of Bermuda shorts and a gravy stained sting vest would have been more fitting, to fit with the pubs decor and style, to mention nothing of the rest of the clientele. Sadly we were seated next to the bar, and treated to a loud speaker blaring Christmas music so loud none of us could talk to each other, the music after 30 minutes went off completely to further reduce the atmosphere, rather than just being background music. Total disorder and confusion from the staff saw our shocking poor starters arrive 45 minutes in, after we’d been asked if we were eating Indian or English 3 times, and if we were ready for our mains before we’d seen the starters (we’d preordered and paid a month earlier!). The mains came after we had to ask for them twice, 1.5 hours later, a very poor and cold dry turkey dinner that looked more like left overs. We decided we just had to get out of there after the mains, so asked for the deserts to be take away (the manager/waitress said “I don’t blame you”!). I’ll say noting of the deserts (Christmas pudding with Brady sauce) and let the attached photo do the talking! Never again… if you want any quality of food and nice place to eat, avoid this place… or expect a scene from shameless.

Paid £160 for a Christmas Day meal..what a disappointment. The place was disorganised, staff had no idea what was going on. It took 45 minutes for our cold starters to arrive, then a further 40 minutes for our luke warm roast turkey dinner to arrive. Poor to say the least. The local animal shelter were serving more appetising meals to their dogs. 8 sprouts 1 roast potato and some mashed carrots. Didn’t even stay for dessert it was that bad, got that to takeaway. Shocked when we opened it, a dry slither of Christmas pudding. Didn’t even get brandy sauce. Chucked it straight in the bin. Absolutely appalling by the food. Feel robbed they’ve taken my hard earned cash. Definitely won’t be coming again or recommending. As a business you should be ashamed the food was an embarrassment.

Just returned from our family Christmas Day meal. Totally feel robbed of £160. Waited 45 minutes for our cold starters to arrive that were preordered 4 weeks ago. There was so much confusion and disorganisation. 3 times we were asked if we were ready for our main course..we Hadn’t even had our starters! 4 smoked salmon & prawn parcels later..which wasn’t anything that resembled a parcel. It was just a few prawns covered in a slice of salmon with some Marie Rose sauce with some buttered bread. 40 minutes later our Mains finally arrived 4 roast turkey dinners. Minimal veg. 8 sprouts, 1 parsnip, blob of mash & mashed carrot, 1 pig no blanket..2 roast potatoes and a stuffing ball. Very disappointing, cold & bland. Didn’t want to stay for dessert so we got it to take away. 2 dry slithers of Christmas cake and 2 pieces of chocolate cake shoved into a takeout box. Really disappointed with the whole experience. Feel like we were the table in the bar that they forgot about. Won’t be recommending or returning.

food and restaurant staff were very good. I will have takeout food but not going back in the pub. The bar staff were very rude and the building was not clean or inviting. they didn't seem to know what was available behind the bar. This was highlighted when the barman got a drink at end of the shift, pushing through our group to sit at the bar.

Very nice indian food, the other day tried the English traditional mains and was very good. Today for the first time I ate indian food and loved it. I can't stand spicy food but this waiter was so nice and explained what to eat that is not spicy at all. Very relaxing ambiance and very helpful staff. Definitely I'll recommend it

Good food. Their heating was broken on a cold night (but they did offer us a free drink to compensate)

First visit last night. Would definitely recommend it 👌

Good curries, good venue, very nice friendly staff, all in all good birthday

Amazing food 1st class service definately will be back with kids and grandkids menu super for kids too

Great food,lovely staff,I will definitely recommend this place to all my customers.

We decided to try this ‘new’ Indian restaurant based inside the pub- we’re very disappointed with the quality and quantity of all of the dishes we tried. We had three chicken based mains and each portion had only 5 small pieces of chicken with bland sauce. Each of the containers (we had take away) we received containing our food was the small size foil trays and was half filled. A set meal for three wasn’t even enough food for two. Tasteless and cheap food was what we received so will not be returning- spend your hard earned money elsewhere

Always love the Sunday lunch here

Lovely food, great portion sizes, friendly staff and reasonably priced.

Delicious curries Lovely restaurant and staff Highly recommended

Lal sher is well on its way the be the best Indian for miles around friendly staff, good location & great food I would recommend there chicken tikka balti.

