The Red Lion Inn
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"Impressive dishes, packed full of flavour."
Overview
This tucked-away 17th-century village pub provides an appealing blend of traditional and contemporary styles. The thatched roof, flagstone floors and crackling log fires all set the tone, and the skilled kitchen team make excellent use of the best produce the area has to offer. The menu delivers a good mix of pub classics and more refined dishes.
Ratings & awards
1 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
Our inspector loves...
Charmingly historical - Lots of original features; flagstone floors, exposed beams and more
Pizza perfect - Superb outdoor wood-fired pizzas
Private dining - Book out The Den for a party of up to 20 people
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Food and Drink
- Cuisine style: Gastro, pub classics
Also at this location
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The Red Lion Inn
AA 4 Gold Star Inn
1-Rosette restaurant
- Dogs welcome
- Family rooms
- Outdoor parking
- Wi-Fi
About the area
Somerset remains rural and unspoiled, and ever popular areas to visit are the limestone and red sandstone Mendip Hills rising to over 1,000 feet, and by complete contrast, to the south and southwest, the flat landscape of the Somerset Levels. Another popular spot, the Quantocks, once the haunt of poets Coleridge and Wordsworth, are noted for their gentle slopes, heather-covered moorland expanses and red deer
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