The Stamford Public House in Trafford

Very slow service. Over an hour between starters and main course. Steaks not cooked as requested.

We have been going here for a good number of years now. Food has always been excellent. The team of visible chiefs obviously taking pride in their work. Boddingtons beer. 7 years ago....Recently reffited. Soft opening. Place looking fab. Typical British pub with the restaurant opening on the 10th July. Can't wait to come and taste their menu!

Went on Saturday night after Bowdon rooms. Very quiet.

Food was poor we could have made better at home. Marie Rose sauce watery, roast potatoes dry and inedible, roast meat wafer thin worst roast dinner in the area and expensive. Would not recommend very disappointed .

Had an excellent lunch. Friendly service, delicious food (something for everyone), and at a very reasonable price indeed. Will definitely be returning!

Needs a bit of doing up since the last time I went in sad to say

Food is quite expensive for what you get. Service was poor and we didn't feel welcomed.

I live a stonesthrow and would love my local to be great. But so often I’ve ended up fuming at the bar waiting far too long to be served. It’s so much better at the railway in hale so I walk there and back instead. Breaks my heart such a great location is so mismanaged.

Had a lovely meal here with the family,

Amazing party venue! Me and my other half had our joint birthday party at the ugly duckling at the Stamford Pub. The venue is a great size with plenty of space for people to sit or stand, we had our own private bar and the food was absolutely amazing. Our guests raved it was the best party food they’d ever had. The staff were also lovely and helpful too. It was relatively nice weather that day so they opened up the side door and some of our guests sat outside. Everyone had a great time and we would highly recommend.

As a regular, really disappointed today. Waited over an hourfor 5 Sundays roasts and when they finally arrived, part if the meal was stone cold.If the football hadn't been on, I would of walked out. People who arrived after us, were served before is. No surprise to learn they knew the staff member. Really disappointed...

Came for a family do at the ugly duckling at the back, Josh and Tom were our servers and they were fantastic, great staff, hard working, very friendly and made great drinks with smiles on their faces the whole time. Josh has the best aperol spritz making skills!!! There was also a fabulous funny chef who made some prawn crackers for 1 of us that kept commenting on the plates looking like prawn crackers....such good humour and fab staff! Would definitely recommend!!!

Good food, good prices. Well served

Great pub and a lovely location. Dog friendly and a great selection of beers.

Went for drinks, wasn’t disappointed. It was happy hour so margarita wasn’t the best however the bar tender served me put some effort.

Great staff with a cozy pub area and spacious and well deccorated restaurant area out back along with decent outside area out front. The burger was done perfectly 👍

Best ‘pub food’ in Altrincham by a country mile. Pricey, but it’s Bowdon. The quality of food is top notch and worth the money spent.

Excellent food and the staff were very helpful with my grandsons food allergies.It is a lovely spacious restaurant and dog friendly.Excellent staff.Would recommend a visit.

We dropped in for a quiet meal and it was so peaceful. The atmosphere was calm and the food was hot when arrived at the team. Definitely a place to revisit as the team made us so welcome on arrival. Thank you.

We had a lovely meal after our son completed the Manchester marathon. Due to transport being an issues from the finish line our son was late joining us and staff changed things so we could keep the table longer and have our meal together. Just wanted to say how much we appreciated it. Food and service was amazing too. We loved the restaurant area. Thank you so much😊

Amazing venue for a party! Craig and the team couldn't have been more accommodating in helping us organise and pull off an amazing birthday party in the Ugly Duckling function room. Tim the new chef was absolutely brilliant, he worked with us to create an amazing menu which was enjoyed by all of our guests! He was passionate about the food and it really showed! They even did us frozen margaritas on mass to go with our theme. The bar staff on the night of the party were brilliant, couldn't recommend more if you're looking for somewhere to host a party!

Great pub. Private function room and catering excellent.

Lovely setting and fabulous food. I had Bangers and Mash which was beautiful. My husband he'd the Belly Pork Roast. Both meals were lovely. I would definitely recommend this pub.

