The best restaurants serving British food in Penn and Coleshill Chiltern South East

Visited the Royal Standard of England recently. Such a nice pub with really decent food - the fish and chips were delicious. We received great service from the bar man Phil, who was not only very knowledgeable about the beers on offer, but also knew a lot about the history of the pub. It’s the oldest free house in England! Highly recommend a visit. Cosy atmosphere inside, and the garden looks like it’ll be amazing in the summer!

I very much regretted my very late lunch. The steak was lovely and the service was very good. We'll be back with a real hunger.

Something on the website or on Open Table that this pub is CLOSED UNTIL MARCH would have shown interest in, or respect for your customers.

Excellent service, but I guess I must have been unlucky with the food. The Harte has a reputation for its fish and chips. My fish was the largest I’ve had, although not as large as my colleague’s. The oil must have been too hot, because the skin was not quite burnt enough to return it, whilst the flesh was only just cooked. The chips were small, and at first I thought they were undercooked, because they were barely coloured and the insides were stodgy - a replacement serving was very little different. It seems the chips used can never be cooked to crisp outside and a fluffy centre. Won’t order again

The Red Lion was already our go-to when in the area visiting family and on a super-busy Sunday at Christmas they did not let us down. Family festive booking for 21. Age range 10-83. Every member of staff smiling, welcoming & patient. Food excellent as always (no mean feat when dealing with these numbers) and service efficient & accurate from start to finish. Thank you so much to all at The Red Lion for giving us such a super afternoon.