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About us

Welcome to The Old Red Lion, one of the country’s most well known and respected theatre pubs. With a 60 seater theatre upstairs showing all sorts of work, and a spacious, friendly pub downstairs that shows all major sporting events we have something for everyone!

Our outside areas are covered with TV’s and audio. We have seating in our lower garden and upper deck. We also have our delicious street food menu of burritos with veggie and vegan options. We take individual table or group bookings and hire out the garden/decks separately if required.

Located in the heart of Angel we have the perfect mix of great beers, all live sport and award winning theatre.

Have a drink, see some theatre, watch some sport. Come on in!

As one of London's oldest public houses, The Old Red Lion boasts an eclectic mixture of patrons, welcoming the likes of Charles Dickens, Karl Marx and George Orwell through its doors.

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FoodOutside areaReal aleLive musicCricketFootballRugbyTerrestrial TVCask Marque

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4.1/5

Alexander B

3 months ago

Basic lack of hospitability from manager. Forcing respectful customers around like cattle and shoving into them passive aggressively. Charming gaff in general but when you get treated like this it sets you off and you need to leave. Just a terrible attitude. If stressed do not take it out on customers.

Shaz Rahman

5 months ago

Went here randomly as was going to see a show down the road. There were showing a st Pauli game when I went, which I liked. Has an old school vibe so not the best facilities but I think it's adds to the charm.

Daisy Roots

5 months ago

We visited this pub pre-theatre, and were not very impressed! The place seemed to be falling to bits - garden benches too wobbly to sit on, washbasin in the toilets 'out of order', and general air of neglect. There was also a dog wandering around, which didn't seem very hygienic. They were not serving food, but didn't mind us picking up a takeaway to eat in house. The staff were friendly, and the play excellent, which made up for the miserable surroundings..

Alexandra Montes

8 months ago

I went with my husband to this pub on a Sunday evening. The atmosphere was not the liveliest, I believe because it was Sunday. On one side there was a table of friends accompanied by two children, on the other young people cheering for a football team and some lonely figures cheering for the other team. The staff were kind and helpful. There were a few beers left and the chips were tasty, typical pub food. The building is quite nice, but the façade was under construction. The interior could perhaps be better looked after, especially the leather sofa which is badly unmaintained. Unfortunately, I did not see the pub's canine mascot, he was outside that day. I intend to return to this pub, but perhaps on a weekday next time and to go to the theatre as well.

Dai Tree

5 years ago

What a wonderful place. There is a theatre upstairs. This is what the old red lion is, a theatre: everywhere you look there is a play going on. Sports pub, community pub, event pub, a proper chameleon. I really enjoyed my visit, thank you to all who made it special

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Mon12:00 – 00:00
Tue12:00 – 00:00
Wed12:00 – 00:00
Thur12:00 – 00:00
Fri12:00 – 01:00
Sat12:00 – 01:00
Sun12:00 – 00:00
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Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623