Stansfield Arms - Bradford

I had my husband's wake/reception today the food was lovely and the staff were good and attentive. Brought home what was left. Good value and plenty choices of sandwiches. Atmosphere was nice relaxed and plenty places to sit or stand.

We ate at the Stansfield Arms last week, and we have no complaints whatsoever about the food, the service, or the prices. In fact the staff were extremely friendly, so no complaints there. But we were very disappointed that we had a table booked from 4:00pm to 6:00pm and after the main course the waitress asked if we would like a sweet to which we answered yes, and then a couple of minutes later we were told that we had to change tables which I do think was very bad mannered. We had 40 minutes or so left on our booking, and had noticed a table near us that were there before we got there and still there, only drinking hot drinks so we couldn't understand at all why we were moved. This really made us feel that we weren't important clients at all. If the pub had overbooked, that wasn't our problem. We have been to this restaurant many times, but this time went away feeling very disappointed.

Dirty, smelly and disappointingly overpriced. When I lived in Leeds I used to come here all the time for good food. However, it's been 5 years and the pub needs a really good clean and freshen up. We came for Sunday lunch and we're placed on a 2 person table by the main stairs. The carpet was literally disgusting we could smell the beer soaked carpet the whole time we had dinner. This smell also attracted a ton of flies. We swatted about 5 during dinner with others flying around us. I know it's summer and it's hard to control flies, but a bug zapper in the main bar area would easily solve this. The muscles I ordered were wonderful, but the Sunday roast was really, really bland. No seasoning on anything and the roast potatoes felt like they had been reheated from yesterday. It was overall a disappointing experience.

Fantastic for a sunday lunch with the family. Taking advantage of the £13.95 for 2 courses lunch menu you can't go wrong. I went for a fish cake for starter which was very nice, not to fishy like some places. It didn't take long to arrive at the table either. Main I chose the Roast Beef dinner, this is a gamble as I like my beef to be nearer the rare and still pink. As my father is the same we asked the waitress if this was the case and she said she will look into it after confirming this is fine we both ordered and it was amazing. Awesome portion size, mashed and roast potato, Yorkshire pudding and the do no skimp on the gravy, and as most people know NORTHERN BOYS LOVE GRAVY!! After easily polishing off the roast dinner I then had a few bites of the ham and turkey pie my wife got, I would say err on the side of caution for this as it is exceptionally rich. To top of the dinner the Stansfield has a great selection of local real ales of which I went for the fantastic Saltaire Blond. Overall very good and will definitely be going again.

Arrived for a quick drink and dinner at 7.05 today to find the car park almost full, almost didnt go in as I thought service may be slow. Anyway went in, it was extremely busy but they found me a table, and poured me a pint of 'Black Sheep '. Clearly its a very popular place. Ordered an old favourite of mine a Braised Lamb Shank £13.95)on a root veg mash, and some red cabbage as a side dish. I was astonished how quickly it arrived though I know these are vacuum packed and usually only need microwaving. The shank itself was fine, but the gravy, mash and red cabbage were EXTREMELY salty and the gravy full of monosodium glutamate. Since condiments are always provided , why do so many chefs these days murder their creations with salt and other seasonings ?? I realised afterwards that this pub is part of Greenvale Taverns Group, like the Chevin Inn at Otley, and you can see from my review of this place last year , that I also complained about saltiness of one dish there. Anyway I wont be rushing back.