The Red Lion, Mayfair — Restaurant in London

A busy Friday lunchtime, 1 member of staff working a horse-shoe shaped bar. Said member of staff seemed to be smiling, to her credit, but was incapable of identifying who was next to be served, and unsurprisingly patrons not polite/aware enough to wait their turn - kudos to said patrons for their looks of obliviousness when chastised for jumping the queue.

Suffice to say, having wasted more than 5 minutes of my time and being ignored, I left without ordering a beer.

I would not recommend this pub under any circumstance, unless for some bizarre reason you're a fan of Fullers' beer. If you want a quiet (decent) beer in this part of town, walk 5 minutes to the...

Very unpleasant pub with rude and unhelpful staff. The stated opening hours are false. They claim to be open until 10pm, but I arrived there to join some friends on 04/03/24 and they just said the bar was closed at 9.30pm and refused any service. Their opening hours should state that they close at 9.30pm. The real issue is that the staff hate their jobs and don’t want to be there. They just want to get rid of everyone quickly so they can go home. Very unfriendly and unwelcoming.

Avoid this pub. Instead try the much nicer Chequers Bar, Three Crowns Pub or St James Bar - all within a 2 minute walk and much nicer than the Red Lion (or should I say the...

A glorious crystal box of decorative Victorian pub. This old world wealth neighbourhood pub is a feast for the eyes. Every wall is panelled in beautifully decorative cut glass set into carved decorated wood, leading into archways, partitions & a superb, original cloud central bar. This local pub has London street drinking before a stunning, decortively cut glass door into an unassuming, proper London public house. There's a single piece deep patterned ceiling to tap decorative panel coving over perimeter perching for a friendly, calm group of local friends & residents. This is a cut diamond of beautiful vintage...