Got a lovely hot chocolate.Lovely building which is just gorgeous inside and is totally my jam!!
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Awful experience. Most over rated roast we’ve had. Our food came out wrong to start with and when the right order came it was cold. Watery gravy and rock hard cauliflower “cheese” which had a limited amount of cheese burnt onto it. Deflated Yorkshire pudding. The roast potatoes were awful and hard. We wanted to politely give some feedback when we asked for the bill and were met with a frustrated manager who then decided to go and try the items of food we had said weren’t very nice. Most bizarre response to feedback I’ve ever come across. Only positive was the pigs in blankets and beautiful setting! £90 later.. never again.
Arwa Alshehri
Lovely place for a coffee and catch up with friends and you could walk around the area and enjoy the
william lyon
Great Sunday ? lunch ?
G M
They don’t publish their cafe opening hours. I turned up at 3.40 and they were closing, but told me the official closing was 4pm. They just wanted to leave early.Wasted journey.Lost customer.Their bad reputation still stands.Badly run.
Glenn Gasson-Knight
dull and zero atmosphere, tea that tasted like toilet water and ‘cakes and pastries’ prepackaged cellophane type that you can get from your local BP garage, walk a bit further round the corner to the cafe/restaurant in Stanmer
Mark Kennedy
It's nice for a drink after a walk in the park, and it's well kept, but I wouldn't come for a meal.
Tony Healey
Staff snooty. Our young nephew (under 2) touched the keys of the piano, resulting in a staff member to emerge from nowhere.'There are other customers here!'Perhaps lock your piano next time, then.Not a welcoming venue for children or families with childrenKid-friendliness: (They're not)
Kuk Hwa Lee
We visited this place by chance, and the atmosphere was elegant and cozy. The staff was friendly, regularly checking if we needed anything. She even took photos of our happy group. Thanks to her, we had a truly joyful time. Lastly, I'm very grateful for her returning my wallet that I left on a chair.
Caro G
We arrived late but drinks and sumptuous cake were delivered and we were made so welcome. My dog was treated with adoration, snacks and a water bowlprovided, she adored the attention and didn't want to leave. It was so lovely to relax in beautiful surroundings with views of Stanmer Park. So happy to have made the visit and experienced the hospitality.
We attended Stanmer House for our family pre-Christmas get-together on Sunday 17 December 2023. At the time of booking we were unaware that the date we had chosen was a 'special' Christmas event with a fixed menu of 2 courses for £38 and 3 courses for £45 (£20 for children for a non-Christmassy offering of nuggets, mac & cheese or spagetti bolognaise). I had contacted the venue prior to our visit to ask whether there was any possibility of a one course option for members of our party who were elderly or wishing to have a smaller meal due to ill-health. No response was received and when I asked on arrival I was firmly told that it was a fixed menu and there was no other option. The fixed menu was essentially was their usual menu, i.e. Sunday roast and starter/desserts, no frills, not even a Christmas cracker. Throughout our visit we continually needed to ask waiting staff for clean glasses at arrival, cutlery and items listed as included on the 'special menu' (eg, coffee). The menu also mentioned that bread & butter would be served with the meal, but this neither appeared and we couldn't quite understand which course this was meant to be served with. Members of our party repeatedly went to the bar to order drinks for themselves as the customer service was almost non-existent other than to take our orders for food and serving the food. When it arrived the coffee was served in a cafteiere with very basic cheap cups (no saucers) and a member of my family had two teaspoons unceremoniously plonked in their cup by a member of the waiting team. It really wasn't very 'special' or Christmassy and certainly not worth the price that was being charged for what felt like a very basic Sunday dinner. Each member of the family had a random serving of different vegetables with no consistency (I as the only vegetarian had no sprouts and each person had something different). Finally it took three attempts to request the bill and to be honest we really wouldn't recommend or come to Stanmer House again due to the poor customer service.
