The Golden Lion, Penarth

David Walton left this review about The Golden Lion

Visited 01/10/25

Four hand pumps, three dispensing. Two were from Grey Trees, the Mosaic Pale Ale and the Equinox APA, the other being Citra from the Mary Brewing Co ( a new one for me). Extensive keg offering of Neck Oil, Thatchers Haze, Hawkstone lager, Estrella Galicia, Asahi, John Smiths, Madri, a tropical quaff from Tiny Rebel, Inch's regular and their Riverside offering, Guinness, Murphy's stout, Budvar, original SB, Cruz, Coors, Stella, San Miguel & Carling. Hardly a stellar collection but a decent number of taps on a quite small bar counter.

This is a neighbourhood venue, not too far from the main drag in Penarth. It is L shaped and bare boarded with a ceramic tiled skirt along the bar counter, which is on the left-hand wall just inside the corner entrance. Seating in the front part via tall and regular tables, which are served by a leather banquette along the wall opposite the bar counter. The rear section and the other side of the L-shape has regular tables and chairs and a long leather banquette along the rear wall. There is a small courtyard area outside in the fill in part of the L shape! TV's were showing build up to the evening Euro footy games. This was a busy venue, obviously very community popular and really a pretty decent venue. Not difficult to see why in the GBG and my pints of the two Grey Trees quaffs were excellent.

On 8^th March 2026 - rating: 6
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