The Red Lyon Pub & Restaurant
The Street, Slinfold RH130RR
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Business Info
- Address: The Street, Slinfold RH130RR
- Cross Street: The Street
- Cuisine: Continental | English | International | Italian | Mediterranean | Seafood | Steak | Vegan | Vegetarian |
- Cost: | Very Inexpensive
- Category: Casual Dining
- Star Rating:
- Reservations: Recommended
- Dress Code: Casual
- Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner | Other |
- Parking: Private Lot | Car Park |
- Payment Options: VISA | MasterCard | Cash | Apple Pay | Android Pay | Debit |
- Corkage Fee: N/A
- Website: https://www.revivedinns.co.uk/redlyonslinfold
- Phone: 01403790339
- Features: Full Bar, Live Entertainment, Outdoor Seating, Private Room, Takeout Available, Working Fireplace, Wheelchair Access, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi, Tea Service,
- Occasion: Child Friendly, Business Dining, Meet for a Drink, Special Occasion, Vegetarian, Dog Friendly, Quick Bite,
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Business Hours
Reservations Available
- Monday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Tuesday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Wednesday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Thursday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Friday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Saturday
- Open 12:00 - 23:00
- Sunday
- Open 12:00 - 21:00
Customer Reviews & Ratings
4.66 out of 5 stars based on 505 votes
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Mar 05, 2023
Julie W.
Fantastic attentive service, delicious food and a lovely evening. Definitely recommend!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 03, 2023
Laura W.
We enjoyed our lunch with you.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 26, 2023
neville l.
excellent service great ambience
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 23, 2023
Maurice H.
Two different fish courses; both perfectly cooked. Good value, particularly the battered cod and chips. Great service and nice village pub ambience.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 17, 2023
paul c.
Fantastic food, fantastic welcoming staff, great atmosphere
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 28, 2022
Ricky T.
Lovely staff and delicious food
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 26, 2022
Ian W.
Another great meal, food was excellent, great beers that constantly change to add to a returning visitor experience. Staff are friendly and always smiling. This is a pub pub, old school local where the locals go for a catch up with other friends from the village and welcome new faces.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 9/10
Dec 14, 2022
Rebecca W.
Monday lunch I didn't really need a reservation. Log burner on, staff very nice. Food good portions. Would go again.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Nov 25, 2022
Leslie N.
Great atmosphere, friendly helpful and fun staff, plus a log fire and Harvey's beer.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 20, 2022
Tina B.
Super fast and efficient service. Excellent food and friendly helpful staff would definitely recommend and will definitely visit again
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 17, 2022
NIGEL T.
A fine experience
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 03, 2022
Peter M.
Delicious lunch, brilliant service and a lovely place to eat. See you next time.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 24, 2022
Graham S.
Excellent food service and atmosphere no improvement needed
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 20, 2022
Elisa D.
Great food and service, would 100% go back.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Oct 13, 2022
Lana H.
Unfortunately, the beetroot and mozzarella starter my friend ordered was literally inedible, but you handled it brilliantly, thank you. So refreshing to get brilliant service. I'm so used to passive aggressive "service" in UK restaurants, I was beginning to lose hope, but you guys were sterling! We'll be back :)
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 05, 2022
Karen R.
Excellent as usual
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 19, 2022
Andy K.
Excellent in all, I contacted an hour before the booking to advise I was running late and they held the table. So good I popped back the next day for drinks and snacks
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 07, 2022
liz S.
Delightful staff. Chose the 'small meal' option of fish and chips which was just the right amount for people with smaller appetites. Delicious apple and rhubarb crumble to finish a great lunch. My only suggestion would be to reduce the volume of music, or at least install a facility so that you can control the sound in each dining room separately. We shall be returning. Thank you!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Aug 19, 2022
Chris U.
Very good choice of food. Prompt and very friendly service.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Aug 18, 2022
Graham L.
It was my first visit to the Red Lyon and I was very impressed. I have a gluten-free diet and found plenty of options, which were explained to me, and the food I was served was delicious. The pub has a nice ambience too. I would certainly recommend it.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 29, 2022
Julie H.
Such a fantastic pub/restaurant. We had booked for 12.30 and were four friends meeting for lunch travelling from two directions. They had a big party of 25 people in and this did not impact on us at . Excellent food,service and lovely atmosphere. We will be back and have already recommended you to others. Thank you for facilitating our long overdue girly lunch.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 23, 2022
Becky F.
All good! Great food, great atmosphere, welcoming and lovely setting.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 7/10
Jul 21, 2022
Lynne W.
Lovely Lovely country pub. Great to have have choice of "small" meals" - meant we could have a pudding. We were there for hours - shame it's not near where we live! I'd love it to be my local.
Very friendly, efficient staff.
All in all a perfect afternoon.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 18, 2022
HELEN G.
Each time we go to the Red Lyon our experience gets better and better. The team are doing a great job and we look forward to our next visit and being made welcome. We’ll done to everyone and thank you.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 09, 2022
Penny C.
Top score for everything! A very enjoyable evening, our first visit. The staff were so friendly and helpful, great atmosphere and really excellent food. Sorry we don't love near!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 06, 2022
Gerry T.
