Milton Bryan’s pretty country pub, The Red Lion, is owned by husband and wife team, Daniel (award winning chef) and Narelle (landlady and chef). They have 45 years’ experience between them and took over the reins in 2016 and have been cooking up a pub-grub storm ever since.

The pub’s historic façade is decorated with colourful hanging baskets and the team has worked hard to redesign the outside, with a recently upgraded space at the front and a pretty and enclosed garden (nice and safe for kids and dogs) with a chic Rosé-sipping terrace, complete with sun shades for day and lighting for night. And there’s a nice big grassy area – perfect for little ones to let off some steam.

The interior has been elegantly, and sensitively updated with the pub’s lovely old features (including carefully restored exposed brickwork) beautifully offset with a fresh, modern colour palette, including its powder blue bar.

As for the food, you can expect classic pub fare, but with a high-end twist. For example, the fish and chips is made from Stickleback’s first pick, coated and fried in the The Red Lion’s Sourdough Beer Batter. And the extensive steak menu includes Aubrey Allen’s carefully selected grass fed and dry aged beef. I don’t know about you, but I’m salivating already. And be sure to reserve your table for Sunday lunch well in advance – the Rib of Beef, Veggie Wellington and the signature Mini Hog roast are hot property… That’s Sunday sorted then!