The Red Lion Main Street, East Haddon, Northampton NN6 8BU

"We have been coming to The Red Lion for more than 30 years and having not visited since Covid we were very much looking forward to coming for dinner last Saturday. Unfortunately it was a very disappointing experience. The prawn starter was very unappealing as were the duck wraps. The Thai Red Curry was extremely bland and did not exude any of the Thai flavours one would expect. The steak was fine although it was served a few minutes later than the other mains. The burger was average with a very shrivelled bun. We did leave a tip only in the hope that it went directly to our waitress who did her best but had clearly received very little training."

"As always, high standards. Bar and waitressing staff excellent. Dinner excellent. Bedroom very comfortable and I slept well. Continental breakfast good. Will stay again when I’m in the area. As a pub though it’s lacking. I arrived for my stay at around 5pm and there were people sitting at tables having drinks. It wasn’t long before all the tables had Reserved signs on them as it was now catering for diners and not drinkers. Maybe a sign of the times. If you went in after 6pm just for a drink you’d feel a second class citizen and possibly in the way."

"Not the best Sunday Lunch, I ordered the King prawn starter which was disappointing in both taste and presentation and poor value for money, and eventually the mains came, the food was covered in gravy rather than in a separate gravy boat. But one of the biggest issues was the cutlery, the fork twisted when trying to use it and the knife did not cut the beef easily, even though it was pink. The staff were helpful but not dressed appropriately, jeans & scruffy shirts, which we felt was not right for the dinning experience Overall meal was disappointing."

"Amazing food, amazing atmosphere and lovely, friendly staff! Staying in East hadron for Christmas and brought my family of 6 to the Red lion for Christmas lunch - it was fantastic. Food was of great quality, the portions sizes were large and there wasn’t an option that didn’t satisfy. Staff were very attentive (without being overbearing), were friendly and helped make a lovely Christmas experience. The little additions like starters, palate cleaners and cheese plate / mince pies just topped off a lovely, satisfying Christmas lunch. Absolutely didn’t disappoint. Thank you!"

"Very friendly pub. We stayed here for about 2 weeks. The staff is very friendly and the food is amazing. If you can stay over the weekends so you can have the cooked breakfast, and if you have dinner definitely order the mushroom pasta and the sticky toffee pudding"