Chambers in Stafford

[Tants]

Very disapointed today. Went into Chambers at 14:34 to be told that the Carvery stopped at 14:30. Despite it all being there and only just having the lights turned out it was a no go. I only hope it was because that was the end of the foods life. e.g. dregs and no more fresh coming out. Still looked like a lot going to waste.

Ah well......Radford Bank was a decent enough back up.

Hello there tants, I am sorry to hear about your recent visit to Chambers. I am sure that if the food was up to our high standard then we would quite happily have served it you. Unfortunately, the Carvery does seem to drop off around 2pm and so therefore any members of the public that come in for a carvery after this time, find that the veg etc... is cooked fresh for them or refreshed if only a few minutes old. If after 2.30 the carvery is still there then I can only assume that the food would not be suitable to go on sale. All I can offer is... please try us again and If you feel you may be running a tad late but want the carvery give us a call, or message on here and we will do our best to meet your needs.
Kind Regards, Chambers

Appreciate the comments. We know it was pushing it, I think we were just gutted as the last one we had was so nice and we were looking forward to it. Don't worry, if it's still as good as the last one we had then we'll be back.

 

[chambersstafford]

popped in last night (01.09.11) had the steak burger (which was on a par with the Dog and Doublets version) and it was simply fantastic washed down with a pint of Ruddles which is a nice ale at £2.20, my partner had the ham and eggs and said how wonderful it was and to top it all, said partner asked for a slice of bread and butter (i know how common) and within seconds two slices of bread and butter turned up, simple things... eh.

If you want to eat out then you can't go wrong if you choose Chambers!

Brilliant to hear 57mph. We hope to see you again soon.

Chambers

 

[Rouge Recruitment]

Hello Chambersstafford

Thought i'd register under my professional terms. Keep it real and keep db in hash browns

Matt

 

[Gramaisc]

Hello Chambersstafford

Thought i'd register under my professional terms. Keep it real and keep db in hash browns

Matt

I thought your name was Rogue Recruitment - sounded quite interesting - simple mistake..

 

[juice-comedy]

Frequent there fairly regularly for a pint. They keep excellent ale, never had a bad pint in there. Looking forward to giving the breakfast a try.

I also have to say that I've found all the staff in there to be very warm and friendly and always have a good laugh with them. Nice people.

 

[bully bully]

Love the place but bit of a cuffy I'm afraid.

Came for a drink on Sunday afternoon with friends and 2 babies under a year old and had to change them on the floor of the disabled toilet again. Not nice for them and not nice for us.

My wife has stopped coming in for coffee during the week now because of this and a group of us were planning a get together for a carvery soon and we were planning on Chambers but we are going to go somewhere else now.

I did email privately a couple of months ago to see if baby changing was going to be installed and the answer was yes. So now voting with our feet and wallets and going to have to find an alternative. Anyone know of any real family & baby friendly pubs. The Sun?

 

[United57]

Difficult one that. If you say your child friendly pub/eatery then you have to provide the facilities.

I like pubs where they don't allow children. I want somewhere to escape.

 

[juice-comedy]

Yeah, as a care-free, childless person, nothing goes through me like a powerdrill on a blackboard than the sound of a child's cries/screams/laughter/voice. I also favour child un-friendly establishments.

 

[tek-monkey]

I used to feel the same, but as my GF has kids I can only usually get to child friendly places. The P&A is our local, they're great with kids despite not being your typical haunt. 90% of the time only a place that allows kids will get my money, it amazes me the selection is so poor!

Or maybe I'm an alchy?

 

[zebidee]

A debate about childfree/childfriendly places is moot here, considering Chambers had a blackboard by the park over the summer, specifically calling themselves a child friendly pub.

 

[United57]

Its not the kids I have an issue with its the parents who just let them scream and run around. You see it in supermarkets and shops. Yesterday in the works book shop there was a kid running around and the parent was as effective as a chocolate fireguard. I just wish parents paid more attention to their children, acknowledged them and held conversations with them. You see it in the street parents on the mobile and oblivious to their kids.

