Cool little stop with great coffee and great service. I recommend you stop in if in the area. I may…read moretry the food here on my way back from the coast.

Me and my partner managed to discover this gem of a pub by randomly choosing somewhere close on the…read moresat nav whilst we were away for my 30th birthday. The pub is beautiful and cosy, the landlady was kind and cheerful and the food.....oh god, the food! We both had a starter of pigeon, not something you usually see on a pub menu and it was superbly cooked and tasted amazing. For my main I chose the steak burger with chips and onion rings, the burger was big, flavoursome and juicy and the touch I like is that the tomato ketchup on table was all homemade, not from a bottle! We will certainly come back to this awesome place if we are ever near the area again because it was outstanding!!

A lunchtime visit. Great food, fresh and sensible serving sizes. The staff are excellent; attentive…read moreand entertaining. An absolute 'must go back'.

Here in UK to celebrate my birthday with my sister and nephew. They took me to Weeping Willow for…read moremy bday dinner and it was delish!! The lamb was cooked to perfection and the chips were fresh and delish. I will say that the P*Star Martini was the BEST I've ever had! Do yourself a favor and go on over to Weeping Willow or you'll be weeping later!

It took almost 1 hour 20 minutes for food to arrive and when the food arrived my grandfather's…read morefish was raw and when we asked for a replacement took another 30 to 45 minutes to arrive. DO NOT RECCOMEND

A warm and welcoming, family friendly pub. Serving good food at reasonable prices. Closed mondays…read moreexcept bank holidays. Special offers available every thursday ( 2 for £12 ) on selected meals.

This is what I imagine when I think English pubs. Lots of locals chatting about their days. Dogs…read more English bar staff playing chess when quiet. I had the Friday night special- fish and chips- partner had vegetarian sausages and mash. Both simple but lovely. Great array of real ales on tap- my partner thinks he has found his new favourite stout. Excellent.

This is a cozy, friendly pub, with lots of space. We ordered lunch a bit past the peak rush and it…read morecame lightening fast. The haddock cakes and the ploughman's lunch were really tasty and reasonably priced (£7.50 and £6.50 respectively, May 2014). They have a steak night on Thurs for £11 (they suggest calling ahead) that includes a glass of wine, as well as a Trivia night on Tuesdays. If you're coming from Cambridge, it's a great bike ride on a sunny day alongside the Guided busway and then on the 10,000 strips genome trail.

Very poor service, poor attitude, and the drinks are not very good. Overall, not my favorite place.read more

Wow. What an awesome dinner. I had a steak and ale pie with fresh veggies in an awesome gravy. The…read morebeer, Ghostship by Andames was incredible. The ladies didn't like the slightly smoky smell of the interior, but at least no one smoked inside when we were there!! Good discovery by chance.

I last went to the Trowel & Hammer just before Christmas and was very impressed with the quality of…read morethe food and how traditional this pub seemed. The menu is very good with lots to choose from from butterfly chicken breasts to steak and chips. The food is always cooked well and is obviously freshly cooked when you order as it's piping hot and very well presented. They serve a range of real ales as well as the more usual lagers and other drinks choices. It has a lovely atmosphere inside and because children are welcome it's a great place to bring the family, there is a fairly large open fire so do take care to watch the children when you visit but otherwise this is a really nice place to have a drink and something to eat. The decor inside is lovely and puts me in mind of an older pub, which considering this is a 15th century building isn't hard to imagine. I felt really at home when I visited and thought the staff were absolutely lovely, it was quite quiet when I visited and the lady behind the bar was chatty and told me some interesting facts about the area and seemed to know exactly what was what around Stowmarket.

Great gastro pub. Fab food, atmosphere and really friendly service. Strongly recommended.read more

The Bear has become a good quality gastro pub recently with a nice atmosphere and a good menu and…read moresome great specials. The ambiance is relaxed country pub and the staff are very helpful. There is a reasonable ca park as it gets quite hard to park in the summer. I have visited for lunch and dinner and both were very nicely presented and well cooked. The skate is very tasty and the scampi and Jenga chips are good. The costs can be a little bit higher for lunch but the menu is very similar and therefore for dinner, I thought it was quite reasonable. Peter who used to be at another Billericay restaurant is the restaurant manager and as normal makes sure we get well looked after.

If you're looking for a good pub, it doesn't get much better than this…read more Lovingly called simply "The Axe" by locals, this pub is in a different league to most other rural pubs. I'll explain why and try to be concise. The cuisine is exceptional. There's a good selection of quality drinks. The service is excellent. The atmosphere is always friendly and welcoming -- the sort of place where complete strangers tend to strike-up conversation. The location is perfect, overlooking the Village Green, with a big beer garden behind, and a vast playing field behind that. It's a lovely village, nestled in the gently-undulating farming landscape of rural north-east Herts -- no wonder Braughing was recently awarded the prestigious "Village of the Year" accolade. The pub's menu always includes the best of local produce, from locally-reared beef to local pork sausages, alongside popular country pub dishes. (Braughing village is famous for, among other things, the delicious local sausages, and this is a good place to sample them.) Did I mention the pies? A different pie every day it seems, and you won't find better pies than these. I don't make a statement like that lightly.