Very friendly, prompt service and delicious food. Most welcome after a walk from Cranleigh!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jul 04, 2022
Clive B.
Excellent welcome and very attentive staff. Excellent food and timely.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jun 20, 2022
Caroline L.
Lovely Sunday roast for father's day. Thank you!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jun 20, 2022
Sue H.
Great service, lovely setting and good food.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Jun 11, 2022
Leslie N.
Slight reduction in meal choices due to kitchen refurbishment but usual great beer, tasty food and friendly service. We travel many miles to meet at the Red Lyon as we enjoy it so much. Highly recommended in all respects.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
May 03, 2022
Janet G.
The food and service was excellent and will be going back again.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 3/10
- Value: 10/10
Apr 30, 2022
Jane S.
Excellent food in a lovely old pub with attentive and fast service. A lovely evening out!
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 5/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Apr 13, 2022
Theresa S.
I had been to this pub the Friday before this visit and ordered the Calves liver it was absolutely amazing , so much so that I ordered it again. Unfortunately there must have been a different chef on because the potato’s were lumpy and watery and the liver was stringy. I would return again as we really like the staff and the ambience. But not sure I would eat there next time we visit.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 18, 2022
Lizzie K.
We love coming here after walking our dogs, always a warm welcome and lovely food.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Feb 04, 2022
Lynne C.
As always, brilliant. You just can’t beat a meal at the Red Lyon. The food is always superb, Sarah is a great Chef and all the staff are friendly and efficient. We are so privileged to have Savino and his team in charge of our lovely country pub.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 25, 2022
Tim R.
First class pub grub, friendly landlord and staff.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 24, 2021
Sue W.
Excellent
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 12, 2021
Julie B.
Great food and great staff too. We will be back.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 17, 2021
Christopher J.
Very good experience , lovely location and selection of drinks and food
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 8/10
Nov 12, 2021
Adrian R.
Excellent service and food as always
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 22, 2021
Julia S.
Service was fantaistic. Thank you.
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Oct 08, 2021
Vince P.
Great food, friendly staff in a great setting
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Sep 25, 2021
Lynne C.
Since Savino took over the pub it has gone from strength to strength and is becoming exactly what it should be, the heart of the village. The food is superb and Sarah’s sauces for her fish dishes are magical. The staff are friendly, efficient and fun making the atmosphere really comfortable, we love it !
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 11, 2021
Tracey R.
Absolutely lovely
- Overall: 10/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 05, 2021
Jayne S.
Enjoyed a long, lazy Saturday afternoon lunch. Staff were super friendly, food was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed everything.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Jan 18, 2023
Wendy D.
Delicious Sunday lunch. Would have been nice to have the wood burner going in the inglenook as it was a bit chilly in the room.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Dec 09, 2022
jennifer M.
Very welcoming on a bitterly cold day.
The vegan vegetable filo basket was the best pub/restaurant food i have had in a very long time. Unusual and utterly delicious.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Nov 04, 2022
Anne F.
Lovely pub, relaxed atmosphere, and food very enjoyable. Only slight issue was that one meal wasn't as hot as it could have been, which we fed back. It still tasted good!
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Oct 27, 2022
Anthony L.
Friendly service in an old pub great beers
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Sep 18, 2022
Helena H.
Arrived earlier than booked but made to feel very welcome by landlord. He happily changed seating arrangements so that the six of us could be on a smaller table in the bar area, since we were fewer than anticipated.
We decided to share some starters: extremely good fried sea-food and everyone was pleased with their choice of main-course. Service was courteous and efficient.
Will certainly return.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 9/10
Jun 14, 2022
Stuart R.
Good food, good service
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 8/10
May 31, 2022
Sara P.
Walked from local campsite for a meal on Saturday night. Nice staff, lovely food, couldn't believe the size of the olives!! They were huge.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
May 12, 2022
Josephine W.
Brillian
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Mar 28, 2022
Ciaran L.
great spot, really friendly staff, liked having the live music in the afternoon, will definitely be back
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Jan 11, 2022
Jane B.
The waitress was working behind the bar and serving the tables on her own until the end of our visit. The food was rather slow in coming out and they may also have been short staffed in the kitchen. However, the waitress was charming, unflappable and quite delightful and the food was superb.
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 04, 2021
Gay A.
Lovely village pub
We enjoyed the Thursday Steak night (2 steaks + included wine). The food was excellent with the best chips
ever. We will definitely return
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 02, 2021
Garth B.
Lovely evening as ever. Great food and service. Good beer.
More candles needed and for my taste better music…jazz please!
Thank you
- Overall: 9/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 5/10
- Value: 8/10
Aug 31, 2021
Helen Y.
Roast was reasonably priced and plenty of it but all the vegetables were quite raw.
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 8/10
Jan 11, 2023
Peta L.
We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to the pub and will return to eat there again
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 6/10
- Value: 8/10
Dec 13, 2022
Chavaunne T.
Lovely food but pub was a bit cold!
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 8/10
Dec 02, 2022
Nigel E.
