Stafford
The Swan

The Swan

Whiston, Penkridge, Stafford, United Kingdom

Pub • Fish • British • Vegetarian


"Lancaster Gate £5.55 Amstel The Swan Hyde Park, a busy historic pub ready to quench the the thirst of many a Hyde Park visitor. . The Swan was the busiest pub I had visited on my crawl across the North end of Hyde Park, this is probably due to its location and that it also sits on the ever busy Bayswater Road. There has been a pub on this site since 1721 and it is said that this was the last place criminals had their last drink on the way to be hung at the Tyburn Tree just down the road at now Marble Arch. The box seat to get when you visit here is the patio space out the front as this space was the busiest and had a buzzy atmosphere. I was with my sister and my brother in law on this crawl and they remarked that this pub was very much geared up to cater for the many visitors to the area. Inside you can see that a lot of thought has gone in to the presentation of this pub with the various murals, wood panelling and the many pictures across the walls. Overall, this pub felt like a nice environment to spend some your time in. There is a elegant dining room upstairs which leads to a balcony overlooking Hyde Park, this was hired out on the day of visiting. The service was swift enough and we didn’t have to wait long to be served and £5.55 for a pint was average for the area. . The Swan Hyde Park is a decent boozer with some nice features which is set in a great location. . Information correct on visiting 13/11/21"

Bear Stone

Bear Stone

57, High Street, ST15 8AD, Stafford, United Kingdom

Cafe • Steak • Delis • British


"We visited Bear in Stone last Wednesday for lunch, not a good experience at all ! We sat outside and I went in to order our meals I ordered two soft drinks, an Angry Mac with tots and a Miso Caesar Salad. I checked to confirm the salad had no Parmesan cheese on I don 't like cheese the response was I don 't think it has why are you asking are you allergic to cheese? We had waited 35 mins and I was about to go inside when a waitress came out to ask who is having the salad ? We 've ran out of eggs ! Do you want anything else on top ? I said no just the salad please a few minutes later the food arrived the angry Mac was fine but my salad was in a hot bowl ! So hot I could not touch it ! I said to the waitress the bowl is hot with salad in and she said it 's just been under the warmer I said no it 's really hot I can barely touch it please can I have another salad in a cold bowl, after a lot of discussion she went back inside not happy to get me a other salad it came out 5 mins later there was literally just a tiny amount of shredded lettuce barely covering the bottom of the bowl, a tiny bit of dressing and three tiny chicken skewers no cucumber and no peanut sesame crunch and no egg !! I have E mailed bear stone direct and heard nothing back and also another E mail address for general enquiries and heard nothing from them either !! I have put a review on Google with no response all I want is acknowledgment of this disaster but nearly 2 weeks later nothing !!! Really disappointed"