The Red Lion — Restaurant in England

Expensive and exclusionary.

The atmosphere was stale and unsettling (the entire place smelt like a piss filled ashtray), we hadn't been here before and it felt as though outsiders were not welcome.

The staff were abrupt and honestly just rude, forgetting the order and then shoving a card machine in my direction without even telling me the price (£5 per drink 😯).

We were there at closing and whilst I understand the need to clear out from working in retail myself, this was done in such a rude way... As my friend and I were the only ones asked to leave, we had finished our drinks, but there were still several full tables who weren't being kicked out and a game of poker underway. I'm not saying that we were singled out for being younger but I wouldn't put it past the woman.

If you want an old man pub, this would definitely fit the aesthetic... But there are so many in York which are cheaper, have better trained staff, and which are better smelling.

It has the potential to be a very nice old pub but the management obviously doesn't care about...

Good old fashioned pub.

Came in after a long trek with my 5 year old to find something that was a) open b) did kids food and c) didn't require a second mortgage.

Was greeted by a very welcoming bar server and provided the menu. The food unlike most of York isn't full of gimmicks, it's good solid pub food. I ordered the blue cheese burger and my daughter the kids burger . Service was extremely friendly without being intrusive.

Both came very quickly despite it being a lunchtime in the school holidays and the portions were fantastic. The food was well cooked and the chips are proper homemade cut from actual potatoes.

Really recommend this place if you are like me and hate the pretentiousness of...

Shame. Stopped doing food. We didn't find out till we tried to order after buying drinks. We really wanted to dine and it used to be nice meals. Still advertising selling food outside but they didn't. Disappointed 😞....... in reply to your reply below..... We 100 percent are not the ones thay you say "if we are correct in remembering your visit, we believe your party were informed that the kitchen would be closing ten minutes early that day, however the manager (who was in the kitchen that day) was prepared to wait for you to place your order". This is all nothing to do with us so it sounds like someone else was disappointed too but not posted...