We arrived, no one to seat us 2 people walked passed made eye contact and said nothing: Went to the bar to ask if we can be seated to our table and was met with “I don’t know where you’re sitting” followed by an awkward laugh. Sat us down no menu’s etc. Blonde lady came over (manage or a senior member of staff) was accommodating and moved us to the restaurant. When she took our order, we asked if the meat comes pink on the roast beef, she said “yes, however you like it cooked we can do it” Partner asked if there’s a veggie option as the menu at the table does not reflect the one on the website. She said yes the kitchen can do you a veggie tofu roast. We asked does it come with all the trimmings like the other roasts. “Yes, it comes with all the trimmings mate” Food arrived. Unseasoned bland Beef was well done over cooked. No roast potatoes Veggie option was a vegan one so had one parsnip and a bit of cabbage no seasoning, no flavour. Not once were we told it’s a vegan option. Blonde lady came back with potatoes no apology, potatoes which had looked like they have been cooked by the heat of a lamp soaked in oil. I mentioned the issue with the beef. Was told; “I found out last week, that’s how’s it’s cooked as it’s cooked the day before it so comes like that” so I mentioned if you said that from the start I would have ordered something else, but you said I could have it how you like. “Sorry about that mate” that was it. No discount off the meal nothing. Not very apologetic. Avoid!!

Dropped in as we were going to an event in Bowden. As we were shown to our seats in the restaurant, we walked past dishes of delicious looking roast potatoes which made my mind up to have a Sunday roast. I chose the pork belly which, while tasty, would have been so much nicer cooked well & crispy. Very fatty. And where were those roast potatoes?! Mine looked like boiled potatoes with a couple of black bad spots. The yorkshire looked great but had obviously been kept warm so was soft & a bit greasy. Veg was cabbage covered by some baby food looking mush - possibly swede & carrot mash. I don't like swede so couldn't eat that, nor the cabbage as it was covered. Gravy was tasty but hardly any of it. My bf had risotto which he said was really good but it was a huge bowl full. Too full for a pudding after eating. The place is nice, the staff were nice but the food needs a little care & attention. And if you have nice, crispy roasters, serve them!

Booked a table in the dining room, on arrival were told it would be at least a half hour wait or we could have a table in the pub. We chose to eat in the pub as we had a function to go too for 7pm and didn’t want to be late. Waitress arrived after 10/15 mins to take or drink order at the same time asked us if we wanted to order food. Yes please she took or drinks order and went off without taking our food order. Another 10 minutes passed before we managed to get her attention to order our food. Husband had the mixed roast, I had the turkey. When it finally arrived, it was lukewarm to say the least. The gravy was the hottest thing on the plate. Declined desert as we didn’t have enough time to order wait for it to turn up & eat it. Not a pleasant Experience avoid on a Sunday.

Needs to decide if it’s a pub, a restaurant or a dog hostel. Never been in an establishment with staff less inclined to serve you ! They avert their eyes for as long as possible - training must be non existent. Every time I go in the tables have a “ reserved “ plate on them - there’s never anyone booked but it’s just in case ! We all listen to the moans and groans of the hospitality industry but this place is dire - and it’s my local !

AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!! BULLY MANAGER Rudest staff imaginable. All of us clearly were far over 18 but out of spite they tried to make our experience as miserable as possible. My mate’s girlfriend was sat on his lap and the manager got a member of staff to inform them that if they didn’t “sit properly” we’d be kicked out. Bullying plain and simple. Avoid this pub at all costs if you’re in a young group. Rubbish Guinness too.

Thought it was distinctly average. Service was disinterested, food was ok, decor was funky, they ran out of desserts but didn’t tell us that until we asked. Also you have to walk through a really loud pub with massive tellies and people having a very loud pub quiz in order to get to the restaurant bit. Couldn’t work out where to park. It didn’t match my expectations from their very slick website. The Griffin next door looked better, so we will try that next time.

Come quite often on a Sunday as it’s local to my Dad. The service is really slow and the last two occasions we’ve visited, I’ve had to prompt the wait staff to order a drink as we’d been waiting over 20 minutes after being seated. Roast dinner is nice and generous portion wise but potatoes and parsnips are always undercooked.

Good atmosphere fri evening. Once served good quality drinks, too. However, 7 or 8 pelateons waiting at bar to be served by just 2 staff, not ideal! One extra barperson probably would have been able to significantly increase the tirnover per hour.