Excellent place service great cannot do enough for you will change any dish to how you want it served

Three of us went for an Indian meal here and in two words can describe the service as 'organised chaos'. We sat a while before having to shout someone over to order drinks and when we did they didn't come back, so we did it again with another waiter and the same again happened. Eventually the manager came and asked us had we ordered drinks we told him and then he sent a waitress over. When ordering the food we only wanted one naan bread but he kept saying "no, two" in the end we got away with the one and carried on with our order. When our meals arrived the waiter came up to my left hand side and leant across me to serve my friend who was sat opposite to my right at the other end of the table to give her her meal, then leant right across me to serve my other friend to the right of me with her meal. He had all the room available to walk round each one of us to serve us properly. It was quite clear to see that the staff here have had no training as they have no idea what to do. When we came to pay they said the Internet had gone down so it was either cash or bank transfer. To be fair the food was nice but I think if this place is to be a success it has to up its game and sort out the staff.

Good food at a reasonable price

Nice friendly pub.staff are so welcoming

Absolutely mint food great staff couldn't off asked for more

Brilliant place with very welcoming staff

bad service as we were ignored by staff and no order was taken even though a family arrived 10 minutes after us and were served straight away The customer will always have the last say with reviews so staff should apologie and not argue and chase people in the carpark its unprofessional Staff need to smile and get retrained or get another job that doesn't require any hospitality like working in a morgue. And to finish here's a quote from my late father. My unmatched perspicacity, coupled with my sheer indefatigability, combine to make me a feared opponent

Absolutely ridiculous service sat at table for 10 mins another family walked in got served strsight away walked out in disgust when you hire children to work for you at least train them wouldn't recommend to eat her if i could give no stars i would hav done

Cold food and slow service don't bother We were waiting 30 mins before they ordered they staff are miserable

Not been here for a while and sadly won't be rushing back. Father's Day lunch. Two of the meals were cold but burgers were okay when staff were told they did happily replace the chips and onion rings but burgers had been eaten by then. Sunday lunch was pretty mediocre although they were very good in catering for my 92 year old Dad with a smaller portion. We weren't in the conservatory but in the main dining area and decor and seating were pretty dire. Seating extremely old and tatty and the walls and ceiling were obviously very damp with a lot of brown stains and cracked paint. A little tlc would go a long way towards improving this

We went as a family to have a meal at 'Ye Old Red Lion'. We have visited before several years ago and, unfortunately, I have to say this pub has gone way downhill since. But first, a couple of nods to the positives.... Actually there's only really one - it's relatively cheap by today's standards. One course for £12.95, two courses for £15.95. So that's not too bad. But beyond that, the Red Lion is a tired, drab pub with a food offer that is no way near good enough to bail it out. The white walls have yellowed to beige, the damp has peeled the paint and plaster, and old water damage has left ominous dark rings across the ceiling. The bathroom is missing tiles. The floor is scuffed. The posters are sun-faded. The list goes on and makes for a really surreal and miserable vibe. The food came in good time, but was pretty low quality. My frozen onion rings and pre-cut chips were stone cold; the waitress did replace them when informed without much fuss, but without much apology either. When the table next to us asked for vinegar, the waitress simply came and took ours in silence, without asking. Our drinks order came twice for some reason, too. We didn't order two of everything, but two separate staff brought two separate rounds over - so perhaps the staff communication is a bit light too. The burger itself was of a decent size, and not unappetising, but nothing too special. I don't know what I was expecting, but even the meal looked a bit sad.... Maybe some side salad or a garnish could have people perked it up. I've uploaded a picture so you can decide for yourself.... It really feels like the Red Lion has just given up. A decent pub back in the day where all the love of running a pub has vanished. Maybe it'll improve again in years to come.

With our good friends Carrom Meadrs and her sister Julie. Great food, friendly staff.

My brother in laws 60th party ! Always a brilliant night or day in here great pub really lovely staff go out of their way to help you n serve you kind & considerate I'd highly recommend this little gem in the village its a great pub nice food great staff all round top place x

Traditional pub, very friendly. Food delicious good service reasonably priced .

Never had a bad meal here, always perfect home cooked food 👍👍👍 keeps getting better and better , would highly recommend to anyone looking for a nice home cooked meal and a lovely atmosphere

Popped in for mid-week lunch. Amazing soup of the day and chips cooked to perfection. Nice relaxed atmosphere and quick polite service.

Great friendly village pub great customers and great staff

Didn't eat but the food looked good value

We have visited many times. Food is amazing. A great place for all ages. Staff are brilliant

Decent food good value friendly staff

Love this pub, very relaxed and does a wonderful Sunday roast.

