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Red Lion, Wisbech
Wisbech
PE13 1JR
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Red Lion
An Elgood's house (along with most pubs in Wisbech) but this riverside pub is upmarket and has the feel of a lounge bar.Various inglenooks in the main room are used to house furniture and other item including a sofa in the main fireplace.The tables are dining type,apart from some small tables opposite the bar and bar stools.It's all quite traditional.Food is served from a pub grub style menu while there is a seperate restaurant on the first floor.I was in for a beer but the only real ale was Elgood Cambridge (New barrel,well kept ,NBSS 3.5) while their Black Dog mild was on keg.
This building sits well with the fine Georgian architecture of the surrounding area ,and I was surprised how much Cambridge went down my neck.One of the better Wisbech pubs.
On 16th July 2022
- rating: 7
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Thuck Phat left this review about Red Lion
The Red Lion is nicely situated in the impressive historic centre of Wisbech on North Brink overlooking the river Nene.
The front door leads you into a corridor which runs to the back of the pub where there is a small but comfortable patio area and a large, gravelled parking area.
Turn left and you are into the one room downstairs area with the far end, the left of the pub as you face it, being full of tables. Most of these were being used by diners on my Friday lunchtime visit and there is also a restaurant area upstairs. Around the bar, to the right of the pub there is plenty of drinking space with high stools around the bar and a shelved corner area giving more quaffing space. The whole works and it feels like a traditional boozer that does a decent line in food.
The menu is decent pub grub and my bowl of whitebait was substantial and tasty.
It's a friendly place and the barmaid welcomed customers with a friendly smile and either 'the usual?' or advice on which beer to try. The chefs and waitresses, all female, were all chatty and good natured.
The Red Lion's an Elgood's boozer and the beer on was all from their range: Cambridge Bitter, Black Dog and Easy Spider. The latter was drinkable but didn't seem to be in great shape - it should be as the pub is only just down the river from the brewery.
I liked the Red Lion and it is the only GBG listed pub in Wisbech but I'm not a huge fan of Elgood's beers at the best of times which takes the shine off a little for me.
On 7th August 2013
- rating: 7
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Gill Smith left this review about Red Lion
This 2013 Good Beer Guide pub is Elgoods and not far from the brewery which is not currently open to visitors (May to September). Although 3 of their beers had pump clips showing, only 2 beers were available so we had the Cambridge bitter which was clear enough. Appeared to be a popular pub and food menu looked good. There is an outside seating area at the rear of the pub.
On 14th March 2013
- rating: 8
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Alan Winfield left this review about Red Lion
The Red Lion is a decent looking pub and the sort of pub i like going into which is situated in a nice location overlooking the river Nene.
This pub is an Elgoods tied house and is the closest Elgoods house to the brewery so it could be classed as the brewery tap.
Once inside i went in a smart room that was very comfortable and there were three real ales on the bar i had a drink of Elgoods Black Dog mild and this was a really nice drink the other beers were Elgoods Cambridge bitter and Golden Newt.
I thought this was a really nice pub and would have happily stayed longer if not on a pub crawl.
Pub visited 2/8/2000
On 2nd August 2000
- rating: 8
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