What a great pub....the best by far in the South East...Lee is a great host as are all the staff, who are all wonderful....always a warm welcome at The Red Lion, Hooe ���

It’s been a little while since I’ve written a review and this establishment definitely warranted one. I’ve come to the Red Lion on a number of occasions but I haven’t actually eaten here before. It would seem I was mistaken not to have done so much earlier. The atmosphere is amazing. Quiet and extremely relaxing setting the mood for a very pleasant evening. The staff are friendly, efficient and very professional and I couldn’t fault them in any way. They were very helpful and made me feel at home immediately and this really set the standard for the rest of the evening. The menu, although not extremely large, covered many tastes and would satisfy most people. I ordered one of the summer specials, the Greek Pork Koftas, which arrived swiftly and looked amazing. Wonderfully, it tasted even better, along with the Greek salad and the fries which both complemented the dish very well. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal and couldn’t find anything to fault it, it was excellent. I had what I thought would be a standard blackberry and apple crumble with custard for my desert. It was anything but standard. The crumble was pretty much perfect and the fruit was just tarts enough. The homemade custard with vanilla pods was just amazing, and I will say that although the main meal filled me up, the desert did not make feel like I had over-eaten. I truly believe that if you want a wonderful night out in with a brilliant atmosphere, excellent staff and food that will leave satisfied and very pleased with your choice, then you should try this place for yourself, you will not be disappointed. Ah well, enough rambling on. Try it for yourself and you will probably find yourself writing a similar review