Nice pub atmosphere with comfy sofas and good food. The 'Eton Mess' is a scrumptious mountain of meringue, fresh cream, berries, and white chocolate shavings. Oy! read more

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As a Cromer resident, this is actually my favourite place to go for a drink or meet friends. I like the character, cosiness and 'laid back' atmosphere and always manage to get a seat. There is a variety of seating options including some more private areas and staff are friendly and attentive. I'm not impressed with the food giving value for money, and the quality seems to be inconsistent but there is a reasonable range of choice. The decor needs some attention with paint peeling from the stained glass divisions, woodwork and ceilings and tends to make me wonder whether it's because of wanting to retain original features, and William Morris wall coverings that it appears so neglected 'yellowed'. The women's toilets are always clean and functional and provide quality extras, my only complaint is the height of the mirrors, I'm 5'2 and can only see my face if I stand on tip-toes. I should mention here that I have never stayed in the actual hotel, so my comments are about using the bar. Ye Olde Red Lion Hotel also has a banquetting hall and when it's laid out for a function it looks truely amazing and very 'olde worlde' I've just given this venue an extra star,( it should be 4 stars now) as recently there seems to be an improvement in the consistency of quality of food. I've taken a few more people to eat and drink there and they have all liked it and would return. read more

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Excellent pub / restaurant. Great food and service. Superb range of real ales (5 on when we visited). Dog friendly. Great sea view as well HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read more

My heart started to sink as soon as I began to order lunch at the Bar. Minimum order of £15 for credit cards Boss and You can't run a tabsorry pay now OK . Perhaps they have had a spate of people doing a runner ? I don't know but Just got my back up from the start. Food arrived after about 25 mins, cold, and uninspiring. Great view of the Pier and Sea front from the Public bar but that's about it. Give it a miss. A shame .It could be so much better. read more

Went in last week. The new owners have transformed the place. Recommended for food and drink (decent range of real ale). Great views of the sea read more

Booked for a meal just after Christmas and took four foodie guests hoping to impress. The restaurant was chilly and the log burner fires remained unlit despite it being an extremely cold night. The menu was very limited with a very unexciting choice. We would have left at this point but had a taxi booked for our return home. Ordered our first choice of starter and was informed that it was not available....even more limited menu! Cheese soufflés didn't resemble soufflés in any way being 'sloppy' like a half set blancmange. Ordered main courses meals and were informed the vegetables offered on the menu were not available. Accepted an alternative but when the meals arrived the vegetables were different to the ones offered and were extremely minimal...only two varieties with the fish dish, one of which was more of a decoration on the plate. Steaks arrived almost raw, grey in colour with raw white fat on the sides, accompanying veg; half a tomato and one mushroom. Chosen desserts...no longer available. We left without desserts and made our way to a pub nearby to finish our evening and await our taxi. We were given a discount on the bill but this did not make up for a terrible meal and ruined evening. I have written to the manager and gave them a month in which to reply; they haven't even bothered to do that. Hence my late review. read more

My oh my was this a let down or what. place was filthy and stank of somthing off. My friends had heard good things about it so we went for lunch. food was seriously over-priced and took agessss to come, waitress then mixed up an order and had to wait for another 15 mins for it to come and by then everyone else had finished. dont recommend this to anyone who knows good food and value.... read more

Fantastic has been refurbished. We come back time and time again. The Red Lion is nothing like it was before the refurbishment. It is also the sister to the newly rebuilt Bella Vista opposite the pier. read more