Red Lion

Pub Details

Address
Church Place
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
PO40 9BP
Telephone
(01983) 754925
Opening Times
Weekdays
11.30 - 3, 5.30 - 11
Sundays
12 - 3, 7 - 10.30

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Red Lion, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9BP – The Good Pub Guide
Pub Details | Good Pub Guide Recommended | Good Pub Guide Food | Awards | Good Pub Information |  Rating | Comments

Good Pub Guide Recommended

Good mix of locals and visiting diners, decent food, and composed atmosphere
Steady and reliable, this civilised place is a longstanding stalwart of the Guide. The not over-done but comfortably furnished open-plan bar has fires, low grey sofas and sturdy country-kitchen-style furnishings on mainly flagstoned floors and bare boards. Although the food is quite a draw, chatting locals, occupying stools along the counter and enjoying the Flowers Original, Goddards, Shepherd Neame Spitfire and Wadworths 6X, maintain the grown-up pubby atmosphere. Outside, there are tables (some under cover) in a carefully tended garden and beside the kitchen's herb and vegetable garden. A couple of picnic-sets in a quiet square at the front have pleasant views of the church. The pub is virtually on the Freshwater Way footpath that connects Yarmouth with the southern coast at Freshwater Bay.

Good Pub Guide Food

Food, listed on blackboards behind the bar, includes a sensible cross-section of dishes from lunchtime filled baguettes and ploughman's to crab and avocado cocktail, sausage and mash, salmon fillet with dill sauce, goats cheese nut roast and several pies; they also do takeaways.

Bar food times: 12 - 2, 6.30 - 9 (not every Sun evening Jan - March)

Awards

Good Pub Information

Children over 10
Dogs allowed in: Dogs Anywhere

Rating

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Rating: 3/5 (74 votes cast)

Reader Comments

Hello Sailor

Saturday 18 September 2010 11:27:27 am

Just back from a brilliant stay in Yarmouth and the Red Lion was our target for our walkies from the marina (£8.50 on the row-ashore mid week - excellent value). Caught the bus to Alum bay and walked over Tennyson Down - located the pub next to the Church. Walked up the old railway to the pub and back. Went east the next day and crossed the golf club and Afton Down to guess where - the Red Lion. Fantastic views and a welcome pint. Only one caveat - what has happened to the Red Lion Coasters on the tables? We have quite a collection on the boat - I suspect many of the classic ones were stolen as keepsakes ( who ? me?). Please bring them back. Best wishes Happy Sailor

paulhu

Thursday 08 April 2010 8:10:14 am

They seem to be doing a lot to pick up extra trace
loyalty card, Takeway service and so on.
Leave your mobile and if it rings you pay
a fine to the Lifeboat appeal!
I started with an excellent crispy duck salad. Plenty of
duck and a fantastic sauce. My wife was dissapointed
by the size of her Waldorf salad
I then had Moules Marinee and chips.
Very nice sauce plenty of mussles. My wife had the lamb shank
also good with minted gravy. All in all an excellent dinner

paulhu

Thursday 08 April 2010 8:09:33 am

Had the best value Sausage baguette on the island with a mammoth pile of
excellent chips. They seem to be doing a lot to pick up extra trace
loyalty card, Takeway service and so on.
Leave your mobile and if it rings you pay
a fine to the Lifeboat appeal!

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