Bell's Mansion - Stanhope

Enjoyed dinner at the patio bar and was immediately impressed with atmosphere and native flowers in the garden. The space is elegant enough to feel like you are on a special patio but casual enough where you can show up in Jean shorts and a messy pony tail. The bartender made amazing aperol spritz- perhaps the best I’ve had in the US. The cherry Moscow mule specialty cocktail was also to die for and tasted like cherry limeade. The bread was delicious and fresh baked and the Margherita pizza had delicious sauce, flavorful fresh mozzarella and a crispy crust. I can’t wait to return.

Food and atmosphere were amazing! We sat outside and had a great date night with live music playing in the background near the bar, yet still in our own space off to the side in the section we were sat in. It was perfect. And the food was delicious! From the appetizers to the main courses, we were impressed. Service was also top-notch; for example, they were very accommodating and understanding when we ran late to our reservation. Highly recommend :

Great Place Jack and Marie have this Restaurant looking great,with the outside bar and Gardens.Miss this place when I moved from Stanhope 7 years ago..Definitely worth the trip!

I been wanting to come here for quite sometime now. Everyone talked up their Beef Wellington as the best around. It was our Anniversary so we decided to take the 1 hr drive to Bell’s Mansion. My boyfriend made a reservation for 7:30p on a Saturday night. We arrived 20 mins early so we sat at the bar first, and had a couple of their signature cocktails. We both ordered their FRENCH MARTINI Grey Goose Vodka, Chambord, and a Splash of Pineapple Juice. They were excellent. The two lady bartenders were so sweet, friendly and nice. They made excellent drinks. We wound up being seated at 8:40p even with our reservation. We were very surprised that we were seated outside. We figured since it was our anniversary we’d be seated in their dining room. We were both dressed up thinking this was a dressier place. On their web page they say their business casual. People walked in wearing very casual shorts and tees, like they were hanging in their local bar.This is not what I was expecting. The hostess seated us. Our table outside was lopsided. My boyfriend had to get on his hands and knees and put napkins underneath the legs because our drinks kept sliding down the table. All the servers were busy and there weren’t any busboys to help. It just seemed like they had too many people and not enough servers. To make matters worse they had a big party going on inside in their dining room. This set everyone’s reservation back. Two ladies came in after us, and they were immediately seated.The two of them were immediately given water and their homemade bread. We continue to wait for another 20 mins before our server Christina came over.She was very friendly and nice, she did the best she could.We were told everything was backed up in the kitchen, too many people and a party going on inside. I placed our order for APPETIZER SATAY TRIO Marinated Chicken,Shrimp, and Beef in a Salsa Verde Sauce. It was good except it wasn’t hot. I also placed my order with the appetizer for two BEEF WELLINGTON DINNERS.(By the way, the Beef Wellington’s are $42 not $26. I ordered both Beef Wellington’s med rare more to the rare side instead of medium. We finally got bread and water, then waited another 20 minutes for appetizer, and another 30 minutes for our Beef Wellingtons. By this time we were starving. The presentation of my Beef Wellington was lovely. My only issue with my Beef Wellington was it was completely overcooked to Medium and my food wasn’t hot it was barely room temp. I’m not a fan of cold unseasoned mashed potatoes,they needed salt and pepper. My boyfriend’s beef Wellington was fine.I kept quiet because I didn’t want to ruin our Anniversary dinner. I knew if I sent it back it would probably be another 20 to 30 minutes and by that time I was done. After dinner Christina gave us a house shot of Polish Nalewka Driadka. The servers walk around with it and give out shots. It had a very interesting taste, like nothing I’ve ever tasted. We asked for more bread but they ran out. Their bread is all homemade and it was delicious. There wasn’t much ambience. Outside is a long L shaped bar and a bunch of wooden tables and chairs. There was a hillside garden but not a lot was in bloom. I got a bit cold, because I didn’t know I’d be sitting outside, and I didn’t have a jacket. I don’t know if I would return.If I did it would be for one of their sandwiches on their homemade bread. Their Beef Wellington for me was a bust! I wouldn’t waste the money on it. If I came here I’d get one of their huge sandwiches instead. We did not order dessert because it was already 10:30p and I was pretty disappointed.

My husband and I ate dinner here last night and had a wonderful experience! We were seated right away, and the wait staff was friendly and attentive. We narrowed down our entree choices and asked for our waitress' recommendation; she suggested the red snapper and it was delicious. We also really enjoyed the cabernet she suggested. Our food came out very hot and was delicious. We highly recommend!!