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Red Lion, Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme
Chesterton
Newcastle under Lyme
ST5 7ER
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Reviews of Red Lion (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
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Steve C left this review about Red Lion
The right-hand lounge bar was closed with lights out, so I remained in the public bar during a fleeting Tuesday evening visit. Three unused hand pumps can be found on the bar amongst a limited array of usual keg suspects. I didn’t note any food advertisements, but the woman on duty was eating dinner with a couple of other people.
To the left of the bar is a front seating area with plasma screen that was airing muted rolling BBC News, live sport is advertised. Behind this seating area is a separate pool area and on the rear wall is a dartboard next to a display of Stoke City paraphernalia. Background music was being played by the jukebox. Out the back is a beer garden and car park. The doors do not open until 14:00 Monday to Thursday and there is a late license at the weekends.
The aforementioned ‘woman on duty’, who I took to be the landlady, wasn’t massively impressed that I had interrupted her dinner and to be honest I felt like I had gate-crashed a family gathering. My bad for picking the wrong time, I’m sure the atmosphere is better in this backstreet local when sport is being aired or when there is a live music event on Saturday nights.
On 19th October 2017
- rating: 5
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Pub Details
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- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 24 December 2015 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 24 December 2015 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Darts : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 19 April 2015 by Dave McNally
- Live Music : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Micropub : No last updated 24 December 2015 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 18 October 2017 by Steve C
- Real Ale : No last updated 24 December 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 24 December 2015 by ROB Camra