Red Lion, Ealing

I must have been in a different Red Lion. When I visited last week I felt as though I was in a poorly written and poorly acted episode of Fawlty Towers. The barmaid/actress and the landlady played Basil - only I didnt think there were supposed to be two Basils. Sausages do not take forty minutes to cook, we had not been there for only ten minutes, and making people wait for their food does not inveigle them into buying more to drink. Also, if your customers are unhappy with the service, it is a good idea to apologise, and not argue the toss at length and at the top of your voices.

I am a local, and know that there are better, more friendly pubs in Ealing. Which I will return to - but never again to the Red Lion.

25 Jan 2008 08:07