Really disappointing experience. Having raved about the Sunday lunches here it didn’t even occur to me that we would have anything less than a glorious roast dinner with all the trimmings. How wrong we were. The roast potatoes were pale, parsnips even paler and not cooked enough, tasteless gravy and dry crumbly stuffing - it was terrible. The children’s pasta was worse than any school dinner we had back in the 70s and 80s so that had to go back too. So frustrating when it is a rare treat to go out to eat these days. We complained and were offered a different meal so I selected sausage and mash. This arrived and it was honestly the size of a kids portion. Two small sausages and some mash and veg. Not what you’d expect at the price. We were given a reduction off our bill and told that we were unlucky on this occasion. Well, I can’t afford to take the chance of being lucky or unlucky as to whether I’m going to receive a decent meal or not so sadly won’t be returning again.

Lovely atmosphere and service in a traditional pub

Really lovely bar great food well run establishment

Lame Sunday roast. Asked if we wanted the beef served pink and it arrived over cooked. Greasy Yorkshire pudding. Tasteless roast potatoes and gravy. Staff looked harassed with how busy Sunday was proving to be. Waiting over 20 mins for a bottle of wine. The list goes on. That’s twice we have tried the Stamford for roast and both times it’s been poor. Lovely pub, will stick to drinks only from herein.

Drinks are overpriced and the guest WiFi rarely works

Sunday dinner roast (I ordered the ham) was certainly tasty (compliments to the chef), but a bit disappointing portion-wise. I've seen more ham in a supermarket sandwich. It might be my imagination, but compared to the size of the same order six months ago, I had the feeling the portion sizes of all the meals ordered by our table had shrunk. That being said, everyone in our party of six enjoyed their meal, and the pub does have a warm and welcoming ambience, particularly inviting on a cold winter's day. Our only real complaint was the number of dogs in the restaurant. At one stage I counted no less than five. At a table adjacent to ours, the owner of a mid-sized dog was allowing the animal to sit on his lap, its head above and over the tabletop. This should not be allowed. I don't have a particular issue with dogs in pubs, as long as they are well behaved and sitting quietly on the floor. But during our visit last Sunday, a number of the dogs proved they were not pub-trained; barking and growling loudly, being a general nuisance and creating an unnecessary disturbance. And one selfish and unapologetic owner made no attempt to get their animal to behave, or apologize to those uncomfortable with the way it was pawing patrons and sniffing tabletops as it was led through the restaurant. Not a pleasant experience.

We had a very disappointing experience in December. My main course was sub-par (tasteless and far from the menu description) so I went and found someone to speak to and was told I was not the only person who had complained. I didn’t eat it and yet it still appeared on the bill. I got it removed. I wasn’t happy with a few things so I emailed the contract details on the receipt which asked for feedback. No response after a week so I emailed again - still had no response so I assume no one really that bothered. I have the same attitude to returning.

Stopped by for a drink, lovely atmosphere and great service. Will be returning to try the food!

Sadly the food wasn't great and it was pretty overpriced for what it you get. Service was nice nice and friendly and the pub itself is nice.

As a 40 y.o., without doubt one of the worst dining / hospitality experiences I’ve ever had with friends and our children at a Christmas get together. Waiting for a long time for food despite being the 2nd table into the pub. 3 of 4 adults ordered a duck dish and when finally served the dish didn’t come with fondant potatoes or blackberries as advertised, but mixed fruits like strawberry/ cherry and a some boiled ‘new’ potatoes (in December). Waitress then told us that chef wasnt in and it was an agency chef that clearly incapable of cooking the menu. Agreed to eat the dishes until my friend cut into his duck and it was raw inside, so we all did the same and ditto for all the duck served; an hour to wait for raw duck. Waitress suggested we order something else but given the wait and that children had eaten by now we didn’t eat and had some chips. Bill came and snacks were included on the bill, no apology and manager did not attempt to rectify situation. Terrible food, worse service and contemptuous management. Happy Christmas.

Stunning venue. Great food and drinks. Friendly staff

Fabulous meal with generous portions. Well presented by pleasant staff.

Very good food was served to 6 of us. Such a shame there wasnt a Christmas menu as we were in a Christmad party.

Food was tasty, Well presented & good portions. Staff very friendly & attentive. Nice atmosphere throughout and there seems to be a loyal group of regulars who add to the friendliness. Well worth a visit.

Only deliver fish 🐟 but looks a nice place

We had great Sunday roasts and deserts. Good choice on drinks as well. Great atmosphere!

