Cold stale food and bad service. We had a very poor experience both of the food and the service at the Sydney Arms. After waiting a good 20 minutes for someone to serve us although we were the only customers there at the time, 3 of our party chose the daily special which was beef bourginon, I chose the steak and ale pie, and my mother ordered a chicken curry. The food took about 20 minutes to arrive, but when we tasted it everything was barely tepid - in fact my steak pie was stone cold in the center. We didn't send the food back because my 91 year old mother was showing signs of fatigue and we wanted to get her home, so we ate the food even though all of the beef was tough and stringy (clearly cooked for too long) in addition to being cold. None of us ate much more than half of their portion and everyone was joking we had been given leftovers from the previous day. When the waitress came to clear the table my brother took her to one side to let her know the issues with the food. A few minutes later another older woman (we assume she was the bar manager) came over. Instead of apologizing, she blamed us for not letting them know so they could "reheat the food in the microwave!!!!!". No apology. No offer to replace the meals. No offer to reduce the bill. Zero, zilch, nada. My brother asked for the bill. After 15 minutes he had to remind them and finally we paid and left. read more