Eric Liu
My first time was went there with a friend who living in village! The food were delicious and tasty; the team were so great! I turning to go there weekly to have some fun with them to create a nice afternoon!Wheelchair accessibility: As I am a wheelchair user, the room is wider enough and accessible for us
Y7878UOsusana
Lovely food and friendly(ish) staff, but appallingly managed by people who don't care about even basic customer service. Last month I tried to book online but the system was seemingly glitching. Phoned 3 times at different times. Each time asked to leave voicemail. Turns out was closed for entire weekend - they just couldn't be bothered to mention this on their website, booking app or phone. So much wasted time! Just tried again today. Website not connecting. Phone number given is a mobile phone(!) Goes straight to voicemail. Voicemail message is the default message for individuals so you could be ringing your gran. No certainty it is even them one is calling. Crashingly amateurish. They clearly don't care. When I ate there recently the service was mostly friendly, but utterly disorganised. A great location and good chefs, but desperately in need of a real manager and not the person(s) currently pretending to manage.
Emma J Crosby
The bold statement of 'Best Sunday Roast in Brighton' enticed me to book a sitting.Situated in Stanmore Park, the surroundings are pretty, but car parking is a nightmare, and it took us 45 minutes to find a space.After finding a place to park, we arrived at the restaurant - decidedly average greeting, a cold restaurant (both temperature & ambience).After ordering our drinks, we waited 15 minutes for them to arrive.The roast: soggy Yorkshire pudding, bland gravy, average lamb, overdone pork with rubbery crackling, bitter mint sauce, roast potatoes from frozen, mushy bland cauliflower cheese. Good: carrots & roasted beetroot.£18 for a roast.Of the 6 places we've been to for a roast so far in Brighton & Hove, this place is firmly at the bottom with not one saving grace. Never going back, and recommend to avoid at all costs. There are so many great alternatives in this area.
Trevor Weeks
The cafe counter area is quite small and only one till so often gets slow queues. However the staff are very friendly and polite. Could do with more vegan options like vegan hot chocolate, proper cake etc Very tasty. Worth a visit when it's not too busy.
Got a lovely hot chocolate.Lovely building which is just gorgeous inside and is totally my jam!!
Awful experience. Most over rated roast we’ve had. Our food came out wrong to start with and when the right order came it was cold. Watery gravy and rock hard cauliflower “cheese” which had a limited amount of cheese burnt onto it. Deflated Yorkshire pudding. The roast potatoes were awful and hard. We wanted to politely give some feedback when we asked for the bill and were met with a frustrated manager who then decided to go and try the items of food we had said weren’t very nice. Most bizarre response to feedback I’ve ever come across. Only positive was the pigs in blankets and beautiful setting! £90 later.. never again.
Lovely place for a coffee and catch up with friends and you could walk around the area and enjoy the
Great Sunday ? lunch ?
They don’t publish their cafe opening hours. I turned up at 3.40 and they were closing, but told me the official closing was 4pm. They just wanted to leave early.Wasted journey.Lost customer.Their bad reputation still stands.Badly run.
dull and zero atmosphere, tea that tasted like toilet water and ‘cakes and pastries’ prepackaged cellophane type that you can get from your local BP garage, walk a bit further round the corner to the cafe/restaurant in Stanmer
It's nice for a drink after a walk in the park, and it's well kept, but I wouldn't come for a meal.
Staff snooty. Our young nephew (under 2) touched the keys of the piano, resulting in a staff member to emerge from nowhere.'There are other customers here!'Perhaps lock your piano next time, then.Not a welcoming venue for children or families with childrenKid-friendliness: (They're not)
We visited this place by chance, and the atmosphere was elegant and cozy. The staff was friendly, regularly checking if we needed anything. She even took photos of our happy group. Thanks to her, we had a truly joyful time. Lastly, I'm very grateful for her returning my wallet that I left on a chair.