We went here for Sunday lunch , I called last minute on Sunday and they managed to squeeze us in . Food was fantastic . Best roast dinner I've had in a long time and my wife loved her fish and chips , my 14 month old loved her sausage and mash too. The staff were super attentive . Real pleasure dining here . The atmosphere is lovely too. Can't recommend enough !

Very shabby exterior .ok inside .the heating was on .beer pricey

I am now learning that the food will always be mediocre, but Bowdon price. My last 3 meals there have been just about ok. What a surprise to find the the “soup and sandwich” isn’t a sandwich off their sandwich list, but some shop-sliced white bread with pre-mixed sandwich filling. Soup is a tiny coffee cup of soup. And the unseasoned beef sandwich was bland. It is an amazing drinking pub though, so will go for drinks. Will do my eating elsewhere though.

For me an exceptional Sunday roast consists of great food, service and atmosphere and for that reason we booked a table at the Stamford Arms. However upon arrival we were given a table in the adjacent restaurant area the Ugly Ducking which, for those who know it, couldn’t have a more different aesthetic and atmosphere. When I asked about the empty table in the pub, I was told that was reserved in half an hour. I’m not sure how some customers get to maintain their reserved table and others not, but it’s a risk we won’t take again. We didn’t stay and won’t be booking again, which is a shame as we’re locals, but why treat customers like idiots and try to pass off something completely different. Luckily we got a table elsewhere which is not easy last minute on a Sunday!

In for a Sunday lunch. Staff great, food average to poor. Watery, tasteless gravy. Lunch spoilt by number of dogs in dining area, 5 at one point. Including one that obviously had fleas and scratched continuously. Why do these places allow animals without asking if customer’s are allergic to them? All other allergies are considered/checked. Not very nice eating with animals!

I was there for a friend's funeral send off today. The staff were very helpful. The eats were delicious. There was a good atmosphere despite the sad occasion.

The food has really improved recently at The Stamford. Went with my husband at weekend and it was a beautiful meal. Fish and chips in lovely batter and beautiful white, thick flakey fish. Superfood salad was so well dressed and full of flavour with tender chicken breast slices. Too full for desserts sadly, but their Autumn menu is fab! Lovely waiter service from Monika too. Thank you all.

Not eaten here for a while as the food has been a bit up and down but the food tonight was excellent - great quality fish and chips, scallop and ham hock starters too + the chicken superfood salad - faultless ! Thanks

Was there today with ten of my family for birthday celebration service was excellent food was really good portions really good was even allowed to bring our British bulldog Betty definitely be back lovely day

Was sent here on recommendation of a decent roast, but that didn’t transpire. Average roast, lacked any flavour, terrible potatoes (soggy), boring veg, decent yorkie, bland gravy and dry, over cooked pork/chicken. Pork was supposed to come with apple sauce and didn’t, we asked for it but only one of us got it. Cheese less, dry cauli cheese. Waiter was friendly but moaned about being there, and moaned his staff hadn’t turned up. Just a very disappointing roast, and not a steal at just shy of £20. Sticky toffee pud very good!

Been a few times, food has generally been simply ok, just a nice place to meet family for lunch. This time however was INCREDIBLE. Lunchtime food was top notch and prices were amazing for the portion size & quality. Tasty, fresh, excellent value. Lovely helpful staff. Whatever you’ve changed, KEEP IT UP.

I haven't eaten here but the outside seating area is nice and the beer is nice. Staff are friendly.

It's a Bowdon staple. It's changed again, but the bar room always has a decent pub atmosphere. There's now a rum garden and a cocktail bar in the restaurant area, and food is served throughout. Menu isn't cheap but that's expected in this location.

Great service from Monika, sandwiches were nice - we came with a group of friends and the service was friendly and efficient! If we're in the area again, we'll come back!

Haven't been this pub before but will definitely go back great service and food thank you xx

Love this pub and it has one of the best cast beers in cheshire called ( begin again ) but can't understand why every time we go in there's a problem with the beer pulling to froffy or it needs changing, but apparently that takes a day to change but don't let this put you off its well worth a visit.

Dined here twice recently and on both occasions the food and service were spot on. Great beer garden too, it's a family friendly place.

Went for lunch today , the table arrangements were bad , the table next to us seem to be on top of us this was made worse on both sides of our table the people had dogs with them which I consider not hygienic as one couple had the dog on their lap dogs face on the table. Food seem to be slopped on the plate service slow. To make thing worse I ordered a cappuccino which took a long time to come, when it did come it was look warm ask the waitress to take back . She took it back and after a long wait came back and when I tried to drink it it burnt my mouth and I had to spit it out which stained the white trousers Left without drinking it mouth to sore.