Before anybody says anything there are children with special needs who have issues and I can be sympathetic to that but again parents who have those childrens look after them when they are out.

We always go on about the Europeans being more child friendly, yes they are but they pay attention to their children, in many restaraunts abroad they do not have child menus, just smaller portions. Whilst we are on to it how many kids do you see that are unable to use a knife and fork?

Rant over for the day

 

[Withnail]

A debate about childfree/childfriendly places is moot here, considering Chambers had a blackboard by the park over the summer, specifically calling themselves a child friendly pub.

Are baby-changing facilities implicit in the phrase 'child friendly'?

If so, perhaps a simple amendment to 'toilet-trained child friendly' would suffice?

Come to think of it, perhaps the Litten Tree could put a 'toilet-trained patrons only' sign outside - though it would probably just get pissed on.

 

[United57]

A debate about childfree/childfriendly places is moot here, considering Chambers had a blackboard by the park over the summer, specifically calling themselves a child friendly pub.

Are baby-changing facilities implicit in the phrase 'child friendly'?

If so, perhaps a simple amendment to 'toilet-trained child friendly' would suffice?

Come to think of it, perhaps the Litten Tree could put a 'toilet-trained patrons only' sign outside - though it would probably just get pissed on.

I think somebody also mentioned Weatherspoons has similar issues.

 

[flossietoo]

To be honest....if any supermarket was brave enough to offer a child-free shopping night...I'd go there. And as per my post on another thread, one of the reasons I love The Anchor at High Offley is that well-behaved dogs are allowed in but children have to stay in the garden. Having said that, I can totally appreciate that if somewhere has specifically set out to attract children (and been decent enough to alert the rest of us by putting a blackboard outside) then parents might reasonably expect not to have to change their babies (if I had a baby I'd want to change it too. For a daschund) somewhere clean and comfortable.

 

[United57]

The children debate applies to all restaurants and pubs. I found this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/oct/06/children-restaurants

 

[Gramaisc]

Are baby-changing facilities implicit in the phrase 'child friendly'?

Perhaps there could be a grading system -> baby-, infant- and child-friendly, each with an agreed level of tolerance and facilities?

 

[flossietoo]

The children debate applies to all restaurants and pubs. I found this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/oct/06/children-restaurants

Well found. I agree with every word of that. I think it is wonderful that people who want kids, have them. I wish that they'd be just as accepting of me. And just as I don't arrive at the home of a friend who isn't a dog-lover with my pair of extremely muddy dogs, I don't really want toddlers covered in snot and chocolate, thundering around my house ("Oh bless, he's found his way into your bedroom!"). I knew someone who tried to stop cable being laid down the entirety of her road, on the grounds that she had a baby. Evidently something could have happened to her perfectly healthy baby at any time, necessitating an emergency dash to the hospital. The delay caused by having to cross a gaping hole in the pavement outside her house could have been fatal. Same person took her baby to a pub pre smoking ban. She installed it in the non-smoking area, then marched over to the smoking area and asked everyone to extinguish their cigarettes because she had a baby. I think that may have been the last time I saw her.

 

[Gramaisc]

Parents and guardians are reminded that they are responsible for the behaviour of their children on board this vessel.

You will hear this message should you ever venture aboard MV Ulysses or her sister-ships.

 

[zebidee]

A debate about childfree/childfriendly places is moot here, considering Chambers had a blackboard by the park over the summer, specifically calling themselves a child friendly pub.

Are baby-changing facilities implicit in the phrase 'child friendly'?

If so, perhaps a simple amendment to 'toilet-trained child friendly' would suffice?

Come to think of it, perhaps the Litten Tree could put a 'toilet-trained patrons only' sign outside - though it would probably just get pissed on.

may well have actually been 'family friendly'...

 

[zebidee]

Anyone know of any real family & baby friendly pubs.

Pie and Ale gets my vote