The Red Lion Pub

"The Red Lion imports a full British pub experience, complete with fish and chips, ales from across the Atlantic, and lots of dark wood and moody lighting. Grab a comfy seat next to the fireplace and drink Old Speckled Hens while pretending to read (when in fact you’re probably eavesdropping on the DePaul students next to you). Or, sidle up to the bar lined with as many books as bottles and chat with the friendly bartender who probably knows half the Lincoln Park regulars drinking at any given time." - veda kilaru, adrian kane, john ringor

"The Red Lion Pub is a bar in Lincoln Park that imports the full pub experience from across the pond. It looks small from the outside, but the dark, wooden inside seems to go on (and up) forever, so you can easily bring a group here, find a big table, and drink Old Speckled Hens while pretending you’re on the set of Robin Hood. Or, sidle up to the bar lined with as many books as bottles and chat with the friendly bartender who probably knows half the neighborhood regulars drinking at any given time. And while the short food menu is full of hit-or-miss pub classics like scotch eggs or fish and chips, keep Red Lion in mind the next time you need a low-key spot for a beer with a friend." - Veda Kilaru

"Eating at Red Lion Pub in means you might run into an entire football (that’s soccer to us Americans) team, people yelling intensely at football (still soccer) on TV, and someone next to you enunciating the word “pint” while ordering beer. Determining where the English cosplay begins and ends at Red Lion proves difficult, but the bar stocks enough whisky and English or Irish beer to get you saying, “God Save The Queen'' regardless. Grab a bar stool or wood-paneled booth and order up a stomach-busting portion of shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, or chicken tikka masala. And while the food here won’t blow your mind, it will sop up quite a lot of beer and most of it comes covered in cheese, and that counts for a lot." - Chelsea Thomas

"Red Lion Lincoln Square, the popular British pub that opened in 2010, has closed." - Naomi Waxman

"Red Lion Lincoln Square was one of the venues that experienced burglaries over the weekend amid reduced operational hours due to COVID-19 restrictions." - Ashok Selvam