Were passion for quality food and service meet, this is a real gem of a place to come for breakfast lunch or dinner, but remember one thing you need to book because the secret is out its very popular and there is many reasons why....Thank you for always making me feel so welcome which is why I will always keep coming back 5 Stars every timeMore

Tried to get a table to eàt but from the bar we could hear shouting an swearing from the kitchen about too many food orders coming in for them too cook which we found out was the owner using the f word to staff. So...unprofessional we left and ate elsewhere.More

Excellent service, superb food and great ambience. Well worth visiting if you enjoy freshly cooked and locally sourced food.

We have visited this pub during 3 holidays, the last 2 where we stayed in the pub cottage. The food and atmosphere are excellent the staff are friendly and attentive without being intrusive and even the customers are friendly. This pub is a big reason...we keep returning to Trellech.More

Wow what a fantastic new restaurant! It compliments the original pub beautifully. The attention to detail is superb and the picture window overlooking the church is a joy.The food was great as always as was the service ! Well done !More

Booked the Lion as we were staying at Foxes Reach cottage nearby and it was suggested by the owners. The pub has a brand new restaurant extension which is really smart and the food and the service were both great. Good choices for a gluten...free person too. Good selection of wines and beers . Its an old village pub with a lot of charm but the new extension has not spoiled the atmosphere- it has added to it. We will be back in the area and will return!More

Visited the Lion Inn for drinks and dinner. The newly refurbished restaurant had just opened (looked amazing) but we sat in the bar as we had dogs with us, who were made just as welcome as us! We enjoyed local beer and local gin. The...food was good and both staff and locals were friendly. Would happily recommend.More

I am a local, and i come here regularly, and i have not smelled anything other than great grub. This is an awesome pub and everyone you meet at it is friendly and if you visit and you don't live a million miles away you...will be back, again and again. I regularly go for weekend breaks with my better half to very expensive establishments around London and the Cotswolds and it's very rare that we find a pub that is as welcoming and enjoyable as my local, this makes me feel very lucky to live where i do. I'm yet to meet anyone actually at The Lion that is genuinely dis-satisfied with any aspect of it at all and i can guarantee that it does not at all feel like 'a chain pub' now it has a nice new extension. I will continue to come here and be delighted with the atmosphere, the food and the staff that have always served in a freindly efficient manner. The Lion has had many accolades over the years which it rightly deserves and i can't see why it won't have many more in the future. I've attached a photo of the new restaurant so you can compare it your local Harvester for yourself.More

Recently re visited this old favourite of ours from when we lived nearer to Trellech just before Covid Reading other reviews and comments about the smell of sewage this has been a problem ever since the pub had a new septic tank fitted some years...ago and we too could smell the sewage as we walked across the car park. Why after all this time the foul smell is still allowed to continue when so many customers and neighbours complain. It really does need to be sorted by the owner. On a better note, what a change this pub has had. We were ushered into the new fancy restaurant with its high ceiling and oak beams which look like a banqueting hall. Very impressive. Aside from being a bit too much like a pub chain eatery the acoustics are not good though and my friends and i had trouble hearing one another as you end up drowning in the sound of all the conversations around you and made worse by music playing through speakers. In the modern day and age, background music in pubs and restaurants is very out of date and not helped by the poor acoustics. For people with hearing disabilities i would suggest staying in the bar area as this is quieter and more like a pub although this also has music playing annoyingly The good point is the food is spot on as always and the waiting people were good too so no problems with the food and service, overall our meal was very enjoyable and the fat chips or Trellech tatties as they are known are perfectly cooked as was my trio of butchers sausages and mash. If you can, eat in the cosy pub area for a true village pub atmosphere with better sound levels. .More

We were shopping in Monmouth and had read about The Lion on Tripadvisor so decided we'd try it for lunch. Very pleased we did. The staff were really welcoming and friendly. The food was good pub grub and masses of it! Although a little off...the beaten track from Monmouth, it was well worth it and we will return.More

Met up with other family members for a birthday lunch. The food was excellent, nicely served and fairly priced. The service was friendly and efficient and the pub atmosphere perfect. They had a newly opened restaurant, complete with a comfortable sitting area for after meal...coffees. All in all a great choice for our birthday lunch.More

We stayed overnight in our Motorhome at The Lion Inn and could not have been made more welcome. The owner and her staff are fantastic and super friendly and the food was delicious. Will definitely return