The Lion & Key

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “Clean place with great food Would be nice if you guys serve dessert somehow ;)”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 months ago

  “Great service and food staff always friendly and kind always my favourite place to visit”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “Enthusiastic and warm welcome. Friday afternoon visit in June. Great atmosphere though not too busy. Ordered food 1 x fish n chips + 1 x Hull chippy special. Excellent fish and the potato pattie was a revelation. The taste surpassed initial visual expectations, almost full marks. The Haddock was full of flavour. Good selection of beers. Would definitely recommend and return”

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• G

  Google user

  ·7 months ago

  “Another classic busy pub in Hull. Younger age group customers and favourite hen party choice!”

• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “Another old pub in Hull's Old Town to visit. A very friendly team wait to welcome and keep the party going. The ceiling is covered in thousand of beer mats ... must have taken an age to put up it looks really good. The pub inside reflects it's age in design terms, with some very cleverly worked in modern design elements, such as high tables. It's very clean. The food is very good, not cheap, but where is these days. Traditional pub fare and some not so. A modern beer offer sits alongside some more traditional ales. Very much worth stopping here for a meal especially if you're on a trip to visit many of the really great old pubs in Hull. Highly recommended. (As usual in many of my reviews, when the online photo bank belonging to the place being reviewed exactly match reality, we use them; these are from the pub's own Facebook page. They have manipulated them at all.)”

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• G

  Google user

  ·8 months ago

  “the staff are super friendly and funny! we went on a saturday night, it had a good buzz and amazing atmosphere and we were offered lemon drizzle cake made by one of the staff member’s family member. great drinks and lots to choose from, plus the whole place just looks so cool. the bouncer was funny and kind too, he let us out at the end of the night”

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• G

  Google user

  ·11 months ago

  “Just what you want from an iconic English pub in the heart of hull. Awesome history, great service from ultra friendly staff and awesome cask beer. Visit a piece of history when you enter the Lion & Key. A must do”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “On a visit to this part of Yorkshire with the East Suffolk u3a, our local Hull tour guide recommended a visit here to sample 'The best fish and chips in town'. The pub, established in 1817, was very busy with the two barmaids handing out endless samples of beer to foreign tourists who couldn't make up their minds what to order. Eventually, haddock and chips order duly placed, I settled at the only free table in the place and the meal arrived amazingly quickly, along with tartare sauce and mayonnaise. The haddock was excellent, with lovely flakes of fish in a lovely light batter; the chips, to my taste, well underdone. More arrived when I mentioned the matter, but showed no improvement. No WiFi and, when I enquired, was told that 'we prefer chat in here'. To which I responded, 'difficult when you are on your own'. The pub has a lovely vibe about it so I felt very comfortable in it. But some fashion advice to one member of staff; don't wear a black thong under white linen trousers. Maybe it's my age.......”

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• G

  Google user

  ·2 years ago

  “Absolutely fabulous nothing like pub grub it's just like mother used to make it. Okay it's a bit pricey compared with others but it's the ambience of the place. It appeared to be pensioners paradise with the 20% off everything, but then again it's those who seem to keep most places going, especially during the day. The staff were delightful despite their youthfulness. Top marks see you again very soon and thank you very much”

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• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “A lovely and characterful pub in Hills old cobbled High St. Was recommended to go there for lunch by someone at a local museum I visited. It's an old and impressive building. You will see the inside by viewing my photos. It had a nice relaxed vibe and I received a friendly welcome from the young lady behind the bar. I ordered fish and chips for lunch, again please see photos. The pub had an excellent selection of ales,beers etc and an extensive range of spirits. Food came out in good time. Nice chunky piece of battered Haddock, chunky fries and mushy peas and a homemade tartare sauce which was really good. Along with a pint of lager shandy I spent £17. Their menu had vegetarian options plus there was a specials . Other meals I saw come out looked plentiful one being a curry .”

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