We arrived late but drinks and sumptuous cake were delivered and we were made so welcome. My dog was treated with adoration, snacks and a water bowlprovided, she adored the attention and didn't want to leave. It was so lovely to relax in beautiful surroundings with views of Stanmer Park. So happy to have made the visit and experienced the hospitality.
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We attended Stanmer House for our family pre-Christmas get-together on Sunday 17 December 2023. At the time of booking we were unaware that the date we had chosen was a 'special' Christmas event with a fixed menu of 2 courses for £38 and 3 courses for £45 (£20 for children for a non-Christmassy offering of nuggets, mac & cheese or spagetti bolognaise). I had contacted the venue prior to our visit to ask whether there was any possibility of a one course option for members of our party who were elderly or wishing to have a smaller meal due to ill-health. No response was received and when I asked on arrival I was firmly told that it was a fixed menu and there was no other option. The fixed menu was essentially was their usual menu, i.e. Sunday roast and starter/desserts, no frills, not even a Christmas cracker. Throughout our visit we continually needed to ask waiting staff for clean glasses at arrival, cutlery and items listed as included on the 'special menu' (eg, coffee). The menu also mentioned that bread & butter would be served with the meal, but this neither appeared and we couldn't quite understand which course this was meant to be served with. Members of our party repeatedly went to the bar to order drinks for themselves as the customer service was almost non-existent other than to take our orders for food and serving the food. When it arrived the coffee was served in a cafteiere with very basic cheap cups (no saucers) and a member of my family had two teaspoons unceremoniously plonked in their cup by a member of the waiting team. It really wasn't very 'special' or Christmassy and certainly not worth the price that was being charged for what felt like a very basic Sunday dinner. Each member of the family had a random serving of different vegetables with no consistency (I as the only vegetarian had no sprouts and each person had something different). Finally it took three attempts to request the bill and to be honest we really wouldn't recommend or come to Stanmer House again due to the poor customer service.
My first time was went there with a friend who living in village! The food were delicious and tasty; the team were so great! I turning to go there weekly to have some fun with them to create a nice afternoon!Wheelchair accessibility: As I am a wheelchair user, the room is wider enough and accessible for us
Lovely food and friendly(ish) staff, but appallingly managed by people who don't care about even basic customer service. Last month I tried to book online but the system was seemingly glitching. Phoned 3 times at different times. Each time asked to leave voicemail. Turns out was closed for entire weekend - they just couldn't be bothered to mention this on their website, booking app or phone. So much wasted time! Just tried again today. Website not connecting. Phone number given is a mobile phone(!) Goes straight to voicemail. Voicemail message is the default message for individuals so you could be ringing your gran. No certainty it is even them one is calling. Crashingly amateurish. They clearly don't care. When I ate there recently the service was mostly friendly, but utterly disorganised. A great location and good chefs, but desperately in need of a real manager and not the person(s) currently pretending to manage.
The bold statement of 'Best Sunday Roast in Brighton' enticed me to book a sitting.Situated in Stanmore Park, the surroundings are pretty, but car parking is a nightmare, and it took us 45 minutes to find a space.After finding a place to park, we arrived at the restaurant - decidedly average greeting, a cold restaurant (both temperature & ambience).After ordering our drinks, we waited 15 minutes for them to arrive.The roast: soggy Yorkshire pudding, bland gravy, average lamb, overdone pork with rubbery crackling, bitter mint sauce, roast potatoes from frozen, mushy bland cauliflower cheese. Good: carrots & roasted beetroot.£18 for a roast.Of the 6 places we've been to for a roast so far in Brighton & Hove, this place is firmly at the bottom with not one saving grace. Never going back, and recommend to avoid at all costs. There are so many great alternatives in this area.
The cafe counter area is quite small and only one till so often gets slow queues. However the staff are very friendly and polite. Could do with more vegan options like vegan hot chocolate, proper cake etc Very tasty. Worth a visit when it's not too busy.