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The Golden Lion

10 Cornhill, Ipswich IP1 1DP, England
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UK via France
Senior Contributor
45 reviews 45 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

Had been shopping for hours on a Sunday and tought we should stop for a drink and maybe something to eat. The menu lookedok but decided to go for the Baked Potato with three bean chilli. It took a little while to reach the table and the inside was still very cold! They took it back and offered another one... More

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York, UK
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112 reviews 112 reviews
78 hotel reviews
Reviews in 73 cities Reviews in 73 cities
91 helpful votes 91 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2013

We were visiting Ipswich for the weekend. It was Saturday afternoon and the shops were closing and a football match was just about to finish at the nearby ground. We were on the lookout for food and knew that there was a Wetherspoons somewhere close by. From the outside it's small. We almost missed it. The give away was the... More

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Ipswich, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2013

My husband and I often visit the Golden Lion if we are in town on a Saturday to have breakfast, yesterday we visited and upon my husbands recommendation, (as last he had, had this and it was very nice) I ordered the Eggs Benedict. The pub was quite busy as it tends to be Saturday mornings, the breakfast trade is... More

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Buxhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

Should point out I'm reviewing this as a restaurant not a hotel! (It is slap bang in Ipswich town center so wouldn't wish to try and sleep anywhere like that as its obv going to be alive with night life!) The place looks lovely from the outside, an old little pub tucked down a corner, but once you get in... More

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London, United Kingdom
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21 reviews 21 reviews
11 hotel reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

I have titled this eating not sleeping as I have just read the reviews, but most of the reviews involve staying the night, we however only went there for Sunday lunch. The guys behind the bar were very friendly, we ordered our Sunday roast and received our free drink, we were told it would be about 20 minutes but actually... More

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Colchester, United Kingdom
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2013

Great place for cheap food, but unfortunately was served by a very rude member of staff. Ok, I appreciate it was Saturday, and he probably had a hangover from the night before, and so didn't want to be there, but there was really no need to be so offensive to us. It was not as if we had asked for... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2012

This was our second Wetherspoon of the day as we were having our Big Boys' Breakfast Club Christmas Special. Following an excellent breakfast at the Robert Ransome ,then a close (cut throat) shave at the Turkish Barbers, it was off to The Golden Lion for lunch. Tuesdays are Steak Club so there was no choice for us. We had 8oz... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2009

Great location for this hotel but unfortunately marred by below average rooms and some rude staff. The guy who checked our party of four (two rooms) in actually put wrong names down to the two rooms. Not that I thought this would be an issue - until I returned later forgetting my room number. This was a huge issue for... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 August 2009

We were very disappointed with our stay at this hotel. Yes, it is centrally located but the parking was a nightmare, they wanted us to leave our car keys with reception in case our car needed moving round the tiny awkward car park, which we declined! It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon but we had to wait ages for... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2009

just arrived back stayed for one night with three couples had the worst breakfast ever my wife opened the bread which was out of date to make toast and found it was covered in mould when the waiter bought the cooked breakfasts to us they where stone cold after we complained about it when checking out to pay the bill... More

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Also Known As:
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The Golden Lion Hotel
Golden Lion Ipswich
Golden Lion Hotel Ipswich
The Golden Lion Ipswich, Suffolk
Address: 10 Cornhill, Ipswich IP1 1DP, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > East Anglia > Suffolk > Ipswich
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Ranked #18 of 23 hotels in Ipswich
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