Red Lion

The Red Lion was recommended to us after a Facebook plea for accommodation between Bristol and Stonehenge. After a visit to the impressive and informative website we booked a room for a Sunday in mid June.
Our late afternoon Sunday evening arrival was greeted with sunshine and Calvin checked us in and showed us to our room, which was stunning. We weren’t sure what to expect in such a tiny village but it’s fair to say that no expense was spared in the fitting out of the new bedrooms block in a building separate from the main pub /​restaurant. The linens were gorgeous, the bathroom spacious and the rooms well fitted with all mod cons!
We had dinner in the dining room with some old friends who came over form South Petherton. They hadn’t been in a while but were happy for an excuse to dine at the Red Lion as the food has a good reputation among the locals. No one was disappointed and a decent wine list and selection of real ales helped to make the evening very sociable.
Breakfast was fresh and tasty and served with individually and freshly ground coffee, which was a perfect way to start a buy day of site seeing. We didn’t check the wardrobe on our way out and realized when we got to Stonehenge that we had left our jackets behind. A couple of phone calls later and Calvin was on the case eventually and graciously getting our jackets to Dublin for us. All is now good in the world.
We’d highly recommend the Red Lion in Babcary.

We have visited this pub on and off for the past 7 years I have to say the service itself has also been on and off, we visited this evening and had an average meal for an inflated price the rissoto was bland and soggy and the polenta cakes lacked flavour (does the chef taste the food?). We have given this place the benefit of the doubt one too many times and would rather spend our money at the chapel in bruton anytime very sad as this the first place my husband ever took me for a date

My partner and I were staying in Somerton and decided to go to the Red Lion after a spot of googleing due to the lacklustre look of the pubs near our hotel.
The Red Lion is split into two eating areas: restaurant and pub. The pub is lovely and cosy, and we chose to et here. The food is your typical gastronomic fare and we tucked into paella and the lamb shank, though the menu varies daily. Dessert was also excellent, particularly recommend the affogato.
It seems to be very popular with locals in the area, and you’ll see a very full car park on arrival (you have to drive due to remoteness). Listen to the owner’s recommendations, he’s very eccentric but obviously passionate about the food they serve.

A gastropub, saved from the scrapheap a few years ago and lovingly restored.
Lovely flagstone floor and good food.