The Stag Belsize Park Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Setting

Pros:

• "All in all a beautiful ambiance, an authentic 18th century setting provides a historic and traditional backdrop for this quite cosy and warm gastro pub."
• "The outside seating was fantastic."
• "Such an amazing place and nice atmosphere, I felt welcomed and had such a good and relaxed time!"
• "It's posh for a pub! Great atmosphere and location."
• "The beer garden at the back is a great sun-trap in the summer."
• "Their cute garden space was great for our group, as it was really nice to enjoy each other's company in the sun."
• "A real British pub! Completely black on the outside, low lights inside, the best music."

Cons:

• "The best part of the outdoor area is given over to smokers and children get exposed to second hand smoke."
• "The tables sick like there is glue on them, and they are absolutely disgusting."
• "The outside area is ample but has a questionable stripey design..."
• "The fact you can't smoke (or vape???) In an open garden seemed crazy."
• "The beer garden is great and the food is decent, however there appears to have been an inability to achieve a balance between ambient background music and ear bleeding inside the premises at times."
• "It's a bit small on the inside (almost cramped)."
• "The area around the bar can become really crowded."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Sea bass was nice."
• "Great choice of beer and IPA."
• "There's a great range of beers on tap with three on regular rotation and they are well poured."
• "I had the celeriac steak for lunch which was great."
• "The sharing chicken roast was plentiful and we left stuffed!"
• "Food is the same price you'd pay in any half decent London pub but it really is excellent."
• "Had a really fantastic Sunday Roast, big portion, really tender and juicy beef."

Cons:

• "The fries were bog-standard, typical, delivered frozen, pub fries like you get in any other place."
• "The duck fat potatoes were leathery on the outside and dry on the inside."
• "Had the beef pie which was a bit bland and dry."
• "The mac n cheese main was a bit greasy and didn't pack a ton of flavour in."
• "The yorkshire pud quickly became stale and chewy as though it was old and had been reheated in the microwave."
• "The roast potatoes tasted frozen."
• "We ordered the beef roast and it was truly horrid - the beef itself was well-done when we specified medium rare."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Arriving late, I was accommodated in the best way: warm welcoming and smiles."
• "The staff were incredible - great service and really accommodating for my little one."
• "The general manager Alex is the heart of this place, he and Hannah welcome us with open arms."
• "The staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Lovely customer service the moment you walk in."
• "Really want to thank the lady in the blue dress who was tirelessly helping everyone."
• "The staff on the day were great, really attentive and lovely."

Cons:

• "Sat down and told someone would come back for my order in one minute which then followed by being completely ignored by everyone in the garden for 40 minutes for the food order."
• "The staff seemed to have a pretty poor product knowledge and we had to repeat our order a few times."
• "Service is awful!!! Not sure why they run a table service when all you want is a drink."
• "Then the staff are just rude and dismissive."
• "We were flat out ignored for almost 30 minutes."
• "However, the staff are inexperienced, slow and sometimes rude."
• "The trouble with our experience was that the service was terrible."