The Stanhope Arms, Brasted

Went for a drink last night , and thought shall we go back to the stanhope , it was weird the last two times we visited but had only been open a few months so put it down to the fact that the landlady was new to the process and was just finding her feet .
My girlfriend had decided during the day to have a quick look on the internet at the menu and stumbled across the review below.
So an honest opinion , the landlady is seriously odd , on the first visit , they had been open a few days , she was right in our faces . The second time she stood at an empty bar but didn't serve us . I think she feels the actual bar work is beneath her . she wants to be front of house , chatting with the customers , like it's some fancy restaurant she's seen on the television . Well the stanhope isn't that , the menu was dissapointing considering on our first visit how she boasted how fantastic it was all going to be. And she doesn't have the charm or wit to pull off the front of house thing either . Plus it's a pub not a dog kennel . all in all quite poor , and i can believe the review below , and am not at all surprised by the rude and sarcastic response from the odd ball landlady , which was in no way meant to be humourous .

1 Aug 2013 13:56