Red Lion (Egham)

Having found myself in "Historic Egham" at lunchtime with a work colleague, we decided we would go for a quick pub lunch. Both of us enjoy a pint of real ale, so we started by going into the White Lion (stick with me here - there is a logical progression to this!) After looking through the door, seeing no-one behind the bar or anywhere else, we left in search of a warmer welcome... and found the Red Lion in the High Street. The outside looked promising (signs referring to Real Ales in the plural and Home Made Hot Food). We entered a 1970's time warp bar with three people having lunch in the corner. On reflection we should have followed any ...  Read the complete review

Wow. I can honestly say I have never, ever paid for poorer food and service in my life. But I am getting ahead of myself. From the outside, this looks a charming, village centre real ale pub in so-called 'Historic Egham". How wrong that impression is. The decor looks to be around 20 years old. Despite boards advertising a number of real ales, there was but one session ale (at 3.8%) on, and nothing else. When I asked, no apology was given. The ale was in decent condition, but was nothing special. They also served lager, and some wines, though not a huge selection, from what I could tell. Before ordering food, I should have looked around. There ...  Read the complete review