Golden Lion, Magor

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Beer gardenDogs allowedFamily friendlyFoodFunction roomOutside areaReal aleReal fireSmoking areaWiFi freeDartboardPool tableFootballTerrestrial TVCask Marque

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Reviews

489 reviews

4.3/5

Andrew Smith

3 months ago

A relaxed atmosphere but very quiet. I would expect that on a Tuesday evening anyway. The steak wasn't up to a very high standard which I expected from a new steakhouse. I did try to return it as it wasn't medium rare. They brought it back saying it was. I accepted that and got on with the meal. When you spend money on a good steak, you know straight away if it's the business. Unfortunately the management need to consider whether it's a top end steak house or just a pub and grub steakhouse. I wish them the best and I will order a different meal next time, and not the porterhouse steak. Others were also unhappy with their steak. Hope this helps moving forward.

Charlotte Healey

3 months ago

My husband and I went to the newly refurbished Golden Lion as we wanted to support local business. It’s a beautiful pub with a lot of character. When we arrived we saw that the pub had been painted a light cream colour inside, it looked fresh and lovely. There needs to be a sign to say “please wait here to be seated” as we were just stood at the bar like lemons waiting to be seated and wasn’t helped when we went to the bar. Finally I walked around the corner and collared a waiter who then took us to a table. It was a small table which was fine for us, but very very close to the table next to us which had a large number of people. The table lay out in the upper restaurant section wasn’t great and you were made to feel very close to the tables next to you. The waitress took our drinks order and then came back with half of the drinks order. After around 30 minutes I asked again for some water and was then given it. Our drinks were only taken once and if you wanted any other drinks you were made to go to the bar instead of asked by the waiting staff. I thought this was quite poor as in a restaurant you hope to have your drinks brought to you. It wasn’t necessarily overly busy either so I’m not sure whether this is how the pub serves their drinks? We ordered calamari and burnt beef ends to start. It was tasty but the calamari was definitely not crispy enough. It was quite chewy but overall did taste lovely. My husband said the burnt beef ends were very tasty. The mains came and I ordered the ribeye steak and loaded fries, and my husband had the steak with seasoned fries. The dishes came out and were presented well, the steak was cooked perfectly (rare) and seasoned well with salt. The loaded fries however were inedible, truly disgusting unfortunately. They were extremely hard and the cheese was solid. The crispy chicken on top was hard and cold. It was obviously made some time before and maybe heated up but it just caused the whole dish to become very solid. I picked up one chip and the whole dish came with it. I did complain to the waitress and she seemed very put out but did remove the £8 from my bill. My husbands seasoned fries were unseasoned also. The saving grace was the beef dripping sauce which was tasty. The alcoholic drinks were great, they had a great variety and they tasted really nice. The service was extremely slow and we had to ask for our order to be taken, but overall everyone was fairly polite. The waiting staff do need more training as they were bringing out the dishes with their fingers inside the dishes touching the food. They were young lads and were polite but just need more training. It was an overall disappointment evening, which was made more disappointing for us as it was a very rare child free night. I would not eat there again but would have a drink there.

nick durn

4 months ago

We went last night & enjoyed our meals, We had Fillet Steaks. Just a few tweaks and it'll be a great pub again. My suggestions are , Get A better range of Lagers, Make sure the heating is working, And make it more homley with a refurbishment. It's got great potential.

Nathan Bellamore

4 months ago

Lions share Sunday roast for four was really nice. Staff were excellent and the food was excellent. Only slight criticism is the bar at the front is now all restaurant would be nice after a meal to have a drink around the bar. And it felt a little bright white where we were sat, needs a little softening. But fantastic service and food and great to see the lion open again.

Sam Palmer

1 year ago

Had lunch at The Golden Lion today. They have a lunchtime menu which is good value. Two courses for £10 or three for £13. We had a main course and dessert. Good vegetarian selection and good sized portions. We were well and truly stuffed afterwards. Good coffee too. Nice relaxed atmosphere and clean and tidy toilets, always a plus point.