Had a great steak cooked perfectly rare as ordered. Everyone else in my party enjoyed their food and beer 🍺

A nice pub in a pleasant location within Bowdon. There were a couple of decent real ales on tap and there was good outdoor space to enjoy on a nice summer day. It was atmospheric to hear the church bells chiming in the early evening.

First visit, nice place. Good atmosphere. Service good but little disappointed with jacket potato. My son had Beef sandwich with fries and gravy sauce which looked good. Would still go back though.

Nice place and food abit hot in 1 of the rooms could.of done with a fan or the window opened

On a sunny June Friday evening we visited our local the Stamford for an early supper. We are regulars but have not been for a month or so having been away. The outside areas were busy and jolly during for our first of the evening. Inside was empty as we sat down to eat what proved to be a severe disappointment. The menu has been chopped to 5 or so dishes , steaks or fish and chips plus a veggie option. We chose fillet steak which when it came was minuscule, tough and grisly. The accompanying salad was mainly chopped lettuce drowned in some kind of viscous dressing. We left our food and complained. It was clear that the lovely, regular waitress who we know well was embarrassed that we as regulars were unhappy and reported it to the manager whose reaction was to wipe the food bill. Whilst a fitting reaction I would rather that the previous good standards had been maintained and that we had enjoyed our food. If this great pub is to maintain its revival it’s management needs to address what is clearly a problem with its kitchen.

Great pub with a brilliant drinks selection and good food. They’ve just extended their outdoor area with a new outdoor ‘rum bar’ called Three Little Birds. Brilliant for the summer on a sunny day.

A pleasant couple of beers in a proper Pub atmosphere-what more could one ask for.

Called in with friends for a few drinks before going on for something to eat. There’s a decent ambience and the place was busy, well it was early evening on a Friday! The drinks were reasonable but expensive

Tandoori Monkfish - quite simply magnificent!! Great pub, fab atmosphere and some exceptional food.

Could be a great pub but the selection of real ales available is generally poor (so bad I often can't drink it). Rather than relying on substandard local ales, they really need to improve the quality of the real ale selection. How about a guest ale from my favourite breweries Purple Moose, Lakeland, Coniston?

Went for Sunday Roast and it was delicious. Really tasty meal, would recommend.

Great food at reasonable prices. Fsdt friendly service in a nice, clean, comfortable environment.

Cosy pub, delicious food and great atmosphere. Good range of beers too!

This was a perfect Sunday lunch! Beautifully cooked beef and turkey and amazing desserts - the churros were like proper Spanish ones! Lovely relaxing surroundings, great service and chilled music. Thank you!

Popped in after a bike ride with a friend and his son... Service was outstanding and with a smile is rare these days. Nice beer garden/outside seating aswel. I will be stopping in again!

Great pub, great staff, great atmosphere but sadly the star is for the beer! Getting fed up of how poor quality it is. Every single lager is flat and disgusting. The Ales are mostly always run out. They need to really concentrate and put an effort into getting the beers on tap upto a good standard that reflects this great pub. It’s everytime now hence the reason to have to review. It if improves il delete the review.

Went in after previously enjoying our experience in summer time, it soon turned into what was a terrible evening. Felt really unwelcome by the new management, shabby and tired decor and a really flat atmosphere, all which used to be strong points. It is clear the pub has gone downhill massively since we last visited and we wont be returning, much better alternatives in hale! Stay away..

I booked online for 7 of us at 17:15 but arrived and they had no record of it. Then they found us but we’d been expected at 12:45. Despite being embarrassed and thinking we’d be turned away because it was so busy the manager and staff found us a table in minutes. The food was great and the staff were really good with us, especially the young kids. Despite the pub being busy and noisy they took really good care of us and seemingly everyone else. Will definitely be back

Nice bar, expensive but that's the area.

Tasty fish finger sandwich, companions had parsnip soup, turkey sandwich, beef and cheese sandwich and brie & cranberry sandwich. All delicious. I'd have liked more mushy peas, and the lads said the gravy they had with their sarnies was a bit Bisto, but the prices are very fair, so it pans out. Service a wee bit slow, but cheerful and accurate which made up for it. The pub is very dog friendly, with plentiful biscuits and water bowls, so they get an extra star from me for service!

