The Stonhouse, Clapham

This was our third time here, but will not go back. We took our folks when they came to visit as we live down the street. We thought this would be a good place to eat and then have a few pints. Even though we had a reservation, were obviously not young fare dodgers, and the manager RECOGNISED us as repeat customers, we were required to leave a credit card at the beginning of the meal as 'security'!! When we received the bill, we noticed we had been charged for bread and olives. My partner complained saying that these items had been suggested at the beginning by the manager. We assumed these were complementary like most restaurants. The manager's reaction was 'we're a pub, not a restaurant'. What is that, a loophole?? More properly, this is a 'gastro-pub', and it's the most pretentious one I've seen. Sorry, the food and ambience here is not so special that we need return.

25 Mar 2007 09:11