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The Red Lion Inn, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-By-Sea
Shoreham-By-Sea
BN43 5TE
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Red Lion Inn
Situated just off a roundabout heading north out of town, the Red Lion closes on a Monday and a Tuesday. However, on a Wednesday lunchtime, there wasn't much room to move in the small bar, with a large group of workers enjoying a lunchtime pint. More space was available down some steps in an area used by diners.
4 real ales were on when we arrived. We ordered four halves of a beer I'd not had before. But the beer ran out before the second half could be poured and the first one off was far too cloudy to give us. As such, the remaining choice was Young's Special, Gun Scaramanga & Long Man Rising Giant. The Rising Giant was quite pleasant, but the Scaramanga wasn't in the best of form.
On 19th October 2023
- rating: 5
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Quinno _ left this review about Red Lion Inn
Situated on the outskirts of Shoreham by the old toll bridge, this is a low-ceilinged 16th century building with incredibly low-beamed ceilings, snug drinking areas, wooden booth seating and log fireplace with brasses. Two dining areas either side of the bar (meze ‘four for a tenner’) with outside drinking areas front and back. Five handpumps dispensing a range of microbrewery ales though I don’t recall the quality being particularly brilliant, not enough to stop me heading off to explore elsewhere anyway.
On 1st August 2010
- rating: 7
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Allan Neil left this review about Red Lion Inn
If it is real ale you are after, try the Amsterdam across the road first, then come into the Red Lion. I guarantee you will detect an upturn in quality. It's a very quaint lower bar area and I was obviously lucky with the barman who was able to list the qualities of the various real ales on offer. Also good to eat out in the garden area on a nice day if you stay upwind of the many smokers taking refuge here!.
On 19th April 2008
- rating: 8
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train man left this review about The Red Lion Inn
Harveys, Kings Old Ale, Itchen Valley Godfather, One Hop, & Hampshire Fallover (6%). VERY low ceiling around main bar area where a roaring log fire made for a warm welcome, some wooden booth seating then leads to a family room at one end, and away from the bar in the other direction is a higher ceilinged room set up for dining. Covered area out back so the smokers needn't get wet. Great beer & lovely pub, why oh why do we have to suffer radio commercials in such a place?
On 18th November 2007
- no rating submitted
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Nigel Sheppard left this review about Red Lion Inn
Good all round pub with a nice selection of changing beers olny spoilt by the fact that the staff serving the beers know diddly squat about them and you can get the occasional bad one, otherwise very good.
On 28th May 2007
- rating: 6
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john mcgraw left this review about Red Lion Inn
A very comfortable pub about 15 mins walk from the town centre.Serves up to Six real ales and has two seperate eating areas each side of the bar.Outside drinking areas at the front and back.If you are over 5ft tall watch your head as you walk around the bar!
On 14th November 2006
- rating: 10
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