• The Red Lion

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Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Pub in the heart of Bloxham, just a few minutes drive from Banbury on the A361 to Chipping Norton. Has a large garden with a child’s play area. Vegan dishes are labelled on the menu and include a herb panini with vegan cheese, roast red peppers and roast tomato chutney, a bean and vegetable burger with sweet potato fries and red pepper jam and vegan pizza with roast pepper, vegan cheese and vine tomatoes. Open Mon 09:00-14:30, Tue-Sat 09:00-23:00, Sun 09:00-17:00.


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2 Reviews

First Review by Danmiddleton

LeanneMarie

Points +69

Vegan
30 Aug 2020

Mid-Covid-19 Visit (Aug 30th 2020)

Our party consisted of 4 adults (one pescatarian, one vegan, 2 omnis), and 3 small dogs. They don't allow dogs inside but there's a large garden with plenty of space and cover to eat outside. The main menu didn't have any marked allergens (bearing in mind here that with government guidelines regarding single use menus, they're having to print out a4 paper menus so this might not usually be the case, also it was Sunday so perhaps the midweek menu is different) however when I asked the server about vegan options he produced the gluten and dairy free menu (uploaded to view).

Starter: The soup of the day was the only meat free starter on the specialist menu, it had been confirmed as cauliflower and cheddar however they brought out a separate dairy free version for me, along with special bread.

Main: My main was a mushroom and walnut tagliatelle bolognese, *if you don't like parsley ask for it without, it wasn't stated on the menu and they garnished it too heavily for me to pick off*
The fish option for our pescatarian had a chorizo and pea sauce, which they couldn't eat but we didn't ask if there was an alternative to be fair.

Dessert: The desserts were incredible! I've uploaded a photo of the brownie with salted caramel ice cream - assured by the server, completely vegan and tasted delicious! 😋

Overall a nice experience but it would be good if they had more vegan/veggie choices - if there are veggies who don't eat mushrooms visiting they'd be stuck for options!

Reasonably priced - worked out about £30ph with 3 courses, coffees and drinks

Recommend a visit but call ahead to talk through what they can do for you - options may be limited due to pandemic times😄

Pros: Food was tasty , 2 vegan dessert options (not sorbet or fruit!), Polite and friendly staff

Cons: Parsley garnish not mentioned on menu, Fish main had meat sauce, no veg option stated, Only one vegan starter and main option

Danmiddleton

Points +303

Vegan
02 Jul 2019

Lovely lunch in the garden!

This great pub in Bloxham has started to make a real start on providing great vegan options. We enjoyed the panini, chips and a beer in the sun!

Pros: Great beer garden, Vegan cheese , Delicious chips




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