Good food at sensible prices, nice selection on the menu.Try the Sunday roast. TV. Pool, Garden, ample parking, Kareoke every 2 weeks on a Friday, great night with the locals 9pm to 11pm.

Great roast dinner well priced and generous portions. Can highly recommend.

Very nice meal will visit again

First visit in about 3 years. Food lovely, staff lovely. Worth a visit. 😁🌟😁

The place to look at is ok the décor also is ok and the menu is ok .but the meals are excellent we opted for the streak pie and the curry the meals took about the right amount of time to arrive . The steak pie you could tell was homemade and was very good ,The curry was also very good although there was a fair amount of sauce The service was also very good we will definably be retuning

Very friendly staff. Delicious fish pie with lots of salmon and prawns. Best dessert is apple and rhubarb crumble.

Great pub and Good beer, nice food at a good price.

Gt food gt people lovely atmosphere 👍

Wow we visited here in 1978 .my grandparents lived across the street this was the first time my gran had ever been in a pub.so many great memories. My grandparents were Albert and Lily Brewer ❤

Just off the A57. Our party went for a a leisurely Sunday lunch, which was just as well as the service was on the slow side although efficient and helpful when they appeared. Quite an extensive menu A door opening on to the car park was continually opening and closing, which became an irritation Main course.meats were better than the average vegetable side dishes. Desserts were enjoyable. Prices were OK.

Its an ok place. Food not tried but beer was ok. No ale though. This is a rougher sort of pub compared to the Black Swan which is family friendly. Big screens for football was nice.

Really good food in a decent pub. I mean it's not gastropub fancy but better in the ways that count: reasonably priced tasty meals and well above average in quality. Recommended!

Lovely food. Nice Wine Friendly staff. Very reasonably priced. An extremely enjoyable experience.

Good home cooked food in generous portions. Very reasonably priced.

Had a lovely Sunday roast and desert really good food definitely recommend to all

Very friendly landlord and staff large parking are not overcrowded

Let down by our regular venue in the area who are now insistent upon pre-ordering of food for Groups of our size (something that we’re unable to do) we contacted Ye Olde Red Lion to enquire about whether they could accommodate a group of 18 cyclists for lunch. They were just brilliant! We visited on Saturday. The pub itself was quiet at that stage and we were greeted with a big smile from Abbie. Whilst people in our Group order separately and we’re happy for food to be served as and when individual orders are ready we were most impressed that the chef, Neal, managed to get all of the food out at the same time. I think that between us we covered a large part of the menu from light bites to what was an enormous mixed grill! The food was piping hot and whilst it’s usual for at least one person to have a gripe about their food when we visit luncheon venues everyone was delighted on this occasion with one commenting that his steak was cooked to perfection. We were there for 90 minutes before continuing our ride. We’ll definitely be returning later in the year - fabulous food and a very warm welcome. Plenty of space for bicycles too!

Food was delicious and good service

Last Thursday myself and 11 friends had lunch here, it was absolutely lovely, the service was very good, lovely friendly staff and excellent value for money, will certainly be going again.

Food absolutely lovely,home made chips,sizzling chicken,eveything fresh.The cook never disappoints.Staff are great,always pleasant and cheerful,i visit here every few weeks and intend to continue.Highly recommended

Poor chef Mike was all on his own in the kitchen and we could see the bar staff checking the temperature when he pinged with their fingers. Not the best advert

I went to the red lion for the first time in a while. I thoroughly enjoyed the food. And I would definitely recommend that you go. The service was first class too. I will definitely be back.

Nice friendly staff and great food 👍

Very good service and the food it's good.

Went last Sunday for dinner and drinks..excellent customer service experience and the food was excellent..Definitely going again this weekend

Just had a lovely meal there with 3 friends, food was lovely, staff could not do enough for you and the chef deserves a medal, will definitely be back again

Very nice food and lovely young lady who served us

There are very few of these old pubs left.

Good old pub friendly staff had some very nice meals at this place not had a bad one yet top marks to the shef.

Called in for a few drinks with a few friends lovely local pub and really friendly bar maid Abby. Definitely recommended this place.

We visited in June for my husbands birthday with our 4 children. The menu was fantastic, a great selection for both the adults and children. We were served by Abby, she was very friendly and catered to all our needs. Great service, we will be visiting again in the future