The Red Lion, Norwich - pub details
Address: 79 Bishopgate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4AA [map] [gmap]
Norwich (0.4 miles), Salhouse (4.8 miles), Brundall Gardens (5.1 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Riverside location
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by John on 5 Oct 2004
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> Current user rating: 7.0/10 (rated by 4 users)
> Local guides: Norwich pub guide, Norfolk pub guide
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Adam and Eve, Norwich (0.2 miles), Bridge House, Norwich (0.2 miles), Bakers Arms, Norwich (0.3 miles), Ketts Tavern, Norwich (0.3 miles), Compleat Angler, Norwich (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Red Lion, Norwich
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| If for some bizarre and possibly smack induced reason, the Grim Reaper offered me one last Sunday lunch before delivering my sorry arse straight to all those pointy sticks and hot coals, I would without a doubt ask for a final summer afternoon feast in the Red Lion. Everything about the RL`s effort in this area in flawless – the quality of the food is outstandingly succinctly, the variety extensive, the prices affordable and the portions simply huge. Best of all there is no tiresome waiting before you can get stuck into your meal as the food is dished out from a constantly replenished food counter where you simply pick your mush, have it put on your plate and then disappear to a big seating area to start stuffing your face. Jesus, my stomach is turning in knots just thinking about it! If the RL was to be judged on the quality of its Sunday afternoon efforts alone it would deserve a 10, but with my objective hat on I have to concede that its other features don’t quite reach the perfection it achieves on its weekend food menu. The pub does deserve extra marks for its natural, bare and earthy interior that doesn’t have a hint of rank commercialism. However, despite this there isnt anything about the place that grabs you by the jaffers and make you think “wow, this is amazing!” despite the fact that it is pleasant. Some shine is also taken off by the slightly smokey interior that could really do with some air conditioning to at neuter at least a few of the cancer cells that start dancing on the inside of your lungs during a bad night. Still on the upside the drink selection is pretty good, the prices average for Norwich and the location pretty picturesque, something that also helps the clientele to be pleasant, even if a little on the sedate side. Overall I`m going to go for a 7/10 for the RL as it is an above average establishment in a general sense. But if you want a brilliant Sunday lunch, fight mountains, rivers, plagues and all forms of pestilence to get there! pgazz - 15 Aug 2005 14:31 |
| Quite close to the River and to the Cathedral Tel:01603 620154 John - 5 Oct 2004 04:24 |
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