O'marleys Red Lion

The food at this restaurant is terrible, it tastes like cardboard. The owner also needs to improve their customer service skills. They come across as arrogant and have no idea how to run a pub. I recommend saving your money and going to the McDonald's next door, as it is much better. Don't just take my word for it, look at the other reviews.

I ordered steak and ale pie. This was by far the worst steak and ale pie I have eaten in my life. The crust was of a consistency that I have never seen before and tasteless. The steak was almost non existent and chopped into minute…and I mean minute pieces. Ale was ….well, I don’t know but if there was any in there I had no idea. The whole thing was a disaster. The chips were not good either and I thought the fat was possibly on the turn. I had a business guest with me so I didn’t want to complain as I didn’t want there to be any embarrassment. As this was a one off visit to the area I won’t be going back, but even if it wasn’t I wouldn’t.

Came with my family for Saturday lunch, wish i hadn’t bothered!! Although we were served quite quickly and looked after quite well, the food was awful. My sons mash was clearly instant mash, why be so lazy. I ordered the lasagne, it was very dry and had hot and cold spots so clearly microwaved. My husband got the fish, which was pale and grey, not very edible. The whole meal was pretty awful, which was such a shame as the pub itself is lovely, the place is really missing a trick here by not serving good food. Come on red lion get your act together!

I had never visited this restaurant before but decided to try their family carvery as we hadn't had one since the lockdown. Unfortunately, I will not be returning. The 2 for £12 roast deal included hard vegetables, small and flat Yorkshire puddings, mashed potatoes that seemed like instant mash, very little gravy that was thin like water, and roasts that were tough on the inside. The only thing I could eat was the pork. We ended up paying £30 for a plate of pork to share between three of us. It's safe to say that you get what you pay for. I will not be dining here again.

We went out for our first meal since the lockdown and chose to dine at Red Lion, which is conveniently located near our home. The food was absolutely amazing. It definitely deserves 5 stars.