Lichfield

Lichfield ist eine historische Stadt, die für ihre dreitürmige mittelalterliche Kathedrale, charmante Straßen und die lokale Staffordshire-Küche bekannt ist, wobei Gerichte wie Staffordshire-Oatcakes eine regionale Spezialität sind.

The Star Ember Inns

The Star Ember Inns

United Kingdom, WS7 0HQ, Lichfield

Steak • Fusion • British • Western


"I went to the restaurant with my mother and sister this evening at 6:30 on December 6th, 2023. When we arrived, our booked table was ready for us. Nobody asked if we were the booked party, as the table was reserved for 4 people but only 3 of us were there. After about 5 minutes of searching for the Christmas menu in the table menus (which was what we had booked for), my mother went to the bar to order drinks and ask for a Christmas menu. The lady behind the bar was not aware that the Christmas menu was available, despite it being advertised since November 15th. Eventually, we received one menu to share between the three of us. For starters, we ordered 2 breaded mushrooms and 1 order of chicken wings. The starters took about 20 minutes to arrive. The chicken wings were delicious, but the mushrooms were overcooked and too crispy. For mains, we ordered 2 sirloin steaks cooked medium rare and a Turkey pie. The mains took almost 40 minutes to arrive, and both steaks were overcooked. After asking for steak knives, my sister's steak was acceptable, but mine was overcooked, so I sent it back. The staff apologized and brought me a new steak cooked medium rare. I ordered another round of drinks, and the service at the bar was pleasant despite some issues with the till. Our desserts took another 15 minutes to arrive, and they were tasty. Overall, the pub has a nice atmosphere but the food quality and service need improvement. I believe the staff would benefit from better training. I don't think we will be returning anytime soon."

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

Hay Lane, Longdon Green Near Rugeley Staffs, Lichfield, United Kingdom, DE6 2AR

Cafés • Pizza • Steak • Seafood


"We’ve been to the red lion many times and always really enjoyed it. This visit was on Boxing Day and whilst the food was still really good we were just let down really by a bit of a chaotic experience. The food had been pre-ordered but when we arrived, I was told that the fish for the main course had changed and had I not got the email? (no I haven’t). As it was the alternative fish was really nice, but this was a bit of an indicator of how things were going to go. My starter arrived and it was with pink peppercorns, but it was absolutely drowning in them. Once you picked all those off it was very tasty. The main course for my husband was beef which he said was very good. However, I’d noticed that on his plate the only vegetable was some cabbage and other people appear to be having carrots too. Asking the waitress she then advised that they should’ve been on the plate so went to fetch them and by the time they arrived he’d practically finished his food. Dessert I’d ordered Baked Alaska and was basically just a puddle on a plate and it went back twice. The waitress asked if I’d like to swap for something else so I opted for the chocolate cherry trifle which was really good. So the food was good overall, but it just seemed disorganised despite the pre-ordering. However, I have to say that the staff were always very helpful and accommodating and did actually reduce our bill because of the issues. I think the problem was that they just had too many large parties. Behind us, there was a table of 30 people and there were a couple of other tables of 10.whilst I will quite happily go back to the red lion again, I don’t think I’ll be doing it again for Christmas or New Year, unless they say that they will limit the table sizes."