Local pub and a real local ambiance. All one need to be open and relax the fun comes to you then. Great food wonderfull time spent.
Staff and service was very good. Prices are reasonable. One of my party was a little disappointed with the posh fish finger sandwich - she expected more of an artisan type bread rather than just slices from a loaf. I wanted to order on the app but could not upgrade to sweet potato fries for the posh fish finger sandwich, the option was not available on the app. I therefore had to go to the bar to order
Lovely quaint country pub / inn with lots of little rooms / corners and a large garden patio by the car park. A popular choice in Warlingham
Reasonably priced food, good quality, not super big but very tasty. The posh fish & chips with battered sea bass, very original. Personal fave - the Whitby scampi!
Friendly service but unfortunately on Friday 15th over 50 minutes to receive our mains...just a bit on the slow side and no real updates. Hopefully just a one-off!
Been a regular at the Lion for many years, lots of ups and downs in that time, it had been allowed to run down in recent years, and was hoping for good things, but initially had my concerns that the pub chain hadn't made the most of an ideal opportunity to make improvements across the board, in short a bit disappointing, however in the last 2 or three months there has been a marked improvement in service, quality atmosphere there are a few new faces behind the bar who seem to coming on well, presumably getting a higher standard of training either that or the selection process has improved. I've mark the food in the middle because I've not tried it, but what I've seen coming out of the kitchen looks pretty good. Hopefully the place continues to improve as it has been recently.
Lunchtime visit. Burger was nice. Fish finger sandwich was ok, but really oily. The crisps on the side were stale and the salad was wilted. The background music is louder in the garden than in the pub.
Great historic pub with a lovely spacious beer garden round the back.
The manager was very welcoming and supported her staff with rigour.
Andy was very helpful in accommodating for my disabled friend who required wheel chair access.
Will be back during the Christmas period 👍
This was our first visit. Lovely old pub which has a warren of rooms some have been modernised other could use a little TLC. Loved the old beams and paneling. The food was great good size portions, value for money, good service and food quality. Two things to look at some chairs need a bit of refilling as they are uncomfortable to sit on for long periods and the other is that in the bar area when heading to toilet there is a strong smell from the carpet i would guess. The toilets themselves are clean and smell free. We had starters, mains and some deserts. I only took photos of mains (photos attached). The fish was freshly prepared and very tasty; trio of roasts had good flavours and was tender as was the beef roast; curry was mild/medium and had good flavours. Starters were fab we had soup, duck parfait and nachos. Healthy sized portions and all very tasty. No rush to leave so we spent a very pleasant afternoon enjoying lunch and drinks. Good selection of beers. We will visit again.
Lively beer garden with a real mix of folks
Too hot to be inside, but some lovely nooks and crannies in the old part
Parking easy
Decent beer if draught lager - no complaints!
Despite there being quite a few "app exclusive" deals, the app doesn't actually work. Ended up having to show the broken app to the bar staff to order.
When it came the food was pretty poor, but it was a decent price so can't really complain. Cheaper and better choice of beer than the Horseshoe next door though.
Good place, nice people, big choice of food and drinks. My fish and chips was really good, fresh, crispy. My boyfriend oreder pie with chips. His pie was cold inside and dont have any flavor :( The pub was very busy, this is problably the reason why.
Love this pub. So friendly, nice food and staff always make you feel welcome.
Really enjoy my visits here 😁great local atmosphere 🤩 just wish my risotto was a bit bigger, it was Vegantastic 🤣
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