The Red Lion Tavern

The people who served us (there were two servers and about 12 customers) were fantastically slow. I could not believe that we had to wait for 2 glasses of beer for more than 10 minutes. The actual dinner took almost 2 hours. I could only imagine how long it would take if there would be 20 customers. Parking: There are about 8 parking spaces on the steep and tiny parking lot. Not many places on the street either. Wheelchair accessibility: The main entrance is leveled, but if you want to sit outside, you will need someone to push you wheelchair, not sure the electric one would be able to get there without help either.

I'm giving a full five stars because it's genuinely what it claims to be: a tavern. This is not a national chain of tavern replicas. It's the real thing. Wirtshaus Roter Löwe would be a more accurate name. The menu and beer selection is exclusively German. The food was okay. It would not be my first choice for a fine German meal. But it's a tavern, so I'm okay with the three entries we were served. They had 10 German beers on tap in a broad range of styles, including the excellent Hofbräu Delicator, which I had never previously had the opportunity to try. There's upper and lower seating. The lower area is the better choice for a tavern atmosphere. The furnishings are solid, comfortable and well worn. The single bartender/waitress in the lower area was overworked, but still friendly. The restroom needed cleaning and the carpets are worn, but it's a tavern. If you're looking for the real thing and not a sanitized replica, this is a solid choice.

We love this place. We drove on our anniversary from Coachella to Glendale to have dinner there. Everything from food to staff was awesome. Perfect

Delicious beer

Food is good and service was great. Silvia is awesome, my only complaint is that the kitchen kept messing up the orders. Try the Rüdesheimer Kaffee made by Silvia in the middle bar (December Sundays only) they're so good!