Me and my family had dinner and desert here and we all had a lovely time with great food esp the pancakes

I go with a group of ladies aged 50 to 90. We eat here 3-4 times a year. They have a table prepared for us when we arrive. We go up to the bar to place our orders and pay individually which suits us very well They are friendly when we place our orders and willing to make some alterations. They serve up pretty quickly. Mostly we like the food although I have had some thing I didn't like. I didn't like the omelette and another of our group did. Over the years we have probably ordered everything on the menu several times. The most usual complaint is that the servings are too big. The desserts are pretty good. One of our group thinks the tiramisu is lovely. I like the mud cake. All varieties of coffee are on offer or you can go into the gaming room and have a free cup of instant coffee or tea made with a tea bag. [All the tea is made with a tea bag.] Many varieties of cold beverages are offered. I offer no opinion on the alcoholic beverages because I don't like alcohol in any form. If we didn't like it here we wouldn't go back like we do. There are several eating places that have gone onto our no go list but this isn't one of them.

Can be a little noisy at times especially around the bar and pokie areas , try and get into restaurant area. Staff friendly and helpful with menu. I felt that the vegies I had with salmon, were cooked all week, but the salmon itself was lovely. Plenty on the menu to pick from. Open from breakfast to late.

Approximate cost: $varies

The RED LION HOTEL is a great venue to visit. I've been there a few times, for tea, a 40th birthday etc. Each and every time it;s been a good time had by all.
I love that they cater for the kiddies with the play area also :)
Staff are good but can be busy and hard to talk with but all in all i would recommend :)

Approximate cost: $-

I went there for an anniversary with my partner and was serve the pork belly and I was not the happiest customer . The meat was over cooked and the skin was not crispy like the way it suppose to be ... It lacked in flavour. If I was to go there again I wouldn't order that ever again... The survive was ok.

Everywhere you can get a parma and chips but not everywhere you can get a great one from, but here you can. Only thing my husband and son ever order and they clean the plate so it must be good. I normally have a pizza and have no complaints, not the best but still very nice and worth the price.
Great childrens playground area gives parents a bit of peace and quiet, while also having the pokie area for the adults.

I love going here after work with the girls for a drink they have. Great out door area the pokies who doesn't love to win and great tasteing food I always go for the Parma it's family friendly as we have young friends with kids on a Friday night the staff will put the fox footy on for us and the staff are always smiling I really like that

I love this place, so much so I have my birthday there every year. I am a mother of two and being somewhat of a young mother I have a mixture of friend, some with kids and some without, so it is definitely important to me to find a place that caters for everyone. Somewhere that is laid back and funky but family and child friendly and The Red Lion is the perfect balance of that!! The prices are fair and there's even two different menus if you'd like a cheaper menu, the food is great and staff very accomodating.

Approximate cost: $30

Had a nice parma here, I don't think the price was unreasonable at all, and the sizes of the meals were quite large. Nice, clean space with friendly staff

We were staying in apartments at Golden Point for a few days and asked a local passer by the whereabouts of the nearest pub. We were told just down the road a bit. So we ambled in the direction given and eventually arrived at the Red Lion Hotel. The outward appearance was that it was quite a sizeable pub so after the walk we went in and ordered some drinks and sat in the front patio type area. The drinks went down really well after the walk down. The area was quite unusual in that the heaters were on full bore and only just took the chill off the air as the area was almost fully open to the elements which negated the effect of the heaters. We returned a day or two later for a dabble on the pokies and some more drinks, but on looking at the food menu we soon took a few steps back as the prices were far too dear for a group of pensioners on holiday. There was a cheaper gaming room menu but this was only available for a limited time, and it was past this time and I think the wine on the drinks menu contained traces of "gold" also, going by the prices. We were disappointed at the meal and wine prices so we left and went back to Golden Point and had pizzas at the local pizza place - a lot kinder to our pockets.

Staying nearby for a few days we decided to check out the hotel for a few drinks and a meal. The hotel is very nice I'm sure, but when we saw the menu prices, we decided to forego the meal and grab some pizzas. The games room is ok for anyone wanting to have a flutter but the dinner menu is not suitable for most people on a tight budget.

