Stansfield Arms - Bradford

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.

Wowzers I was really impressed with this pub, I ordered a prawn green Thai curry which was perfect I'm used to getting small rubbish prawns but these bad boys were big juicy butterfly prawns! The pub itself is really pretty with nice decor and friendly staff... Try it!

Great early bird (5 7 weekdays, 4 6 Sat, 6 8 Sun) £11.95 for 2 courses. Outside of this getting onto pricey pub but very good food so probably worth it. They do fall down on the sides (i.e. veggies were a bit plain). Excellent service, very nice people. Very much worth it for early bird, very popular.

This is a lovely old fashioned pub in a very old building which still has a lot of its original fittings. The interior is lovely and very cosy with more private areas for you is you want to be alone and have a private meal. Given it could do with a bit more lighting in places but that adds to the cosy feel. The food is lovely and they make a gorgeous quiche which is so yummy i could eat it now writing this. The menu is vast full of old favourites like steak and chips and a full roast and chicken and chips with gravy which is gorgeous. The chef is very talented as his food is definitely not your normal pub food its delicious. The place gets very busy with regulars and the atmosphere is very friendly. The staff are lovely and polite.

We dined at the Stansfield Arms last week and have no complaints about the quality of the food, the service, or the prices. In fact, the staff were incredibly friendly, so no issues there. However, we were quite disappointed with how our evening unfolded. Our table was reserved from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and after finishing our main course, the waitress asked if we would like dessert, to which we replied yes. A few minutes later, we were informed that we needed to move to another table. This felt quite rude, especially since we still had about 40 minutes left on our booking. We also noticed a table nearby that had been there before us, simply sipping hot drinks, so we couldn’t understand why we were being moved. This experience made us feel undervalued as customers. If the pub had overbooked, that was not our issue. Although we've visited this restaurant many times before, this time left us feeling quite let down.