The Red Lion - Weymouth and Portland

The most succulent, well cooked steak I have had in a very long time. I’m very fussy with my steaks and the chef the cooked it to perfection. No photos sorry was to eager to eat,

Very shocked to be turned away this evening. Arrived with my wife and daughter early for food and the pub was empty. I was very abruptly informed that I couldn 't come in as we had a child under 8. An assumption by the very rude bar steward was made of my daughters age. Surely, a polite ' can i ask your childs age ' would have been more palatable. I politely enquired as to why this policy is in place and was told by by the same bar steward that 'they pride themselves on being an adult environment. So, do they consider anyone over the age of 8 an adult? Still bemused a couple of hours later i looked at the web site which stated they would allow 'well behaved children over the age of 10 '. Quite baffling, i wouldn 't mind but it was the way it was delivered. The lady, that sent us on our way made things worse when stating ' nothing personal, we just don 't like the pub being full of prams and push chairs '. We had neither. AVOID.

Fantastic food here. Dog friendly. Nice and friendly staff. Clean toilets and bar. There was a fantastic lady called Julie sat outside playing a piano with a lovely voice. Made my holiday. She made me feel relaxed and so chilled. She made the visits, which were 4 of them, by the way. Well worth a visit

We called here for a drink intending to order a meal. The chef came into the bar area and made a remark to one of the young ladies serving the tables. She told him to get back in the kitchen but the reply he made to the young lady took my breath away to think he spoke to her like that in front of paying customers. No one should be spoken to like that and certainly not in the public area . A gentleman at the bar remarked on it and the young lady said he’d had a bad day in the kitchen. We didn’t stay to eat !!

Always holiday in Weymouth. Always visit the Red Lion. Food outstanding. Try the Trawler Board. Absolute heaven. Staff very welcoming and first class. Been going to Red Lion for many years. Never been let down. Dogs welcome outside. Got a rum bible. It is a bible to rum drinkers. Many different flavours of rum to try.