Dropped in while awaiting a connecting train and found the locals friendly enough on a busy Sat night and beer was good. This is probably your best bet for proper beer in Luton especially if you arrive by train as the other alternatives are a bit of a trek across town.Funnily enough I can see both sides to this. It is a wonderful pub and it has a great community. If you're not part of it it is a bit daunting. But that's often the way with such things. So two questions... How does the quiz work: can I just turn up on my tod and join in? Does it matter that I support Watford?Wonderful pub, superb beer, now includes a mild, top landlady and very friendly and helpful barstaff. When we've been on a long away day watching Luton, it's always great to get back to the brickies.

£3.00 a pint for Taylor's Landlord may not be great value, but the beer was on good form. This is a comfortable town centre pub, the sort of place you can take your mother or your wife to without feeling out of place enjoying a beer or two. Judging by RedRoosterRocker's comments on this and other establishments it really is difficult to know what sort of pub would make him happy. i visited yesterday for the first time since this place reverted to its old name and oh dear...

you can get a pint of cask ale for £1.95 on a monday but thats as good as it gets..

idont think i'll bother going here again.

Has just reopened as the Red Lion Hotel after a refurbishment. Now appears to be aiming at a slightly different market - at least during the daytime - and offer reasonably priced food and coffee as well as a welcome 3 real ales (Youngs Bitter, Wells Eagle and Taylor's Landlord).

THIS USED TO BE A REAL ALE PARADISE DISPENSING THE FULL RANGE OF FULLERS ALES BUT THESE DAYS ONLY HAS LONDON PRIDE ON TAP AND IT IS DECIDEDLY ROPEY.

IT SEEMS TO OPERATE MORE AS A B AND B FOR CONTRACT WORKERS THAN AS A REAL ALE PUB.....SUCH A SHAME.

7Surprisingly busy on a Monday evening, possibly as it was around midnight! Served an acceptable pint of London Pride, although most of those present seemed to be drinking lager or Guinness. I might just be encouraged not to walk straight past quite so often in future.Six Handpumps but only London Pride on. Friendly little local with a good value juke box, 6/10

I went on a wednesday night after a shoot with friends lol whoever said to me the liver was pink must of been blind as it came out braised felt like but last week was e sawdust was terrible the week before was fantastic the specials even looked like rereal specials. So I decided maybe the new chef was off work that day so I took my wife to try again the food had a slight smell like it was off I wont be going back shame but I will admit the beer is nice but very overpriced £4 for a pint of peroni is ridiculous and the manager stunk of alcohol wasnt very pleasant I went on a wednesday night after a shoot with friends lol whoever said to me the liver was pink must of been blind as it came out braised felt like but last week was e sawdust was terrible the week before was fantastic the specials even looked like rereal specials. So I decided maybe the new chef was off work that day so I took my wife to try again the food had a slight smell like it was off I wont be going back shame but I will admit the beer is nice but very overpriced £4 for a pint of peroni is ridiculous and the manager stunk of alcohol wasnt very pleasant
I came across this pub after picking up a friend at Luton Airport. He was trying to direct me to a pub for a decent pint (they don't sell them in Spain) and a bite to eat before we hit the A1 northbound. The pub is situated in an extremely pleasant village location that feels 100 miles from Luton! They have two McMullens ales on and a guest. I had a pint of Country Bitter and my friend tried all three! All were well kept and presented. They also have a good selection of food. My friend had the home made burger and says it was the best he has had in years. I tried the sausage and mash which was also excellent. Friendly staff as well. They also do afternoon tea so you can take your maiden aunt along as well.

Unpretentious corner boozer which, as mentioned is handy for a stop if you are picking up from the nearby Parkway station.
Deuchars IPA and Pride on Friday night and both were very well kept.
Good friendly service from the Thai family who obviously run this pub well, and although I did not eat, plenty of people were.
Will definately use again when meeting someone from the station.Not far from Parkway station. They had Pride and Landlord on draught but saw no one drinking it so went for lager. Serves Thai food (served by Thai staff). Reasonable enough pub in an area where there aren't too many. Should have tried the Pride though as the bloke who came in after me ordered a pint and it looked quite healthy.Much better than it looks on the outside. This pub has an excellent cosy traditional atmosphere, in addition to excellent reasonably priced food. The owners are a lovely thai family who are incredibly friendly and obviously care about running a great pub. Beer on offer was Deuchars and London Pride in addition to all the usual tap stuff, all reasonably priced e.g. a Stella was £2.90, with ale slightly cheaper. Also had Flowers! a rare spot nowadays! On reflection one of the best pubs in town.

Cheap as always with JDW, but staffing hopeless - empty at 4 o'clock and 3 staff standing around chatting, full by 5 o'clock and 2 of the 3 staff gone home. Alot of people must walk out and go elsewhere because they get fed up of waiting. Surely the rosters could be reviewed to actually provide something approaching the correct staffing levels in relation to the demand.

Agree with other reviewers that the place is very dark and dingy - although if you go in the upstairs bit it's better.

To be honest, Harpenden and Flitwick are better places than Luton to go for pubs!I didn't have a problem with this pub. In fact, I thought it was quite pleasant. Very good pint of beer on a Friday evening, crowded but not overcrowded. Clean and comfortable.THIS MUST BE ONE OF WETHERSPOONS WORST PUBS IN THEIR CHAIN ACROSS THE UK.

IT OPENS AT 7 IN THE MORNING AND ATTRACTS ALL THE POND LIFE AND WINOS IN THE AREA FOR A CHEAP BREAKFAST AND DRINK AND THEY REMAIN THERE MOST OF THE DAY ONLY TO BE REPLACED AT NIGHT BY CHAVS LOOKING FOR A FIGHT.

I HAVE BEEN IN OTHER WETHERSPOON ESTALISHMENTS ACROSS THE UK AND THEY ARE BETTER RUN AND BETTER MANAGED THAN THIS PLACE.

WORD TO THE WISE....REVAMP THE PLACE AND BE MORE SELECTIVE WHO YOU ALLOW TO CROSS THE THRESHOLD OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENTS.....I MIGHT COME BACK IN IF YOU DO....