Stanhope Hotel Motel, STANHOPE, VIC

My mum booked this place for her birthday for 7pm for 6 ppl. She couldnt get in at 7.30 so we had to come at 7. Upon arrival we took a seat and then waited at the bar but was then told they dont serve that area and to walk behind the bar to get to the other bar. Then it took a further 10 mins to order our drinks...there were 3 var staff and seriously not that many customers.
After going back to our seats we overheard other patrons being told there would be an hour wait for the food...which meant we wouldn't eat til 8pm as there was a function going on... we were not told this when booking and if that's the case why could we not get in at 7.30?

Then there is the decor...orange chairs and tables from what looked like they were bought from a school sale from the 70s...i think from the smell and look of the carpet that was also purchased from the same sale... mum said they'd even removed the telly aand not even any music or ambience. Yuck yuck yuck

My mum had read a flyer that there was a new chef and some changes had been made.. but it didn't appear to have any changes and well we ended up cancelling our dinner as the lasting impression of the smell and decor we figured the food wouldn't be much better and we weren't prepared to wait another 45 mins to find out!!

Try to eat local and support the local community and this is what they offer.