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The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon), Skegness
Skegness
PE25 2RU
Pub Type
J D WetherspoonReviews (Current Rating Average: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
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custodian 42 left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Not the best of Spoons. Come in the side door and the bar is on the left. Not the greatest selection of ales - only Abbot that I could drink.
On 25th March 2020
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Typical 'spoons conversion of a former hotel (originally the Lion in this case), with some interest retained in the façade but the 'L'-shaped interior having been given the old-style dark-wood treatment. Not much doing on the real ale front either, with the usual suspects supplemented by a few non-local beers such as Hanlons Yellow Hammer and Saltaire Blonde (£2.15) on the two banks of six handpumps.
On 29th June 2019
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
The Red Lion is an old school Spoons and although it was originally a hotel it is very much a standard fare JDW. It's roughly an L shaped room with a step up to the right. There is a fair bit of dark wood panelling and typical JDW furnishings. On my early Saturday afternoon visit there were quite a few in considering it was January. A particularly loud and obnoxious little girl was sitting a few tables away and being ignored by her parents who seemed to have just come in for drinks. It bought back memories of the 1970s film the Exorcist and I'm sure the opening bars of Tubular Bells were playing as they left.
The bar has two sets of six hand pumps which had the JDW Trio Of Doom and Black Horse Thanks PA doubled up, Batemans XXXB, a cider, Jenning's Snecklifter and Banks's Barley Brown Tumble Off. The Thanks PA was on Special Offer reduced from £2.99 to £2.15 so I went for that and it was in good nick. The standard guest ale price here was £2.49 which strikes me as expensive for a Midlands Spoons. Despite that it seemed OK although the guest beer choice may be a problem for the low ABV brigade.
On 13th January 2017
- rating: 6
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Not one of the best spoons its tiered needs a refurb staff very lazy but like a lot of spoons not enough staff on was going to eat but no clean tables plenty empty one but full of glasses and plates.
Had a very good pint of Batemans bitter
On 3rd September 2013
- rating: 5
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
A large late Victorian former hotel, know originally as the Lion Hotel - now a part of the Spoon's chain. It is mainly in undressed brick, with moulded stone window lintels and mullions, as well as door lintels and pillasters. There is a large corner oriel projecting tower and a patio area at the back.
The interior is a long room, that then loops around the bar, where it opens out into a library area. The decor is a mix of wood panel and cream walls, with a cream ceiling, with clay coloured squares in the middle and a patterend carpet. As it is a Spoon's it is set-up for dining, mainly just tables and chairs, but there are a few booth areas and a nice lion-headed fireplace is the main feature. Old photos and historical info boards are on the walls in true Spoony style and there is the silent TV - this one however had Horrible Histories on, instead of sub-titled news. There was no music. The service was fine and the usual Spoons mix were present. I didn't eat so can't comment on that.
Beer; usual tap stuff, with the Abbot and Ruddles on handpull, along with Batemans XXXB, Rudgate IPA and Wooden Hand Pirate's Gold - and several 'available soon'!
What is a decent enough Spoon's place by their standard improves with the lack of real quality pubs elsewhere in Skeggy. As such, i would return here.
On 10th June 2012
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andrew parr left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Usual Wetherspoons pub with a suicide step in the middle!!! Good selection of ales at £2.15 a pint.good value and fairly good service.
On 18th September 2011
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