Red Lion at Hellidon

We visited as a group of 6 and we all though the food was great, except the curry, which should have come with a bit more. There was no naan or Poppadoms or Mango chutney. It was quite overpriced. One problem was that the service was quite odd- the staff weren't very welcoming; at one point the waiter just walked off without saying anything after coming to get our order, because we were just double checking with everyone that we were ready to order. We then turned about and he was gone! There were some other strange interactions too. For example, my wife wanted to clarify that the bread and Olives were egg and dairy free due to an allergy and we just couldn't get a straight answer. At one point he said yes, we can do gluten free bread. The atmosphere wasn't great- was quite cold, bright and the music was too quiet to hear. The room was incredibly smokey and the carbon monoxide alarm went off twice. On the 2nd time of going off, the alarm was just taken from the room which was quite worrying.

Great gluten free options 👍🏼