Gastro Village Pub, Cranford , Northamptonshire

Hello and welcome to The Red Lion, part of The Greedy Gordon Group, an eclectic and friendly collection of luxury pubs and online boutiques located in the heart of Northamptonshire.

We are Richard Gordon and Sonya Freeman – Head Chef & Proprietors – and we can’t wait to welcome you to the first pub and restaurant we opened, The Red Lion. It’s an idyllic traditional village pub based in Cranford (near Kettering) a village steeped in history and the pub has been a mainstay since the 1700s.

With over 50 years (combined) experience in the industry, we’ve thrown all our energies into The Red Lion, which has been a bustling part of the community since we launched! So much so, we won The Muddy Stilettos Award for Best Location Pub in 2019 and Booker Food Pub of the Year!

Our aim has always been to bring people together with our warm hospitality and our love of delicious food and drink. Our menu is inventive, imaginative and always creative; giving the local pub scene a new and diverse way of eating. We pride ourselves on using the very best local produce for our food and drink and reducing our carbon footprint has been at the forefront of the Red Lion’s success. We use local sheep from Brigstock, wine produced in Brigstock, Birds View Vineyard and wine produced also in a Vineyard locally in Lowick.

. We use local producers and butchers as much as possible too. Robert Jones (Bob) grows most of our fruit and veg (no pesticides), and we take all of his produce, it tastes amazing! We also use the roastery in Wellingborough and Tea Lab, another brilliant company who even do nitrogen tea at some of the venues. Recycling & upcycling and having a real essence of the environment is very important to us.

We fell in love with the Red Lion because it’s a cosy pub with old-world charm, low ceilings and open fires. You can choose your tipple, grab one of our board games and you’re set for the night! We’re family-friendly and dog-friendly too and have a spacious beer garden. The restaurant’s glass extension gives a contemporary edge and separates the space from the bar for those wanting a more formal (but still friendly) dining experience.

Nothing beats a cosy pub - the smell of a real fire, a superbly cooked meal, a tipple of choice - and we think long and hard about it all because we really care. It has always been our dream to have a collection of pubs connecting the community and we’re so thrilled to have made this a reality.

Come along and experience what we believe is London style dining in the Rose of the Shires.

We can’t wait to meet you.

Richard & Sonya

Book here for Indoor Restaurant Menu & Sunday Lunch

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Serving Food Monday to Saturday 12noon – 3pm & 4pm - 8.30pm. Sunday 12noon - 6pm

Thank you for choosing Greedy Gordon’s Pub Group. Following the relaxation of covid regulations in England it is a personal choice whether customers choose to wear face coverings in our restaurant.

We pride ourselves on using fresh local produce, to make for a quality dining experience can we ask that all members of the party to arrive promptly for the booking time.

In the event of a cancellation within 2 hours of the booking or failure to arrive for your booking, a charge of £10 per person will be deducted from the card details provided. (no charge is taken when booking is made)

Please make all food allergies and intolerances known when booking so we can make sure we can accommodate you to the best of our ability.

Please make all special requests known at the time of booking e.g wheelchair access, highchairs etc

Unfortunately, our license does not allowed children on the premises after 8pm.

We thank you for your understanding as I’m sure you are aware we are living through a very difficult and changing time this year, we look forward to celebrating the return on normalisation with you and thank you for choosing us to enjoy these missed times over the past year. Greedy Gordons Pub Group

OUTDOOR GARDEN DINING NOW CLOSED

The garden restaurant is now closed for the Winter, we are still encouraging you all make use of it if we have any warm Indian summer days but no food will be served its for drinking only being a self-service style from our front bar. We look forward to being able to reopen our outside dining area this summer!