Red Lion Inn

Had three courses lovely food ¹⁰⁄₁₀ good service an lovely décor will definitely be going back.

If we’re ever after a good quality meal for a fair price without tracking into the town centre, this is the place we head to ! Just off the a6 near lyme park, the red lion pub catches the eye with its rural charm, modern look and lovely beer garden.
The inside is well decorated, spacious tables and lots of nooks and crannies to sit in. The bar staff and restaurant staff are very friendly and always keen for a chat, and (so far) we have always turned up without booking and been seated instantly.
Being a robinsons pub they have the standard robbies beers on tap including the new one voodoo dawn. They have a great selection of bottles and other things on tap too such as westons stowford press cider which will be lovely in the summer !
We went out on a mission this weekend to eat some fish, and originally considered mooching to australasia but in the end couldn’t be bothered. We gambled on the red lion doing some decent fish dishes and we were not disappointed ! They had 3 seafood starters and 3 mains on the specials menu, including a couple of others on their regular menu so plenty to choose from !
We opted for the potted shrimp and scallops to start. Both were brilliant, the potted shrimp was fresh and buttery and the flavours really complimented each other. The scallops were cooked well and other half LOVED the parsnip purée.
For the mains we had sea bass and cod, served with veg and mashed potatoes /​crushed new potatoes with spinach. Firstly WOW the mash at this place is incredible. Both pieces of fish were cooked brilliantly and everything else on the plate was delicious.
We were stuffed at the end and very satisfied with our meal ! We’ve never been let down here and will definitely be heading back ! Great selection of spirits and cocktails on offer too. Fab little place !