Red Lion, Little Budworth — Restaurant in England

My daughter treated my wife and I to lunch and booked for one thirty we arrived on time and immediately shown to a table ordered drinks from the landlord who was a really nice guy then we ordered food which came promptly and I must say that the food was fantastic hot plats hot food really really good so my daughter said that she would get the desert menu at twenty past two but to be told that they close at two thirty and it was to late can you believe it in this day and age wouldn’t you have thought that one member of staff would have come to us to say that they close soon and to order desserts. When my daughter went to pay the bill she told the landlord of our frustration he replied that it was on the web site I still carnt believe it. We eat out twice a week at different restaurants in the area Fishpool Hayhurst Arms etc and have never had a problem such a shame so my advice is if you want a three course meal book for twelve o’clock and you might be able to cram it in...

My daughter treated my wife and I to lunch and booked for one thirty we arrived on time and immediately shown to a table ordered drinks from the landlord who was a really nice guy then we ordered food which came promptly and I must say that the food was fantastic hot plats hot food really really good so my daughter said that she would get the desert menu at twenty past two but to be told that they close at two thirty and it was to late can you believe it in this day and age wouldn’t you have thought that one member of staff would have come to us to say that they close soon and to order desserts. When my daughter went to pay the bill she told the landlord of our frustration he replied that it was on the web site I still carnt believe it. We eat out twice a week at different restaurants in the area Fishpool Hayhurst Arms etc and have never had a problem such a shame so my advice is if you want a three course meal book for twelve o’clock and you might be able to cram it in...

HELLO BUDWORTH

We stayed at the Red Lion Little Budworth on Saturday night as I was competing at an event at Oulton Park Sunday morning that required me bringing a bicycle.

Andrew and his wife (sorry, I missed your name) were EXTREMELY helpful, I was able to store my bike in a secured premise and they made all the little bits of potential hassle (getting there early/leaving early) seem like they weren't - which is exactly what you want.

The rooms were nicer than I thought (and I believe ours wasn't a refurbished one but it was still excellent), good beds, the bar and restaurant were very smart, clean, good quality home cooking from a chef who's been there 20 years, the steak pie was QUALITY.

The village is lovely, very close to Oulton Park, lots of lovely countryside around. We'll probably come back next year but for a...