Always welcoming from reception through to the bar and restaurant staff.Modern, clean, up to date facilities, quiet rooms and well located .Perfect for business or holiday makers.
I both recommend "The Red Lion" to family, friends and business associates when in Ballarat.

the food was not good as much as its price ,and the service was too slow ,the price was too high,but quality is not too high

My partners fave place to eat! very well presented and honestly, delicious! I just find the price to be a little frightening. Between us we ate 2 meals, 1 starter and 1 desert and it came to over $90! And we didn't even have any alcohol!

excellent food and very quick service love the meals there is always enough on the plate love going here

Approximate cost: $15.00

I enjoyed my meal and the Red Lion, service wasn't too bad and the atmosphere was nice and pleasant

Pretty disappointing experience. Porterhouse steaks were large but very chewy. Served with bland mashed potatoes, carrots & beans - bore fest. We both chose the Bearnaise sauce as we had never tried it before and were really looking forward to it as something different. Unfortunately it was not made fresh in-house as one would expect for a $32.50 meal, but gross muck that anyone can buy in a plastic squeeze bottle from the supermarket. Most places we have been to lately have been capable of making their steak sauces fresh, so I don't see why The Red Lion can't - they are trying to pass themself off as a restaurant but are serving mediocre cafeteria quality food. Also had terrible music videos playing the entire time to further lower the quality of the experience. On the up side, the service was really good - pity what's on offer is so substandard.

Approximate cost: $32.50

Food here isn't bad, a little hit and miss at times. I have had really good meals here and I have pretty bad ones too, but overall its a pretty nice venue. The bar is really nice for some after work drinks with a really decent range of beers on tap.

Approximate cost: $18

Great service in the cafe by the bar staff and excellent staff in the gaming room. The food is great value and tastes good too. Love the Wednesday, Thursday $12 Parmys. The is a lot of variety on the menu and my kids love the kids meals and desserts. Although the staff all seem friendly and approachable, I wouldn't exactly call the main manager approachable. He often looks grumpy and stands around a lot not doing much, which I think is unfair for all the staff members.

Pleasant surroundings and generally good distance between tables. Staff are generally friendly and efficient. Menu has good variety but standard of food can vary significantly at times. Generally a very enjoyable experience going there: especially Friday's after work

Approximate cost: $20

Myself and two friends decided to have lunch here as it was recommended to us by friends that had dinner there a few weeks before. But we were all very disappointed with the meals! I had the calamari salad, it should be listed on the menu as salad with a tiny bit of calamari. The calamari was like chewing on leather and the dressing made it hard to swallow as it was not the best taste, the steak sandwich was just dreadful, when my friend cut into it, it was raw, not rare....raw!!! it probably had 2 min. on either side and that was it. To their benefit when we called the waitress over she was very surprised to see the meat between the bread and was very apologetic over it and saw to it that it was replaced. My other friend who ordered the chicken parma had the best meal of all three, but she said that it didn't taste all that great. All in all nice atmosphere but that was it, their food was a lot to be desired.

Approximate cost: $17.00

I wish to say that after dining in the bistro and ordering 2 x squid salt & pepper meals as well as a bowl of soup and steak sand, We were very dissatisfied with the Squid meals, the meals consisted of portions of approx 8 squid sitting on a large quantity of salad leave very little else,, We left the Bistro both saying how very disappointing this experience was and actually left feeling quite hungry, this was one of the worst meals we have experienced and will find it very difficult to go back and dine there. what we wanted was Calamari rings with chips and salad, when I spoke with one of the ladies who worked there, she said that they don't have Calamari Rings chips and salad, unless its ordered as a platter..I told her that I thought this meal was very bad and nothing further took place. I do have to say that we have been at the Red Lion Hotel on many occasions for drinks and nibbles and found that to be very nice..It was a very disappointing end to what was a pleasant evening

Approximate cost: $17.60

This place has a great relaxing atmosphere including a range of seating options. Good range of meals (the wedges are good), however the ice-cream was poor quality and value. Generally a nice place which I will visit again.

Approximate cost: $16

Great pub for a casual after work drink, meal in front of the fire, or outside drinks or dining, good range of meals including gluten free options and everybodys fave parmi, and a good range of beers on tap

Approximate cost: $15-20

I have visited the Red Lion hotel numerous times over the past year, and have found the food and the service to be consistently good. It can get a bit noisy at times when there are a lot of people in the bistro section, but otherwise you get a great feed every time you visit - plus they have several gluten free options available, and actually understand what you are talking about!!!

Approximate cost: $20.00

Good food, great place to kick back with a beer and enjoy the footy. most meals I have tried have been pretty good and at reasonable prices. parma night is a bit of a let down as there are better parmas around town (more topping required, a bit dry).

Approximate cost: $16.00

The food is pretty good most of the time, can be a bit slow if they're busy, but overall it's a trendy spot to have a quiet or loud drink just about anytime.

Approximate cost: $15.00

The Red Lion is a great place to go for some quiet drinks. They have Fox sports on almost always for those footy fans and also modern background music with film clips playing on some TVs too. The bar has a good variety of beers and other beverages and there are comfy little tables and chairs (and not so comfy tables/chairs too). The bar does meals from a small menu which are pretty good; the wedges, nachos and sweet chilli pizza are yum but the chicken parma could do with more sauce and the spaghetti bolagnaise wasn't very good. They also have a bistro with table service but I haven't tried that yet.

Approximate cost: $16.00