The Red Lion in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Where is The Red Lion?
🏠114 Main St, Hockwold cum Wilton, Thetford IP26 4NB
Opinions
Luke W.
Very large menu for a village pub. Have visited on several occasions had something different each time and it was cooked perfectly.Always a good sign when you see Ghost Ship on tap.
Michael A.
Very friendly, a lovely pub, full of character. A good pint of Tim Taylor's. The food was very good and good sized portions. We sat outside in the sun and watched the Swift's fly by. Inside was very comfortable.
Tania B.
Had a delicious carvery. Was very impressed by the range of veg!The dessert (salted caramel cheesecake) was amazing.Would definitely recommend for food.
Maxine F.
Good Sunday carvery with a selection of turkey, pork and beef with an assortment of fresh vegetables and yorkshire pudding and gravy,they also do a take away service , great food and drink.
Emily K.
Came here for a Mother’s Day meal as a party of seven.We had a table booked for 12:30 and was shown in straight away which was great.The waitress explained that if we wanted to pay separately we would need to order our drinks at the bar because they didn’t want to have to split the cheques, and baring in mind there’s seven of us, this wouldn’t be very convenient.After we’d finished our starters, the same waitress then came and told us “Just to let you know you’ve got about 45 mins left on your table before another party comes in.” As you can imagine, considering we hadn’t even had our mains yet and potentially then wanted desserts, we found this quite rude and unprofessional. If there’d been a time limit on the table we should have been told this on arrival, not when there’s less than an hour to go and we haven’t even eaten mains yet.After eating mains and desserts, another waitress came over and said “Yeah when you’re ready we need the table now.” We didn’t even have the bill, and we were well aware that there was someone else waiting, but frankly it wasn’t really our fault, and we couldn’t control the speed of the service.We sat waiting for the bill for ten minutes, before she came over AGAIN and asked how long we’d be! It was at this point that I said “Well if you wanna bring the bill over we might be a bit quicker..?”. She then decided to tell us we had to pay at the bar here, which would have been helpful to know prior to ordering so we could’ve just got up when we were done.An additional point to add is there are NO prices listed anywhere for drinks nor carvery or any of the specials, so it’s a bit of a guessing game as to what you’re going to end up paying.Overall, the food was really lovely, and the pub itself was in a gorgeous quiet village which was a nice change to our busy hometown, however the service lacked professionalism and had we been made aware of the clearly overbooked afternoon service that was running, we’d have made sure we did all we could to ensure we didn’t overrun. Would return, but NOT on a weekend where I’m sure we’d be rushed along again.
Tony H.
The food was good and a pleasant atmosphere, friendly staff. Do note however that their prices on the website are not up to date: senior citizens meal are ÂŁ8.95, not ÂŁ6.95 as advertised, and desserts ÂŁ2.75 not ÂŁ2.25. Still good value. The online menu seemed quite different to the actual one. My only other tiny complaint is that I couldn't get the Wifi to work, but I didn't pursue that.
Penny B.
Good selection of options, fairly priced, very efficient, friendly staff. Service with a smile and take the time to remember their repeat customers. Nothing to much trouble. Delicious food always.
Colin R.
Friendly staff.Good food.Lovely surroundings and atmosphere
linda b.
Great food!! great atmosphere!! Friendly staff.
Emma H.
Thank-you for the amazing food we had on our 10th wedding anniversary. The service was fantastic and the food was out this world. Thank you
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If you have any questions, you can contact The Red Lion by calling 01842 829728.
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In The Red Lion they specialise in british cuisine.
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311 customers of The Red Lion have given it an average rating of 4,5.