We had boxing day lunch at Stamford, it was very good with excellent drinks and very good service, thank you and HNY

Lovely meal with friends Welcoming staff Lovely food Lovely venue

Lovely cosy pub restaurant. Staff are so welcoming and friendly. Food is delicious. Be aware that on a Friday night it is quite loud from the busy bar area. That’s for me the only negative as it was hard to chat sometimes. Would definitely recommend though still and return. What makes this place is the amazing staff and the fabulous food. Nothing was too much trouble and as it was my birthday they made an extra special effort so thank you.

Booked months ago for a group booking, the England WC game ended up landing on the same day, despite the pub being very busy as a result of this the service and food was fantastic. Would recommend.

Lovely pub. Good bar food. Cosy place in the winter to sit with the real fires lit. Not tried the new restaurant yet.

Came here for a wake. Real sense of home coming into the atmosphere and the food was lovely wish I had stashed some of the chocolate brownie one of the best I've tasted.

We went for a Sunday lunch as a family of 4. The service felt a little rushed. The food was terrible. We had two roast dinners which were probably the worst Sunday roasts I have had in a long time. The beef burger also wasn't great. The best was the pasta from the kids menu which was basic but nonetheless decent. Total cost was £84. I won't be going here again.

I’m a regular at The Stamford .. it’s my local. I rarely review places .. but my father and I had such a lovely Sunday dinner there last weekend that I wanted to make the effort. The food was spot on.. but more importantly I wanted to highlight to others the exceptional customer service. The whole team there are very welcoming, attentive and friendly.. however, it was Grace that made our evening extra special. Her desire to help, attention to detail and listening skills were exceptional. Often the elderly can get overlooked but Grace ensured that the whole experience was perfect .. even down to packaging up his plum crumble to take home .. the portions are huge! On top of that she has the most beautiful smile. She’s clearly an extremely valued member of the team there as her manager told me when we were leaving. Very yummy early Christmas roast .. see you soon guys !! Tracey x

Poor. The service was very slow despite being quiet. I ordered soup which was rather ok and a steak. The waiting time was incredibly long and when it came the meat was a very cheap cut and tough. Dreadfully over cooked. I was hungry and didn't fancy waiting even longer so I just ate it. Very pricey for something so bog standard. My company was nice but I won't bother going back.

After a lovely walk in Dunham Park we came seeking a satisfying pub lunch. The food we got was bland unimaginative and outrageously overpriced. Plain toasted white sliced bread, cheap oven chips, no thought, no skill and served on enamel metal trays, it looked awful and tasted of very little - so much for fine dining in leafy Cheshire! The only 'saving grace' was there wasn't much of it to endure! Never again!

We had a lovely Sunday lunch yesterday in a lovely dry and warm pub. Food service quick and waiters very attentive. Really nice pub. I'll be back Yorkshire puds yummy 😋

Food and service excellent 👌 would recommend Weather not great outside but lovely and warm inside. Will be back

Estrella on draught,staff friendly bit busy at one stage but that could have been because of a David Bowie tribute round the corner.

I ordered a 2 course menu which should be £16, I’m quite sure that is as I pointed to the staff the choices I picked. It end up charged me £22. I asked the staff and she said the menu is wrong. A very dishonest restaurant. Very disappointed.

Visited to catch up with friends over a drink and a meal. Have been using The Stamford for over 50 years and whilst it still offers somewhere to go for a drink and a bite to eat. Our food was good but a number of other things let it down. The choice of real ales is very limited, especially when one of them is off, as it was for our visit. The bar area is often so noisy (piped muzac and loud customers) that it's difficult to chat, even across one of the small tables. The pub has also become something of a go-to place for parents who insist on sharing their unruly children with other customers and dog owners who believe their animal needs to participate in their every social activity. As someone who put others first when chosing whether to inflict my children on them I take exception to parents who assume that 'anything goes' in a pub. As an animal lovel I take exception to customers who insist on subjecting their pet to the unnatural environment of a crowded pub. It surely cannot be right that the Stamford allows dogs on their chairs and certainly unhygenic to allow them to access the tops of dining tables. Stop pandering to the demanding few, be pro-active in managing unruly customers and perhaps the responsible majority will vote with their feet and use the pub more often?