Great food and very fast service, friendly staff and a great manager who is very accommodating
Highly recommend
Jessica Fleur Davidson
+5
Fantastic Pub! Such friendly and welcoming staff, fantastic foods, lots of live music in a great setting! Highly recommend!
Attended an 80th birthday party here last night. Lovely pub nice cosy feel, excellent buffet and the staff friendly and more than helpful, would definitely recommend to anyone living near by or even passing through.
I hope that the inhabitants of Sydenham realise how lucky they are to have two great pubs almost opposite each other on Sydenham Road, The Dolphin and this one! The Golden Lion has recently been tastefully refurbished, exposing the beautiful bevelled glass at the front, most of which survives in original condition. The interior is spacious, so this is just the place to enjoy a well-kept pint in peace!
A good venue for live music, excellent food menu and a great atmosthere in general.
The Sunday dinner is the best really beautiful pub definitely recommend 5 stars xx
Good beer, good food, good atmosphere, good music!
Fabulous meal here today. Chicken and bacon salad. Absolutely delicious
Best fish and chips if had for a long time and it was the lunch menu so very reasonable x
Graeme Walter Nelson Hughes
+5
It’s been 5 years since this pub acted as a jazz venue and they could not have chosen to relaunch The GIG with a finer band than Fletch’s Brew. Mark Fletcher, the UK’s most admired drummer leads this progressive jazz band with the legend which is Laurence Cottle on bass, Paul Stacey the muso’s muso on Guitar (who is a minor god frankly) and Jim Hunt on tenor sax who has the tone and aggression to match the ferocity of Fletch’s playing: no mean feat.
The fine lady promoter deserves a tip of the hat and I for one will be endeavouring to make the third Wednesday of every month a date for Jazz.
Oh! And yes, my mate Jeff and I had a few pints of a very fine, dark, cask beer (Resolution?). BBQ Chicken wings were bountiful and lovely and my scampi goujons (calamari was finished) were exactly what one would expect. Not haute cuisine but highly edible.
The space is big and great for live music so I hope the word gets round that this venue is open for business and has already proven itself by promoting one of the finest bands in the land.
Celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary there on Sunday,was a wonderful atmosphere,with lovely owners and bar staff.
Thank you for a very memorable evening!!!
A loverly pub. I went on a Tuesday and it was a place where you can go and relax. They were very accommodating when I went recently with a few friends. Food and drinks were good and reasonable. Sadly, i was too full for pudding, but next time. Staff have been really helpful and friendly.
Good roast and desert. We were a table of 14 and all the food came out together. Very friendly staff, manager got us a big table out the back in a room on our own. Would definitely go again.
Came here on a Friday afternoon to play pool and eat cheesecake. The person behind the bar was really nice and helpful and the music was spot on - 90s classics from my teenage years. So many bops. The cheesecake was nice yeah but I'm lactose intolerant so that was probably the worst decision I made that day. Good mix of people in the bar and there is a more fancy restaurant bit next door if you just wanna eat. Support your local pub! Will be coming back.
We liked the pub, the owner Gary and the barmaid Lisa both very friendly. It is comfortable inside and the football screen nice and big!
Quick bar service, bar staff are lovely, food on a Sunday is fresh and nice, would recommend !!!
I had a great experience in the Golden Lion on my Sunday afternoon visit. Staff were very attentive and polite. The decor inside was very nice and not forgetting the food. Very tasty! I will definitely be visiting again.
Very good food and a fine selection of ales. Nice friendly pub with a car park that has a macabre history
Had a tasty family lunch here today. Freshly cooked. Nice recent refurbishment. Beautiful gardens and ample parking. Friendly, efficient service. Recommended.
They ddidbt serve food today so got some drinks. The bar lady was so lovely. Would defininately recommend
Friendly staff really good food and very reasonably priced would definitely come back here one day lovely Pub
Fantastic place with great staff. Easy parking at the back in a car park that has a recent macabre history.
I didn't go in but it's a Wether spoon pub. Good menu, cheap beer and in the beautiful Dickensian section of Rochester
The food here is delicious and outstanding value. Warm welcome received and drinks good value 👌 definitely one that I will visit again and parking added bonus
One of the best pub gardens in Sydenham - enclosed, quiet and pretty. Pub itself is laid back, friendly, and with a lovely local vibe. Excellent food. Highly recommended.
Very friendly staff, lovely atmosphere great drinks!! ☺️
Lovely friendly pub.One of the best Sunday roasts freshly made.Would highly recommend
An great place to catch up with friends & acquaintances old and new !
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