A warm welcoming village pub/restaurant (open fires, friendly staff) with top rate food. Our party of six had different food choices and all were excellent, being freshly prepared and tasting delicious - particularly the lamb kleftiko
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 10/10
Sep 08, 2022
Sarah R.
The seafood risotto was delicious. The service was a little slow (although we didn’t mind waiting for the main course as it seemed to be freshly cooked.)
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Jul 25, 2022
Penelope M.
Sadly we arrived just after a big party had submitted their dining order so ours was delayed.
Mine-Host was very apologetic and the food we ordered was delicious.
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 9/10
Jul 09, 2022
Vivien H.
As always, Sav makes everyone feel special, always checking the food is okay.
My husband had the fish and chips which was perfect.
I had the wings and ribs, of which the ribs were tasty but a little tough for me, as I like the meat to be falling off the bone.
Overall we had a lovely evening and all the staff were great .
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 8/10
May 01, 2022
Sandra H.
Was a lovely meal
Happy helpful staff
Good experience
Will visit again
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 8/10
Jan 19, 2022
david p.
Good staff, very helpful
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 9/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 10/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 05, 2021
Steve D.
very good staff exceptional
- Overall: 8/10
- Food: 4/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 9/10
Sep 08, 2021
Alison R.
A beautiful setting . helpful and friendly staff . however the food was somewhat dull and poorly executed.
we were visiting the area so unlikely to go back . Im sure the pub and restaurant will do well and continue to improve
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 2/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 5/10
- Value: 2/10
Feb 12, 2023
Rosie H.
Had heard good reviews so took my husband for his 75th birthday. Steak was tough, peas were hard ( not al dente ) and expensive. Had meal been well cooked etc the price would have been immaterial. Very, very disappointed.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 3/10
- Service: 7/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 5/10
Nov 22, 2022
Howard W.
We enjoyed our visit, but we were let down by the food. Two of us had the roast beef, which was very disappointing - the beef was extremely tough, the Yorkshire floppy, some of the roast potatoes were undercooked. I complained and both of our plates were refreshed by the staff without complaint, but I am afraid the second attempt was much the same. The staff were always polite and helpful - but visibly stressed.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 5/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 7/10
Sep 23, 2022
Ken P.
Real ale was tasty but had sediment at the bottom of the glass( beer lines not clean?)
Food tasty but initial order not fulfilled( potatoes not french bread). Empty plates not cleared away. One of the bar staff walked past our table twice and ignored the empty plates.
Very pleasant lady on duty but did mention it was only her second shift- did not know about discount scheme.
Manager was on holiday apparently- it showed.
They need to be more professional and ensure the basics are done well.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 6/10
- Service: 5/10
- Ambience: 6/10
- Value: 5/10
Sep 01, 2022
Julie M.
The Red Lyon is a very pictureque pub in the middle of Slinfold Village. Whilst our food was ok and not worthy of complaint, it wasn't really as hot as we would have liked and afterwards we all agreed that it had probably been sitting for a while before it was served. Bearing in mind we were the only clients in the dining room, the service was rather slow. We had about three different people come to our table to serve and it appeared all rather disjointed. Sadly we won't be coming back.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 5/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 9/10
- Value: 7/10
May 25, 2022
Lynne M.
Service, ambience, location were all great. Food was less so. I ordered roast chicken, which was tough, suggesting it had been reheated. Roast gammon wasn't much better and was very salty. The almond raspberry tart was very dry and was only saved by the fact it was served with a very nice raspberry sorbet.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 5/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 5/10
May 16, 2022
Peter C.
Pleasant pub with friendly and efficient serving staff and decent wines/beers, but food was disappointing. Somewhat expensive with small portions and quite average quality.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 6/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 6/10
Jan 29, 2022
Diana H.
We had duck which was really too tough to eat. We had an apology, but no reduction in cost.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 9/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 6/10
Jan 01, 2022
Angela M.
Very friendly greeting
Service fine
Meals bit expensive for a pub.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 10/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 10/10
Dec 08, 2021
Ciara W.
Great food, music too heavy for occasion
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 6/10
- Service: 6/10
- Ambience: 8/10
- Value: 8/10
Nov 24, 2021
Mandi T.
Unfortunately we were a little disappointed with our Sunday Roast which was not as good as we had heard. We had one Pork and one Turkey and both were overcooked.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 8/10
- Service: 5/10
- Ambience: 5/10
- Value: 8/10
Sep 27, 2021
Nick E.
Lovely food, very slow service and thought experience should of been on hand for the students.
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 7/10
- Service: 8/10
- Ambience: 6/10
- Value: 5/10
Sep 23, 2021
Alison T.
The chef (lady) telling the waiting staff she was not a mind reader in front of the whole pub was not professional and gives the whole business a bad name. The waiting staff were very pleasant and professional
- Overall: 7/10
- Food: 6/10
- Service: 10/10
- Ambience: 7/10
- Value: 2/10
Aug 29, 2021
Bob S.
Cod and chips. Fish piled on top of chips. Would be better if put on plate in separate piles. Expensive for what it was, would expect £10 max.