The Red Lion Hotel

Ate here on evening of 2nd October. Booked table earlier and staff gave us a nice table in front room. Excellent range of beers. Staff were very good, making recommendations. Pie of the day was excellent, my wife chose from specials menu. Nice atmosphere. Did not have pudding as too full. Highly recommended

Such a professional team! We booked for breakfast and was given a great welcome. Shown to a large picturesque window table and served a hearty full English breakfast cooked to our individual choices. Served hot with plenty of toast coffee, tea, and juices. The service we received for breakfast was so good it encouraged us to book the first of our evening meals. We had another large table with plenty of room and still with a view. It was not only the quality of the food but the excellent waiter that meant we rebooked for the next night. When I called to rebook I was remembered and again we where given a great table location in the main restuarent under the lantern roof window. Our waiter from the night before welcomed us again and remembered our daughter in laws preferred starter she had choosen from the night before. The upbeat attentive attention was spot on in our opinion. Food was attractive, tasty and good quality.

Had a fabulous Sunday lunch here, food was delicious and dogs are welcome which is nice. Beautiful view from dining room of the same front. Would definitely recommend and can't wait for return visit.

Popped in yesterday for some breakfast after a really busy week. The service was absolutely amazing, so so much better than any service I’ve received in Norfolk over the past 4-5 years. The young lady that sat us at the table was extremely attentive, our drinks arrived almost before we had sat down at the table and our food was prepared in no time. The breakfast was great but made even better by the service provided by the young lady looking after us. I forgot to ask for her name, but this review is for her! An absolute asset to the Red Lion Team, well definitely be back time and time again after yesterdays visit.

We chose The Red Lion for our mini break in Cromer because its dog friendly. It's in a great location overlooking the sea. We had a lovely Seaview room with views of the pier. The room was comfortable, clean and well equipped. It has a fantastic restaurant serving delicious food. Our Labrador Rosie was treated to a sausage each morning at breakfast. (Very thoughtful of the hotel)The staff were friendly and helpful. Will definitely return.

Good menu . Food nicely prepared and tasty, there is a talented chef hiding here and to add great service. Young lady on first night working was attentive without being over bearing. Restaurant managers parents are welcome to sit with us next time 😉.

Lovely to sit and have pints and lunch after cycling from Norwich - excellent pub, excellent view, nice lunch. Good times. Would heartily recommend. Hurrah!

First time visiting, it won't be the last. We stayed in room number 8, great king size bed. Fantastic shower room, great sea view and beautiful decor, fantastic bar and restaurant, delicious food. 10/10

Nice pub atmosphere with comfy sofas and good food. The 'Eton Mess' is a scrumptious mountain of meringue, fresh cream, berries, and white chocolate shavings. Oy!

As a Cromer resident, this is actually my favourite place to go for a drink or meet friends. I like the character, cosiness and 'laid back' atmosphere and always manage to get a seat. There is a variety of seating options including some more private areas and staff are friendly and attentive. I'm not impressed with the food giving value for money, and the quality seems to be inconsistent but there is a reasonable range of choice. The decor needs some attention with paint peeling from the stained glass divisions, woodwork and ceilings and tends to make me wonder whether it's because of wanting to retain original features, and William Morris wall coverings that it appears so neglected 'yellowed'. The women's toilets are always clean and functional and provide quality extras, my only complaint is the height of the mirrors, I'm 5'2 and can only see my face if I stand on tip-toes. I should mention here that I have never stayed in the actual hotel, so my comments are about using the bar. Ye Olde Red Lion Hotel also has a banquetting hall and when it's laid out for a function it looks truely amazing and very 'olde worlde' I've just given this venue an extra star,( it should be 4 stars now) as recently there seems to be an improvement in the consistency of quality of food. I've taken a few more people to eat and drink there and they have all liked it and would return.

Excellent pub / restaurant. Great food and service. Superb range of real ales (5 on when we visited). Dog friendly. Great sea view as well HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Booked for a meal just after Christmas and took four foodie guests hoping to impress. The restaurant was chilly and the log burner fires remained unlit despite it being an extremely cold night. The menu was very limited with a very unexciting choice. We would have left at this point but had a taxi booked for our return home. Ordered our first choice of starter and was informed that it was not available....even more limited menu! Cheese soufflés didn't resemble soufflés in any way being 'sloppy' like a half set blancmange. Ordered main courses meals and were informed the vegetables offered on the menu were not available. Accepted an alternative but when the meals arrived the vegetables were different to the ones offered and were extremely minimal...only two varieties with the fish dish, one of which was more of a decoration on the plate. Steaks arrived almost raw, grey in colour with raw white fat on the sides, accompanying veg; half a tomato and one mushroom. Chosen desserts...no longer available. We left without desserts and made our way to a pub nearby to finish our evening and await our taxi. We were given a discount on the bill but this did not make up for a terrible meal and ruined evening. I have written to the manager and gave them a month in which to reply; they haven't even bothered to do that. Hence my late review.

My heart started to sink as soon as I began to order lunch at the Bar. Minimum order of £15 for credit cards Boss and You can't run a tabsorry pay now OK . Perhaps they have had a spate of people doing a runner ? I don't know but Just got my back up from the start. Food arrived after about 25 mins, cold, and uninspiring. Great view of the Pier and Sea front from the Public bar but that's about it. Give it a miss. A shame .It could be so much better.

Went in last week. The new owners have transformed the place. Recommended for food and drink (decent range of real ale). Great views of the sea

My oh my was this a let down or what. place was filthy and stank of somthing off. My friends had heard good things about it so we went for lunch. food was seriously over-priced and took agessss to come, waitress then mixed up an order and had to wait for another 15 mins for it to come and by then everyone else had finished. dont recommend this to anyone who knows good food and value....

Fantastic has been refurbished. We come back time and time again. The Red Lion is nothing like it was before the refurbishment. It is also the sister to the newly rebuilt Bella Vista opposite the pier.