Angels' Wine Tower - Uttlesford

The bar was OK for a hotel bar (which are never the most cosy) and the wine angels offer a genuine interest and fun to watch (if slightly unusual). Choice of drinks was very limited given the number of visitors they have; I'm sure that they would be busy enough for a draught ale and perhaps a real cider. Food was very poor. Prices were high. Ordered a £16.50 burger (plus 10% service charge). The first one was cold and returned. The bun felt fridge cold. The fresh burger was hot (except the still cold bun) but was still not very tasty. The only positive about the restaurant was the waiting staff who were generally pleasant and we're very good when we returned the burgers.

We had a drink in the bar and watched the woman do her acrobatics in the tower as she retrieved wine bottles. It is not a cheap place to get a drink, but quiet and relaxing after a flight. The food service had stopped by the time we got there, but we did get some peanuts at the bar.

For £16 you can have mushy, tasteless fish and chips and burgers that are straight from the dark days of turkey twizlers... cold, hard buns and frozen, slapped on the grill slabs of meat and did I mention the tartar sauce? Mayo mixed with raw onion and gherkins. Ewww... It's hard to find such terrible food at this price but now you know where to find it. On the upside, good service and great wine.

The Bar of the Radisson Blu Hotel at Stansted airport is worth a visit if you are stuck in Stansted for an extended period. Tranquil and comfy, it is only a two minute walk from the main terminal. The bar servers food also, the menu is fairly basic, I opted for the fish and chips, there were no vegetarian options, I asked my server who suggested the chef could make a caesars salad. The food was good, if a bit pricey, seventeen pounds for my dish. Service was very good, I also had a moretti beer on draft, which was really good. Often these places let the draft go a little flat, quite the opposite here. There is an italian eatery at the hotel which is quite casual, also a little pricey, it has only one or two vegetarian options. The Angel Tower bar is known for it’s angel who glides up the tower to get bottles of wine, however the angel was not on duty, a waitress did the honour. Enjoyed my visit.

Currently staying in the Radisson at Stansted airport. This was our second stay in the hotel. We had a few drinks last visit and enjoyed the bar. This time we felt that things had gone downhill. Lots of staff but poor service. Long waits to get noticed (it was the same at breakfast). I went up to the bar to ask for a Cosmopolitan only to be told we don 't do cocktails . Something must have changed recently as there is a cocktail menu online and the previous poster mentions they enjoyed the cocktails. For a supposedly upmarket bar, I found this very strange. The other weird thing is that you can get a Brewdog beer from the room minibar but not in the bar downstairs. This bar is now disappointing especially when compared to other Radisson hotel bars. There 's room for improvement.