The Red Lion - Swale

Dined here Sunday evening with family. It was my recommendation to come here, as I’ve been a few times before with work colleagues and friends. Having the back restaurant space was perfect for us, a family of eight for our belated Christmas get together. The food was fantastic, plenty of specials available and a huge range of meals to please all palettes. The portion sizes were as good as I recall (which was a big selling point when pitching this location to family! I had the large fish and chips which was excellent, fresh crisp fish and a good portion of chips, peas and salad. 10/10! My only niggles was the service and the banoffee pie. We found it tricky to catch anyone’s attention for extra drinks, and were looking to chase up forgotten drinks missed off a previous order. When drinks were served, they were handed to us by the rim, which is always a little off putting. Banoffee pie was served in a pastry case, not a biscuit base which I felt a little odd. With such a great selection of puddings, I wish I’d selected something else. The bill was served to us just with the price written on a duplicate pad page? Not an itemised recipe as expected. Very odd. A good experience all in all great value for money, and decent food. I’ll definitely be back.

I am a minibus driver who was taking a group of elderly people to the Red Lion p/h for afternoon tea and coffee. what a great welcoming we received with staff offering to help with the not so able passengers on entrance into the Red Lion p/h. the seating was great and everything was served within 10 mins of our arrival. we were a group of 14 and nothing was too much trouble. We had beautiful scones and cake afterwards which was served with Tea and Coffee. I would strongly recommend Red Lion p/h for those that have not visited.

Decided to have lunch on the way to Faversham Quay took a bit of a detour after reading reviews, what a great decision that turned out to be. Lovely pub,lots of thought given to some outside seating and the food was second to none,don,t hesitate to visit

We have been here more than once and I thought it about time I updated my review, especially as this time we took friends. We always receive a warm welcome. The food is excellent I particularly love the chicken curry The pub is dog friendly and has a nice, large beer garden and outside seating. There is a restaurant and pub area. Can’t wait to return!

All round great experience! Our group of 10 had only good things to say about the food. We all had a mix from the menu on offer, I was very impressed with the quality and value for money the Red Lion had to offer. Warm friendly staff accommodated our large party along with needs for small children. We will defiantly be back for another visit.